EditorialA Giant warding off a falling column. Detail from the Hall of the Giants, Palazzo del Te, built 1525-1535 after designs by Giulio Romano as a summer residence for Duke Federico II Gonzaga.
EditorialWoman warding off Monster (no.4 of 10), Joseph Haynes, 17601829, British, after John Hamilton Mortimer, 17401779, British, 1780, Etching, Sheet: 16 5/16 x 10 11/16in. (41.4 x 27.2cm).
EditorialPendant Jewel, ca. 1500, German or Spanish, Coral, gold, silver-gilt, pearl, Overall: 2 1/8 x 7/8 x 13/16 in. (5.4 x 2.3 x 2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Coral was valued not only for its beauty but also for its effectiveness in warding off various dangers, ...
EditorialEgyptian: Relief or Votive Plaque of the God Bes, Unidentified artist, Egyptian, 664?30 B.C., Limestone with red and black pigment, This limestone plaque depicts Bes, an ancient Egyptian god believed to protect against evil. Bes is usually shown with a...
EditorialMiniature of John writing, with his symbol, the eagle, warding off a winged demon behind him, with an illuminated initial 'I'(n) and a full foliate border. Book of Hours, Use of Paris. France, Central (Paris); c. 1440 - c. 1450. Source: Egerton 2019, f...
EditorialDharmapala Standing on a Lion, ca. 16th century, Tibet, Stone with traces of gold paint, inlaid with turquoise, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 6 lbs (2.7 kg), Sculpture, Dharmapalas, defenders of the dharma, ...
EditorialA Giant warding off a falling column. Detail from the Hall of the Giants, Palazzo del Te, built 1525-1535 after designs by Giulio Romano as a summer residence for Duke Federico II Gonzaga.
EditorialBowl with a Gorgon's head surrounded by prowling animals, from Kamiros, Rhodes, made in Corinth. A frieze of panthers, deer, two sphinxes and a siren surround the staring face of the Gorgo Medusa. According to Greek legend, anyone who looked at the fac...
EditorialPendant Jewel, ca. 1500, German or Spanish, Coral, gold, silver-gilt, pearl, Overall: 2 1/8 x 7/8 x 13/16 in. (5.4 x 2.3 x 2 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Coral was valued not only for its beauty but also for its effectiveness in warding off various dangers, ...
EditorialDharmapala Standing on a Lion, ca. 16th century, Tibet, Stone with traces of gold paint, inlaid with turquoise, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); W. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm); D. 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Wt. 6 lbs (2.7 kg), Sculpture, Dharmapalas, defenders of the dharma, ...
EditorialA Giant warding off a falling column. Detail from the Hall of the Giants, Palazzo del Te, built 1525-1535 after designs by Giulio Romano as a summer residence for Duke Federico II Gonzaga.
EditorialBowl with a Gorgon's head surrounded by prowling animals, from Kamiros, Rhodes, made in Corinth. A frieze of panthers, deer, two sphinxes and a siren surround the staring face of the Gorgo Medusa. According to Greek legend, anyone who looked at the fac...