A current exhibition examines American art old and new through the lens of the environment
Design on the high seas at the Peabody Essex
The Peabody Essex Museum in Salem, Massachusetts is revisiting the grand era of ocean liner travel.
The Emperor’s Secret Garden
Fig. 1. Mural of an interior scene from the Yucuixuan (Bower of Purest Jade) in the Qianlong Garden, Beijing, c. 1776. Ink and colors on paper, 10 feet, 4 ¾ inches by 12 feet, ⅜ inch. Many artists from the ateliers of the Qianlong emperor (r. 1736–1796) contributed paintings to the scene, among them Yao Wenhan (active c. 1739–1752), who …
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