Newgrange is part of an area that contains one of the largest collections of neolithic and megalithic art and culture in the world
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This bandolier bag is the first of its kind from the Sac and Fox tribe in more than 20 years
Marilyn Spoon, Bandolier Bag
What are the oversized skeletons doing? Japanese Mexican artist Luis Nishizawa thoughtfully portrayed Mexican customs like this during his lifetime.
Luis Nishizawa and mexicanidad
Dr. Atl recorded the daily evolution of a volcano that formed outside his cabin near Mexico City. For the first time in modern science, one could study and record a volcano’s creation.
Dr. Atl (Gerardo Murillo), The Eruption of ...
Thomas takes inspiration from both the 1969 moon landing and her backyard garden
Alma Thomas, Lunar Rendezvous—Circle of Flowers
How to identify the Christian figures of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John by their iconography, or symbols, in art
How to recognize the Four Evangelists
This gilt-bronze statue is the oldest-known Buddhist sculpture that has ever been found in Korea
Gilt-bronze Buddha with inscription: “seventh year of ...
The representative example of a sixteenth-century Buddhist painting commissioned by the royal Joseon court.
Four Preaching Buddhas
Sinan, one of the most famous architects in the Ottoman Empire, draws inspiration from the Hagia Sophia and arguably surpasses it
Mimar Sinan, Şehzade Mosque, Istanbul
Smith uses historic Wyandotte forms to create this contemporary pot, bringing his Indigenous traditions into the present and future
Richard Zane Smith, Wyandotte Feast Pot
This buncheong jar with cloud and dragon design integrates the Goryeo tradition with elements acquired through cultural exchange.
Buncheong Jar with cloud and dragon design
Portrait of Sim Deukgyeong is an exemplary work that demonstrates how a gifted artist can capture a person’s spirit in a portrait.
Yun Du-seo, Portrait of Sim Deukgyeong
Why would a serving vessel be made in the shape of a horse?
Horse-rider-shaped vessels, Silla
Gashes in the land and a scarecrow crucifix speak to the environmental crisis of the Dust Bowl
Alexandre Hogue, Crucified Land
Sculptures from the ancient region of Gandhara are notable for their expression of Buddhist faith and unique combination of stylistic influences.
Gandharan Sculpture
Kathakali is one of Kerala’s most popular and recognizable dance forms today.
Kathakali dance and masks
A seated woman in an interior setting is a common scene featured in artworks stretching across styles and mediums.
Women in the Interior I Museums Without ...
Sher-Gil engages with the artists Gauguin and van Gogh in her complicated self-portrait.
Amrita Sher-Gil, Self-Portrait as a Tahitian
Paintings in the rock shelters in Bhimbetka are the oldest art of South Asia.
Bhimbetka cave paintings
This early skyscraper stretches the limits of how tall a brick building can be
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