A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris at the Castel Sant'Angelo (Mausoleum of Hadrian), 139 C.E., Rome. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Rosso Fiorentino, The Dead Christ with Angels, c. 1524-7, oil on panel, 133.4 x 104.1 cm / 52-1/2 x 41 inches (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Mark Rothko, No. 210/No. 211 (Orange), 1960, oil on canvas, 175.3 x 160 cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art). Speakers: Dr. Margi Conrads and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Röttgen Pietà, c. 1300-25, painted wood, 34 1/2 inches high (Rheinisches Landesmuseum, Bonn). Speakers: Dr. Nancy Ross and Dr. Beth Harris.
Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, begun 1063 and Anastasis (The Harrowing of Hell) mosaic, c. 1180-1200, Middle Byzantine. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris.
Saint Matthew, folio 18 verso of the Ebbo Gospels (Gospel Book of the Archbishop of Reims) from Hautvillers, France, c. 816-35, ink and tempera on vellum, 10 1/4 x 8 1/4 (Bibliothèque Municipale, Épernay) Speakers: Dr. Nancy Ross and Jennifer Freeman. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Sainte-Chapelle, Paris, 1248. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.
Santiago on Horseback, 16th century, polychromed and gilded wood (Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City, Mexico) A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris, Steven Zucker, and Smarthistory.
Salisbury Cathedral, Salisbury, England, begun 1220. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.
The Church of San Pedro Apóstol de Andahuaylillas,1570-1606, stone, adobe, kur-kur, Andahuaylillas, Peru Speakers: Norma Barbacci, Program Director for Latin America, Spain, and Portugal, World Monuments Fund and Steven Zucker, Smarthistory. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
San Vitale is one of the most important surviving examples of Byzantine architecture and mosaic work. It was begun in 526 or 527 under Ostrogothic rule. It was consecrated in 547 and completed soon after. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Sanctuary of Apollo at Delphi. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Portraits by August Sander discussed: Pastry Cook, gelatin silver print, 1928 Secretary at a Radio Station, Cologne, gelatin silver print, c. 1931 Disabled Man, gelatin silver print, 1926 Speakers: Dr. Juliana Kreinik, Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Sant'Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy, c. 533-49 (apse mosaic, 6th century, triumphal arch mosaics, likely c. 7th-12th centuries) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Santa Maria Antiqua, located at the foot of the Palatine Hill beside the Roman Forum (originally part of the Roman emperor Domitian's palace complex of c. 81-96 C.E.), consecrated in the 6th century with paintings from the 6th, 7th, and 8th centuries Special thanks to the World Monuments Fund, Giuseppe Morganti, Werner Schmid, and the Soprintendenza Speciale per i Beni Archeologici di Roma. A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.
Santa Maria Antiqua Sarcophagus (Sarcophagus with philosopher, orant, and Old and New Testament scenes), c. 270 C.E., marble, 23 1/4 x 86 inches (Santa Maria Antiqua, Rome) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.
Mosaics, Santa Prassede, Rome, early 9th century Mosaics from the early 9th century, under Pope Paschal. The church is dedicated to Saint Praxedes and her sister Saint Pudentiana, daughters of Saint Pudens. The sisters were martyred because they provided Christian burials for martyrs, against Roman law. A Smarthistory video with Richard Bowen (courtesy of Context Travel, and Drs. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore, Rome, 5th century A.D. A Smarthistory video with partner Context Travel. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Richard Bowen. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus, marble, 359 C.E. (Treasury of Saint Peter's Basilica) Please note that due to photography restrictions, the images used in the video above show the plaster cast on display in the Vatican Museum. Nevertheless, the audio conversation was recorded in the treasury in Saint Peter's Basilica, in front of the original sarcophagus. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker
Sarcophagus of the Spouses (or Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple), from the Banditaccia necropolis, Cerveteri, Italy, c. 520 B.C.E., painted terracotta, 3 feet 9 1/2 inches x 6 feet 7 inches (Museo Nazionale di Villa Giulia, Rome). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.