Meintest du wilden westen?
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He also sold West Indian luxury goods such as sugar, rum, molasses, and indigo.
A belief in amulets and the magical properties of stones was not relegated to the realm of the uneducated and superstitious.
In ancient, pre-Christian Egypt, wild animals frequently symbolized the powers of
the artist’s brother, Theo van Gogh, Paris (1889–d. 1891; sent to him by the artist on September 28, 1889); his widow, Johanna van Gogh-Bonger, Amsterdam, in trust for their son, Vincent Willem van Gogh (1891–95; consigned by June 1895 to Lucien Moline (Galerie Laffitte), Paris; sold with six other paintings for fl
West Palm Beach, Fla. Norton Gallery and School of Art.
Medusa is a deadly and cryptic other, but she is also ubiquitous, with an undeniable energy that inspired artists to repeat her semblance and story in diverse ways across literature, lore, and art through ancient Greece, Rome, and beyond.
in southwestern Sicily—two monumental gorgoneia, one on the east and one on the west
Inscription: (On scroll): . Ave . / . gracia . / . ple / na . (Hail [Mary] full of grace)Marking: Arms [on shield held by two angels, center top]: Vilanova of Castile, Catalonia, etc
"The Symbolism of the Biblical Corner Stone in the Mediaeval West."
Many new discoveries have been made in recent years; scholars are hopeful that among these a clue to the meaning of some of the images will be found.
as the Bubaline Period, comprises engravings only, and there are many images of wild
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
ancient Greeks is justifiably considered one of the most remarkable achievements of Western
The Met presents over 5,000 years of art from around the world for everyone to experience and enjoy.
Tending the Wild: Native American Knowledge and the Management of California’s Natural
The low relief carving on this ivory panel represents the progress of the hunt in three scenes. On the left, the chase begins as a hunter on a galloping horse blows his horn while his dog runs beside him and　court ladies watch from the parapets of the castle
On the front, narratives representing a knight’s rescue of ladies from wild men
1902-1934, acquired by John H. Marshall from the Montgomery district of the Punjab Province of British India, in what is now Pakistan; acquired by the Museum in 1949, purchased from Sir John Hubert Marshall, Guildford, Surrey
They are engraved with images of wild or domestic animals, humans, fantastic creatures
