Column of Trajan

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Column of Trajan, completed 113 C.E., Luna marble, Rome Dedicated to Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus b. 53 , d. 117 C.E.) in honor of his victory over Dacia (now Romania) 101-02 and 105-06 C.E. Dedicated to Emperor Trajan (Marcus Ulpius Nerva Traianus b. 53 , d. 117 C.E.) in honor of his victory over Dacia (now Romania) 101-02 and 105-06 C.E. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Constable's The Hay Wain

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This art history video discussion examines John Constable"s "The Hay Wain", 1821. Oil on canvas, 51 1/4" x 73" (130.2 x 185.4 cm) (The National Gallery, London).

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

Coronation Mantle

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This art history video discussion examines the "Coronation Mantle" likely made for the Norman ruler Roger II in 1133/34 in the royal workshop in Palermo of fabric from Byzantium or Thebes, Samite, silk, gold, pearls, filigree, sapphires, garnets, glass, and cloisonne enamel.

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

Correggio, Jupiter and Io

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Correggio, Jupiter and Io, 1532-33, oil on canvas 163.5 x 70.5 cm (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Jupiter and Io and the other canvases by Correggio discussed in the video, The Rape (Abduction)of Ganymede, Danäe, and Leda and the Swan illustrate stories from the poem Metamorphoses by the Roman poet Ovid. Metamorphoses is, of course about transformation, such as Jupiter becoming a swan, but it is also about love and is one of the most influential texts ever writte

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Courbet, The Artist's Studio, a real allegory summing up seven years of my artistic and moral life

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Gustave Courbet, The Painter's Studio: A Real Allegory Summing Up Seven Years of My Life as an Artist, oil on canvas, 361 x 598 cm (Musée d'Orsay) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Couture, Romans of the Decadence

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Thomas Couture, Romans of the Decadence, 1847 (Musée d'Orsay, Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker For more art history videos visit smarthistory.org. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Cranach's Adam and Eve

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This art history video discussion examines Lucus Cranach the Elder's "Adam and Eve", 1526, oil on panel (Courtauld Gallery, London).

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Rachel Ropeik, Steven Zucker

Dali, Metamorphosis of Narcissus

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Salvador Dalí, Metamorphosis of Narcissus, 1937, oil on canvas, 51.1 x 78.1 cm (Tate Modern, London) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Dali, The Persistence of Memory

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Salvador Dalí, The Persistence of Memory, 1931 (The Museum of Modern Art) Speakers: Sal Khan & Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

David's Oath of the Horatii

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This art history video discussion examines Jacques-Louis David's "Oath of the Horatii", oil on canvas, 1784 (Musee du Louvre).

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

David's The Intervention of the Sabine Women

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This art history video discussion examines Jacques-Louis David's "The Intervention of the Sabine Women", 1799, Oil on canvas, 12 feet, 8 inches x 17 feet and 3/4 of an inch or 3.85 x 5.22 m (Musee du Louvre, Paris).

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

David's The Virgin and Child with Saints and Donor

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This art history video discussion examines Gerard David's "The Virgin and Child with Saints and Donor", c. 1510, oil on oak, 105.80 x 144.40 cm (The National Gallery, London).

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

Degas, At the Races in the Countryside

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Edgar Degas, At the Races in the Countryside, 1869, oil on canvas, 36.5 x 55.9 cm / 14-3/8 x 22 inches (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Degas, Visit to a Museum

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Edgar Degas, Visit to a Museum, c. 1879--90, oil on canvas, 91.8 x 68 cm / 36-1/8 x 26-3/4 inches (Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Degas, The Dance Class

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Edgar Degas, The Dance Class, oil on canvas, 1874 (Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker, Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Mondrian, Composition No. II, with Red and Blue

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Piet Mondrian, Composition No. II, with Red and Blue, oil on canvas, 1929 (original date partly obliterated; mistakenly repainted 1925 by Mondrian). Oil on canvas, 15 7/8 x 12 5/8" (40.3 x 32.1 cm) (The Museum of Modern Art) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris, Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.

Material Type: Lesson

Author: SmartHistory

Duchamp's Fountain

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This art history video discussion looks at Marcel Duchamp's "Fountain" (1917/1964). Porcelain urinal, paint (San Francisco Museum of Modern Art).

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Beth Harris, Steven Zucker

Durer's Prints

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This art history video discussion examines Albrecht Dürer's prints: "Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse" (ca. 1497–98) and "St. Jerome in his Study" (1514).

Material Type: Diagram/Illustration, Lecture

Authors: Beth Harris, David Drogin

Dürer's Four Apostles

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In this art history video discussion Beth Harris and Steven Zucker look at Albrecht Dürer's "The Four Apostles", oil on wood, 1526. Alte Pinakothek, Munich.

Material Type: Lecture

Author: Beth Harris and Steven Zucker