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Curated Video
Communication Method During the Renaissance
The Renaissance was one of the most influential periods in European history. The Renaissance cultivated an intellectual and cultural revival across Europe. Visual communication played an important role in the spread of new ideas and...
Curated Video
Mona Lisa del Giocondo
In 1550, art historian Giorgio Vasari noted in his book on Renaissance artwork that, "Leonardo undertook to execute, for Francesco del Giocondo, the portrait of Mona Lisa, his wife." But there was dispute about Mona Lisa's true...
Curated Video
Why is the Background of the Mona Lisa Unique?
Leonardo da Vinci's understanding of the natural world and the forces that shape it influenced every aspect of his artwork, from the foreground to the background. Learn how aerial perspective and the horizon line create the illusion of...
The Art Assignment
Art That Was Never Finished
Artists have abandoned artworks for many reasons throughout history. Guest host John Green shares some of his favorite unfinished artworks and explains why they resonate with him so deeply. Featuring work by Michelangelo, Leonardo da...
Curated Video
Why We Study Art
Art history is much more than names, dates, and creepy babies. It helps us understand how history itself gets constructed and told. In this episode of Crash Course Art History, we’ll learn how interpreting artwork reveals connections...
The Art Assignment
What Makes a Masterpiece?
What do we mean when we call an artwork a MASTERPIECE? Who decides which art becomes one? And what artists make them?
The Art Assignment
Better Know the Mona Lisa | The Art Assignment | PBS Digital Studios
She's probably the most famous artwork of all time, but what do you know about her? It's time to better know the Mona Lisa.
Amor Sciendi
Art and Faith | AmorSciendi Theory of Knowledge
This is another video with themes from my Theory of Knowledge class, and another video where I draw heavily from my experience studying and teaching Renaissance/Reformation history. I'm keeping the long format video/essay style for now,...
Curated Video
Restoring Florence's Artistic Treasures: Repairing the Damage of the 1966 Flood
This video highlights the ongoing restoration efforts in Florence, Italy, following the devastating floods in 1966. The city's prestigious state-run Obovicio Restoration Laboratories are working tirelessly to repair precious Renaissance...
Amor Sciendi
Andy Warhol and the Mimetic Theory of Art | AmorSciendi
I've been reading a lot of art theory lately and this video is a product of that. I also have been inspired by the long videos of the Art Assignment.
Alliterative
The Art of Propaganda: The Endnotes
Some extra information from "Bellini" ( about Mannerism, art & the Counter-Reformation, and the etymology of Propaganda. Show
TED-Ed
The Many Meanings of Michelangelo's Statue of David
Invite your learners to consider how the context of an artwork can alter its meaning and interpretation throughout its history by examining the intriguing history behind Michelangelo's statue of David. The video discusses...
Crash Course
Shakespeare's Tragedies and an Acting Lesson: Crash Course Theater #15
Who doesn't love a play where most of the characters die? Such deaths are a defining characteristic of many of Shakespeare's tragedies, the topic of an informational video on the Bard and his works. Along with outlining the plot elements...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Northern Renaissance: Bruegel, Tower of Babel
This video [4:39] discusses Pieter Bruegel the Elder's, The Tower of Babel, 1563, oil on panel, 114 x 155 cm (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna). In the Google Art Project:...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Holbein the Younger, the Ambassadors
This video [7:32] discusses Hans Holbein the Younger's, The Ambassadors, 1533, oil on oak, 207 x 209.5 cm (The National Gallery, London). In the Google Art Project:...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Animation: Pieter Bruegel
These stop-motion films made by our 7-12-year-old animators at the second annual #MetKids Animation Lab, explore the theme The Met, Inside Out.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Art History: Agnolo Bronzino and the Mannerist Portraits
Video examining two portraits by Agnolo Bronzino, a Mannerist artist. [10:30]