Lipno, Poland, 1897–Mexico City, ?
Although Hale’s collection was never catalogued, second-hand accounts reveal that
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Mold late 9th–early 10th century Spheroconical Vessel 9th–10th century Hand
The increasingly erotic character of Rodin’s sculpture in the 1880s can be explained by his preoccupation with two highly charged literary sources. These were Dante’s Inferno and Baudelaire’s The Flowers of Evil.
the Gods Auguste Rodin Alexis Rudier modeled ca. 1890, cast 1965 Study of a hand
The field of arms and armor is beset with romantic legends, gory myths, and widely held misconceptions. Most of them are utter nonsense, devoid of any historical base.
On the other hand, there were also the high-end, made-to-measure products of the
Talhoffer specialized in a specific type of combat, and his work involves the whole process of battle, from the entry of the contestants into the field of combat, to the death of one of the participants.
Talhoffer 16th century copy of a mid-15th century manuscript Gauntlet for the Left Hand
The oldest form of printmaking, woodcut is a relief process in which knives and other tools are used to carve a design into the surface of a wooden block.
to have been produced by simply pressing the paper against the block with one’s hand
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European modernism, an emotional charge emanates from them that can only come from the hand
While their work was based on ancient sources from Greece, Iran, and India, [scientists in the Islamic world] updated methods for measuring and calculating the movement of heavenly bodies, and continued to develop models of the universe and the movements of the planets within it.
On the one hand, Aristotle’s (384–322 B.C.) model of the universe, with the earth
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collector once claimed, are "the most perfect and finest objects ever issued from the hand
Flourishing centers with enormous earthworks in geometric shapes as varied as octagons, trapezoids, and ellipses were present in the southern Ohio region of Hopewell.
Hero, Hawk, and Open Hand: American Indian Art of the Ancient Midwest and South.
