missfolly:

Sculpture of Akhenaten, Aton temple, Karnak 

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takethatcambridge:

One of the most salient discoveries of primitive art in America was found in Tequixquiac, called the Tequixquiac Bone, which had no purpose but to reflect the ideological sense of the artist who carved the piece of bone from a camelid around 22,000 years BCE.

Just wanted to mention how much I despise the use of the term ‘primitive’. That particular word is loaded with condescension and implies that the artist and their society were lesser than modern groups. It is definitely something to be wary of when describing art, artifacts, or architecture.

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fyeshistoryofart:

Venezia
Larkin Goldsmith Mead 
1865
Marble 

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arthistorycq:

Awesome capitals from Santiago de Agüero

Location: Huesca, Spain

c. 12th century

Those are some mighty beasts.

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annayamamaya:

Babylon’s Lion by Wanderingmage

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From National Geographic Photo Of The Day; January 27, 2012:

Cave Painting, Papua New Guinea Amy Toensing, National Geographic

For generations people in the region have marked cave walls with stenciled handprints. These prints were made with clay-based paint, but in other caves, crimson stains tell the story of a bloody initiation ritual for young men.

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cavetocanvas:

Gustave Moreau, Perseus and Andromeda, c. 1870

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cavetocanvas:

Alfred Stieglitz, The Terminal, 1892

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(Source: burning-soul, via nobodys--daughter)

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centuriespast:

Virtues / Perseverantia

Published by Hieronymus Cock 
Print made by Cornelis Cort 
After Frans Floris 
1560

The British Museum

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cavetocanvas:

Jean-Léon Gérôme, Pelt Merchant of Cairo, 1869

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