The author has written an article about how to use art as a historical source. He covers the following topics:

Art as a historical source

A Brief History of Art as a Historical Source

Art as an Historical Record

The Value of Art as a Historical Source

It is very professional and very organized. I found it to be very interesting and although i have not read many articles on art i have learned quite a bit from this one. It is very organized and the writing flows smoothly. The points are clearly stated and easy to follow and understand. The author writes in first person which makes the article seem more personal. The information is accurate and correct based on what i know of the topic. I would recommend this article to someone who wants to learn about using art for historical purposes or just wants to learn more about art in general. It would be good for students too as they begin research projects in their classes. There is also good bibliography provided at the end of article which would be helpful to anyone doing research on this topic. Overall, a well written informative article.*

I stumbled on the site of the Art History department of the University of Toronto and found a series of helpful articles. This is one of my favorites: The Value of Art as a Historical Source by Professor Griselda Pollock

Art is frequently used to describe historical events, places and people. Unfortunately, in most cases the link between image and historical reality is not precise.

Professor Pollock explains that art has been used throughout history to make a political or social statement. She explains that artists have an agenda and they use their art to support that agenda. She explains that even though great artists may have been influenced by other great artists, they are responding to their own time period and culture.

The sources I have used about the French Revolution include engravings, cartoons, paintings and photographs. I enjoy looking at these sources because they give me a three dimensional perspective about how people lived during this historical period; however, I always need to consider the source’s agenda when I am evaluating what I read or see. My French Revolution reports will include references about who was producing these pieces of art for whom and for what purpose. The information may be reliable or not but it will be important for my readers to know how to evaluate my sources.

Many of the posts on this blog are about using or making art in historical research. But what is the value of this kind of work? Can history be made by artists?

I believe that art can tell us a lot about the past. Art is not just a pretty picture of things gone by, it can record and preserve a piece of how we were back then. I also believe that art as historical source has largely been overlooked and that it is an area ripe for exploration. As far as I know, no one has yet written a full length study of art from an art historical perspective but plenty of books have been written about how art can be used for historical purposes including the seminal A World History in Images produced by the BBC and the University of Texas. Although artists don’t tend to think of their work in terms of academic analysis few would doubt that the meaning behind their work has something to do with their own experiences and the world around them.

But what makes a piece of work into an historical source? The basic idea that I use is that if it can contribute to our understanding of past ways of life and belief systems then it is worth at least considering as a potential source material. Art works are produced all over the place as part of, or maybe sometimes in

As a person who has studied art history for many years and has a strong interest in historical uses of art, I can say that you can find much more truth in art than might be immediately apparent. I have seen numerous examples where art could be used to solve mysteries and to better understand the past.

Tudor England is a good example of how valuable art is as a historical source. Henry VII commissioned copies of the official records from the reigns of his predecessors, Richard III and Edward IV. These copies were painted on vellum by some of the best artists of the time, including William Caxton, who printed the first book in English (a translation of The Dictes and Sayings of the Philosophers.) Copies exist today because Henry VII wanted to protect himself from claims that he was not legitimate, as both Richard III and Edward IV had weak claims to the throne (Edward was not born when his father Edward IV died). This is just one example of how art can be used as a historical source, but there are many others.

Art has a powerful effect on values and norms, but it also has a strong value as an historical source. Art is among the more accessible sources, and the very nature of art makes it more useful than many other sources.

A major theme in all areas of medieval studies, history and art history included, concerns the value of evidence from the past. Among all kinds of evidence, certainly written evidence enjoys pride of place. In the case of medieval studies, especially in the English-speaking world, historical studies have been dominated by a concern for written evidence, which can be difficult to use effectively without some training and practice.

What most people don’t know is that art offers an excellent alternative to written sources. It can offer important insights into how people thought about issues like sexuality, religion and politics. It can give us insight into issues that are hard to discover through written sources alone, like social justice and concepts of gender. And as art was intended to communicate with its audience and not usually intended to survive in archives or libraries, art gives us access to a different kind of reality than we get from written sources alone.

Art is a phenomenal historical source. Art exposes the social and political views, the values of a society. The culture of that society is expressed in its art.

Art has been used for thousands of years for social, religious, and political causes. Art is not just used to convey a message or to express an artist’s feelings, but sometimes used to promote a cause or idea.

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Art is a powerful tool in the historical method. I have been trying to use it more often in my research and I would like others to do so as well. Art has many sources, but most of them are open for us to use. Art can provide information about how people were feeling, what they were doing, what they thought was important and how they wanted to be seen in the world. The art of other cultures can teach us about their lives, beliefs and values. There are different kinds of art that are useful for different kinds of research, but art can be a powerful source if used correctly.

Art is also a great way to learn more about history on your own time and at your own pace. You can look at pictures or read pieces of writing without needing to go through all the steps required in traditional research methods. There are some things that you need to know when using art as a source such as context and interpretation. In an article from The Public Domain Review there are some good tips on how you can use art in your historical research.

1) Do not assume the work or artist is solely representative of its time period

2) Consider original context

3) Be wary of trustworthiness/authenticity/reliability

4) Think about who