Curated Video
The Raft of the Medusa by Théodore Géricault: Great Art Explained
This is the story about the painting of the raft that shook the world and scandalised high society. Not only for its anti-royalist statements but also for its choice of a black man as the hero. In an age of slavery. In its brutality,...
Curated Video
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck: Great Art Explained
The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan Van Eyck has baffled art historians ever since it was painted in 1434. It has been dissected and analysed, maybe more than any other painting in history, and in the process, become even more mysterious....
Curated Video
Vincent Van Gogh's The Starry Night: Great Art Explained
Vincent van Gogh was a largely self-taught artist who didn’t pick up a paintbrush until he was 30 years old. Just seven years later, he would be dead. It was really his last four years where he developed the style we would come to know...
Amor Sciendi
Parthenon Marbles: An Art Controversy | AmorSciendi with Christina Boszik
With the help of co-author Christina Boszik, I weigh in on the debate around the Parthenon Marbles.
Bridgeman Arts
Minoru Yamasaki in his studio, shots of his buildings, working on the model of the World Trade Center, 1965
Minoru Yamasaki in his studio, shots of his buildings, working on the model of the World Trade Center, 1965
Bridgeman Arts
Edward Hopper, Minoru Yamasaki, Richard Hunt, and Ansel Adams at work in 1965
Sequence of American artists at work. Clip features Edward Hopper the painter, Minoru Yamasaki the architect, Richard Hunt the sculptor and Ansel Adams the photographer.
Bridgeman Arts
Daniel Dorian presenting to the camera outside the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan, USA, 1965
Daniel Dorian presenting to the camera outside the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan, USA, 1965
Bridgeman Arts
Richard Hunt, the sculptor, at work in his studio in Chicago. Neighbourhood boys watch. 1965
Richard hunts searches for car parts in a junk yard. Works with them in his studio with neighbourhood kids watching. Chicago 1965
Bridgeman Arts
Photographer Ansel Adams working on location in California and at home, playing piano and dining with his family. 1965
Photographer Ansel Adams working on location in California and at home, playing piano and dining with his family. 1965
Bridgeman Arts
Pottery production in Golfe-Juan, Vallauris, France 1952
Potters lay their pots out to dry in the sun. The pots are decorated with paint and fired in a kiln. Filmed in the Golfe-Juan resort in Vallauris, France in 1952
Bridgeman Arts
Edward Hopper's exhibition at the Detroit Institute of Arts in February 1965
Visitors enter gallery, young students take notes, CUs of paintings.
Bridgeman Arts
Presenter Daniel Dorian outside the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan, USA, 1965
Presenter Daniel Dorian outside the Detroit Institute of Arts in Michigan, USA, 1965 - features zoom out shot of Rodin's The Thinker.
Bridgeman Arts
Earth is dug up for clay pottery, potters at work in studio, Vallauris, France 1952
Men digging up earth for clay, horse and cart transport it to the pottery studio, potters work away on potter's wheels. Filmed in the Golfe-Juan resort in Vallauris, France in 1952
Bridgeman Arts
Picasso displays and decorates his ceramics in his studio in Vallauris c.1952
Picasso in his studio in Vallauris, on the French Riviera, c.1952. He shows us his vases, pots and plates, and we see him paint them.
Bridgeman Arts
Ansel Adams taking photos on location, working with students and developing pictures in dark room, 1965
Ansel Adams taking photos on location, working with students and developing pictures in dark room, 1965
Bridgeman Arts
Picasso's ceramics filmed outdoors, in nature settings, Vallauris, France, 1952
Picasso's pots and other ceramic works are displayed on the beach and in the grass. Shown in domestic settings also. Vallauris, France, 1952
Bridgeman Arts
Picasso drawing and painting in Vallauris, children making pottery, c.1952
Picasso drawing and painting in Vallauris, children making pottery, c.1952
Bridgeman Arts
Edward Hopper painting in his studio, his wife Josephine Hopper also paints, shots of New York City. 1965
Edward Hopper painting in his studio, his wife Josephine Hopper also paints, shots of New York City. 1965
Sophia Learning
Sophia: What Is a Work of Art?: Lesson 1
This lesson will define the concepts of art and work of art. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "What is a Work of Art?."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Late Victorian: Alma Tadema's Listening to Homer
This video Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema's, A Reading from Homer, 1885, oil on canvas, 36-1/8 x 72-1/4 inches / 91.8 x 183.5 cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art). [4:00]
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Understanding the Artistic Movement
This lesson will explain what makes an art movement and how to understand differences between movements.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Covered Broth Bowl and Stand
Met curator Jeff Munger on excess in Covered Broth Bowl and Stand from the Vincennes Manufactory, c. 1752-53.