Stand for a Qur’an Manuscript (Rahla) A masterpiece of design, this carved book stand, or rahla, is made from a single slab of teak and is framed by inlays composed of various woods in shades of brown and black
Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art; Washington, D.C.: Arthur M.
The subject of the painting has for a long time been at issue. If the present identification is correct, then Greuze depicted Aegina, daughter of the river god Asopus, when she was visited by Jupiter in the guise of fire
Washington, 2017, p. 298. Joseph J.
Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 1999. p. 157. Karrenbrock, Reinhard.
This diptych, or pair of folding panels, is formed of two slabs of ivory connected with metal hinges, allowing them to fold together to protect the carvings on the interior. It was once possible to lock the panels by means of a now missing sliding hook that locked into the iron mount on the top of the right panel
Washington DC.: Dumbarton Oaks Press, 1985.
Steve Berger, Arte Textil, San Francisco, c. 1983-early 2000s; private collection, Santa Fe, New Mexico, early 2000s–2010; [Steve Berger, Arte Textil, San Francisco]; private collection, New York, 2010–18
Washington, DC: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1996.
Washington, D.C.: National Art Gallery, 1985. p. 113.
Washington, D. C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1965. p. 16.
Sully’s Victoria is completely off guard, having turned as if to respond to a caller, although protocol prohibited anyone from speaking to the queen without having been spoken to.
portraits but little profit, since his tour to Montreal, Quebec City, New Orleans, and Washington
Washington, D. C.: Dumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, 1965. p. 47.
Despite his efforts, Manet’s modern scenes remained a target of criticism.
Incident at a Bullfight (fragments of which are now at the National Gallery of Art, Washington
