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The Cognitive Revolution
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The cognitive revolution stirred early humanity from its creative slumber.
Mondrian's New Visual Language
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In the autumn of 1914, Mondrian had an epiphany that would bring true abstraction.
Art in Darkness
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In December 1942, a Jewish teacher brings art supplies to children held by Nazis.
Capturing Unspoiled Landscape
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Thomas Cole regarded the US landscape as being what he called the undefiled work of Gods.
Otto Dix's Definitive Artistic Statement
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Otto Dix and his generation had borne witness to the horrors of World War I.
Montezuma and Cortes
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The riches intended to buy off the Spanish only intensified their lust for gold.
Paving the Way for Maruyama Okyo's Masterpiece
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"Cracked Ice" combines everything Okyo knew from both Eastern and Western traditions.
Maria Sibylla's Encounter with the Natural World
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Maria Sibylla's illustrations brought to light the true life cycle of insects.
Goya's Harmony and Chaos
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Goya bares witness to the irrational forces unleashed by Napoleon's invasion of Spain.
Heavenly Paradises on Earth
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In Islamic architecture, landscapes reflect a mastery over the natural world.
The Madonna Di Loreto
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In Rome, Caravaggio breaks the social and aesthetic rules of his generation.
The Distinction Between Craft and Genius
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The Renaissance creates a contrast between ars and invenio.
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