Monday, December 23rd, 2013 |
9:14 am |
Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D
Sano di Pietro (Ansano... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70895489038 Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D
Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio) (Italian, Siena 1405–1481 Siena)
Date: ca. 1470–73 Medium: Tempera and gold on parchment
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7:23 am |
Face Mask (Kpeliye’e)
Date: 19th–mid-20th century... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70889651795 Face Mask (Kpeliye’e)
Date: 19th–mid-20th century Geography: Côte d’Ivoire, northern Côte d’Ivoire Culture: Senufo peoples Medium: Wood, horns, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feather, metal, sacrificial material
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1:51 am |
Self-Portrait with a Harp
Rose Adélaïde Ducreux (French, Paris... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70873862126 Self-Portrait with a Harp
Rose Adélaïde Ducreux (French, Paris 1761–1802 Santo Domingo)
Date: 1791 Medium: Oil on canvas
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5:32 am |
Pallas Athena and the Herdsman’s Dogs
Briton Riviere... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70884878576 Pallas Athena and the Herdsman’s Dogs
Briton Riviere (British, London 1840–1920 London)
Date: 1876 Medium: Oil on canvas
When exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1876, the present painting was accompanied by the following verses from book 16 of the Odyssey: “Then drew she nigh, in shape a stately dame, / Graced with all noble gifts of womanhood: / None save Odysseus saw her; for to few / Of mortal birth the gods reveal themselves. / But the dogs knew her coming, and with whine / And whimpering crouched aloof.”
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3:41 am |
The Annunciation
Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca.... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70880154293 The Annunciation
Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp)
Date: ca. 1525 Medium: Oil on wood
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Sunday, December 22nd, 2013 |
10:09 pm |
Christ and the Adulteress
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70854346930 Christ and the Adulteress
Lucas Cranach the Younger and Workshop (German, Wittenberg 1515–1586 Wittenberg)
Date: ca. 1545–50 Medium: Oil on wood
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8:18 pm |
Terracotta head of a panther
Period: Early Imperial Date: 1st... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70844151315 Terracotta head of a panther
Period: Early Imperial Date: 1st century A.D. Culture: Roman Medium: Terracotta
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6:28 pm |
Figure of a Mouse in Deep Blue Glass
Object Name: Figure Date:... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70834010897 Figure of a Mouse in Deep Blue Glass
Object Name: Figure Date: 19th century Geography: Iran Culture: Islamic Medium: Glass, dark blue; blown, applied decoration
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4:37 pm |
Madame Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (Noël Catherine... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70823344242 Madame Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (Noël Catherine Verlée, 1761–1835), later Princesse de Bénévent
baron François Gérard (French, Rome 1770–1837 Paris)
Date: ca. 1805 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 88 7/8 x 64 7/8 in. (225.7 x 164.8 cm) Classification: Paintings
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2:46 pm |
The Circumcision
Date: ca. 1460–70 Geography: Made in Cologne,... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70812851746 The Circumcision
Date: ca. 1460–70 Geography: Made in Cologne, Germany Culture: German Medium: Pot metal glass and vitreous paint
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12:55 pm |
The Angel Annunciate
Date: ca. 1290–1300 Geography: Made in... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70802590264 The Angel Annunciate
Date: ca. 1290–1300 Geography: Made in Altenberg-an-der-Lahn, Hesse Culture: German Medium: Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint
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11:04 am |
Euphemia White Van Rensselaer
George P. A. Healy... http://centuriespast.tumblr.com/post/70793082344 Euphemia White Van Rensselaer
George P. A. Healy (1813–1894)
Date: 1842 Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: 45 3/4 x 35 1/4 in. (115.1 x 89.2 cm) Classification: Paintings
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