“In various letters and diary notes the artist has explained how the preoccupation with ethnological problems, with the symbolism of colors, and certain literary concepts participated in the genesis of this canvas: ‘I painted the nude of a...
“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
“One of the finest – and most controversial – works of third-century relief sculpture is the fragmentary sarcophagus found at Acilia, near Rome. It is an example of a later form of Roman coffin that art historians call the lenos (bathtub)...
4-hydroxy-2-nonenal (4-HNE) and propene-2-al (acrolein) are highly reactive á,â-unsaturated aldehydes. 4-HNE and acrolein are generated in vivo as products of lipid peroxidation. These aldehydes are implicated in the onset of several diseases...
"Because precision in dating is impossible for the Paleolithic era, art historians usually can be no more specific than assigning a range of several thousand years to each artifact. But probably later in date than the Venus of Willendorf is...
"Bojewyan is a small village near St. Just in Cornwall, England. At the time of the painting local farmsteads were falling empty because they were uneconomic. Lanyon saw this as a serious threat to the region. His painting contains hints of a...
"Further insight into Sumerian religious beliefs and rituals comes from a cache of sculptures reverently buried beneath the floor of a temple at Eshnunna (modern Tell Asmar) when the structure was remodeled. Carved of soft gypsum and inlaid...
"Having originally been taught by a pupil of Rodin and by the Paris-based sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, Richier produced work in a classical vein before the Second World War. After the war her work changed markedly. Her figures appeared...
"It was covered with a vault in about 100 BC." (caption, p.132); “[…] its length is over 900 metres [meters] (985 yards), but its course meanders because of diversions around buildings. Its size is remarkable: in places it is 4.2...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Eyes; Body parts; Clouds; Puns (Visual works)
"Magritte's False Mirror of 1928 depicts a large eye (from which the familiar CBS logo is derived). The black circle at the center can refer both to the pupil and to the eclipsed sun. The observer is thrown off balance by the unusual close-up...
Sculpture; Figurines; Human body; Heads (Anatomy); Animals; Lions
"One of the earliest sculptures discovered to date is an extraordinary ivory statuette, which may be as old as 30,000 BCE, from a cave at Hohlenstein-Stadel in Germany. Carved out of mammoth ivory and nearly a foot tall - a truly huge image...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Still life paintings; Still lifes; Bottles; Containers; Alcoholic beverages; Beverages; Fruit; Pears; Food
"One of the paintings given by Dali to Lorca [Federico García Lorca]." (Caption); Of the Cubist paintings, one in particular, Still Life (1924) - also known as Syphon and Bottle of Rum- riveted the attention of public and critics alike....
"The painting belonged to Edward James. The 'paranoiac-critical town' is composed of elements principally from Cadaqués and Palamós." (Caption); "The reference was to Outskirts of the Paranoiac-Critical Town, one of Dali's finest...
Boys; People with disabilities; Men; Women; Log cabins
A boy dressed up with a tie walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...
A boy wearing a hospital gown sits on an iron hospital bed typing on a typewriter. A nurse, holding a glass, watches him. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable to stand upright until he...
Boys; Men; Women; People with disabilities; Log cabins
A boy wearing a tie and pants with holes in the knees walks on crutches outside a log cabin, while an old man and old woman look on from the doorway. The boy is probably Lora Thacker of Raccoon Hollow [Harlan County], Kentucky, who had been unable...
Men; Girls; Women; Home food processing; Country life; Smoke
A family pauses from working outside. The man holds a hoe and the three girls hold small wooden rods. They may be boiling molasses because a tub can be seen through smoke on the right. The woman (left) wears a coat and hat, but two of the girls are...
A group of adults sit around a table set for a luncheon or dinner. They appear to be in a meeting room in a finished basement because a map and other items are tacked on one wall, the electric outlets are in the ceiling, and the ceiling is...
A group of people, mostly men, stand around a long, narrow, makeshift counter outdoors. Most are wearing suits and hats, and a few also have coats. Many appear to be eating food that is being cooked, or smoked, in about 25 kettles in foreground....
