EditorialMillet of the Indians, or Sorgum, Welscher millet, Careful, Fol. 112r, 1590, Pietro Andrea Mattioli, Joachim Camerarius: Kreuterbuch desz hochgelehrten unnd weitber?hmten Herrn D. Petri Andreae Matthioli. Franckfort am Mayn: [Feyrabendt], 1590.
EditorialBe careful, A Paeni Caori, belonging to the Pandarons, hanging on a rod, carrying sacrificial offerings for Soupramanier, Signed: P. Sonnerat pinx, Poisson sc, Pl. 71, before p. 257 (vol. 1), Sonnerat, Pierre M. (pinx.); Poisson, Jean-Baptiste Marie (s...
EditorialInner part of a pattern mold consisting of a rectangular block and stick, Inner part of a pattern mold consisting of a rectangular block with a straight stick with a round cross-section attached thereto. Part of pattern shape. The mold served to make a...
EditorialHollow tube made of wood, part of pattern shape with matching pattern template made of wood, Hollow wooden tube, part of pattern shape with matching pattern template made of wood. The mold served to make a paper cartridge in which the gunpowder load an...
EditorialArchers, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2551?2494 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Pyramid Complex of Amenemhat I, Core of pyramid; Original probably from Giza, 1920?22, Limestone, paint, h. 25.4 (10 in); w. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in), This fragme...
EditorialBronze statuette of an African (known as Ethiopian) youth, Hellenistic, 3rd?2nd century B.C., Greek, Bronze, H. 18.29 cm., Bronzes, This fine statuette shows the careful observation that reflects firsthand knowledge of the subject. The distinctive garm...
EditorialBetter blown than the mouth burned, Two charlatans for a table on which bottles, jars and coins. One of them blows in a bowl of hot liquid. In the margin a caption of two lines in Latin and in Dutch, showing that the charlatan can be more careful to pr...
EditorialGerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde: View of a Town with Figures, Goats, and Wagon before a Church, Gerrit Adriaensz. Berckheyde, c. 1670, Oil on canvas, Gerrit Berckheyde was a Dutch painter from Haarlem, known for his crisp depictions of architectural monum...
EditorialVirgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Anthony Abbot, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Julian the Hospitaler, Saint Roch, and Saint Mary Magdalen?.
EditorialCygnus buccinator, Print, The trumpeter swan (Cygnus buccinator) is a species of swan found in North America. The heaviest living bird native to North America, it is also the largest extant species of waterfowl with a wingspan that may exceed 10 ft (3....
EditorialFrancisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Your Honour is... well... As I say... eh! Be Careful!... otherwise'. Ca. 1797. Red chalk on dark yellow laid paper.
EditorialFrancisco de Goya y Lucientes / 'Your Honour is... well... As I say... eh! Be Careful!... otherwise'. Ca. 1797. Red chalk on dark yellow laid paper.
EditorialBe Careful with that Step!. Francisco Jos? de Goya y Lucientes; Spanish, 1746-1828. Date: 1816-1820. Dimensions: 264 x 182 mm. Brush with black ink and gray and black wash on ivory laid paper. Origin: Spain.
EditorialVirgin and Child Enthroned with Saint Anthony Abbot, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Julian the Hospitaler, Saint Roch, and Saint Mary Magdalen?.