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Online Exhibition and Photography by Brenna Reistad, of Samurai Armor: From the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, On Display at

All text and information in this series is copied from the exhibit and its supporting material, not my writing. All photos are by Brenna...

Online Exhibition and Photography by Brenna Reistad, of Samurai Armor: From the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller, On Display at

Online Exhibition and Photography by Brenna Reistad, of Samurai Armor: From the Collection of Ann and Gabriel Barbier-Mueller

All text and information in this series is copied from the exhibit and its supporting material, not my writing. All photos are by Brenna...

Montpelier Presidential home, memorial to the Enslaved Community, and museum of American history, Montpelier engages the public with...

Wat Lao Buddhavong 3043 Catlett Road Catlett, Virginia 20119 I spent some time years ago with a Monk they called John Edward, learning...

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Angels Cornelis van Cleve ca. 1550 European art Oil on panel Cornelis van...

Bowl Ennion (probably active in Sidon, modern-day Lebanon) mid - 1st century C.E. Mold-blown glass 71.6779 Bowl of mold-blown transparent...

Sarcophagus of Psamtik-Seneb Late Period, Dynasty 26, 664-525 B.C.E. Egyptian Gray schist 71.2254 Carved of stone, alabaster, or another...

Samurai Armor or Ceremonial Armor Myochin Ki Muneyoshi 19th century Japan Iron, silk, silver, gilt, copper, chain mail, and suede 71.3011...

Ariadne Chauncey Bradley Ives modeled 1852, carved 1853 America Marble 86.477 As told in ancient myth, Ariadne, the beautiful daughter of...

America Ancient Asia Ancient Egypt Ancient Greek and Roman Paintings Sculpture

Saint George and the Dragon with Scenes Alyona Knyazeva 2011 Russian Egg tempera on wood Museum of Russian Icons R2011.102 The emperor...

Pendant with the Mother of God Madonna and Child Flanked by Four Saints Attributed to Naddo Ceccarelli ca. 1339-1347 Tempera and gold...

Selected Saints with Relics 19th century Russia Egg tempera on wood with metal oklad R2011.89 Selected Saints with Relics, 1800s Russia...

How to Read an Icon Icons may look simple at first, but they rely on a sophisticated set of symbols to express complex religious ideas....

Iconoclasm and Depictions of God You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or...

Exhibition: Saints and Dragons: Icons from Byzantium to Russia