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‘The Thinker’ of Hamangia: A Modern Statue of the Neolithic
This Thinker, not by Rodin, was created between 5250 and 4500 BC.
The Master Carver for Congo Royalty
West African caryatid stools are prestige items designed as the “seat” of the soul of a new King of the Luba tribe in the Buli region of the Congo.
Ideal Brides: Romance and Anxiety in Italy
These 16th century plates from Italy are not just pretty; they’re an instruction manual for proper wifely conduct.
The Ship of Fools by Hieronymous Bosch
In this painting by Hieronymous Bosch, a ship of fools is adrift on a calm sea. Are they us?
The Most Ancient Alms Dish?
In the early 1970s a battered copper alms dish turned up in a bundle of clothes donated to an Oxfam shop in Gillingham, Kent, England.
St. George Slaying the Dragon in Prague
There’s always something special in the air every time we get across a statue of St. George slaying the dragon.
Hans Holbein’s Method of Working (+Video)
Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543) influenced Pietro Annigoni (1910–1988) with his amazing painting method.
Ingres: The Master Draftsman
Broke in the era of Napoleon, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres made beautiful drawings to make ends meet.
Rembrandt’s ‘The Night Watch’
“The Night Watch” by Rembrandt has been leaving viewers speechless since 1642, though it’s gotten darker over the centuries
Bronze Gui from Early Western Zhou Period China
Bronze vessels containing offerings of food and drink became part of the ritual practice of the Shang king-shaman.
Sculpture of Saint Elzéar: Taking It on the Cheek
Bodies in medieval sculpture are often expressively distorted, but the gesture of this figure’s head is endlessly fascinating to me.
