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The brilliant histories of art belong to everyone, no matter their background With more than 800 contributors from hundreds of colleges, universities, museums, and research centers across the globe, Smarthistory is the most-visited art history resource in the world
- Smarthistory – The Basics of Art History
With more than 800 contributors from hundreds of colleges, universities, museums, and research centers across the globe, Smarthistory is the most-visited art history resource in the world
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With more than 800 contributors from hundreds of colleges, universities, museums, and research centers across the globe, Smarthistory is the most-visited art history resource in the world
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Caught in a moment of his dance, this many-limbed figure embodies Hindu ideals of beauty and physical perfection
- Smarthistory – Richard Serra, Tilted Arc
Richard Serra wanted passers-by to have a very different relationship to public sculpture His 1981 sculpture Tilted Arc was a 12-foot-tall, 120-foot-long, 15-ton steel slab that cut across Federal Plaza in Lower Manhattan Instead of focusing on the optical experience of sculpture—looking at it from a distance—Serra wanted passers-by to experience the sculpture in a physical way He said
- Smarthistory – Hagia Sophia, Istanbul
The golden dome of this vast building appears suspended from heaven It has withstood quakes, conquest, and crusades
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