EditorialPanel with Horse Heads, 11th century, Made in Egypt, Wood (teak); carved, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm), Wood, This panel, probably from a wooden door, is deeply carved with two symmetrical horse heads in relief. Attention to detail is evident in the beaded ...
EditorialPot lid with a man and a child on horseback surrounded by animals, Pot lid made of earthenware with multi-colored transfer decor. Depicted is a man and a child on horseback surrounded by animals. In the background a farm, in the foreground a pond. Abov...
EditorialStreevelliputtur [Srivilliputtur]. The large pyramidal tower at entrance. View looking towards entrance gopura of temple. This Gateway, which is considered one of the finest and best proportioned in Southern India, is well seen in this Photograph, whic...
EditorialThe Art of Pleasing, 1771. Jean Baptiste Le Prince (French, 1734-1781). Etching and aquatint printed in brown; sheet: 10.4 x 7.2 cm (4 1/8 x 2 13/16 in.).
EditorialA Kafir woman. Full-length portrait of a seated woman. The photograph shows the characteristic headdress of married Bashgal women: 'Here, for the first time, Bashgal women were seen in their own country by any European, and the novel experience was not...
EditorialStreevelliputtur [Srivilliputtur]. The large pyramidal tower at entrance. View looking towards entrance gopura of temple. This Gateway, which is considered one of the finest and best proportioned in Southern India, is well seen in this Photograph, whic...
EditorialTo caper nimbly in a Lady's Chamber to the lascivious pleasing of a Lute. Date/Period: 1850. Pen and ink on paper. Height: 21 cm (8.2 in); Width: 17.2 cm (6.7 in).
EditorialLarge Cover with Four Trees of Life Inhabited by Rabbits and Birds, 4th?5th century, Attributed to Egypt, Linen, wool, 91.25 in. high 60.12 in. wide (232 cm high 156 cm wide), Textiles, The delicate drawing and pleasing colors of the four tapestry-wove...
EditorialIncense burner (br?le-parfum), ca. 1775, French, Gilded and marbelized oak and beech, gilt-bronze, copper, tin and tin-plating, 40 ? 18 1/2 ? 18 1/2 in. (101.6 ? 47 ? 47 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, The word cassolette was current in the eighteenth century...
EditorialMelon-shaped ewer with bamboo decoration, ?? ?? ??? ?? ?? ?? ?? ??? ??, Goryeo dynasty (918?1392), first half of the 12th century, Korea, Stoneware with carved and incised design under celadon glaze, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Ceramics, This elegant ewer ...
EditorialBottle with Snake, 2nd?5th century, Peru, Moche, Ceramic, H. 7 3/4 in. (19.7 cm), Ceramics-Containers, The ceramic stirrup-spout bottle was an important vessel among peoples on the Peruvian north coast from the second millennium B.C. onward. The globul...
EditorialStudy for Saint Gervasius, ca2, Black chalk heightened with white chalk, on gray-beige paper. Framing lines in pen and brown ink., 16 7/8 x 10 5/16 in. (42.9 x 26.2 cm), Drawings, Eustache Le Sueur (French, Paris 1616?1655 Paris), One of the founders o...
EditorialPanel with Horse Heads, 11th century, Made in Egypt, Wood (teak); carved, H. 13 3/4 in. (34.9 cm), Wood, This panel, probably from a wooden door, is deeply carved with two symmetrical horse heads in relief. Attention to detail is evident in the beaded ...
EditorialCottage Children (The Wood Gatherers), 1787, Oil on canvas, 58 1/8 x 47 3/8 in. (147.6 x 120.3 cm), Paintings, Thomas Gainsborough (British, Sudbury 1727?1788 London), This is one of what were called in the eighteenth century 'fancy pictures,' represen...
EditorialFEBRUARY. Here they are cutting down trees for firewood. The English called February "Sprout-kele." Kele meant "kelewurt," and was most extensively used at this time for making broth. The well-known custom of making pancakes on Shrove-Tuesday is a remn...
EditorialFisherman's hut with family in Lapland by J.F. Hockert, 1862, swedish painter; sweden; scandinavia; lapp interior; arctic region; fisherman; pretty wife; swedish settlers; laplanders;young couple; conical headdress; bag; worsted balls; chatelaine; hous...