EditorialSampler, Medium: linen and silk embroidery, linen foundation Technique: embroidered on plain weave Label: Linen embroidered in linen and silk, Sampler is divided into compartments with vases, birds, and flowers. Those compartments with text are compose...
EditorialThe Temple of Memory, Medium: cotton Technique: printed by engraved plate or roller on plain weave, Two scenes, both captioned in French, honoring virtue and friendship. In purple on white.In one the boat (bark) of Forgetfulness is carrying away Love, ...
EditorialSampler, Isabella Campbell, Scottish, Medium: silk and wool embroidery on wool foundation Technique: embroidered in cross, stem, and satin stitches on plain weave foundation, Large building in center with flowers, animals, and large swan at bottom. Tex...
EditorialIlluminated miniatures of the plant Rue (Ruta), which could be used for a variety of ailments, including sore eyes, forgetfulness and lethargy; and below, a man drawing a sword to defend himself from a red-faced rabid dog, whose bite can be treated wit...
EditorialAllegory of Forgetfulness, ca. 1570, Pen and brown ink, brush and pale gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on beige paper, Diameter: 3-11/16 in. (9.4 cm), Drawings, Giorgio Vasari (Italian, Arezzo 1511?1574 Florence), The two rapid sketches with the...
EditorialAllegory of Sleep, ca. 1570, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over traces of red chalk, Diameter: 3-11/16 in. (9.4 cm), Drawings, Giorgio Vasari (Italian, Arezzo 1511?1574 Florence), The two rapid sketches with the Allegory of Forgetfulness and...