This art history video discussion examines Andrea Mantegna's "Saint Sebastian", oil on wood panel, ca. 1456-59 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).
This art history video discussion examines Mark Rothko's "No. 3/No. 13", 1949, oil on canvas (MoMA).
This art history video discussion examines the Painting Techniques of Mark Rothko: No. 16 (Red, Brown, and Black). Abstract Expressionist New York (The Museum of Modern Art) October 3, 2--April 11, 2011 MoMA.
This art history video discussion examines Francesco di Giorgio Martini's (attributed), Architectural Veduta, c. 1490, oil on poplar (Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin).
This art history video discussion examines Masaccio's (Tommaso di Ser Giovanni di Simone) "Virgin and Child Enthroned", 1426, tempera on panel (National Gallery, London). Ser Giuliano degli Scarsi, a notary from Pisa commissioned this altarpiece for the chapel of Saint Julian in Santa Maria del Carmine, Pisa.
This art history video discussion examines Masaccio's "Expulsion of Adam and Eve from Eden", Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence, Italy, Fresco.
This art history video discussion looks at Masaccio's "Holy Trinity", c. 1427, Fresco, Santa Maria Novella, Florence.
This art history video discussion looks at Masaccio's "The Tribute Money", 1427, fresco (Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine, Florence).
Photo of traffic in Herald Square (New York City) taken in April 1973.
This art history video discussion examines Henri Matisse's "Luxe, calme et volupte", 1904, oil on canvas, 37 x 46 inches (Musee d'Orsay, Paris). Painted while the artist stayed with the pointillist painter, Signac, at his home in Saint-Tropez on the Cote d'Azur. Matisse's title comes from Charles Baudelaire's poem, L'invitation au voyage (Invitation To A Voyage) from his collection, The Flowers of Evil. Luxe, calme et volupte translates just as it sounds in English, Luxury, calm, and voluptuous(ness).
This art history video discussion examines Henri Matisse's "The Piano Lesson", 1916 (The Museum of Modern Art).
This art history video discussion looks at Henri Matisse's "The Red Studio", oil on canvas, 1911 (MoMA).
This art history video discussion examines Medea Sarcophagus, 140 - 150 C.E., marble (Altes Museum, Berlin).
This kit explores the ways in which King and his legacy have been portrayed in various media forms. The first lesson follows a chronology of King's life through interactive decoding of rich media documents (comic books, billboards, songs, music videos, etc.). The following lessons use excerpts of Dr. King's speeches from 1963, 1967 and 1968 to examine his views on social change; explore the portrayal of King in magazine covers, advertisements, Web sites, film clips and monuments; and use letters to the editor about celebrating King to explore challenges to change.
Converting the visual to tactile experience, this activity let visually impaired students to learn and explore about our star, Sun, and its main characteristics.
Smithsonian resource. Multiple short videos show how American scientists and innovators were prominent in the 1800s and their contributions to society.
In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker consider Michael Pacher's "Saint Wolfgang Altarpiece," 1471-81, polychrome pine, linden, gilding, and oil (sculpture and painting). Parish Church, Sankt Wolfgang, Austria.
This art history video discussion examines Michelangelo's "Laurentian Library" (vestibule and reading room), begun 1524, opened 1571, San Lorenzo, Florence.
This art history video discussion looks at Michelangelo's Ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, 1508-12 (Vatican, Rome).
This art history video discussion examines Michelangelo's "Last Judgment" Sistine Chapel Ceiling, fresco, 1534-1541 (Vatican City, Rome).