Works with powerful physiques and thin clothing derive from Indian prototypes, while sculptures that feature thin bodies with thick clothing evince a Chinese idiom.
known today in some Japanese traditions and in Tibet) were intended to protect the nation
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Tiffany Glass Company was the largest producer of stained-glass windows in the nation
Newly interpreted galleries span three floors, linking the Wing’s holdings from the 17th to 20th century and highlighting relevant, meaningful stories.
Professor Emerita of Art History, University of Notre Dame Jolene Rickard (Tuscarora Nation
Inscription: Lettered throughout. Beneath each portrait a description of the degenerative effects alcohol has on the appearance and mental abilities of children affected. Centre portrait signed ‚OC‘ in block and beneath the portrait in pencil ‚C
broader social symbolism as well: the healthy child became a sign of a healthy nation
At the end of Louis’s reign, 101 different craft guilds were established in the city; the university welcomed scholars and students from across Europe.
( 54.1.2)), for during his long reign (1226–70), both the saintly king and the nation
Newly interpreted galleries span three floors, linking the Wing’s holdings from the 17th to 20th century and highlighting relevant, meaningful stories.
Professor Emerita of Art History, University of Notre Dame Jolene Rickard (Tuscarora Nation
The art of Iran in the nineteenth century must be understood as comprising two divergent yet intertwined trends, a push for modernity and a continuation of indigenous traditions.
(224–651), the ancient kings who had established the foundations of the Persian nation
Inscription: Stickers: [1] Description cut from catalogue of „Marquess of Exeter Sale, 1888“ (ink), „286“ (pencil); 286 C (pencil); [2] I.B.; [3] 1067 (pencil)Marking: Stamped on lid, on shoulder band, and twice on plain band above base: three trefoils voided within a shaped shield (maker’s mark)
„British Silver: The Wealth of a Nation,“ May 15, 2012–January 20, 2013.
Inscription: Signed and inscribed in Cameron’s hand in ink on mount, below image BL to BR: „From life Taken at his own residence, Collingwood, April 1867. Julia Margaret Cameron“; signed in Herschel’s hand in pencil on mount, recto BC: „J
friendship of 31 years’ duration that the high task of giving his portrait to the nation
The first generation of modern Egyptian artists was driven by a renewed appreciation of their national patrimony and the return to ancient pharaonic art detached from any African, Arab, or religious cultural references.
with centuries of foreign occupation, were united in their aspiration for a modern nation
