EditorialMaurice Denis: Mother and Child, Maurice Denis, c. 1895, Oil on canvas, Maurice Denis saw himself as the leader of a movement to revive religious art by investing everyday modern life with a sense of spirituality. This painting of a mother and child?a ...
Editorial?? ??????, Sword Blade, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.?A.D. 9), China, Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, L. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); D. 1/4 in. (.6 cm), Metalwork, The gold and silver wire inlays on this blade depict animals moving...
EditorialTwo Standing Male Figures, 1501?47, Pen and dark brown ink, brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache, over traces of black chalk, on brownish paper, 8 3/16 ? 7 5/16 in. (20.8 ? 18.6 cm), Drawings, Perino del Vaga (Pietro Buonaccorsi) (Itali...
EditorialUpper Part of a Hippo Goddess, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 3-4, 2649?2528 BC, Country of Origin Egypt; From Egypt, Indurated limestone, plaster, paint, H. 16.5 cm (6 1/2 in.); W. 12.9 cm (5 1/16 in.); D. 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.), This powerful sculpture is one of ...
Editorial?? ??????, Sword Blade, Western Han dynasty (206 B.C.?A.D. 9), China, Bronze inlaid with gold and silver, L. 20 1/4 in. (51.4 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); D. 1/4 in. (.6 cm), Metalwork, The gold and silver wire inlays on this blade depict animals moving...
EditorialIsis amulet, Ptolemaic Period, 332?30 B.C., From Egypt, Faience, H. 2.8 cm (1 1/8 in.); W. 0.6 cm (1/4 in.); D. 1 cm (3/8 in.), This exquisitely shaped amulet depicts the goddess Isis. On her head is a throne, which is the hieroglyph that represents he...