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Frontispiece of Shaftesbury's A Notion of the Historical Draught or Tablature of the Judgement of Hercules

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Description: Frontispiece of Shaftesbury's A Notion of the Historical Draught or Tablature of the...
TitleFrontispiece of Shaftesbury's A Notion of the Historical Draught or Tablature of the Judgement of Hercules
Creator nameGribelin, Simon II
Creator name (description)after Paulo de Matteis
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1713
Object typePrint
MaterialsLine engraving
LocationBritish Library, London
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsPrints, French--18th centurySymbolism in artMythology, Greek, in art
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Chapter 2: Conversation at the Crossroads
David H. Solkin
Description: Painting for Money: The Visual Arts and the Public Sphere in Eighteenth-Century...
Painting for Money: The Visual Arts and the Public Sphere in Eighteenth-Century England
English ideologies of commercial refinement may have achieved a remarkable degree of prominence in a very short period of time, but not without encountering obstacles of quite formidable power. Both...
Author
David H. Solkin
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 1992 by Yale University
Related print edition pages: pp.48-77
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Chapter subject tags:Conversation piece (Portrait painting)Art and society--Britain--History--18th centuryAngillis, Pieter, 1685-1734Clothing and dress--Great Britain--18th centuryPortrait painting, British--18th century
4. Celebrity and Exhibition
Mark Hallett
Description: Reynolds: Portraiture in Action
Reynolds: Portraiture in Action
Monday, 21 April 1760 was an especially busy and significant day for Reynolds...
Author
Mark Hallett
PublisherPaul Mellon Centre
Copyright© 2014 by Mark Hallett
Related print edition pages: pp.133-161
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Chapter subject tags:Reynolds, Joshua, Sir, 1723–1792Garrick, David, 1717–1779Portrait painting, British--18th centuryArt, British--Exhibitions--18th centurySterne, Laurence, 1713-1768Art and society--Britain--History--18th centuryCotes, Francis, 1726-1770Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1671-1713

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Le Beau Narcisse
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Jan 08
Creator nameDaumier, Honoré
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Litographer
Creation date1842
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph
Dimensions13 x 9 in. (33.66 x 23.5 cm)
LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art
http://collections.lacma.org/node/231284
Accession number54.71.78
Le Beau Narcisse
Le Beau Narcisse
Description: 1er Mars 1871.—Paris en deuil.—Ecusson allégorique
1er Mars 1871.—Paris en deuil.—Ecusson allégorique
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator nameMorin, Edmond
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1871
Object typePrint
MaterialsWood engraving
Locationreproduced in Le Monde Illustré, 4 March 1871
1er Mars 1871.—Paris en...
1er Mars 1871.—Paris en deuil.—Ecusson allégorique
Description: Leda and the Swan
Leda and the Swan
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator namePalumba, Giovanni Battista
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions5 7/8 x 3 7/8 in. (15 x 9.9 cm)
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Leda and the Swan
Leda and the Swan
Description: Amphora
Amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nameAndokides Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 525–520 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHt: 55.5 cm (21 7/8 in.); diam.: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/download/156385
Accession number01.8037
Amphora
Black-figure amphora
Description: Charon
Charon
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameSubleyras, Pierre
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1743
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions53 1/8 x 32 5/8 in. (135 x 83 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010059297
Accession number8007
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Charon
Description: Melencolia I
Melencolia I
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameDürer, Albrecht
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1514
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1910-0212-303
Accession number1910,0212.303
Melencolia I
Melencolia I
Description: The Three Graces
The Three Graces
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameRubens, Peter Paul
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1630–1635
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on panel
Dimensions86 7/8 × 71 3/4 in. (2.205 × 1.82 m)
LocationMuseo del Prado, Madrid
https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-work/the-three-graces/145eadd9-0b54-4b2d-affe-09af370b6932
Accession numberP001670
The Three Graces
The Three Graces
Description: Amphora
Amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nameAndokides Painter
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 525-520 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
DimensionsHeight: 55.5 cm (21 7/8 in.); diameter: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://collections.mfa.org/objects/153408/twohandled-jar-amphora-with-achilles-and-ajax?ctx=21b38e83-8d44-48d2-8d20-3bc19863f475&idx=1
Accession number01.8037
Amphora
Red-figure amphora
Description: Bacchanalian Revel before a Term of Pan
Bacchanalian Revel before a Term of Pan
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator namePoussin, Nicolas
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1632–1633
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 5/8 x 56 1/4 in. (98 x 142.8 cm)
LocationNational Gallery, London
http://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/nicolas-poussin-a-bacchanalian-revel-before-a-term
Accession numberNG62
Bacchanalian Revel before a Term of Pan
Bacchanalian Revel before a Term of Pan
Description: Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs, detail
Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1490–1492
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationCasa Buonarroti, Florence
Accession numberhttps://www.casabuonarroti.it/en/museum/collections/michelangelos-works/battle-of-the-centaurs/
Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs,...
Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs, detail
Description: Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea
Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 16
Creator nameRothko, Mark
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1944
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions75 5/8 x 84 5/8 in. (192 x 215 cm)
LocationMuseum of Modern Art, New York
https://www.moma.org/collection/works/79691
Accession number429.1981
Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea
Slow Swirl at the Edge of the Sea
Description: Reverse of the Medal of Giovanna Tornabuoni, with the Graces
Reverse of the Medal of Giovanna Tornabuoni, with the Graces
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 09
Creator nameFiorentino, Niccoló
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation date1470–1500
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsBronze
LocationMuseo Nazionale de Bargello, Florence
Reverse of the Medal of Giovanna...
Reverse of the Medal of Giovanna Tornabuoni, with the Graces
Description: Medallion of Constantine
Medallion of Constantine
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameCristoforo di Geremia
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. 1468
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiameter: 2 7/8 in. (7.25 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/C_M-41
Accession numberM.41
Medallion of Constantine
Medallion of Consantine
Description: Lovers Overcome by Death
Lovers Overcome by Death
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameBurgkmair, Hans, the elder
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1510
Object typePrint
MaterialsChiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks
Dimensions8 3/8 x 6 in. (21.2 x 15.1 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1436208&partId=1
Accession number1949,0411.4057
Lovers Overcome by Death
Lovers Overcome by Death
Description: Laocoön, detail of head
Laocoön, detail of head
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
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
Laocoön, detail of head
Description: Calumny of Apelles
Calumny of Apelles
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMantegna, Andrea
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1504–1506
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink and white heightening
Dimensions8 1/8 x 15 in. (20.7 x 38 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=717528&partId=1
Accession number1860,0616.85
Calumny of Apelles
Calumny of Apelles
Description: Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos (study of head and torso)
Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos (study of head and torso)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameVanderlyn, John
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1809–1812
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsCharcoal heightened with white on toned paper
Dimensions17 5/8 × 23 in.
LocationPennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia
https://www.pafa.org/museum/collection/item/ariadne-naxos-study-head-and-torso
Accession number1985.7
Ariadne Asleep on the Isle of Naxos...
Ariadne: Study of Head and Torso
Description: Bilobed arrows, petaloid cross-in-circle motif, vulva form, and a type of eye...
Bilobed arrows, petaloid cross-in-circle motif, vulva form, and a type of eye marking or ogee symbol found in petroglyph
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nameBayliss, Gigi
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Bilobed arrows, petaloid cross-in-circle...
Bilobed arrows, petaloid cross-in-circle motif, vulva form, and a type of eye marking or ogee symbol found in petroglyph
Description: Lapith and Centaur fighting, metope from the Parthenon
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Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator namePhidias
Creator name (description)Designed by Phidias
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 447–432 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationBritish Museum, London
Lapith and Centaur fighting, metope from...
Lapith and Centaur fighting, metope from the Parthenon, Athens
Description: La Franc-Maçonnerie el la Commune
La Franc-Maçonnerie el la Commune
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator nameMoloch
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1871
Object typePrint
MaterialsColor lithograph
La Franc-Maçonnerie el la Commune
La Franc-Maçonnerie el la Commune
Description: Titlepage of J. Claretie, Historie de la Révolution 1870–1871
Titlepage of J. Claretie, Historie de la Révolution 1870–1871
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 27
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1871
Object typePrint
LocationHistorie de la Révolution 1870–1871
Titlepage of J. Claretie, Historie de la...
Titlepage of J. Claretie, Historie de la Révolution 1870–1871
Description: Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free...
Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free Masonry
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1797
Object typePrint
LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut
Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz;...
Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free Masonry
Description: Perseus and Andromeda
Perseus and Andromeda
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator namePiero di Cosimo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1510
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 x 48 in. (70 x 123 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/perseus-frees-andromeda
Accession number1890 no. 1536
Perseus and Andromeda
Perseus and Andromeda
Description: Calumny of Apelles
Calumny of Apelles
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMocetto, Girolamo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1490–1530
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions12 3/4 x 17 5/8 in. (32.5 x 44.8 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/137999001
Accession number1845,0825.265
Calumny of Apelles
Calumny of Apelles
Description: Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs
Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1490–1492
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions31 1/2 x 35 5/8 in. (80 x 90.5 cm)
LocationCasa Buonarroti, Florence
https://www.casabuonarroti.it/en/museum/collections/michelangelos-works/battle-of-the-centaurs/
Accession numberinv. 194
Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs
Battle of the Lapiths and the Centaurs
Description: View of Tarry Town, Looking Towards the Highlands
View of Tarry Town, Looking Towards the Highlands
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 06
Creator nameHill, John William
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1875-1925
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions38 × 50 3/8 in. (96.5 × 127.9 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
https://collections.gilcrease.org/object/011542
Accession number01.1542
View of Tarry Town, Looking Towards the...
View of Tarry Town, Looking Towards the Highlands
Description: Drawing of the five elements in a Cox Mound gorget
Drawing of the five elements in a Cox Mound gorget
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nameBaloutine, Elizabeth Reese
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsN/A
DimensionsN/A
LocationN/A
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Drawing of the five elements in a Cox...
Drawing of the five elements in a Cox Mound gorget
Description: Niobe
Niobe
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Niobe
Niobe
Description: The Fall of Phaeton
The Fall of Phaeton
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nameBuonarroti, Michelangelo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1531-1533
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsBlack chalk
Dimensions12 x 8 in. (31.2 x 21.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1895-0915-517
Accession number1895,0915.517
The Fall of Phaeton
The Fall of Phaeton
Description: Lovers Overcome by Death
Lovers Overcome by Death
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameBurgkmair, Hans, the elder
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1510
Object typePrint
MaterialsChiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks
Dimensions8 3/8 x 6 in. (21.2 x 15.1 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1436258&partId=1
Accession number1895,0122.379
Lovers Overcome by Death
Lovers Overcome by Death
Description: Fall of Icarus
Fall of Icarus
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameBruegel, Pieter, I
Creator nationality/cultureFlemish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1558
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions28 7/8 × 44 1/8 in. (73.5 x 112 cm)
LocationMusées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels
https://www.fine-arts-museum.be/fr/la-collection/pieter-i-bruegel-la-chute-d-icare
Accession numberInv. 4030
Fall of Icarus
Landscape with the Fall of Icarus
Description: Psalter: Isaiah between Night and Dawn
Psalter: Isaiah between Night and Dawn
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 930–970
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. gr. 139, fol. 435v
Psalter: Isaiah between Night and Dawn
Psalter: Isaiah between Night and Dawn
Description: Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus
Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 08
Creator nameReni, Guido
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1617–1621
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions94 × 76 in. (239 × 193 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010066007
Accession numberINV. 537
Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus
Deianeira and the Centaur Nessus
Description: Amphora
Amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nameExekias
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 530 BCE
Object typeContainer
MaterialsTerracotta
LocationVatican Museums, Rome
Amphora
Black-figure amphora
Description: Triumph of the Moon
Triumph of the Moon
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMaster PP
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1500–1520
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving and stipple-engraving
Dimensions7 1/8 x 8 7/8 in. (18 x 22.5 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=1470841&partId=1
Accession number1845,0825.758
Triumph of the Moon
Triumph of the Moon
Description: Fall and Rescue of Ignorant Humanity: Virtus Combusta
Fall and Rescue of Ignorant Humanity: Virtus Combusta
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameMantegna, Andrea
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation date1490–1506
Object typeDrawing
MaterialsPen and ink and point of brush heightened with white over color-prepared paper
Dimensions11 1/4 x 17 1/2 in. (28.7 x 44.3 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_Pp-1-23
Accession numberPp,1.23
Fall and Rescue of Ignorant Humanity:...
Fall and Rescue of Ignorant Humanity: Virtus Combusta
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Cupid and Psyche
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameCanova, Antonio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1787–1793
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsHeight 61 in. (155 cm); width 66 1/8 in. (168 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010091976
Accession numberMR 1777; No. 15579
Cupid and Psyche
Cupid and Psyche
Description: Hercules Victorious over the Hydra
Hercules Victorious over the Hydra
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nameGhisi, Giorgio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1558
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions13 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (34.8 x 21 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/348262
Accession number38.27
Hercules Victorious over the Hydra
Hercules Victorious over the Hydra
Description: The Three Graces
The Three Graces
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameCanova, Antonio
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1815–1817
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions68 1/8 x 38 1/4 x 29 1/2 in. (173 x 97.2 x 75 cm)
LocationNational Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh, and Victoria and Albert Museum, London
https://art.nationalgalleries.org/art-and-artists/38262
Accession numberNG 2626
The Three Graces
The Three Graces
Description: Apollo and Diana, detail
Apollo and Diana, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameHonthorst, Gerrit van
Creator nationality/cultureDutch
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1628
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
LocationRoyal Collection, United Kingdom
https://www.rct.uk/collection/search#/7/collection/405746/apollo-and-diana
Accession numberRCIN 405746
Apollo and Diana, detail
Apollo and Diana, detail
Description: Black Magic (Magique Noir)
Black Magic (Magique Noir)
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameHyppolite, Hector
Creator nationality/cultureHaitian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1946–1947
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on board
Dimensions25 1/2 x 37 1/2 in. (64.77 x 95.25 cm)
LocationMilwaukee Art Museum
http://collection.mam.org/details.php?id=2159
Accession numberM1991.127
Black Magic (Magique Noir)
Black Magic (Magique Noir)
Description: The Sentence no. 1
The Sentence no. 1
Posted by:John Carlson
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Creator nameAyón, Belkis
Creator nationality/cultureCuban
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
DimensionsNational Museum of Fine Art, Havana, Cuba
The Sentence no. 1
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Description: Eros stringing his bow
Eros stringing his bow
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)Copy of a bronze by Lysippos of c. 330 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
Dimensions123 cm
LocationCapitoline Museums, Rome
http://www.museicapitolini.org/it/percorsi/percorsi_per_sale/palazzo_nuovo/galleria/statua_di_eros_che_incorda_l_arco
Accession numberinv. MC0410
Eros stringing his bow
Eros stringing his bow
Description: The Wedding of Ariadne and Bacchus
The Wedding of Ariadne and Bacchus
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nameTintoretto, Jacopo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1578
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions57 1/2 × 65 5/8 in.
LocationPalazzo Ducale, Venice
The Wedding of Ariadne and Bacchus
The Wedding of Ariadne and Bacchus
Description: Gorget with falcon and underwater panther design
Gorget with falcon and underwater panther design
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureMississippian
Creator roleArtist
Creation dateAD 300–700
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsMarine shell
DimensionsDiameter 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)
LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=242592
Accession number22/7574
Gorget with falcon and underwater...
Gorget with falcon and underwater panther design
Description: Portrait of Migeul N. Lira
Portrait of Migeul N. Lira
Posted by:John Carlson
May 11
Creator nameKahlo, Frida
Creator nationality/cultureMexican
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1927
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions37 3/8 x 25 9/16 in. (95 x 65 cm)
LocationInstituto Tlaxcalteca de Cultura, Museo de Arte de Tlaxcala, Gobierno del Estado de Tlaxcala, mexico
Portrait of Migeul N. Lira
Portrait of Migeul N. Lira
Description: Elderly Centaur tortured by Eros
Elderly Centaur tortured by Eros
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)After Pergamene original of c. 200 BC
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
Materialsmarble
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010278904
Elderly Centaur tortured by Eros
Elderly Centaur tortured by Eros
Description: Ancestors as plants
Ancestors as plants
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 400–500
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsVase 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (13 x 17.3 x 17.3 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/111568
Accession numberIdent.Nr. IV Ca 49845
Ancestors as plants
Ancestors as plants
Description: Rendering of a mosaic shield with cosmic designs
Rendering of a mosaic shield with cosmic designs
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureToltec-Maya
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
MaterialsWatercolor
Rendering of a mosaic shield with cosmic...
Rendering of a mosaic shield with cosmic designs

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