animal

Alma Mater (1903)
by Daniel Chester French

Surviving a dynamite blast, vandalism, and coats of paint, Columbia University’s Alma Mater statue has watched over the bustling Manhattan…

5 years ago

Three Marys at the Tomb
(c. 1410-26), attributed to Jan &/or Hubert Van Eyck

This beautiful scene depicts "the three Marys" visiting Jesus's tomb the morning after the Crucifixion. It is full of the…

5 years ago

Ship’s Cat at Miller Mansion (1900-01)

A retired naval commander wanted his grand house in Washington, DC to include decorative motifs that would remind him of…

5 years ago