The Imperial Ming PalaceThis 15th-century tempera on silk painting depicts the many palaces, pavilions, and courtyards of the Forbidden City. Fine Art/Album The key spaces within the Forbidden ...

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tapping into the longstanding interest in orientalist aesthetics evident in the “Japonisme” of the late 19th century, when a fervor for Japanese art, furniture and artifacts swept Europe.

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At the dawn of the 20th century, Prague exploded with artistic and intellectual activity, a new way of seeing the world—an “art nouveau” that transformed many major capitals across Europe. During this ...

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Other artifacts include a one-handed 15th-century sword that realized €85,719 ($97,390); a century-old mask from Gabon which sold for €39,563 ($44,950), within estimate; and a sumptuous 17th ...

According to their website: Featuring more than 70 works of art in a variety of media, Picturing Nature: The Stuart Collection of 18th- and 19th-Century British Landscapes and Beyond explores how the ...

TOKYO — The geishas glide with measured steps across a wooden stage, offering a glimpse of a long-misunderstood tradition that is becoming a rare sight in Japan. Dancing with paper fans and ...

Standing on opposite sides of a roughly 9-by-12-foot table in a work room at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific ... in “Routed West: Twentieth-Century African American Quilts in California.” ...