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Meroitic stela From Hamadab, Sudan Kushite period, about 24BC, Height: 236.5 cm

Nubia and the Kingdom of Kush

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Riis, “Knee-Pants” at Forty-Five Cents a Dozen

19th-century American photography

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Smarthistory's free Byzantine e-book available for reading online, downloading, and purchasing a printed copy.

Guide to Byzantine art

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syllabus grid — Sample syllabi for inspiration

Syllabi

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Reframing Art History
a new kind of ...

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Moche culture

Moche art

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Paracas art

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The art of Sudan

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Egypt

The art of Egypt

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Portrait of Sin Sukju, second half of the 15th century, hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, 167 x 109.5 cm, Goryeong Sin Family Collection, Cheongwon, Treasure no. 613.

Joseon dynasty

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1912–present

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Qing dynasty

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liao grid

Liao dynasty

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Han dynasty

Han dynasty

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Mausoleum of Emperor Qin Shi Huangdi, Warriors (photo: scottgunn, CC BY-NC 2.0)

Qin dynasty

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Shang dynasty

Shang dynasty

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n some photographs, Zhang is placed into a misty landscape. Lang Jingshan, Qinchen ru yunwu (Entering the Mist in Morning), composite photograph reproduced in Badeyuan shejing (U-M Library Digital Collections. Trans-Asia Photography Review Images)

Modern China

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couch grid

Period of Division

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ewer grid

Zhou dynasty

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borneo animal cave — These enigmatic artworks are among the world’s oldest examples of figurative depiction.

Figurative cave art in Borneo

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