Untitled (Harriet Tubman) by Elizabeth Catlett, Taller de Gráfica Popular https://www.nga.gov/artworks/143191-untitled-harriet-tubman
knapsack hangs across her torso, and she braces the barrel of a rifle with her right hand
knapsack hangs across her torso, and she braces the barrel of a rifle with her right hand
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paper · Accession ID 1996.86.107 Artwork Mathias Gabriel Lory, Villa, 1811, hand-colored
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printed from thirty-three blocks on six combined sheets, mounted on canvas with hand-coloring
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Angelo’s Fencing Academy, 1887, hand-colored etching, Rosenwald Collection, 1945.5.632
In the tradition of his Flemish predecessors, Memling’s painting contains a wealth of religious meaning; it is filled with symbols which explain the importance of Christ’s mission on earth.
She holds an open book with her left hand, on our right, and supports the sitting
She rests the long fingers of one hand on the baby’s shin and braces his side torso
He holds a black book in his left hand and braces a thin gold cross with his other
His open left hand is raised, palm up, at shoulder height.
Information on this painting can be found in the Gallery publication American Paintings of the Eighteenth Century, pages 76-81, which is available as a free PDF https://www.nga.gov/content/dam/ngaweb/research/publications/pdfs/american-paintings-18th-century.pdf
up over his head with his far arm, and holds a lance down by his side with the hand
In contrast to the man with whom she shares this outdoor scene, the female figure is incongruously naked. Her features seem generalized.
The man rests one hand on her shoulder and holds up a mirror with the other.