The discovery of vast quantities of West African ivory, called “white gold” in Europe, transformed the nature of African-Portuguese trading in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries.
commissioned pieces often prescribing specific desires and conditions, or even bringing a model
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Helmet (Sallet) Spanish, possibly Granada late 15th–early 16th century Colt Third Model
Keith Christiansen takes a closer look at some of the objects in the Museum’s recently acquired Jabach portrait.
at right belonged to Cardinal Mazarin—but so far have come up with no compelling model
A compilation of remarkable things was attempted as a mirror of contemporary knowledge, regardless of whether those objects were created by the genius of man or the caprice of nature.
Charity Peter Flötner ca. 1540 Temperance Peter Flötner ca. 1540 Goldsmith’s model
detail, Manet did not disguise the fact that it was composed in a studio using a model
Johann Joachim Kändler (German, Fischbach 1706–1775 Meissen) 1745–50, after model
About the Artist Born in 1936 in Malden, Massachusetts, Stella moved to New York in 1958 after graduating from Princeton University, where he painted and earned a bachelor of arts degree in history. He garnered immediate recognition for his During
shaped canvas emphasizing its object-like nature; important models such as First Model
This model, which has been attributed to Kretzschmar on stylistic grounds, is one
Marking: Painted on underside in underglaze blue enamel : [1] Interlaced C’s (Ludwigsburg factory mark)Incised underglaze on underside of base: [2] -UM-N.2.; [3] MN3.; [4] Line and three dots
ACNLPatternTool Two dancers Manufactory Ludwigsburg Porcelain Manufactory German Model
Inscription: [at lower left]: D. C. F. / to E. C. P. / 1894; [stamped on reverse]: EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE 1855 / MENTION HONORABLE / PAPIER, CARTON, CHASSIS, TOILES / ANTI-PONCE pour le Pastel / P
American Relief Sculpture Essay Daniel Chester French (1850-1931) Essay From Model
