AvatarMike MunroMathematics Encore! - 'Geometry, painted expressively': Sean Scully's abstract, affecting paintings France 24 - Olivia SALAZAR-WINSPEARArtist Sean Scully's latest exhibition is entitled "Between Heaven and Earth" – a space the artist conceives of as a journey between those two elements. As his paintings go on show at the Thaddeus Ropac...
AvatarMike MunroAnimation A Kaleidoscopic Animation Explores the Persuasive and Emotional Power of Color in Communication thisiscolossal.com - Grace Ebert "Color is a challenge," says designer and Pentagram partner Eddie Opara in a trippy and instructive animation that explains why certain shades …
AvatarMike MunroHistory Law Code of King Ur-Nammu worldhistory.org by Osama Shukir Muhammed Amin published on 18 July 2014 Send to Google Classroom: About the Author Associate Professor of Neurology and lover of the …
AvatarMike MunroThe Arts How the Medici Family Harnessed the Political Power of Portraiture—and Brought Renaissance Art to New Heights artnews.com - Alex Greenberger The history of society’s elite using art to solidify their power isn’t short, but it’s possible that members of the Medici family are among the most …
AvatarMike MunroImperialism Greek Fire: The Weapon that Protected the Byzantine Empire greekreporter.com - Philip Chrysopoulos Greek fire was a mysterious incendiary weapon that helped the mighty Byzantine Empire survive and ensure its vast sovereignty for centuriesRead the …
AvatarMike MunroAcropolis The Olive Tree of the Acropolisverified_publisher Atlas Obscura Thousands of years ago, the gods Poseidon and Athena battled for the favor of Athens. According to legend, Poseidon smashed his trident upon the land …
AvatarMike MunroBooks Book Review | Saints and stories: vast book reveals the history of the Renaissance altarpiece theartnewspaper.com - Peter Humfrey How many churches existed on the Italian peninsula in, say, the year 1500? Probably no one has ever calculated, but 3,000 would be a conservative …
AvatarMike MunroStudents Understanding Learning ‘Acceleration’: Going Slow to Go Fast edweek.org Most students will return to in-person schooling this fall, and teachers around the country are feeling the pressure to get their classes back on …
AvatarMike MunroThe Arts One Work: Paul Cézanne’s “Rocks near the Caves above Château Noir” artnews.com - Phyllis Tuchman “Cézanne Drawing,” the enthralling exhibition currently on view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, features something for everyone: longtime …
AvatarMike MunroRoman Empire The Ideology of the Holy Roman Empire worldhistory.org - Isaac Toman Grief "The Holy Roman Empire was in no way holy, nor Roman, nor an empire," wrote Voltaire, and this interpretation still dominates the popular …
AvatarMike MunroEdgar Degas June auction highlights: from a delicate Degas pastel to a Kandinsky painting once owned by the Guggenheim museum theartnewspaper.com - Daniel Cassady, Anna Brady and Kabir Jhala Edgar Degas, Femme Sortant du Bain (around 1886-88); 20th- and 21st-century Evening Sale, Christie’s, London, 30 June; estimate: £1.3m-£1.8m Throughout …
