Tag: Greek
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A Review of the Walters Art Museum
I recently spent a few hours at the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore. It’s one of the best art collections you can see for free in the United States.
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Beginner-Friendly Art Styles: Suggestions for New Museum Visitors
For those new to art, do you feel unsure what to see first? I think these three areas are particularly accessible and enjoyable to new viewers.
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The Minoan Bull Leaping Fresco
In the ancient city of Knossos, archaeologists found many beautiful frescos. One of them depicts something strange – a trio of people vaulting over a bull.
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Art That Inspires Me: Cycladic Figurines
I’ve always loved ancient Cycladic figurines – little marble statues depicting stylized human figures. They can be found in most major museums.
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Tour Great Architecture from Anywhere
While you can never truly experience a place from a screen, it’s nice to have the option to see great architecture in 360 degrees from your couch.
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The Hidden Colors of Antiquity
We’re used to thinking of ancient sculptures as colorless, but that’s totally wrong. Learn how the ancients painted statues and how they might have looked.
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Fool Me Once: A Fun Fact
Roman historian Pliny the Elder tells a humorous story about two artists trying to outdo each other with their illusionistic paintings.
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A Guide to Classical Greek Architecture
Ancient or classical Greek architecture formed the basis for so much of Euro-American architecture. Learn about its main forms and ideas.
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Ask the Scholarly Skater
Cover image: Duccio di Buoninsegna, The Calling of the Apostles Peter and Andrew, 1308-1311. National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. (CC0) I recently polled my Facebook friends about their burning art-related questions. I got four great questions, for which I hope I gave four good answers. Do you have an art question you want answered?…
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Gargoyles and Grotesques of the Temple of Nike in Sicily
These lion gargoyles come from the Temple of Nike (Victory) at Himera, Sicily. The ancient temple was probably built to commemorate a military victory of the Syracusans (rulers of Sicily) over the Carthaginians c. 480 BCE, though it was destroyed around 408 BCE in another battle that resulted in victory for the Carthaginians. Ruins of…
