Under the influence of Joannes and Andreas Ruckers I, in the seventeenth century Antwerp reached its peak of production and began producing more uniform instruments.
allowed the player to activate several notes at once, or in quick succession in a manner
People of the ancient Near East inhabited a world that was saturated with supernatural powers, and the arts of the Isin-Larsa and Old Babylonian periods show the range of deities available to the individual as sources of protection and well-being.
Enkidu—who, according to the story, is a capable defender of flocks but lacks table manners
Lairesse was celebrated in his lifetime as a painter and advocate for an idealizing manner
Said to be from Nola (Beazley 1963, p. 197, no. 3). Until 1919, private collection, UK; May 22-23, 1919, purchased by William Randolph Hearst through Sotheby, Wilkinson and Hodge, London; 1919-1951, collection of William Randolph Hearst, New York and San Simeon; 1951-1956, with the William Randolph Hearst Foundation, New York; acquired in 1956, purchased from the W
Berlin Painter 5th century BCE Terracotta lekythos (oil flask) Attributed to the manner
This manner of painting, which is very different from the traditional Egyptian style
,� considering it closer to the manner of Giambologna. Keutner (in C.
Tactile and optical sensations coexist: nowhere else in Vermeer’s oeuvre does one find such a sculptural figure and such seemingly tangible objects, and yet the future painter of luminous interiors has already arrived.
might be expected of a young artist in Delft, treats a mythological subject in a manner
Monstrous Beauty unites 200 works from 16th-century Europe to today, showcasing Asian and Asian American women artists in a fresh chinoiserie dialogue.
1750–70 The Toilette of the Princess from a set of Tapestries "After the Indian Manner
While this skill is traditionally associated with femininity and the education of young girls, it was in fact practiced by both men and women, children and adults, paid professionals and talented amateurs.
All manner of household furnishings were decorated with embroidery, from bed sheets
The Artist: For a biography of Jan van Eyck, see the Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History.The Paintings: In unusually tall, narrow paintings, the Crucifixion and Last Judgment emphasize the narrative features of these well-known biblical themes prophesied in Isaiah and related in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John for the Crucifixion, and in Deuteronomy and the Book of Revelation for the Last Judgment
of the cult in the 1430s in each location, and what are the differences in the manner
