EditorialMirror of the example Specvlvm S. Scriptvrae (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum (series title), Two believers in the foreground. They kneel before a mirror diptych that shows the reflec...
EditorialTerracotta hydria (water jar), Archaic, ca. 560 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm), Vases, On the shoulder of this beautifully decorated vase, three men wrapped in brightly colored cloaks are flanked by large rooste...
EditorialKatsugi no futari no onna, Two women wearing cloaks as veils., Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820, artist, 1806., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 12.7 x 20.9 cm.
EditorialKatsugi no futari no onna, Two women wearing cloaks as veils., Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820, artist, 1806., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 12.7 x 20.9 cm.
EditorialThe Last Supper The Last Supper, On a rising plank floor stands the table, around which a U-shaped bench with trestle-shaped legs is placed. Behind the table sits Christ amidst the cramped apostles between John, who rests his head on Christ's chest, an...
EditorialPlate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind is blowing from the left side, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome).
EditorialPainting, Goulburn River, Northeast, Victoria, Australia, 1895, 'Corroboree on the Goulburn River' painted by artist Caroline Le Sou?f in early 1895. The painting depicts a corroboree of the Bangarang (spelt by Le Sou?f as Pangarang) tribe in December ...
EditorialInferno: The hypocrites file past Dante and Virgil in golden cloaks. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.41v. Language: Italian, Latin.
EditorialPlate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind is blowing from the left side, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome).
EditorialCristoforo de Predis (1440-1486). Italian miniaturist. Miniature depicting the crowd, knowing that Jesus was approaching Jerusalem, welcoming him festively spreading his cloaks along the way. Codex of Predis, 1476. Royal Library. Turin. Italy.
EditorialPlate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind is blowing from the left side, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome).
EditorialMaori family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. The man holds a taiaha club, the woman a spear, and all wear cloaks of skins or leaves. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Francesco Rosaspina after William Hodges from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Cost...
EditorialPlate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind is blowing from the left side, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome).
EditorialAbove, miniature showing Christ on a donkey, accompanied by two apostles, entering Jerusalem, with Zacchaeus casting branches down from the top of a palm tree and others casting palms and cloaks before Jesus. Below, historiated initial 'D' beginning te...
EditorialThree men, two of them wearing cloaks. Gazette of Fashion (containing plates from Journal des Tailleurs). London, 1856. Source: Gazette of Fashion. January 1856. After p.54, third plate.
EditorialInferno: The hypocrites file past Dante and Virgil in golden cloaks. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.41v. Language: Italian, Latin.
EditorialTwo women wrapped in cloaks and two officers disembark from a boat moored on the shore where a couple sing and play the guitar, with sailing ships and a view of Belém Tower in the background. A View of the CASTLE of BELEM at the Entrance of the Port o...
EditorialAbdallah and his wife. Lalla Ro?kh. [A description of Tableaux vivants re. Berlin, 1822. Abdallah and his wife.The gold and silver cloth of their costumes, the velvet of their cloaks and the mass of jewels were impressive. Image taken from Lalla Ro?...
EditorialThe Pastor's Visit, Newhaven. Group of five Newhaven fisherwomen seated around the minister James Fairbairn (1804-1879), himself seated at a small table piled with books. Four of the women identified as Mrs Carnie Noble, Bessie Crombie, Mary Combe and ...
EditorialPlate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind is blowing from the left side, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome).
EditorialFigures in possum skin cloaks. Date/Period: 1898. Drawing. Pencil, wash, charcoal solution, gouache and earth pigments on paper pencil, wash, charcoal solution, gouache and earth pigments on paper. Height: 570 mm (22.44 in); Width: 888 mm (34.96 in).
EditorialPlate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind is blowing from the left side, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome).
EditorialPlaque with Jesus? Entry into Jerusalem, 900?925, Made in Milan, Ottonian, Ivory, Overall: 6 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 1/4 in. (17.3 x 11.7 x 0.6 cm), Ivories, Probably part of a large narrative cycle of the life of Jesus, this ivory shows his triumphal entry in...
EditorialStained Glass Panel with an Angel, ca. 1450, Made in East Anglia ?, England, British, Pot-metal, white glass, vitreous paint, silver stain, Overall: 35 3/8 x 10 1/8 x 1/4 in. (89.9 x 25.7 x 0.6 cm), Glass-Stained, English glazing programs frequently in...
EditorialPlate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind is blowing from the left side, a round composition, from 'Roman landscapes and ruins' (Paysages et ruines de Rome), ca. 1643?48, Etching, Sheet: 5 1/4 x 5 5/16 in. (13.3 x 13...
EditorialTerracotta hydria (water jar), Archaic, ca. 560 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; black-figure, H. 15 15/16 in. (40.5 cm), Vases, On the shoulder of this beautifully decorated vase, three men wrapped in brightly colored cloaks are flanked by large rooste...
EditorialMaori family in Dusky Bay, New Zealand. The man holds a taiaha club, the woman a spear, and all wear cloaks of skins or leaves. Handcoloured copperplate engraved by Francesco Rosaspina after William Hodges from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and Modern Cost...
EditorialRed-figure bell krater. At the centre, a young man looking himself in a mirror, flanked by two women wearing cloaks. From Cumae. Attributed to the APZ painter, ca.320 BC. Cumana Section. Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.
EditorialThe tall Tehuelche people of Patagonia exchanging gifts with short European colonist. The Native Americans wear feather headdresses and fur cloaks. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All ...
EditorialYaghan or Yamana people of Tierra del Fuego, naked hunters with cloaks, spears, bow and arrow, and seated woman with feather headdress and cloak. Fishing boat with sail in the background. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Verico from Giulio Ferrrar...
EditorialNative Americans of Nootka. Nootka man with tattooed brow and nose ring, men and women in woven hats, animal-skin cloaks, earrings and facial piercings, and baby in papoose. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient and...
EditorialKatsugi no futari no onna, Two women wearing cloaks as veils., Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820, artist, 1806., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 12.7 x 20.9 cm.
EditorialKatsugi no futari no onna, Two women wearing cloaks as veils., Kubo, Shunman, 1757-1820, artist, 1806., 1 print : woodcut, color ; 12.7 x 20.9 cm.
EditorialGuests at a fashionable salon, all wearing extravagent fur-lined clothes, jackets, dresses and pelisses. By the early 19th century, fur lined and trimmed cloaks, coats and jackets were all the rage. "Once, or rather in the past, we saw only bare should...
EditorialThistle brooch, Irish-Viking, first half of the 10th century. The brooch consists of an almost complete hoop passed through the ball-shaped head of a long pin. The terminals of the hoop and the pin head are both hollow-cast balls that have been filed a...