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José de Ribera (Spanish-Italian, 1591 - 1652)

Head of San Gennaro, N/D

hypostyle

noun | hy·po·style | hīpəˌstīl/

A building with a roof supported by a row of columns.

Happy 65th birthday to influential fashion rebel Jean Paul Gaultier. Although he attributes his style to “rejecting everything I learned in haute couture,” technical mastery and historical knowledge give his unorthodox and eclectic designs their own elegance.

“Woman’s Evening Dress,” Fall/Winter 2001, designed by Jean Paul Gaultier

This panel from a large altarpiece depicts Saint Jerome, who was revered during the Renaissance for his learning. Discover more about this artwork at this week’s Spotlight Gallery Conversation, tomorrow, Friday, or Saturday at 11:00 a.m.

These are stunning things. The finest Roman mosaics are done with such artistry. The way the colour shading is done, the shadows of the objects being portrayed, the kinds of things being portrayed…I’m such a huge fan. Even the cruddier ones are amazing. Plus they come from a previously undiscovered city, which was known from the literature. Fantastic.

Gustave Courbet (French, 1819 - 1877) 

The Geneva Lake view, 1876

Bookmobiles: Rare Photos Of Libraries-On-Wheels

Long before Amazon, Audible, and other digital book distributors, bookmobiles were bringing literature to peoples’ doorsteps. Their mission was to provide the written word to remote villages and city suburbs that had no libraries. We invite you to remember these almost forgotten four-wheelers of the past.

The first bookmobile is believed to have appeared in Warrington, England in the late 1850s. It was a horse-drawn cart, and lent about 12,000 books during its first year of service. Later, mobile libraries were installed inside vehicles and reached the height of their popularity in the mid-20th century when they had become a part of American life.