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spirit, may be stretched to fifty or a hundred times its clock length; on the other hand
The church not only exerted enormous power over the lives of the European and indigenous peoples, but also, through its patronage, profoundly influenced the nature of the visual arts in these regions.
It is the involvement of the native hand as well as the religious nature of much
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Jolly Flatboatmen“ 1877–78, with alterations to the little finger of the right hand
Repeatedly writing over his free-hand interpretation of the original, Qiu turns the
Haremhab
In his right hand (now missing) he probably held a reed, the pen of ancient Egyptians
The use of architectural forms and motifs previously found only in furniture was characteristic of textiles designed in the various revival styles of the nineteenth century.
One roller printing machine could print as much yardage as twenty hand-block printers
Alfred Robaut, Paris (until 1899; sold on February 21 for Fr 6,000 to Durand-Ruel); [Durand-Ruel, Paris, 1899; stock no. 5026, as „Italienne“; sold on December 8, 1899 or January 25, 1900 to Durand-Ruel, New York]; [Durand-Ruel, New York, 1899/1900–1903; stock no
X-radiographs reveal an earlier state in which the model plays the cello: the left hand
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of multicolor woodblock printing processes pioneered in China, while others were hand
Inscription: In stone, scratched within image, towards lower left corner: J.M.I. Del.In stone, beneath image, lower left: F. E. [sic] PALMER; lower right: LITH. OF CURRIER & IVES, N
New York-based lithography business had thrived since 1835, produced thousands of hand-colored
Said to have been found in Rome; Mme. Edouard Warneck, Paris (sold Hôtel Drouot, June 13-16, 1905); [ Arthur Sambon, Paris (in 1914 but remained with him until at least 1928 (?))]; his sale, Galerie Georges Petit, Paris (May 25-28, 1914, no
Wearing a mural crown, chiton, and peplos, she holds a cornucopia in her left hand
