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Study of Arabs

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Description: Study of Arabs
TitleStudy of Arabs
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1832
Object typeDrawing
Materialsgraphite and watercolor on white wove paper
Dimensions5 9/16 x 7 7/8 in. (14.1 x 20 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachussetts
https:/­/­www.harvardartmuseums.org/­collections/­object/­297230
Accession number1961.147
SubjectsAfricans in artExoticism in artHuman figure in art
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Body: Pose and Gesture
Trent Barnes
Description: Drawing: The Invention of a Modern Medium
Drawing: The Invention of a Modern Medium
~Students in the French Academy concluded their four years of study with the execution of a statically posed, muscular male nude. For more on the académie, see Sarah Mirseyedi’s essay on...
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Trent Barnes
PublisherHarvard Art Museums
Copyright© 2017 President and Fellows of Harvard College
Related print edition pages: pp.204-209
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Chapter subject tags:Gesture in artHuman figure in artComposition (Art)Drawing--Technique

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Description: Africans Dancing in the Street
Africans Dancing in the Street
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 27
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1832
Object typePainting
Materialswatercolor and graphite on white wove paper
Dimensions9 5/16 x 7 5/16 in. (23.7 x 18.5 cm)
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachussetts
https://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/298463
Accession number1943.349
Africans Dancing in the Street
Africans Dancing in the Street
Description: Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions9.4 in. (24 cm) H
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/sculptural-vase-drinking-horn-with-a-crocodile-devouring-an-african-boy-153864
Accession number98.881
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro...
Sotades, rhyton in the form of a Negro struggling with a crocodile
Description: Personification of Ethiopia, detail of scene from the "Andromeda"...
Personification of Ethiopia, detail of scene from the "Andromeda" of Euripides
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Personification of Ethiopia, detail of...
Personification of Ethiopia, detail of scene from the "Andromeda" of Euripides
Description: Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda of Euripides (?)
Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda of Euripides (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 425–401 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions14.8 in. (37.7 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda...
Calyx-krater: scene from the Andromeda of Euripides (?)
Description: Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions3.5 in. (8.9 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Askos in the form of a child crouching...
Askos in the form of a child crouching beside a vase
Description: Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
Dimensions9.4 in. (24 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Lekythos in the form of crouching child
Description: Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsClay
DimensionsDiam 3.4 in. (8.75 cm)
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, UK
http://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/66529
Accession numberGR.102.1890
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Askos with mask of a Negro in relief
Description: Askos (flask with a spout and handle)
Askos (flask with a spout and handle)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions3.3 in. (8.4 cm) H
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/254212
Accession number41.162.45
Askos (flask with a spout and handle)
Askos in the form a child seizing a goose
Description: Standing figure with Negroid features
Standing figure with Negroid features
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions7.9 in. (20 cm) H
LocationMusée National du Bardo, Tunis, Tunisia
Standing figure with Negroid features
Standing figure with Negroid features
Description: Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 325–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions9.8 in. (25 cm) H
LocationMuseo Jatta, Ruvo di Puglia, Italy
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed...
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Description: Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 400–301 B.C.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions10.6 in. (26.8 cm) H
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed...
Plastic vase: head of a man of mixed type
Description: Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.3 in. (16 cm) H, 3.3 in. (8.3 cm) Diam
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lagynion decorated with a couple...
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Description: Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.3 in. (16 cm) H, 3.3 in. (8.3 cm) Diam
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Lagynion decorated with a couple...
Lagynion decorated with a couple embracing
Description: Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Description: Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBasalt
Dimensions15.7 in. (40 cm) H
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a...
Statue of a young Negro, perhaps a musician, overall view
Description: Black African Youth
Black African Youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek, Hellenistic
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 150-50 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions3.1 in. (8 cm) H
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/statuette-of-an-african-boy-orator-152717
Accession number59.11
Black African Youth
Black African Youth
Description: Bronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth
Bronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date3rd–2nd century B.C
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions7.2 in. (18.3 cm) H
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/250673
Accession number18.145.10
Bronze statuette of an African (known as...
Bronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth
Description: Black captive or slave
Black captive or slave
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date2nd-1st century BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH: 5.2 in. (13.2 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://www.louvre.fr/en/oeuvre-notices/black-adolescent-his-hands-bound-behind-his-back
Accession numberBr 361
Black captive or slave
Statuette of a captive or a slave
Description: Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.2.5 in. (3 cm) H
LocationAshmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford
http://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/100/offset/0/sort_by/relevance/object/74373
Accession numberAN1922.205
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping...
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Description: Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions6.2.5 in. (3 cm) H
LocationAshmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology, Oxford
http://collections.ashmolean.org/collection/search/per_page/100/offset/0/sort_by/relevance/object/74373
Accession numberAN1922.205
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping...
Askos in the form of a youth sleeping beside an amphora
Description: Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4 in. (10.2 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Description: Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid features
Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid features
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions18.5 in. (47 cm) H
LocationArcheological Museum, Bodrum, Turkey
Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid...
Statue fragment: adolescent with Negroid features
Description: Statuette of a juggler
Statuette of a juggler
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions4.9 in. (12.5 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a juggler
Statuette of a juggler
Description: Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on a scroll
Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on a scroll
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 300–201 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions8 in. (20.4 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=463255&partId=1&searchText=statuette+african+scroll&page=1
Accession number1856,1226.312
Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on...
Statuette of a Negro seated, writing on a scroll
Description: Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in imitation of the Spinario
Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in imitation of the Spinario
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 100–1 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions7.7 in. (17 cm) H
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in...
Statuette of a seated Ethiopian in imitation of the Spinario
Description: Statuette of a black dancer
Statuette of a black dancer
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4.5 in. (11.5 cm) H
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Statuette of a black dancer
Statuette of a black dancer
Description: Statuette of a dancer (?)
Statuette of a dancer (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4 in. (10.1 cm) H
LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore
Statuette of a dancer (?)
Statuette of a dancer (?)
Description: Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEtruscan
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. 300–201 B.C.
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiam 0.7 in. (1.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black...
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Description: Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureEtruscan
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. 300–201 B.C.
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiam 0.7 in. (1.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black...
Etruscan coins, obverse: head of a black mahout
Description: Statue of a jockey
Statue of a jockey
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 225–201 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions33.1 in. (84 cm) H
LocationBritish Museum, London
Statue of a jockey
Statue of a jockey
Description: Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 25–1 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions4.3 in. (11 cm)
LocationNational Museum, Athens
http://www.namuseum.gr/collections/sculpture/hellenistic/hellenistic13-en.html
Accession numberX 15177
Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Description: Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 25–1 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions5.1 in. (13 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Statuette of a captive
Statuette of a captive
Description: Statuette of a warrior carrying a double-edged ax
Statuette of a warrior carrying a double-edged ax
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 101–300 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions8.5 in. (21.5 cm) H
LocationMenil Collection, Houston
Statuette of a warrior carrying a...
Statuette of a warrior carrying a double-edged ax
Description: Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax and a shield
Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax and a shield
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions7.5 in. (19 cm) H
LocationAllard Pierson Museum, Amsterdam
https://www.uvaerfgoed.nl/beeldbank/en/allardpiersonmuseum/xview/?identifier=hdl:11245/3.1098;metadata=bijl
Accession numberAPM07316
Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax...
Statuette of a warrior carrying an ax and a shield
Description: Bust of an Ethiopian
Bust of an Ethiopian
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1–100 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsGray-black marble
DimensionsDiam of medallion: 55.1 in. (140 cm)
LocationMuseo Torlonia, Rome
Bust of an Ethiopian
Bust of an Ethiopian
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreco-Roman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions8 in. (20.2 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Statuette of a young musician (?)
Description: Statue of a youth standing with arms extended forward
Statue of a youth standing with arms extended forward
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1–100 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions32.3 in. (82 cm) H
LocationMuseo Arqueológico Provincial, Tarragona, Italy
Statue of a youth standing with arms...
Statue of a youth standing with arms extended forward
Description: Statuette of a nude black youth
Statuette of a nude black youth
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsH without base: 6.3 in. (16 cm)
LocationMusée des Antiquités Nationales, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Statuette of a nude black youth
Statuette of a nude black youth
Description: Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBronze
Dimensions2.7 in. (6.9 cm) H
LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris
Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Inkwell in the form of a crouching Negro
Description: Lamp in the form of a Negro youth, seated, wearing a cucullus
Lamp in the form of a Negro youth, seated, wearing a cucullus
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 201–250 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions4.6 in. (11.8 cm) H
LocationAgora Museum, Athens
Lamp in the form of a Negro youth,...
Lamp in the form of a Negro youth, seated, wearing a cucullus
Description: Death of Sardanapalus
Death of Sardanapalus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 23
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1827
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions395 × 495 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065757
Accession numberR.F. 2346
Death of Sardanapalus
Death of Saranapalus
Description: Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing beside a vase
Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing beside a vase
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 101–300 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsTerracotta
Dimensions5.4 in. (13.8 cm) H
LocationMenil Collection, Houston
Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing...
Statuette of a draped Pygmy standing beside a vase
Description: Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1849
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions84 × 111 cm
LocationMusée Fabre, Montpellier, France
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment
Women of Algiers in their Apartment
Description: Mosaic: black bath attendant
Mosaic: black bath attendant
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Object typeMosaic
Dimensions32.3 × 27.6 in. (82 × 70 cm)
LocationMusée Archéologique, Timgad, Algeria
Mosaic: black bath attendant
Mosaic: black bath attendant
Description: Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureCarthaginian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 150–200 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack limestone
DimensionsOverall 31.5 in. (80 cm) H
LocationAntiquarium, Carthage, Tunisia
Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Description: Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureCarthaginian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 150–200 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack limestone
DimensionsOverall 31.5 in. (80 cm) H
LocationAntiquarium, Carthage, Tunisia
Herm ending in an African head
Herm ending in an African head
Description: Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of the Seasons
Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of the Seasons
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureCarthaginian
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 301–400 A.D.
Object typeMosaic
Dimensions57.1 × 27.6 in. (145 × 70 cm)
LocationMusée de Carthage, Carthage, Tunisia
Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of...
Black sorcerer, detail of the Mosaic of the Seasons
Description: Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 301–400 A.D.
Object typeMosaic
DimensionsOverall dims: 147.6 × 263.8 in. (375 × 670 cm)
LocationMusée, Annaba, Algeria
Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Black cook, detail of the Hunt Mosaic
Description: Statuette of a black youth holding a bird in his left hand
Statuette of a black youth holding a bird in his left hand
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureTunisian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 101–200 A.D.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBlack marble
Dimensions20.7 in. (52.5 cm) H
LocationMusée Archéologique, Sousse, Tunisia
Statuette of a black youth holding a...
Statuette of a black youth holding a bird in his left hand
Description: Another fragment from rhyton: battle scene including a crouching Negroid figure
Another fragment from rhyton: battle scene including a crouching Negroid figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 401–500 A.D.
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsApproximately 6.3 in. (16 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Another fragment from rhyton: battle...
Another fragment from rhyton: battle scene including a crouching Negroid figure
Description: Two Moors carrying platters of pearls
Two Moors carrying platters of pearls
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator namePermoser, Balthasar;Dinglinger, Johann Melchior
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1720–1724
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsEbony, enameled gold, ornaments, carved pearl, cameos, and rubies
DimensionsH: 20 cm
LocationStaatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany
Accession numberVI 90 and VI 95
Two Moors carrying platters of pearls
Two Moors carrying platters of pearls
Description: Augustus II the Strong as a Moorish King
Augustus II the Strong as a Moorish King
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 19
Creator name (description)After Johann Samuel Mock
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1709
Object typePainting
MaterialsGoauche
LocationStaatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, Germany
Accession numberC 6672 (Ca 197, Bl. 14)
Augustus II the Strong as a Moorish King
Augustus II the Strong as a Moorish King
Description: Noir que baignait un cheval noir
Noir que baignait un cheval noir
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1832
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and brown India ink on paper
Dimensions165 × 98 mm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Noir que baignait un cheval noir
Noir que baignait un cheval noir
Description: Death of Sardanapalus, sketches for
Death of Sardanapalus, sketches for
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1827
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPastel over pencil, sanguine, and white chalk on buff paper
Dimensions440 × 580 mm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
Death of Sardanapalus, sketches for
Sheet of sketches for The Death of Sardanapalus
Description: Women of Algiers in their Apartment
Women of Algiers in their Apartment
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameDelacroix, Eugène
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1834
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions180 × 229 cm
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010065869
Accession number3824
Women of Algiers in their Apartment
Women of Algiers in their Apartment

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