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EditorialEquestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639-1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638-1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman ("Starting for the Hunt").
EditorialBronze nose piece from a horse's trappings, Late Imperial, 4th century A.D., Roman, Bronze, L. 10 5/16 in. (26.2 cm.), Bronzes, The decoration is divided into three tiers. In the uppermost, a swan (which may allude to the myth of Leda) approaches a wom...
EditorialThe Grandchildren of Sir William Heathcote, 3rd Baronet, Oil on canvas, 55 1/4 x 67 1/2 in. (140.3 x 171.5 cm), Paintings, William Owen (British, Ludlow 1769?1825 London), Owen was a contemporary and rival of Sir Thomas Lawrence. The Heathcote portrait...
EditorialBronze oinochoe (jug), Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm), Bronzes, The body of this small jug is ornamented with meticulously incised tongue patterns that flank a delicate cable frieze. On the base of the handle is ...
EditorialOrnament with Squirrels and Grapes, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, China, Amber, H. 3 in. (7.6 cm), Amber, Also a common theme in painting, squirrels and grapes?both known for their ability to multiply?allude to wishes for generations of child...
EditorialVase in Meiping Shape, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), 18th century, China, Porcelain with celadon glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics, Celadon, or green-glazed, ceramics were made throughout China from the tenth to the fourteenth centu...
EditorialLetter Box (Fubako) with Design of the Shore at Suma, Edo period (1615?1868), 19th century, Japan, Gold maki-e on black lacquer, H. 2 5/8 in. (6.7 cm); W. 3 5/8 in. (9.2 cm); D. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Lacquer, The motifs on this box allude to Suma and it...
EditorialFurukawa River, Hiroo,( Furukawa Hiroo) From the Series One Hundred Famous views of Edo, Ando Hiroshige, Japanese, 17971858, Woodblock print in colored ink on paper, This birds-eye view of the blue Furukawa River shows the ruggedness of the windy pathw...
EditorialRagini Bilaval, from a Garland of Musical Modes?(Ragamala), ca.?175080, Opaque watercolor on paper, 9 5/8 ? 6 in. (24.5 ? 15.3 cm), In this painting, Ragini Bilaval is portrayed as an elite woman wearing fine clothing and jewelry. She examines her refl...
EditorialJohn Singleton Copley, Portrait of Thomas Flucker, ca. 1770-1771, oil on canvas, 28 1/16 in. x 24 1/4 in. (71.28 cm x 61.6 cm), This painting is considered the most physically and psychologically striking colonial portrait at Bowdoin, Thomas Flucker wa...
Editorial??? ??????????, Women in a Palace, Qing dynasty (1644?1911), Kangxi period (1662?1722), late 17th century, China, Black lacquer with mother-of-pearl and gold-foil inlay, 9 ft. 4 5/8 in. ? 24 ft. 8 1/16 in. (286.1 ? 752 cm), Lacquer, In China, images of...
EditorialBronze oinochoe (jug), Classical, 5th century B.C., Etruscan, Bronze, H. 5 9/16 in. (14.1 cm), Bronzes, The body of this small jug is ornamented with meticulously incised tongue patterns that flank a delicate cable frieze. On the base of the handle is ...
EditorialPlaque with Censing Angels, ca. 1170?80, Made in Limoges, France, French, Champlev? enamel, copper gilt, 4 5/16 x 8 11/16 x 1/8in. (11 x 22.1 x 0.3cm), Enamels-Champlev?, This enameled plaque originally crowned the top of a large, double-sided altar cr...
EditorialEquestrian Portrait of Cornelis (1639-1680) and Michiel Pompe van Meerdervoort (1638-1653) with Their Tutor and Coachman ("Starting for the Hunt").