Questions tagged [art]
Questions related to history of art or artists.
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What is the significance (if any) of the distinct pose of the Islamic figures depicted in these paintings?
Note the commonality between these paintings, namely, the victor killing his foe using a straight downward slash, sometimes through a shield.
Shah Ismail I and Shaybani Khan duel at the Battle of ...
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Did Albert Besnard paint "l'heure bleue"?
In a previous question about the origin of the term "blue hour", the research from Dietrich Seybold on the blue hour was linked.
Seybold claims that Albert Besnard draw a painting called &...
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Who coined the term blue hour to refer to the sky after sunset?
During twilight, the light emitted by the sky is of a particular hue of blue for several minutes after the sunset (same happens several minutes before sunrise). This period of time has been termed &...
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Who would have had access to Dürer's "The Painter's Manual..."?
I am a mathematics educator hoping to talk about Dürer's 1525 "The Painter's Manual: A Manual of Measurement of Lines, Areas and Solids by Means of Compass and Ruler..." and would like to ...
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Can anyone identify this photo of Cairo in a music video?
At the start of the music video for Golden Brown - The Stranglers , the members of the band are shown inspecting a painting of the Nile as it runs through Cairo (the pyramids of Giza can also be seen)....
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What is significance of (US) university heraldry
I apologize if this is a bit too basic of a question, as it's my first time using the site to actually ask a question. From what I understand, the history of heraldry in university settings seems to ...
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What is this carved greenish stone statue?
I found this at an antique store in Michigan. It appears to have a face on either side of the head, and only one visible eye on each face. Also odd is that it has feet facing opposite directions. ...
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Which artist or movement always drew their subjects in full sideways view?
I have a vague memory from art history class of an artist or abstract art movement that had all of the subjects facing sideways. Is this something that actually existed, and, if so, who were they and/...
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When, where, and how did Laszlo Toth die?
Laszlo Toth was famous for trying to destroy the Pieta in 1972.
I'm curious what is actually known about the circumstances of his death. His Wikipedia page suspiciously doesn't provide the usual death ...
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Is there an historical reason why artists would not sign their work?
I was reading about Richard of York, 3rd Duke of York, and followed the track of the others famous historical persons involved in the Wars of the Roses, such as John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury and ...
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What's the background to the popularity of turquoise in Russian architecture?
Not sure if this is primarily history, but it's also history in any case. I think the question fits much better here than on the graphical design SE.
In any case there seems to be a tradition with ...
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Did Steamboat Willie use this black and white poster for its theatrical release in 1928?
This black and white theatrical poster of Steamboat Willie is available on wikipedia, which claims it was used in the 1928 release.
But I can't find a reliable source that it's real. The source is ...
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Which artist had a special exhibition in the Kunstmuseum Bonn in summer 2012?
In the Kunstmuseum Bonn in Summer 2012, I can remember there was a special exhibition on show about an (probably American) contemporary abstract expressionist artist who did graffiti like abstract art ...
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What is the earliest reference to playing chess with Death?
Playing chess with death is a relatively common trope. The earliest mention of this trope that I was able to easily find is the Death playing chess painting from 1480. Beyond that search results get ...
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Is there a dog in Rembrandt's "The Night Watch"? [closed]
This, of course, is Rembrandt's The Night Watch
In the bottom right, I swear there's a figure of a dog or something, but I can't see anything about there being a dog in the painting.
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