EditorialWernyhora (1673-1769). Legendary Cossack who predicted the fall and rebirth of Poland. Portrait by Jan Matejko (1838-1893), 1883-1884. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.
EditorialJuliens Auctions six-day Degrees of Separation exhibition and sale featuring a slew of contemporary art is set to take place in Beverly Hills, California, with an exhibition and sale running from June 24 through June 30, 20201.
EditorialStatuette of the god Osiris, property of the Stiftung Hamburger Kunstsammlungen, bronze, cast, bronze, cast and instigated, Total: Height: 75 cm, Three-dimensional sculptures, Osiris, god of the underworld, standing figure, The god Osiris took a firm p...
EditorialOsiris von Kanopus, Clay, pressed into form, hand modeled, fired (ceramic), Clay, Total: Height: 19.9 cm; Width: 6.2 cm; Depth: 5.2 cm, Ceramics, Osiris, God of the Underworld, Hellenism, Early Imperial Period, Middle Imperial Period, The bust shows th...
EditorialOsiris von Kanopus, clay, pressed into the form, hand modelled, fired (ceramic), clay, Total: height: 21.7 cm; width: 7.2 cm; depth: 5 cm, Ceramics, Osiris, God of the Underworld, Hellenism, Early Imperial Period, Middle Imperial Period, On a profiled ...
EditorialDisce Mori Mundo Vivere Disce Deo / /Learn to Die to the World, Learn to Live With God, Print made by John Smith, 16521743, British, after unknown artist, undated, Mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, cream, laid paper, Sheet: 6 1/4 ? 4 3/8 inches (...
EditorialAs Rāma and the procession reach the banks of the river Sarayū, Brahmā and the gods appear to witness Rāma’s ascent and light the sky with an effulgent glow. Accompanied by chants of ‘Hail Vi??u’, Rāma enters the waters and ascends to he...
EditorialTurkey Palma, 7th?10th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Veracruz, Stone, Overall: 18 5/16 in. (46.59 cm), Stone-Sculpture, A number of blank palmas are known, but most are covered in imagery ranging from abstract swirls to full human and animal ...
EditorialRebirth of the Nun Anyo. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1701-1733. Dimensions: 151.5 x 373 cm (59 5/8 x 147 in.) each. Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Japan.
EditorialTerracotta vase in the form of a pomegranate, Geometric, 8th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Vases, The pomegranate occurs with some frequency in early Greek art and mythology. Because of its large edible seeds, the fruit is...
EditorialThe Death of the Buddha (Parinirvana), Kushan period, ca. 3rd century, Pakistan (ancient region of Gandhara), Schist, H. 26 in. (66 cm); W. 26 in. (66 cm); D. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Sculpture, When the Buddha was eighty he died near the city of Kushinagara, b...
EditorialMarsh Bowl, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1479?1458 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, near pit 219, Hathor shrine rubbish heaps, 1922, Faience, paint, h. 9 cm (3 9/16 in); diam. 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in); diam. of base 8.8 cm (3 7/16 in)...
EditorialWernyhora (1673-1769). Legendary Cossack who predicted the fall and rebirth of Poland. Portrait by Jan Matejko (1838-1893), 1883-1884. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.
EditorialRebirth of the Nun Anyo. Artist Unknown; Japanese. Date: 1701-1733. Dimensions: 151.5 x 373 cm (59 5/8 x 147 in.) each. Pair six-panel screens; ink, colors, and gold on paper. Origin: Japan.