Two Goa Stones: MMA nos. 2004.244a-d and 1980.228.1; .2a, b; .3)Goa stones are talismanic – objects named for the location where they are believed to have been manufactured
The source of these images is likely to have come to Goa through the Portuguese and
Throughout the ages, public sculptures have served as didactic tools, offering moral – Symbols of pride, they have proclaimed cities as tastemakers in civic and aesthetic
Throughout the ages, public sculptures have served as didactic tools, offering moral
From the time of their construction, these tombs have stood as symbols of political
From the time of their construction, these tombs have stood as symbols of political
Provenance Information: Purchased from David Tremayne Ltd, London, by Jeffrey B. – Soref on February 13, 1987; Collection of Jeffrey B.
Most of these figures have been discovered in the semicircular brick shrines for
Pictures have always been required to live unobtrusively among furnishings of a period – not their own, and frames have always been the vehicle enabling them to do so.
whether a Velázquez portrait is flattered by an English Rococo frame: pictures have
The vast majority of [the figurines with articulated limbs] have suspension holes
The vast majority of these figurines have suspension holes on top of their heads;
the distinctive modes of ancient Greek attire, subsequent artists and designers have
Through the centuries, art and fashion have achieved their own transformations, in
personal reflections from three staff members at The Met about how specific artworks have
Barron B.
embroidered at PL chest] "ALT"[a, embroidered across back] "Emperor"Marking: [label, a & b]
Sloane Endowment Fund, 2023 Object Number: 2023.791a, b Inscription: [a, embroidered
viewer’s first response upon opening the prayer beads and miniature altarpieces must have
To date, researchers have been unable to reach a consensus about the identity of
