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Female Face Mask (Ndoma)

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Description: Female Face Mask (Ndoma)
TitleFemale Face Mask (Ndoma)
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureBaule
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1875–1975
Creation date (description)Late 19th or early 20th century
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, copper alloy, and pigment
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https:/­/­www.artic.edu/­artworks/­90248/­female-face-mask-ndoma
Accession number1988.309
SubjectsMasks, AfricanMasqueradesFeminine beauty (Aesthetics) in artWood sculpture, West African
StatusCôte d’Ivoire
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6. Functions of Beauty
Constantine Petridis (Editor)
Description: The Language of Beauty in African Art
The Language of Beauty in African Art
In many parts of Africa, people create beauty that serves a purpose in the interactions between the material world of humans and the immaterial world of spirits...
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PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright© 2022 by The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.202-243
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00326.11
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Chapter subject tags:Masks, AfricanArt, African--20th centuryAesthetics, AfricanFeminine beauty (Aesthetics)--AfricaHairstyles--AfricaBaule (African peoples)Dan (African people)Hemba (African people)Luba (African people)Sculpture, AfricanMasks, BauleSculpture, BauleYoruba (African people)Ngbandi (African people)Lulua (African people)
Cats. 18–50
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Description: Speaking of Objects: African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
Speaking of Objects: African Art at the Art Institute of Chicago
Cats. 18–50
Author
Constantine Petridis (Editor)
PublisherArt Institute of Chicago
Copyright© 2020 by The Art Institute of Chicago
Related print edition pages: pp.68-125
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00321.7
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Chapter subject tags:Masks, AfricanCeremonial objectsHeaddressesTextile fabrics
4. Art, Darkness and Visual Memory
Susan Mullin Vogel
Description: Baule: African Art, Western Eyes
Baule: African Art, Western Eyes
~THE MORE IMPORTANT A BAULE SCULPTURE IS, THE LESS IT IS DISPLAYED, JUST AS IN PUBLIC DEBATES THE MOST SENIOR AND RESPECTED PEOPLE SPEAK THE LEAST. “ONE COULD ALMOST SAY, THAT WHAT MOST CHARACTERIZES THOSE [AMONG THE BAULE] WHO HAVE A RIGHT TO SPEECH, IS SILENCE” (LAFARGUE 1970:13). The normal state of important sculpture is to be covered from...
Author
Susan Mullin Vogel
PublisherYale University Art Gallery
PublisherYale University Press
Copyright© 1997 Yale University Art Gallery
Related print edition pages: pp.106-133
https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00287.6
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Chapter subject tags:Baule (African peoples)Household shrinesRites and ceremoniesSculpture, BauleSpirits

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https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70463/veroli-casket-casket-unknown/
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https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148777/possibly-fath-khan-son-of-malik-ambar
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https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141477/pair-of-candlesticks-with-figures-of-blackamoors
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Object typeBook/Manuscript
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http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O61949/tippoos-tiger-mechanical-organ-unknown/
Accession number2545(IS)
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Object typeSculpture
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Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsPhotograph
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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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: 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: The Source
The Source
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nameIngres, Jean-Auguste-Dominique
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1856
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on canvas
Dimensions64 1/4 × 31 1/2 in. (163 × 80 cm)
LocationMusée d'Orsay, Paris
https://www.musee-orsay.fr/fr/oeuvres/la-source-525
Accession numberRF 219
The Source
The Source
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: 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: Athena Farnese
Athena Farnese
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 430 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Accession numberInv. No. 6024
Athena Farnese
Athena Farnese
Description: Bible: Initial "V"
Bible: Initial "V"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/9f4f71c4-d073-4fee-bcbb-d65faab51067
Accession numberMs. Auct. E. inf. 1, fol. 304
Bible: Initial "V"
Bible: Initial "V"
Description: Apocalypse: The third and fourth riders on the black and the pale horses
Apocalypse: The third and fourth riders on the black and the pale horses
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1200–1300
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/8a5822f8-31a1-4b9c-b947-0e6196c1ecc1
Accession numberMs. Auct. D. 4.17, fol. 4v
Apocalypse: The third and fourth riders...
Apocalypse: The third and fourth riders on the black and the pale horses
Description: Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1470–1480
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.6 x 17.7 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29369001
Accession number1863,0110.277
Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child
Description: Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"
Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1130–1170
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176496
Accession numberMs. 83.1972, fol. 1
Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to...
Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"
Description: Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 359
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationGrotte of St. Peter's, Rome
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus
Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments
Description: High altar
High altar
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 12
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationSanta Maria Aracoeli, Rome
High altar
High altar
Description: "Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side
"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 01
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 780
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsLimestone
LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
Accession number2004.24.3377.1
"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne,...
"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side
Description: Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter
Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1255
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen
Accession numberMs. 4.2°, vol. 1, fol. 183
Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter
Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter
Description: Pendant with Aphrodite arranging her hair
Pendant with Aphrodite arranging her hair
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 29
Creator roleJeweler
Creation datec. AD 500–AD 600
Object typeJewelry
Materialsgold and lapis lazuli
Dimensions43.2 cm x 20.3 cm x 1.9 cm
LocationDumbarton Oaks Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27003
Accession number28.6
Pendant with Aphrodite arranging her...
Pendant with Aphrodite arranging her hair
Description: The Last Supper
The Last Supper
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 500–530
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy
The Last Supper
The Last Supper
Description: Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")
Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 770–730 BC
Object typeContainer
DimensionsH: 160 cm
LocationNational Museum, Athens
Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")
Amphora (the 'Dipylon Vase')
Description: Egungun masqueraders of the Alabala Type, Ilaro, Nigeria
Egungun masqueraders of the Alabala Type, Ilaro, Nigeria
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nameDrewal, Henry John
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1975
Object typePhotograph
LocationNational Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC
https://sova.si.edu/details/EEPA.1992-028#ref10943
Accession numberEEPA 1992-028-08463
Egungun masqueraders of the Alabala...
Egungun masqueraders of the Alabala Type, Ilaro, Nigeria
Description: The flatbroom, a Shaker invention
The flatbroom, a Shaker invention
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 09
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1800
Object typeTool/Implement
The flatbroom, a Shaker invention
The flatbroom, a Shaker invention
Description: Ndako gboya masqueraders, Nupe people, Nigeria
Ndako gboya masqueraders, Nupe people, Nigeria
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nameWeise, Constanze
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date2000
Object typePhotograph
Ndako gboya masqueraders, Nupe people,...
Ndako gboya masqueraders, Nupe people, Nigeria
Description: Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)
Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. AD 127
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
Dimensions7.27 g
LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts
http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/195265
Accession number1972.251
Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)
Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)
Description: Arch of Constantine, detail
Arch of Constantine, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 310
Object typeSculpture
LocationRome
Arch of Constantine, detail
Arch of Constantine, detail
Description: Fragments from the Alexandrian World Chronicle
Fragments from the Alexandrian World Chronicle
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 400–700
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationPushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Fragments from the Alexandrian World...
Fragments from the Alexandrian World Chronicle
Description: Arch of Constantine, detail
Arch of Constantine, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–199
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationRome
Arch of Constantine, detail
Arch of Constantine, detail
Description: Dish with Constantius II
Dish with Constantius II
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. AD 330–370
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
DimensionsDiameter 9 7/8 in. (25 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.+Archaeological+Artifacts/2952940
Accession number1820-79
Dish with Constantius II
Dish with Constantius II
Description: Dish of Bishop Paternus
Dish of Bishop Paternus
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMetallist
Creation dateAD 498
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver and gold
DimensionsDiameter 24 in. (61 cm)
LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.%20archaeological%20artifacts/482973
Accession numberW-827
Dish of Bishop Paternus
Dish of Paternus, Bishop of Tomi (517–520)
Description: Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view
Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationRome
Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view
Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view
Description: The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 525–550
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail
Description: Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion
Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 586
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence
Accession numberMS. Plut. I, 56, fol. 13a
Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion
Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion
Description: Medallion with the Miracle at Cana
Medallion with the Miracle at Cana
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureEarly Byzantine
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. AD 550–600
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsGold
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/679390/
Accession number30219, 506 a
Medallion with the Miracle at Cana
Medallion with the Miracle at Cana
Description: Multi-headed and Multi-mouthed Mask Able to Gobble Up Anything in His Way, danced...
Multi-headed and Multi-mouthed Mask Able to Gobble Up Anything in His Way, danced and sculpted by Kyoshi Mahumbu, Festival de Gungu, Central Pende, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nameStrother, Z. S.
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1989
Object typePhotograph
Multi-headed and Multi-mouthed Mask Able...
Multi-headed and Multi-mouthed Mask Able to Gobble Up Anything in His Way, danced and sculpted by Kyoshi Mahumbu, Festival de Gungu, Central Pende, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Description: Komo helmet mask
Komo helmet mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/cultureBamana
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1950
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsWood, glass, animal horns, fiber, and mirrors
LocationDallas Museum of Art
https://dma.org/art/collection/object/4120024
Accession number1997.24
Komo helmet mask
Komo helmet mask
Description: Ascension
Ascension
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1460–1470
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (24.5 x 18.6 cm)
LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence
Ascension
Ascension
Description: Pailles De Banane
Pailles De Banane
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 19
Creator nameGalembo, Phyllis
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1998
Object typePhotograph
MaterialsCibachrome
Dimensions20 × 20 in. (76.2 × 76.2 cm)
Pailles De Banane
Pailles De Banane
Description: Mask surmounted by a miniature house
Mask surmounted by a miniature house
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 19
Creator nationality/cultureCongolese
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1870–1930
Object typeOther
MaterialsGrass and wood with paint
Dimensions18 in. (45.7 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
https://www.artic.edu/artworks/120820/helmet-mask-kholuka-or-mbala
Accession number2009.118
Mask surmounted by a miniature house
Mask surmounted by a miniature house
Description: Great Mosque of Córdoba, dome in front of mihrab
Great Mosque of Córdoba, dome in front of mihrab
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date700–1000
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCórdoba, Spain
Great Mosque of Córdoba, dome in...
Great Mosque, dome in front of mihrab
Description: Fang Mask
Fang Mask
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 29
Creator nationality/cultureAfrican
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPainted wood
Dimensions48 cm high
LocationMusée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris
https://www.centrepompidou.fr/en/ressources/oeuvre/cdqaLER
Accession numberAM 1982-248
Fang Mask
Fang Mask
Description: Ci-wara masked performer commemorating the mythic antelope-man who gave the Bamana...
Ci-wara masked performer commemorating the mythic antelope-man who gave the Bamana their agricultural skills, Dyele, Bamana, Mali
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nameDe Clippel, Catherine
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1987
Object typePhotograph
Ci-wara masked performer commemorating...
Ci-wara masked performer commemorating the mythic antelope-man who gave the Bamana their agricultural skills, Dyele, Bamana, Mali
Description: Model of a ballgame with spectators
Model of a ballgame with spectators
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions5 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 17 3/4 in. (15 x 26 x 45.1 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10950
Accession number1973.88.26
Model of a ballgame with spectators
Model of a ballgame with spectators
Description: Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name...
Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name "David"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 770–800
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 12048, fol. 99r
Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with...
Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name "David"
Description: Frontispiece
Frontispiece
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1861
Object typeBook/Manuscript
Frontispiece
Frontispiece
Description: Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal sketch for Moses and the...
Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal sketch for Moses and the Brazen Serpent
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1250–1275
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsParchment codex
LocationBritish Library, London
http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_3487_f103v
Accession numberHarley MS 3487, fol. 103v
Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal...
Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal sketch for Moses and the Brazen Serpent
Description: Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 370–400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationCastello Sforzesco, Milan
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre
Description: Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)
Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 527
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions13 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (34.2 x 26.8 x 2.8 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010114082
Accession numberOA 9063
Leaf of an imperial diptych with...
Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)
Description: Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureFerrarese
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1470–1480
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions8 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (21.3 x 19.7 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/384084
Accession number28.97.108
Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Martyrdom of St. Sebastian
Description: Votive crown with Leo VI and Saints, detail
Votive crown with Leo VI and Saints, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 870–930
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEnamel and silver-gilt
LocationTreasury, S. Marco, Venice
Votive crown with Leo VI and Saints,...
Detail from a votive crown with Leo VI and Saints
Description: Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan
Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date1500–1600
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsCotton
Cortés converses with the Aztec...
Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan
Description: Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara
Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1495–1505
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut, hand-colored
DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/13697001
Accession number1856,0209.83
Virgin and Child in Glory with St....
Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara
Description: A Prophet
A Prophet
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 430–470
Object typeMosaic
LocationOrthodox Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy (also known as Baptistery of Neon)
A Prophet
A Prophet
Description: Picasso in his studio, beneath a figure-drawing of summer 1910
Picasso in his studio, beneath a figure-drawing of summer 1910
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 09
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationMusée Picasso, Paris
Picasso in his studio, beneath a...
Picasso in his studio, beneath a figure-drawing of summer 1910
Description: Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the capture of the unicorn
Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the capture of the unicorn
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1250–1275
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
Accession numberMcClean Ms. 123, fol. 40v
Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the...
Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the capture of the unicorn
Description: Bestiary: The fiery stones
Bestiary: The fiery stones
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/9cd94f4a-1f59-47ff-96d5-e055db96da61
Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 103v
Bestiary: The fiery stones
Bestiary: The fiery stones
Description: Pyramids of Gizeh
Pyramids of Gizeh
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date3000–1000 BC
Object typeArchitecture
MaterialsStone clad in white limestone
LocationEgypt
Pyramids of Gizeh
Pyramids of Gizeh
Description: Laocoön, detail of flank
Laocoön, detail of flank
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 flank
Laocoön, detail of flank
Description: Bottle with Underwater Serpents
Bottle with Underwater Serpents
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1300–1500
Object typeContainer
MaterialsEarthenware and pigment
Dimensions9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (24.1 x 20.3 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/185165
Accession number2005.156
Bottle with Underwater Serpents
Bottle with Underwater Serpents
Description: Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 425–450
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...
Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic
Description: Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit (Mexican)
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 100–300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 24 1/4 in. (62.2 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/37792
Accession number1971.888
Standing female figure
Standing female figure
Description: St Anne
St Anne
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 649
Object typePainting
LocationS. Maria Antiqua, Rome
St Anne
St Anne
Description: Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900-300 BC
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSerpentine
Dimensions11.1 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (4.4 x 1.9 x 0.8 in. )
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/objects-1/info/23085
Accession numberPC.B.016
Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Standing figure carrying ritual devices
Description: Homiliary: Initial "Q" with self-portrait of Engilbertus
Homiliary: Initial "Q" with self-portrait of Engilbertus
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationStadtbibliothek, Trier, Germany
Accession numberCod. 261/1140 2°, fol. 153v
Homiliary: Initial "Q" with...
Homiliary: Initial "Q" with self-portrait of Engilbertus
Description: The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter presents the book to Christ
The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter presents the book to Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation dateAD 970–1000
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationSt. Ursen-Kathedrale, Solothurn, Switzerland
Accession numberDomschatz, fol. 10v
The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter...
The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter presents the book to Christ
Description: The Virgin and Child Enthroned
The Virgin and Child Enthroned
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation dateAD 705–707
Object typeMosaic
LocationS. Maria in Cosmedin, Rome
The Virgin and Child Enthroned
The Virgin and Child enthroned
Description: Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 29
Creator name (description)Attributed to Bihzad
Creator nationality/cultureSafavid
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1524
Object typePainting
MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper
Dimensions24.8 x 15.9 cm, folio
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Accession numberF1944.48, fol. 3a
Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad
Description: The Vision of Ezechiel
The Vision of Ezechiel
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeMosaic
LocationLatomos Monastery, Thessaloniki, Greece
The Vision of Ezechiel
The Vision of Ezechiel
Description: The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles
The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 500–530
Object typeMosaic
LocationArian Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy
The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles
The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles
Description: Dish with a shepherd
Dish with a shepherd
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. AD 527–565
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
DimensionsDiameter 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)
LocationState Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg
https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+Applied+Arts/227484
Accession numberW-277
Dish with a shepherd
Dish with a goatherd
Description: Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally
Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator roleDraftsman
Creation datec. 1525
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsAmate paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a5595fc2-5a5d-44f4-b9bf-909b028d77d6
Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally
Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally
Description: Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure
Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsCeramic with pigment
Dimensions11 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (29 x 18 cm)
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10009
Accession number1959.55.18
Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying...
Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure
Description: St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios
St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 370–400
Object typeMosaic
LocationHagios Georgios, Thessaloniki, Greece
St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios
St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios
Description: Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H
Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1170–1180
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsTempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment
LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/103479/unknown-maker-inhabited-initial-h-french-about-1170-1180/
Accession numberMs. Ludwig XIV 2, fol. 8v
Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H
Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H
Description: The Panagia Chalkoprateia
The Panagia Chalkoprateia
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1235
Object typePainting
LocationCathedral of St Mary and St Korbinian, Freising, Germany
The Panagia Chalkoprateia
The Panagia Chalkoprateia
Description: The Archangel Gabriel
The Archangel Gabriel
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 867
Object typeMosaic
LocationHagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey
The Archangel Gabriel
The Archangel Gabriel
Description: Transformation figure
Transformation figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900-300 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsJade
Dimensions7 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (19 x 9.7 x 10.6 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22750
Accession numberPC.B.008
Transformation figure
Gladiator
Description: San Vitale, interior
San Vitale, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationRavenna, Italy
San Vitale, interior
San Vitale, interior
Description: Seated dwarf with a bird necklace
Seated dwarf with a bird necklace
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureColima
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 300
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
Dimensions16 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (41.5 x 24.9 x 24.7 cm)
LocationCleveland Museum of Art
http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.20
Accession number1991.20
Seated dwarf with a bird necklace
Seated dwarf with a bird necklace
Description: Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleArtist
Creation date1042–1050
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsGold and cloisonne enamel
LocationHungarian National Museum, Budapest
Accession number99/1860
Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos
Description: Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing a high-status wedding
Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing a high-status wedding
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1539–1541
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationReal Biblioteca de El Escorial, Madrid
Relación de Michoacán:...
Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing a high-status wedding
Description: Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)
Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1542
Object typePrint
MaterialsWoodcut
DimensionsPage 15 x 9 1/2 in. (38 x 24 cm)
LocationStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin
Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)
Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)
Description: Medallion with triumphant emperor
Medallion with triumphant emperor
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator roleJeweler
Creation datec. 500–600 AD
Object typeJewelry
MaterialsGold
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010256509
Accession numberBj 2273
Medallion with triumphant emperor
Medallion with triumphant emperor
Description: Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the Blessed wash their robes in the blood of the...
Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the Blessed wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1270
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/72400ef0-23ea-4f67-a1c2-f3a94f69587a
Accession numberMs. Douce 180, p. 96
Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the...
Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the Blessed wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb
Description: Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 1200–900 BC
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic with pigment
Dimensions13 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (33.7 x 14.6 cm)
LocationSaint Louis Art Museum
https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9102/
Accession number418:1978
Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form...
Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd
Description: Two brushes belonging to Winslow Homer
Two brushes belonging to Winslow Homer
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator roleManufacturer
Object typeTool/Implement
MaterialsSable bristles set into a swan quill
Dimensions8 1/4 x 1/2 in. (21 x 1.3 cm)
LocationBowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine
http://artmuseum.bowdoin.edu/Obj5995
Accession number1964.69.193.a-b
Two brushes belonging to Winslow Homer
Two brushes belonging to Winslow Homer
Description: Drawing of Stela 11
Drawing of Stela 11
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation date200–100 BC
Object typeIllustration
MaterialsStone
Dimensions78 x 26 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (198 x 68 x 18 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Accession number3093
Drawing of Stela 11
Drawing of Stela 11
Description: Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini
Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation datec. 700–900 AD
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationVaticanus graecus 1291, fol. 24r. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City
https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.1291
Accession numberVat.gr.1291
Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and...
Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini
Description: St John the Baptist with busts of St Philip, St Stephen, St Andrew, and St Thomas
St John the Baptist with busts of St Philip, St Stephen, St Andrew, and St Thomas
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions9 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 3/8 in. (23.2 x 13.3 x 0.8 cm)
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O92548/st-john-the-baptist-and-plaque-unknown/
Accession number215-1866
St John the Baptist with busts of St...
St John the Baptist with busts of St Philip, St Stephen, St Andrew, and St Thomas
Description: Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici
Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 09
Creator name (description)After Pontormo
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1555–1565
Object typePainting
MaterialsOil on limewood panel
Dimensions47 × 35 cm
LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London
http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O134159/alessandro-de-medici-oil-painting-pontormo/
Accession numberno. CAI.171
Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici
Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici
Description: Model of a pochotl tree surrounded by four feasting couples
Model of a pochotl tree surrounded by four feasting couples
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureNayarit
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date100 BC–AD 200
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware
DimensionsHeight 7 3/8 in. (18.5 cm); diameter 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)
LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono
http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm566/
Accession numberHM566
Model of a pochotl tree surrounded by...
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Description: Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureAztec
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1541
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsAmate paper
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/f4543073-51d3-4fbc-994e-a7080afebc8a
Codex Mendoza: The founding of...
Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan
Description: Santa Costanza, interior
Santa Costanza, interior
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 07
Creator nationality/culturec. 337-350 AD
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationRome
Santa Costanza, interior
Santa Costanza, interior
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: Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and Arcadius
Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and Arcadius
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 388
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
LocationAcademia de la Historia, Madrid
Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II,...
Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and Arcadius
Description: Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)
Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date900-300 BC
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsJade
Dimensions2 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (6.7 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj23125
Accession numberPC.B.019
Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)
Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)
Description: Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 350–400
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationS. Francesco, Ravenna, Italy
Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III
Description: Reliquary figure
Reliquary figure
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 01
Creator nationality/cultureKota
Creator roleSculptor
Creation date1800–2000
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsWood, copper, brass
Dimensions20 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.
LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York
https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4886
Accession number1989.51.2
Reliquary figure
Reliquary figure
Description: Icon with the Transfiguration
Icon with the Transfiguration
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator nationality/cultureByzantine
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1170-1200
Object typeMosaic
MaterialsMosaic (gilded bronze, marble, lapis lazuli, glass, and wax) on wood support
Dimensions52 x 36 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010115258
Icon with the Transfiguration
Icon with the Transfiguration
Description: Standing couple
Standing couple
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureBahía
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 800
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsEarthenware with pigment
Dimensions15 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (39.7 x 29.2 x 14 cm)
LocationDenver Art Museum
http://collections.denverartmuseum.org/object/1987.72
Accession number1987.72
Standing couple
Joined male-female pair
Description: Rabbit vessel
Rabbit vessel
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 31
Creator nationality/cultureCaddo
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1000–1600
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 4 in. (10.2 cm)
LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Accession number5425.867
Rabbit vessel
Rabbit vessel
Description: Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?
Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 31
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1966
Object typePeriodical
MaterialsPhotograph
LocationLife, May 13, 1966, 64–65 and 74–75
Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?
Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?
Description: Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen Other Scenes from the Passion
Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen Other Scenes from the Passion
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation datec. 1460–1470
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (26.2 x 19 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29375001
Accession number1931,1114.1
Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen...
Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen Other Scenes from the Passion
Description: Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing Tarascan males seated on stools and...
Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing Tarascan males seated on stools and wearing checkered, tunic-like shirts
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher
Creation date1539–1541
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationReal Biblioteca de El Escorial, Madrid
Relación de Michoacán:...
Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing Tarascan males seated on stools and wearing checkered, tunic-like shirts
Description: Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1464
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberFr. 958, fol. 1
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...
Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments
Description: Teotihuacán figurines, periods I–V
Teotihuacán figurines, periods I–V
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 18
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York
Teotihuacán figurines, periods...
Teotihuacán figurines, periods I–V
Description: Farnese Hercules
Farnese Hercules
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
DimensionsH: 317 cm
LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples
Accession number6001
Farnese Hercules
Farnese Hercules
Description: Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator...
Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator portrait
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana
Accession numberReg. Lat. 12, fol. 21
Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial...
Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator portrait
Description: Installation view of Seurat’s "Les Poseuses" at the...
Installation view of Seurat’s "Les Poseuses" at the Association pour l’Art exhibition in Antwerp, 1892
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 22
Creator nationality/cultureFrench
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1892
Object typePhotograph
LocationArchives et Musée de la Littérature, Brussels
Installation view of Seurat’s "Les...
Installation view of Seurat’s work at the Association pour l’Art exhibition in Antwerp, 1892
Description: Mural from the Temple of the Warriors (Maya coastal village)
Mural from the Temple of the Warriors (Maya coastal village)
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1050
Object typePainting
LocationYucatán, Mexico
Mural from the Temple of the Warriors...
Mural from the Temple of the Warriors (Maya coastal village)
Description: Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse and reverse
Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse and reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/culturePaduan
Creator roleMetalist
Creation datec. 1390
Object typeCoin/Medal
MaterialsBronze
DimensionsDiameter 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
Accession numberIdent.Nr. 18228072
Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse...
Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse and reverse
Description: Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the New Jerusalem comes down to earth
Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the New Jerusalem comes down to earth
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. 1270
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/6502427e-7b38-4a12-bc0d-ef125c2cfc9b
Accession numberMs. Douce 180, p. 90
Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the...
Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the New Jerusalem comes down to earth
Description: Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll issuing from an amphora
Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll issuing from an amphora
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 530–570
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy
Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll...
Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll issuing from an amphora
Description: Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureMaya
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation dateAD 300–400
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCeramic
DimensionsHeight 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); diameter 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City
Accession number11469
Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Lidded vessel of a world-turtle
Description: Maximian's Chair
Maximian's Chair
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 547
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
LocationArchiepiscopal Museum, Ravenna, Italy
Maximian's Chair
Maximian's Chair
Description: Qur'an page
Qur'an page
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator roleAuthor/Writer
Creation dateAD 800–900
Object typeBook/Manuscript
MaterialsInk, color and gold on parchment
DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (23.9 x 33.6 cm)
LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1930.60/
Accession numberF1930.60
Qur'an page
Qur'an page
Description: Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore
Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy
Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore
Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore
Description: Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle
Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation datec. AD 570–700
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberMS. nouv. acq. lat. 2334, fol. 76r
Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation...
Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle
Description: Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine
Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176509
Accession numberMs. 86.1972, fol. 2
Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of...
Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine
Description: Textile fragment depicting earth goddess
Textile fragment depicting earth goddess
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureChavín
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date800-700 BC
Object typeTextile
MaterialsPainted cotton
Dimensions10 3/4 x 30 7/8 in. (27.3 x 78.4 cm)
LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.
http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22731
Accession numberPC.B.545
Textile fragment depicting earth goddess
Textile fragment depicting earth goddess
Description: Koo-Koo, or Actor-Boy
Koo-Koo, or Actor-Boy
Posted by:John Carlson
May 17
Creator nameBelisario, Isaac Mendes
Creator nationality/cultureJamaican
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Creation date1837–1838
Object typePrint
MaterialsLithograph with watercolor
Dimensionsimage, 10 × 7 1/2 in. (25.4 × 19.1 cm); sheet, 14 3/4 × 10 3/4 in. (37.5 × 27.3 cm)
LocationYale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/vufind/Record/2031810
Accession numberFolio A 2011 24
Koo-Koo, or Actor-Boy
Koo-Koo, or Actor-Boy
Description: Blade
Blade
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 09
Creator roleArtist
Creation date600–900
Object typeTool
MaterialsVolcanic rock with traces of pigment
DimensionsH. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)
LocationYale University Art Gallery
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52829
Accession number1958.15.23
Blade
Blade
Description: Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned...
Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. AD 530–570
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsIvory
Dimensions11 3/8 x 10 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 25.5 x 0.6 cm), total
LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin
https://id.smb.museum/object/1795934
Accession number564/565
Diptych with the Virgin and Child...
Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul
Description: The structural principle of the Forth Bridge demonstrated by members of Benjamin...
The structural principle of the Forth Bridge demonstrated by members of Benjamin Baker's staff, after a contemporary photograph
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 09
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
The structural principle of the Forth...
The structural principle of the Forth Bridge demonstrated by members of Benjamin Baker's staff, after a contemporary photograph
Description: Amphora, detail showing Kadmos/Kassmos with his bride Harmonia
Amphora, detail showing Kadmos/Kassmos with his bride Harmonia
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator nationality/cultureGreek
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation datec. 500 BC
Object typeContainer
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010269798
Amphora, detail showing Kadmos/Kassmos...
Kadmos/Kassmos with his bride Harmonia in a chariot drawn by a boar and a lion, detail of an amphora
Description: Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the Imperial Treasury
Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the Imperial Treasury
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. 1310–1320
Object typeMosaic
LocationChurch of Christ in Chora, Istanbul, Turkey
Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the...
Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the Imperial Treasury
Description: Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with...
Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1170–1200
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom
https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/0151d4bd-465b-4e1b-9d37-ad9160f0d595
Accession numberMs. Auct. D.2.1., fol. 147v
Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary...
Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ
Description: St. Jerome in Penitence
St. Jerome in Penitence
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsHand-colored engraving
Dimensions9 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (24.5 x 15.9 cm)
LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston
https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/st-jerome-in-penance-126275
Accession number31.987
St. Jerome in Penitence
St. Jerome in Penitence
Description: Dancing Maenad
Dancing Maenad
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator name (description)Copy of a Greek relief of ca. 425–400 B.C. attributed to Kallimachos
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 27 B.C.–A.D. 14
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsPentelic marble
DimensionsH. 56 5/16 in. (143 cm)
LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York
https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253483?&searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=maenad&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2
Accession number35.11.3
Dancing Maenad
Dancing Maenad
Description: Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus and Eleutherius
Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus and Eleutherius
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1070–1100
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 11751, fol. 59r
Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus...
Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus and Eleutherius
Description: Vase decorated with busts of Christ, the Virgin, Archangels, and Saints
Vase decorated with busts of Christ, the Virgin, Archangels, and Saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMetallist
Creation datec. AD 500–600
Object typeContainer
MaterialsSilver
DimensionsHeight 17 3/4 in. (45 cm)
LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris
https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010256133
Vase decorated with busts of Christ, the...
Vase decorated with busts of Christ, the Virgin, Archangels, and Saints
Description: The Ascension
The Ascension
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleMosaicist
Creation datec. AD 870–900
Object typeMosaic
LocationHagia Sophia, Thessaloniki, Greece
The Ascension
The Ascension
Description: Villola, "Memorie": Parchment-seller's shop
Villola, "Memorie": Parchment-seller's shop
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1300–1400
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Universitaria, Bologna, Italy
Accession numberMs. 1465, fol. 3
Villola, "Memorie": Parchment-seller's...
Villola, "Memorie": Parchment-seller's shop
Description: Pitcher, reverse
Pitcher, reverse
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 03
Creator name (description)1853 or shortly thereafter
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist
Creation date1853
Object typeContainer
MaterialsCream-colored earthenware with Rockingham glaze
Dimensions8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (22.2 x 22.2 x 14.3 cm
LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut
http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/62773
Accession number1931.1806
Pitcher, reverse
Pitcher, reverse
Description: Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)
Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nationality/cultureNavajo (Diné)
Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator
Creation date1855–1865
Object typeTextile
MaterialsWool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined edges; corner tassels
Dimensions149.6 × 173.9 cm (58 7/8 × 68 1/2 in.)
LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/157115
Accession number2001.151
Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)
Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)
Description: Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Posted by:John Carlson
May 04
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under...
Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light
Description: Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator roleSculptor
Creation datec. 14,000-7,000 BCE
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsBone
DimensionsWidth 7 in. (17.8 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a...
Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head
Description: Stratto delle Porte. Libro di Gabelle fiorentine: Books hanging up for sale
Stratto delle Porte. Libro di Gabelle fiorentine: Books hanging up for sale
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator roleIlluminator
Creation date1350–1400
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBiblioteca Riccardiana, Florence
Accession numberMs. 2526, fol. 13v
Stratto delle Porte. Libro di Gabelle...
Stratto delle Porte. Libro di Gabelle fiorentine: Books hanging up for sale
Description: The Cross of Justin II
The Cross of Justin II
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. AD 565–578
Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object
MaterialsSilver-gilt
LocationTreasury of St Peter's, Vatican City
The Cross of Justin II
The Cross of Justin II
Description: Passionary: Initial "R"
Passionary: Initial "R"
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 10
Creator name (description)Created by Ingelrannus (a Corbie artist)
Creator roleIlluminator
Object typeBook/Manuscript
LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
Accession numberLatin 13392, fol. 43r
Passionary: Initial "R"
Passionary: Initial "R"
Description: Hermes
Hermes
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 17
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleSculptor
Creation dateAD 100–125
Object typeSculpture
MaterialsMarble
LocationVatican Museum, Rome
Hermes
Belvedere Antinous

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