Length of body: 18 7/8 in. (47.9 cm)Lenght of string: 26 4/3 in. (68 cm)Length of lower bouts: 10 5/8 in. (26.9 cm)Length of middle bouts: 7 1/2 in. (18.9 cm)Length of upper bouts: 8 4/3 in
Sociedad Estatal para la Ejecucion de Programas del Quinto Centenario (Madrid).
Pierre-François Percy, Baron de l’Empire, Paris (until d. 1825; sold with the Percy collection of 529 arms and armors, for Fr. 60,000, to Durand); Edmé-Antoine Durand, Paris (1825–30; Armures et Armes diverses composant la collection formée originairement par feu M
Madrid: Sociedad Estatal para la Accion Cultural Exterior, 2009. pp. 56–57, no.
Gold NecklaceThe striking way in which this piece, with its circular stone-set gold elements surrounded by small pearls, is stylistically reminiscent of the miniature of the zenana (harem) scene in the Met (30
Mexico City: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 1994. no. 107, pp. 258â
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las galerías de Armas y Armaduras, observen los patrones y los diseños que usaban para
BottleThis bottle clearly illustrates the transitional phase of development between Late Antique and early Islamic period artifacts. Of all the crafts, glassmaking was perhaps the most conservative in terms of both artistic continuity over time and the transfer of skills and ideas from one generation to another
Mexico City: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 1994. no. 63, pp. 170â
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Middle: Cover for Libro de lectura para uso de las escuelas nocturnas para trabajadores
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Mosque LampLarge and impressive glass lamps such as this one in the shape of footed vases with enameled decoration and suspension rings attached around their body were commissioned by sultans and members of their court for mosques, madrasas (Qur’anic schools), tombs, hospices, and other public buildings in 14th-century Mamluk Cairo
Mexico City: Consejo Nacional para la Cultura y las Artes, 1994. no. 70, pp. 184â
This work is a large fragment of one of three altarpieces El Greco was commissioned to paint in 1608 for the church of the Hospital of Saint John the Baptist (also called the Tavera Hospital in honor of its co-founder, Cardinal-Archbishop Juan de Tavera, 1472–1545), just outside the walls of Toledo
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Great Crescent: Art and Agitation in the 1960s—Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan for Para
