Introduction to the histories of art and the practice of art history. You will encounter a range of arts (including painting, sculpture, architecture, photography, prints) and artistic practices from ...

Eugenio Lucas, “Death Reading from a Human Lectern, Congregation in Background” (c. 1850), black chalk and brown wash (courtesy Morgan Library & Museum, purchased by Pierpont Morgan) (all photos by ...

SVA Destinations, an ongoing series of short-term, domestic and international travel-based programs offered by the School of Visual Arts, offer participants the opportunity for in-depth study, ...

The historic art fair, in its 20th year, is the ultimate teachable moment on the zest and heft of drawing, from the Old Masters to now.

On a humid island at the edge of Asia, a single human hand pressed against stone has reached across 67,800 years to meet our ...

In September, curator and art historian Katy Hessel, known for her popular Instagram account @thegreatwomenartists, published her first book, The Story of Art Without Men, in the U.K. Now, the ...

A review of Art: A New History, by Paul Johnson. The modern sensibility recoils against the “great man” model of history: history as the account of decisive events, shaped by the autonomous actions of ...

The B.A. in Visual Arts - Art History Track offers students a course of study that will open up a broad and sophisticated window into the history of art. Closely linked to the museum studies minor ...