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This video focuses on what an atlatl, or spearthrower, is in Mesoamerica. To introduce this important weapon technology and how artists showed it, we look to the Toltec Atlantids at Tula in Central Mexico and a wooden atlatl made by the Mixtecs. Learn more about art history, history, and archaeology: https://www.artsq.org/ *CHAPTERS* 0:00 The Atlantids at Tula and their iconography 0:39 What is an atlatl? 1:31 A Mixtec atlatl made of wood 1:58 Decoration on the atlatl Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank This video is perfect for anyone interested in: ✅ The Mixtecs or the Toltecs ✅ Mesoamerica ✅ Warfare and Warriors ✅ Mesoamerican symbols ✅ Indigenous Artistic Traditions 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more videos about art history, history, and archaeology! It really helps our small channel and we really appreciate it. Join this channel membership to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join 🔵 Learn more about Mesoamerica: https://www.artsq.org/mesoamerica-introduction 🔵 Check out our entire glossary of art history: https://www.artsq.org/about-key-terms-ideas-art-history ---------------------------- *SUPPORT OUR WORK?* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ *WANT TO LEARN MORE? HAVE A QUESTION?* http://artsq.org/ *JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL* Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/artsq_official Facebook—https://www.facebook.com/ARTSQofficial #warriors #mesoamerica #precolumbian #northamerica #historyofart #historyeducation #history #medievalart #tula #toltec #mixteca #spear #weaponhistory

What did February look like in the Middle Ages? A famous illuminated manuscript gives us insight! Learn more about art history, history, and archaeology: https://www.artsq.org/ A calendar page from the famous medieval manuscript, the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, focuses on a snowy peasant farmstead. This video examines what this detailed image reveals about life during this chilly month of the Winter Season, as depicted in medieval art. Image: February, in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (c. 1412–16), Limbourg Brothers and other artists. Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more videos about art history, history, and archaeology! It really helps our small channel, and we appreciate it. *CHAPTERS* 0:00 Introduction to February in the Middle Ages 0:47 The court of January vs. peasant life in February 2:08 The snow-covered ground and cold 2:47 Well-off peasants 3:32 Insight into medieval society 4:25 The lunette and zodiac signs 4:58 Books of Hours 5:16 The Limbourg Brothers ❄️ Learn more about Winter in Art: https://www.artsq.org/winter-season Check out videos about each calendar page in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbEekN1fVPufbVd4P-JKZkvl4IjbcttP3 Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join ---------------------------- *WANT TO LEARN MORE? HAVE A QUESTION?* http://artsq.org/ *INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK?* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ *JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL* Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/artsq_official #arthistory #medievalart #middleages #artexplained #medieval #bookhistory #february #calendar #historyofart #gothicart #manuscript #symbolism #gothic #medievalhistory #winter

This video looks at the beautiful calligraphic script known as Kufic that was used in early manuscripts of the Qur’an. Learn more about what characteristics are associated with Kufic and how it was used on a variety of objects and surfaces in Islamic art. The video focuses on two folios from the 9th century as a way to appreciate this beautiful calligraphy from the Middle Ages. Main image: Two folios from a Qur’an, 9th century, ink and gold on parchment. National Museum of Asian Art, Washington, D.C. Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more videos about art history, history, and archaeology! It really helps our small channel, and we appreciate it. *CHAPTERS* 0:00 Can writing be an art form? 0:40 Kufic script 0:55 An example of a surah in the Qur'an 1:55 Characteristics of Kufic script 2:47 Kufic used on buildings and ceramics 3:06 The beauty of calligraphy ⚪️ Find more AP Art History reaources: https://www.artsq.org/ap-art-history-resources Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join ---------------------------- *WANT TO LEARN MORE? HAVE A QUESTION?* http://artsq.org/ *INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK?* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ *JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL* Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/artsq_official #arthistory #medievalart #middleages #artexplained #medieval #bookhistory #kufic #kuficcalligraphy #historyofart #islamicart #calligraphyart #manuscript #medievalhistory #writing

The Mexica (Aztec) statue of the goddess Coatlicue in the National Museum of Anthropology in Mexico City helps us explain how to do a visual analysis (formal analysis) in art history. This video analyzes the sculpture's formal qualities, asking what we should pay attention to as we look closely. What are the formal qualities of a sculpture, such as line, composition, texture, color, etc.? Don’t worry, we’ve got answers and will guide you step-by-step! This video is perfect for anyone wanting to develop the skill of describing and analyzing art. Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank Main Image: Coatlicue, Mexica (Aztec), c. 1500, basalt, 257 cm high, found on the southeastern edge of the Zócalo in Mexico City. National Museum of Anthropology, Mexico City *CHAPTERS* 0:00 Introduction to Coatlicue 0:40 Visual analysis (formal analysis), and what it does and doesn’t do 1:12 Size, scale, and form 1:58 Decoration and Texture 2:43 Lines 3:19 Shapes and Volume 3:59 More on texture 4:23 What the formal elements tell us 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more videos about art history, history, and archaeology! It really helps our small channel, and we appreciate it. Join this channel membership to get access to perks:https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join ----------------------------*SUPPORT OUR WORK* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ #looking #arthistory #learningisfun #mesoamerica #historyofart #aztecart #statue #medievalart #aztec #educationalvideo #precolumbian #coatlicue #mexico #sculpture #history

This video examines Elizabeth Catlett's powerful linocut print, "Sharecropper," created after her move to Mexico City in 1946 to work at the Taller de Gráfica Popular. Doing a formal analysis, we highlight the thoughtful artistic choices made by this important woman artist in the mid-20th century. The work, a significant example of the linocut printmaking process, features a single Black woman and showcases Catlett's deliberate style. Main image: Elizabeth Catlett, Sharecropper, 1952, published 1968–70, linocut printed in green and black. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more videos about art history, history, and archaeology! It really helps our small channel, and we appreciate it. *CHAPTERS* 0:00 Visual Analysis of Elizabeth Catlett's Sharecropper 0:37 Composition 1:18 Line 1:41 Texture 2:29 Color 2:59 Social Context Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join ---------------------------- *WANT TO LEARN MORE? HAVE A QUESTION?* http://artsq.org/ *INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK?* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ *JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL* Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/artsq_official #arthistory #artexplained #20thcentury #printmaking #historyofart #blackartist #mexicocity #print #visualanalysis #history #womenartists #womenartist #womeninhistory

A brief overview of what abstraction and abstract art entail. A single definition of abstraction can be challenging, even if, on the surface, it is art that doesn’t seek to capture a naturalistic depiction of reality. This video focuses on a variety of modern art and contemporary art by artists like Piet Mondrian, Alma Thomas, Joan Miró, Diego Rivera, Emily Kame Kngwarreye, Willem de Kooning, and many others. Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join *CHAPTERS* 0:00 Introduction to abstraction and abstract art 1:03 Early 20th-century abstraction: Piet Mondrian 1:39 Joan Miró 2:26 Jeffrey Gibson and Diego Rivera 3:10 Alma Thomas and Yuki Katsura 3:38 Donald Judd and Ruth Asawa 🔵 Learn more about the modern world: https://www.artsq.org/modern-world 🔵 Check out our entire glossary of art history: https://www.artsq.org/about-key-terms-ideas-art-history ---------------------------- *WANT TO LEARN MORE? HAVE A QUESTION?* http://artsq.org/ *INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK?* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ *JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL* Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/artsq_official Facebook—https://www.facebook.com/ARTSQofficial #arthistory #abstractart #modernart #historyofart #painting #artappreciation #abstract #glossary #abstractpainting #modernism #socialstudies

What did December look like in the Middle Ages? A medieval image from the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a famous illuminated manuscript from the early 1400s, focuses on boar hunting in the Forest of Vincennes. This video considers aristocratic activities such as venery, medieval chateaux (castles), and the beginning of the Winter Season, as seen in medieval art like the Très Riches Heures. The video discusses the famous keep at the Château de Vincennes and its connection to Charles V and the Hundred Years' War. Image: December, in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry (c. 1412–16), Limbourg Brothers and other artists. Musée Condé, Chantilly, France. Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank 🔔 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more videos about art history, history, and archaeology! It really helps our small channel, and we appreciate it. *CHAPTERS* 0:00 December in the Très Riches Heures: Boar Hunting and a Changing Forest 1:12 The Château de Vincennes near Paris 1:35 Lunette with Zodiac Signs 2:06 The Très Riches Heures and Jean Duc de Berry 2:30 King Charles V and the Hundred Years' War 3:17 Artistocratic activities like boar hunting (venery) 🗓️ Check out videos about each calendar page in the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLbEekN1fVPufbVd4P-JKZkvl4IjbcttP3 Learn more about Winter in Art: https://www.artsq.org/winter-season Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join ---------------------------- *WANT TO LEARN MORE? HAVE A QUESTION?* http://artsq.org/ *INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK?* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ *JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL* Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/artsq_official #arthistory #medievalart #middleages #artexplained #medieval #bookhistory #december #calendar #historyofart #gothicart #manuscript #symbolism #gothic #medievalhistory #castle

This video explores the history and method of encaustic painting, an ancient technique using hot wax mixed with pigments. Learn about the encaustic technique by examining a nearly 2,000-year-old Fayum mummy portrait from Roman Egypt, which intertwines Egyptian, Ancient Greek, and Roman art. We explore how artists crafted these lasting artworks, perfect for anyone interested in painting with wax and encaustic basics. The video also looks at examples from the Eastern Roman "Byzantine" Empire and modern artists like Jasper Johns. Speaker: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank *CHAPTERS* 0:00 Encaustic painting and Fayum mummy portraits 0:38 Applying encaustic and textured painting 1:07 A portrait from Roman Egypt 2:11 Encaustic painting in other traditions Check out our entire glossary of art history: https://www.artsq.org/about-key-terms-ideas-art-history Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCNSZVIXd3ZgTFRv9vHJKU8Q/join ---------------------------- *WANT TO LEARN MORE? HAVE A QUESTION?* http://artsq.org/ *INTERESTED IN SUPPORTING OUR WORK?* Become a patron to help us create materials for our channel! Patreon—https://www.patreon.com/ARTSQ *JOIN OUR COMMUNITIES ON SOCIAL* Instagram—https://www.instagram.com/artsq_official Facebook—https://www.facebook.com/ARTSQofficial #encaustic #ancientegypt #ancientrome #arthistory #historyofart #mummy #mummification #ancienthistory #beeswax #paintingtechniques #portrait #materials #learningisfun