NCMALearn – An educational resource from the North Carolina Museum of Art

A brown ceramic jar with a date and name inscribed at the top

Storage Jar

by Dave (later recorded as David Drake)

Shadows fall on snow-covered ground in a field bordered by a wall. Hay bales rise above the ground and a line of trees are in the distance.

Winter Sun and Shadow

by Robert William Vonnoh

A painting of a Black woman with short brown hair, set against an orange background. She is bowing her head and wearing a black jacket and a light blue scarf.

Truly Grateful

by Beverly McIver

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Featured Works of Art

The Feast of Esther by Jan Lievens (work of art)

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An oil painting depicting three people seated at a table, and one person standing in the background. The seated figures are a queen and king, whose faces are illuminated, and a man sitting in shadow with his back to the viewer. The figure standing behind the king and queen is their servant.

Karnak 1 by (work of art)

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Featured Resources

Devotion: Religion and the Arts in the People’s Collection ()

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Art Around the World, a Virtual Field Trip for grades 3-8 (tour resource)

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