Tag: German

  • Five Under-rated Art Museums in NYC

    Five Under-rated Art Museums in NYC

    On your next trip to New York City, skip the big-museum madness and discover something new at one of these five lesser-known art museums.

  • What is Attribution?

    What is Attribution?

    Understand attribution, the process by which art historians make educated suppositions about who made an artwork when they don’t know the artist for sure.

  • Frick Madison Shines New Light on Old Friends

    Frick Madison Shines New Light on Old Friends

    I was one of the first people to enjoy Frick Madison, whose combination of old art and modern architecture literally shines new light on beloved artworks.

  • A Guide to Romanticism

    A Guide to Romanticism

    Learn about the different themes and stylistic attributes of Romanticism in painting, sculpture, and architecture.

  • A Guide to Romanesque Architecture

    A Guide to Romanesque Architecture

    Romanesque was a style of medieval architecture popular in Western Europe in the 1000s and 1100s. Here’s everything you need to know about Romanesque.

  • Text in Manuscripts – Day 4

    Text in Manuscripts – Day 4

    Art historians primarily see manuscripts as works of art, but we shouldn’t forget that they are also books intended to convey the written word.

  • Carmina Burana

    I’ve been working on a dance routine to “Carmina Burana” and wanted to do some research on the history of the piece. I was planning to write more about gargoyles this week, but I decided to write about this instead when I saw a picture of the original medieval manuscript.* Before it was a well-known piece of…

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