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Undoubtedly, the viewer’s first response upon opening the prayer beads and miniature altarpieces must have been a sense of wonder, soon followed by a keen desire to understand how and by whom these extraordinary and delightful objects were made.
Letter P with the Legend of Saint Philip Netherlandish ca. 1500–before 1506 Prayer

collection that features a storage compartment for the owner’s valuables (2000.160.53a, b)

The Crusaders then took over many of the cities on the Mediterranean coast and built a large number of fortified castles all over the Holy Land to protect their new territories.
sometimes combines an Islamic aesthetic with Christian subject matter ( 1971.39a,b)

From the fourteenth to the mid-sixteenth century, more books of hours were made than any other type of book.
most common are a calendar ( 22.24.5), a set of gospel lessons (2011.353, Mark, p.

Circus Sideshow and Seurat’s Career: Circus Sideshow is one of only six major figure paintings Seurat created during his short but influential career. Born and raised in Paris as the son of a customs official, he pursued classical art training, including at least three years at the École des Beaux-Arts, and spent a year (1879–80) in military service in Brest before establishing himself as a professional artist in France’s capital city
B[ernheim].-J[eune]; dates it 1887–88.). Paris. Bernheim-Jeune.

The Painting and its History: The greatest portraitist of noblemen at the court of Philip IV in Spain, Velázquez was also a master of making vibrant likenesses, often bust-length, of less high-standing sitters
Charles B. Curtis. Velazquez and Murillo.

A pendant to the official cults of the Greeks and Romans, mystery cults served more personal, individualistic attitudes toward death and the afterlife.
308 ca. 340–330 BCE Wall painting from the west wall of Room L of the Villa of P.

People of the ancient Near East inhabited a world that was saturated with supernatural powers, and the arts of the Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian periods show the range of deities available to the individual as sources of protection and well-being.
Slots and circular openings ( 1984.454.1a,b) as well as rollers ( 1980.407.1) suggest

Magazine of Art 31 (April 1938), p. 224, fig. 11. Harry B. Wehle.

Taking inspiration from the unruly aspects of the natural world, Art Nouveau influenced art and architecture especially in the applied arts, graphic work, and illustration.
important display of decorative objects ( 1991.182.2); ( 26.228.7); ( 1988.287.1a,b)