EditorialUniversal Exhibition of Philadelphia, 1876. (Pennsylvania, United States). Tourists looking from a bird?s eye view the countryside of the Exhibition from Belmont Hill?s elevator. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espa?ola y Americana, January 22, 1876.
EditorialHaystacks, Morning, ?ragny, 1899, Oil on canvas, 25 x 31 1/2 in. (63.5 x 80 cm), Paintings, Camille Pissarro (French, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas 1830?1903 Paris), Made the same year as Pissarro?s bird?s-eye views of the Jardin des Tuileries in Pari...
EditorialUniversal Exhibition of Philadelphia, 1876. (Pennsylvania, United States). Tourists looking from a bird?s eye view the countryside of the Exhibition from Belmont Hill?s elevator. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espa?ola y Americana, January 22, 1876.
EditorialVase in the form of a bird, First Intermediate Period?early Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 9?12, ca. 2100?2010 BC, From Egypt, Pottery, paint, H. 17 ? L. 21.5 cm (6 11/16 ? 8 7/16 in.), The body of this pottery vase of Nile clay is in the form of a bird. The ...
EditorialS-Shaped Brooch, late 6th century, Langobardic, Silver-gilt, garnets with patterned metal foil backings, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (2.9 x 3.6 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The S-shape of this brooch is in fact the body of a fantastic animal with a...
EditorialUniversal Exhibition of Philadelphia, 1876. (Pennsylvania, United States). Tourists looking from a bird?s eye view the countryside of the Exhibition from Belmont Hill?s elevator. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espa?ola y Americana, January 22, 1876.
EditorialUniversal Exhibition of Philadelphia, 1876. (Pennsylvania, United States). Tourists looking from a bird?s eye view the countryside of the Exhibition from Belmont Hill?s elevator. Engraving. La Ilustracion Espa?ola y Americana, January 22, 1876.
EditorialBowl with Bird of Prey, 11th?13th century, Byzantine, Engraved slipware, Overall: 2 1/16 x 9 5/8 in. (5.3 x 24.4 cm), Ceramics, The bird?s hooked beak signals that it is a bird of prey. It may be a falcon trained for the hunt. Falconry or hawking was e...
EditorialVase in the form of a bird, First Intermediate Period?early Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 9?12, ca. 2100?2010 BC, From Egypt, Pottery, paint, H. 17 ? L. 21.5 cm (6 11/16 ? 8 7/16 in.), The body of this pottery vase of Nile clay is in the form of a bird. The ...
EditorialBird Finial, 5th?10th century, Colombia, Zen?, Gold, H. 4 3/4 in. (12.1 cm), Metal-Ornaments, Perched atop a thimble-shaped cap, a bird figure adorns this gold staff finial, a decorative element that would have once crowned a wood staff. The bird?s tai...
EditorialS-Shaped Brooch, late 6th century, Langobardic, Silver-gilt, garnets with patterned metal foil backings, Overall: 1 1/8 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (2.9 x 3.6 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Silver, The S-shape of this brooch is in fact the body of a fantastic animal with a...
EditorialHaystacks, Morning, ?ragny, 1899, Oil on canvas, 25 x 31 1/2 in. (63.5 x 80 cm), Paintings, Camille Pissarro (French, Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas 1830?1903 Paris), Made the same year as Pissarro?s bird?s-eye views of the Jardin des Tuileries in Pari...