Situated at the crossroads of Mediterranean trade routes, the Etruscans were avid importers of Greek vases with figural decoration. Many of these vessels survive today because they were buried with ...

About this artwork Status Currently Off View Department Arts of Asia Title Jar with Six Square Loop Handles Place China (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art ...

During the period of the five “Good Emperors,” succession was not hereditary. It was instead based on merit, with the current ruler formally adopting his successor. This pattern ended with Marcus ...

The second half of the 12th century was a time of great political instability in Japan. Aristocrats felt as if they were living in an age of mappo, or Buddhist decline, and were preoccupied with the ...

J. C. van der Hagen, Joris Cornelisz. van der Hagen, Joris Cornelisz. van der Haagen, Joris van der Haagen Aeneas in the Elysian Fields (recto); Sketches of Groups of Figures (verso), n.d. Raymond de ...

For more on the Alfred Stieglitz collection at the Art Institute, along with in-depth object information, please visit the website: The Alfred Stieglitz Collection. Inscribed recto, on mount, lower ...