EditorialNarcissus A scene of emblems opened to serve painters, image holders, etc. (series title), Narcissus looks in a cave at his own reflection in the water. In the background a mountain landscape. Print from part 2 of a series of prints with emblems, in to...
EditorialKhusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami. Iran. Date: 1480-1490. Dimensions: 28.1 x 34.7 cm (11 1/16 x 13 1/4 in.); left page width: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); right page width: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.). Opaque watercolor on paper. Origin: ...
EditorialManuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual, 1450?60, Made in Ferrara, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 12 5/16 x 13 9/16 in. (31.2 x 34.5 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, At...
EditorialStar-Shaped Tile, 14th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste: inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on an opaque white glaze, 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This eight-pointed star tile was once part of a panel of star- and ...
EditorialEconomy, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist, London, engraving 1816, Brougham, in the guise of John Bull, appears to the Regent, holding up a broom which points towards a small scene surrounded by clouds. The Regent, who has been revelling over a la...
EditorialBald, bearded man seated gazing at a human skeleton with a superimposed man's head wearing a straw hat, Unknown, about 1865, Albumen silver print.
EditorialPierre-Auguste Renoir: Bather Gazing at Herself in the Water (Baigneuse se mirant dans l'eau), Pierre-Auguste Renoir, c. 1910, Oil on canvas, More than any painter of his generation, Renoir is often criticized for his presentation of women as purely co...
EditorialKhusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami. Iran. Date: 1480-1490. Dimensions: 28.1 x 34.7 cm (11 1/16 x 13 1/4 in.); left page width: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); right page width: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.). Opaque watercolor on paper. Origin: ...
EditorialKhusrau Gazing at Shirin, from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami. Iran. Date: 1480-1490. Dimensions: 28.1 x 34.7 cm (11 1/16 x 13 1/4 in.); left page width: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.); right page width: 17.3 cm (6 13/16 in.). Opaque watercolor on paper. Origin: ...
EditorialGazing and a galloping horse. Artist: Antonio Tempesta (free after). Draughtsman: Gerard ter Borch (I). Dating: c. 1615. Place: Zwolle. Measurements: h 106 mm ? w 162 mm.
Editorial‘Talboys Gazing at Lady Audley’s Picture’ Illustration for 'Lady Audley’s Secret.' . The London journal, and weekly record of literature, science and art. London : G. Vickers ; Paris : A. & W. Galignani, 11th April 1863. Source: P.P.6004.cc, v...
EditorialTwo illustrations of Hindustani men; one in long blue coat gazing out to sea, the other in lungi carrying pots. Oriental Scenery. Twenty four views in Hindoostan drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell. London : Robt Bowyer, 1795, 97. Oriental Scenery. Tw...
Editorial‘Talboys Gazing at Lady Audley’s Picture’ Illustration for 'Lady Audley’s Secret.' . The London journal, and weekly record of literature, science and art. London : G. Vickers ; Paris : A. & W. Galignani, 11th April 1863. Source: P.P.6004.cc, v...
EditorialNude Youth Leaning on a Cloud and Gazing Upward. Dated: c. 1675. Dimensions: Overall: 36.3 x 49.2 cm (14 5/16 x 19 3/8 in.) support: 41.5 x 56 cm (16 5/16 x 22 1/16 in.). Medium: black chalk heightened with white on brown-red laid paper.
EditorialCapriccio of Antique Ruins with Men Gazing at a Classical Orator. Dated: 1720s. Dimensions: plate: 29.8 x 43 cm (11 3/4 x 16 15/16 in.) sheet: 31 x 47.2 cm (12 3/16 x 18 9/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper [working proof].
EditorialNude Youth Leaning on a Cloud and Gazing Upward. Dated: c. 1675. Dimensions: Overall: 36.3 x 49.2 cm (14 5/16 x 19 3/8 in.) support: 41.5 x 56 cm (16 5/16 x 22 1/16 in.). Medium: black chalk heightened with white on brown-red laid paper.
EditorialCapriccio of Antique Ruins with Men Gazing at a Classical Orator. Dated: 1720s. Dimensions: plate: 29.8 x 43 cm (11 3/4 x 16 15/16 in.) sheet: 31 x 47.2 cm (12 3/16 x 18 9/16 in.). Medium: etching on laid paper [working proof].
EditorialPlate 1: The Toilette of Venus; Venus reclining at center, gazing into a mirror held by Cupid, attendants fix her hair while a putto ties her sandal, above her chariot appears on a cloud; from the series 'The Loves of Venus and Adonis'.
EditorialManuscript Illumination with the Assumption of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual, 1450?60, Made in Ferrara, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 12 5/16 x 13 9/16 in. (31.2 x 34.5 cm), Manuscripts and Illuminations, At...
Editorial???, The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyogetsubo), Edo period (1615?1868), 1789, eighth month, Japan, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Overall: 9 15/16 ? 7 1/2 in. (25.2 ? 19 cm), Illustrated Books, Kitagawa Uta...
EditorialStar-Shaped Tile, 14th century, Made in Iran, Stonepaste: inglaze painted in blue and turquoise and luster-painted on an opaque white glaze, 8 x 8 in. (20.3 x 20.3 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, This eight-pointed star tile was once part of a panel of star- and ...
EditorialTwo Costume Designs or Portrait Types, ca. 1785?90, Gouache, graphite, Sheet: 6 3/4 x 9 15/16 in. (17.1 x 25.2 cm), Anonymous, French, 18th century, Possibly connected to Antoine Caire-Morand (French, Brian?on 1747?1825 Turin), Anonymous, French, 19th ...
EditorialAutumn Grasses in Moonlight, ???????, Meiji period (1868?1912), second half of the 19th century, Japan, Two-panel folding screen; ink, lacquer, silver, and silver leaf on paper, Image (each panel): 18 in. ? 33 1/4 in. (45.7 ? 84.5 cm), Screens, Shibata...
EditorialGazing at a Waterfall, Ming dynasty (1368?1644), China, Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink and color on gold-flecked paper, 20 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (52.7 x 24.8 cm), Paintings, Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470?1524), The scholar in this fan painting, apparent...
Editorial? ?? ?????? ?, View of a Garden Villa, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century (?), China, Handscroll; ink and color on silk, Image: 20 1/2 x 116 1/8 in. (52.1 x 295 cm), Paintings, After Yuan Jiang (active ca.1680?ca.1730), Yuan Jiang was assisted in h...
EditorialParody of Murasaki, from 'Lavender' (Wakamurasaki), chapter 5 of the Tale of Genji, Edo period (1615?1868), 18th century, Japan, Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper, 14 3/8 x 18 5/8 in. (36.5 x 47.3 cm), Paintings, Kawamata Tsuneyuki (1676 (?)?1741)...
EditorialEconomy, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist, London, engraving 1816, Brougham, in the guise of John Bull, appears to the Regent, holding up a broom which points towards a small scene surrounded by clouds. The Regent, who has been revelling over a la...
EditorialThe modern Job! or John Bull and his comforts!, engraving 1816, John Bull, in tattered clothes, seated on a stool, gazing gloomily at a book on the ground: The Extraordinary Red Book. He is surrounded by the Regent with two gouty legs supported on crut...
EditorialEconomy, Cruikshank, George, 1792-1878, artist, London, engraving 1816, Brougham, in the guise of John Bull, appears to the Regent, holding up a broom which points towards a small scene surrounded by clouds. The Regent, who has been revelling over a la...
EditorialThe modern Job! or John Bull and his comforts!, engraving 1816, John Bull, in tattered clothes, seated on a stool, gazing gloomily at a book on the ground: The Extraordinary Red Book. He is surrounded by the Regent with two gouty legs supported on crut...