Medieval Europeans believed that the movements of the sun, moon, stars, and planets directly affected their lives on earth. The position of these celestial bodies had the power to not only influence ...

Examine Getty’s much-loved painting, Irises by Vincent Van Gogh, from the perspective of modern conservation science. This exhibition shows how the artist’s understanding of light and color informed ...

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Image: 38.9 × 38.4 cm (15 5/16 × 15 1/8 in.)Sheet: 41.9 × 40.4 cm (16 1/2 × 15 7/8 in.) ...

The fifteen papers in this volume focus on treatments of western European tapestries and ecclesiastical embroideries, mostly from the Renaissance period, although one work, a liturgical sandal, dates ...

9. Mosaic Panel with Peacock Facing Left Roman, from Syria, possibly Emesa (present-day Homs), AD 400–600 Stone tesserae, 196.9 cm × 115.5 cm 75.AH.121 Gift of William Wahler 10. Mosaic Panel with ...

Leaf: 35.5 × 24.2 cm (14 × 9 1/2 in.) On verso of front flyleaf, in red ink, "Bunnie, darling / Your engagement 'ring' remember? / P.H." On first flyleaf at back, in pencil, "Complete in 16 quires of ...

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To be human is to crave light. We rise and sleep according to the rhythms of the sun, and have long associated light with divinity. Focusing on the arts of western Europe, Lumen explores the ways in ...

This immersive exhibition tells the story of a unique mid-20th-century collaboration between artists and engineers. It explores the beginnings of the organization Experiments in Art and Technology, or ...