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Selected publications Abramitis, Dorothy H., and Abbe Mark B. “A group of painted
Inscription: (as in order on object): Exaseru[n]t . senes . / . los suos ut . no[n] . vide / susAnna . et . / . in co[n]cupiscentia[m] / declinaveru[n]t ocu / re[n]t c[a]elu[m] . dAniel 13 [should be Exaserunt senes in concupiscentiam Susanna et declinaverunt oculos suos ut non viderent caelum, Daniel 13] (the old men were inflamed in desire by Susanna and turned away their eyes so that they might not see heaven [Daniel 13:8-9])
Husband, Timothy B., and Madeline H. Caviness, ed.
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1930. pp. 186–87, ill. fig. 116 (b/w)
Gifts, 2015 Object Number: 2015.243a, b Signature: Signed, dated, and inscribed
Pair of DoorsThis pair of doors once belonged to a minbar and most probably came from the base of its stairs.[1] An elaborate geometric design centered on twelve-pointed stars arranged in staggered rows decorates the front of the doors, which are constructed of rosewood
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1930. pp. 99–100, ill. fig. 44 (b/w).
With the rise of the transatlantic trade through the seventeenth into nineteenth centuries, ivory became among the most valuable African natural resources desired by Western industry.
merchants engaged in trade along the Loango Coast of west-central Africa ( 1993.382a,b)
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Adrienne Edwards 2025 This revelatory first look at the paintings of Lorna Simpson (b.
Inscription: Signed and inscribed: (lower center) NICOLAVS·ZAFVRI·PINXIT·; (top, in Greek) [Christ] being dragged to the cross; (beside Christ’s head, in Greek) Jesus Christ; (right, on banner) SPQR
collection of Apollinare Matterozzi. 1828, c. 9r [Archivio curia vescovile, Urbania, b.
Beeson, Nora B., ed. Guide to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
