EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: at the Clarion of the Fifth Angel's Trumpet, a Star Falls from the Sky; the Bottomless Pit is Opened with a Key; Emerging from the Smoke, Locusts Come Upon the Earth and Torment the Deathless.
EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Lamb at the Foot of the Cross, Flanked by Two Angels; The Calling of Saint John with the Enthroned Christ flanked by Angels and a Man Holding a Book.
EditorialLeaf from a Beatus Manuscript: the Sixth Angel Delivers the Four Angels that had been Bound at the River Euphrates; an Altar Appears in the Heavens as the Enthroned Christ Raises His Hand in Blessing.
EditorialWine bottle, Edo period (1615?1868), mid-19th century, Japan, Glass, H. 8 3/4 in. (22.2 cm), Glass, The glassware known as chalcedony was developed in Renaissance Venice. Production ceased in the eighteenth century, only to be revived in the mid-ninete...
EditorialGrisaille Panel, 1270?80, Made in S?es, France, French, Glass, lead, gilding, Overall: 22 5/8 x 21 in. (57.5 x 53.3 cm), Glass-Stained, The artistry of this window derives from the contrast between the silvery effect of the grisaille decoration and the...