Inspired by Italian-style architecture abroad, the king of Munster in Ireland commissioned this Romanesque church in the 12th century
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Oller's Hacienda La Fortuna was painted as Puerto Rico experienced an intense transition at the end of the Spanish-American war.
Francisco Oller, Hacienda La Fortuna
These two exceptional sarira reliquary sets each include a crystal sarira bottle, a gilt-bronze outer container, and an inner container shaped like a small palace
Sarira reliquaries from east and west stone ...
This seated bodhisattva statue was once displayed in Hansongsa Temple, located in a significant area for the legendary Silla military unit known as the Hwarang.
Stone bodhisattva from the site of Hansongsa ...
Embellished with garnet, glass, and intricate filigree design, this scabbard is believed to have been produced in Iran or Central Asia
Dagger and gold scabbard from Gyerim-ro Tomb ...
Album of Poems on “Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers” exemplifies the unity of the three arts—painting, poetry, and calligraphy—in the early Joseon Dynasty.
Album of Poems on “Eight Views of ...
Why does this portrait depict Joseon official Choe Ikhyeon wearing a thick winter robe and a fur hat?
Portrait of Choe Ikhyeon
The Annotated Zizhi Tongjian came to be known as the definitive “textbook for government,” guiding Joseon kings on how to rule properly
Sajeongjeon Edition of The Annotated Zizhi Tongjian
With long, even proportions and meticulously placed stones, the pagodas from Galhangsa Temple exemplify the stylistic trends of the Unified Silla period
East and west stone pagodas from the ...
This vase exemplifies the Goryeo royal court’s exceptional taste for fine celadon.
Celadon Melon-shaped Bottle
Fun and festive, Nuit de Noël (Happy Couple) is exemplary of Malick Sidibé’s best known body of work: photographs of young people at social gatherings and events during the 1960s and 1970s.
Malick Sidibé, Nuit de Noël (Happy Couple)
Just how did Gothic architects support heavy stone ceilings and create the effect of heaven on earth?
Gothic architecture explained
Founding the Nation marks the rapid transformation of mainstream art into propaganda during the Mao era.
Dong Xiwen, The Founding of the Nation
This luxurious cross supposedly contained a fragment of the True Cross and was commissioned by the High King of Ireland
The Cross of Cong
More than 5 million artworks were produced in 17th-century Holland in the span of about 100 years
The Dutch art market in the 17th ...
The first Pre-Raphaelite painting by Sir John Everett Millais.
Sir John Everett Millais, Isabella
An octopus headdress belongs to an impressive Moche metalworking tradition.
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