Been between 1936 and 1938, acquired by Sigmund Morgenroth (1874-1963), purchased through Münzhandlung, Basel; until 1942, collection of S. Morgenroth and his son, Charles L. Morley; acquired in 1942, purchased from Charles L
He holds the helmet with his left hand and probably grasped a mallet with his right
tunic under a multi-colored, skirt-like garment holds a fluted goblet in his right hand
The smaller figure standing below the Buddha’s left hand may represent the young
focusing on his deep-set eyes with their dark shadows and his attenuated right hand
The Artist: For a biography of Petrus Christus, see the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.The Subject and Function of the Painting: After Christ’s crucifixion, his corpse was taken down from the cross and prepared for burial
ldegalerie, Berlin; see fig. 1 above) that The Met’s painting must be by the same hand
Art demonstrates both the scope and the limits of Roman influence, for the circulation of materials, methods, objects, and art forms created a certain cultural unity, and yet in each place, the persistence of local customs ensured the survival of cultural diversity.
Romanization went hand in hand with economic prosperity, as the city of Rome looked
Folio from the Anonymous Bagdad Qur’anThis illuminated folio and folio no. 55.44 come from different sections of one of the acknowledged masterpieces of calligraphy and book production in the Islamic world
while Ibn Aibak managed to illuminate only four of them.[3] This folio is the right-hand
In ancient Egypt, objects created with faience were considered magical, filled with the undying shimmer of the sun, and imbued with the powers of rebirth.
Small amulets and beads could be formed by hand-modeling, but one of the most common
Within a quarter-century of its birth, photography had established a ubiquitous presence in society.
Instead of mixing chemicals according to personal recipes and hand coating their
A small but intriguing exhibition highlighting the Museum’s recently acquired painting Two Men Contemplating the Moon, shown with other extant versions of this famous motif and related works.
examination has established that there was no under-drawing guiding the artist’s hand
