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This painting, together with Rothko's "The Syrian Bull," was exhibited in 1943 at the Third Annual Exhibition of Modern Painters and Sculptors at Wildenstein Gallery in New York City, where they attracted the attention of Edward Alden Jewell of the…

Dr. Keys' account of the experiment.

Audrey Flack depicts a celebrated statue of the Virgin Mary made by the Spanish Baroque sculptor Luisa Roldán (1652–1706), venerated to this day in Seville. Borne by penitents and accompanied by hymns of sorrow, the statue Macarena Esperanza (Our…

Kongo spiritual thought was dominated by the dualistic concept of natural order and oppositional chaos which were kept in balance by the chief, ancestors, and the individual, acting in societally prescribed manners.

With a breakdown in this…

The Baule people believe that all individuals have spirit mates in the ‘other world'. Under normal circumstances, these spirit spouses reside in their own place and aid the individual. However, due to certain circumstances, the spirit mate may become…

The picture's title is explained by the pomegranate in Mary's hand: this should be understood as symbolizing Christ's Passion, the wealth of seeds conveying the fullness of Christ's suffering. A comparison of this painting with Botticelli's earlier…

Mackenzie Micheals and Lexi Reed are pictured in Oberlin College's computer lab enjoying each others company during the semester's final exam period. The positve relationship that they share with each other provide both of them with support during a…