Hello! I hope that you all are having a wonderful summer! Unfortunately as summer is waning, I will be starting back to school as I am a high school student. Just as last year, I will continue to create content to the best of...
White Temple and Ziggurat This ancient site is in Uruk, modern Warka in Iraq. The first image is a re-imagination of what archeologist suspect the temple looked like originally. Click here for what a ziggurat is!!Bio of the work: Title: White...
A ziggurat is a platform structure to hold a temple with its origins in ancient Mesopotamia. These structures are often compared to cut off pyramids with sloping sides. In most case, ziggurats had small shrines at the top. The most...
A triptych is a Greek word meaning "three-fold". In art, a triptych is a series of three separate panels, usually hinged together. For a work to be a triptych, it must 1) have three, obvious parts and 2) have a progression of...
Right now, I am planning a trip to Cincinnati, so why not make a "Guide to Art History"? Cincinnati Art Museum: The Cincinnati Art Museum is the main art museum in the city. The hours are strange-- Tuesday through...
The Tête à Tête, from Marriage a la Mode by William Hogarth William Hogarth's The Tête à Tête, from Marriage a la Mode series is a very interesting and detail dense piece of art. The lavish interior scene is simple too much for...
It is so hard to believe that one year ago I decided to start this blog (along with the Instagram account)-- Art History: On Display! On July 8, 2020, I wrote the first post on AHOD, Art Movements: The Italian Baroque. To...
