The canon of proportions is the calculation of the proportions of a human being. Many civilizations used these in their sculpture to make the human figure look as ideal as possible. Ancient Egyptian, Archaic, Hellenistic,...
A reliquary is a collection of holy objects and is used for personal worshiping.Most famously used and produced in the Renaissance and Medieval times, reliquaries were not only useful in religious practice, but...
Throughout the Egyptian Empire, art was a very important part of the religious life an Egyptian. Sculpture was the main medium of Egyptian religious art. High relief, low relief, and freestanding sculpture were very popular types of...
As an art lover, I feel it is a duty of mine to stay informed about events in the art world, good and bad. Even if you are just a person who is interested in art, it is always good to understand the goings-on in the art world. **ALL CREDITS...
I was recently privileged enough to get to visit an art museum in my area. It was my first time in an art museum since lockdown. It had been at least a year. Here are some tips, if you choose to go in person, so you can go safely. Whatever...
***Credits go to THIS New Yorker article*** One of the largest collections of Nazi propaganda and art is actually in a USA army warehouse from WWII. This art ranges from propaganda posters to paintings to sculpture. I highly recommend...
Caravaggio (click the name to read more about him) was a trailblazer in the Italian Baroque. He was a painter who used tenebrism and lead the Baroque movement to its height. Caravaggio was very protective of his...
