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Hace 1 día · Whenever twentieth-century modern art or new contemporary artworks are included amongst displays of ancient Egypt, press statements often assert that such juxtapositions are ‘surprising’, ‘innovative’, and ‘fresh’, celebrating the external perspective they bring to such collections. But contemporary art’s relationship with museums and other disciplines needs to be understood in a ...
Hace 3 días · Art Nouveau, ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and 1910 throughout Europe and the United States. Art Nouveau is characterized by its use of a long, sinuous, organic line and was employed most often in architecture, interior design, jewelry and glass design, posters, and illustration.
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Hace 5 días · Nineteenth Century Spain: A New History. London, Routledge, 2019, ISBN: 9780815351061; 212pp.; Price: £96.00. At a time when the study of 19th-century history in general is becoming an increasingly marginal pursuit, writing a synthetic volume about Spain—which has never enjoyed much scholarly attention—may seem optimistic.
Hace 3 días · AMST 0108 Childhood in America (Spring 2025) In this course we will explore “childhood” as an evolving social and cultural construct. Beginning by acknowledging great diversity in the lived experience of childhood (shaped by race, gender, geography, religion, ability/disability), we will examine representations of childhood and experiences of children from the early nineteenth century to ...
Hace 12 horas · Translating the ancient codex into today’s world leaves us with the twenty-first century code of chivalry: 1. Don’t fear evil. 2. Help the one in need. 3. Praise the Lord. 4. Your life is not for sale—set no store on greed or gifts or status, have nothing but contempt for bribes or rewards, be generous, and give largess. 5.
Hace 4 días · As Islamization progressed across the region, more variations developed in mosque architecture, including the adoption of traditional local forms not previously associated with Islamic architecture. Under Songhai influence, minarets took on a more pyramidal appearance and became stepped or tiered on three levels, as exemplified by the tower of the mosque–tomb of Askia al-Hajj Muhammad in Gao ...
Hace 1 día · Modernism was an early 20th-century movement in literature, visual arts, and music that emphasized experimentation, abstraction, and subjective experience. Philosophy, politics, architecture, and social issues were all aspects of this movement.
