AUR Art History

The Hudson River School was a uniquely American art movement – the first to develop after the country gained its independence in 1776. It was a painting style that celebrated the American landscape. During the mid-19th century, dozens of artists painted scenes throughout the United States and beyond.

The Hudson River School: Celebrating Nature, American-Style - DailyArtMagazine.com - Art History Stories The Hudson River School was a uniquely American art movement - the first to develop after the country gained its independence in 1776. It was a painting style that celebrated the American landscape. It also shared environmental concerns we still face today.

The life and work of Leonardo da Vinci have been dissected and analyzed in detail by the sharp eye of the art critics and historians. Yet, the biography of the Renaissance genius still offers mysteries, one of them being the fact that four out of five surviving portraits show feminine figures.

Da Vinci’s Female Representation Da Vinci’s female representation was the first to conferring personality, character, and individuality to women, demonstrating how they were not just symbols of beauty, but humans also.

Art History club in collaboration with Media and Archeology Clubs of AUR spent a day exploring architectural heritage of Ostia Antica. An amazing end of the studying week! 🤩

Happy May 1st to all workers👮‍♀️👩‍⚕️👷‍♀️👷‍♂️👩‍💼👩‍🏫👨‍🌾👨‍🍳!!
Here is a series of paintings of celebration first of May in several countries of the world in different period of time.

First of May Celebrations in Painting - DailyArtMagazine.com - Art History Stories Happy First of May to all workers and to all who have fought and still fight for their rights. I hope you'll celebrate by doing nothing and chilling (hopefully outdoors, wishing everyone a sunny day!).

Paintings of historical interiors are fascinating hybrid images – midway between the work of a great artist’s imagination and a document of the past. Thanks to the project Atelier Décor held by HomeAdvisor we can learn how rooms from famous paintings would look like in real life.

6 Rooms from Famous Paintings Brought to Real Life Paintings of historical interiors are fascinating hybrid images - midway between the work of a great artist’s imagination and a document of the past. Thanks to the project Atelier Décor held by HomeAdvisor we can learn how rooms from famous paintings would look like in real life.

Do you still feel an Easter spirit? Magda Michalska tells about the place of eggs in the paintings, explaining: "Since eggs are more than just a still life subject, they are full of symbolic meaning and, as you will see, also a potential for exploration of form and ornament."

Egg Art 2019 Easter Edition - DailyArtMagazine.com - Art History Stories Two years ago I wrote an Easter article about eggs and what to do with all the remaining ones after the holidays. Eggs are more than just a still life subject, they are full of symbolic meaning and, as you will see, also potential for exploration of form and ornament: egg art 2019!

"Viking history and Viking art represent something epic, in a sense. And for the past centuries since their exploration and reign in the known world, the Viking has garnered the constant attention of academics, comic book aficionados, and people of all ages in general."🤔

Viking Art: From Ships and Swords to Ornate Brooches Vikings and their culture have filled our lives since their days of domination. There are TV shows, sports teams; Nordic culture and mythology permeates the media with superhero characters like Thor;...Viking history and Viking art represents something epic, in a sense.

Latin American lettering is a legacy of craft-based traditions with a strong design and vibrant colors enhanced by an aesthetic with a rich indigenous identity and history.

The Art of Latin American Lettering Latin American lettering is a legacy of craft-based traditions with a strong design and vibrant colors enhanced by an aesthetic with a rich indigenous identity and history.

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Antony Gormley aims to recreate the gravity-free experience for all of us, without the impediment of a spacesuit. “I wanted to provide as accurately as possible the physical experience of the body in space” 😲

Antony Gormley's maiden VR voyage blasts off to the moon In collaboration with astrophysicist Priyamvada Natarajan, Gormley aims to recreate the gravity-free experience for all of us, without the impediment of a spacesuit