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Khan Academy: Art History: Realism: Homer, the Fog Warning (Halibut Fishing)
A video [4:17] about Winslow Homer's The Fog Warning (Halibut Fishing), 1885 in the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston. The video is narrated by Khan Academy's Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.
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Khan Academy: Art History: John Roddam Spencer Stanhope, Thoughts of the Past
A video [3:48] about John Roddam Spencer Stanhope's Thoughts of the Past, exhibited 1859 in the Tate Britain, London. The video is narrated by Khan Academy's Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.
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Khan Academy: Art History: Rococo: Boucher, Venus Consoling Love
A video about Francois Boucher, Venus Consoling Love, 1751 at the National Gallery of Art. The video is narrated by Khan Academy's Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. [2:06]
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Khan Academy: Art History: Realism: Courbet, Burial at Ornans
A video about Gustave Courbet's A Burial at Ornan in the Musee d'Orsay, Paris. The video is narrated by Khan Academy's Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. [5:45]
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Khan Academy: Art History: Wise and Foolish Virgins, Sant Quirze De Pedret
A video [5:45] about The Wise and Foolish Virgins, Sant Quirze de Pedret in the Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya, Barcelona. The video is narrated by Khan Academy's Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker.
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Khan Academy: Erastus Salisbury Field, Portrait of a Young Woman
A video of Erastus Salisbury Field's Portrait of a Young Woman, c. 1830 in Portland Art Museum. The video is narrated by Gerri Hayes and Floyd Sklaver. [3:58]
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Khan Academy: Art History: Colescott, Beauty Is in the Eye of the Beholder
A video about Robert Colescott's Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder, 1979 in the Portland Art Museum. The video is narrated by Khan Academy's Dr. Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. [4:38]
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Khan Academy: Covered Broth Bowl and Stand
Met curator Jeff Munger on excess in Covered Broth Bowl and Stand from the Vincennes Manufactory, c. 1752-53.
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Khan Academy: Goto Teijo, Koto
Met curator J. Kenneth Moore on gratitude in Goto Teijo's Koto, c. 1440-1512. [2:40]
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Khan Academy: Shitao, Returning Home
Met curator Joseph Scheier-Dolberg on journeying in Shitao's Returning Home, c. 1695. This gemlike work demonstrates both Shitao's mastery of the album format and his ability to innovate within it. Landscape scenes alternate with tightly...
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Khan Academy: Degas's Little Girl Practicing at the Bar
Met curator Cora Michael on awkwardness in Edgar Degas's Little Girl Practicing at the Bar, c. 1878-80. [2:17]
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Khan Academy: Cult Image of the God Ptah
Met curator Diana Craig Patch on language without words in Cult Image of the God Ptah, dating from Egypt's Third Intermediate Period, c. 945-600 B.C.E. [2:40]
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Khan Academy: Curtain of the Tabernacle
Met curator Melanie Holcomb on the potency of images in Curtain of the Tabernacle, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra, c. 1360-1380. [2:22]
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Khan Academy: Rossellino, Madonna and Child With Angels
Met curator Luke Syson on faith in Antonio Rossellino's Madonna and Child with Angels, c. 1455-60. [2:28]
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Khan Academy: Plaque With the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere
Met curator Peter Barnet on theatricality in Plaque with the Journey to Emmaus and Noli Me Tangere, c. 1115-20. [2:35]
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Khan Academy: Delacroix, the Abduction of Rebecca
Met curator Asher Miller on improvisation in Eugene Delacroix's The Abduction of Rebecca. Throughout his career, Delacroix was inspired by the novels of Sir Walter Scott, a favorite author of the French Romantics. This painting depicts a...
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Khan Academy: Statue of an Offering Bearer
Met curator Catharine Roehrig on realism in Statue of an Offering Bearer dating from Egypt's Middle Kingdom, c. 1981-1975 B.C.E. [2:27]
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Khan Academy: Bassano's the Baptism of Christ
Met curator Andrea Bayer on liberation in Jacopo Bassano's The Baptism of Christ, c. 1590. [2:45]
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Khan Academy: Michael Landy and Jean Tinguely: Art That Breaks Down
A video [5:39] of artist Michael Landy discussing his performance art Break Down inspired by the work of Swiss painter and sculpture Jean Tinguely.
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Khan Academy: Katie Paterson: A Map of Every Dead Star in the Universe
A video [4:15] of artist Katie Paterson discussing her growing map detailing the location of 27,000 dead stars.
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Khan Academy: Johno Verity, Avalanche Survivor, on 'An Avalanche in the Alps'
A video [2:20] of professional snowboarder Johno Verity comparing an 1803 painting by Philip James de Loutherbourg of an avalanche in the alps to his personal experience in a similar situation.
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Khan Academy: Do Ho Suh's Memory of a Staircase
A video [3:32] of Korean artist Do Ho Suh discussing his work with the memories of staircases in past and present homes.
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Khan Academy: Cyprien Gaillard: Memory, Nostalgia, and Anachronism
A video [5:23] of mixed-media artist Cyprian Gaillard about memory, nostalgia, and how we see our surroundings in relation to the things of the past.
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Khan Academy: Animating the Archives: An Introduction
A video [6:54] explaining what archives are and why they are important today.