Does anybody know what the text behind her says?

Hello, I am looking for a painting depicting the contemplation of suicide. I need illustrations for a voice acting project, but my knowledge of visual art is very limited.

The important part is the contemplation of the act, rather than the act itself. Say a person holding a knife, with the face of someone who fully realizes the power he is wielding. This is just an example of course, what matters is to convey the sense of existential awareness and the psychological tension associated with the act of suicide. Also, the tone is meant to be epic/positive more than gloomy or desperate (but that detail is secondary). I welcome all styles of art. Thank you in advance for your suggestions.

Bought this one on the whim because it looks like a large size coffee book, somewhat comprehensive as it contains 500 pieces world wide, and at an affordable price le price of $26 on Amazon. This book did not disappoint.the printouts are beautiful. Annotations are short and precise. All pieces are chronologically presented to show patterns of how arts have changed in each time period.

Since this one is newer and not as well known, I figure I would share it. While it doesn’t have a narrative like Story of Art, it is an enjoyable book if you just want a quick jump into learning famous pieces worldwide and appreciate their detail and background.

Hey y'all,

I'm defending my thesis this upcoming Thursday and would love any advice or tips either for the actual defense itself or any preparatory stuff. My school requirements are 20 min presentation with slides and we're allowed either notecards or reading from a script (I'm likely going the script route). I've lead discussions in my classes before and have general anxiety about public speaking like most people do, but any advice is thoroughly appreciated! I also am the first scheduled defense of MA Art History candidates so I don't have the luxury of watching someone else's first.

Thank you all!

Where can one see Jackson Pollock and other American AbEx works in Europe?

Hi, would anyone be able to recommend books on the relationship between activism and art?

Thank you!

Well, like the title says, I am in the need of some ideas, I have a paper due roughly at the end of the month that’s roughly 5 to 7 pages in length. The concept of the paper roughly is to discuss a piece of art and or artworks/ sites from the time early, Hellenic. Roughly the death of Alexander, the great. 3000-323 B.C.E the part I’m having difficulty is it’s gotta be something that we really didn’t talk about in class, so if anyone has any direction, I can go with this that doesn’t involve a super famous site but yet plenty of information let me know. The big sites that are off-limits as of right now would be Mycenae, Knossos on Crete, Olympia, Delphi, Athens. I’m all ears and greatly appreciate any advice in what direction to go/research.