EditorialMoses and the Pharaoh's Crown, One day the pharaoh jokes his crown on Moses' head. Immediately Moses throws the crown on the floor and kicks it. To the right, the throning pharaoh, flanked by servants, carefully contemplates the scene. Behind Moses is ...
EditorialVirgin and Child, ca. 1340?50, Made in probably Paris, ?le-de-France, France, French, Limestone, paint, gilt, glass, 68 ? 22 13/16 ? 11 1/4 in. (172.7 ? 58 ? 28.5 cm), Sculpture, This monumental image of the Virgin and Child is carved in the style of P...
EditorialHoly Family, This group of statues of a father, mother and child, represents the Holy family. On a naturalistic background, Mary and Joseph walk side by side with their son between them. The couple is holding the hands of the Christ child to help him w...
EditorialCabinet, ca. 1640?50, Dutch, Amsterdam, Oak veneered with ebony, snakewood, rosewood, kingwood, cedar and other woods; mother-of-pearl, ivory, green stained bone, Overall: 27 9/16 ? 32 5/16 ? 15 3/4 in. (70 ? 82.1 ? 40 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Figures ...
EditorialMaurice Denis: Mother and Child, Maurice Denis, c. 1895, Oil on canvas, Maurice Denis saw himself as the leader of a movement to revive religious art by investing everyday modern life with a sense of spirituality. This painting of a mother and child?a ...
EditorialMeans by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Le Antichit? Romane (Roman Antiquities), tome 3, tavola 53.
EditorialMeans by which the large blocks of travertine and marble were lifted during the construction of the large Tomb of Caecilia Metella, from Le Antichit? Romane (Roman Antiquities), tome 3, tavola 53.
Editorial" Courtesans of the Tamaya House" Utagawa Toyoharu (attributed to) Japan, Edo period, late 1770s or early 1780s Daily ritual in the pleasure quarter This rare six-fold screen can be firmly attributed to Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814) and is one...
EditorialCabinet, ca. 1640?50, Dutch, Amsterdam, Oak veneered with ebony, snakewood, rosewood, kingwood, cedar and other woods; mother-of-pearl, ivory, green stained bone, Overall: 27 9/16 ? 32 5/16 ? 15 3/4 in. (70 ? 82.1 ? 40 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, Figures ...
EditorialVirgin and Child, ca. 1340?50, Made in probably Paris, ?le-de-France, France, French, Limestone, paint, gilt, glass, 68 ? 22 13/16 ? 11 1/4 in. (172.7 ? 58 ? 28.5 cm), Sculpture, This monumental image of the Virgin and Child is carved in the style of P...
Editorial" Courtesans of the Tamaya House" Utagawa Toyoharu (attributed to) Japan, Edo period, late 1770s or early 1780s Daily ritual in the pleasure quarter This rare six-fold screen can be firmly attributed to Utagawa Toyoharu (1735-1814) and is one...