EditorialJug, late 14th?early 15th century, Made in probably Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, Italian, Earthenware, tin-glaze (Majolica), Overall: 10 13/16 x 8 in. (27.4 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics.
EditorialReliquary Diptych, late 14th century, Made in Umbria or the Marches, Italy, Italian, Verre ?glomis?, painted and gilded wood, parchment, Overall (open): 6 13/16 x 8 3/4 x 1 13/16 in. (17.3 x 22.3 x 4.6 cm), Glass-Verre ?glomis?, While choir books were ...
EditorialJug with Eagle, early 1400s, Made in probably Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, Italian, Glazed earthenware, Overall: 8 13/16 x 5 3/4 x 4 9/16 in. (22.4 x 14.6 x 11.6 cm), Ceramics, Orvieto was one of the earliest centers in Italy to compete with Spanish potters...
EditorialProcessional Cross, 1479, Made in Umbria, Italy, Italian, Basse taille enamel, silver, silver-gilt, niello, copper-gilt, Overall: 13 7/8 x 7 3/16 x 3/8 in. (35.2 x 18.3 x 1 cm), Enamels-Basse taille, Dated to 1479 by an inscription, this cross displays...
EditorialFragment of an Animal Relief, ca. 1150, Made in possibly Umbria, Italy, Italian, Marble (Lunense marble from Carrara), Overall: 13 1/8 x 11 7/8 x 8 1/2 in. (33.3 x 30.2 x 21.6 cm), Sculpture-Stone, Carving on the back reveals that this slab was from a ...
EditorialBronze cauldron with swinging handle, Archaic, ca. 550 B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 8 3/8 in. (21.3 cm) diameter 14 15/16 in. (37.9 cm), Bronzes, With arched handle. Similar cauldrons are frequent in the tombs of Etruria, Umbria and Abruzzo.
EditorialSaint John, mid-13th century, Made in Umbria probably, Italy, Italian, Poplar covered with canvas, gesso, and tin foil; oil glazes, Overall: 57 1/2 x 15 1/8 x 3 1/4 in. (146.1 x 38.4 x 8.3 cm), Sculpture-Wood.
EditorialLustered Armorial Plate; Workshop of Giorgio di Pietro Andreoli, known as Maestro Giorgio, Italian, about 1465 - about 1555; Gubbio, Italy, Umbria, Europe; 1524; Tin-glazed earthenware with silver luster; Object: H: 7.3 x Diam.: 39.85cm (H: 2 7/8 x Dia...
EditorialARTE GOTICO. ESPA?A. PARROQUIA DE SANTA MARIA LA MAYOR. Iglesia construida en estilo g?tico tard?o del s. XV. Reformada durante el renacimiento y en el s. XIX. Vista de la PUERTA DE LA UMBRIA, una de las tres portadas del templo, orientada al norte, es...
EditorialSt. Anthony's altarpiece. In the middle: Madonna and Child, St. Anthony and St. John the Baptist (on the l.), St. Francis and Ste. Elisabeth (on the r.). Above: The Annunciation. On the predella: St. Anthony of Padoua resuscitating a child (on the l.),...
Editorial0310000133 Dish with portrait of a woman, c1490-c1525. Maiolica dish painted with a woman in profile, and a scroll inscribed 'P?DORMIRENONSAQUISTA', ('nothing is gained by sleeping'). When applied to maiolica, the term 'belle donne', (Italian for 'beau...