Art History

art-history

Pablo Picasso painted Guernica in 1937 to bear witness to the suffering caused by the bombing of the Basque town during the Spanish Civil War. Created for the Spanish Republicâ€...

culture-and-society

Squid ink artifacts represent a distinctive class of material culture that derives color and character from cephalopod ink, primarily sourced from cuttlefish, squid, and octopus...

Biography & Profiles

Michelangelo Buonarroti (1475–1564) worked for a succession of powerful patrons across Italy, from early Medici supporters in Florence to multiple Popes in Rome. His primary c...

art-history

The name most commonly associated with the Sistine Chapel’s iconic imagery is The Creation of Adam . This is the title of the central panel within the broader ceiling cycle th...

Celebrity Profiles

Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519) remains one of history’s most studied figures because of his unparalleled range as a painter, engineer, scientist, and draftsman. Understanding...

Art & Culture

Vincent van Gogh’s The Starry Night is an exploration of turbulence and calm, earth and sky, rendered in rhythmical brushwork and heightened color. Painted in June 1889 while...

art-history

This 20th century art movements timeline presents a verified, high-information roadmap of the century’s major styles, from early modernism through postmodern debates. Beginnin...

art-history

Painted in June 1889, The Starry Night is among the most recognized images in Western art. Rendered in oil on canvas at the Saint-Paul-de-Mausole asylum in Saint-Rémy-de-Proven...

art-history

Raphael’s development as a painter was shaped by several mentors, most notably Pietro Perugino, whose graceful style and workshop practices formed the core of Raphael’s earl...

education

The University of Minnesota system offers a broad spectrum of art programs through its College of Liberal Arts, several design schools, and the College of Fine Arts at the Twin...