Colonial Americas
This miraculous image of a religious figure is associated with Juan Diego and remains a central icon of Mexican Catholicism.
What is the Virgin of Guadalupe?
This painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard features a woman in a pink dress swinging while her shoe flies off, epitomizing the playful nature of Rococo art.
What is The Swing?
Neoclassical art drew inspiration from the ideals and aesthetics of this ancient culture.
What is Ancient Greece (or Rome)?
Art was influenced by this intellectual movement that emphasized reason and science.
What is the Enlightenment?
This painting depicts a symbol of revolutionary fervor.
What is Liberty Leading the People?
This folding screen depicts a battle on one side and a hunting scene on the other, blending European and Mexican traditions.
What is the Screen with the Siege of Belgrade and Hunting Scene?
This painting depicts a female artist at work on a portrait of Marie Antoinette.
What is Self-Portrait?
This painting is a hallmark of Neoclassical art depicting a group of brothers pledging themselves to their country.
What is The Oath of the Horatii
This painting shows the scientific spirit of the Enlightenment.
What is Philosopher Giving a Lecture at the Orrery?
This painting by combines Neoclassical precision with Romantic exoticism, portraying a reclining female nude with elongated proportions.
What is La Grande Odalisque?
This artwork, part of a casta painting series, depicts the offspring of a Spaniard and an Indigenous woman.
What is Spaniard and Indian Produce a Mestizo
This painting by William Hogarth satirizes the immorality of arranged marriages in a Rococo-inspired series.
What is Tête à Tête from Marriage à la Mode?
This sculpture of a significant individual in contemporary attire, with references to both his military and civic roles, embodies Neoclassical ideals.
What is George Washington
This technique, involved embedding tiny pieces of mother-of-pearl into paintings to create a shimmering effect.
What is enconchado?
this landscape contrasts wilderness and civilization, symbolizing the duality of humanity’s impact on nature in 19th-century America.
What is The Oxbow?
Painted by Miguel Cabrera, this portrait honors a famous nun and scholar of colonial Mexico.
What is Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz?
Known for his lighthearted, romantic scenes, this artist painted The Swing.
Who is Jean-Honoré Fragonard?
this Virginia estate reflects an embrace of Neoclassical architecture, inspired by ancient Roman ideals.
What is Monticello?
This printmaking technique produces tonal variations through acid-etched designs on a copper plate.
What is aquatint etching?
this early photograph captures a meticulous arrangement.
What is Still Life in Studio
This artwork depicts the mythological founding of Tenochtitlan, showing an eagle perched on a cactus, as described in Aztec origin stories.
What is the Frontispiece of the Codex Mendoza?
Known for her delicate portraits, this Rococo artist was a favorite of Marie Antoinette.
Who is Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun?
In Houdon's sculpture of George Washington, this object, resting beside him, symbolizes his military leadership while his civilian clothes emphasize his role as a citizen-leader.
What is a fasces (bundle of rods)?
This early photographic process, used a silver-plated copper sheet to produce highly detailed, one-of-a-kind images.
What is daguerreotype?
this landmark exemplifies Gothic Revival architecture, incorporating historical motifs with 19th-century technology.
What is the Palace of Westminster?