EditorialVase, 1830?70, Made in Sandwich, Massachusetts, United States, American, Pressed glass, H. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm), Glass, This vase was pressed in two pieces, and a flat disk was used to join the bowl to the stem. This technique is believed to have been ...
EditorialBowl with Arabic Inscription, 'He who multiplies his words, multiplies his worthlessness', 10th century, Attributed to Iran or present-day Uzbekistan, Nishapur or Samarqand. Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip with incised black slip d...
Editorial????, Girls Entertained by Performers, from the illustrated book Flowers of the Four Seasons, Edo period (1615?1868), 1801, Japan, Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper, 6 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (17.5 x 25.1 cm), Prints, Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanes...
EditorialTerracotta trozella (two-handled jar), Classical, 5th century B.C., Native Italic, Apulian, Messapian, Terracotta, H. 7 5/16 in. (18.6 cm), Vases, With its egg-shaped body and decoration confined to two panels on the body, this vase represents a distin...
EditorialMargarita of Burgundy (1290-1315). Queen of France and Navarre and first wife King Louis X of France. Confined at Chateau Gaillard and died. Engraving. 19th century. Colored.
EditorialMargaret of Burgundy (1290-1315). Queen of France and Navarre and first wife of the King Louis X of France. Confined at Chateau Gaillard and died. Engraving. 19th century.
EditorialFrancisco Pradilla y Ortiz / 'Queen Juana "la Loca" confined at Tordesillas with her daughter, the infanta Catalina', 1906, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 85 cm x 146 cm, P07493.
EditorialLetter by King August of Poland, Elector of Saxony, to Johann Friedrich Boettger, who discovered the secret of Chinese porcelain. The King grants Boettger freedom of movement, after Boettger had been almost confined to Meissen manufacture while working...
EditorialVilla " La Malcontenta", designed by Palladio, for the counts Niccolo and Luigi Foscari. According to legend, the villa's name comes from a Foscari countess, confined there against her wish, hence " not content". North facade across...