The ceiling of the Sistine Chapel is one of Michelangelo's most famous works. Learn more about the history of this masterpiece. 1508-12, fresco (Vatican, Rome). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Critics at the World's Fair: "American art has made something of itself." Childe Hassam, Horticulture Building, World's Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893, oil on canvas 18-1/2 x 26-1/4 inches / 47.0 x 66.7 cm (Terra Foundation for American Art, Daniel J. Terra Collection, 1999.67), a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. Katherine Bourguignon, Curator, Terra Foundation for American Art, and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris, Smarthistory, and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Benvenuto Cellini, Perseus with the Head of Medusa, c. 1554, bronze (Loggia dei Lanzi, Piazza della Signoria, Florence). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Paul Cézanne, The Large Bathers, 1906, oil on canvas, 82-7/8 x 98-3/4 inches / 210.5 x 250.8 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art). In the Google Art Project: http://www.googleartproject.com/collection/philadelphia-museum-of-art/artwork/the-large-bathers-paul-cezanne-french-1839-1906/808050/. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Chakalte’, Relief with Enthroned Ruler (lintel from La Pasadita, Guatemala), Maya, late 8th century, limestone and paint, 88.9 x 87.6 x 7 cm (1979.206.1047) (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) Speakers: Dr. James Doyle, Assistant Curator for the Art of the Americas, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Dr. Beth Harris.
Charioteer of Delphi, c. 478-474 B.C.E., bronze (lost wax cast) with silver, glass and copper inlay, 1.8 m high (Delphi Archaeological Museum). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Inscription on base: "Dedicated by Polyzalus, younger brother of Gelon, tyrant of Gela and later of Syracuse, and of Hieron"
A brief introduction to Charlemagne's military campaigns and the cultural revival that he supported. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Brief overview of Charlemagne and his coronation in 800. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Charles Barry and A.W.N. Pugin, Palace of Westminster (Houses of Parliament), 1840-70, London. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Chartres Cathedral (Notre Dame de Chartres), c. 1145 and 1194 - c. 1230. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris.
According to the artist (Reginald Marsh), at Coney Island, “The best show is the people themselves.” Reginald Marsh, Wooden Horses, 1936, tempera on board, 61 x 101.6 cm (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art) A Seeing America video A conversation with Erin Monroe, Robert H. Schutz, Jr., Associate Curator of American Paintings and Sculpture, Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, and Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Christ Crucified, 17th century, ivory (Museo Franz Mayer, Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren G. Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris, Smarthistory, and Steven Zucker.
Cimabue, Maesta of Santa Trinita, 1280-1290, tempera on panel, 151 1/2 x 87 3/4" (385 x 223 cm), Uffizi, Florence Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
The Southwest became a hub for artists seeking “quintessentially American” subjects beyond New York and Chicago. A conversation with Dr. Jennifer Henneman, Assistant Curator of Western American Art, Denver Art Museum, and Dr. Beth Harris about E. Martin Hennings, Rabbit Hunt, c. 1925, oil on canvas (Denver Art Museum) A Seeing America video Special thanks to the Denver Art Museum. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
New York City as a kaleidoscope of color, sound, and form. Joseph Stella, The Voice of the City of New York Interpreted, 1920-22, oil and tempera on canvas (five panels), 99.75 x 270 inches overall (Purchase 1937 Felix Fuld Bequest Fund 37.288a-e, Newark Museum), a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. Tricia Laughlin Bloom, Curator of American Art, Newark Museum and Dr. Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Eastman Johnson paints a courageous African American family fleeing slavery. Eastman Johnson, A Ride for Liberty -- The Fugitive Slaves, c. 1862, oil on paperboard, 55.8 x 66.4 cm (Brooklyn Museum) Speakers: Margarita Karasoulas, Assistant Curator of American Art, and Steven Zucker A Seeing America video. Created by Smarthistory. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Making nature useful, the Fairmount Water Works. Thomas Birch, Fairmount Water Works, 1821, oil on canvas, 51.1 x 76.3 cm (Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts), a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. Anna O. Marley, Curator of Historical American Art, Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Find learning related resources here: https://smarthistory.org/seeing-america-2/
Coatlicue, c. 1500, Mexica (Aztec), found on the SE edge of the Plaza mayor/Zocalo in Mexico City, basalt, 257 cm high (National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City)
A conversation with Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.
Codex Amiatinus, before 716, Wearmouth-Jarrow, c. 505 x 340 mm (Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence, MS Amiatino 1) Speakers: Dr. Claire Breay, Head of Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker.