In one of its most ambitious recent exhibitions, the Louvre in Paris looks at how the depiction of the fool—and by extension the perception of madness—has evolved from the Middle Ages to the 19th ...
click image for close-up Painted in 1840 during a time when slavery was still legal in French colonies, The Slave Trade by Auguste-Francois Biard is a strong statement against the institution. Like ...
IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Although the Atlantic slave trade was ...
Tracks the change in total value of sales, as well as the total number of lots offered and sold annually in the art market. This chart shows whether François-Auguste Biard’s total sales are going up, ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. Although the Atlantic slave trade was abolished in 1808, some slavers continued to illegally buy slaves in Africa and ...