EditorialShaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Henry II of France, When Dauphin, ca. 1490?1500, redecorated 1539, Franco-Italian, Steel, gold, brass, H. 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 3 oz. (2350 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, In the Ren...
EditorialFire screen (?cran), Georges Jacob (French, 1739?1814), Fabric panel in the style of Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723?1804), ca. 1786, French, Paris, Carved, gilded and silvered beech; 18th-century silk brocade (not original to frame), H. 42 x W. 26-3...
EditorialThe private chapel in the " Kaiservilla" in Ischl, Upper Austria. Emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife, the Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) used to spend their summers at Ischl, where the Emperor hunted. Redecorated 1853 See also 14-02-06 / 23-25.
EditorialMain entrance of the Hotel de Beauharnais, residence of Eugene de Beauharnais, Josephine's son adopted by Napoleon. It was redecorated in 1804 after Napoleon's Egyptian campaign by architects Bataille and Calvenet. Columns in the style of Egyptian temp...
EditorialSpain, Andalusia, Granada. The Generalife. Occupied the slopes of the Hill of the Sun (Cerro del Sol). It was built in the 13th century and redecorated by the king Abu I-Walid Isma'il (1313-1324). The Generalife is formed by two groups of buildings con...
EditorialSpain, Andalusia, Granada. The Generalife. Occupied the slopes of the Hill of the Sun (Cerro del Sol). It was built in the 13th century and redecorated by the king Abu I-Walid Isma'il (1313-1324). The Generalife is formed by two groups of buildings con...
EditorialFire screen (?cran), Georges Jacob (French, 1739?1814), Fabric panel in the style of Philippe de Lasalle (French, 1723?1804), ca. 1786, French, Paris, Carved, gilded and silvered beech; 18th-century silk brocade (not original to frame), H. 42 x W. 26-3...
EditorialVirtue Crowned by Honor, 1670?76, Red chalk, 13-1/2 x 10-9/16 in. (34.3 x 26.8 cm), Drawings, Carlo Maratti (Italian, Camerano 1625?1713 Rome), During the pontificate of Clement X Altieri (1670?1676), his family palace on the Piazza del Ges? in Rome wa...
EditorialShaffron (Horse's Head Defense) of Henry II of France, When Dauphin, ca. 1490?1500, redecorated 1539, Franco-Italian, Steel, gold, brass, H. 27 1/2 in. (69.8 cm); W. 15 in. (38.1 cm); Wt. 5 lb. 3 oz. (2350 g), Equestrian Equipment-Shaffrons, In the Ren...
EditorialMain entrance of the Hotel de Beauharnais, residence of Eugene de Beauharnais, Josephine's son adopted by Napoleon. It was redecorated in 1804 after Napoleon's Egyptian campaign by architects Bataille and Calvenet. Columns in the style of Egyptian temp...
EditorialThe private chapel in the " Kaiservilla" in Ischl, Upper Austria. Emperor Franz Joseph I and his wife, the Empress Elisabeth (Sisi) used to spend their summers at Ischl, where the Emperor hunted. Redecorated 1853 See also 14-02-06 / 23-25.