EditorialFunereal Cartouche with Inscription and Sketches of Skeletons and Ornamental Details. Baccio del Bianco; Italian, 1604-1656. Date: 1628. Dimensions: 321 x 262 mm. Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper. Ori...
EditorialMarble pillar with snake and wreath, Imperial, 1st?2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Pentelic ?, h. 14 5/8 in (37.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, This pillar may be either votive or sepulchral. The snake is both an attribute of the healing god Asklepios, sugges...
EditorialSketch, Funereal or Deathbed Scene in Classical Interior, Fortunato Duranti, Italian, 1787 - 1863, Pen and ink, brush and sepia wash on paper, Sketch, Funereal or Deathbed Scene in Classical Interior, Rome, Italy, 18201850, Drawing, Drawing.
EditorialFireback, ca. 1758, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Iron, 27 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (69.9 x 48.9 cm), Metal, Iron firebacks were cast in molds carved from mahogany. This funereal example features a central image of a tombstone with mourn...
EditorialFunereal Cartouche with Inscription and Sketches of Skeletons and Ornamental Details. Baccio del Bianco; Italian, 1604-1656. Date: 1628. Dimensions: 321 x 262 mm. Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper. Ori...
EditorialMarble pillar with snake and wreath, Imperial, 1st?2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Pentelic ?, h. 14 5/8 in (37.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, This pillar may be either votive or sepulchral. The snake is both an attribute of the healing god Asklepios, sugges...
EditorialFunereal Cartouche with Inscription and Sketches of Skeletons and Ornamental Details. Baccio del Bianco; Italian, 1604-1656. Date: 1628. Dimensions: 321 x 262 mm. Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper. Ori...
EditorialFunereal Cartouche with Inscription and Sketches of Skeletons and Ornamental Details. Baccio del Bianco; Italian, 1604-1656. Date: 1628. Dimensions: 321 x 262 mm. Pen and brown ink, over red chalk, on ivory laid paper, tipped onto cream wove paper. Ori...
EditorialJar, ????? ??? ?? ??, late Bronze Age (ca. 15th?ca. 3rd century B.C.), ca. 4th century B.C., Korea, Burnished red earthenware, H. 5 3/4 in. (14.6 cm), Ceramics, The lush red color of this jar comes from an iron-oxide pigment that was applied and burnis...
EditorialMarble pillar with snake and wreath, Imperial, 1st?2nd century A.D., Roman, Marble, Pentelic ?, h. 14 5/8 in (37.2 cm), Stone Sculpture, This pillar may be either votive or sepulchral. The snake is both an attribute of the healing god Asklepios, sugges...
EditorialFireback, ca. 1758, Made in New York, New York, United States, American, Iron, 27 1/2 x 19 1/4 in. (69.9 x 48.9 cm), Metal, Iron firebacks were cast in molds carved from mahogany. This funereal example features a central image of a tombstone with mourn...
EditorialEGYPTIAN ANTIQUITIES: 1, 2, 3, 4,5. Bottles and Vases. 6. Prepared Funereal Feast, 7. Cakes. 8. Support for the Head., 9. Head of a Boat. 10: Mason's Mallet.