Focusing on the emperors Augustus and Nero, this course investigates the ways …
Focusing on the emperors Augustus and Nero, this course investigates the ways in which Roman emperors used art, architecture, coinage and other media to create and project an image of themselves, the ways in which the surviving literary sources from the Roman period reinforced or subverted that image, and the ways in which both phenomena have contributed to post-classical perceptions of Roman emperors. Material studied will include the art, architecture, and coinage of Augustan and Neronian Rome, the works of Suetonius and Tacitus, and modern representations of the emperors such as those found in I, Claudius and Quo Vadis.
Edouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, oil on canvas, 96 x …
Edouard Manet, A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, oil on canvas, 96 x 130 cm (Courtauld Gallery, London). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris, For more videos see www.smarthistory.org.
Edouard Manet, Corner of a Café-Concert, 1878-80, 97.1 x 77.5 cm (National …
Edouard Manet, Corner of a Café-Concert, 1878-80, 97.1 x 77.5 cm (National Gallery, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Edouard Manet, In the Conservatory, 1878-1879, oil on canvas, 115 x 150 …
Edouard Manet, In the Conservatory, 1878-1879, oil on canvas, 115 x 150 cm (Alte Nationalgalerie, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Édouard Manet, Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), oil on …
Édouard Manet, Le déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), oil on canvas, 1863 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Édouard Manet, Olympia, oil on canvas, 1863 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Speakers: Dr. …
Édouard Manet, Olympia, oil on canvas, 1863 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Manet was a Realist, but sometimes his “real” situations shocked and rocked the Parisian art world to its foundations. His later work was much tamer. (Text by Dr. Beth Gersh-Nesic). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Édouard Manet, Plum Brandy, c. 1877, oil on canvas (National Gallery of …
Édouard Manet, Plum Brandy, c. 1877, oil on canvas (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker, Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Édouard Manet, The Balcony, 1868-69, oil on canvas, 66-1/2 x 44-1/4 inches …
Édouard Manet, The Balcony, 1868-69, oil on canvas, 66-1/2 x 44-1/4 inches (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Speakers: Drs. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. The three principal figures depicted were each friends of the artist. From left to right they are: the painters Berthe Morisot and Jean Baptiste Antoine Guillemet, and Fanny Claus, a violinist. Some have suggested that the fourth figure, barely visible in the shadows, is the young Leon Leenhoff, the son of Manet's wife. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Édouard Manet, The Railway,1872-73, oil on canvas (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: …
Édouard Manet, The Railway,1872-73, oil on canvas (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Édouard Manet, Émile Zola, 1868, oil on canvas, 57 x 45 inches …
Édouard Manet, Émile Zola, 1868, oil on canvas, 57 x 45 inches or 146.5 x 114 cm (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) This portrait was painted in appreciation for the support Zola gave to Manet in his 1866 essay in La Revue du XXe siècle and during Manet's independent exhibition held along side the Universal Exposition in 1867. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Andrea Mantegna, Camera degli Sposi (Frescos in the ducal palace, Mantua), 1465-74 …
Andrea Mantegna, Camera degli Sposi (Frescos in the ducal palace, Mantua), 1465-74 Speakers: Beth Harris and David Drogin. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Andrea Mantegna, Dead Christ, tempera on canvas, c. 1480 - 1500 (Pinacoteca …
Andrea Mantegna, Dead Christ, tempera on canvas, c. 1480 - 1500 (Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Andrea Mantegna, Dormition (or Death) of the Virgin, c. 1462, tempera on …
Andrea Mantegna, Dormition (or Death) of the Virgin, c. 1462, tempera on panel, 54 × 42 cm, 21.26 × 16.54 in (Museo del Prado, Madrid)Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Andrea Mantegna, Saint Sebastian, oil on wood panel, ca. 1456-59 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, …
Andrea Mantegna, Saint Sebastian, oil on wood panel, ca. 1456-59 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker For more art history videos, visit Smarthistory.org. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Manuel Vilar, Tlahuicole, the Tlaxcaltecan General, Fighting in the Gladiatorial Sacrifice, 1851, …
Manuel Vilar, Tlahuicole, the Tlaxcaltecan General, Fighting in the Gladiatorial Sacrifice, 1851, plaster, 216 cm high (Museo Nacional de Arte, Mexico City) A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Smarthistory.
Illuminated manuscripts are books from early medieval times through the Renaissance. Considered …
Illuminated manuscripts are books from early medieval times through the Renaissance. Considered major works of art, they were written and decorated by hand with gold, silver, lapis, and other precious materials. Explore several exemplars, including the finest German illuminated manuscript of the 12th century, the Stammheim Missal, as well as other religious and secular works. Created by Getty Museum.
Met curator Joan R. Mertens on self-reliance in Marble Statue of a …
Met curator Joan R. Mertens on self-reliance in Marble Statue of a kouros (youth), c. 590–580 B.C.E. from the Attic culture of ancient Greece. This kouros is one of the earliest marble statues of a human figure carved in Attica. The rigid stance, with the left leg forward and arms at the side, was derived from Egyptian art. The pose provided a clear, simple formula that was used by Greek sculptors throughout the sixth century B.C.E. In this early figure, geometric, almost abstract forms predominate, and anatomical details are rendered in beautiful analogous patterns. The statue marked the grave of a young Athenian aristocrat.
Marbling paper is a form of art that produces "monotypes"--every piece is …
Marbling paper is a form of art that produces "monotypes"--every piece is unique because of the process! It also has a long history as a form of art and decoration. This resource includes a video tutorial detailing how to marble paper yourself. Use it to support Maryland Visual Arts Standards for Grades 6-8 or Maryland Social Studies Frameworks for Grade 7. For Visual Arts Standard 1, indicator I:6-8:1, have students first research the history of sumi, ebru, or monotyping, then plan a marbled work to reflect the same motivations as historic artists using one of those forms. For example, sumi may reflect concerns about the future since some historians believe it was related to ink divination, so a student could marble over a calendar that is relevant to them, a sketch of a future event, a saying about the future, or even try to marble a pattern like a calendar page. For Grade 7, Content Topic "Geographic Characteristics" have students map different appearances of paper marbling mentioned in the video along with their date and express whether they think the spread can be attributed to a single discovery that traveled, multiple discoveries that spread, or multiple independent discoveries. Students could even marble over these maps. If you evaluate or use this resource, please respond to this short (4 question) survey here bit.ly/3dfwEK8
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