PanelOne of the most fascinating and mysterious objects of early Islamic art in the Museum’s collection, this wood panel was acquired in 1937 from the dealer Paul Mallon in Paris
I. 5684 a-b); Museum of Islamic Art, Cairo (nos. 9518, 11636); Museum of Archaeology
African king Jugurtha, in chains, walking before him, an event that took place in 104 B.C
B. Tiepolo: la sua vita e le sue opere.
Although a virtual contemporary of Jacopo Bellini, Giambono represents the final flowering of Late Gothic painting in Venice. It was the combined presence in Venice of Michelino da Besozzo, Gentile da Fabriano, and Pisanello that provided the reference points for his refined style, with its combination of decorative richness and acute description of flora and fauna
B[attista]. Cavalcaselle. 2nd ed. [1st ed. 1871].
Mosque LampThis lamp has a flattened, almost globular body with a long flared neck and a low folded foot. Three suspension loops are attached to the body. The enameled and gilded decoration consists of three main registers and four narrower bands of continuous vegetal patterns
P.
1960, excavated under the direction of Robert H. Dyson Jr. on behalf of the Hasanlu Project sponsored by the University Museum of the University of Pennsylvania, the Archaeological Service of Iran, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art; acquired by the Museum in 1961, as a result of its financial contribution to the excavations
Constantine Sidamon-Eristoff Gift, 1961 Object Number: 61.100.3a, b 1960, excavated
From the former Lady Chapel of the Benedictine abbey of Saint-Germain-des-Prés, Paris (closed February 1792; panels possibly removed by November 25, 1796; chapel destroyed 1802); [possibly Jacques Seligmann, Paris and New York] ; Private Collection, Paris (until 1958) ; [ Brimo de Laroussilhe, Paris (1958–sold 1972)] ; [ Galerie für Glasmalerei, Zurich (1972–sold 1973)]
New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975. p. 18.
From the abbey church of Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert, near Montpellier, France; Pierre-Yon Vernière, Aniane, France ; Charles Vernière, Aniane, France ; Antoine Labrigot, Carcasonne, France ; [ Louis Cornillon, Paris] ; George Grey Barnard American, New York (until 1925)
P. Dutton, 1970. pp. 247–49.
Classification: Vases Credit Line: Fletcher Fund, 1924 Object Number: 24.97.21a, b
New York, 1995, p. 240, ill. p. 241. Catherine Dean. Klimt.
