EditorialRomanesque Art. Spain. Chest of Saint Aemilian of Cogolla. Middle of 11th century. Decorated with ivory carvings that represents his life. Relief depicting the capture of the Cantabria by Leovigildo, 574. Sacristy of the Monastery of Yusho. San Millan ...
EditorialPlate 6, 'Decoration d'une Portal double ? placards, traitt?e dans la m?me gout...', Jacques-Fran?ois Blondel, French, 1705 - 1774, Jean Mariette, 16601742, Engraving on paper, A double door decorated with rocaille carvings. Above semi-circular overdoo...
EditorialA red-nested lamp with a round body on a round base. The round, concave mirror is surrounded by concentric circles and decorated with a relief of a cornucopia with a sphere. The small filling hole is to the left of the figure. The short, blunt spout is...
EditorialA lamp of red earthenware with an oval-shaped body on a round base. The round, flat mirror is surrounded by a relief edge with the small filling hole in the middle. The shoulder runs diagonally and is decorated with relief points. The short, rounded sp...
EditorialA lamp of red earthenware with an oval-shaped body on a round base. The round, flat mirror is surrounded by a relief edge with the large filling hole in the middle. The shoulder runs diagonally and is ribbed. The short, rounded, rounded spout has a lar...
EditorialRomanesque Art. Spain. Chest of Saint Aemilian of Cogolla. Middle of 11th century. Decorated with ivory carvings that represents his life. Relief depicting the capture of the Cantabria by Leovigildo, 574. Sacristy of the Monastery of Yusho. San Millan ...
EditorialRomanesque Art. Spain. Chest of Saint Aemilian of Cogolla. Middle of 11th century. Decorated with ivory carvings that represents his life. Relief depicting the capture of the Cantabria by Leovigildo, 574. Sacristy of the Monastery of Yusho. San Millan ...
EditorialChest, 16th century, Made in Berne, Switzerland, Swiss, Walnut with restored lid and sides, Overall: 32 5/8 x 82 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (82.9 x 208.9 x 74.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, As storage containers, chests became increasingly elaborate with high relief...
EditorialChest, 16th century, Made in Berne, Switzerland, Swiss, Walnut with restored lid and sides, Overall: 32 5/8 x 82 1/4 x 29 1/4 in. (82.9 x 208.9 x 74.3 cm), Woodwork-Furniture, As storage containers, chests became increasingly elaborate with high relief...
EditorialRelief of the Holy Family, ca. 1160?80, British or North French, Ivory, Overall: 3 3/16 x 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. (8.1 x 3.8 x 1.3 cm), Ivories, This exquisite carving, probably originally from a portable altar, is one of the most intimate and sensitive carvin...
EditorialRelief, 15th?early 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Aztec (?), Stone, Overall: 8 x 13 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (20.32 x 34.29 x 41.91 cm), Stone-Sculpture, Low-relief carvings adorn two of the six sides of this fragmentary stone block. Its main motifs consis...
EditorialAntique ivory carvings with cupids and flowers, and terracotta bas-relief with foliage from Pompeii. Handcoloured lithograph after an illustration by Wilhelm Zahn from his Ornament of All Classical Art Eras, Ornamente aller klassischen Kunst-Epochen, R...
EditorialRomanesque Art. Spain. Chest of Saint Aemilian of Cogolla. Middle of 11th century. Decorated with ivory carvings that represents his life. Relief depicting the capture of the Cantabria by Leovigildo, 574. Sacristy of the Monastery of Yusho. San Millan ...
EditorialPharaoh Amenophis III (1391-1353 BCE) in chariot wearing a crown with the uraeus cobra. God Nekhbet (vulture) is depicted hovering with her wings spread above the royal image, clutching an ankh (symbol of life) in her claws. Next to the Pharaoh is a de...