This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students begin work on …
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students begin work on a ceramic vessel, which they designed in "Ceramics: A Vessel into History -- Lesson 2." They discuss their artistic choices and identify elements derived from historical examples, while considering how artists appropriate ideas from earlier artists.
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students hold a critique …
This lesson is part of a sequential unit. Students hold a critique session to evaluate the work of their peers using the criteria for value and meaning they developed in "Ceramics: A Vessel into History -- Lesson 1."
Paul Cézanne, The Large Bathers, 1906, oil on canvas, 82-7/8 x 98-3/4 …
Paul Cézanne, The Large Bathers, 1906, oil on canvas, 82-7/8 x 98-3/4 inches / 210.5 x 250.8 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art). In the Google Art Project: http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/philadelphia-museum-of-art/artwork/the-large-bathers-paul-cezanne-french-1839-1906/808050/. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Chakalte’, Relief with Enthroned Ruler (lintel from La Pasadita, Guatemala), Maya, late …
Chakalte’, Relief with Enthroned Ruler (lintel from La Pasadita, Guatemala), Maya, late 8th century, limestone and paint, 88.9 x 87.6 x 7 cm (1979.206.1047) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Dr. James Doyle, Assistant Curator for the Art of the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Dr. Beth Harris.
Created by Getty Museum and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Explore …
Created by Getty Museum and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Explore key methods Concrete Artists in Brazil and Argentina used to create perfectly straight edges in paint. This video is one of three that accompanied the “Making Art Concrete: Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros” (September 16, 2017 – February 11, 2018) at the Getty Museum. For more information visit http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/cisneros. Created by Getty Museum.
Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E., bronze (lost wax cast) with silver, …
Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E., bronze (lost wax cast) with silver, glass and copper inlay, 1.8 m high (Delphi Archaeological Museum). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Inscription on base: "Dedicated by Polyzalus, younger brother of Gelon, tyrant of Gela and later of Syracuse, and of Hieron"
Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), 1840-70, …
Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), 1840-70, London. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
According to the artist (Reginald Marsh), at Coney Island, “The best show …
According to the artist (Reginald Marsh), at Coney Island, “The best show is the people themselves.” Reginald Marsh, Wooden Horses, 1936, tempera on board, 61 x 101.6 cm (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art) A Seeing America video A conversation with Erin Monroe, Robert H. Schutz, Jr., Associate Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Chivalric customs arose from the medieval knight's code of conduct, and were …
Chivalric customs arose from the medieval knight's code of conduct, and were gradually adopted by aristocrats and society as a whole. Learn about the elements of the code and some surprising early applications, as depicted in illuminated manuscripts. Created by Getty Museum.
Christ Crucified, 17th century, ivory (Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. …
Christ Crucified, 17th century, ivory (Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren G. Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris, Smarthistory, and Steven Zucker.
This art history video discussion examines Petrus Christus' "Portrait of a Young …
This art history video discussion examines Petrus Christus' "Portrait of a Young Woman," c. 1470, oil on oak, 29 x 22.50 cm (Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin).
Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles joins us at Tate Modern for the artist's …
Brazilian artist Cildo Meireles joins us at Tate Modern for the artist's first UK retrospective. His work is characterised by a high degree of interactivity, as well as recurring motifs of barriers, fencing and mesh. For a special event at the gallery, Meireles invited members of the public to help create the latest version of his work Meshes of Freedom. Listen as he shares his thoughts on the significance of the work, and why art is not just for the eyes. Created by Tate.
Cimabue, Maesta of Santa Trinita, 1280-1290, tempera on panel, 151 1/2 x …
Cimabue, Maesta of Santa Trinita, 1280-1290, tempera on panel, 151 1/2 x 87 3/4" (385 x 223 cm), Uffizi, Florence Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
The Southwest became a hub for artists seeking “quintessentially American” subjects beyond …
The Southwest became a hub for artists seeking “quintessentially American” subjects beyond New York and Chicago. A conversation with Dr. Jennifer Henneman, Assistant Curator of Western American Art, Denver Art Museum, and Dr. Beth Harris about E. Martin Hennings, Rabbit Hunt, c. 1925, oil on canvas (Denver Art Museum) A Seeing America video Special thanks to the Denver Art Museum. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
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