terms of sumptuously elaborate decoration or delicately detailed miniature paintings. Rarer is the realization of the skill and sensitivity of the Islamic artist in the creation…

1.Michelangelo (1475 – 1564)2. Title :David Artist :Michelangelo Date :1501-1504 Source/ Museum:Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence Medium :Marble Size :height 17'…

A Bronze Vase from Iran and Its Greek Connections OSCAR WHITE MUSCARELLA Associate Curator of Ancient Near Eastern Art, The Metropolitan Museum of Art IN H I S RECENT discussion…

The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), Pala period (ca. 750â1200), 12th century West Bengal, India or Bangladesh Purchase, Diana and…

The Goddess Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, Mahisha (Mahishasuramardini), Pala period (ca. 750â1200), 12th century West Bengal, India or Bangladesh Purchase, Diana and…

Giorgio Vasari. The Art of Painting. 1542. fresco. Canali Photobank, Milan, Italy. [Fig. 11-1] Artemisia Gentileschi. Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting. 1630. Oil…

40,000 to 3500 B.C. Prehistoric to the beginning of Written Language c. (circa=around) 40,000 B.C. Rock engravings called Petroglyphs c. 30,000 B.C. A pride of lions hunt…