Acquired in Angola by Count Admiral Francisco Antonio Gonçalves Cardoso (1800–1875), Governor of Portuguese Angola (1866–1869); by descent to his family until before 1981; (Loudmer-Poulain, Paris, June 24, 1981, no
Instrument in hand, the chief is cast as a repository and guardian of historical
Dürer revolutionized printmaking, elevating it to the level of an independent art form. He expanded its tonal and dramatic range, and provided the imagery with a new conceptual foundation.
Self-portrait, Study of a Hand and a Pillow (recto); Six Studies of Pillows (verso
in the same ink used to retouch the drawing, in what may be a sixteenth-century hand
In his left hand is a prayer staff carried by traveling monastics, and in his right
Brought back from Europe to the United States in 1902-1903 by W.C. Fields (1880-1946) or obtained by Fields from D.W. Griffith in the late 1930s; 1946, by descent to Carlotta Monti (1907-1993), California; unknown date, sold on behalf of Carlotta Monti; 1980s-2004, private collection, New England; 2004, purchased by Henrietta and Christopher McCall on eBay; acquired by the Museum in 2023, purchased from Christopher McCall, Henley-on-Thames, UK
his tall cylindrical crown, stands in a chariot, shaded by a parasol, raising his hand
Thracian dress, identifies the setting, while the woman who holds a sickle in her left hand
She holds a pomegranate in her left hand and is nude except for a necklace and a
At the beginning of the sixteenth century, Dürer carried the technique to a degree of richness and detail that has never been surpassed.
Mantegna, on the other hand, interested above all in achieving the tone that would
shown seated in front of an offering table with a jar for a sacred oil in his left hand
Increasing prosperity fueled demand for houses that were more comfortable and more elegant, while patrons grew more sophisticated, architects better esteemed, and craftsmen capable of realizing ever more ambitious designs.
Italian features came to England at second hand, however, through objects, books,
