The Denver Museum of Nature & Science is hosting a traveling exhibit on Egyptian history complete with miniature replicas of pyramids and temples. It’s much bigger than the permanent exhibit that they have on Egyptology. The first section covers the importance of the Nile River to the Egyptians during those times and how it contributedContinue reading “Denver Museum of Nature & Science Exhibit – Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs”
Category Archives: Ancient Art History
Mesopotamia and Persia: The Cradle of Civilization and Big Baby Steps
The Sumerians of Mesopotamia were responsible for many inventions, including writing, the wheel, the plow and the irrigation canals. They also influenced for the next 2,000 years after that the pictorial narrative. The pictorial narrative is scenes depicting a story. We saw a little bit of that with the decorated rooms of Catal Hoyuk. ThisContinue reading “Mesopotamia and Persia: The Cradle of Civilization and Big Baby Steps”
Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 2
We’re taking a giant leap into 7000 BCE, the Neolithic age, where great societies emerged in Anatolia and Mesopotamia (what is now Turkey and Syria/Iraq). One of those was Jericho, which laid on a plateau in the Jordan River Valley. The citizens built mud-brick houses, farmed, and constructed a walled fortification. Eventually, the people abandonedContinue reading “Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 2”
Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 1
Way before any of the art you see today existed, it had to have had a start. It didn’t start with a canvas; it definitely didn’t start with a computer; it began with a stone wall. We’re not talking about finger painting like a child would do on their parents’ walls; we’re talking about aContinue reading “Stone Age Art: Art Made of Stone? Part 1”
Artemesia Gentileschi: The Artist Who Fought Against Rape with Art
Recently, an Artemesia Gentileschi painting has been acquired by the Getty art museum in L.A. through an undisclosed seller. They plan on having it on display for viewing when the time comes for reopening. An artist of the 17th century, Gentileschi, was left unknown until the 1970s when art historian Linda Nochlin wrote an articleContinue reading “Artemesia Gentileschi: The Artist Who Fought Against Rape with Art”
What the Art?! Art History Simplified 