Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions „Arturo ’01“ lower right margin, graphite, artist’s hand
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions lower right in black ink by unknown hand: D48
At the beginning of the twentieth century, as he turned from a career as a painter and a graphic and tapestry designer to concentrate on sculpture, Aristide Maillol was shaping what would become the leitmotif of his career. The subject that inspired him was the female nude, carefully observed but transmuted by underlying geometric forms into a kind of architecture, evoking the timeless rather than the individual.
She holds her left hand, to our right, to that cheek so the elbow is close to the
He pulls a bone-white glove onto one hand and wears a gold ring with a green gem
wears pearl earrings, a pearl necklace, and a four-stranded pearl bracelet on the hand
The engravings of Andrea Mantegna were the most influential prints produced in 15th-century Italy. Motifs from his creations appear in works by every major early Italian printmaker, and it was through Mantegna’s prints that Albrecht Dürer made his first acquaintance with the southern Renaissance.
The rider holds the reins of the snarling creature in one hand and holds a tall staff
A popular subject in Counter–Reformation Italy and Spain, Ribera’s profoundly moving work portrays the apostle’s final moments before he is to be flayed alive. The viewer is meant to empathize with Bartholomew, whose body seemingly bursts through the surface of the canvas, and whose outstretched arms embrace a mystical light that illuminates his flesh.
His other arm is bent at the elbow near the lower left corner, and he holds that hand
She braces the child’s torso with her left hand, to our right, and touches his upper
German-born American artist Kiki Smith explores mortality, sex, and the body using a range of media. Her canvases and sculptures evoke a surrealist mood, often featuring human figures or animals in strange, dreamlike settings.
2024.140.2 Artwork Kiki Smith, Congregation, 2014, cotton Jacquard tapestry, hand-painting
Inscriptions & Marks Inscriptions lower right in plate: Lepic; by later hand, lower
