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What even is modernity, really? Asking for a friend aka the discipline of art history.
Façon moderne d'une Porte de Jardin (A Garden Door in the Modern Style)
Johann Esaias Nilson
Augsburg, 1755-1760
Etching and engraving
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The Palestinian-born Rabbi Raphael Haijim Isaac Karigal (1733-1777), painted in 1772 by Samuel King during his extended visit to Newport, Rhode Island. Descended from Iberian Sephardim who fled the Inquisition and settled in Hebron, Karigal was incredibl… https://t.co/32P1hBrZJZ
Yellow-eyed babbler perched on a Chinese hat plant, probably India, circa 1770 #watercolor #gouache #penandink #drawing #worksonpaper #penandinkdrawing #india #naturalhistory #nature #science #ornithology #botany #leaves #chinesehatplant #yelloweyedbabbl… https://t.co/hBiFsugYs6
Detail, Linen Market, Agostino Brunias, late 18th century #vastearlyamerica #agostinobrunias #drums #music #parasol #dominica #caribbean #caribbeanart #antilles #lesserantilles #westindies #ilessouslevent #colonialamerica #18thcentury #painting #arthisto… https://t.co/d9UBRAnbfv
An enslaved man, painted (and idealized) circa 1821-1824 by Nicolas-Antoine Taunay while in residence at the Imperial Academy of Fine Arts in Rio de Janeiro #vastearlyamerica #brazil #riodejaneiro #slavery #race #slaveryarchive #southamerica #slavetrade … https://t.co/fkyjnqXPVt
Guerrero indio, Diego Rivera, 1931 #vastearlyamerica #diegorivera #fresco #mural #mexica #aztec #conquistadores #hernancortes #mesoamerica #nahua #cuernavaca #jaguar #warrior #war #mexico #mexicocity #mexicanidad #mexicanartist #mexicanart #nuevaespaña #… https://t.co/8MnXnajANo
La Natividad, José Campeche, circa 1799 #vastearlyamerica #josecampeche #puertorico #portorico #sanjuan #feliznavidad #christmas #nativity #jesus #virginmary #maryandjoseph #savior #babyjesus #baby #angel #awayinamanger #christianity #catholicchurch #spa… https://t.co/S6BLBtaAoM
Vierge à l'Enfant
Charles Vézina (1685-1755)
Québec, vers 1730
@mnbaq
#joyeuxnoël #merrychristmas #vastearlyamerica #amériquefrançaise
American Flamingo, published in John James Audubon’s 1838 Birds of America #johnjamesaudubon #audubon #roberthavell #obsessionuntamed #newportmansions #engraving #aquatint #print #worksonpaper #graphicart #flamingo #pink #bird #birds #putabirdonit #birds… https://t.co/4pGzVGazLn
Indian Gumbo Sellers, French Market, New Orleans, Frank Hamilton Taylor, circa 1870 #frenchmarket #gumbo #sassafras #choctaw #indigenous #nativeamerican #louisianaindians #frankhamiltontaylor #pencilandwash #drawing #worksonpaper #sketch #creole #nola #l… https://t.co/cZYSDBywEB