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.
Created by Getty Museum and the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros. Explore key methods Concrete Artists in Brazil and Argentina used to create perfectly straight edges in paint. This video is one of three that accompanied the “Making Art Concrete: Works from Argentina and Brazil in the Colección Patricia Phelps de Cisneros” (September 16, 2017 – February 11, 2018) at the Getty Museum. For more information visit http://www.getty.edu/art/exhibitions/cisneros. Created by Getty Museum.
Our approach to character lighting.
Character transformation and their needs.
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.
Learn about several of the pre-Columbian civilizations that emerged around the Andes in and near modern-day Peru.
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/
An overview of the truly Imperial Chinese Dynasties including the Qin, Han, Sui, Tang, Song, Yuan, Ming and Qing. Discussion of innovations during Tang and Song China.
Chivalric customs arose from the medieval knight's code of conduct, and were gradually adopted by aristocrats and society as a whole. Learn about the elements of the code and some surprising early applications, as depicted in illuminated manuscripts. Created by Getty Museum.
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.
Overview of the changing relationship between the Roman Empire and Christianity from the time of Jesus to the reign of Theodosius.
Who was Christopher Columbus? In this video, Kim explores Columbus's background, his search for royal patronage, and his first voyage in 1492.