EditorialMirror of life Specvlvm propriae vilitatis (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum (series title), In the foreground a mirror with a skull. Four snakes around the mirror, symbolizing origina...
EditorialRight half with twelve portraits of a total of twenty-four pastors of Amsterdam, working between 1681-1686, Right half with twelve portraits of the two-page portraits of twenty-four pastors of Amsterdam, working for the reformed church between 1681-168...
EditorialMirror of the example Specvlvm S. Scriptvrae (title on object) Twelve mirrors with which man tries to see God (series title) Duodecim Specula Deum (series title), Two believers in the foreground. They kneel before a mirror diptych that shows the reflec...
EditorialBodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley), Bronze inlaid with silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Sculpture, The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his low...
EditorialJudas commits suicide. Old Believers Epistle and Gospel Book. Russia; late 18th century. (Whole folio) Miniature showing Judas hanging lifeless from a tree, having commited suicide, with text. Image taken from Old Believers Epistle and Gospel Book. O...
EditorialJewish elders in conversation. Old Believers Epistle and Gospel Book. Russia; late 18th century. (Whole folio) The Jewish elders gather to discuss Jesus. Image taken from Old Believers Epistle and Gospel Book. Originally published/produced in Russia;...
EditorialTwo figures asleep upon a bed. Old Believers Epistle and Gospel Book. Russia; late 18th century. (Whole folio) The figures of a man and a woman reclining on a bed Image taken from Old Believers Epistle and Gospel Book. Originally published/produced i...
EditorialOsakazu Byobu (Osakajo-zu byobu) - Japanese eight-panel folding screen depicting the cityscape of Osaka during the Toyotomi Era (1583-1615) in the Momoyama Period. Housed in Schloss Eggenberg (Eggenberg Castle Museum) Graz, Austria. Panel 6 - Paradis...
EditorialFolio from a Khavarannama (The Book of the East) of ibn Husam al-Din, ca. 1476?86, Attributed to Iran, Shiraz, Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper, widtH. 11 1/8in. (28.2cm), Codices, The Khavarannama (Book of the East) chronicles the adventur...
EditorialSaint Vincent Ferrer (1350?1419), 1750, Italian, Naples, Terracotta, Height: 14 7/8 in. (37.8 cm), Sculpture, Giuseppe Sanmartino (Italian, 1720?1793), This Spanish Dominican was frequently known as 'the Angel of Judgement,' reflecting his powerful pre...
EditorialTwo-Sided Pendant with the Archangel Michael and Daniel in the Lion?s Den, 1200 or later, Made in probably Constantinople, Byzantine, Serpentine, Overall: 2 1/4 x 1 5/16 x 9/16 in. (5.7 x 3.4 x 1.4 cm), Steatites, This personal icon shows the archangel...
EditorialBodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, 7th century, India (Jammu and Kashmir) or Pakistan (Swat Valley), Bronze inlaid with silver, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Sculpture, The messianic savior Maitreya is identified by the flask he holds in his low...