The Chinese porcelain- an integral part of the GILDED AGE American artistic vision
by Ani Margaryan The Preservation Society of Newport County posted an artwork on its website that is of great interest within the context of Sino-American cultural interactions. An oil-on-canvas painting entitled "The Chimney Corner" (1878) by David Maitland Armstrong (American,
Links between the Mask of Agamemnon and the Chinese bronze ding vessel
by Ani Margaryan This is the Mask of Agamemnon (中文：阿迦门农面具，迈锡尼) - a gold funeral mask (16th century BCE) discovered at the ancient Greek site of Mycenae. The mask, displayed in the National Archaeological Museum of Athens, has been described by Cathy
Veiled world of Chinese empresses on display in the United States
“Empresses of China’s Forbidden City, 1644–1912” was held at the Smithsonian’s Arthur M. Sackler Gallery in the year 2019. This major international exhibition explored empresses’ lives during the emperor-centric Qing dynasty. Despite the empresses’ accomplishments and status, they are largely
One of China’s most controversial contemporary artistS
Ai Weiwei is not only one of China’s most controversial contemporary artists, but also an influential architect, curator, and blogger. He has had over 50 architectural projects in China, including the “Bird’s Nest” in Beijing, a collaboration with the Swiss
The woman who painted the Chinese Empress
Katharine A. Carl (1865 – 1938) paintings have been exhibited at Paris Salon, later her works were displayed at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago - both in the so-called Fine Arts Palace and in the Women’s Building. Possessing herself
Chinese nobles in oil paintings of the Dutch-American artist
The Dutch-American artist Hubert Vos (1855 - 1935) has graduated from Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Brussels and has been exhibited widely in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, Dresden, and Munich. He became famous for portraying the Dowager Empress of China- Cixi