he military gear, musical instruments, and songbooks scattered throughout this composition hint at worldly and romantic pursuits, but the chief subject of the painting is the illusionism of the near ...

Antonio Moro, Anton Mor van Dashorst, Antonis Mor, Anthonis Moor van Dashorst, (Antonio Moro), Anthony Mor, Anthonis van Dashorst Mor, Anthonis Mor Van Dashorst, Anthony More, Antonius Mor Jean ...

As an intern at the Art Institute, you immerse yourself in art. You explore the galleries with a cohort of other learners, who each bring their own experiences and knowledge, or even wander on your ...

This well-appointed interior sets the scene for the courtship ritual of music-making, through which men and women became acquainted by singing and playing instruments together. The boy in the ...

In this half-length biblical painting, an aged woman offering tempting jewels—possibly the proprietor of a brothel—and an angel bestowing spiritual guidance battle for the soul of Mary Magdalene. A ...

In this work, Mary Cassatt addressed the theme for which she is best known—women and children—while also experimenting with compositional elements of Japanese art. Cassatt saw a large exhibition of ...

In 1878 the painter George Inness wrote in Harper’s magazine: “Details in the pictures must be elaborated only enough fully to reproduce the impression that the artist wishes to reproduce. When [there ...

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Made in preparation for the sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, this remarkable drawing depicts the model Marie van Goethem from three different perspectives: left profile, right profile, and ...

Before we began working closely together, I knew Lauren as a caring, thoughtful, chill friend with a bright energy who’s always down for a song. In recent years, as the Publishing and Experience ...

Explore thousands of artworks in the museum’s collection—from our renowned icons to lesser-known works from every corner of the globe—as well as our books, writings, reference materials, and other ...

The Franciscans were among the reformed religious orders whose preaching and teaching activities helped revive the Roman Catholic Church in the Southern Netherlands following years of religious and ...