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Monumental Architecture and Civic Identity: Concept and Design of Town Halls in Late Medieval Italy

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Town Halls of Florence and Padua: Architecture and Meaning in Late Medieval City States of Italy

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Architecture and Meaning: The Palazzo Pubblico: Analysis of The Town Hall of Siena

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Illusion in the 15th Century Northern Art: Annunciation by Rogier van der Weyden

In: Renaissance Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Differences in Using Perspective: Paintngs of Annunciation by Fra Carnevale and Rogier van der Weyden

In: Renaissance Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Patronage of The Orsanmichele Church in Florence: Inseparability of Sacred and Secular in Late Medieval Tuscan Art

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Maestá and Civic Ideology of Siena: Simone Martini's The Virgin in Majesty in the Sala del Consiglio

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Maestá in Palazzo Pubblico in Siena: Sacred Theme of Madonna in Majesty in The Town Hall of Siena

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Patronage of Siena Cathedral: Inseparability of Sacred and Secular in Late Medieval Tuscan Art

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

What Is A Quatrefoil? Explaining the Odd Shape of Design and Myth

In: Ancient Art

By: Ashley Anderson

Rachel Ruysch – Female Dutch Flower Painter: Netherlands 16th Century Female Painter of Flowers

In: 17th Century Art

By: Kathleen Duffy

Ancient Egyptian Design Aesthetic: Environmental Roots of Art and Architecture in the Nile River Valley

In: Ancient Art

By: Pamela Livingston

Bosch–Surrealism Artist, Painter of Middle Ages: Bosch’s Wild Imagination Creates Unforgettable, Magnificent Art

In: Medieval Art

By: Yahan Wu

La Bella Simonetta, It Girl of the Renaissance: Botticelli's Venus and the Medici's Golden Age of Florence, Italy

In: Renaissance Art

By: Pamela Livingston

Jean-Etienne Liotard: An 18th Century Master Of Pastel Drawing

In: 18th Century Art

By: Gail Mangold-Vine

Landscape with Aeneas at Delos by Claude Lorrain: Formal Analysis of Canonical Painting by 17th-century French Painter

In: 17th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

The Finding of Moses Painting by Nicolas Poussin: Formal Analysis of Work by 17th-century French Painter

In: 17th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Grinling Gibbons Master Woodcarver to Royalty: Gibbons Wood Carving Technique Decorated Church Palace and Mansion

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Kathleen Duffy

Master Paul of Levoca, Slovakia: Late Gothic Sculptor and Carver (1465/1470-1480 - 1537/1542)

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Feminist Art History and Self-Representation: Ambition in the Self-Portrait by Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun

In: 18th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Feminist Art History and Woman's Career in Art: 18th-century French Female Artist Elisabeth-Louise Vigée-Le Brun

In: 18th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Rembrandt's Women: The Artist’s Loves Had a Huge Impact Upon His Life and Work

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Jenny Ashford

Marie Antoinette and Her Children: A Painting by Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun

In: 18th Century Art

By: Maria Olaguera

Judith Slaying Holofernes: A Painting by Artemesia Gentileschi

In: Renaissance Art

By: Maria Olaguera

The Enigma of Da Vinci's The Virgin of the Rocks: Exploring the Mystery of Leonardo Da Vinci’s Famous Painting

In: Renaissance Art

By: Peter John Shearing

Sicilian Painter Mario Minniti: Pupil, Model, Friend of Caravaggio Was Successful in His Own Right

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Jenny Ashford

Harmen Steenwyck (1612-1656): Still Life – An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life

In: 17th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Fame and Reputation in Art: Promoting and Self-Advertisement of Artists in the 14th to 18th Centuries

In: Classical Art History (general)

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Artists and Fame - Johannes Vermeer: Professional Reputation in the 17th Century

In: 17th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Artists and Fame - Albrecht Dürer: Professional Reputation of Artists in the 15th Century

In: Renaissance Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Artists and Fame - Ambrogio Lorenzetti: Professional Reputation of Artists in the 14th Century

In: Renaissance Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

First Art Historians: Ghiberti and Vasari: Art Historical Writing in Renaissance and Foundations of Art History

In: Renaissance Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Medieval Tapestry – Symbol of Wealth and Power: The Art of Weaving Beauty in Silk, Gold and Silver

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Artist Guido Reni: Italian Baroque Painter

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Feature Writer Meg Nola

Claus Sluter – Innovator of 14th Century Sculptu: The Dutch Sculptor and Founder of Northern Figural Realism

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Claus Sluter - 14th-century Sculptor: Court Artist for Philip II the Bold, the Ruler of Burgundy.

In: Medieval Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Caravaggio's Criminal History: The Painter Was Guilty of Many Transgressions, Including Murder

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Jenny Ashford

Dutch Baroque Artist Gerard ter Borch: 17th Century Painter Is Renowned for His Genre Scenes and Fabric

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Jenny Ashford

The Agony and the Ecstasy – A Review: On Michelangelo's Commission to Paint the Sistine Chapel Frescoes

In: Renaissance Art

By: Marc Zeale

The Statue of Zeus at Olympia: The Third Wonder of the World

In: Ancient Art

By: Terry Long

Artemisia Gentileschi: Feminist Expression in "Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting"

In: 17th Century Art

By: Heather Hurd

Charles LeBrun – 17th-century French Painter: The First Painter to King Louis XIV of France

In: 17th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Charles LeBrun – The First Painter to the King: The Founder of The French Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture

In: 17th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Female Portraits in Renaissance Art: A Critical Review of Patricia Simons' Essay, "Women in Frames ..."

In: Renaissance Art

By: Shannon Leigh O'Neil

Rejecting the Interpretation of Art: A Comparison of Critics Susan Sontag and Svetlana Alpers

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Shannon Leigh O'Neil

Academies of Art: Official Art Institutions

In: Classical Art History (general)

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Louise Elisabeth Vigée Le Brun: French Neoclassical Painter and Portraitist of Marie-Antoinette

In: 18th Century Art

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Academies of Art and Academic Training: Art Institutions and Artistic Training

In: Classical Art History (general)

By: Zuzana Minarikova

Georges de La Tour's Magdalen Paintings: The Artist's Four Views of Saint Mary Magdalene

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Feature Writer Meg Nola

A Hellenistic Look at Portrait of A Man: Romanness Represented in Art Associated With The Face of Rome

In: Classical Art

By: Jessica Gleason

An Examination of Aphrodite of Knidos: Cnidian Aphrodite Done By or In The Style Of Praxiteles

In: Classical Art

By: Jessica Gleason

Dutch Painter Jan Lievens: Overshadowed by Rembrandt

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Jenny Ashford

Renaissance Artisans and Scholar Frederick Hartt: Essay on Art and Freedom in Quattrocento Florence

In: Renaissance Art

By: Stephanie Cox

Renaissance Mystery: Masaccio Paintings: Scholar Douglas Preston Explores “The Madonna Puzzle”

In: Renaissance Art

By: Stephanie Cox

Bouguereau, Leighton and Waterhouse: 19th-century Artists with Mythological Themes

In: Classical Art

By: Vickie Britton

Renaissance Art: Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors: Renaissance Scholar Jeremy Brotten on Holbein Painting

In: Renaissance Art

By: Stephanie Cox

Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors: Anamorphic Renaissance Art Analyzed by Stephen Greenblatt

In: Renaissance Art

By: Stephanie Cox

Renaissance Paintings of Christ on the Cross: Evolution of Crucifixes from Ducento to Quattrocento Italy

In: Renaissance Art

By: Stephanie Cox

Raphael's School of Athens Painting: Italian Artist's Work Paints a Portrait of the Renaissance

In: Renaissance Art

By: Stephanie Cox

Renaissance Painting of Baptism of Christ: Leonardo da Vinci and Verrocchio's Masterpiece

In: Renaissance Art

By: Stephanie Cox

Medieval Cistercian Architecture: Austere Monastic Buildings That Created The New Gothic Style

In: Medieval Art

By: Andrea Kirkby

About Michelangelo's Nose: The Sculptor's Broken Nose and Its Effect on His Life and Art

In: Renaissance Art

By: George Stephen Murray

The Art of Charles Willson Peale: One of America’s Most Beloved Portrait Artists

In: 18th Century Art

By: Isaac M. McPhee

The Life and Works of Il Guercino: Painter of "The Burial of Saint Petronilla" among others

In: Baroque & Rococo Art

By: Bryan Keller

Early Roman Domestic Decor: Decorative Styles of the Late Roman Republic and Early Empire

In: Classical Art

By: Feature Writer Natasha Sheldon

North French Miscellany: The Calligraphy and Creation of a Limited Edition Facsimile

In: Medieval Art

By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

Art of the North French Miscellany: French Hebrew Medieval Manuscript in British Library Collection

In: Medieval Art

By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

History of North French Miscellany: British Library's most Important French Medieval Manuscript

In: Medieval Art

By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

The Rothschild Haggadah: Review of a limited edition facsimile of a rare Hebrew manuscript

In: Classical Art History

By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

The Story of Esther: Megillat Esther - Illuminated Hebrew Manuscript

In: Classical Art History

By: Feature Writer Frances Spiegel

Amarna Art: Akhenaten, Portraiture and Aten

In: Classical Art History

By: W. Hommel

Images of the Egyptian Goddess Nut: Iconography and Meaning

In: Classical Art History

By: W. Hommel

Monasteries and Art: Reliquaries, Icons and other Scared Objects

In: Medieval Art

By: W. Hommel

What are Illuminated Manuscripts? The Technique of Medieval Illustrations

In: Medieval Art

By: W. Hommel

The Black Death and Medieval Art: Images of the Macabre in Illuminated Manuscripts

In: Medieval Art

By: W. Hommel

Angels, Icons & Religious Imagery: Images of Christianity in Byzantine Egypt

In: Medieval Art

By: W. Hommel

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