Curator Barbara Drake Boehm looks at medieval representations of martyrs Saint Bartholomew and Saint Lawrence in honor of their August feast days.
At first glance, the saint appears to hold a tall window in one hand.
Subsequent castings and manipulations resulted in this machine-carved and hand-finished
Gardens played many roles in French society—and thus found increasing representations in art—as places for relaxation, for music and dance, for poetry and learning, for horticulture, as symbolic spaces for myth and allegory, and finally as decorative motifs.
The ceramic relief of Pomona, on the other hand, who keeps spade, rake, and watering
It originally described the playing motion of the right hand: p’i, "to play forward
Chalk Drawings Ink From Europe From France From A.D. 1600–1800 Study of a Hand
2005.57a Diameter of smaller head: 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm)2005.57b Diameter of smaller head: 5 in. (12.5 cm)2005.57c Diameter of smaller head: 4 1/4 in. (10.5 cm)a) L. 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in
American 2004 On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 681 Three Bà tá hand
Although arms and armor are most commonly associated with warfare, both were used in other contexts, including hunting, tournaments, and as parade costume.
Armor Italian ca. 1400–1450 and later Hand-and-a-Half Sword probably German
For several millennia, pottery was made by hand, since the potter’s wheel was invented
Inscription: Inscribed in lower margin: „Coup d’Å“il exact de l’arrangement des Peintures au Salon du Louvre en 1785. / Gravé de mémoire, et terminé durant le temps de l’exposition/ a Paris, chez Bornet, Peintre en miniature, Rue Guénégaud, no
Along the right-hand wall is Adélaïde Labille-Guiard’s Self-Portrait with Two Pupils
The base, enamel dial with bold roman numerals, and steel hand that indicates the
