EditorialKakegawa: Distant View of Mount Akiba (Kakegawa, Akibasan enbo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1828-1839. Dim...
EditorialThe "Piebald" Horse; Paulus Potter, Dutch, 1625 - 1654; about 1650 - 1654; Oil on canvas; Unframed: 50.2 x 45.1 cm (19 3/4 x 17 3/4 in.), Framed [outer dim]: 70.2 x 65.1 x 6 cm (27 5/8 x 25 5/8 x 2 3/8 in.).
EditorialAngel Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi, with Saint John the Baptist in the Background (recto); Saint Francis Supported by Two Angels, with Sketch of Upper Portion of Monk's Habit. Unknown Italian; Marchigian, Late 16th century. Date: 1580-1599. Dim...
EditorialDer Kramer (The Peddler) from De omnibus illiberalibus sive mechanicis artibus by Hartmann Schopper, plate 50 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century. Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591); assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943). Date: 1574-1575. Dim...
EditorialEvening Glow at Atami, True View of Oshima from Atami Harbor (Atami sekisho, Atamigahama yori Oshima no shinkei), from the series "Eight Views of Famous Places (Meisho hakkei)". Utagawa Toyoshige (Toyokuni II); Japanese, 1777-1835. Date: 1828-1839. Dim...
EditorialKakegawa: Distant View of Mount Akiba (Kakegawa, Akibasan enbo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1828-1839. Dim...
EditorialThe Actors Bando Aizo as the courtesan Kewaizaka no Shosho and Ichikawa Raizo I as Soga no Goro in the play "Satsuki Matsu Unohana Soga," performed at the Morita Theater in the fourth month, 1766. Torii Kiyomitsu I; Japanese, 1735-1785. Date: 1766. Dim...
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Prince Koretaka Disguised as the Courier Izutsu Chuji, in the Play Yamato Kano Ariwara Keizu, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Fifth Month, 1781. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1776-1786. Dim...
EditorialThe Actor Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Ageha no Chokichi Disguised as Soga no Goro Tokimune in the Play Kaido Ichi Yawaragi Soga, Performed at the Nakamura Theater in the Third Month, 1778. Katsukawa Shunsho ?? ??; Japanese, 1726-1792. Date: 1773-1783. Dim...
EditorialThe Actor Sanogawa Mangiku I as Sanada, the daughter of the spinner Itoya, with an attendant in the play "Hiragana Yomeiri Izu Nikki," performed at the Nakamura Theater in the eleventh month, 1718. Torii Kiyonobu I; Japanese, 1664-1729. Date: 1718. Dim...
EditorialThe Actors Segawa Kikujiro I as Nobutsura's wife Karumo and Otani Oniji I as Tahara Matataro in the play "Shusse Momijigari," performed at the Ichimura Theater in the eleventh month, 1747. Torii Kiyonobu II; Japanese, active c. 1725-61. Date: 1747. Dim...
EditorialDer Kramer (The Peddler) from De omnibus illiberalibus sive mechanicis artibus by Hartmann Schopper, plate 50 from Woodcuts from Books of the XVI Century. Jost Amman (Swiss, 1539-1591); assembled by Max Geisberg (Swiss, 1875-1943). Date: 1574-1575. Dim...
EditorialA Selection of Beauty from the Pleasure Quarters (Seiro bisen awase): Misayama of the Chojiya in Night Dress (Tokogi no zu - Chojiya Misayama). Chobunsai Eishi; Japanese, 1756-1829; Publisher: Iwato-Ya, Genpachi; Japanese, unknown. Date: 1791-1801. Dim...
EditorialConversation, a Family Drawing and Reading, the Nurse Holding an Infant, a Portrait of Prince Edmond de Beauvau Behind a Chair, and Portraits of Madame Lavall?e and Madame Vallory, Both Seated. Dominique-Vivant Denon; French, 1747-1825. Date: 1817. Dim...
EditorialHis Majesty Nicolas I, Emperor of all Russia, Camp Vosnessensk, October 6, 1837. Denis Auguste Marie Raffet (French, 1804-1860); printed by Auguste Bry (French, 19th century); published by Chez Gihaut Fr?res (French, 19th century). Date: 1842-1845. Dim...
EditorialKakegawa: Distant View of Mount Akiba (Kakegawa, Akibasan enbo), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi no uchi)," also known as the Hoeido Tokaido. Utagawa Hiroshige ?? ??; Japanese, 1797-1858. Date: 1828-1839. Dim...
EditorialPeaches, from The New York Collection for Stockholm. Jim Dine (American, born 1935); printed by Styria Studio, Incorporated (American, 20th century); published by Experiments in Art and Technology, Incorporated (American, 20th century). Date: 1973. Dim...