Art History and Culture

What is a Design of Art?

In today’s world, we live in a complex society. Designing products and services can help make our lives easier, but how can you distinguish the two? The difference lies in the way artists and designers think. While some argue that design and art are completely separate fields, they both share the same fundamental principles of visual perception. Artists and designers…

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Art History and Culture

Biography, Memory, and Metaphor in Octavia’s Portico

Biography, Memory, and Metaphor in Octavia’s Portico. Artwork in the Porticus Octaviae celebrated feminine ideals by evoking Octavia as a contemporary representative. But more than the art inside, features of the building added by Octavia, specifically the libraries, represented acts of maternal duty expected of the Roman matron at the death of a family member. Dedicated to the memory of…

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