jinxproof: “© Ruven Afanador ”

aic-americas: “Globular Jar in the Form of a Cat, Moche, -100, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas Gift of Nathan Cummings Size: H. 19.7 cm (7 ¾ in.) Medium: Ceramic and...

bm-european-art: “Combat, Eighth State, Stanley William Hayter, 1936, Brooklyn Museum: European Art Size: Other (Plate): 15 ¾ x 19 3/8in. (40 x 49.2cm) Medium: Engraving, soft ground...

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bm-ancient-art: “Stela of Tsanna, 8th century C.E., Brooklyn Museum: Egyptian, Classical, Ancient Near Eastern Art Size: 17 11/16 x 13 3/8 x 3 5/16 in. (45 x 34 x 8.4 cm) Medium: Limestone,...

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artist-rivera: “The Hands of Nature Offering Water, 1951, Diego Rivera Medium: fresco,polystyrene”

artist-mcescher: “Development III, 1939, M.C. Escher ”

philamuseum: “Dorothy Norman was born in Philadelphia on this day in 1905. In 1927 she met and began collaborating with photographer and gallerist Alfred Stieglitz. Norman made this photograph of...

bm-islamic-art: “Hexagonal Tile, mid-15th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Islamic World Size: 6 ¾ x 13/16 x 6 ¾ in. (17.1 x 2 x 17.1 cm) Medium: Ceramic; fritware, painted in cobalt blue,...

cma-american-painting-sculpture: “A Winter Sky, George Inness , 1866, Cleveland Museum of Art: American Painting and Sculpture Like other painters of the Hudson River School, Inness began his...

artthatgivesmefeelings: “Philip Hermogenes Calderon (English, 1833-1898) Juliet, 1888 ”

bm-american-art: “[Untitled] (Wolf Watching), William Steig, Brooklyn Museum: American Art © Estate of William Steig https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/194198 ”

philamuseum: “Pioneering artist Edna Andrade was born on this day in 1917. Andrade was a Philadelphia-based artist and a leader in the Op Art movement, which was characterized by artworks that...

aic-americas: “Pectoral, Maya, 200, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of the Americas This elegant chest ornament would have been part of a ruler’s ceremonial regalia. In Maya society, as among other...

the-evil-clergyman: “Moonstruck by Michael Parkes (2017) ”

artist-metzinger: “Le Bal Masqué, Carnaval à Venise, 1922, Jean Metzinger https://www.wikiart.org/en/jean-metzinger/le-bal-masqu-carnaval-venise-1922 ”

dickbalzer: “Phenakistoscope Disk - France - c.1835 ”

philamuseum: “Rather like a trailing vine, the lamps and cables of the AIM lighting system function simply and organically. Its design allows the user to position the height and direction of the...

antoninguillot: “2021 46 x 61 cm ”

micahulrichdraws: “Pain. Only a handful of signed copies of her remain at the shop link in my bio. ”

felix-vallotton: “Félix Vallotton, Le Coup de vent (The Gust of Wind), 1894 ”

flowerytale: ““Was it a vision, or a waking dream? Fled is that music? Do I wake or sleep?” Manuscript of ’Ode to a Nightingale’ by John Keats ”

bm-pacific: “Ancestral Figure (Korwar), early 20th century, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific Islands Korwar (mortuary figure). Carving is that of two figures, male and female, holding a stylize...

artist-mcescher: “New Year’s Greeting Card, 1946, M.C. Escher ”

the-evil-clergyman: “Perseus by Paul-Joseph Blanc (1869) ”

aic-african: “Scarab: Title (Greatest of the Tens of Upper Egypt) and Personal Name, Ancient Egyptian, -1870, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of Africa Gift of Henry H. Getty and Charles L....

inividia: “Portrait of Lady Sunderland (detail) 1786. Joshua Reynolds ”

aic-drawings: “Nadia. Mask, Henri Matisse, 1948, Art Institute of Chicago: Prints and Drawings Gift of Betsy G. and David Fryberger in memory of Maurice Patrick and Helen Tieken Geraghty Size: 380...

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the-evil-clergyman: “Garden of Hesperides by Albert Herter (1898) ”

stillornot: “James Sant Reverie ”

mia-japanese-korean: “Pair of Fish, Yamada Hōgyoku, 1830s, Minneapolis Institute of Art: Japanese and Korean Art Size: 9 3/16 × 11 ½ in. (23.3 × 29.2 cm) (image, sheet, uchiwa-e) Medium: Woodblock...

bm-asian-art: “Raja’s Sporting, Kota School, ca. 1790, Brooklyn Museum: Asian Art Size: 14 ½ x 19 ¼ in. (36.8 x 48.9 cm) Medium: Opaque watercolors, silver and gold on...

the-evil-clergyman: “Illustration from Documents Decoratifs by Alphonse Mucha (1901) ”

bm-pacific: “Mask, Brooklyn Museum: Arts of the Pacific Islands Medium: Wood, paint https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/37289 ”

artist-emil-nolde: “The Last Supper, 1909, Emil Nolde Medium: oil,canvas https://www.wikiart.org/en/emil-nolde/the-last-supper-1909 ”

aic-african: “Statuette of the Goddess Neith, Ancient Egyptian, -945, Art Institute of Chicago: Arts of Africa Gift of Henry H. Getty, Charles L. Hutchinson, and Robert H. Fleming Size: 23 × 9 ×...

philamuseum: “In this large pen painting, Hendrick Goltzius drew with ink on a prepared canvas before applying light touches of oil paint. The work’s limited palette calls attention to the artist’s...

the-evil-clergyman: “Wood Nymphs in the Moonlight by Julius Schmid (19th Century) ”