EditorialWooden guardian figure, Eastern Zhou period, 4th century BC. A figure with antlers and a long protruding tongue. The antlers on this figure are made of dry lacquer. Carved wooden figures with antlers probably represented the shamans or their powers, as...
EditorialThe wife and mother of Floris de Montmorency, baron de Montigny, beg Anna of Austria to intercede for Montigny, who is being held prisoner in Spain. Draughtsman: Jacobus Buys. Dating: 1788 - 1790. Measurements: h 150 mm ? w 90 mm.
EditorialWooden guardian figure, Eastern Zhou period, 4th century BC. A figure with antlers and a long protruding tongue. The antlers on this figure are made of dry lacquer. Carved wooden figures with antlers probably represented the shamans or their powers, as...
EditorialLeaf from an Ivory Diptych, 1250?1300, Made in Paris, France, French, Ivory with traces of polychromy, Overall: 7 9/16 x 3 1/2 x 3/8 in. (19.2 x 8.9 x 1 cm), Ivories, Christ appears here in judgment, displaying the wounds in his hands and flanked by an...
EditorialKrishna at the Feet of Radha: Page from a Dispersed Rasikapriya, 1634, India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa), Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, Image: 7 1/4 ? 5 1/2 in. (18.4 ? 14 cm), Paintings, The Rasikapriya passage illustrated shows Radha arrogantly rej...
EditorialLITERATURA CASTELLANA. S. XIII. CANTIGAS DE SANTA MARIA, obra personal de Alfonso X "El Sabio" (Toledo,1221-Sevilla,1284). Colecci?n de 430 poemas difundida en c?dices ilustrados con miniaturas y donde se consigna la melod?a de cada composici?n. Biblio...
EditorialWooden guardian figure, Eastern Zhou period, 4th century BC. A figure with antlers and a long protruding tongue. The antlers on this figure are made of dry lacquer. Carved wooden figures with antlers probably represented the shamans or their powers, as...