EditorialFour nuns from the order of St. Catherine Fragments of prints with secular and spiritual costumes Omnium pene Europae, Asiae, Aphricae atque Americae gentium habitus (series title), Reconstructed from two fragments, clothes, costume (men's clothes), co...
EditorialPierre-Auguste Renoir: Young Mother (Jeune m?re), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1881, Oil on canvas, Renoir painted this scene of a peasant girl holding a child during a trip to Naples in 1881. Dissatisfied with his drawing skills, he had travelled to Italy t...
EditorialKing Edward IV. Statutes of the Realm. England; late 15th century. [Miniature only] Initial 'E', King Edward IV with crown and ermine robe, seated under a canopy; with ecclesiastical and secular peers of the realm and commons Image taken from Statutes...
EditorialHat Fragments, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, Overall: L. 44 7/8 in. (114 cm), Textiles-Costumes-Secular.
EditorialCoffret, 14th century, French, Embossed leather, walnut, gilding, polychromy, copper alloy and iron fittings, Overall: 4 5/16 x 8 5/16 x 7in. (11 x 21.1 x 17.8cm), Leatherwork, This casket, like many late medieval secular objects, is decorated with sce...
EditorialVessel Cover, ca. 830?850, Carolingian, Silver, partial gilt, niello, Overall: 2 9/16 x 4 1/2 in. (6.5 x 11.4 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Adorned with hunting scenes surrounded by a scrolling acanthus vine, this restored lid is a rare surviving example of s...
EditorialDress Fragments, 4th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Linen, wool, a: 11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in. (30 x 22 cm), Textiles-Costumes-Secular.
EditorialHalo from an Icon Cover, 10th?early 11th century, Byzantine, Cloisonn? enamel, gold, Overall: 4 1/2 x 5 1/16 x 1/16 in. (11.5 x 12.8 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Cloisonn?, The elaborately worked halo would have been attached to an icon. Similar patterns are als...
EditorialPommel Plate from a Saddle, 13th?15th century, Mongolian (Central or West Asian) or Tibetan, Iron, gold, silver, 5 5/8 x 10 1/2 in. (14.3 x 26.7 cm), Saddle Plates, The style, materials, and decorative techniques of this pommel plate are like those on ...
EditorialTwo Stirrups, 16th?17th century, Mongolian or Tibetan, Iron, gold, silver, H. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm); W. 5 11/16 in. (14.4 cm); Wt. 22 oz. (617 g), Equestrian Equipment-Stirrups, A detailed Mongolian inscription on the base of one of the stirrups, gives t...
EditorialQuatrefoil Roundel with Arms and Secular Scenes, 1490?1500, Made in Nuremberg, Germany, German, Pot-metal glass, white glass, vitreous paint, and silver stain, Diam: 12 1/4 in. (31.1 cm), Glass-Stained, In the center of this panel are the imperial arms...
EditorialSandal for a Child, 4th?7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Hemp, Overall: 3 1/8 x 1 1/4 x 9/16 in. (8 x 3.1 x 1.4 cm), Textiles-Costumes-Secular.
EditorialNews of the Stag from the series known as the Hunters' Chase, designed before 1645, woven ca. 1645?75, British, Mortlake, Wool (15-16 warps per inch, 6-7 per cm.), H. 136 x W. 183 inches (345.4 x 464.8 cm), Textiles-Tapestries, Related to designs proba...