EditorialPiet Heyn ewer, silver jug. The egg-shaped, smooth barrel, with engraved band in the middle, is grasped at the bottom by six cleats and rests on a round base. The spout has the shape of a dragon. Marked: F ENRIQZ, dragon, lion's head, ornament, ram's h...
EditorialModel of a Pile Driver. The pile driver is grasped by scissors and hoisted to the top with a winch, where it is automatically released., anonymous, Netherlands, c. 1819, wood (plant material), brass (alloy), rope, h 58.5 cm ? w 22 cm ? d 15.2 cm.
EditorialMarble statue of a kore (maiden), Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Marble, Island, H. 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, This statue of a young woman has the same pose and costume as the well-known statues of korai found on the Athenian Akro...
EditorialPurgatorio: The sleeping Dante is grasped by an eagle. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.78. Language: Italian, Latin.
EditorialPurgatorio: The sleeping Dante is grasped by an eagle. Dante Alighieri, Divina Commedia ( The Divine Comedy ), with a commentary in Latin. 1st half of the 14th century. Source: Egerton 943, f.78. Language: Italian, Latin.
EditorialItalian steel buckler with niello tracery and gilding. The buckler was grasped from behind by a riveted crossbar. The shield has the Venetian republic's Lion of St. Mark at the top of the rim, and a Venetian family's coat of arms.
EditorialMarble statue of a kore (maiden), Archaic, late 6th century B.C., Greek, Marble, Island, H. 41 1/2 in. (105.4 cm), Stone Sculpture, This statue of a young woman has the same pose and costume as the well-known statues of korai found on the Athenian Akro...
EditorialAquamanile in the Form of a Crowned Centaur Fighting a Dragon, 1200?1225, Made in possibly Hildesheim, Lower Saxony, Germany, German, Copper alloy, Overall: 14 3/8 x 13 1/2 x 5 in., 8lb. (36.5 x 34.3 x 12.7 cm, 3786g), Metalwork-Copper alloy, The crown...
EditorialEntombment of Christ, whose chest is grasped by Joseph of Arimathea, with two kneeling and two standing female mourners at left and crown of thorns at bottom right, 1543, Engraving, image: 11 3/4 x 8 1/16 in. (29.8 x 20.5 cm), Prints, Enea Vico (Italia...
EditorialLIKE SHIPS UPON THE SEA, DRAWN BY SYDNEY HALL, 1883; Mario Masi sat in the editorial chair. His head, supported against the back of it, was inclined to one side; his right hand hung down eith a revolver still grasped in it; a stream of blood trickled f...
EditorialItalian steel buckler with niello tracery and gilding. The buckler was grasped from behind by a riveted crossbar. The shield has the Venetian republic's Lion of St. Mark at the top of the rim, and a Venetian family's coat of arms.