Villa Pisanella at Boscoreale, buried by Vesuvius in 79 AD, revealed a rich Roman farming estate and the famed Boscoreale Treasure of coins, jewelry, and exquisite silverware.
Summer by Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Vivaldi’s vivid Summer sonnet meets Giuseppe Arcimboldo’s allegorical portrait, where ripe fruits and vegetables form a lush, symbolic figure celebrating the season’s abundance and intensity.
Portrait of Alexander Cassatt and Robert Cassatt
Mary Stevenson Cassatt’s 1884 double portrait of Alexander J. Cassatt and his son captures an intimate father-son bond, reflecting American artistic success within Paris’s vibrant cultural world.
Donatello’s Pazzi Madonna
Donatello’s Pazzi Madonna (c.1420) reveals tender intimacy between mother and child, exemplifying his innovative, humanized style and groundbreaking role in shaping Renaissance sculpture.
The magnificent Bronze Quadriga in San Marco
Inspired by Brenda Riley-Seymore’s poem, the Horses of Saint Mark evoke timeless beauty—symbols of power, history, and imagination, echoing like celestial horses across art, memory, and myth.
Silver Flabellum in the Collection of the Dumbarton Oaks
A 6th-century silver flabellum (rhipidion), now at Dumbarton Oaks, exemplifies both liturgical function and artistic refinement, once used to honor the Eucharist and protect sacred elements.
Simon Bening’s June
Simon Bening’s June page from the Golf Book vividly depicts a chivalric tournament, where armored knights joust for honor, love, and glory amid a lively Flemish city backdrop.
Irises by Vincent van Gogh
Irises by Vincent van Gogh captures vibrant movement and color, transforming simple garden flowers into a vivid, expressive study of nature, light, and emotion.
Triptych Leaf with St. Constantine
Constantine the Great is honored through a 10th-century ivory triptych leaf from Dumbarton Oaks, portraying him as both imperial ruler and Christian saint, embodying enduring authority and faith.
The Bee Goddess of Eleutherna
Celebrating World Bee Day, the ancient Bee Goddess Pendant of Eleutherna reflects early Greek reverence for bees as vital pollinators and powerful symbols of life, nature, and divine femininity.