http://myartcanon.net art history that rarely makes the textbooks Sun, 12 Jul 2009 16:46:22 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en By James Wehn Reports and photographs of the deadly clash between Uighur and Han Chinese have headlined international news the last several days. However, these are not the first images of ethnic conflict to have come out of Xinjiang. During the Qing dynasty,  Emperor Qianlong (1711-1799; reigned 1736-1799) issued an edict ... http://myartcanon.net/works_on_paper/then-and-now-ethnic-conflict-in-xinjiang By James Wehn Wooded hills open to reveal a complex of bright white buildings that stretch across the plains of a broad valley. A domed shrine at the center of the compound stands above the other buildings. Its nobility is reiterated by a mountain rising majestically into the ... http://myartcanon.net/works_on_paper/built-and-unbuilt-temples-by-etienne-louis-boullee By James Wehn Moses stands among twelve men armed with swords and a variety of pole arms. Wearing the iconic dress of a biblical prophet, his long robe and red cloak contrasts the fifteenth-century clothes and armor worn by the men around him. The precise meaning of this anonymous drawing in ... http://myartcanon.net/works_on_paper/an-enigmatic-15th-century-bible-illustration-from-southern-germany