The archive digitizes rare works of visual art that illuminate the evolution of Western civilization from the year 1400 to the present.
The archive digitizes rare works of visual art that illuminate the evolution of Western civilization from the year 1400 to the present.
Collection: Early Modern
Years: 1453 - 1800
Three and a half centuries of various styles of visual art in Western civilization. The collection focuses on art that gives historical insights into the time in which the artist lived.
Collection:
Modern & Contemporary Art
Years: 1860 - 1970 | 1970 - Present
Noteworthy works of art that demonstrate unique perspectives and have cultural or historic dimensions. This collection includes both Western Art and Eastern Art.
Collection: Historical Maps
Years: 1450 - 1880
Maps of the Earth in the year 1600 were very different from the maps of 1700 or 1800. Human understanding of the earth was, and remains, an evolving process. This collection demonstrates that evolution through the art of mapmaking (cartography), with a focus on the era of exploration in the Atlantic Ocean.
Collection: Paraguay
Years: 1700 - 1970
Historically relevant art that follows the long transition of a former Spanish colony to the current Republic of Paraguay.
Collection: Religious Art
Years: 1400 - 1800
Christian and Jewish Art adds a necessary context to understanding our arrival in the modern world. The collection comprises mostly symbolic art that illustrates concepts of spirituality, morality, and the relationship of man with God.
Collection: Graf Zeppelin
Years: 1928 - 1937
Many believed that the first flight of the Graf Zeppelin in 1928 was the beginning of a new era of transportation. However, this remarkable human achievement, and similar passenger airships, would disappear in less than a decade. This collection of very rare images chronicles the short life of the Graf Zeppelin.
Collection: Indigenous peoples of South America
Years: 1870 - 1970
With the arrival of Europeans in South America, the history of indigenous peoples has slowly disappeared. Through visual art such as illustrations and photographs, this collection focuses on documenting the lives and experiences of indigenous peoples who lived in what are now Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay.