#arthistory — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #arthistory, aggregated by home.social.
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Recreating Each 16th Century Children's Game in this Weird Old Painting
New video! Watch as six little characters, each half allegory, all full of folly, puzzle through Pieter Bruegel's 1560 painting "Children's Games", and the surrounding context - be that artistic, political, or historical
YouTube:
https://youtu.be/2IeCPvlVomwPeerTube:
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By Robert Henri (1865-1929), Blind Spanish Singer, 1912, oil on canvas, Smithsonian American Art Museum. Quote from the artist: “The object isn't to make art, it's to be in that wonderful state which makes art inevitable.” #art #arthistory #painting #oilpainting
From the museum: “ Robert Henri and his wife, Linda, made their first trip to Spain in 1900. They spent six weeks in Madrid, where Henri lingered at the Prado copying paintings by Velázquez. He traveled to Spain several times over the next few years, painting people from all walks of life with the directness that he had learned as a newspaper illustrator. Among his subjects were two blind street singers, who played their guitars in his studio for hours. (Boone, España!: American Artists and the Spanish Experience, 1998)”
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https://www.europesays.com/uk/1199180/ Sara Anstis’ Soft Pastels Summon Mythology, Dreams, and the Renaissance — Colossal #ArtHistory #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #drawing #Entertainment #feminism #Narrative #pastel #SaraAnstis #UK #UnitedKingdom
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/684082/ Sara Anstis’ Soft Pastels Summon Mythology, Dreams, and the Renaissance — Colossal #ArtHistory #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsAndDesign #ArtsDesign #Design #drawing #Éire #Entertainment #feminism #IE #Ireland #narrative #pastel #SaraAnstis
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How the Victorians covered up naked Bayeux tapestry figures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCwizHNnjU8 #ArtHistory #Bowdlerizing
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Sara Anstis’ Soft Pastels Summon Mythology, Dreams, and the Renaissance — Colossal
A figure appears to have been subsumed by a bookcase, and another is swathed in a green sleeping…
#NewsBeep #News #Artsanddesign #arthistory #Arts #ArtsAndDesign #Design #drawing #Entertainment #Feminism #narrative #pastel #SaraAnstis #UK #UnitedKingdom
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I've finished: Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gabriel Kay
This is my first encounter with Guy Gabriel Kay. I can understand why he is so beloved by his fans.
I really enjoyed his writing and his complex and competent characters. He writes so well, he managed to make me enjoy Byzantine court intrigue, not an easy task.
I really loved the historical perspective, and the central part the art of mosaic laying holds within the novel.
I studied history and art history and really connected with these themes as well as the characters.
If you are looking for a fantasy novel, you may be disappointed, as the magical elements only play a small part. though they do eventually represent an important aspect of the overall theme.
This is mainly alt history.
https://app.thestorygraph.com/books/ef5c3355-a637-4569-ae53-025cb30995d5
@bookstodon @audiofiction
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Kids Trends by Riley Walz is like the ngram viewer but for motifs in kids drawings over the last 20 years!
https://walzr.com/kids-trends/
it is based on the corpus of Artsonia, which describes itself as the “largest collection of student art, published by teachers and students from around the world.”
via @flowingdata
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'Jacob & his Angels'
"the huge figures shocked many of Epstein’s contemporaries just as his first commission for the façade of the BMA Building had shocked Edwardian sensibilities in 1908"
Kim Vertue on Jacob Epstein's monumental #sculpture of angels
Signifier 👼 https://medium.com/signifier/jacob-and-his-angels-e2550a1a40af?sk=bf3f1d0fc0ac4e983535b3014bdd0612
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https://www.europesays.com/dk/163034/ ‘A celebration’: Amsterdam museum unveils Kusama show weeks after death #Amsterdam #AmsterdamCulture #ArtExhibition #ArtHistory #AvantGardeArt #ContemporaryArt #InfinityRoom #JapaneseArtist #KusamaArtworks #KusamaTribute #MuseumExhibition #Netherlands #PolkaDotPumpkins #PolkaDots #StedelijkMuseum #YayoiKusama
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🗿 NEW: Comic artist @Ullilust spent years reading #iceage #archaeology before #drawing it.
Her "Early Man Was a Woman," the first comic to win #Germany’s top #nonfiction prize, argues the #StoneAge was more egalitarian than the familiar male-hunter image. #Paleolithic #art favors female figures, she notes, yet male researcher bias long dismissed them.
👉 https://www.science.org/content/article/comic-drawing-women-prehistory
#prehistory #comics #history #venus #arthistory #feminism #graphicnovel #science #gender #caveart
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#Arts #Culture #ArtHistory #NVO987 #NEXARIUM
‘Carl Sagan: We Are Made of Star Stuff’ Review: Nanette Burstein’s NatGeo Doc Prioritizes the Human Over the Intellectual, for Better and Worse
The Telluride premiere focuses on the 'Cosmos' creator's marriages, kids and enjoyment of recreational drugs nearly as much the Viking and Voyager missions.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-reviews/carl-sagan-we-are-made-of-star-stuff-review-documentary-1236692092/ -
Pieces Without a Puzzle
The season is changing. I feel the press of autumn on the threshold of my world. Summer is lingering, and will linger for a while yet. I can appreciate that, but I am glad for the fall. From a poem by Wendell Berry: "When I fall let me fall without regret like a leaf." His name can be spelled as Amsunteygralt or Amsonteygralt. We can call him the demalion of rabbits, by which we mean he is the demalion of a wild animal, because, like cats and ducks, no rabbit1 is domesticated to the […]https://vraic.wordpress.com/2026/09/06/pieces-without-a-puzzle/
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Vote #Orpiment in Round 1 Match 5 of the #MinCup26!
The storied pigment is found in the great Hokusai’s woodblock prints, and those of other masters of the Edo era. Cuprite could never.
Vote for orpiment here: https://www.mineralcup.org/2026/vote-results/vote-r1m05
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the equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni in Venice, Italy by Andrea del Verrocchio (1488)
#art #arts #artist #artists #history #sculpture #sculptures #sculpting #arthistory #statue #statues #artnet #artlover #artlovers #artnet #artwork #design
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HydroArts Conference 2027
16-18 June 2027
Le Mans University, FranceDeadline: 5 October 2026
Further information: https://www.performing-arts.eu/de/news/newsstream/call-for-papers-hydroarts-conference-2027-le-mans-university-france/
#callforproposals #hydroarts #performancestudies #performanceresearch #performingarts #hydrology #arthistory #criticaltheory #oceonography #philosophy #aquaticturn #environmentalhumanities #bluehumanities
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@majnouna Best wishes with this project! I remember you wrote earlier about the Umda manuscripts, Omar the Forger, and testing his recipe for an inexpensive indigo pigment which could substitute for lapis:
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A Dozen Pages, Part 2 [ZINE]
In this post I have included three more printable images of "A Dozen Pages" for our zine project. These pages first appeared in A Kick in the Eye, which was a collaborative book I made thirteen years ago with eleven other artists. These pages share a thematic cycle with Intrepid Spirits/The Book of Clea and Enoch and My Favorite Martian Comics. When we get around to posting the twenty-four pages from My Favorite Martian Comics, you will be able to combine all the images into a fairly cohesive book with a robust count of sixty pages. […]https://vraic.wordpress.com/2026/08/29/a-dozen-pages-part-2-zine/
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cover of September 1914 issue of Good Housekeeping Magazine by Coles Phillips
#art #arts #artist #artists #artwork #painting #paintings #magazine #magazines #artlover #artgallery #artgalleries #illustration #style #fashion #sports #artnet #arthistory
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'Falling Stars' by Mihály Zichy (1879)
#painting #paintings #art #arts #artwork #artgallery #artgalleries #artlover #artlovers #museum #museums #artmuseum #artmuseums #illustration #artnet #artist #artists #arthistory
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'Richard III, Duke of Gloucester and the Lady Anne', by Edwin Austin Abbey (1896)
#painting #paintings #art #arts #artist #artists #artgallery #arthistory #artgalleries #artmuseum #museum #artmuseums #artmuseum #artnet #artlover #artlovers #artnet
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#NYT #Arts #Culture #ArtHistory #NVO987 #NEXARIUM
Jelly Roll Celebrates His 300-Pound Weight Loss on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’
“That means I’ve lost an entire Donald Trump,” the country singer said while guest hosting Monday’s late night show.
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Night, Near Midnight
This Geranium Lake Properties comic was considered for the sixth day of the Eleven Monsters Holiday but it did not quite fit our criteria for the Red Beast theme. It was red enough, but it was not impeccably beastly. This panel was originally part of a series Yost made to illustrate the Thirty-Fifth Anniversary Edition of Six Tales from the Glorious Assemblage of Haberdashers by Abby Ashier Chertsey. The third tale in that book ("The Rust-Stained Jug") is about a man named Mike Frick, aka the King of Millers. Mike is neither a king nor a miller; he inherited his title from his father, who was also not a king nor a miller. Mike comes from a long line of men who were known as the Kings of the Mills, yet none of them were kings and not one of them was a miller. Yost borrowed this character with Chertsey's permission, and put Mike Frick the King of Millers into a short story titled "The Fine and Deadly Difference between Zossiyan and Znayossion Yogurts". […] -
A Dozen Pages, Part 1 [ZINE]
Today we are posting the first part of a 12-page addition to last year's zine project, Intrepid Spirits/The Book of Clea and Enoch. Some of you might recognize these pages, some of you will not. Most of the "viewers"1 of these pages will have no clue, because most of them are unreal, unalive machine programs laboring under the hysterical pretensions of the Most Wretched Masters of Industry Ever. […]https://vraic.wordpress.com/2026/08/21/a-dozen-pages-part-1-zine/
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#NYT #Arts #Culture #ArtHistory #NVO987 #NEXARIUM
Hayden Panettiere Grew Up in Front of the Camera. It Took a Toll.
The “Heroes” and “Nashville” star, who died Sunday at 36, endured personal struggles that were compounded by her public profile.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/arts/television/hayden-panettiere-grew-up-in-front-of-the-camera-it-took-a-toll.html -
#NYT #Arts #Culture #ArtHistory #NVO987 #NEXARIUM
‘The Brink of War’ Review: When the U.S. and U.S.S.R. Came Together
Written and directed by Michael Russell Gunn and produced by Angel Studios, the film chronicles the frustrating 1986 summit between Reagan and Gorbachev.
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This cave painting from around 15,000-13,000 BC, found in the Lascaux Cave in France, is known as The Chinese Horse, so called because it shows some resemblance to traditional Chinese painting. The artist used mineral pigments (ocher, hematite, manganese). The cave, discovered in 1940, is now closed to the public due to conservation issues. #art #archeology #arthistory #prehistory #prehistoric
From French prehistorian Jean Clottes: “Rock art as a whole is one of the most important cultural heritage assets in the history of Humanity. Lascaux is certainly one of its jewels, but the most humble of the decorated sites is a witness of ancient cultural beliefs and practices, and therefore it must be protected. Lascaux strongly reminds us of the reasons why preservation is a necessity: above all to limit the effects of human activity on any decorated sites, and on their surrounding environment. That is the main condition for their survival.”
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Qualms of Punctual Reincarnation
Today is the last day in our eleven-day celebration of the Eleven Monsters Holiday. We hope you enjoyed our retreat into the ancient hinterland of Geranium Lake Properties. Today is also the opening day of Ghost Month. If you wish, you can still download and print this image of Tilkeedu from last year's observance of an Inultaru tradition for Ghost Eve. Or you might want to refresh your memory about the concept of “common wrongness” from the Kurrotamohl Tea-drinkers.https://vraic.wordpress.com/2026/08/13/qualms-of-punctual-reincarnation/
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Homage and Memory
Today we making the penultimate (yep I love that word way too much) post in our celebration of the Eleven Monsters Holiday. Our theme for this Geranium Lake Properties retrospective has been "The Red Beast", a theme chosen with no input from the Ta Gosan Jacin. I do not expect or even hope they are aware of our little tribute for 2026. -
Elilim and Kochavim
Day Nine of our Eleven Monsters Festival for 2026. -
Too Many Legs
Today is Day Eight of our Eleven Monsters Holiday for 2026. Our theme for this Geranium Lake Properties retrospective is "The Red Beast". -
#NVO987 #Culture #LeMonde #ArtHistory #NEXARIUM
Sous la botte nazie, l’âge d’or ambigu des théâtres et des cinémas qui font salle comble à Paris
« Le théâtre sous l’Occupation » (1/5). Les Allemands et le régime de Vichy contribuent à la fertilité de la création, qui atteint des sommets sous l’Occupation. Mais à quel prix ? https://www.lemonde.fr/series-d-ete/article/2026/08/09/sous-la-botte-nazie-l-age-d-or-ambigu-des-theatres-et-des-cinemas-qui-font-salle-comble-a-paris_6742774_3451060.html -
Two Vasparians
Day Seven of our retrospective series of Geranium Lake Properties comics, in celebration of the Eleven Monsters Holiday for 2026. -
Charming Galoot
Today is Day Six of our Eleven Monsters Holiday for 2026. Our theme for this Geranium Lake Properties retrospective is "The Red Beast". -
Aurignacian Narrative
Today is Day Five of our Eleven Monsters Holiday for 2026. Our theme for this Geranium Lake Properties retrospective is "The Red Beast".https://vraic.wordpress.com/2026/08/07/aurignacian-narrative/
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Sreya Derew
Today is Day Four of our Eleven Monsters Holiday for 2026. Our theme for this Geranium Lake Properties retrospective is "The Red Beast". -
Tongues of Fire
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#NVO987 #ArtHistory #Culture #NEXARIUM
How Roy Cohn Taught Donald Trump Everything
The lawyer who showed an outer-borough striver how to ignore the rules, avoid a paper trail, and make up a good story for the media.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/08/10/roy-cohn-profile -
Your art history post for today will surprise you if you’re familiar with his later work: by Piet Mondriaan (1872-1944), Still life with oranges, ca. 1900, oil on canvas, 46 x 30 cm, photo: Christie’s Amsterdam, 1 Dec 1999. #arthistory #painting #oilpainting #mondrian #stilllifepainting #art
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Mithymnautica
If you wish to read (or review) information about the Monster Club, this post from last year can function as your gateway to what little I know about that fellowship. In this profoundly calamitous year of 2026, we are observing the Eleven Monsters Holiday of the Ta Gosan Jacin with a retrospective of eleven Geranium Lake Properties comics (today is Day Two), We will post one comic each day, for eleven days, the last day will be August 13, the first day of Ghost Month. Our theme is “The […] -
Eleven Monsters
I have written a tedious amount of inconsequential information about the Monster Club, and I do not feel any great motivation to write more. If you wish to read (or review) that material, this post from last year can function fairly well as your gateway to what little I know about the Ta Gosan Jacin. In this blessedly fearsome year of 2026, we are acknowledging the Eleven Monsters Holiday of the Ta Gosan Jacin with a retrospective of eleven Geranium Lake Properties comics, posting one comic […] -
#NYT #Arts #Culture #ArtHistory #NVO987 #NEXARIUM
On ‘Ted Lasso,’ Hannah Waddingham Is Ruthless. Off Camera, She’s ‘Quite a Goofy Nugget.’
Hannah Waddingham is a rare British actor to beat a path from musical theater to the screen.
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Beantoss Mandala Time Ends Today
The last day of Beantoss Mandala Time is not a Jackalopian holiday and I have written no new material. Yesterday, or today, or tomorrow may be the holiday for the Passeggiata of Kalkatura Pumkta, which you can read about at the link provided. Or (also) you may enjoy reading about the holiday called Rakjangrimko, aka Ingrimko Unwa Walks Out, which was celebrated last week, or on July 13 for some people. One day in the future, the two holidays may become a five-day festival. I have been told […]https://vraic.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/beantoss-mandala-time-ends-today/
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Two Dilemmas
Included in today's Geranium Lake Properties comic are two dilemmas from The Forty-Nine Dilemmas of Elmer Olpuk, a book written by onetime-Buddhist-monk-now-a-barista Yixilmaq Alkupera. Alkupera borrowed the name of Elmer Olpuk from the Inultaru legend of a hero who is given twelve impossible tasks by an odious man named Uhratambo Drubjoy, who is a corrupt viceroy of the Hahnoqqiplu.1 Elmer Olpuk fails to achieve even one of his tasks. He attempts each of his Twelve Labors with meticulous […] -
💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 📜🧑🌾 An animated short #film dispels common #myths about women in the #MiddleAges. Beyond working fields and running shops, #medieval women managed large estates and governed land as nuns while contributing to #science, #politics, and trades.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/illuminated-lives-a-brief-history-of-womens-work-in-the-middle-ages
#animation #art #arthistory #culture #europe #farming #food #history #illustration #medicine #nationalfilmboardofcanada #religion #textiles #weaving #womeninstem #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 📜🧑🌾 An animated short #film dispels common #myths about women in the #MiddleAges. Beyond working fields and running shops, #medieval women managed large estates and governed land as nuns while contributing to #science, #politics, and trades.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/illuminated-lives-a-brief-history-of-womens-work-in-the-middle-ages
#animation #art #arthistory #culture #europe #farming #food #history #illustration #medicine #nationalfilmboardofcanada #religion #textiles #weaving #womeninstem #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ ICYMI: 📜🧑🌾 An animated short #film dispels common #myths about women in the #MiddleAges. Beyond working fields and running shops, #medieval women managed large estates and governed land as nuns while contributing to #science, #politics, and trades.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/illuminated-lives-a-brief-history-of-womens-work-in-the-middle-ages
#animation #art #arthistory #culture #europe #farming #food #history #illustration #medicine #nationalfilmboardofcanada #religion #textiles #weaving #womeninstem #tksst #video
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💁🏻♀️ NEW: 📜🧑🌾 An animated short #film dispels common #myths about women in the #MiddleAges. Beyond working fields and running shops, #medieval women managed large estates and governed land as nuns while contributing to #science, #politics, and trades.
👉 Learn more: https://seethis.tv/post/illuminated-lives-a-brief-history-of-womens-work-in-the-middle-ages
#animation #art #arthistory #culture #europe #farming #food #history #illustration #medicine #nationalfilmboardofcanada #religion #textiles #weaving #womeninstem #tksst #video
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#Arts #Culture #ArtHistory #NVO987 #NEXARIUM
Andy Serkis Defends His ‘Hunt for Gollum’ Cast and Confirms He’s Not Directing Stephen Colbert’s ‘Lord of the Rings’ Film
The British actor-filmmaker addressed criticism around the lack of diversity in his 'Lord of the Rings' film, which currently stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Leo Woodall, Kate Winslet and Jamie Dornan.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/andy-serkis-hunt-for-gollum-cast-lord-of-the-rings-colbert-1236647367/ -
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New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Announces Citywide Mural Project to Commemorate Historic FIFA World Cup
A dozen murals across the five boroughs will memorialize when the tournament came to North America.
https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/new-york-mamdani-citywide-mural-project-fifa-world-cup-1234792028/