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Disney Animation / Pixar movies
and Art History

Starting at the beginning . . .

Read about Art History
and Disney/Pixar films

A majestic castle with blue spires set against a bright blue sky. Crowds gather below, adding to the lively and enchanting atmosphere.

A majestic castle with blue spires set against a bright blue sky. Crowds gather below, adding to the lively and enchanting atmosphere.

The Real Places Behind Disney's Castles and Palaces

Mulan is written on the opening credits of a movie screeshot with clouds in the background

Mulan is written on the opening credits of a movie screeshot with clouds in the background

Mulan and Art History: Opening Credits and Traditional Chinese Ink Painting

A painting of a flat-bottomed boats on water with trees in the background

A painting of a flat-bottomed boats on water with trees in the background

Mary Blair in Mexico: A Closer Look at Her Saludos Amigos Watercolor

Why Sleeping Beauty Looks So Different from Other Disney Films

Why Sleeping Beauty Looks So Different from Other Disney Films

Why Sleeping Beauty Looks So Different from Other Disney Films

A painting shows a woman walking through the forest painted in bright colors

A painting shows a woman walking through the forest painted in bright colors

The Art History Behind Disney's Sleeping Beauty: A Guide through Some of NYC’s Museums

What Monsters, Inc. Owes to Modern Art: Exploring Charles Sheeler’s Precisionism

a woman with a short bob wears a blue dress

a woman with a short bob wears a blue dress

The Man Bob Craze: From the Renaissance to Shrek's Lord Farquaad and Snow White

Beast’s Hands and Rodin’s Influence: Art History Easter Eggs in Beauty and the Beast

Beast’s Hands and Rodin’s Influence: Art History Easter Eggs in Beauty and the Beast

Beast’s Hands and Rodin’s Influence: Art History Easter Eggs in Beauty and the Beast

Anna, The Swing, and Rococo Art: Disney's Frozen Nods to Art History

Anna, The Swing, and Rococo Art: Disney's Frozen Nods to Art History

Anna, The Swing, and Rococo Art: Disney's Frozen Nods to Art History

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Rococo Art: Porcelain Inspired the Iconic Dance Scene

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Rococo Art: Porcelain Inspired the Iconic Dance Scene

Disney’s Beauty and the Beast and Rococo Art: Porcelain Inspired the Iconic Dance Scene

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What Monsters, Inc. Owes to Modern Art: Exploring Charles Sheeler’s Precisionism

Coco and Teotihuacan: How Ancient Mesoamerican Architecture Brought the Land of the Dead to Life

Coco and Teotihuacan: How Ancient Mesoamerican Architecture Brought the Land of the Dead to Life

Coco and Teotihuacan: How Ancient Mesoamerican Architecture Brought the Land of the Dead to Life

New series about Disney animation and Pixar films and art history!

New series about Disney animation and Pixar films and art history!

New series about Disney animation and Pixar films and art history!

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