Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...

Eugenio Lucas, “Death Reading from a Human Lectern, Congregation in Background” (c. 1850), black chalk and brown wash (courtesy Morgan Library & Museum, purchased by Pierpont Morgan) (all photos by ...

SVA Destinations, an ongoing series of short-term, domestic and international travel-based programs offered by the School of Visual Arts, offer participants the opportunity for in-depth study, ...

Can you please give a brief description of your course? Alice Schwarz (AS): Each semester, the course is an exploration of works of art from The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s collection through drawing ...

Three big ‘PST Art: Art and Science Collide’ exhibitions include marvelous objects, but only one show is satisfying. The Getty Museum’s exhilarating ‘Lumen: The Art and Science of Light’ surveys ...

Professor of History of Art Alicia Walker. Professor of History of Art Alicia Walker has been named to the scientific committee for an exhibition at the J. Paul Getty Museum in Lo ...

A review of Art: A New History, by Paul Johnson. The modern sensibility recoils against the “great man” model of history: history as the account of decisive events, shaped by the autonomous actions of ...