In the 1600s, Spanish women could be barred from church for showing their shoulders, fined for the size of their skirts, or ...
CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Museum of Art just purchased a flower tower of power. It’s an elaborate, 17th-century Dutch “Flower Pyramid,” made in tin-glazed earthenware. Blue-and-white pottery ...
A 17th-century painting showing a Black woman with her White companion has been placed under a temporary export bar to reduce the risk of the artwork leaving the United Kingdom. The anonymous painting ...