EditorialIslamic, Iranian, Ewer inscribed Prosperity, favor, c. 1200, Leaded bronze inlaid with copper, Overall Dimensions: 10 x 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (25.4 x 15.9 x 14.6 cm).
EditorialFavor, Fig. 125, CXXIII, Capitel LI-C, Leonhart Fuchs: New Kreuterbuch, in welchem nit allein die gantz histori, das ist, namen, gestalt, statt und zeit der wachsung [...] des meysten theyls der Kreuter so in Teutschen und andern Landen wachsen, [...] ...
EditorialPygmalion sees the statue come alive The story of Pygmalion (series title) Pigmalion (series title on object), Pygmalion enters the room and shies back when he sees the statue that greets him. The print is part of a series about the story of Pygmalion,...
EditorialDeath of Agneta Deutz, Lady of Hofdijk, Medal or plaque of silver, made on the occasion of the death of Agneta Deutz, Lady of Hofeijk, enclosed in a metal ring, with a tripod with a hinge around the token being able to stand upright, at the bottom of t...
EditorialBottle Bottle with the inscription: Seek that serves peace, Inset soul. Spherical body under a slender neck, around which a drip ring has been laid. On the body is written in Italian letters 'Seek that serves peace.' and at the bottom on the bottom 'Re...
EditorialQuomodo debeamus uti liberalitate ad captandam multitudinis beniuolentiam (How We Must Use Liberality to Capture the Favor of the Multitude) from De Officiis by Cicero, plate 82 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century. Unknown Artist (Italian, 16th...
EditorialLes Propos de Thomas Vireloque: Matthew has only this in his favor. Paul Gavarni; French, 1804-1866. Date: 1853. Dimensions: 202 ? 162 mm (image); 360 ? 263 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on cream wove paper. Origin: France.
EditorialTerracotta neck-amphora (storage jar), Proto-Attic, second quarter of the 7th century B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta, H. 42 3/4 in. (108.6 cm); diameter 22 in. (55.9 cm), Vases, During the first half of the seventh century B.C., vase painters in Athens...
EditorialLes Propos de Thomas Vireloque: Matthew has only this in his favor. Paul Gavarni; French, 1804-1866. Date: 1853. Dimensions: 202 ? 162 mm (image); 360 ? 263 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on cream wove paper. Origin: France.
EditorialQuomodo debeamus uti liberalitate ad captandam multitudinis beniuolentiam (How We Must Use Liberality to Capture the Favor of the Multitude) from De Officiis by Cicero, plate 82 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century. Unknown Artist (Italian, 16th...
EditorialHulagu Khan giving a feast and dispensing favor upon the amirs and princes, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), c. 1596-1600. Lal (Indian, active c. 1555?1600), Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 15...
EditorialLes Propos de Thomas Vireloque: Matthew has only this in his favor. Paul Gavarni; French, 1804-1866. Date: 1853. Dimensions: 202 ? 162 mm (image); 360 ? 263 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on cream wove paper. Origin: France.
EditorialQuomodo debeamus uti liberalitate ad captandam multitudinis beniuolentiam (How We Must Use Liberality to Capture the Favor of the Multitude) from De Officiis by Cicero, plate 82 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century. Unknown Artist (Italian, 16th...
EditorialPortrait of an Old Man, ca. 1595?1600, Oil on canvas, 20 3/4 x 18 3/8 in. (52.7 x 46.7 cm), Paintings, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Ir?klion (Candia) 1540/41?1614 Toledo), El Greco?s candid portraits have been consistently admired for th...
EditorialPortrait of an Old Man, ca. 1595?1600, Oil on canvas, 20 3/4 x 18 3/8 in. (52.7 x 46.7 cm), Paintings, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Ir?klion (Candia) 1540/41?1614 Toledo), El Greco?s candid portraits have been consistently admired for th...
EditorialPortrait of an Old Man, ca. 1595?1600, Oil on canvas, 20 3/4 x 18 3/8 in. (52.7 x 46.7 cm), Paintings, El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek, Ir?klion (Candia) 1540/41?1614 Toledo), El Greco?s candid portraits have been consistently admired for th...
EditorialIndians involved in the the Hindu–German Conspiracy Trial which commenced in the District Court in San Francisco on November 12, 1917 following the uncovering of the Hindu–German Conspiracy (also known as the Indo German plot) for initiating a revo...
EditorialGuillermina (La Haya, 1880-Castillo de Het Loo, 1962). Reina de los Paises Bajos (1890-1948). Hija de Guillermo III y Emma de Waldeck-Pyrmont. En 1901 se cas? con Enrique de Mecklemburgo-Schwerin. En 1948 abdic? en favor de su hija Juliana. Grabado con...
EditorialNeptune and Caenis, late 16th?early 17th century, probably Netherlandish, Bronze, with dark brown lacquer patina, Height: 12 1/2 in. (31.8 cm), Sculpture-Bronze, Based on an engraving by Johann Sadeler I (Netherlandish, Brussels 1550?1600/1601 Venice),...
EditorialBronze statuette of a standing male figure, Late Archaic?Early Classical, ca. 500?450 B.C., Campanian or South Italian Greek, Bronze, Overall: 9 3/4 x 2 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (24.8 x 6 x 6 cm), Bronzes, The statuette is a rare and unusual sculpture best desc...