How does contemporary fashion engage with African dress traditions to explore Black identity?
Hand-dyed reversible cotton gabardine, crafted in Cameroon.
The rock-cut tomb chapel of Khnumhotep II, overseer of the Eastern Desert under Amenemhat II and Senwosret II, was richly decorated in paint on plaster with scenes designed both to commemorate the life of this high official and to help ensure his eternal afterlife (Newberry 1893, pp
Abisharie bends forward with his right hand extended, palm down, in a gesture of
Diameter of head: 13 3/8 in. (34 cm) Length of beater: 13 in. (33 cm) Marking: Hand-painted
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
The four essays in this lavishly illustrated catalogue examine how Cole’s first-hand
The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 208 The scroll held in the bodhisattva’s left hand
ois-Jean Claudet (French, Lyon 1797–1867London) 1850s [Male Portrait, Seated with Hand
Drawings Graphite Ink From Europe From France From A.D. 1600–1800 Study of a Hand
The backs of the figures were made by hand and not well finished, indicating that
the four male attendants wearing different cloths and displaying choreographed hand
Bol was a highly successful artist in Amsterdam, but like several slightly later pupils and followers of Rembrandt he came from the South Holland city of Dordrecht. His teacher there is not named in documents, but Jacob Gerritsz Cuyp (1594–1651/52), father of Aelbert Cuyp (1620–1691) and the most prominent painter in Dordrecht at the time, is a likely candidate
The ring on her left hand may be a betrothal ring, which was often worn on the little
