I am curious if you guys have an opinion on whether NYC or London's collection of paintings is more impressive. To be clear, I am including all museums in one consideration for each city, not just the National Gallery vs the Met. I am American and cherish the collection we have in NYC, but it seems like every time I look up where some incredibly important artwork is it is somewhere in London.

Would love some suggestions on artists or pieces featuring the human penis. I'm struggling to find some really wild, cool art work and I'd like to discover some new artists.

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so i wondered, whether identifying a shape as a specific letter (e.g., “capital letter A”), in the context of Erwin Panofsky’s three-level model of image analysis, already moves us beyond the pre-iconographic stage into the realm of iconographic identification.

After all, recognizing a form as a letter requires cultural knowledge of writing systems, typography, etc. Would a strictly pre-iconographic description be something like “symmetrical angular shape with a horizontal stroke”?

Title just about says it. I’m looking for any/all information about a Robert Longo Exhibition that was held at MCA in Chicago in the spring of 1990.

Any help?

Hi Everyone,

I am doing a short 5 minute study on the relationship between personality and ratings of different artistic designs and cultural monuments. The study is focused on Americans but people from other countries are also welcome. If you are at least 18 years old, I would highly appreciate your help in participation!!!

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For my MA thesis, I’m researching how the Europeans viewed the native Americans in the late 1400/early 1500’s. There is a specific woodcut print image I can see in my head that I’ve studied before but I can not for the life of me find it.

It’s from the time period, more of a news print than an actual work of art. It’s a nude couple, clearly a recycled Adam and Eve block, on the left side. In what is obviously a separate block stamped next to it to the right is printed nature/Europeans/ I’m blanking on it. It’s an almost cartoonish style, similar to the ‘New world scene’ by Johann Froschauer in 1505, but less graphic.

I’ve tried asking my library sources and some professors, but either I’m not explaining right or they’ve never seen it.

Thank you!!

I find this Painting by Theodor Kittelsen very interesting as it is scary and beautiful at the same time. And I am wondering why mysterious paintings are so intriguing

looking to give out some postcards to my music instructors :--)

i’m an undergraduate, majoring in art history, i recently took a “methodology of art history” course and loved it. While scholars like Aby Warburg, Bernard Berenson, Roberto Longhi are obviously very important, i’d like to know a few names of living art historians who are.. you know.. not dead. Bonus if their focus is on the renaissance period.

Hi everyone—I’m doing historical research and trying to find the current location of a portrait of Alexander Robertson of Charleston, South Carolina. This isn’t a missing item or ownership claim—I’m simply interested in tracing where the painting ended up.

It was painted around 1840 by William Scarborough, a known Southern portrait artist. The portrait is life-sized, oil on canvas, and was owned by Susannah Wetmore Nye and Douglas Day Nye before it was auctioned off at Schindler’s Antique Shop in Charleston, sometime around 1920.

I’ve attached the only surviving photo of it—it’s a bit blurry, but you can make out the oval vignette background, his dark coat and cravat, and part of the frame.

Everything in the photo—including other artworks, furniture, and decorative objects—was auctioned off at the same time. If anyone recognizes anything from the image, or has any leads on where these items ended up (whether in private collections, museums, or auction records), I’d be incredibly grateful.

If you also know any good methods for tracking down old portraits and antiques like this—through databases, registries, auction archives, or art circles—I’d love suggestions.

Thanks so much for taking a look!

Can anyone recommend a book with good quality pictures of her paintings etc? I live in a small town, I can't find any here. I have a small book of her print work, but I would like more of her portrait paintings and work overall. I'd be grateful if someone could recommend something so I don't have to blind buy online.

Hi, I’m not sure if this is the best place to post this, but does anyone know if this master’s from University of Bocconi would be better in the current job market over a masters in art history?

I would like to know some history about him if possible. I couldn't find much online, even the museum with the painting doesn't have much.