Pendant in the form of a fish – Spanish – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/206159
1827–1909 Aachen) ca. 1870–95 Pendant 17th century Pendant in the form of a hand
1827–1909 Aachen) ca. 1870–95 Pendant 17th century Pendant in the form of a hand
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using small pins, while most heavier works are safely supported by custom-designed, hand-fabricated
Explore the use of animals as symbols in medieval art with viewing questions and a group drawing activity at The Met Cloisters or in the classroom.
the paper to your neighbor, who will draw a body in the center section and then hand
Florentine woodcuts were generally shaded with parallel lines that give a sense of depth and sculptural form.
artists/makers ca. 1495–1500 In Venice at the end of the fifteenth century, both hand-illuminated
Inscription: Signed in pencil on the verso: „James Van Der Zee [sideways]“; artist’s printed address label, verso C: „Jas Vanderzee // 176 W. 94 Street // New York, N.Y. 10025“; stamped in ink, verso TC: „Negro Art Adv
„; dated in pencil in an unknown hand, verso C: „1926“; numerous (dealer’s?)
Oracle in hand, the Libyan Sibyl, eldest of the legendary prophetesses of antiquity
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Two nineteenth-century, hand-colored lithographs by Frances Flora Bond Palmer (1812â
On the back of this rectangular ivory panel, a raised rim surrounds a smooth, recessed compartment, displaying the vertical orientation of the ivory grain. The recessed field provided an area for the panel to receive a thin sheet of wax that could be used as an erasable writing surface
The woman displays the many pieces she has captured, but her right hand, raised in
In [Tiepolo’s] hands, the informal oil sketch was raised to a primary art form, worthy
times seamlessly transforming painted figures into three dimensions by realizing a hand
Made and used throughout the Pacific, musical instruments play integral roles in contexts ranging from religious rites to secular entertainment.
When playing, the musician holds the drum in one hand and strikes the head with the