Mighty deities, brave heroes, and fantastic beings adorn the terracotta vessels of the ancient Greeks in the Mediterranean, the Maya in central America, and the Moche of northern Peru. This exhibition ...

Blue paper has fascinated European artists since its earliest use, from Renaissance Italy to Enlightenment France. Crafted from blue rags formed into sheets, it was a humble material that required ...

Painting in a distinctive sensuous style, German artist Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) interpreted biblical subjects with humorous insight and flair. His striking portrayals of Adam and Eve ...

Among their rigorous preparations for eternity, ancient Egyptians developed an intricate set of religious writings to help the deceased achieve a blessed afterlife in union with the solar god Re and ...

One of the most spectacular archaeological discoveries of recent times is a nearly life-size gold bust of the Roman emperor Marcus Aurelius found at Aventicum (present-day Avenches, Switzerland), an ...

Dawoud Bey and Carrie Mae Weems met in 1976 when both were twenty-three years old. For more than 45 years, the two photographers shared a friendship and artistic dialogue that has continued to ...

Around 900 years ago, a Maya scribe made Códice Maya de México, a sacred book that tracked and predicted the movements of the planet Venus. Today it is the oldest book of the Americas, one of only ...

For nearly 3,000 years a series of kingdoms flourished in ancient Nubia (present-day southern Egypt and northern Sudan). The region was rich in sought-after resources such as gold and ivory and its ...

The Virgin Mary is one of the most important figures in the Christian tradition. This exhibition presents illuminated manuscripts depicting myriad stories and images from the Middle Ages that ...

This exhibition analyzes representations of the Americas, questioning the mythologies and utopian visions that proliferated after the arrival of Europeans to the continent. Featuring artistic ...

Égypte et Nubie. Sites et Monuments les plus intéressants pour de l'Art et de l'Histoire. Atlas Photographie Accompagné de Plans et d'une Table Explicative. Deuxième ...