Art History

Throughout the twentieth century, there have been many major events and changes in our global society. In addition to many wars (i.e., World War ...

The basilica of S. Apollonare Nuovo located in Ravenna, Italy, stands as a brilliant example of early Christian art from the sixth century. The ...

It is often said that there are no more original ideas.  Ages and ages worth of thought have passed since mankind became self-aware, and ...

Theft of artwork and subsequent reselling of the item is a controversial topic.  History presents many examples of art theft and the most notorious ...

I disagree with Jessica’s idea that art should never be removed from its country of origin. While her concern for the status of the ...

The use of texture is one of the most defining and intriguing aspects of this design. The biggest element in the piece in terms ...

The painting Bacchus and Ariadne by Guido Reni is a beautiful oil on canvas rendition of the marriage of Bacchus, the Roman version of ...

“Art” and “culture” are, in many minds, essentially all but synonymous. It is no real secret that art does not (and cannot) exist in ...

The Stammheim Missal is a book published by the Getty Museum Studies on Art Series, whose aim is to educate readers on both the ...

For thousands of years, artifacts have been acquired through conquest, and more recently, bought, sold, and traded to various museums and personal collections around ...