Francesco Clemente (born in Naples March 23, 1952) is an Italian and American contemporary artist. Influenced by thinkers as diverse as Gregory Bateson, William Blake, Allen Ginsberg, and J Krishnamurti, the art of Francesco Clemente is inclusive and nomadic, crossing many borders, intellectual and geographical. Dividing his time between New York and Varanasi, in India, he has adopted for his paintings a vast variety of supports and mediums, exploring, discarding, and returning to oil paint, watercolor, pastel, and printmaking. His work develops in a non linear mode, expanding and contracting in a fragmentary way, not defined by a style, but rather by his recording of the fluctuations of the self, as he experiences it. The goal is to embrace an expanded consciousness, and to witness, playfully, the survival of the ecstatic experience in a materialistic society.

For what is now the eighth time in a row, I am pleased to present the best book covers of the year—as chosen by some of the industry’s best book cover designers. This year, I asked 47 designers to …

Pair of Chinese Antique Ancestor Portrait Scroll Paintings on Linen Cloth. Richly coloured with the male ancestors on one painting and the females on the other. The ancestors are arranged in ranks with the contemporary family members in the front ranks and the ancestral heads of the family depicted at the rear, in front of altar tables and screens, flanked by Courtesans. These paintings traditionally come from Shanxi Province which was home to many of the wealthy merchant families associated with the Imperial Court during the Quing Dynasty.

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Stone Age cave painting began at about the same time in Southeast Asia as in Europe, challenging the idea that Western Europeans cornered the market on creativity 40,000 years ago.

This DBQ looks at the Shang Dynasty in Ancient China and how civilization developed through geography, Oracle Bones and Guangs through 4 primary or secondary source documents including a map and images. Each document has at least one constructed response question using the documents. This DBQs is: addresses the Common Core Standards follows New York State social studies testing required format is useful as homework, test review or substitute teacher lesson. An answer key is included. The DBQ is updated with a page outlining the English Language Arts/History/Social Studies grades 9-10 as outlined at http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/9-10 and http://www.corestandards.org/ELA-Literacy/RH/11-12. The Common Core Standards were written and developed by The National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. © Copyright 2010. National Governors Association Center for Best Practices and Council of Chief State School Officers. All rights reserved. This product is the work of All Things History Lesson Plans. It is intended to support the implementation of the CCSS. No approval by, nor association with, the creators of the CCSS is intended or implied. All the images I've used are in the public domain, credited or created by myself. If you would like an editable version of the DBQ, please send me an email to the address in the PDF. Stay in touch and follow me on Facebook and Pinterest.

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“The identification of the human woman with the Universal Goddess is most explicit in tantric theology- yet the very existence of female masters, lineage holders and tantric adepts, although referr…

Explore historic gems at the SF Asian Art Museum. Find information on ticket discounts, free days, tours, parking, exhibits, and other visiting tips.

À l'occasion d'une fouille programmée sur le site d'Amiens-Renancourt, une équipe de l'Inrap, en collaboration avec le CNRS, a mis au jour une étonnante « Vénus » du Paléolithique supérieur ancien. Elle est la quinzième statuette découverte sur ce site qui fut peut-être un atelier orienté dans cette production.

Like the Roman Empire, China's Han dynasty forged one of the most powerful, advanced civilizations of the ancient world, and its elite had it all: unbridled ...

Tang dynasty (618–907), mid-8th century

5th century Chinese artefacts, scraped off the ancient cave walls by Albert von Le Coq, Berlin Ethnological Museum, Germany

Tantra/Tantric is the name scholars give to an inter-religious spiritual movement that arose in medieval India in the fifth century CE. Expressed in scriptures Tantras impacted every major Asian religion extant in the early medieval period: thus Shaivism, Buddhism, Vaishnavism, and Jainism all developed a Tantric dimension.This Art is rare.

In 1907, Pablo Picasso painted what many consider to be the most important painting of the 20th century, Les Demoiselles d'Avignon. It depicted the female nude in a way it had never been done before.

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Lot 17. A painted pottery figure of a court lady, Tang Dynasty (618-907); 35cm (13 6/8in) high. Estimate £6 ,000 - 8,000. Sold for £ 11,875 (€ 13,623 ). © Bonhams. Gracefully modelled standing with both hands held in front of the body, wearing loose...

Tia Kee Woon is an artist from Singapore. He is famous through his technique of watercolor painting in acrylic environment. His painting style is very light and radiant, where the watercolors add the transparence to the picture, while acrylic make the colors look very deep. One can see the influence of Chinese and Japanese culture on his art.

"Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital" SYDNEY .- The Art Gallery of New South Wales is presenting Tang: treasures from the Silk Road capital, the first exhibition in Australia to focus on the art of the Tang Empire. Tang: treasures from the Silk...

What makes a great leader? How do we know when a government is powerful? Can these words “great” and “powerful” mean different things? This lesson was reported from: Linton…

Brooklyn Museum MFA Collection Scholars Resource-Suzuki Harunobu Snow (Yuki), from the series Fashionable Snow, Moon and Flowers (Fûryû Setsugekka) +28 The Twelfth Month, from the series Popular Customs and the Poetic Immortals in the Four Seasons (Fûzoku shiki kasen) Courtesan Watching Two Kamuro…

It looks like people really knew how to entertain themselves way back when in Japan. Check out these hilarious 17th century scrolls featuring fart battles:

Here you'll find the traditional story of the birth of the Buddha, a tale rich with mythical symbolism.

Another high quality vintage art reproduction by Buyenlarge. One of many rare and wonderful images brought forward in time. I hope they bring you pleasure each and every time you look at them.

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More than 300 objects begin a North American tour at the Sackler, adding new chapters to Saudi Arabia's history