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Notre Dame Cathedral, interior, 1163–1250, Gothic, Paris, FranceCommunity worship, gathering. Play of light and color. |
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Colosseum, 72–80 CE,Rome, Italy. Comparablein size, amenities, and use to a modern stadium |
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DiegoRivera, Man,Controller of the Universe, or Man in the Time Machine, 1934. Fresco, Originallycommissioned by Nelson Rockefeller. Initial mural destroyed because Riveraincluded a portrait of Lenin. |
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Richard Serra, Tilted Arc, 1981 (destroyed March 15, 1989).Installed at Federal Plaza, New YorkPublic protest and removal.Site-specific work.
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Virginof Vladimir, 12th century (before 1132). Temperaon panel“icon”painting, Byzantine style
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4.2.8 Gianlorenzo Bernini, TheEcstasy of St. Teresa, 1647–52. Polychromed marble, gilt, bronze, yellowglass, fresco, and stucco. Imagesof sexual/physical ecstasy as a metaphor for spiritual ecstacy.
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Bookof the Dead: Last Judgment before Osiris, c. 1275 bce. Painted papyrusBooks of the Dead: Rituals andprayers for Ancient Egyptians after death.
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Catacombsof Priscilla, 2nd and 3rd centuries CE.Burialsites for Pagan Romans, Jews, and Christians that shows cross-culturalinfluences in early Christian Art.
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RothkoChapel, 1966–71, Houston, Texas.
Intended as a universallyspiritual space. |
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Flintdepicting a crocodile canoe with passegers, 600–900 CE MayanAlignswith stars in the Milky Way on August 13, the date of creation in the Mayancalendar
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Calendarstone (Sun Stone), late postclassic. Basalt, AztecFeaturescalendar for a 20-day month, squares around the central skull depict theprevious ways the world was thought to end |
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MuhammadMahdi al-Yazdi, Astrolabe, instrument formeasuring the placement of the stars |
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Detailof cleaning of the figure of Christ from Michelangelo, The Last Judgment,1990–94, west wall, Sistine Chapel.Pigmentsamples were used to determine the original colors. Restoration took 9 years. |
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JasperJohns, Flag, 1965.Afterimageeffect. |
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SalvadorDalí, Persistenceof Memory, 1931. Oil on canvas. Surrealism. Ideas of the subconscious and Freudian psychology. |
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GeorgeGower, ElizabethI(known as the ArmadaPortrait), 1588. Oil on panelVerycontrolled, idealized image of Elizabeh I as “The Virgin Queen.” |
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ColossalHead, Olmec, 1500–1300 BCE. Basalt17known heads. Some buried. Some have been attacked and mutilated. |
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Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and three daughters,c. 1353–1335BCE. Limestone, sunken reliefAmarnaperiod when Akhenaten tried to make Egypt monotheistic and change the art style |
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Stelaof Hammurabi, c.1792–1750 BCE.Diorite, 88⅝ × 25⅝”.Carvedwith a standardized law code with consequences for specific crimes.“Aneye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.” |
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TimothyO’Sullivan, Harvestof Death, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, July 1863.Integrityof the photographs is now in question because O’Sullivan rearranged corpsesTheAmerican Civil War was the first to have widespread photo coverage in UShistory |
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Tula warriorcolumns, 900–1000 CE.Basalt, 15–20’ high.Imposing.Shows the armor of the warriors |
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Detailof Battle of Hastings, BayeuxTapestry, c. 1066–82. Linen with wool, 275’long. Williamthe Conqueror becomes the ruler of France and England. Depictions of armor andweaponry. |
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NightAttack on the Sanjo Palace, from Heiji Monogatari, Kamakura period, late 13thcentury. Storyof war. Shows armor and weaponry. Isometric perspective. |
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OttoDix, TheWar, 1929–32. Oil and tempera on wood, 6’8⅜” × 13’4¾”. Dix had to fight in World War I. Uses the format of a religioustriptych to make a statement about war. |
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Nick Ut,Vietnamese Girl Kim Phuc Running after Napalm Attack, June 8, 1972. PhotographNick Utrushed the girl to the hospital and took care of her later. |
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PabloPicasso, Guernica, 1937. Oil on canvas. Paintedin response to a fascist bombing of a Spanish-Basque town. Learnedabout the events via newspapers. |
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Photograph of the Nazi-curated traveling exhibition “Degenerate Art” (“Enkartete Kunst”) 1937Confiscated Dada, expressionist,and Avant Garde art |
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DiegoVelázquez,The Toilet of Venus (Rokeby Venus), 1647–51. Oil on canvasAttackedby Suffragette Mary Richardson in 1914 |
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MayaLin, Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C., 1981–3. Granite.Sitespecific: branches point to Lincoln and Washington Memorials. Originallycontroversial. |
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Womanfrom Willendorf, c. 24,000–22,000 BCE. Limestone, 4⅜” high. Truepurpose unknown: theories varied.Originallycalled the Venus of Willendorf |
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Titian, Venus of Urbino, 1538. Oil on canvas. Coy, inviting, reclining nude that suggests it is acceptable tolook at her. |
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Édouard Manet, Olympia, 1863. Oil on canvas.Borrowing from Titian’s Venus of Urbino in pose and imagery, but withoutthe disguise of allegory. |
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CindySherman, UntitledFilm Still #35, 1979. Black and white photographImaginarystills of archetypical female roles in films. |
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GuerrillaGirls, DoWomen Have to be Naked to get into the Met. Museum?, 1989. PosterFeministand Institutional critique. |
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FridaKahlo, TheTwo Fridas, 1939. Oil on canvasExamination of personal identity |
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Sphinxof Hatshepsut, 18th Dynasty, 1479–1458 BCE. Granite and paint.Afemale ruler who used masculine or ambiguous presentation to enforce her rule. |