The Mosque of Bāb al-Mardūm—and its conversion into a church—embodies the multi-religious reality of medieval Spain.
Location City: Toledo
When movies were new and lights transformed the darkened city streets.
John Sloan, Movies
Jason and the Golden Fleece and the American anti-Slavery novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin combine to upend our own contemporary myths
Turning Uncle Tom’s Cabin upside down, Alison ...
Cole, the great American landscape painter looks across the vast history of Western architecture
Thomas Cole, The Architect’s Dream
Politics, experience, and humanity on the streets of 1970s New York
Faith Ringgold, Ben
Museum visitors often mistake this sculpture for a real person
Duane Hanson, Executive, originally titled, Another Day
This dazzling, prismatic, brilliant cut glass creates a universe of pattern and reflection.
American brilliance at the St. Louis World’s ...
At this party, everyone has the same face and seems profoundly alone.
Marisol, The Party
One of art history’s most famous paintings, this scene remains mysterious. Are we outside at night, or in a chapel?
El Greco, Burial of the Count Orgaz
In the Dutch Golden Age, investors bet big on tulips. The market tanked, but this hyperreal bouquet held its value.
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