Art and Art History Collection (Saskia)
The Art and Art History Collection from Saskia Ltd., Cultural Documentation features a wide range of digital images with an emphasis on the history of Western art. There are 3,645 images in this collection. Image sets include: The Dresden Collection, Brueghel and Rubens, Ancient Greek Art (Architecture and Sculpture), Ancient Art (Minoan and Roman), Roman Art, Michelangelo, Italian Renaissance, Realism, Impressionism, Post-Impressionism, and Contemporary Architecture. Images from art history textbooks include: Gardner, Expanded Gardner, Stokstad, Gilbert, Hartt, Cunningham, and Reich.
Access note: Only thumbnail images and descriptive information are available to non-USF users. Full access to this collection is available only to authorized users on the USF network on campus or via VPN. For more information or to report technical issues please contact us.
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Panorama of Athens from Philopappus Hill
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View northeast of Acropolis w. Odeon of Herodus Atticus below
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Panorama of Athens from the Acropolis
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View of the Agora, Temple of Hephaistos and Byzantine Church
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Panorama of Athens from the Acropolis
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View southwest of Philopappus Hill w. excavations at base of Acropolis
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Panorama of Florence from above Loggia dei Lanzi
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View north of Piazza della Signoria and Duomo
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Panorama of Florence from Boboli Gardens
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View of 'Vittolone' Fountain (by Francesco del Tadda, 16th c.) in Boboli Gardens w. Pitti Palace
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Panorama of Florence from Campanile
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View towards San Lorenzo complex w. Duomo façade (right)
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Panorama of Florence from Forte di Belvedere
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Closer view of Duomo, Palazzi Vecchio and Uffizi
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Panorama of Florence from Forte di Belvedere
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View north of Duomo, Palazzo Vecchio and Palazzo degli Uffizi
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Panorama of Florence from Forte di Belvedere
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View E w. Church of San Miniato al Monte, hills, suburban development
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Panorama of Florence from Forte di Belvedere
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View northeast of Church of Santa Croce w. dome of Synagogue (left)
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Panorama of Florence from the Duomo
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View through the lantern of Brunelleschi's dome towards S. Croce
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Panorama of Florence from the Palazzo degli Uffizi
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View of Piazza della Signoria and the Bargello
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Panorama of Florenc from Forte di Belvedere
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View of San Miniato al Monte w. hills and suburban villas
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Panorama of San Gimignano
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View north along Via San Giovanni of Torre Grosso and Palazzo del Popolo (begun 1300)
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Panorama of San Gimignano
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View of Porta San Giovanni (1262), Torre Grosso and Palazzo del Popolo (begun 1300)
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Panorama of San Gimignano
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View of courtyard and masonry walls of Palazzo del Popolo (now Museo Civico)
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Panorama of San Gimignano from Palazzo del Popolo
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Closer view of Piazza w. raking view of cathedral façade at left
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Panorama of San Gimignano from Palazzo del Popolo
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View of Piazza della Cisterna w. Cisterna and Torre Grosso
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Panorama of San Gimignano from Palazzo del Popolo
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View north of Piazza del Duomo w. Cathedral façade
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Panorama of San Gimignano from Palazzo del Popolo
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View north of Duomo (Collegiata) façade and towers of Piazza del Duomo
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Panorama of San Gimignano from Palazzo del Popolo
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Closer view of the Cisterna and Torre Grosso
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Panorama of San Gimignano from the Torre Grosso of Palazzo del Popolo
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Aerial view of Piazza della Cisterna
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Panorama of San Gimignano from Torre Grosso
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View of houses and towers on N end of Piazza del Duomo
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Panorama of Venice
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View northeast of San Marco and Palazzo Patriarcale w. S. Maria Formosa and S. Zanipolo
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Panorama of Venice
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View northeast of Campo Santa Maria Formosa w. Palazzo Priuli-Ruzzini (Bart. Monopola, ca. 1580)
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Panorama of Venice
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View northwest of Clock Tower, Madonna dell'Orte (left) and Church of Gesuits (right)
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Panorama of Venice from the Campanile
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View southwest towards S. Maria Salute, Il Redentore and the sea
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Pastoral Concert (F Concert champ
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The female figures in the foreground are the Muses of poetry, their nakedness reveals their divine being. The standing figure pouring water from a glass jar represents the superior tragic poetry, while the seated one holding a flute is the Muse of the less prestigious comedy or pastoral poetry. The well-dressed youth who is playing a lute is the poet of exalted lyricism, while the bareheaded one is an ordinary lyricist. The painter based this differentiation on Aristotle's "Poetica".
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Pastoral Concert (F Concert champ
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The painting has been interpreted as an allegory of Nature, similar to Giorgione's Storm, which was undeniably painted by him; it was even viewed as the first example of the modern herdsman genre. Its message must be more complex than this. It is likely that the master consciously unified several themes in this painting, and the deciphering of symbols required a degree of erudition even at the time of its creation. During the eighteenth century the painting was known by the simple name of "Pastorale" and only subsequently was it given the title "F
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Pastoral Concert (F Concert champ
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The scenery is characterized by a duality. Between the elegant, slim trees on the left, we see a multi-levelled villa, while on the right, in a lush grove, we see a shepherd playing a bagpipe. Yet the effect is completely unified. The very presence of the beautiful, mature Muses provides inspiration; the harmony of scenery and figures, colors and forms proclaims the close interrelationship between man and nature, poetry and music.
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Pauline Bonaparte-Borghese as Venus
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Total figure from left center (showing curved back, drapery)
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Pazzi Chapel (built as a Chapter House)
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Sanctuary detail: frieze, pilaster capital, terracotta medallion of St. John (1998)
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Pazzi Chapel (built as a Chapter House)
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Total from front center in courtyard of Santa Croce (1998)
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Pazzi Chapel (built as a Chapter House)
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View up into dome of the narthex, terracotta by Luca della Robbia (1998)
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Peplos Kore, Bust Detail, A
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Bust detail of kore with her head and chest in frame, slightly left view
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Peplos Kore, Bust Detail, B
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Closer bust detail of kore with her head in frame, slightly left view
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Peplos Kore, Upper Portion
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Upper portion including torso and bust of the statue from a frontal view
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Perseus Trampling Medusa and Exhibiting Her Severed Head
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Full length figure from left lower front
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Piazza S. Trinita
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View of ancient Roman column (fr. Baths of Caracalla) and Justice, medieval Pal. Spini-Feroni (1289)
