#  @smarthistory-art-history Smarthistory Smarthistory posts on YouTube about art, history, rome, oil the most. They currently have [-------] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [-----] engagements in the last [--] hours. ### Engagements: [-----] [#](/creator/youtube::UC3R-xanNgtoa8b7gpVexVlA/interactions)  - [--] Week [------] +3.70% - [--] Month [-------] +94% - [--] Months [---------] +12% - [--] Year [---------] +282% ### Mentions: [---] [#](/creator/youtube::UC3R-xanNgtoa8b7gpVexVlA/posts_active)  - [--] Week [---] +34% - [--] Month [---] +41% - [--] Months [---] +16% - [--] Year [---] +240% ### Followers: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC3R-xanNgtoa8b7gpVexVlA/followers)  - [--] Week [-------] +0.28% - [--] Month [-------] +1.10% - [--] Months [-------] +4.30% - [--] Year [-------] +8.70% ### CreatorRank: [-------] [#](/creator/youtube::UC3R-xanNgtoa8b7gpVexVlA/influencer_rank)  ### Social Influence **Social category influence** [travel destinations](/list/travel-destinations) 62.14% [countries](/list/countries) 30.71% [finance](/list/finance) 9.29% [stocks](/list/stocks) 5% [technology brands](/list/technology-brands) 5% [celebrities](/list/celebrities) 3.57% [musicians](/list/musicians) 3.57% [fashion brands](/list/fashion-brands) 0.71% [cryptocurrencies](/list/cryptocurrencies) 0.71% [currencies](/list/currencies) 0.71% **Social topic influence** [art](/topic/art) 79.29%, [history](/topic/history) 56.43%, [rome](/topic/rome) #811, [oil](/topic/oil) 17.14%, [beth](/topic/beth) #167, [florence](/topic/florence) #289, [bernini](/topic/bernini) #22, [paris](/topic/paris) 7.14%, [in the](/topic/in-the) 6.43%, [greece](/topic/greece) #702 **Top assets mentioned** [Alphabet Inc Class A (GOOGL)](/topic/$googl) [AZTEC (AZTEC)](/topic/aztec) ### Top Social Posts Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours "How to recognize Baroque art A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris about how to recognize Baroque art. art history baroque smarthistory Bernini David Caravaggio Vermeer Raphael Ruisdael Rubens St. Peter Crucifixion of St. Peter art history baroque smarthistory Bernini David Caravaggio Vermeer Raphael Ruisdael Rubens St. Peter Crucifixion of St. Peter" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EFHPAbHaoqk) 2016-05-10T11:35Z 361K followers, 594K engagements "Brunelleschi Dome of the Cathedral of Florence. Brunelleschi Dome of the Cathedral of Florence 1420-36. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art history smarthistory Brunelleschi Duomo Dome Florence art history smarthistory Brunelleschi Duomo Dome Florence" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=TQ8F_yPwqzA) 2011-11-19T19:08Z 361K followers, 420.6K engagements "Virgin of the Rocks Leonardo da Vinci The Virgin of the Rocks c. 1491-1508 oil on panel [-----] x [---] cm (The National Gallery London). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Leonardo London National Gallery Virgin of the Rocks Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci Smarthistory Art History History of Art High Renaissance Leonardo London National Gallery Virgin of the Rocks Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci Smarthistory Art History History of Art High Renaissance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=94xKRkCHlv0) 2011-07-21T08:49Z 361K followers, 183.3K engagements "Rembrandt The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp Rembrandt van Rijn The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (Mauritshuis Den Haag). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Baroque paitning Netherlands Den Haag The Hague (Dutch Municipality) Mauritshuis (Museum) Tulp Nicolaes Tulp Dr. Tulp Rembrandt (Visual Artist) Holland surgeon anatomy The Anatomy Lesson Of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (Artwork) Baroque paitning Netherlands Den Haag The Hague (Dutch Municipality) Mauritshuis (Museum) Tulp Nicolaes Tulp Dr. Tulp Rembrandt" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DhefUahS55o) 2015-03-14T18:24Z 361K followers, 120.9K engagements "What is worth dying for Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates Jacques-Louis David The Death of Socrates [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Fsd7X9ahy5Q) 2022-10-23T15:29Z 361K followers, 39.5K engagements "Last Judgement of Hunefer from his tomb Hunefer's Judgement in the presence of Osiris Book of the Dead 19th Dynasty New Kingdom c. [----] B.C.E. papyrus Thebes Egypt (British Museum). . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Book Of The Dead (Written Work) Osiris (Deity) Hunefer Art Of Ancient Egypt (Literature Subject) Art ancient Egypt Egypt ancient papyrus New Kingdom scribe Smarthistory art art history history Book Of The Dead (Written Work) Osiris (Deity) Hunefer Art Of Ancient Egypt (Literature Subject) Art ancient Egypt Egypt ancient papyrus New Kingdom scribe Smarthistory art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=WceVwMdN0eE) 2013-07-29T12:48Z 361K followers, 359.4K engagements "Linear Perspective: Brunelleschi's Experiment An introduction to Filippo Brunelleschi's experiment regarding linear perspective c. [----] in front of the Baptistry in Florence . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. brunelleschi filippo brunelleschi linear perspective renaissance italian renaissance Leon Battista Alberti John Berger perspective art history art history brunelleschi filippo brunelleschi linear perspective renaissance italian renaissance Leon Battista Alberti John Berger perspective art history art history" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bkNMM8uiMww) 2011-11-20T13:45Z 361K followers, 589.2K engagements "Column of Trajan The Column of Trajan attributed to the architect Apollodorus of Damascus completed [---] C.E. Luna marble [---] feet tall Rome speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=to3kP7U3PoM) 2020-11-07T18:51Z 361K followers, 133.8K engagements "Sainte-Chapelle Paris Sainte-Chapelle Paris [----]. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris Paris Sainte-Chapelle Gothic Rayonnant art history smarthistory architecture stained glass crown of thorns relics Paris Sainte-Chapelle Gothic Rayonnant art history smarthistory architecture stained glass crown of thorns relics" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vigjJih8Pn4) 2017-05-23T00:26Z 361K followers, 266.7K engagements "Arch of Constantine Arch of Constantine [---] C.E. Rome Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Rome Arch of Constantine Art History Ancient Rome Constantine Rome Arch of Constantine Art History Ancient Rome Constantine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vvDcrzeBRyM) 2016-12-31T00:24Z 361K followers, 196.8K engagements "Cassatt In the Loge Mary Cassatt In the Loge [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm / [--] x [--] inches (Museum of Fine Arts Boston) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker In nineteenth century France the gaze of the observerwhether on Napoleon's grand new boulevards or in the operawas very much structured by issues of economic status. Mary Cassatt's remarkable painting In the Loge (c. 1878-79) clearly shows the complex relationship between the gaze public spectacle gender and class privilege. Cassatt was a wealthy American artist who had adopted the style of the Impressionists while" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HVuyK_vIMfc) 2012-04-02T15:58Z 361K followers, 141.6K engagements "Hadrian's Villa Tivoli: A virtual tour A virtual tour of Hadrian's Villa using a 3D digital model of the villa created under the direction of Dr. Bernard Frischer. The ruins of Hadrian's Villa in the town of Tivoli near Rome is spread over an area of approximately [---] acres. Many of the structures were designed by the Emperor Hadrian who ruled from [---] until his death in [---] C.E. This virtual rendering is based on current archeological research and has been created in consultation with art historians archaeologists and museum curators with expertise in this area. Please note a few features" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nu_6X04EGHk) 2012-06-20T12:36Z 361K followers, 178K engagements "The Roman Forum: part I Ruins in Modern Imagination: The Roman Forum (part 1) an ARCHES video speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Part 2: https://youtu.be/ZNc4DBAoM4g Part 3: https://youtu.be/sUS3sh3MjuM art Roman Forum forum Rome Roman ancient ancient Rome ruins ruined archaeology spolia history art history architectural history architecture Vestal Constantine Palatine Capitoline Imperial Empire Republic Smarthistory ARCHES art Roman Forum forum Rome Roman ancient ancient Rome ruins ruined archaeology spolia history art history architectural history architecture Vestal" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q1hFeCS0Y3Y) 2020-07-05T20:53Z 361K followers, 94K engagements "Filippo Brunelleschi The Dome of Florence Cathedral Filippo Brunelleschi The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral) [------] speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QCOQ7jDtkzU) 2026-01-15T14:31Z 361K followers, 41.7K engagements "Watch the updated video link below - Bernini Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Please watch the updated video instead: https://youtu.be/whU0UxlRmGA Gian Lorenzo Bernini Ecstasy of Saint Teresa 1647-52 (Cornaro Chapel Santa Maria della Vittoria Rome). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker This is Saint Teresa's description of the event that Bernini depicts: "Beside me on the left appeared an angel in bodily form. He was not tall but short and very beautiful; and his face was so aflame that he appeared to be one of the highest rank of angels who seem to be all on fire. In his hands I saw a" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=RKcJvjP9zgY) 2012-08-22T02:48Z 361K followers, 392.9K engagements "Terracotta Krater Ancient Greece Terracotta Krater attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop Geometric c. 750-735 B.C.E. Ancient Greece terracotta [-----] x [----] cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris ancient greece smarthistory art history geometric period ceramics The Metropolitan Museum of Art Krater Ancient Greek art Greek pottery ancient greece smarthistory art history geometric period ceramics The Metropolitan Museum of Art Krater Ancient Greek art Greek pottery" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=T9TAY70EEQk) 2017-04-05T23:55Z 361K followers, 83.9K engagements "Mies van der Rohe Seagram Building Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson Seagram Building [------] [---] Park Avenue New York speakers: Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker (this replaces a video from 2011) art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=UhRyWc5hDz8) 2021-03-31T14:19Z 361K followers, 97K engagements "Hagia Sophia Istanbul Hagia Sophia Istanbul 532-37 (architects: Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles) A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village) Constantine The Great (Roman Emperor) Justinian I (Roman Emperor) art history smarthistory Khan Academy (Organization) Byzantine Empire (Country) Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village) Constantine The Great (Roman" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XfpusWEd2jE) 2014-06-01T16:00Z 361K followers, 736.5K engagements "Vige Le Brun Self-Portrait with her Daughter Julie lisabeth Louise Vige Le Brun Self-Portrait with her Daughter Julie [----] oil on canvas [---] x [--] cm (Muse du Louvre). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Vige Le Brun ancien regime Marie Antoinette France French Revolution painting art Smarthistory self-portrait Vigee Le Brun motherhood mother and child Mother's Day Vige Le Brun ancien regime Marie Antoinette France French Revolution painting art Smarthistory self-portrait Vigee Le Brun motherhood mother and child Mother's Day" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kboppTV-SqM) 2017-05-14T17:21Z 361K followers, 52.1K engagements "Parthenon (Acropolis) Iktinos and Kallikrates (Phidias directed the sculptural program) Parthenon Athens [---] - [---] B.C.E. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Athens (City/Town/Village) Greece (Country) Greek Ancient Greece (Art Period/Movement) ancient antiquity ancient world Pericles (Politician) Phidias Iktinos Kallikrates Callicrates Parthenon (Building) Acropolis Of Athens (Building Complex) 5th Century (Event) art history architecture art history Culture Democracy (Political Philosophy) agora Athena (Greek Deity) Athens" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tWDflkBZC6U) 2014-01-25T12:47Z 361K followers, 793.2K engagements "Polykleitos's Doryphoros ideal beauty in ancient Greece Polykleitos Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) Classical Period Roman marble copy after a Greek bronze original from c. 450-440 BCE (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale Naples) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zojMBDSiNIU) 2023-04-27T18:44Z 361K followers, 78.5K engagements "Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House (originally built on the bank of the Millstone River New Jersey now on the campus of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville) [----] A conversation with Alan Meyer volunteer Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-ci9Zko0PMY) 2024-05-30T00:18Z 361K followers, 114.1K engagements "Bernini David Gianlorenzo Bernini David [----] marble [--] feet [--] inches high (Galleria Borghese Rome) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris Bernini art history Baroque Rome Borghese Galleria Borghese David David and Goliath Italian Baroque Smarthistory Bernini art history Baroque Rome Borghese Galleria Borghese David David and Goliath Italian Baroque Smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0uEtvaUsI_w) 2017-02-15T00:43Z 361K followers, 243.5K engagements "Mask of Agamemnon Mycenae c. 1550-1500 B.C.E. Mask of Agamemnon from shaft grave V grave circle A c.1550-1500 B.C.E. gold [--] inches / [--] cm (National Archaeological Museum Athens) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Agamemnon (Greek Hero) Mycenae (Listed Site) Ancient Greece Khan Academy (Organization) Smarthistory Art History Agamemnon (Greek Hero) Mycenae (Listed Site) Ancient Greece Khan Academy (Organization) Smarthistory Art History" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1PKOiYY9SPA) 2014-02-23T14:38Z 361K followers, 157.9K engagements "Fra Angelico The Annunciation Fra Angelico The Annunciation c. 1438-47 fresco [---] x [---] cm (Convent of San Marco Florence). Speakers: Dr Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art history smarthistory Fra Angelico San Marco art history smarthistory Fra Angelico San Marco" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3B-V_pG3HPQ) 2011-11-19T20:26Z 361K followers, 168.3K engagements "Makzor Gyelmo Makzor Gyelmo Queen Who Repels Armies 18th century (Mongolia) silk appliqu with pearls coral horsehair and gold thread (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art F1996.19.1) A conversation with Dr. Karl Debreczeny Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Rubin Senior Curator Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris of Smarthistory examine a masterfully made appliquan artmaking technique of sewing patches of cloth often silk or felt onto a base to create a design. This Mongolian appliqu from the Rubins collection depicts Palden Lhamo a principal female" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7ePNStqbL5A) 2026-02-09T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Unearthing the Aztec past the destruction of the Templo Mayor Unearthing the Aztec past the destruction of the Templo Mayor (Mexico City) ARCHES: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker Aztec Mexica Mexico Mexico City Tenochtitlan art history art culture archaeology Templo Mayor architecture Cortes Templo Mayor Museum Aztec Mexica Mexico Mexico City Tenochtitlan art history art culture archaeology Templo Mayor architecture Cortes Templo Mayor Museum" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=86zSgZWVkVk) 2017-09-05T22:59Z 361K followers, 133.6K engagements "Fra Filippo Lippi Madonna and Child with two Angels Fra Filippo Lippi Madonna and Child with two Angels c. 1460-1465 tempera on panel [--] x [----] cm (Galleria degli Uffizi Florence). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Lippi angels Uffizi GAP Fra Filippo Lippi [----] [----] Florence Early Italian Renaissance Renaissance Italian painting tempera Madonna child Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory art history OER Lippi angels Uffizi GAP Fra Filippo Lippi [----] [----] Florence Early Italian Renaissance Renaissance Italian painting tempera Madonna child Google Art Project Khan Academy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Ly2-n1KqNko) 2012-04-02T15:54Z 361K followers, 119.9K engagements "Must art be beautiful Picasso's The Old Guitarist Beth and Steven ask "Must art be beautiful" looking at Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist late [----] - early [----] oil on panel [-----] [----] cm (Art Institute of Chicago [----] Estate of Pablo Picasso). speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art beauty Picasso Old Guitarist Blue Period art history Smarthistory Chicago AIC Art Institute of Chicago aesthetics Kant Pythagorus Modern Art painting art beauty Picasso Old Guitarist Blue Period art history Smarthistory Chicago AIC Art Institute of Chicago aesthetics Kant Pythagorus Modern Art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PCQ-cnRnMas) 2020-04-15T14:39Z 361K followers, 98.3K engagements "Raphael School of Athens Raphael School of Athens fresco 1509-1511 (Stanza della Segnatura Papal Palace Vatican) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Disputation Of The Holy Sacrament (Artwork) The School Of Athens (Artwork) Raphael (Visual Artist) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Art History (Field Of Study) Renaissance (Art Period/Movement) Vatican Museums (Museum) Disputation Of The Holy Sacrament (Artwork) The School Of Athens (Artwork) Raphael (Visual Artist) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Art History" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Smd-q44ysoM) 2014-07-27T20:22Z 361K followers, 775.2K engagements "The Unicorn Tapestries The Hunt for the Unicorn Tapestries cartoons made in Paris woven in the Southern Netherlands c. [--------] wool silk metal threads (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) including The Hunters Enter the Woods [-----] x [---] cm The Unicorn Purifies Water [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Crosses a Stream [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Defends Himself [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Surrenders to a Maiden [-----] x [----] cm The Hunters Return to the Castle [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Rests in the Garden [---] x [-----] cm speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VQlHpn87owc) 2022-03-16T13:53Z 361K followers, 75.7K engagements "Virgin of Guadalupe Virgin of Guadalupe late 17th century [---] cm high oil paint gilding and mother of pearl on panel (Franz Mayer Museum Mexico City). Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. guadalupe guadalupe" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=imkOrmHtSJ0) 2015-04-26T22:08Z 361K followers, 80.5K engagements "David Oath of the Horatii Jacques-Louis David Oath of the Horatii [----] oil on canvas [---] x [----] m painted in Rome exhibited at the salon of [----] (Muse du Louvre) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Neoclassicism Jacques-Louis David David Horatii Rome Paris Salon Salon of [----] [----] painting French France French Revolution Curatii Louvre Oath art history Smarthistory History Mythology Roman Alba Neoclassicism Jacques-Louis David David Horatii Rome Paris Salon Salon of [----] [----] painting French France French Revolution Curatii Louvre Oath art history Smarthistory History Mythology" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=qfAga9DAuU4) 2017-06-03T22:34Z 361K followers, 210.9K engagements "Artemision Zeus or Poseidon Artemision Zeus or Poseidon c. [---] B.C.E. bronze [----] m high Early Classical (Severe Style) recovered from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision Greece in [----] (National Archaeological Museum Athens) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Artemision Zeus or Poseidon c. [---] B.C.E. bronze recovered from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision Artemision Zeus Artemision Poseidon Poseidon Zeus Severe Style Early Classical Cape Artemision National Archaeological Museum Athens Artemision Zeus or Poseidon c. [---] B.C.E. bronze" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zqb4Zvb5PNA) 2014-03-14T01:42Z 361K followers, 133.2K engagements "A throne for Saint Peter Bernini's Cathedra Petri Gian Lorenzo Bernini Cathedra Petri (Throne of St. Peter) gilded bronze gold wood stained glass [------] (apse of Saint Peters Basilica Vatican Rome) A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=-uLnDDcJn4M) 2022-08-25T00:43Z 361K followers, 35.5K engagements "Donatello David Donatello David date unknown but likely late 1430s1440s [---] cm high (Museo Nazionale del Bargello Florence) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=0_p8USD0fjY) 2025-12-17T14:01Z 361K followers, 17.2K engagements "Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo 18th century (Tibet) pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin C2006.66.17) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory Rubin Museum Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Smarthistorys Dr. Steven Zucker explore the Buddhist concept of the bardothe state in between death and rebirthportrayed in an 18th-century Tibetan thangka painting. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=1wYxVprXbfw) 2026-02-06T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "The Unicorn in Captivity The Unicorn in Captivity (one of seven woven hangings popularly known as the Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn) 1495-1505 South Netherlandish wool silk silver and gilt (The Cloisters The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Unicorn in Captivity Unicorn Unicorn Tapestries Hunt [----] [----] Netherlandish wool silk silver gilt Cloisters Metropolitan Museum Art woven art history Smarthistory Unicorn in Captivity Unicorn Unicorn Tapestries Hunt [----] [----] Netherlandish wool silk silver gilt Cloisters Metropolitan Museum Art woven" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=26WASJHF46A) 2012-03-17T11:31Z 361K followers, 69.3K engagements "Desis mosaic Hagia Sophia Istanbul Desis (Christ with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist) c. [----] mosaic imperial enclosure south gallery Hagia Sophia Istanbul Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Byzantine Empire (Country) Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) moasic Hagia Sophia (Building) Deesis [----] Istanbul (City/Town/Village) art Medieval Art (Field Of Study) Icon Mosaic (Visual Art Form) Byzantine Empire (Country) Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) moasic Hagia Sophia (Building) Deesis [----] Istanbul (City/Town/Village) art Medieval" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2JxIjfqKTLs) 2014-06-08T15:32Z 361K followers, 79.6K engagements "Relief from the Arch of Titus showing The Spoils of Jerusalem being brought into Rome Relief panel showing The Spoils of Jerusalem being brought into Rome Arch of Titus Rome after [--] C.E. marble [--] feet10 inches high. Speakers: Dr. Steven Fine and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Titus (Monarch) Arch Of Titus (Structure) Jewish People (Ethnicity) Roman Empire (Country) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Art History (Field Of Study) Ancient Rome (Film Subject) Relief (Visual Art Form) Titus (Monarch) Arch Of Titus (Structure) Jewish People (Ethnicity)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2Pz_p8Tf24g) 2014-10-01T15:05Z 361K followers, 170.9K engagements "Aztec Monolith of Tlaltecuhtli (Earth Lord) Monolith of Tlaltecuhtli (Earth Lord) [----] Mexica (Aztec) stone [----] x [----] m (Museo Templo Mayor Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker Aztec Mexica Mexico Pre-Columbian Mexico City Templo Mayor Museo Templo Mayor Tlaltecuhtli Monolith Earth Lord art history smarthistory Aztec Mexica Mexico Pre-Columbian Mexico City Templo Mayor Museo Templo Mayor Tlaltecuhtli Monolith Earth Lord art history smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=2RTe-3aYv1c) 2017-07-12T23:28Z 361K followers, 41.4K engagements "Drenpa Namkha Bon Teacher Drenpa Namkha 15th century (Tibet) copper alloy with silver and turquoise inlays (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art C2003.31.1) A conversation with Dr. Karl Debreczeny Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Rubin Senior Curator Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris of Smarthistory contextualize a sculpture depicting Drenpa Namkhathe first historically documented Bon master who is credited with saving the teachings of the Bon tradition from eradication. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=3gMaitWH6qA) 2026-02-04T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Chiswick House Chiswick House London [------] designed by Richard Boyle 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (with William Kent) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=4yWIJpff0FI) 2025-10-06T18:21Z 361K followers, 10.4K engagements "Kalachakra Cosmology Kalachakra Cosmology Illustration 16th century (Tibet) pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art C2009.9) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Rubin Museum Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Beth Harris walk us through a painting that illustrates the Kalachakra Tantra which explains and integrates observed relationships between the human body and mind with the external universe while foregrounding human experience. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6ka_ePIyYOo) 2026-02-05T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Fra Angelico The Annunciation (Prado) Fra Angelico The Annunciation and Life of the Virgin (in the predella) c. [----] tempera on wood [---] x [---] cm (Museo del Prado Madrid) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker The Annunciation is described in the Gospel According to Luke 1:26 - [--]. Below is the King James translation: [--] And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth [--] To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. [--] And the angel came in unto her and said Hail thou that" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=6lH7zWK_SAg) 2011-10-01T08:40Z 360K followers, 58.5K engagements "The Colosseum The Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater or Amphitheatrum Flavium) c. 70-80 C.E. Rome an ARCHES video produced in cooperation with Rome Reborn. speakers: Dr. Bernard Frischer and Dr. Steven Zucker colosseum Flavian Rome Ancient Rome ancient Imperial Rome Roman history art history architecture architectural History ARCHES Smarthistory RomeReborn Rome Reborn Vespasian Jewish War Nero Roman Emperor gladiators colosseum Flavian Rome Ancient Rome ancient Imperial Rome Roman history art history architecture architectural History ARCHES Smarthistory RomeReborn Rome Reborn Vespasian Jewish" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7FpQ1CmcPYQ) 2020-07-19T19:29Z 361K followers, 186.4K engagements "A Jewish house in Damascus Bayt Farhi Bayt Farhi a Sephardic palace in Ottoman Damascus begun c. [----] an ARCHES video Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Dr. Steven Zucker Damascus Damacene Ottoman Sephardic palace Jewish Syria 18th century 19th century architecture Architectural History Damascus Damacene Ottoman Sephardic palace Jewish Syria 18th century 19th century architecture Architectural History" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=7lmiCMCSizY) 2020-10-16T14:34Z 360K followers, 71.9K engagements "Andrea Pisano South doors Baptistery of Saint John Florence Andrea Pisano South doors of the Baptistery of Saint John [------] bronze and gold [---] x [---] cm (Museo dellOpera del Duomo Florence) Watch our video on Ghiberti's east doors (Gates of Paradise) here: https://youtu.be/fWkewBPMKEk speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker florence florence" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=85xYg4i6WTg) 2025-08-07T13:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Mel Casas Humanscape [--] (Comic Whitewash) Melesio Casas Humanscape [--] (Comic Whitewash) [----] acrylic on canvas 72-3/4 x [--] x 2-1/4 inches (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville) Mel Casas Family Trust speakers: Victor Gomez Curatorial Assistant Contemporary Art Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Steven Zucker smarthistory smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=92feuoy7JB8) 2024-05-23T16:01Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Bernini St. Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) Vatican City Gian Lorenzo Bernini St. Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) Vatican City Rome 1656-67. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. art history bernini Vatican Piazza Baroque Rome Counter-Reformation architecture art history bernini Vatican Piazza Baroque Rome Counter-Reformation architecture" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=9UT43MHdTIg) 2017-02-25T01:17Z 361K followers, 112K engagements "Charioteer of Delphi Charioteer of Delphi c. 478-474 B.C.E. bronze (lost wax cast) with silver glass and copper inlay [---] m high (Delphi Archaeological Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Inscription on base: "Dedicated by Polyzalus younger brother of Gelon tyrant of Gela and later of Syracuse and of Hieron" Uncovered in [----] near the Temple of Apollo at Delphi . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Classical Greek art sculpture bronze Greece (Country) Ancient Greece (Art Period/Movement) ancient Delphi Apollo Gela art history pan-Hellenic race champion Trophy (Award" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=A-Q79HlORtM) 2013-12-22T18:22Z 361K followers, 74.3K engagements "Jean Schlumberger Columns and Sphere (renewed) Jean Schlumberger Columns and Sphere [----] gold enamel black lacquer [--] carat gold [----] x [----] cm (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond) estate of the artist speakers: Dr. Sylvain Cordier Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Dr. Beth Harris" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=AoK6qZKDH5g) 2024-12-19T16:21Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Leonardo The Mona Lisa in the Renaissance and today A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris in front of the Mona Lisa 1503-06 oil on wood [--] x [--] cm (Louvre Paris) smarthistory Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo Renaissance Portraits Florence Louvre Paris Italian High Renaissance painting art art history fame da vinci smarthistory Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo Renaissance Portraits Florence Louvre Paris Italian High Renaissance painting art art history fame da vinci" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B06PK4yZwvY) 2019-06-13T18:41Z 361K followers, 97.9K engagements "Introduction to the Aztecs (Mexica) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris Mexica Aztecs Smarthistory Art history Precolumbian art Mesoamerica Mexico Mexico City Aztec Mexica Aztecs Smarthistory Art history Precolumbian art Mesoamerica Mexico Mexico City Aztec" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=B8cO1pAHVok) 2017-03-31T21:35Z 361K followers, 368.9K engagements "From Brushstrokes to Birds: Maruyama kyo Geese Over a Beach Join us as we examine this four-paneled screen painting by Maruyama kyo the eighteenth-century artist who made realism a part of Japanese art. We discuss how kyo used negative space to depict geese taking flight and how he evoked the feeling of a chilly morning on the seashore. We also muse on the paintings original use as a sliding door and what the rest of the room may have looked like. Speakers: Dr. Frank Feltens Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Japanese Art National Museum of Asian Art Smithsonian" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=CLTMIGfKWkE) 2025-12-09T17:54Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Olmec mask (Olmec-style mask) Olmec mask (Olmec-style mask) c. [----] - [---] B.C.E. jadeite [--] x 3-3/8 x 1-1/4 inches found in offering [--] buried c. [----] C.E. at the Aztec Templo Mayor (Museo del Templo Mayor Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker Items buried in offerings included ceramic vessels stone sculptures obsidian blades seashells greenstone and objects gathered from earlier locales (like Olmec sites and the city of Teotihuacan). The Olmecs are known as rubber people a name given to the peoples of the Gulf Coast after the Spanish Conquest. We dont know what" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=D9uJxXnDTU8) 2015-02-02T17:27Z 361K followers, 87.8K engagements "Nicholas of Verdun Shrine of the Three Kings Cologne Cathedral Nicholas of Verdun (and workshop) Shrine of the Three Kings c. [--------] oak gold silver copper enamel and gems [---] x [---] x [---] cm (High Cathedral Church at Cologne) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=DTs6KHaLGEw) 2025-10-16T18:59Z 361K followers, 14.8K engagements "Van Gogh The Bedroom Vincent van Gogh The Bedroom [----] oil on canvas [--] x 36-5/8 inches / [----] x [----] cm (Art Institute of Chicago). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Vincent van Gogh van Gogh Bedroom [----] Art Institute of Chicago Art Chicago Post-Impressionism painting French Dutch Arles Interior Theo art history Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory OER 19th Century Vincent van Gogh van Gogh Bedroom [----] Art Institute of Chicago Art Chicago Post-Impressionism painting French Dutch Arles Interior Theo art history Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory OER 19th Century" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=E1tA9-ypx0g) 2012-04-02T15:50Z 361K followers, 149.9K engagements "Gian Lorenzo Bernini Baldacchino Bernini Baldacchino 1624-33 [---] feet high gilded bronze (Saint Peter's Basilica Vatican City Rome) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. St. Peter's Baldachin (Artwork) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Architect) Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory Rome Vatican Baldacchino St. Peter's Basilica St. Peter's Baldachin (Artwork) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Architect) Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory Rome Vatican Baldacchino St. Peter's Basilica" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EFsaaK1w2Ao) 2014-05-16T00:48Z 361K followers, 124.5K engagements "Bernini Sant'Andrea al Quirinale Gian Lorenzo Bernini Sant'Andrea al Quirinale 1658-70 Rome; commissioned by Cardinal Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili for the nearby Jesuit seminary. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Bernini Sant'Andrea Rome Baroque Smarthistory Khan Academy Art History Bernini Sant'Andrea Rome Baroque Smarthistory Khan Academy Art History" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EhEg8Wx_NA8) 2012-05-02T19:21Z 361K followers, 76.5K engagements "Moai sacred ancestor figures of Rapa Nui Rapa Nui moai cast in the Pacific Galleries of the American Museum of Natural History NYC made during the [------] AMNH expedition to Rapa Nui A conversation between Dr. Jenny Newell (Research Associate AMNH and Curator Climate Change at the Australian Museum) and Dr. Beth Harris" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EjtHXyRkt1A) 2022-06-24T20:39Z 361K followers, 19.6K engagements "Theotokos mosaic apse Hagia Sophia Istanbul Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Hagia Sophia (Building) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Mosaic (Visual Art Form) Apse Theotokos Byzantine Empire (Country) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village) Iconoclasm (Crime Type) Madonna (Art Subject) Hagia Sophia (Building) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Mosaic (Visual Art Form) Apse Theotokos Byzantine Empire (Country) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=EmQ1TdoT-zE) 2014-06-08T15:15Z 361K followers, 121.1K engagements "Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: Varieties of Protestantism There are [--] videos in this series: [--]. Setting the stage https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-1-of-4/ [--]. Martin Luther https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-2-of-4/ [--]. Varieties of Protestantism https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-3-of-4/ [--]. Counter-Reformation https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-4-of-4/ Learn about the varieties of Protestant religion that emerged from the Reformation. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Protestant reformation reform" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=F6ZsIyKHTNI) 2013-04-24T00:20Z 361K followers, 247.9K engagements "Duchamp Fountain Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917/1964 porcelain urinal paint San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Marcel Duchamp Fountain [----] SFMOMA Dada Marcel Duchamp Fountain [----] SFMOMA Dada" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=FmjSUyyc-3M) 2012-12-15T21:32Z 361K followers, 216K engagements "Inspiring prayer Fra Angelico's Annunciation Fra Angelico Annunciation [------] fresco [--] x [---] inches (San Marco Florence) A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris smarthistory smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=GsXNZLeTUxw) 2021-05-18T21:03Z 361K followers, 26.1K engagements "Basilica of Constantine (Aula Palatina) Trier Basilica of Constantine (Aula Palatina) c. [---] C.E. Trier Germany speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=HJ6SDufa7ow) 2023-08-03T12:35Z 360K followers, 19.9K engagements "The Cathedral of Notre-Dame Paris (before the fire) The Cathedral of Notre-Dame Paris begun [----] (recorded before the fire). speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art architecture art history Smarthistory architectural history history gothic medieval Middle Ages Paris France Flying Buttress fire cultural heritage French [----] 12th century travel art architecture art history Smarthistory architectural history history gothic medieval Middle Ages Paris France Flying Buttress fire cultural heritage French [----] 12th century travel" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hijg5XG6yg8) 2019-05-05T23:44Z 361K followers, 87.7K engagements "Jacques-Louis David The Death of Marat Jacques-Louis David The Death of Marat [----] oil on canvas [--] x 50-1/2 inches (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Brussels) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Jacques-Louis David (Visual Artist) The Death Of Marat (Artwork) Jean-Paul Marat (Physician) Visual Arts (Field Of Study) Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Brussels French Revolution (Event) Art (Quotation Subject) Painting (Visual Art Form) ancien regime Marat Neoclassicism (Art Period/Movement) France (Country) pieta martyr corday" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Hw2_hv439Fg) 2014-11-03T15:33Z 361K followers, 284.6K engagements "Frank Lloyd Wright Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Frank Lloyd Wright Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York City 1942-1959. Speakers: Dr. Matthew Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Frank Lloyd Wright FLW Wright architecture Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Guggenheim New York [----] [----] Frank Lloyd Wright FLW Wright architecture Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Guggenheim New York [----] 1959" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=JVm-ePTIKR4) 2011-10-16T01:30Z 361K followers, 141.6K engagements "Czanne Mont Sainte-Victoire Paul Czanne Mont Sainte-Victoire 1902-04 oil on canvas [--] x [----] cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. art history smarthistory Cezanne Post-Impressionism Landscape landscape painting Philadelphia Museum of Art painting art Mont Sainte-Victoire cubism art history smarthistory Cezanne Post-Impressionism Landscape landscape painting Philadelphia Museum of Art painting art Mont Sainte-Victoire cubism" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KJuYXFHvRaY) 2017-04-06T13:34Z 361K followers, 149.1K engagements "The Pantheon The Pantheon Rome c. [---] Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Pantheon Hadrian Rome ancient architecture radial art history History Culture Heritage oculus dome Pantheon Hadrian Rome ancient architecture radial art history History Culture Heritage oculus dome" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=KaY8zqYfQI0) 2013-07-14T16:02Z 361K followers, 860.7K engagements "Art as concept: Duchamp In Advance of the Broken Arm Marcel Duchamp In Advance of the Broken Arm [----] (fourth version after lost original of November 1915) (MoMA). A conversation with Sal Khan & Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris Steven Zucker and Sal Khan. smarthistory MoMA Museum of Modern Art Art History Duchamp Ready-Mades smarthistory MoMA Museum of Modern Art Art History Duchamp Ready-Mades" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MRv20I13vqM) 2012-09-02T18:17Z 360K followers, 182.3K engagements "Pepn Osorio En la barbera no se llora (No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop) Pepn Osorio En la barbera no se llora (No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop) [----] (New Museum installation 2023) mixed media with barber chairs photographs objects and video variable dimensions (Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico San Juan) Pepn Osorio speakers: Dr. Tamara Daz Calcao and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank smarthistory smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MnpCyLqdMW0) 2023-10-20T12:04Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "The Colossus of Constantine The Colossus of Constantine c. 312-15 (Palazzo dei Conservatori Musei Capitolini Rome). A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in front of the Colossus of Constantine. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Conservatori Capitolini Conservatori Capitolini" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=MuD06cnjtAM) 2012-11-06T12:42Z 361K followers, 132.3K engagements "See updated video link below for renewed Standard of Ur This video have been updated Watch the new version here: https://youtu.be/JWl6eolbQ2g Standard of Ur c. 2600-2400 B.C.E. [-----] x [----] x [--] cm (British Museum) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Ancient Near East Smarthistory Art History Khan Academy Ur British Museum Ancient Near East Smarthistory Art History Khan Academy Ur British Museum" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Nok4cBt0V6w) 2012-06-03T00:17Z 361K followers, 614.1K engagements "Drer Self-portrait (1498) Albrecht Drer Self-portrait [----] oil on panel [--] x [--] cm (Museo Nacional del Prado Madrid) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art durer smarthistory art history self-portrait art durer smarthistory art history self-portrait" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=OQEWArXaCeg) 2010-12-18T17:32Z 361K followers, 42.8K engagements "Empire: Painted Garden Villa of Livia Painted Garden Villa of Livia fresco 30-20 B.C.E. (Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo Rome) Plant species include: umbrella pine oak red fir quince pomegranate myrtle oleander date palm strawberry laurel viburnum holm oak boxwood cypress ivy acanthus rose poppy chrysanthemum chamomile fern violet and iris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Roman Painting First Style Second Style 1st Style 2nd Style Garden Villa Livia fresco [--] B.C.E. Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo Rome triclinium Prima Porta Augustus dining room below ground" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PPyqEsyVmIQ) 2012-08-01T12:41Z 361K followers, 103.2K engagements "The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia [---] C.E. Ravenna Italy speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PdOkCBON9oE) 2025-12-12T14:11Z 361K followers, 41.6K engagements "Nike of Samothrace (Winged Victory) Nike (Winged Victory) of Samothrace c. [---] B.C.E. Gray Lartos marble (boat) Parian marble (statue) [---] cm high (Louvre Museum Paris). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. smarthistory smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=PjI0hAr0Vo0) 2021-01-27T16:26Z 361K followers, 113K engagements "Cellini Perseus Benvenuto Cellini Perseus with the Head of Medusa c. [----] bronze (Loggia dei Lanzi Piazza della Signoria Florence). Created by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. David Drogin Benvenuto Cellini (Visual Artist) Medusa (Fictional Character) perseus Art History (Field Of Study) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Benvenuto Cellini (Visual Artist) Medusa (Fictional Character) perseus Art History (Field Of Study) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Q1j-gPKAcDA) 2014-08-04T00:50Z 361K followers, 115.6K engagements "Bernini Pluto and Proserpina Gian Lorenzo Bernini Pluto and Proserpina (Persephone) 1621-22 Carrara marble [---] cm high (Galleria Borghese Rome) A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art Bernini Pluto Proserpina Persephone [----] Galleria Borghese Rome sculpture Baroque art history smarthistory Hades Cerberus art Bernini Pluto Proserpina Persephone [----] Galleria Borghese Rome sculpture Baroque art history smarthistory Hades Cerberus" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QKfmTQi2Yq0) 2018-06-09T03:34Z 361K followers, 149.5K engagements "The astonishing Book of Kells A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy and Dr. Steven Zucker about the Book of Kells c. [---] [---] vellum folios [----] x [----] cm each (edges trimmed and gilded in the 19th century) MS [--] (Trinity College Library Dublin)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=QWxIE-SwxQo) 2022-06-25T23:58Z 361K followers, 441.7K engagements "Hieronymus Bosch The Garden of Earthly Delights Hieronymus Bosch The Garden of Earthly Delights [--------] oil on oak panels (triptych) [-----] cm high central panel [-----] cm wide wings [----] cm wide (Museo del Prado Madrid). We are especially indebted to the scholarship of Dr. Hans Belting and Dr. Joseph Koerner. speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=SMOEKQtPsY4) 2025-03-18T17:42Z 361K followers, 39.2K engagements "Ceramics from early Japan the Jmon Deep Bowl c. [--------] B.C.E Middle Jmon Period low-fired clay excavated from Miyanomae Ina-Ishi Nagano Japan; and a Dog c. [-------] B.C.E. Late Jmon Period low-fired clay excavated from Rokugoishinadate Misato-cho Akita Japan (Tokyo National Museum) A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in the Tokyo National Museum" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=VRxcHHLSe8Y) 2022-09-02T14:59Z 361K followers, 23.9K engagements "Bernini Bust of Medusa Gian Lorenzo Bernini Bust of Medusa marble c. 1644-48 (Capitoline Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Medusa one of the three Gorgons daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. She was the only one of the Gorgons who was subject to mortality. She is celebrated for her personal charms and the beauty of her locks. Neptune became enamoured of her and obtained her favours in the temple of Minerva. This violation of the sanctity of the temple provoked Minerva and she changed the beautiful locks of Medusa which had inspired Neptunes love to serpents. According to" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=W3a2QIm3cXM) 2011-10-02T20:14Z 361K followers, 37.9K engagements "Piero della Francesca Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino Piero della Francesca Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza 1467-72 tempera on panel [--] x [--] cm (Galleria degli Uffizi Florence). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Piero Portrait GAP Piero della Francesca della Francesca Duke Duchess Urbino Federico da Montefeltro Battista Sforza [----] [----] tempera panel Uffizi Florence Sforza da Montefeltro Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory OER art history renaissance italian renaissance painting nobility Piero Portrait GAP" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XIkryXkz8a4) 2012-04-02T15:50Z 361K followers, 75.1K engagements "Picasso Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (The Museum of Modern Art New York) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art history Picasso cubism MoMA african masks Iberian brothel painting modern art modernism [----] art art history Picasso cubism MoMA african masks Iberian brothel painting modern art modernism 1907" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=XyLNPumMMTs) 2017-02-21T20:43Z 361K followers, 260.1K engagements "Newgrange a prehistoric tomb in Ireland Newgrange c. [----] B.C.E. Br na Binne County Meath Ireland A conversation with Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker at Knowth and Newgrange" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=YEvWbUZZEzs) 2022-09-23T14:49Z 361K followers, 59.7K engagements "The Roman Forum part II Ruins in Modern Imagination: The Roman Forum (part [--] the Renaissance and after) an ARCHES video speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Part 1: https://youtu.be/Q1hFeCS0Y3Y Part 3:https://youtu.be/sUS3sh3MjuM art Rome ancient Renaissance Roman Forum Grand Tour ruins ARCHES Smarthistory history antiquity art Rome ancient Renaissance Roman Forum Grand Tour ruins ARCHES Smarthistory history antiquity" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZNc4DBAoM4g) 2020-07-14T18:39Z 361K followers, 30.7K engagements "Giotto Arena Chapel part [--] (of 4) Giotto Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel c. [------] fresco Padua (part [--] of 4) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker part 2: https://youtu.be/w2A804-uy6U part 3: https://youtu.be/pM5zCDw8qsE part 4: https://youtu.be/VQ7vY_Eg1sI More art history on Smarthistory.org Smarthistory Smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZPJ9g-GPa2s) 2020-12-08T01:17Z 361K followers, 71.6K engagements "Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations Padmasambhava his eight manifestations and scenes from his life 19th century (Gangteng Monastery Bhutan) pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art SC2012.4.13) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory Rubin Museum Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Smarthistorys Dr. Steven Zucker explain the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava through a painting of the Indian Buddhist master who became known when he defeated the hostile spirits of Tibet while converting the" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZdVxgC314fM) 2026-02-08T18:26Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "The Sun Stone (The Calendar Stone) The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone) Aztec reign of Moctezuma II (1502-20) discovered in [----] at the southeastern edge of the Plaza Mayor (Zocalo) in Mexico City stone (unfinished) [---] cm diameter x [--] cm depth (Museo Nacional de Antropologa) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris . Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Aztec Calendar Stone aztec Aztec (Ethnicity) Calendar (Collection Category) The Arts (Broadcast Genre) Mexica Mexico Mexico City National Anthropolgy Museum The Sun Stone Sun Stone 5th sun Fifth sun Aztec Calendar Stone" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=Zn03u3-U1fk) 2015-03-31T05:50Z 361K followers, 442K engagements "Art historical analysis (painting) a basic introduction using Goya's Third of May [----] Francisco de Goya Third of May [----] [----] oil on canvas [---] x [-----] cm (Museo del Prado. Madrid). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. goya methodology art Art History (Field Of Study) formal analysis context narrative subject matter methods analysis Francisco de Goya Third of May [----] goya methodology art Art History (Field Of Study) formal analysis context narrative subject matter methods analysis Francisco de Goya Third of May 1808" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_QM-DfhrNv8) 2015-07-25T21:10Z 361K followers, 567.1K engagements "Saint Mark's Basilica Venice Saint Mark's Basilica Venice begun [----] and Anastasis (The Harrowing of Hell) mosaic c. 1180-1200 Middle Byzantine. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) Middle Byzantine Venice (City/Town/Village) San Marco Basilica (Type Of Place Of Worship) Saint Mark's Basilica (Building) Mark The Evangelist (Saint) St. Mark's Basilica mosaic Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) Middle Byzantine Venice (City/Town/Village) San Marco Basilica (Type Of Place Of Worship) Saint Mark's Basilica" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_fAgls5bGXs) 2014-03-19T14:59Z 361K followers, 222.2K engagements "Ancient Greek temples at Paestum Italy Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum: Hera I c. 560-530 B.C.E. Archaic Period; Hera II c. [---] B.C.E. Classical Period; Temple of Minerva c. [---] B.C.E. Archaic Period. A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. paestum art history history ancient greece Classical Period Archaic Period Smarthistory Khan Academy paestum art history history ancient greece Classical Period Archaic Period Smarthistory Khan Academy" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=_tNnI_w6TTQ) 2012-09-28T17:01Z 361K followers, 138.6K engagements "Pablo Picasso Guernica Pablo Picasso Guernica May 1June [--] [----] (Paris) oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofa Madrid) Estate of Pablo Picasso speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=a3IX1YgRG-g) 2025-03-25T13:37Z 361K followers, 34.5K engagements "Beyond New York Bellows and World War I George Bellows Return of the Useless [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. Jen Padgett Associate Curator Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory George Bellows Ashcan The Eight WWI World War I First World War The Great War [----] Belgium Crystal Bridges Bentonville Seeing America art history war violence American History United States History US History APUSH Social Studies Smarthistory George Bellows Ashcan The Eight WWI World War I First World" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=aemlQKntub8) 2020-03-02T21:04Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Bernini Apollo and Daphne Gian Lorenzo Bernini Apollo and Daphne 1622-25 Carrara marble [---] cm high (Galleria Borghese Rome) A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Learn more: http://smarthistory.org Please note: this is a new version - publish date: December [--] [----] sculpture Rome Bernini Baroque myth mythology Ovid metamorphosis marble Carrera Borghese sculpture Rome Bernini Baroque myth mythology Ovid metamorphosis marble Carrera Borghese" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=bdnPdZMZ9PU) 2016-12-03T20:49Z 361K followers, 377.3K engagements "Last Judgment (altar wall Sistine Chapel) Michelangelo Last Judgment Sistine Chapel Ceiling fresco 1534-1541 (Vatican City Rome) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Michelangelo (Visual Artist) Last Judgment (Art Subject) The Last Judgment (Artwork) Sistine Chapel (Place Of Worship) Fresco (Visual Art Form) Vatican City (Country) 16th Century (Event) Book Of Revelation (Religious Text) Art History (Field Of Study) Renaissance (Art Period/Movement) Michelangelo (Visual Artist) Last Judgment (Art Subject) The Last Judgment (Artwork) Sistine" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=c2MuTvQM61Y) 2015-01-11T16:37Z 361K followers, 255.3K engagements "Bear Claw Necklace (Pawnee) Bear Claw Necklace (Pawnee) before [----] grizzly bear claws and hide otter pelt beads cedar tobacco and other materials (Denver Art Museum) a Smarthistory Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. John Lukavic curator of Native Arts Denver Art Museum and Dr. Steven Zucker Grizzly bear Pawnee Native American American Indian Amerindian Massacre Canyon Lakota Sky Chief Denver Denver Art Museum necklace Buffalo hunt Animal Lodge Ceremonialism Grizzly bear Pawnee Native American American Indian Amerindian Massacre Canyon Lakota Sky Chief Denver Denver Art Museum necklace" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=cJkhGCwuRMg) 2018-01-10T02:25Z 360K followers, 29.3K engagements "Ancient Rome This video has been updated: new version here: https://youtu.be/f8hqR2O8HiM A project between Smarthistory and Rome Reborn - with Dr. Bernard Frischer. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. For those interested in exploring the digital model please visit: www.romereborn.org Ancient Rome (Film Subject) Ancient History (Field Of Study) Smarthistory Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) Pantheon Roman Forum (Tourist Attraction) Rome (Italian Comune) Ancient Roman Architecture (Architectural Style) Ancient Rome (Film Subject) Ancient History (Field Of Study) Smarthistory Khan" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=e_phjB19ZEg) 2015-08-12T11:12Z 361K followers, 2M engagements "Bushel with ibex motifs Bushel with ibex motifs 4200--3500 B.C.E. Susa I period necropolis acropolis mound Susa Iran painted terra-cotta [-----] x [-----] cm excavations led by Jacques de Morgan 1906-08 (Muse du Louvre Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Susa (City/Town/Village) Iran (Country) ceramics pottery Mesopotamia (Statistical Region) ancient neolithic Prehistoric Art (Literature Subject) Ibex Mountain Goat (Organism Classification) Ram terra-cotta Louvre (Museum) Archaeology (Field Of Study) art history Susa" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=eeNfDr4ojZg) 2014-03-02T19:51Z 361K followers, 167.6K engagements "George Morrison Traversal George Morrison Traversal [----] oil on canvas [----] x [-----] cm (Art Bridges Foundation) George Morrison Estate speakers: Julia Mun Assistant Curator and Steven Zucker Smarthistory art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=enkiRuzy27Y) 2026-01-14T17:33Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Guerrilla Girls "Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum (Getty Conversations) Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum [----] Guerrilla Girls. Poster. Guerrilla Girls records [--------]. Getty Research Institute 2008.M.14. Guerrilla Girls used with permission Speakers: Megan Sallabedra digital collection development librarian Getty Research Institute and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory The Guerrilla Girls are an art collective formed in New York in [----] to protest sexism and discrimination in the art world. Composed of anonymous members who went by pseudonyms and wore" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gKBCN3LAmXU) 2025-10-22T14:11Z 361K followers, 56.7K engagements "Rome's history in four faces at The Met Portrait of a Man late 1st century B.C.E. marble [----] x [----] x [----] cm.; portrait bust of the emperor Gaius known as Caligula 37-41 C.E. marble [----] x [--] cm; bust of the emperor Hadrian 118-120 C.E. marble; and portrait of the emperor Caracalla 212-17 C.E. marble [----] cm high (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Speakers: Dr. Jeffrey Becker and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Art History Ancient Rome Roman emperors Metropolitan Museum of Art Caligula Hadrian Verism Gaius Augustus Smarthistory Art History Ancient Rome Roman emperors Metropolitan Museum of Art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=gciDo_svj-A) 2018-04-28T13:48Z 361K followers, 129.7K engagements "The Last Supper Learn about the history and meaning of the Last Supper which depicts the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. Oil tempera fresco 1495-98 (Santa Maria delle Grazie Milan). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art history smarthistory khan academy Leonardo last supper milan Renaissance art history smarthistory khan academy Leonardo last supper milan Renaissance" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=iV6_wTrkd70) 2013-04-10T11:17Z 361K followers, 757.9K engagements "Mesa Verde and the preservation of Ancestral Puebloan heritage Mesa Verde and the preservation of Ancestral Puebloan heritage ARCHES: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker NAGPRA Ancestral Puebloan Anasazi cliff dwellings Colorado Mesa Verde National Park American Indian Pre-Columbian Indian Southwest Four Corners architectural history architecture art art history Smarthistory cultural heritage ARCHES NAGPRA Ancestral Puebloan Anasazi cliff dwellings Colorado Mesa Verde National Park American Indian Pre-Columbian Indian Southwest" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ifY8gBIonAc) 2017-10-05T13:33Z 361K followers, 77.2K engagements "Hopper Nighthawks Edward Hopper Nighthawks [----] oil on canvas [----] x [-----] cm / 33-1/8 x [--] inches (The Art Institut of Chicago) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Edward Hopper Hopper Nighthawks [----] smarthistory art history Google Art Project OER Edward Hopper Hopper Nighthawks [----] smarthistory art history Google Art Project OER" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j24uh8cZ3wA) 2012-04-02T15:56Z 360K followers, 270.4K engagements "Romanesque architecture explained A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris in Durham Cathedral begun [----] Please also see: https://youtu.be/G94jFWH8NSM art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=j7ZhVtK6g9A) 2025-05-12T12:19Z 361K followers, 24.6K engagements "Raphael Madonna of the Goldfinch Raphael Madonna of the Goldfinch 1505-6 oil on panel 42" x 30" (107 x [--] cm) Uffizi Florence Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Raphael Smarthistory Art History Uffizi Florence Raphael Smarthistory Art History Uffizi Florence" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jHN0BfowL7s) 2011-11-15T08:59Z 361K followers, 79.9K engagements "Diane Arbus A Box of Ten Photographs Diane Arbus A Box of Ten Photographs [----] printed [----] gelatin silver prints [--] photographs on [--] x [--] cm sheets (Art Bridges Bentonville) Estate of Diane Arbus speakers: Bill Conger Chief Curator Peoria Riverfront Museum and Steven Zucker Smarthistory Supported by Art Bridges: https://artbridgesfoundation.org/" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jPVFSpi371U) 2024-10-03T15:47Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Sutton Hoo an Anglo-Saxon treasure collected across Europe and Asia The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial (early Anglo-Saxon) at The British Museum including: Buckles and assorted pieces Sword belt Helmet Great Gold Buckle Purse Lid Shoulder-clasps early 7th century gold millefiori and garnet as well as Bowl and spoons (Byzantine) c. 500-650 Coins (Merovingian Frank) n.d. gold Drinking-horns early 7th century and the Anastasius Platter (Byzantine) c. 491-518 silver. speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art A-level Sutton Hoo East Anglia treasure Anglo-Saxons Medieval Hiberno-Saxon Hoard" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=jbn9_IKA3ow) 2019-04-13T20:35Z 360K followers, 159K engagements "Breuer The Whitney Museum of American Art (then The Met Breuer now the Frick Madison) Marcel Breuer The Whitney Museum of American Art (now The Met Breuer) 1963-66 Madison Avenue at East 75th Street NYC Speakers: Dr. Naraelle Hohensee and Dr. Steven Zucker architecture Brutalism New Brutalism Brton Brut Breuer Bauhaus NYC New York UES concrete modern architecture Met Breuer Whitney Museum of AMerican Art architecture Brutalism New Brutalism Brton Brut Breuer Bauhaus NYC New York UES concrete modern architecture Met Breuer Whitney Museum of AMerican Art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=k4SBqFgVbm0) 2017-06-11T15:49Z 361K followers, 18.6K engagements "Tesserae as time machine: 5th and 13th century mosaics in Santa Maria Maggiore Rome The 5th and 13th century mosaics in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore Rome c. [-------] speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=kIx0CdFH__o) 2023-01-05T14:14Z 361K followers, 26.2K engagements "Jade Cong Jade Cong c. [----] B.C.E. Liangzhu culture Neolithic period China (British Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Neolithic Jade China Cong Liangzhu British Museum Yangzi Neolithic Jade China Cong Liangzhu British Museum Yangzi" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ld8kHvz1yN4) 2013-08-23T04:45Z 360K followers, 164.6K engagements "William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode (including Tte Tte) William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode c. [----] oil on canvas [----] x [----] cm (The National Gallery London) [--]. The Marriage Settlement [--]. The Tte Tte [--] The Inspection [--]. The Toilette [--]. The Bagnio [--]. The Lady's Death Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. William Hogarth (Author) art history smarthistory Khan Academy (Organization) Hogarth painting art English painting England National Gallery London 18th century William Hogarth (Author) art history smarthistory Khan Academy (Organization)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mFJ9tHJA2Sw) 2013-09-01T00:36Z 361K followers, 216K engagements "Death and salvation in renaissance Florence: Masaccio The Holy Trinity Masaccio The Holy Trinity c. [----] fresco [---] x [---] cm (Basilica of Santa Maria Novella Florence) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art Florence Renaissance art history Italian Renaissance Early Renaissance Santa Maria Novella Masaccio Trinity Throne of Mercy Smarthistory Linear Perspective Chiaroscuro Humanism Classicism fresco Salvation 15th century [----] Italy painting church basilica art Florence Renaissance art history Italian Renaissance Early Renaissance Santa Maria Novella Masaccio Trinity Throne of" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=mdd7LhVx00o) 2019-10-10T12:21Z 360K followers, 102.8K engagements "The triangle trade and the colonial table sugar tea and slavery Covered sugar bowl c. [----] silver [----] x [---] cm (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art) A Seeing America video A conversation with Brandy Culp and Beth Harris smarthistory silver sugar sugarbowl slave trade American history AP US History APUSH art history decorative arts Wadsworth Atheneum smarthistory silver sugar sugarbowl slave trade American history AP US History APUSH art history decorative arts Wadsworth Atheneum" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=osAtCi-W1bk) 2018-12-24T00:02Z 361K followers, 69.7K engagements "Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Blue Armchair Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Blue Armchair [----] oil on canvas [----] x [-----] cm (The National Gallery of Art Washington D.C.). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris More art history on Smarthistory.org" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=q6uqyuN3LVU) 2025-08-12T12:48Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Hagia Sophia as a mosque This video focuses on Hagia Sophia after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in [----]. Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Ottoman Empire (Country) Mosque (Type Of Place Of Worship) Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Ottoman Empire (Country) Mosque (Type Of Place Of Worship)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=r6383ZDXB0Q) 2014-06-04T18:34Z 361K followers, 172.2K engagements "Rembrandt Self-Portrait Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait [----] oil on canvas [----] x [--] cm (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre) Rembrandt (Visual Artist) Holland (City/Town/Village) Dutch golden age smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre) Rembrandt (Visual Artist) Holland (City/Town/Village) Dutch golden age" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rFMFH8Nf0Zw) 2014-02-23T02:44Z 361K followers, 158.5K engagements "Kashmira Kashmira 10th century (Kashmir India) copper alloy with inlays of silver (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art C2005.16.5) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory Rubin Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Smarthistorys Dr. Steven Zucker look at a beautiful sculpture of the Hindu goddess Kashmira who here is portrayed assuming the qualities of the principal Hindu deity Shiva. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you an up-close look at select objects from the Rubins" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rLzca0MSJQQ) 2026-02-07T17:03Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Navigation Chart Marshall Islands Navigation Chart late 19th century Marshall Islands wood fiber and shells (American Museum of Natural History). Speakers: Jenny Newell Steven Zucker and Tina Stege oceania pacific islands art history American Museum of Natural History maps chart map Charts navigation Pacific Marshall Islands Smarthistory Tina Stege oceania pacific islands art history American Museum of Natural History maps chart map Charts navigation Pacific Marshall Islands Smarthistory Tina Stege" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=rrJkjEYJLWs) 2017-04-01T11:28Z 361K followers, 38.3K engagements "Oracle Bone Shang Dynasty Oracle Bone Shang Dynasty Reign of Zu Geng c. 1191-1181 B.C.E. (Shanghai Museum China) Speakers: Dr. Kristen Chiem and Dr. Beth Harris. smarthistory art history Shang Dynasty China Oracle Bone Calligraphy Chinese art smarthistory art history Shang Dynasty China Oracle Bone Calligraphy Chinese art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=s9gfIqOo__I) 2016-10-08T18:14Z 360K followers, 186.6K engagements "Mosaics Chapel of San Venanzio Archbasilica of St. John Lateran Rome Mosaics Chapel of San Venanzio 7th century (Baptistery Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran Rome). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris smarthistory smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sKuVmGpKQko) 2026-02-11T01:07Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "How to do visual (formal) analysis in art history Giovanni Bellini Madonna of the Meadow c. [----] oil and egg on synthetic panel transferred from wood [----] x [----] cm (The National Gallery) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris art history visual analysis formal analysis smarthistory tone color light pictorial space texture scale art Bellini Venice National Gallery London art history visual analysis formal analysis smarthistory tone color light pictorial space texture scale art Bellini Venice National Gallery London" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=sM2MOyonDsY) 2017-09-18T15:18Z 361K followers, 1.1M engagements "Male Head Nok culture Male Head c. 550-50 B.C.E. Nok culture Nigeria terra-cotta 30/5 x [----] x [----] cm (The Brooklyn Museum) Speakers: Dr. Peri Klemm and Dr. Beth Harris art history Nok Nigeria African art art of Africa Smarthistory art history Nok Nigeria African art art of Africa Smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tEiM-9iTVAU) 2017-03-13T20:02Z 361K followers, 51.2K engagements "Lion Gate Mycenae c. 1300-1250 B.C.E. limestone relief panel 9' 6" high Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Lion Gate Mycenae (Listed Site) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Lion Gate Mycenae (Listed Site) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=tu5mKn3_h7Y) 2014-01-19T02:32Z 361K followers, 209.6K engagements "Damien Hirst The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living Beth Harris Sal Khan and Steven Zucker discuss the Damien Hirst sculpture The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living and issues of interpretation. Created by Beth Harris Steven Zucker and Sal Khan. Beth Harris Sal Khan Steven Zucker Damien Hirst sculpture Shark contemporary art art Beth Harris Sal Khan Steven Zucker Damien Hirst sculpture Shark contemporary art art" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uDuzy-t7GDA) 2012-09-02T06:32Z 361K followers, 319.5K engagements "The first modern photograph Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage [----] photograph [-----] x [-----] cm (includes black border) Museum Library Purchase [----] (LACMA M.65.76.1) A conversation with Eve Schillo Assistant Curator Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Beth Harris A Seeing America video smarthistory LACMA Art history Stieglitz photography modernism Steerage Immigration Camera Work smarthistory LACMA Art history Stieglitz photography modernism Steerage Immigration Camera Work" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=uWcPi8Iwf08) 2020-01-29T15:32Z 361K followers, 59.6K engagements "Van Eyck Ghent Altarpiece (1 of 2) Jan van Eyck Ghent Altarpiece (closed) completed [----] oil on wood [--] [--] x [--] [--] (Saint Bavo Cathedral Ghent Belgium). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Jan Van Eyck (Visual Artist) Ghent Altarpiece (Artwork) Netherlands Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory art history Renaissance (Art Period/Movement) Jan Van Eyck (Visual Artist) Ghent Altarpiece (Artwork) Netherlands Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory art history Renaissance (Art Period/Movement)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=udgNvPpDb2I) 2013-11-04T13:57Z 360K followers, 194.7K engagements "Forum of Trajan [----] video republished due to a YouTube glitch Apollodorus of Damascus The Forum of Trajan dedicated [---] C.E. Rome speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vqiRkyqxi5k) 2024-09-19T11:51Z 361K followers, 13.8K engagements "Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty [----] Rozel Point Great Salt Lake Utah [----] (if unwound) x [--] foot spiral of basalt sand and soil Holt-Smithson Foundation Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vrbNsHs7ptE) 2016-09-19T02:17Z 360K followers, 179.3K engagements "Gustave Eiffel The Eiffel Tower Gustave Eiffel Eiffel Tower built for the [----] Universal Exposition Paris [------] puddled iron [----] feet tall. A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. More art history on Smarthistory.org" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=vurh8_SO6_c) 2026-01-08T16:16Z 361K followers, [----] engagements "Bernini The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Gian Lorenzo Bernini Ecstasy of Saint Teresa [------] (Cornaro Chapel Santa Maria della Vittoria Rome) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker smarthistory smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=whU0UxlRmGA) 2023-03-30T17:09Z 361K followers, 82K engagements "Maya Lin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Maya Lin Vietnam Veterans Memorial [----] granite [--] acres within Constitution Gardens (National Mall Washington D.C.) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Maya Lin [----] granite Constitution Gardens (Protected Site) National Mall (Protected Site) Washington Memorial Vietnam (Country) Vietnam War (Event) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Artwork) Veteran (Profession) art history art sculpture history United States History Maya Lin [----] granite Constitution Gardens (Protected Site) National Mall (Protected Site)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=wuxjTxxQUTs) 2013-09-28T18:42Z 361K followers, 346.2K engagements "Judith Leyster Self-Portrait Judith Leyster Self-Portrait c. [----] oil on canvas [----] x [----] cm / 29-3/8 x 25-5/8 inches (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Baroque (Art Period/Movement) Netherlands (Country) Dutch Painting (Collection Category) Leyster Judith Leyster Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre) Holland Haarlem (City/Town/Village) National Gallery Of Art (Museum) Baroque (Art Period/Movement) Netherlands (Country) Dutch Painting (Collection Category) Leyster Judith Leyster Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=xt2M4HTw29A) 2014-02-26T03:23Z 360K followers, 70.4K engagements "Visiting Babylon A conversation with Lisa Ackerman World Monuments Fund and Beth Harris Smarthistory. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Babylon (Country) Babylon World Monuments Fund (Nonprofit Organization) Smarthistory Ancient Near East Nebuchadnezzar II (Inventor) Hammurabi (Politician) Cultural Heritage (Site Listing Category) Babylon (Country) Babylon World Monuments Fund (Nonprofit Organization) Smarthistory Ancient Near East Nebuchadnezzar II (Inventor) Hammurabi (Politician) Cultural Heritage (Site Listing Category)" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=ya1Io0F468c) 2015-10-16T00:18Z 361K followers, 1.3M engagements "Catacomb of Priscilla Rome Catacomb of Priscilla Rome late 2nd century through the 4th century C.E. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Early Christian Art And Architecture (Literature Subject) Early Christian Fresco (Visual Art Form) Rome ancient Madonna (Art Subject) Madonna and Child Good Shepherd (Composition) Sacrific of Isaac Orant Breaking of the Bread burial tufa loculi Catacomb Of Priscilla Catacombs Documentary History Culture Early Christian Art And Architecture (Literature Subject) Early Christian Fresco (Visual Art Form) Rome" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=z_5AAk1jABI) 2014-10-06T11:55Z 361K followers, 294.4K engagements "Lloyd Kiva New Untitled (Landscape) Lloyd Kiva New Untitled (Landscape) c. [----] acrylic and oil on canvas [----] x [----] cm (Art Bridges Foundation) Estate of Lloyd Kiva New A conversation with Dr. Ashley Holland Curator & Director of Curatorial Initiatives and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory" [YouTube Link](https://youtube.com/watch?v=zr7NHuP5DcE) 2025-11-18T14:03Z 361K followers, [----] engagements Limited data mode. 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"How to recognize Baroque art A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris about how to recognize Baroque art. art history baroque smarthistory Bernini David Caravaggio Vermeer Raphael Ruisdael Rubens St. Peter Crucifixion of St. Peter art history baroque smarthistory Bernini David Caravaggio Vermeer Raphael Ruisdael Rubens St. Peter Crucifixion of St. Peter"
YouTube Link 2016-05-10T11:35Z 361K followers, 594K engagements
"Brunelleschi Dome of the Cathedral of Florence. Brunelleschi Dome of the Cathedral of Florence 1420-36. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art history smarthistory Brunelleschi Duomo Dome Florence art history smarthistory Brunelleschi Duomo Dome Florence"
YouTube Link 2011-11-19T19:08Z 361K followers, 420.6K engagements
"Virgin of the Rocks Leonardo da Vinci The Virgin of the Rocks c. 1491-1508 oil on panel [-----] x [---] cm (The National Gallery London). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Leonardo London National Gallery Virgin of the Rocks Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci Smarthistory Art History History of Art High Renaissance Leonardo London National Gallery Virgin of the Rocks Renaissance Leonardo da Vinci Smarthistory Art History History of Art High Renaissance"
YouTube Link 2011-07-21T08:49Z 361K followers, 183.3K engagements
"Rembrandt The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Tulp Rembrandt van Rijn The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (Mauritshuis Den Haag). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Baroque paitning Netherlands Den Haag The Hague (Dutch Municipality) Mauritshuis (Museum) Tulp Nicolaes Tulp Dr. Tulp Rembrandt (Visual Artist) Holland surgeon anatomy The Anatomy Lesson Of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (Artwork) Baroque paitning Netherlands Den Haag The Hague (Dutch Municipality) Mauritshuis (Museum) Tulp Nicolaes Tulp Dr. Tulp Rembrandt"
YouTube Link 2015-03-14T18:24Z 361K followers, 120.9K engagements
"What is worth dying for Jacques-Louis David's The Death of Socrates Jacques-Louis David The Death of Socrates [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker"
YouTube Link 2022-10-23T15:29Z 361K followers, 39.5K engagements
"Last Judgement of Hunefer from his tomb Hunefer's Judgement in the presence of Osiris Book of the Dead 19th Dynasty New Kingdom c. [----] B.C.E. papyrus Thebes Egypt (British Museum). . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Book Of The Dead (Written Work) Osiris (Deity) Hunefer Art Of Ancient Egypt (Literature Subject) Art ancient Egypt Egypt ancient papyrus New Kingdom scribe Smarthistory art art history history Book Of The Dead (Written Work) Osiris (Deity) Hunefer Art Of Ancient Egypt (Literature Subject) Art ancient Egypt Egypt ancient papyrus New Kingdom scribe Smarthistory art art"
YouTube Link 2013-07-29T12:48Z 361K followers, 359.4K engagements
"Linear Perspective: Brunelleschi's Experiment An introduction to Filippo Brunelleschi's experiment regarding linear perspective c. [----] in front of the Baptistry in Florence . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. brunelleschi filippo brunelleschi linear perspective renaissance italian renaissance Leon Battista Alberti John Berger perspective art history art history brunelleschi filippo brunelleschi linear perspective renaissance italian renaissance Leon Battista Alberti John Berger perspective art history art history"
YouTube Link 2011-11-20T13:45Z 361K followers, 589.2K engagements
"Column of Trajan The Column of Trajan attributed to the architect Apollodorus of Damascus completed [---] C.E. Luna marble [---] feet tall Rome speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2020-11-07T18:51Z 361K followers, 133.8K engagements
"Sainte-Chapelle Paris Sainte-Chapelle Paris [----]. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris Paris Sainte-Chapelle Gothic Rayonnant art history smarthistory architecture stained glass crown of thorns relics Paris Sainte-Chapelle Gothic Rayonnant art history smarthistory architecture stained glass crown of thorns relics"
YouTube Link 2017-05-23T00:26Z 361K followers, 266.7K engagements
"Arch of Constantine Arch of Constantine [---] C.E. Rome Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Rome Arch of Constantine Art History Ancient Rome Constantine Rome Arch of Constantine Art History Ancient Rome Constantine"
YouTube Link 2016-12-31T00:24Z 361K followers, 196.8K engagements
"Cassatt In the Loge Mary Cassatt In the Loge [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm / [--] x [--] inches (Museum of Fine Arts Boston) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker In nineteenth century France the gaze of the observerwhether on Napoleon's grand new boulevards or in the operawas very much structured by issues of economic status. Mary Cassatt's remarkable painting In the Loge (c. 1878-79) clearly shows the complex relationship between the gaze public spectacle gender and class privilege. Cassatt was a wealthy American artist who had adopted the style of the Impressionists while"
YouTube Link 2012-04-02T15:58Z 361K followers, 141.6K engagements
"Hadrian's Villa Tivoli: A virtual tour A virtual tour of Hadrian's Villa using a 3D digital model of the villa created under the direction of Dr. Bernard Frischer. The ruins of Hadrian's Villa in the town of Tivoli near Rome is spread over an area of approximately [---] acres. Many of the structures were designed by the Emperor Hadrian who ruled from [---] until his death in [---] C.E. This virtual rendering is based on current archeological research and has been created in consultation with art historians archaeologists and museum curators with expertise in this area. Please note a few features"
YouTube Link 2012-06-20T12:36Z 361K followers, 178K engagements
"The Roman Forum: part I Ruins in Modern Imagination: The Roman Forum (part 1) an ARCHES video speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Part 2: https://youtu.be/ZNc4DBAoM4g Part 3: https://youtu.be/sUS3sh3MjuM art Roman Forum forum Rome Roman ancient ancient Rome ruins ruined archaeology spolia history art history architectural history architecture Vestal Constantine Palatine Capitoline Imperial Empire Republic Smarthistory ARCHES art Roman Forum forum Rome Roman ancient ancient Rome ruins ruined archaeology spolia history art history architectural history architecture Vestal"
YouTube Link 2020-07-05T20:53Z 361K followers, 94K engagements
"Filippo Brunelleschi The Dome of Florence Cathedral Filippo Brunelleschi The Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore (Florence Cathedral) [------] speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2026-01-15T14:31Z 361K followers, 41.7K engagements
"Watch the updated video link below - Bernini Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Please watch the updated video instead: https://youtu.be/whU0UxlRmGA Gian Lorenzo Bernini Ecstasy of Saint Teresa 1647-52 (Cornaro Chapel Santa Maria della Vittoria Rome). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker This is Saint Teresa's description of the event that Bernini depicts: "Beside me on the left appeared an angel in bodily form. He was not tall but short and very beautiful; and his face was so aflame that he appeared to be one of the highest rank of angels who seem to be all on fire. In his hands I saw a"
YouTube Link 2012-08-22T02:48Z 361K followers, 392.9K engagements
"Terracotta Krater Ancient Greece Terracotta Krater attributed to the Hirschfeld Workshop Geometric c. 750-735 B.C.E. Ancient Greece terracotta [-----] x [----] cm (The Metropolitan Museum of Art New York) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris ancient greece smarthistory art history geometric period ceramics The Metropolitan Museum of Art Krater Ancient Greek art Greek pottery ancient greece smarthistory art history geometric period ceramics The Metropolitan Museum of Art Krater Ancient Greek art Greek pottery"
YouTube Link 2017-04-05T23:55Z 361K followers, 83.9K engagements
"Mies van der Rohe Seagram Building Ludwig Mies van der Rohe with Philip Johnson Seagram Building [------] [---] Park Avenue New York speakers: Dr. Matthew A. Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker (this replaces a video from 2011) art art"
YouTube Link 2021-03-31T14:19Z 361K followers, 97K engagements
"Hagia Sophia Istanbul Hagia Sophia Istanbul 532-37 (architects: Isidore of Miletus and Anthemius of Tralles) A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village) Constantine The Great (Roman Emperor) Justinian I (Roman Emperor) art history smarthistory Khan Academy (Organization) Byzantine Empire (Country) Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village) Constantine The Great (Roman"
YouTube Link 2014-06-01T16:00Z 361K followers, 736.5K engagements
"Vige Le Brun Self-Portrait with her Daughter Julie lisabeth Louise Vige Le Brun Self-Portrait with her Daughter Julie [----] oil on canvas [---] x [--] cm (Muse du Louvre). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Vige Le Brun ancien regime Marie Antoinette France French Revolution painting art Smarthistory self-portrait Vigee Le Brun motherhood mother and child Mother's Day Vige Le Brun ancien regime Marie Antoinette France French Revolution painting art Smarthistory self-portrait Vigee Le Brun motherhood mother and child Mother's Day"
YouTube Link 2017-05-14T17:21Z 361K followers, 52.1K engagements
"Parthenon (Acropolis) Iktinos and Kallikrates (Phidias directed the sculptural program) Parthenon Athens [---] - [---] B.C.E. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Athens (City/Town/Village) Greece (Country) Greek Ancient Greece (Art Period/Movement) ancient antiquity ancient world Pericles (Politician) Phidias Iktinos Kallikrates Callicrates Parthenon (Building) Acropolis Of Athens (Building Complex) 5th Century (Event) art history architecture art history Culture Democracy (Political Philosophy) agora Athena (Greek Deity) Athens"
YouTube Link 2014-01-25T12:47Z 361K followers, 793.2K engagements
"Polykleitos's Doryphoros ideal beauty in ancient Greece Polykleitos Doryphoros (Spear-Bearer) Classical Period Roman marble copy after a Greek bronze original from c. 450-440 BCE (Museo Archaeologico Nazionale Naples) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris"
YouTube Link 2023-04-27T18:44Z 361K followers, 78.5K engagements
"Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House Frank Lloyd Wright Bachman-Wilson House (originally built on the bank of the Millstone River New Jersey now on the campus of Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville) [----] A conversation with Alan Meyer volunteer Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2024-05-30T00:18Z 361K followers, 114.1K engagements
"Bernini David Gianlorenzo Bernini David [----] marble [--] feet [--] inches high (Galleria Borghese Rome) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris Bernini art history Baroque Rome Borghese Galleria Borghese David David and Goliath Italian Baroque Smarthistory Bernini art history Baroque Rome Borghese Galleria Borghese David David and Goliath Italian Baroque Smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2017-02-15T00:43Z 361K followers, 243.5K engagements
"Mask of Agamemnon Mycenae c. 1550-1500 B.C.E. Mask of Agamemnon from shaft grave V grave circle A c.1550-1500 B.C.E. gold [--] inches / [--] cm (National Archaeological Museum Athens) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Agamemnon (Greek Hero) Mycenae (Listed Site) Ancient Greece Khan Academy (Organization) Smarthistory Art History Agamemnon (Greek Hero) Mycenae (Listed Site) Ancient Greece Khan Academy (Organization) Smarthistory Art History"
YouTube Link 2014-02-23T14:38Z 361K followers, 157.9K engagements
"Fra Angelico The Annunciation Fra Angelico The Annunciation c. 1438-47 fresco [---] x [---] cm (Convent of San Marco Florence). Speakers: Dr Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art history smarthistory Fra Angelico San Marco art history smarthistory Fra Angelico San Marco"
YouTube Link 2011-11-19T20:26Z 361K followers, 168.3K engagements
"Makzor Gyelmo Makzor Gyelmo Queen Who Repels Armies 18th century (Mongolia) silk appliqu with pearls coral horsehair and gold thread (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art F1996.19.1) A conversation with Dr. Karl Debreczeny Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Rubin Senior Curator Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris of Smarthistory examine a masterfully made appliquan artmaking technique of sewing patches of cloth often silk or felt onto a base to create a design. This Mongolian appliqu from the Rubins collection depicts Palden Lhamo a principal female"
YouTube Link 2026-02-09T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Unearthing the Aztec past the destruction of the Templo Mayor Unearthing the Aztec past the destruction of the Templo Mayor (Mexico City) ARCHES: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker Aztec Mexica Mexico Mexico City Tenochtitlan art history art culture archaeology Templo Mayor architecture Cortes Templo Mayor Museum Aztec Mexica Mexico Mexico City Tenochtitlan art history art culture archaeology Templo Mayor architecture Cortes Templo Mayor Museum"
YouTube Link 2017-09-05T22:59Z 361K followers, 133.6K engagements
"Fra Filippo Lippi Madonna and Child with two Angels Fra Filippo Lippi Madonna and Child with two Angels c. 1460-1465 tempera on panel [--] x [----] cm (Galleria degli Uffizi Florence). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Lippi angels Uffizi GAP Fra Filippo Lippi [----] [----] Florence Early Italian Renaissance Renaissance Italian painting tempera Madonna child Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory art history OER Lippi angels Uffizi GAP Fra Filippo Lippi [----] [----] Florence Early Italian Renaissance Renaissance Italian painting tempera Madonna child Google Art Project Khan Academy"
YouTube Link 2012-04-02T15:54Z 361K followers, 119.9K engagements
"Must art be beautiful Picasso's The Old Guitarist Beth and Steven ask "Must art be beautiful" looking at Pablo Picasso's The Old Guitarist late [----] - early [----] oil on panel [-----] [----] cm (Art Institute of Chicago [----] Estate of Pablo Picasso). speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art beauty Picasso Old Guitarist Blue Period art history Smarthistory Chicago AIC Art Institute of Chicago aesthetics Kant Pythagorus Modern Art painting art beauty Picasso Old Guitarist Blue Period art history Smarthistory Chicago AIC Art Institute of Chicago aesthetics Kant Pythagorus Modern Art"
YouTube Link 2020-04-15T14:39Z 361K followers, 98.3K engagements
"Raphael School of Athens Raphael School of Athens fresco 1509-1511 (Stanza della Segnatura Papal Palace Vatican) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Disputation Of The Holy Sacrament (Artwork) The School Of Athens (Artwork) Raphael (Visual Artist) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Art History (Field Of Study) Renaissance (Art Period/Movement) Vatican Museums (Museum) Disputation Of The Holy Sacrament (Artwork) The School Of Athens (Artwork) Raphael (Visual Artist) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Art History"
YouTube Link 2014-07-27T20:22Z 361K followers, 775.2K engagements
"The Unicorn Tapestries The Hunt for the Unicorn Tapestries cartoons made in Paris woven in the Southern Netherlands c. [--------] wool silk metal threads (The Metropolitan Museum of Art) including The Hunters Enter the Woods [-----] x [---] cm The Unicorn Purifies Water [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Crosses a Stream [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Defends Himself [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Surrenders to a Maiden [-----] x [----] cm The Hunters Return to the Castle [-----] x [-----] cm The Unicorn Rests in the Garden [---] x [-----] cm speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2022-03-16T13:53Z 361K followers, 75.7K engagements
"Virgin of Guadalupe Virgin of Guadalupe late 17th century [---] cm high oil paint gilding and mother of pearl on panel (Franz Mayer Museum Mexico City). Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. guadalupe guadalupe"
YouTube Link 2015-04-26T22:08Z 361K followers, 80.5K engagements
"David Oath of the Horatii Jacques-Louis David Oath of the Horatii [----] oil on canvas [---] x [----] m painted in Rome exhibited at the salon of [----] (Muse du Louvre) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Neoclassicism Jacques-Louis David David Horatii Rome Paris Salon Salon of [----] [----] painting French France French Revolution Curatii Louvre Oath art history Smarthistory History Mythology Roman Alba Neoclassicism Jacques-Louis David David Horatii Rome Paris Salon Salon of [----] [----] painting French France French Revolution Curatii Louvre Oath art history Smarthistory History Mythology"
YouTube Link 2017-06-03T22:34Z 361K followers, 210.9K engagements
"Artemision Zeus or Poseidon Artemision Zeus or Poseidon c. [---] B.C.E. bronze [----] m high Early Classical (Severe Style) recovered from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision Greece in [----] (National Archaeological Museum Athens) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Artemision Zeus or Poseidon c. [---] B.C.E. bronze recovered from a shipwreck off Cape Artemision Artemision Zeus Artemision Poseidon Poseidon Zeus Severe Style Early Classical Cape Artemision National Archaeological Museum Athens Artemision Zeus or Poseidon c. [---] B.C.E. bronze"
YouTube Link 2014-03-14T01:42Z 361K followers, 133.2K engagements
"A throne for Saint Peter Bernini's Cathedra Petri Gian Lorenzo Bernini Cathedra Petri (Throne of St. Peter) gilded bronze gold wood stained glass [------] (apse of Saint Peters Basilica Vatican Rome) A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris"
YouTube Link 2022-08-25T00:43Z 361K followers, 35.5K engagements
"Donatello David Donatello David date unknown but likely late 1430s1440s [---] cm high (Museo Nazionale del Bargello Florence) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2025-12-17T14:01Z 361K followers, 17.2K engagements
"Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo Peaceful and Wrathful Deities of the Bardo 18th century (Tibet) pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art Gift of Shelley and Donald Rubin C2006.66.17) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory Rubin Museum Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Smarthistorys Dr. Steven Zucker explore the Buddhist concept of the bardothe state in between death and rebirthportrayed in an 18th-century Tibetan thangka painting. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with"
YouTube Link 2026-02-06T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"The Unicorn in Captivity The Unicorn in Captivity (one of seven woven hangings popularly known as the Unicorn Tapestries or the Hunt of the Unicorn) 1495-1505 South Netherlandish wool silk silver and gilt (The Cloisters The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Unicorn in Captivity Unicorn Unicorn Tapestries Hunt [----] [----] Netherlandish wool silk silver gilt Cloisters Metropolitan Museum Art woven art history Smarthistory Unicorn in Captivity Unicorn Unicorn Tapestries Hunt [----] [----] Netherlandish wool silk silver gilt Cloisters Metropolitan Museum Art woven"
YouTube Link 2012-03-17T11:31Z 361K followers, 69.3K engagements
"Desis mosaic Hagia Sophia Istanbul Desis (Christ with the Virgin Mary and John the Baptist) c. [----] mosaic imperial enclosure south gallery Hagia Sophia Istanbul Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Byzantine Empire (Country) Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) moasic Hagia Sophia (Building) Deesis [----] Istanbul (City/Town/Village) art Medieval Art (Field Of Study) Icon Mosaic (Visual Art Form) Byzantine Empire (Country) Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) moasic Hagia Sophia (Building) Deesis [----] Istanbul (City/Town/Village) art Medieval"
YouTube Link 2014-06-08T15:32Z 361K followers, 79.6K engagements
"Relief from the Arch of Titus showing The Spoils of Jerusalem being brought into Rome Relief panel showing The Spoils of Jerusalem being brought into Rome Arch of Titus Rome after [--] C.E. marble [--] feet10 inches high. Speakers: Dr. Steven Fine and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Titus (Monarch) Arch Of Titus (Structure) Jewish People (Ethnicity) Roman Empire (Country) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Art History (Field Of Study) Ancient Rome (Film Subject) Relief (Visual Art Form) Titus (Monarch) Arch Of Titus (Structure) Jewish People (Ethnicity)"
YouTube Link 2014-10-01T15:05Z 361K followers, 170.9K engagements
"Aztec Monolith of Tlaltecuhtli (Earth Lord) Monolith of Tlaltecuhtli (Earth Lord) [----] Mexica (Aztec) stone [----] x [----] m (Museo Templo Mayor Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker Aztec Mexica Mexico Pre-Columbian Mexico City Templo Mayor Museo Templo Mayor Tlaltecuhtli Monolith Earth Lord art history smarthistory Aztec Mexica Mexico Pre-Columbian Mexico City Templo Mayor Museo Templo Mayor Tlaltecuhtli Monolith Earth Lord art history smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2017-07-12T23:28Z 361K followers, 41.4K engagements
"Drenpa Namkha Bon Teacher Drenpa Namkha 15th century (Tibet) copper alloy with silver and turquoise inlays (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art C2003.31.1) A conversation with Dr. Karl Debreczeny Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Rubin Senior Curator Dr. Karl Debreczeny and Dr. Beth Harris of Smarthistory contextualize a sculpture depicting Drenpa Namkhathe first historically documented Bon master who is credited with saving the teachings of the Bon tradition from eradication. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you"
YouTube Link 2026-02-04T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Chiswick House Chiswick House London [------] designed by Richard Boyle 3rd Earl of Burlington and 4th Earl of Cork (with William Kent) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2025-10-06T18:21Z 361K followers, 10.4K engagements
"Kalachakra Cosmology Kalachakra Cosmology Illustration 16th century (Tibet) pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art C2009.9) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Rubin Museum Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Dr. Beth Harris walk us through a painting that illustrates the Kalachakra Tantra which explains and integrates observed relationships between the human body and mind with the external universe while foregrounding human experience. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with"
YouTube Link 2026-02-05T17:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Fra Angelico The Annunciation (Prado) Fra Angelico The Annunciation and Life of the Virgin (in the predella) c. [----] tempera on wood [---] x [---] cm (Museo del Prado Madrid) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker The Annunciation is described in the Gospel According to Luke 1:26 - [--]. Below is the King James translation: [--] And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth [--] To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. [--] And the angel came in unto her and said Hail thou that"
YouTube Link 2011-10-01T08:40Z 360K followers, 58.5K engagements
"The Colosseum The Colosseum (Flavian Amphitheater or Amphitheatrum Flavium) c. 70-80 C.E. Rome an ARCHES video produced in cooperation with Rome Reborn. speakers: Dr. Bernard Frischer and Dr. Steven Zucker colosseum Flavian Rome Ancient Rome ancient Imperial Rome Roman history art history architecture architectural History ARCHES Smarthistory RomeReborn Rome Reborn Vespasian Jewish War Nero Roman Emperor gladiators colosseum Flavian Rome Ancient Rome ancient Imperial Rome Roman history art history architecture architectural History ARCHES Smarthistory RomeReborn Rome Reborn Vespasian Jewish"
YouTube Link 2020-07-19T19:29Z 361K followers, 186.4K engagements
"A Jewish house in Damascus Bayt Farhi Bayt Farhi a Sephardic palace in Ottoman Damascus begun c. [----] an ARCHES video Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Dr. Steven Zucker Damascus Damacene Ottoman Sephardic palace Jewish Syria 18th century 19th century architecture Architectural History Damascus Damacene Ottoman Sephardic palace Jewish Syria 18th century 19th century architecture Architectural History"
YouTube Link 2020-10-16T14:34Z 360K followers, 71.9K engagements
"Andrea Pisano South doors Baptistery of Saint John Florence Andrea Pisano South doors of the Baptistery of Saint John [------] bronze and gold [---] x [---] cm (Museo dellOpera del Duomo Florence) Watch our video on Ghiberti's east doors (Gates of Paradise) here: https://youtu.be/fWkewBPMKEk speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker florence florence"
YouTube Link 2025-08-07T13:00Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Mel Casas Humanscape [--] (Comic Whitewash) Melesio Casas Humanscape [--] (Comic Whitewash) [----] acrylic on canvas 72-3/4 x [--] x 2-1/4 inches (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art Bentonville) Mel Casas Family Trust speakers: Victor Gomez Curatorial Assistant Contemporary Art Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Steven Zucker smarthistory smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2024-05-23T16:01Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Bernini St. Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) Vatican City Gian Lorenzo Bernini St. Peters Square (Piazza San Pietro) Vatican City Rome 1656-67. Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. art history bernini Vatican Piazza Baroque Rome Counter-Reformation architecture art history bernini Vatican Piazza Baroque Rome Counter-Reformation architecture"
YouTube Link 2017-02-25T01:17Z 361K followers, 112K engagements
"Charioteer of Delphi Charioteer of Delphi c. 478-474 B.C.E. bronze (lost wax cast) with silver glass and copper inlay [---] m high (Delphi Archaeological Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Inscription on base: "Dedicated by Polyzalus younger brother of Gelon tyrant of Gela and later of Syracuse and of Hieron" Uncovered in [----] near the Temple of Apollo at Delphi . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Classical Greek art sculpture bronze Greece (Country) Ancient Greece (Art Period/Movement) ancient Delphi Apollo Gela art history pan-Hellenic race champion Trophy (Award"
YouTube Link 2013-12-22T18:22Z 361K followers, 74.3K engagements
"Jean Schlumberger Columns and Sphere (renewed) Jean Schlumberger Columns and Sphere [----] gold enamel black lacquer [--] carat gold [----] x [----] cm (Virginia Museum of Fine Arts Richmond) estate of the artist speakers: Dr. Sylvain Cordier Paul Mellon Curator and Head of the Department of European Art Virginia Museum of Fine Arts and Dr. Beth Harris"
YouTube Link 2024-12-19T16:21Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Leonardo The Mona Lisa in the Renaissance and today A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris in front of the Mona Lisa 1503-06 oil on wood [--] x [--] cm (Louvre Paris) smarthistory Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo Renaissance Portraits Florence Louvre Paris Italian High Renaissance painting art art history fame da vinci smarthistory Mona Lisa Leonardo da Vinci Leonardo Renaissance Portraits Florence Louvre Paris Italian High Renaissance painting art art history fame da vinci"
YouTube Link 2019-06-13T18:41Z 361K followers, 97.9K engagements
"Introduction to the Aztecs (Mexica) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris Mexica Aztecs Smarthistory Art history Precolumbian art Mesoamerica Mexico Mexico City Aztec Mexica Aztecs Smarthistory Art history Precolumbian art Mesoamerica Mexico Mexico City Aztec"
YouTube Link 2017-03-31T21:35Z 361K followers, 368.9K engagements
"From Brushstrokes to Birds: Maruyama kyo Geese Over a Beach Join us as we examine this four-paneled screen painting by Maruyama kyo the eighteenth-century artist who made realism a part of Japanese art. We discuss how kyo used negative space to depict geese taking flight and how he evoked the feeling of a chilly morning on the seashore. We also muse on the paintings original use as a sliding door and what the rest of the room may have looked like. Speakers: Dr. Frank Feltens Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs and Curator of Japanese Art National Museum of Asian Art Smithsonian"
YouTube Link 2025-12-09T17:54Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Olmec mask (Olmec-style mask) Olmec mask (Olmec-style mask) c. [----] - [---] B.C.E. jadeite [--] x 3-3/8 x 1-1/4 inches found in offering [--] buried c. [----] C.E. at the Aztec Templo Mayor (Museo del Templo Mayor Mexico City) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker Items buried in offerings included ceramic vessels stone sculptures obsidian blades seashells greenstone and objects gathered from earlier locales (like Olmec sites and the city of Teotihuacan). The Olmecs are known as rubber people a name given to the peoples of the Gulf Coast after the Spanish Conquest. We dont know what"
YouTube Link 2015-02-02T17:27Z 361K followers, 87.8K engagements
"Nicholas of Verdun Shrine of the Three Kings Cologne Cathedral Nicholas of Verdun (and workshop) Shrine of the Three Kings c. [--------] oak gold silver copper enamel and gems [---] x [---] x [---] cm (High Cathedral Church at Cologne) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2025-10-16T18:59Z 361K followers, 14.8K engagements
"Van Gogh The Bedroom Vincent van Gogh The Bedroom [----] oil on canvas [--] x 36-5/8 inches / [----] x [----] cm (Art Institute of Chicago). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Vincent van Gogh van Gogh Bedroom [----] Art Institute of Chicago Art Chicago Post-Impressionism painting French Dutch Arles Interior Theo art history Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory OER 19th Century Vincent van Gogh van Gogh Bedroom [----] Art Institute of Chicago Art Chicago Post-Impressionism painting French Dutch Arles Interior Theo art history Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory OER 19th Century"
YouTube Link 2012-04-02T15:50Z 361K followers, 149.9K engagements
"Gian Lorenzo Bernini Baldacchino Bernini Baldacchino 1624-33 [---] feet high gilded bronze (Saint Peter's Basilica Vatican City Rome) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. St. Peter's Baldachin (Artwork) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Architect) Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory Rome Vatican Baldacchino St. Peter's Basilica St. Peter's Baldachin (Artwork) Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Architect) Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory Rome Vatican Baldacchino St. Peter's Basilica"
YouTube Link 2014-05-16T00:48Z 361K followers, 124.5K engagements
"Bernini Sant'Andrea al Quirinale Gian Lorenzo Bernini Sant'Andrea al Quirinale 1658-70 Rome; commissioned by Cardinal Camillo Francesco Maria Pamphili for the nearby Jesuit seminary. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Bernini Sant'Andrea Rome Baroque Smarthistory Khan Academy Art History Bernini Sant'Andrea Rome Baroque Smarthistory Khan Academy Art History"
YouTube Link 2012-05-02T19:21Z 361K followers, 76.5K engagements
"Moai sacred ancestor figures of Rapa Nui Rapa Nui moai cast in the Pacific Galleries of the American Museum of Natural History NYC made during the [------] AMNH expedition to Rapa Nui A conversation between Dr. Jenny Newell (Research Associate AMNH and Curator Climate Change at the Australian Museum) and Dr. Beth Harris"
YouTube Link 2022-06-24T20:39Z 361K followers, 19.6K engagements
"Theotokos mosaic apse Hagia Sophia Istanbul Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Hagia Sophia (Building) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Mosaic (Visual Art Form) Apse Theotokos Byzantine Empire (Country) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village) Iconoclasm (Crime Type) Madonna (Art Subject) Hagia Sophia (Building) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Mosaic (Visual Art Form) Apse Theotokos Byzantine Empire (Country) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Constantinople (City/Town/Village)"
YouTube Link 2014-06-08T15:15Z 361K followers, 121.1K engagements
"Introduction to the Protestant Reformation: Varieties of Protestantism There are [--] videos in this series: [--]. Setting the stage https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-1-of-4/ [--]. Martin Luther https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-2-of-4/ [--]. Varieties of Protestantism https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-3-of-4/ [--]. Counter-Reformation https://smarthistory.org/protestant-reformation-part-4-of-4/ Learn about the varieties of Protestant religion that emerged from the Reformation. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Protestant reformation reform"
YouTube Link 2013-04-24T00:20Z 361K followers, 247.9K engagements
"Duchamp Fountain Marcel Duchamp Fountain 1917/1964 porcelain urinal paint San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Marcel Duchamp Fountain [----] SFMOMA Dada Marcel Duchamp Fountain [----] SFMOMA Dada"
YouTube Link 2012-12-15T21:32Z 361K followers, 216K engagements
"Inspiring prayer Fra Angelico's Annunciation Fra Angelico Annunciation [------] fresco [--] x [---] inches (San Marco Florence) A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris smarthistory smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2021-05-18T21:03Z 361K followers, 26.1K engagements
"Basilica of Constantine (Aula Palatina) Trier Basilica of Constantine (Aula Palatina) c. [---] C.E. Trier Germany speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2023-08-03T12:35Z 360K followers, 19.9K engagements
"The Cathedral of Notre-Dame Paris (before the fire) The Cathedral of Notre-Dame Paris begun [----] (recorded before the fire). speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art architecture art history Smarthistory architectural history history gothic medieval Middle Ages Paris France Flying Buttress fire cultural heritage French [----] 12th century travel art architecture art history Smarthistory architectural history history gothic medieval Middle Ages Paris France Flying Buttress fire cultural heritage French [----] 12th century travel"
YouTube Link 2019-05-05T23:44Z 361K followers, 87.7K engagements
"Jacques-Louis David The Death of Marat Jacques-Louis David The Death of Marat [----] oil on canvas [--] x 50-1/2 inches (Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Brussels) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Jacques-Louis David (Visual Artist) The Death Of Marat (Artwork) Jean-Paul Marat (Physician) Visual Arts (Field Of Study) Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium Brussels French Revolution (Event) Art (Quotation Subject) Painting (Visual Art Form) ancien regime Marat Neoclassicism (Art Period/Movement) France (Country) pieta martyr corday"
YouTube Link 2014-11-03T15:33Z 361K followers, 284.6K engagements
"Frank Lloyd Wright Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Frank Lloyd Wright Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum New York City 1942-1959. Speakers: Dr. Matthew Postal and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Frank Lloyd Wright FLW Wright architecture Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Guggenheim New York [----] [----] Frank Lloyd Wright FLW Wright architecture Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Guggenheim New York [----] 1959"
YouTube Link 2011-10-16T01:30Z 361K followers, 141.6K engagements
"Czanne Mont Sainte-Victoire Paul Czanne Mont Sainte-Victoire 1902-04 oil on canvas [--] x [----] cm (Philadelphia Museum of Art). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. art history smarthistory Cezanne Post-Impressionism Landscape landscape painting Philadelphia Museum of Art painting art Mont Sainte-Victoire cubism art history smarthistory Cezanne Post-Impressionism Landscape landscape painting Philadelphia Museum of Art painting art Mont Sainte-Victoire cubism"
YouTube Link 2017-04-06T13:34Z 361K followers, 149.1K engagements
"The Pantheon The Pantheon Rome c. [---] Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Pantheon Hadrian Rome ancient architecture radial art history History Culture Heritage oculus dome Pantheon Hadrian Rome ancient architecture radial art history History Culture Heritage oculus dome"
YouTube Link 2013-07-14T16:02Z 361K followers, 860.7K engagements
"Art as concept: Duchamp In Advance of the Broken Arm Marcel Duchamp In Advance of the Broken Arm [----] (fourth version after lost original of November 1915) (MoMA). A conversation with Sal Khan & Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris Steven Zucker and Sal Khan. smarthistory MoMA Museum of Modern Art Art History Duchamp Ready-Mades smarthistory MoMA Museum of Modern Art Art History Duchamp Ready-Mades"
YouTube Link 2012-09-02T18:17Z 360K followers, 182.3K engagements
"Pepn Osorio En la barbera no se llora (No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop) Pepn Osorio En la barbera no se llora (No Crying Allowed in the Barbershop) [----] (New Museum installation 2023) mixed media with barber chairs photographs objects and video variable dimensions (Museo de Arte de Puerto Rico San Juan) Pepn Osorio speakers: Dr. Tamara Daz Calcao and Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank smarthistory smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2023-10-20T12:04Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"The Colossus of Constantine The Colossus of Constantine c. 312-15 (Palazzo dei Conservatori Musei Capitolini Rome). A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in front of the Colossus of Constantine. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Conservatori Capitolini Conservatori Capitolini"
YouTube Link 2012-11-06T12:42Z 361K followers, 132.3K engagements
"See updated video link below for renewed Standard of Ur This video have been updated Watch the new version here: https://youtu.be/JWl6eolbQ2g Standard of Ur c. 2600-2400 B.C.E. [-----] x [----] x [--] cm (British Museum) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Ancient Near East Smarthistory Art History Khan Academy Ur British Museum Ancient Near East Smarthistory Art History Khan Academy Ur British Museum"
YouTube Link 2012-06-03T00:17Z 361K followers, 614.1K engagements
"Drer Self-portrait (1498) Albrecht Drer Self-portrait [----] oil on panel [--] x [--] cm (Museo Nacional del Prado Madrid) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art durer smarthistory art history self-portrait art durer smarthistory art history self-portrait"
YouTube Link 2010-12-18T17:32Z 361K followers, 42.8K engagements
"Empire: Painted Garden Villa of Livia Painted Garden Villa of Livia fresco 30-20 B.C.E. (Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo Rome) Plant species include: umbrella pine oak red fir quince pomegranate myrtle oleander date palm strawberry laurel viburnum holm oak boxwood cypress ivy acanthus rose poppy chrysanthemum chamomile fern violet and iris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Roman Painting First Style Second Style 1st Style 2nd Style Garden Villa Livia fresco [--] B.C.E. Museo Nazionale Romano Palazzo Massimo Rome triclinium Prima Porta Augustus dining room below ground"
YouTube Link 2012-08-01T12:41Z 361K followers, 103.2K engagements
"The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia The Mausoleum of Galla Placidia [---] C.E. Ravenna Italy speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2025-12-12T14:11Z 361K followers, 41.6K engagements
"Nike of Samothrace (Winged Victory) Nike (Winged Victory) of Samothrace c. [---] B.C.E. Gray Lartos marble (boat) Parian marble (statue) [---] cm high (Louvre Museum Paris). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. smarthistory smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2021-01-27T16:26Z 361K followers, 113K engagements
"Cellini Perseus Benvenuto Cellini Perseus with the Head of Medusa c. [----] bronze (Loggia dei Lanzi Piazza della Signoria Florence). Created by Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. David Drogin Benvenuto Cellini (Visual Artist) Medusa (Fictional Character) perseus Art History (Field Of Study) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory Benvenuto Cellini (Visual Artist) Medusa (Fictional Character) perseus Art History (Field Of Study) Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2014-08-04T00:50Z 361K followers, 115.6K engagements
"Bernini Pluto and Proserpina Gian Lorenzo Bernini Pluto and Proserpina (Persephone) 1621-22 Carrara marble [---] cm high (Galleria Borghese Rome) A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art Bernini Pluto Proserpina Persephone [----] Galleria Borghese Rome sculpture Baroque art history smarthistory Hades Cerberus art Bernini Pluto Proserpina Persephone [----] Galleria Borghese Rome sculpture Baroque art history smarthistory Hades Cerberus"
YouTube Link 2018-06-09T03:34Z 361K followers, 149.5K engagements
"The astonishing Book of Kells A conversation between Dr. Lauren Kilroy and Dr. Steven Zucker about the Book of Kells c. [---] [---] vellum folios [----] x [----] cm each (edges trimmed and gilded in the 19th century) MS [--] (Trinity College Library Dublin)"
YouTube Link 2022-06-25T23:58Z 361K followers, 441.7K engagements
"Hieronymus Bosch The Garden of Earthly Delights Hieronymus Bosch The Garden of Earthly Delights [--------] oil on oak panels (triptych) [-----] cm high central panel [-----] cm wide wings [----] cm wide (Museo del Prado Madrid). We are especially indebted to the scholarship of Dr. Hans Belting and Dr. Joseph Koerner. speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker"
YouTube Link 2025-03-18T17:42Z 361K followers, 39.2K engagements
"Ceramics from early Japan the Jmon Deep Bowl c. [--------] B.C.E Middle Jmon Period low-fired clay excavated from Miyanomae Ina-Ishi Nagano Japan; and a Dog c. [-------] B.C.E. Late Jmon Period low-fired clay excavated from Rokugoishinadate Misato-cho Akita Japan (Tokyo National Museum) A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in the Tokyo National Museum"
YouTube Link 2022-09-02T14:59Z 361K followers, 23.9K engagements
"Bernini Bust of Medusa Gian Lorenzo Bernini Bust of Medusa marble c. 1644-48 (Capitoline Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Medusa one of the three Gorgons daughter of Phorcys and Ceto. She was the only one of the Gorgons who was subject to mortality. She is celebrated for her personal charms and the beauty of her locks. Neptune became enamoured of her and obtained her favours in the temple of Minerva. This violation of the sanctity of the temple provoked Minerva and she changed the beautiful locks of Medusa which had inspired Neptunes love to serpents. According to"
YouTube Link 2011-10-02T20:14Z 361K followers, 37.9K engagements
"Piero della Francesca Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino Piero della Francesca Portraits of the Duke and Duchess of Urbino Federico da Montefeltro and Battista Sforza 1467-72 tempera on panel [--] x [--] cm (Galleria degli Uffizi Florence). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Piero Portrait GAP Piero della Francesca della Francesca Duke Duchess Urbino Federico da Montefeltro Battista Sforza [----] [----] tempera panel Uffizi Florence Sforza da Montefeltro Google Art Project Khan Academy Smarthistory OER art history renaissance italian renaissance painting nobility Piero Portrait GAP"
YouTube Link 2012-04-02T15:50Z 361K followers, 75.1K engagements
"Picasso Les Demoiselles d'Avignon Pablo Picasso's Les Demoiselles d'Avignon [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (The Museum of Modern Art New York) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art history Picasso cubism MoMA african masks Iberian brothel painting modern art modernism [----] art art history Picasso cubism MoMA african masks Iberian brothel painting modern art modernism 1907"
YouTube Link 2017-02-21T20:43Z 361K followers, 260.1K engagements
"Newgrange a prehistoric tomb in Ireland Newgrange c. [----] B.C.E. Br na Binne County Meath Ireland A conversation with Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker at Knowth and Newgrange"
YouTube Link 2022-09-23T14:49Z 361K followers, 59.7K engagements
"The Roman Forum part II Ruins in Modern Imagination: The Roman Forum (part [--] the Renaissance and after) an ARCHES video speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Part 1: https://youtu.be/Q1hFeCS0Y3Y Part 3:https://youtu.be/sUS3sh3MjuM art Rome ancient Renaissance Roman Forum Grand Tour ruins ARCHES Smarthistory history antiquity art Rome ancient Renaissance Roman Forum Grand Tour ruins ARCHES Smarthistory history antiquity"
YouTube Link 2020-07-14T18:39Z 361K followers, 30.7K engagements
"Giotto Arena Chapel part [--] (of 4) Giotto Arena (Scrovegni) Chapel c. [------] fresco Padua (part [--] of 4) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker part 2: https://youtu.be/w2A804-uy6U part 3: https://youtu.be/pM5zCDw8qsE part 4: https://youtu.be/VQ7vY_Eg1sI More art history on Smarthistory.org Smarthistory Smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2020-12-08T01:17Z 361K followers, 71.6K engagements
"Padmasambhava and His Eight Manifestations Padmasambhava his eight manifestations and scenes from his life 19th century (Gangteng Monastery Bhutan) pigments on cloth (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art SC2012.4.13) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory Rubin Museum Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Smarthistorys Dr. Steven Zucker explain the Eight Manifestations of Padmasambhava through a painting of the Indian Buddhist master who became known when he defeated the hostile spirits of Tibet while converting the"
YouTube Link 2026-02-08T18:26Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"The Sun Stone (The Calendar Stone) The Sun Stone (or The Calendar Stone) Aztec reign of Moctezuma II (1502-20) discovered in [----] at the southeastern edge of the Plaza Mayor (Zocalo) in Mexico City stone (unfinished) [---] cm diameter x [--] cm depth (Museo Nacional de Antropologa) Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Beth Harris . Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Aztec Calendar Stone aztec Aztec (Ethnicity) Calendar (Collection Category) The Arts (Broadcast Genre) Mexica Mexico Mexico City National Anthropolgy Museum The Sun Stone Sun Stone 5th sun Fifth sun Aztec Calendar Stone"
YouTube Link 2015-03-31T05:50Z 361K followers, 442K engagements
"Art historical analysis (painting) a basic introduction using Goya's Third of May [----] Francisco de Goya Third of May [----] [----] oil on canvas [---] x [-----] cm (Museo del Prado. Madrid). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. goya methodology art Art History (Field Of Study) formal analysis context narrative subject matter methods analysis Francisco de Goya Third of May [----] goya methodology art Art History (Field Of Study) formal analysis context narrative subject matter methods analysis Francisco de Goya Third of May 1808"
YouTube Link 2015-07-25T21:10Z 361K followers, 567.1K engagements
"Saint Mark's Basilica Venice Saint Mark's Basilica Venice begun [----] and Anastasis (The Harrowing of Hell) mosaic c. 1180-1200 Middle Byzantine. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) Middle Byzantine Venice (City/Town/Village) San Marco Basilica (Type Of Place Of Worship) Saint Mark's Basilica (Building) Mark The Evangelist (Saint) St. Mark's Basilica mosaic Byzantine Art (Art Period/Movement) Middle Byzantine Venice (City/Town/Village) San Marco Basilica (Type Of Place Of Worship) Saint Mark's Basilica"
YouTube Link 2014-03-19T14:59Z 361K followers, 222.2K engagements
"Ancient Greek temples at Paestum Italy Ancient Greek Temples at Paestum: Hera I c. 560-530 B.C.E. Archaic Period; Hera II c. [---] B.C.E. Classical Period; Temple of Minerva c. [---] B.C.E. Archaic Period. A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. paestum art history history ancient greece Classical Period Archaic Period Smarthistory Khan Academy paestum art history history ancient greece Classical Period Archaic Period Smarthistory Khan Academy"
YouTube Link 2012-09-28T17:01Z 361K followers, 138.6K engagements
"Pablo Picasso Guernica Pablo Picasso Guernica May 1June [--] [----] (Paris) oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofa Madrid) Estate of Pablo Picasso speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2025-03-25T13:37Z 361K followers, 34.5K engagements
"Beyond New York Bellows and World War I George Bellows Return of the Useless [----] oil on canvas [-----] x [-----] cm (Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art) a Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. Jen Padgett Associate Curator Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory George Bellows Ashcan The Eight WWI World War I First World War The Great War [----] Belgium Crystal Bridges Bentonville Seeing America art history war violence American History United States History US History APUSH Social Studies Smarthistory George Bellows Ashcan The Eight WWI World War I First World"
YouTube Link 2020-03-02T21:04Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Bernini Apollo and Daphne Gian Lorenzo Bernini Apollo and Daphne 1622-25 Carrara marble [---] cm high (Galleria Borghese Rome) A conversation with Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Learn more: http://smarthistory.org Please note: this is a new version - publish date: December [--] [----] sculpture Rome Bernini Baroque myth mythology Ovid metamorphosis marble Carrera Borghese sculpture Rome Bernini Baroque myth mythology Ovid metamorphosis marble Carrera Borghese"
YouTube Link 2016-12-03T20:49Z 361K followers, 377.3K engagements
"Last Judgment (altar wall Sistine Chapel) Michelangelo Last Judgment Sistine Chapel Ceiling fresco 1534-1541 (Vatican City Rome) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Michelangelo (Visual Artist) Last Judgment (Art Subject) The Last Judgment (Artwork) Sistine Chapel (Place Of Worship) Fresco (Visual Art Form) Vatican City (Country) 16th Century (Event) Book Of Revelation (Religious Text) Art History (Field Of Study) Renaissance (Art Period/Movement) Michelangelo (Visual Artist) Last Judgment (Art Subject) The Last Judgment (Artwork) Sistine"
YouTube Link 2015-01-11T16:37Z 361K followers, 255.3K engagements
"Bear Claw Necklace (Pawnee) Bear Claw Necklace (Pawnee) before [----] grizzly bear claws and hide otter pelt beads cedar tobacco and other materials (Denver Art Museum) a Smarthistory Seeing America video Speakers: Dr. John Lukavic curator of Native Arts Denver Art Museum and Dr. Steven Zucker Grizzly bear Pawnee Native American American Indian Amerindian Massacre Canyon Lakota Sky Chief Denver Denver Art Museum necklace Buffalo hunt Animal Lodge Ceremonialism Grizzly bear Pawnee Native American American Indian Amerindian Massacre Canyon Lakota Sky Chief Denver Denver Art Museum necklace"
YouTube Link 2018-01-10T02:25Z 360K followers, 29.3K engagements
"Ancient Rome This video has been updated: new version here: https://youtu.be/f8hqR2O8HiM A project between Smarthistory and Rome Reborn - with Dr. Bernard Frischer. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. For those interested in exploring the digital model please visit: www.romereborn.org Ancient Rome (Film Subject) Ancient History (Field Of Study) Smarthistory Khan Academy (Nonprofit Organization) Pantheon Roman Forum (Tourist Attraction) Rome (Italian Comune) Ancient Roman Architecture (Architectural Style) Ancient Rome (Film Subject) Ancient History (Field Of Study) Smarthistory Khan"
YouTube Link 2015-08-12T11:12Z 361K followers, 2M engagements
"Bushel with ibex motifs Bushel with ibex motifs 4200--3500 B.C.E. Susa I period necropolis acropolis mound Susa Iran painted terra-cotta [-----] x [-----] cm excavations led by Jacques de Morgan 1906-08 (Muse du Louvre Paris) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Susa (City/Town/Village) Iran (Country) ceramics pottery Mesopotamia (Statistical Region) ancient neolithic Prehistoric Art (Literature Subject) Ibex Mountain Goat (Organism Classification) Ram terra-cotta Louvre (Museum) Archaeology (Field Of Study) art history Susa"
YouTube Link 2014-03-02T19:51Z 361K followers, 167.6K engagements
"George Morrison Traversal George Morrison Traversal [----] oil on canvas [----] x [-----] cm (Art Bridges Foundation) George Morrison Estate speakers: Julia Mun Assistant Curator and Steven Zucker Smarthistory art art"
YouTube Link 2026-01-14T17:33Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Guerrilla Girls "Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum (Getty Conversations) Do women have to be naked to get into the Met. Museum [----] Guerrilla Girls. Poster. Guerrilla Girls records [--------]. Getty Research Institute 2008.M.14. Guerrilla Girls used with permission Speakers: Megan Sallabedra digital collection development librarian Getty Research Institute and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory The Guerrilla Girls are an art collective formed in New York in [----] to protest sexism and discrimination in the art world. Composed of anonymous members who went by pseudonyms and wore"
YouTube Link 2025-10-22T14:11Z 361K followers, 56.7K engagements
"Rome's history in four faces at The Met Portrait of a Man late 1st century B.C.E. marble [----] x [----] x [----] cm.; portrait bust of the emperor Gaius known as Caligula 37-41 C.E. marble [----] x [--] cm; bust of the emperor Hadrian 118-120 C.E. marble; and portrait of the emperor Caracalla 212-17 C.E. marble [----] cm high (The Metropolitan Museum of Art). Speakers: Dr. Jeffrey Becker and Dr. Beth Harris Smarthistory Art History Ancient Rome Roman emperors Metropolitan Museum of Art Caligula Hadrian Verism Gaius Augustus Smarthistory Art History Ancient Rome Roman emperors Metropolitan Museum of Art"
YouTube Link 2018-04-28T13:48Z 361K followers, 129.7K engagements
"The Last Supper Learn about the history and meaning of the Last Supper which depicts the Last Supper of Jesus with his disciples. Oil tempera fresco 1495-98 (Santa Maria delle Grazie Milan). Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. art history smarthistory khan academy Leonardo last supper milan Renaissance art history smarthistory khan academy Leonardo last supper milan Renaissance"
YouTube Link 2013-04-10T11:17Z 361K followers, 757.9K engagements
"Mesa Verde and the preservation of Ancestral Puebloan heritage Mesa Verde and the preservation of Ancestral Puebloan heritage ARCHES: At Risk Cultural Heritage Education Series Speakers: Dr. Lauren Kilroy-Ewbank and Dr. Steven Zucker NAGPRA Ancestral Puebloan Anasazi cliff dwellings Colorado Mesa Verde National Park American Indian Pre-Columbian Indian Southwest Four Corners architectural history architecture art art history Smarthistory cultural heritage ARCHES NAGPRA Ancestral Puebloan Anasazi cliff dwellings Colorado Mesa Verde National Park American Indian Pre-Columbian Indian Southwest"
YouTube Link 2017-10-05T13:33Z 361K followers, 77.2K engagements
"Hopper Nighthawks Edward Hopper Nighthawks [----] oil on canvas [----] x [-----] cm / 33-1/8 x [--] inches (The Art Institut of Chicago) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris & Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Edward Hopper Hopper Nighthawks [----] smarthistory art history Google Art Project OER Edward Hopper Hopper Nighthawks [----] smarthistory art history Google Art Project OER"
YouTube Link 2012-04-02T15:56Z 360K followers, 270.4K engagements
"Romanesque architecture explained A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris in Durham Cathedral begun [----] Please also see: https://youtu.be/G94jFWH8NSM art art"
YouTube Link 2025-05-12T12:19Z 361K followers, 24.6K engagements
"Raphael Madonna of the Goldfinch Raphael Madonna of the Goldfinch 1505-6 oil on panel 42" x 30" (107 x [--] cm) Uffizi Florence Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Raphael Smarthistory Art History Uffizi Florence Raphael Smarthistory Art History Uffizi Florence"
YouTube Link 2011-11-15T08:59Z 361K followers, 79.9K engagements
"Diane Arbus A Box of Ten Photographs Diane Arbus A Box of Ten Photographs [----] printed [----] gelatin silver prints [--] photographs on [--] x [--] cm sheets (Art Bridges Bentonville) Estate of Diane Arbus speakers: Bill Conger Chief Curator Peoria Riverfront Museum and Steven Zucker Smarthistory Supported by Art Bridges: https://artbridgesfoundation.org/"
YouTube Link 2024-10-03T15:47Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Sutton Hoo an Anglo-Saxon treasure collected across Europe and Asia The Sutton Hoo Ship Burial (early Anglo-Saxon) at The British Museum including: Buckles and assorted pieces Sword belt Helmet Great Gold Buckle Purse Lid Shoulder-clasps early 7th century gold millefiori and garnet as well as Bowl and spoons (Byzantine) c. 500-650 Coins (Merovingian Frank) n.d. gold Drinking-horns early 7th century and the Anastasius Platter (Byzantine) c. 491-518 silver. speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art A-level Sutton Hoo East Anglia treasure Anglo-Saxons Medieval Hiberno-Saxon Hoard"
YouTube Link 2019-04-13T20:35Z 360K followers, 159K engagements
"Breuer The Whitney Museum of American Art (then The Met Breuer now the Frick Madison) Marcel Breuer The Whitney Museum of American Art (now The Met Breuer) 1963-66 Madison Avenue at East 75th Street NYC Speakers: Dr. Naraelle Hohensee and Dr. Steven Zucker architecture Brutalism New Brutalism Brton Brut Breuer Bauhaus NYC New York UES concrete modern architecture Met Breuer Whitney Museum of AMerican Art architecture Brutalism New Brutalism Brton Brut Breuer Bauhaus NYC New York UES concrete modern architecture Met Breuer Whitney Museum of AMerican Art"
YouTube Link 2017-06-11T15:49Z 361K followers, 18.6K engagements
"Tesserae as time machine: 5th and 13th century mosaics in Santa Maria Maggiore Rome The 5th and 13th century mosaics in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore Rome c. [-------] speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art art"
YouTube Link 2023-01-05T14:14Z 361K followers, 26.2K engagements
"Jade Cong Jade Cong c. [----] B.C.E. Liangzhu culture Neolithic period China (British Museum) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker . Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Neolithic Jade China Cong Liangzhu British Museum Yangzi Neolithic Jade China Cong Liangzhu British Museum Yangzi"
YouTube Link 2013-08-23T04:45Z 360K followers, 164.6K engagements
"William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode (including Tte Tte) William Hogarth Marriage A-la-Mode c. [----] oil on canvas [----] x [----] cm (The National Gallery London) [--]. The Marriage Settlement [--]. The Tte Tte [--] The Inspection [--]. The Toilette [--]. The Bagnio [--]. The Lady's Death Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. William Hogarth (Author) art history smarthistory Khan Academy (Organization) Hogarth painting art English painting England National Gallery London 18th century William Hogarth (Author) art history smarthistory Khan Academy (Organization)"
YouTube Link 2013-09-01T00:36Z 361K followers, 216K engagements
"Death and salvation in renaissance Florence: Masaccio The Holy Trinity Masaccio The Holy Trinity c. [----] fresco [---] x [---] cm (Basilica of Santa Maria Novella Florence) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker art Florence Renaissance art history Italian Renaissance Early Renaissance Santa Maria Novella Masaccio Trinity Throne of Mercy Smarthistory Linear Perspective Chiaroscuro Humanism Classicism fresco Salvation 15th century [----] Italy painting church basilica art Florence Renaissance art history Italian Renaissance Early Renaissance Santa Maria Novella Masaccio Trinity Throne of"
YouTube Link 2019-10-10T12:21Z 360K followers, 102.8K engagements
"The triangle trade and the colonial table sugar tea and slavery Covered sugar bowl c. [----] silver [----] x [---] cm (Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art) A Seeing America video A conversation with Brandy Culp and Beth Harris smarthistory silver sugar sugarbowl slave trade American history AP US History APUSH art history decorative arts Wadsworth Atheneum smarthistory silver sugar sugarbowl slave trade American history AP US History APUSH art history decorative arts Wadsworth Atheneum"
YouTube Link 2018-12-24T00:02Z 361K followers, 69.7K engagements
"Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Blue Armchair Mary Cassatt Little Girl in a Blue Armchair [----] oil on canvas [----] x [-----] cm (The National Gallery of Art Washington D.C.). A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris More art history on Smarthistory.org"
YouTube Link 2025-08-12T12:48Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Hagia Sophia as a mosque This video focuses on Hagia Sophia after the conquest of Constantinople by the Ottomans in [----]. Speakers: Dr. Elizabeth Macaulay-Lewis and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Ottoman Empire (Country) Mosque (Type Of Place Of Worship) Hagia Sophia (Building) Istanbul (City/Town/Village) Ottoman Empire (Country) Mosque (Type Of Place Of Worship)"
YouTube Link 2014-06-04T18:34Z 361K followers, 172.2K engagements
"Rembrandt Self-Portrait Rembrandt van Rijn Self-Portrait [----] oil on canvas [----] x [--] cm (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker & Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre) Rembrandt (Visual Artist) Holland (City/Town/Village) Dutch golden age smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre) Rembrandt (Visual Artist) Holland (City/Town/Village) Dutch golden age"
YouTube Link 2014-02-23T02:44Z 361K followers, 158.5K engagements
"Kashmira Kashmira 10th century (Kashmir India) copper alloy with inlays of silver (Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art C2005.16.5) A conversation with Dr. Elena Pakhoutova Senior Curator Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory Rubin Senior Curator Dr. Elena Pakhoutova and Smarthistorys Dr. Steven Zucker look at a beautiful sculpture of the Hindu goddess Kashmira who here is portrayed assuming the qualities of the principal Hindu deity Shiva. The Rubin Museum of Himalayan Art has teamed up with Smarthistory to bring you an up-close look at select objects from the Rubins"
YouTube Link 2026-02-07T17:03Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Navigation Chart Marshall Islands Navigation Chart late 19th century Marshall Islands wood fiber and shells (American Museum of Natural History). Speakers: Jenny Newell Steven Zucker and Tina Stege oceania pacific islands art history American Museum of Natural History maps chart map Charts navigation Pacific Marshall Islands Smarthistory Tina Stege oceania pacific islands art history American Museum of Natural History maps chart map Charts navigation Pacific Marshall Islands Smarthistory Tina Stege"
YouTube Link 2017-04-01T11:28Z 361K followers, 38.3K engagements
"Oracle Bone Shang Dynasty Oracle Bone Shang Dynasty Reign of Zu Geng c. 1191-1181 B.C.E. (Shanghai Museum China) Speakers: Dr. Kristen Chiem and Dr. Beth Harris. smarthistory art history Shang Dynasty China Oracle Bone Calligraphy Chinese art smarthistory art history Shang Dynasty China Oracle Bone Calligraphy Chinese art"
YouTube Link 2016-10-08T18:14Z 360K followers, 186.6K engagements
"Mosaics Chapel of San Venanzio Archbasilica of St. John Lateran Rome Mosaics Chapel of San Venanzio 7th century (Baptistery Archbasilica of Saint John Lateran Rome). Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris smarthistory smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2026-02-11T01:07Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"How to do visual (formal) analysis in art history Giovanni Bellini Madonna of the Meadow c. [----] oil and egg on synthetic panel transferred from wood [----] x [----] cm (The National Gallery) Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris art history visual analysis formal analysis smarthistory tone color light pictorial space texture scale art Bellini Venice National Gallery London art history visual analysis formal analysis smarthistory tone color light pictorial space texture scale art Bellini Venice National Gallery London"
YouTube Link 2017-09-18T15:18Z 361K followers, 1.1M engagements
"Male Head Nok culture Male Head c. 550-50 B.C.E. Nok culture Nigeria terra-cotta 30/5 x [----] x [----] cm (The Brooklyn Museum) Speakers: Dr. Peri Klemm and Dr. Beth Harris art history Nok Nigeria African art art of Africa Smarthistory art history Nok Nigeria African art art of Africa Smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2017-03-13T20:02Z 361K followers, 51.2K engagements
"Lion Gate Mycenae c. 1300-1250 B.C.E. limestone relief panel 9' 6" high Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Lion Gate Mycenae (Listed Site) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization) Lion Gate Mycenae (Listed Site) smarthistory art history Khan Academy (Organization)"
YouTube Link 2014-01-19T02:32Z 361K followers, 209.6K engagements
"Damien Hirst The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living Beth Harris Sal Khan and Steven Zucker discuss the Damien Hirst sculpture The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living and issues of interpretation. Created by Beth Harris Steven Zucker and Sal Khan. Beth Harris Sal Khan Steven Zucker Damien Hirst sculpture Shark contemporary art art Beth Harris Sal Khan Steven Zucker Damien Hirst sculpture Shark contemporary art art"
YouTube Link 2012-09-02T06:32Z 361K followers, 319.5K engagements
"The first modern photograph Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage Alfred Stieglitz The Steerage [----] photograph [-----] x [-----] cm (includes black border) Museum Library Purchase [----] (LACMA M.65.76.1) A conversation with Eve Schillo Assistant Curator Los Angeles County Museum of Art and Beth Harris A Seeing America video smarthistory LACMA Art history Stieglitz photography modernism Steerage Immigration Camera Work smarthistory LACMA Art history Stieglitz photography modernism Steerage Immigration Camera Work"
YouTube Link 2020-01-29T15:32Z 361K followers, 59.6K engagements
"Van Eyck Ghent Altarpiece (1 of 2) Jan van Eyck Ghent Altarpiece (closed) completed [----] oil on wood [--] [--] x [--] [--] (Saint Bavo Cathedral Ghent Belgium). Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Jan Van Eyck (Visual Artist) Ghent Altarpiece (Artwork) Netherlands Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory art history Renaissance (Art Period/Movement) Jan Van Eyck (Visual Artist) Ghent Altarpiece (Artwork) Netherlands Khan Academy (Organization) smarthistory art history Renaissance (Art Period/Movement)"
YouTube Link 2013-11-04T13:57Z 360K followers, 194.7K engagements
"Forum of Trajan [----] video republished due to a YouTube glitch Apollodorus of Damascus The Forum of Trajan dedicated [---] C.E. Rome speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker"
YouTube Link 2024-09-19T11:51Z 361K followers, 13.8K engagements
"Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty Robert Smithson Spiral Jetty [----] Rozel Point Great Salt Lake Utah [----] (if unwound) x [--] foot spiral of basalt sand and soil Holt-Smithson Foundation Speakers: Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker"
YouTube Link 2016-09-19T02:17Z 360K followers, 179.3K engagements
"Gustave Eiffel The Eiffel Tower Gustave Eiffel Eiffel Tower built for the [----] Universal Exposition Paris [------] puddled iron [----] feet tall. A conversation with Dr. Steven Zucker and Dr. Beth Harris. More art history on Smarthistory.org"
YouTube Link 2026-01-08T16:16Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
"Bernini The Ecstasy of Saint Teresa Gian Lorenzo Bernini Ecstasy of Saint Teresa [------] (Cornaro Chapel Santa Maria della Vittoria Rome) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker smarthistory smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2023-03-30T17:09Z 361K followers, 82K engagements
"Maya Lin Vietnam Veterans Memorial Maya Lin Vietnam Veterans Memorial [----] granite [--] acres within Constitution Gardens (National Mall Washington D.C.) speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Maya Lin [----] granite Constitution Gardens (Protected Site) National Mall (Protected Site) Washington Memorial Vietnam (Country) Vietnam War (Event) Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Artwork) Veteran (Profession) art history art sculpture history United States History Maya Lin [----] granite Constitution Gardens (Protected Site) National Mall (Protected Site)"
YouTube Link 2013-09-28T18:42Z 361K followers, 346.2K engagements
"Judith Leyster Self-Portrait Judith Leyster Self-Portrait c. [----] oil on canvas [----] x [----] cm / 29-3/8 x 25-5/8 inches (National Gallery of Art) Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker. Created by Steven Zucker and Beth Harris. Baroque (Art Period/Movement) Netherlands (Country) Dutch Painting (Collection Category) Leyster Judith Leyster Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre) Holland Haarlem (City/Town/Village) National Gallery Of Art (Museum) Baroque (Art Period/Movement) Netherlands (Country) Dutch Painting (Collection Category) Leyster Judith Leyster Self-portrait (Visual Art Genre)"
YouTube Link 2014-02-26T03:23Z 360K followers, 70.4K engagements
"Visiting Babylon A conversation with Lisa Ackerman World Monuments Fund and Beth Harris Smarthistory. Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Babylon (Country) Babylon World Monuments Fund (Nonprofit Organization) Smarthistory Ancient Near East Nebuchadnezzar II (Inventor) Hammurabi (Politician) Cultural Heritage (Site Listing Category) Babylon (Country) Babylon World Monuments Fund (Nonprofit Organization) Smarthistory Ancient Near East Nebuchadnezzar II (Inventor) Hammurabi (Politician) Cultural Heritage (Site Listing Category)"
YouTube Link 2015-10-16T00:18Z 361K followers, 1.3M engagements
"Catacomb of Priscilla Rome Catacomb of Priscilla Rome late 2nd century through the 4th century C.E. Speakers: Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker Created by Beth Harris and Steven Zucker. Early Christian Art And Architecture (Literature Subject) Early Christian Fresco (Visual Art Form) Rome ancient Madonna (Art Subject) Madonna and Child Good Shepherd (Composition) Sacrific of Isaac Orant Breaking of the Bread burial tufa loculi Catacomb Of Priscilla Catacombs Documentary History Culture Early Christian Art And Architecture (Literature Subject) Early Christian Fresco (Visual Art Form) Rome"
YouTube Link 2014-10-06T11:55Z 361K followers, 294.4K engagements
"Lloyd Kiva New Untitled (Landscape) Lloyd Kiva New Untitled (Landscape) c. [----] acrylic and oil on canvas [----] x [----] cm (Art Bridges Foundation) Estate of Lloyd Kiva New A conversation with Dr. Ashley Holland Curator & Director of Curatorial Initiatives and Dr. Steven Zucker Smarthistory"
YouTube Link 2025-11-18T14:03Z 361K followers, [----] engagements
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