Like many others, I was fascinated when I first saw the King Tut Exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art […] Read More
Tag: formal analysis
Today we will look closely at two smaller artworks with complex imagery showing ideal models of Mesopotamian social structure. Here […] Read More
CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Watch this short video produced by the Met, showing a digital walk-through of an Assyrian palace. Think […] Read More
A deep dive into one archaeological site, including some astonishing discoveries from 2015. How does archaeological context help us understand […] Read More
A story about the development of naturalism. Pay attention to the dates as you do the readings. What are they […] Read More
How do rulers use art, images and monuments to persuade people to accept their legitimacy and authority as rulers? Why […] Read More
The problems of a single story; and another CLOSE LOOKING DAY! Readings: Andrew Curry, “A War Diary Soars Over Rome,” […] Read More
How monks in Britain with very good eyesight showed their devotion to God; Celtic culture then and now; and another […] Read More
