italian renaissance, prints, the metropolitan museum of art
The Italian Renaissance began the opening phase of a period of significant cultural change and achievement in Europe that spanned the period from the end of the 14th century to about 1600, marking the transition between Medieval and Early Modern Europe. The word renaissance in French (rinascimento in Italian) means “rebirth.” The era is best known for the renewed interest in the ...
Socialism’s link to the modern art movement It’s everywhere and all-pervasive — the nonsensical, usually obnoxious and obscene, rarely aesthetically pleasing modern art. It is celebrated by higher institutions and museums around the world, confusing and irreverent to most of us, yet still emulated in every aspect of our modern lives, wittingly or unwittingly. Modern art has ...
The Metropolitan Museum of Art (the “Met”) in New York City is currently holding an exhibition of art in Chinese culture entitled Children to Immortals: Figural Representations in Chinese Art. More than 120 objects from Chinese history are up for display. “Conveying a person’s inner spirit (chuanshen) is the central aspect of figural representation in ...