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Favored themes, which often contained evocative references to nature and the seasons, were drawn from Japanese literature.
Rinpa artists with vibrant colors applied in a highly decorative and patterned manner
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.
In the manner of the ceramist Bernard Palissy, the dish is based on a composition
Fifth Avenue in Gallery 151 Here, a mare is nursing her foal in a less austere manner
immediately commissioned Toulouse-Lautrec to market his rough street persona in a manner
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris) ca. 1760–80 Girl’s Head Manner
Jean-Baptiste Greuze (French, Tournus 1725–1805 Paris) ca. 1760–80 Girl’s Head Manner
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.
ways, but their output changed to serve the needs of society as it adopted Roman manners
Pair of DoorsThis pair of doors once belonged to a minbar and most probably came from the base of its stairs.[1] An elaborate geometric design centered on twelve-pointed stars arranged in staggered rows decorates the front of the doors, which are constructed of rosewood
reverse, the doors are made primarily of mulberry wood and decorated in a simpler manner
[Carpets] were traded to Europe and the Far East where, too precious to be placed on the ground, they were used to cover furniture or hung on walls. Within the Islamic world, especially fine specimens were collected in royal households.
illustrated books circulated at the court, and a Mughal idiom, distinct from the Persian manner
