More than 5 million artworks were produced in 17th-century Holland in the span of about 100 years
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Idealized depictions of sugar plantations and African laborers in Dutch-colonial Brazil were popular in the Dutch art market in the 17th century
Painting Brazil for the Dutch art market, ...
From Asia to the Netherlands, the Dutch East India Company dominated maritime trade in the 17th and 18th centuries
Model of the Dutch East India Company ...
With two figures representing the Church and the Synagogue, this work demonstrates how Carolingians were negotiating the relationship between Christianity and Judaism
Depicting Judaism in a medieval Christian ivory
Rothfuss, an important voice in Latin American modernism, rejects recognizable forms by breaking the frame
Rhod Rothfuss, Yellow Quadrangle
This unfinished Hebrew manuscript meant for a Passover ritual helps us understand how medieval manuscripts were made
The Prato Haggadah
This willfully forgotten Dutch artist explores how we experience the world around us during the time of the Scientific Revolution
Michaelina Wautier, The Five Senses
This collection of objects speaks to the international mercantile culture and wealth of the Netherlands in the 17th century.
Symbolism and meaning in Dutch still life ...
This portrait gives us a glimpse into the creative circle of Alfred Stieglitz in 1920s New York, with references to Georgia O'Keeffe, Arthur Dove, Henry McBride, and others.
Florine Stettheimer, Portrait of Alfred Stieglitz
This ornamented silver cup tells a story about a prominent Jewish man close to rulers and European courts at a time when Jewish life was restricted
Joachim Michael Salecker, Cup with cover with ...
This token of private devotion after a near-death experience speaks to how smaller communities in Mexico resourcefully made their own religious images
Cristo de Sacromonte ex-voto
One of the earliest of its type, these architectural finials would have decorated a Torah, the sacred text of Judaism, and feature dragon-like creatures and bells
Early Dutch Torah Finials
This intimate portrait of Rembrandt's friend and his collection also hints at the city of Amsterdam's wealth and global connections at this time
Rembrandt, Abraham Francen
Contrary to the white marble of the ancient Mediterranean we see today, the ancient Greeks and Romans painted their statues in vibrant colors
In Full Color, Ancient Sculpture Reimagined
Learn about the story of Fog Woman and Raven and the generations of this totem pole from the Tlingit
The Chief Johnson Totem Pole
Painted after the end of World War I and amid pressure to "represent his race" as a Black man, Tanner brings biblical scenes into the modern world
Henry Ossawa Tanner, The Good Shepherd
One of the most recognized paintings in American history, this painting is an ode to friendship and nature
Asher B. Durand, Kindred Spirits
These Indigenous men sat for this portrait during a forced tour of U.S. eastern cities after they were incarcerated as political prisoners
John Wesley Jarvis, Black Hawk and His ...
What is worth dying for? David draws comparisons between ancient Roman philosopher Socrates and the French Revolution
Jacques-Louis David, The Death of Socrates
Edmonia Lewis, an artist of Black and Indigenous heritage, uses a neoclassical style to depict Indigenous subjects from a popular novel around the time of the U.S. Civil War
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