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In 1660 the States General —a body of delegates representing the provinces of the Dutch Republic —presented 28 paintings (most by Italian masters), 12…
Issue: How is This Political?
This monumental candlestick was intended as part of a large diplomatic gift from Napoleon Bonaparte to Fatḥ-ʿAlī Shah Qājār, then ruler of Persia.
Issue: How is This Political?
When Mizuno Toshikata’s image was circulated in a literary magazine in October 1904, Japanese readers were well aware that their country was engaged…
Issue: How is This Political?
Having been familiar with Eldzier Cortor’s delicately layered, nostalgic painting style, I was shocked and moved by his viscerally intense print…
Issue: How is This Political?
On February 17, the MFA reprises a Remix that looks afresh at Revolutionary-era art through themes from the Broadway musical Hamilton . One highlight…
Issue: How is This Political?
This jewelry box is part of the colonial history of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The Mangbetu royal court—founded in the 18th century…
Issue: How is This Political?
This double-portrait of Salvadora, left, and Herminia—maids in her mother’s household—is a powerful statement of Kahlo’s staunch belief in the ideals…
Issue: How is This Political?
What does the word “supermodel” evoke? In today’s world, it might conjure images of glossy magazine covers and runways populated by people who are…
Issue: How is This Political?
Tiny in scale, the scene painted on this spoon is loaded with meaning: a fox dressed as a hooded monk reads the word “pax” (peace) from a podium to…
Issue: How is This Political?
Copley’s original sketch for Watson and the Shark shows only white men . Yet, when he painted the dramatic rescue scene on canvas—his first large…
Issue: How is This Political?