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Description: Simplicissimus. Cover from 27 Nr. 45 page 629
TitleSimplicissimus. Cover from 27 Nr. 45 page 629
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1923
Creation date (description)5 February 1923
Object typePeriodical
MaterialsUnknown
DimensionsUnknown
LocationKlassik Stuftung Weimar, Germany
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsRacism in artMonkeys in artSoldiers, BlackMagazine illustration
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Accession number1979.206.357
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Roman de la Rose: Copying and...
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Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1500–1510
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
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https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29742001
Accession number1845,0825.690
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Object typePhotograph
Installation view of Primary Structures...
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Feb 10
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Creator roleIlluminator
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Object typeBook/Manuscript
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https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/547571c6-0e1e-414f-b245-f36706655540
Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 7
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Bestiary: Creation of Eve
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Aug 02
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Object typeTool/Implement
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http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.411
Accession number1950.411
Wooden implement
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Jim Crow
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https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70463/veroli-casket-casket-unknown/
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Dimensions7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm)
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Creator roleSculptor
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Object typeSculpture
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https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
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Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePainting
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St. Maurice and his companions. Upper...
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Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
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Object typeSculpture
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https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141477/pair-of-candlesticks-with-figures-of-blackamoors
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Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1568
Object typeOther
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Dimensions26.1 x 11.8 cm (10 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.)
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http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1948.232
Accession number1948.232
Enameled glass goblet decorated with a...
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Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1610–1620
Object typePainting
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LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148777/possibly-fath-khan-son-of-malik-ambar
Accession number17.3103
Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik...
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Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic and pigment
DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.8 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120168
Accession number1990.554.2
Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual
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Description: Phytomorphic Vessel
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Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date200 BC–AD 500
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsBurnished ceramic with slip
DimensionsHeight 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/182618
Accession numberAC1996.146.27
Phytomorphic Vessel
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Christ Flanked by Disciples
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Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 886–912
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193
Accession number2006
Christ Flanked by Disciples
Christ Flanked by Disciples
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Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions12 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (32.7 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93178/virgin-and-child-theotokos-hodegetria-statuette-unknown/
Accession number702-1884
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Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1470–1485
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.3 x 19 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29367001
Accession number1856,0712.1029
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows...
Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint
Description: Procession of female saints
Procession of female saints
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Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 550 AD
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
Procession of female saints
Procession of female saints
Description: Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel
Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel
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Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 886–912
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions4 x 4 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193
Accession number2006
Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and...
Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel
Description: Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal...
Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1230–1270
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 17907, fol. 62v
Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and...
Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole
Description: Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders
Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date40–30 B.C.
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US
Accession numberCat. 1059
Laocoön, detail of head and...
Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders
Description: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 425–450
Object typeMosaic
LocationRavenna, Italy
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic
Description: Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"
Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1175–1225
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk and paint on medium-thick, well-prepared parchment
LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore
https://art.thewalters.org/detail/25823/claricia-swinging-on-an-initial-q-2/
Accession numberW.26.64R
Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial...
Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"
Description: The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe Eburnant presents the book to Abbot Adalbert
The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe Eburnant presents the book to Abbot Adalbert
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 970–1000
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSt. Ursen-Kathedrale, Solothurn, Switzerland
Accession numberDomschatz, fol. 7v
The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe...
The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe Eburnant presents the book to Abbot Adalbert
Description: Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor...
Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor lights, and tide signal
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsPhotograph
Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing...
Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor lights, and tide signal
Description: Dish with angels on either side of a cross
Dish with angels on either side of a cross
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureSyrian
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
DimensionsDiameter 7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+Applied+Arts/227159
Accession numberW-209
Dish with angels on either side of a...
Dish with Angels on either side of a cross
Description: Theological works of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene: The Emperor John VI Cantacuzene
Theological works of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene: The Emperor John VI Cantacuzene
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1370–1375
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. gr. 1242, fol. 123v
Theological works of Emperor John VI...
Theological works of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene: The Emperor John VI Cantacuzene
Description: Bible Moralisée: Colophon miniature with donors, author, and scribe
Bible Moralisée: Colophon miniature with donors, author, and scribe
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1227–1234
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationMorgan Library & Museum, New York
http://www.themorgan.org/collection/medieval-and-renaissance/manuscript/77422
Accession numberMS M.240, fol. 8r
Bible Moralisée: Colophon...
Bible Moralisée: Colophon miniature with donors, author, and scribe
Description: Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes
Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 1525
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsAmate paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/d234da96-2981-4316-8d27-60ce01fa373d
Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture...
Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes
Description: St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1460–1470
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (24.9 x 18.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29361001
Accession number1845,0825.481
St. Catherine of Siena
St. Catherine of Siena
Description: Christ and Zacchaeus
Christ and Zacchaeus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Possibly a copy by a German artist of a Byzantine pattern book
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1200
Object typeArchitectural drawing
MaterialsSilverpoint and sepia with red ink on vellum (single leaf)
Dimensions31 x 20.2 cm
LocationAugustinermuseum, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
Accession numberInv. Nr. G 23/la
Christ and Zacchaeus
Christ and Zacchaeus
Description: Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation
Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1084
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsTempera, gold leaf, and ink on vellum
Dimensions6 3/8 x 4 in. (16.2 x 10.3 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27038
Accession numberBZ.1962.35; MS. 3, fol. 80v
Psalter and New Testament: The...
Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation
Description: Woman with Monkey
Woman with Monkey
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameSeurat, Georges
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1884
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on wood panel
Dimensions9 3/4 x 6 1/4 in. (24.8 x 15.9 cm)
LocationSmith College Museum of Art, Northampton, Massachusetts
http://museums.fivecolleges.edu/detail.php?museum=all&t=objects&type=all&f=&s=seurat&record=1
Accession numberSC 1934:2-1
Woman with Monkey
Woman with Monkey
Description: Solidus of Theodosius III
Solidus of Theodosius III
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date715–717 AD
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj109587
Accession numberBZC.1948.17.2430
Solidus of Theodosius III
Solidus of Theodosius III (715–717)
Description: Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur
Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nationality/cultureUnkown
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsPhotograph
Harbor light and foghorn at the end of...
Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur
Description: The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775
The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator nameTrumbull, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1786
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions25 5/8 x 37 5/8 in. (65.1 x 95.6 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
https://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/41
Accession number1832.1
The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17,...
The Battle of Bunker's Hill, June 17, 1775
Description: Medallion with the Annunciation
Medallion with the Annunciation
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. AD 550–600
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/679389/
Accession number30219, 506
Medallion with the Annunciation
Medallion with the Annunciation
Description: Cup with mythological figures
Cup with mythological figures
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 900–1000
Object typeContainer
MaterialsGilded and painted glass and silver gilt
LocationTreasury of San Marco, Venice
Cup with mythological figures
Cup with mythological figures
Description: King Kephron
King Kephron
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 2472–2448 BC
Object typeSculpture
LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo
King Kephron
Statue of King Kephron
Description: Tipu's Tiger
Tipu's Tiger
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 21
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator roleToymaker/Designer/Developer
Creation datec. 1793
Object typeToy/Game
MaterialsPainted wood with metal fixtures
DimensionsHeight: 28 in. (71 cm); width: 24 in. (61 cm); length: 70 1/8 in. (178 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O61949/tippoos-tiger-mechanical-organ-unknown/
Accession number2545(IS)
Tipu's Tiger
Tipu's Tiger
Description: King's throne (Königsthron), detail
King's throne (Königsthron), detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 01
Creator nationality/cultureBamun (Cameroon)
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1800–1900
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/207024/
Accession numberIII C33341
King's throne (Königsthron), detail
Detail of king's throne (Königsthron), Bamun, Cameroon
Description: Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald
Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Possibly three monks of St Martin at Tours: Amandus, Haregarius, and Sigvaldus
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 1, fol. 423r
Presentation of the Vivian Bible to...
Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

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