We believe art has the power to transform lives and to build understanding across cultures. The brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background.
With more than 800 contributors from hundreds of colleges, universities, museums, and research centers across the globe, Smarthistory is the most-visited art history resource in the world.
We created Smarthistory to provide students around the world with the highest-quality educational resources for art and cultural heritage—for free.
Ortal Bensky earned her BA degree from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. She studied Islamic Art and Architecture as part of her MA degree at the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
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