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Description: Emblem from Jacob Cats, "Proteus ofte minne-beelden verandert in...

TitleEmblem from Jacob Cats, "Proteus ofte minne-beelden verandert in sinnebeelden," Rotterdam, 1627

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1627

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

DimensionsUnknown

LocationUniversiteits-Bibliotheek, Amsterdam

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsEmblem booksSymbolism in artGenre prints, Dutch

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Introduction

Wayne Franits

Dutch Seventeenth-Century Genre Painting: Its Stylistic and Thematic Evolution

Dutch seventeenth-century genre paintings, commonly known as scenes of everyday life, encompass a startling variety of subject matter. They range from women working...

Author

Wayne Franits

PublisherYale University Press

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Chapter subject tags:Genre painting, Dutch--17th centuryNetherlands--History--17th centuryPainting, Baroque--ItalyArt market--Netherlands--17th centuryEmblem books, DutchPainting, Dutch--Historiography

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Description: Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in...

Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Rattlesnake Disk

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1300–1450

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsSandstone

DimensionsDiameter 12 1/2 in. (31.9 cm)

LocationAlabama Museum of Natural History, University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa

Accession numberMI922

Engraved circular palette with...

Engraved circular palette with hand-and-eye motif and intertwined serpents; known in archaeological literature as the Rattlesnake Disk

Tazza Farnese

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 180–150 BC

Object typeContainer

MaterialsChalcedony

Dimensions23.4 cm diameter

LocationMuseo Archeologico, Naples

Tazza Farnese

Solar mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureAlgerian

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 102–200 A.D.

Object typeMosaic

DimensionsAppro×. 295.3 × 200.8 in. (750 × 510 cm)

LocationMusée Gustave Mercier, Constantine, Algeria

Solar mosaic

Apotheosis of Alexandria enthroned between Asia and Africa

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1–100 A.D.

Object typePainting (mural)

MaterialsMural painting

Dimensions38.6 × 55.5 in. (98 × 141 cm)

LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples

Apotheosis of Alexandria enthroned...

Apotheosis of Alexandria enthroned between Asia and Africa

Description: Illustration from "Zeven duivelen, regerende en vervoerende de...

Illustration from "Zeven duivelen, regerende en vervoerende de hedendaagsche dienst-maagden," Amsterdam

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 06

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1682

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

LocationKoninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague

Illustration from "Zeven duivelen,...

Illustration from "Zeven duivelen, regerende en vervoerende de hedendaagsche dienst-maagden," Amsterdam

Ceremonial shield with mosaic sun-disk design

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Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1400–1521

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsWood, turquoise, shell, and gold

DimensionsDiameter 12 1/2 in. (31.6 cm); depth 3/8 in. (1 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=665998&partId=1

Accession numberAm,St.397.a

Ceremonial shield with mosaic sun-disk...

Ceremonial shield with mosaic sun-disk design

Portrait of Sojourner Truth

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 01

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1864

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsAlbumen silver print (carte de visite)

Dimensions4 x 2 3/8 in. (10.2 x 6 cm)

LocationInternational Center of Photography, New York

https://www.icp.org/browse/archive/objects/i-sell-the-shadow-to-support-the-substance-sojourner-truth

Accession number182.2003

Portrait of Sojourner Truth

Sojourner Truth (1797–1883). I Sell the Shadow to Support the Substance

Description: Parable of the rich man and Lazarus (detail): Hell. "Codex...

Parable of the rich man and Lazarus (detail): Hell. "Codex Aureus." fol. 117v.

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1043–1046

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationReal Monasterio, Biblioteca, Escorial, Spain

Parable of the rich man and Lazarus...

Parable of the rich man and Lazarus (detail): Hell. "Codex Aureus." fol. 117v.

Seated female figure with a red hand sign

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

DimensionsHeight 8 3/4 in. (22.3 cm)

LocationCollection of Saul and Marsha Stanoff, Tarzana, California

Seated female figure with a red hand...

Seated female figure with a red hand sign

Hopewell ware jar

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 1–400

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Accession number5424/4702

Hopewell ware jar

House of the head (ile ori)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 05

Creator nationality/cultureYoruba

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1870–1930

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLeather, cowrie shells, glass beads, cloth, and metal

Dimensions21 × 12 × 12 in. (53.3 × 30.5 × 30.5 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5326550

Accession number2005.13

House of the head (ile ori)

Grave marker depicting a horned figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date600–500 BC

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsStone

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Guatemala City

Grave marker depicting a horned figure

Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, fol. 27

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec/Mixtec

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1400–1521

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsAnimal hide

LocationLiverpool Museum, United Kingdom

Codex Fejérváry-Mayer,...

Codex Fejérváry-Mayer, fol. 27

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 19

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1791

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions126 x 160 mm

LocationBritish Museum, London

Once Bitten, Twice Shy

Province and trophy reliefs from the Hadrianeum

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 30

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 145

Object typeSculpture

LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome

Province and trophy reliefs from the...

Province and trophy reliefs from the Hadrianeum

Temptation of Christ. Otbert Psalter, fol. 101r.

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 26

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1000

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque municipale, Boulogne sur-Mer, France

Temptation of Christ. Otbert Psalter,...

Temptation of Christ. Otbert Psalter, fol. 101r.

Gorget with falcon and underwater panther design

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Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureMississippian

Creator roleArtist

Creation dateAD 300–700

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsMarine shell

DimensionsDiameter 5 1/2 in. (14 cm)

LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

http://nmai.si.edu/searchcollections/item.aspx?irn=242592

Accession number22/7574

Gorget with falcon and underwater...

Gorget with falcon and underwater panther design

Black swimmers symbolizing the dawn

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Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureAlgerian

Creator roleMosaicist

Object typeMosaic

LocationMusée Gustave Mercier, Constantine, Algeria

Black swimmers symbolizing the dawn

Emblem from Roemer Visscher, "Sinnepoppen," Amsterdam

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 06

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1614

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

LocationUniversiteits-Bibliotheek, Amsterdam

Emblem from Roemer Visscher,...

Emblem from Roemer Visscher, "Sinnepoppen," Amsterdam

Description: Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free...

Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free Masonry

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1797

Object typePrint

LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut

Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz;...

Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free Masonry

Rearing lion

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Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureCambodian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsSandstone

Dimensions24 × 10 3/4 × 9 1/2 in. (61 × 27.3 × 24.1 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5239036

Accession number1970.17

Rearing lion

Codex Borgia: Full-figure day signs

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMixtec

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. 1500

Object typeIllustration

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Accession numberMuseo Borgia P.F. Messicano 1, p. 19

Codex Borgia: Full-figure day signs

Schematic drawing of the cylindrical Tizoc stone

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1470

Object typeOther

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City

Schematic drawing of the cylindrical...

Schematic drawing of the cylindrical Tizoc stone

Drawing of ceremonial shield with mosaic sun-disk design

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

Drawing of ceremonial shield with mosaic...

Drawing of ceremonial shield with mosaic sun-disk design

Description: Plaque with the struggle of Apollo and Hercules for the Delphic tripod, from the...

Plaque with the struggle of Apollo and Hercules for the Delphic tripod, from the Temple of Apollo Palatinus

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 30

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 28 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsTerracotta

LocationAntiquario Palatino, Rome

Plaque with the struggle of Apollo and...

Plaque with the struggle of Apollo and Hercules for the Delphic tripod, from the Temple of Apollo Palatinus

Illustration from "Incogniti Scriptoris Nova poemata," n.p.

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 06

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1624

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

LocationKoninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague

Illustration from "Incogniti Scriptoris...

Illustration from "Incogniti Scriptoris Nova poemata," n.p.

Seated female figure with a red hand sign

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Seated female figure with a red hand...

Seated female figure with a red hand sign

Instruction in the Use of Colours

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 13

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

LocationFrom "Artist's Repository and Drawing Magazine," c. 1788, vol. 4

Instruction in the Use of Colours

Monument 2, Olmec Atlantean table

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 900 BC

Object typeSculpture

LocationParque-Museo La Venta, Villahermosa, Mexico

Monument 2, Olmec Atlantean table

Pigment box with peaked corners, side view

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 05

Creator nationality/cultureKuba

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1870–1930

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWood

Dimensions4 3/8 × 7 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (11.1 × 18.1 × 19.7 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5028185

Accession number1969.66.A–B

Pigment box with peaked corners, side...

Pigment box with peaked corners, side view

Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free Masonry

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1797

Object typePrint

LocationBeinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, New Haven, Connecticut

Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz;...

Frontispiece from R.S., Jachin and Boaz; or, an Authentic Key to the Door of Free Masonry

Description: Emblem from Joost van den Vondel, "Den gulden winckel der konstlievende...

Emblem from Joost van den Vondel, "Den gulden winckel der konstlievende Nederlanders," Amsterdam

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 06

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1613

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

LocationUniversiteits-Bibliotheek, Amsterdam

Emblem from Joost van den Vondel, "Den...

Emblem from Joost van den Vondel, "Den gulden winckel der konstlievende Nederlanders," Amsterdam

Statuette allegory of Africa

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1–100 A.D.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

Dimensions28.3 in. (72 cm) H

Statuette allegory of Africa

Description: Illustration from Mateo Alemán, "Het leven van Gusman...

Illustration from Mateo Alemán, "Het leven van Gusman d'Alfarache," Rotterdam

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 06

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1655

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

LocationKoninklijke Bibliotheek, The Hague

Illustration from Mateo Alemán,...

Illustration from Mateo Alemán, "Het leven van Gusman d'Alfarache," Rotterdam

Seasons Sarcophagus

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 30

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date330–335 AD

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

Dimensions44 × 88.2 × 45.7 in. (111.8 × 224 × 116 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Collection, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj35919

Accession numberBZ.1936.65

Seasons Sarcophagus

Season Sarcophagus, from Rome

Bag

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 11

Creator nationality/cultureCoshocton (Ottawa)

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1790

Object typeContainer

MaterialsBlack-dyed deerskin, porcupine quills, silk binding, tin cones and deer-hair tassels

LocationFenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York

https://collections.fenimoreart.org/objects/666/bag

Accession numberT0008

Bag

Kali and Shiva

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 12

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1860

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor on paper

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O72584/kali-and-shiva-painting-unknown/

Accession numberIS.78-1959

Kali and Shiva

Description: Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of...

Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of anilometer

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator nationality/cultureLibyan

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 101–200 A.D.

Object typeMosaic

Dimensions46.5 × 126.8 in. (118 × 322 cm)

LocationArchaeological Museum, Tripoli, Libya

Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile...

Mosaic: Allegory of the Life-giving Nile (detail): black muscians in front of anilometer

Male figure with a horned headdress

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Male figure with a horned headdress

Personification of the river Jamuna

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 24

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 600–800

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsRed sandstone

Dimensions24 × 20 × 7 in. (61 × 50.8 × 17.8 cm)

LocationIntended bequest of David T. Owsley to the Dallas Museum of Art, TX

Accession numberPG.2007.44

Personification of the river Jamuna

Description: Fortune between Eur and Meseur. Christine de Pisan, "Mutacion de...

Fortune between Eur and Meseur. Christine de Pisan, "Mutacion de Fortune," fol. 16r (detail)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 11

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1403–1404

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsVellum

Dimensions333 × 258 mm

LocationMusée Condé, Chantilly

Accession numberMS. 494(567)

Fortune between Eur and Meseur....

Fortune between Eur and Meseur. Christine de Pisan, "Mutacion de Fortune," fol. 16r (detail)

Description: Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and trophy head substitutions, and (B)...

Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and trophy head substitutions, and (B) killer-whale design with feathers and trophy head substitutions

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation datec. AD 200–500

Object typeIllustration

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Arqueología e Historia, Lima, Peru

Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and...

Bird designs with (A) killer-whale and trophy head substitutions, and (B) killer-whale design with feathers and trophy head substitutions

Pigment box with peaked corners

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 05

Creator nationality/cultureKuba

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1870–1930

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWood

Dimensions4 3/8 × 7 1/8 × 7 3/4 in. (11.1 × 18.1 × 19.7 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5028185

Accession number1969.66.A–B

Pigment box with peaked corners

Ancestors as plants

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation dateAD 400–500

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsVase 5 1/8 x 6 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. (13 x 17.3 x 17.3 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/111568

Accession numberIdent.Nr. IV Ca 49845

Ancestors as plants

Description: Hopewell-related zoned jar (Alligator Bayou Stamped)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 1–400

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

LocationNational Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian, Washington, D.C.

Accession number17/3755

Seated male figure with a horned headdress

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Seated male figure with a horned...

Seated male figure with a horned headdress

Description: Pictograph of a terraced pallet surmounted by a frog, alluding to mountains, clouds,...

Pictograph of a terraced pallet surmounted by a frog, alluding to mountains, clouds, and water as symbols of fertility

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 14

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1000–1150

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

LocationThree Rivers site, New Mexico

Pictograph of a terraced pallet...

Pictograph of a terraced pallet surmounted by a frog, alluding to mountains, clouds, and water as symbols of fertility

Description: Paris le 30 Juin 1878.—La fête de nuit.—L'entrée du Bois de...

Paris le 30 Juin 1878.—La fête de nuit.—L'entrée du Bois de Boulogne par la porte Dauphine

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 27

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1878

Object typePrint

MaterialsWood engraving

Locationreproduced in Le Monde Illustré, 6 July 1878

Paris le 30 Juin 1878.—La...

Paris le 30 Juin 1878.—La fête de nuit.—L'entrée du Bois de Boulogne par la porte Dauphine

Psalter: Isaiah between Night and Dawn

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. AD 930–970

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberMS. gr. 139, fol. 435v

Psalter: Isaiah between Night and Dawn

Ritual cache

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1300–1400

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsWood, stone, plant fibers, cotton, feathers, hide, and pigment

DimensionsMale figure: h. 25 1/4 in. (64 cm); female figure: h. 14 1/8 in. (36 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/55249

Accession number1979.17.1–11

Ritual cache

Labyrinth of Love

Posted by:Administrator

Nov 20

Creator name (description)School of Tintoretto

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1550–1560

Object typePainting

LocationH. M. The Queen, Hampton Court Palace, London

Labyrinth of Love

The Bird of Hermes depicted in the Ripley Scrolls

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 02

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1575–1625

Object typeScroll

LocationBritish Library, London

The Bird of Hermes depicted in the...

The Bird of Hermes depicted in the Ripley Scrolls

Title Page for Beyond the Mississippi

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 06

Creator name (description)After Thomas Nast

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Object typePrint

Title Page for Beyond the Mississippi

North Wind Mask (Negakfok)

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 11

Creator nationality/cultureYup'ik (Alaska)

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1900–1925

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsWood, paint and feathers

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/310528?searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=1978.412.76a.b&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=1

Accession number1978.412.76a, b

North Wind Mask (Negakfok)

Bag, reverse

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 11

Creator nationality/cultureCoshocton (Ottawa)

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1790

Object typeContainer

MaterialsBlack-dyed deerskin, porcupine quills, silk binding, tin cones and deer-hair tassels

LocationFenimore Art Museum, Cooperstown, New York

https://collections.fenimoreart.org/objects/666/bag

Accession numberT0008

Bag, reverse

Rendering of a mosaic shield with cosmic designs

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureToltec-Maya

Creator rolePainter

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor

Rendering of a mosaic shield with cosmic...

Rendering of a mosaic shield with cosmic designs

Relief of the Province of Gaul, from the Hadrianeum

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 30

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 145

Object typeSculpture

LocationMuseo del Palazzo dei Conservatori, Rome

Relief of the Province of Gaul, from the...

Relief of the Province of Gaul, from the Hadrianeum

Personification of the San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNazca

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 300–400

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Personification of the San Pedro cactus...

Personification of the San Pedro cactus (Trichocereus pachanoi)

Illustration from "Olipodrigo of nieuwe kermis-kost," Amsterdam

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 06

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1654–1655

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

LocationUniversiteits-Bibliotheek, Amsterdam

Illustration from "Olipodrigo of nieuwe...

Illustration from "Olipodrigo of nieuwe kermis-kost," Amsterdam

Description: Illustration from Johann van Beverwijck, "Schat der gesontheydt,"...

Illustration from Johann van Beverwijck, "Schat der gesontheydt," in "Alle de wercken, zo in de medicyne als chirurgie van de heer Joan van Beverwyck," Amsterdam, 1656

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 06

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1656

Object typePrint

MaterialsPrint

Illustration from Johann van Beverwijck,...

Illustration from Johann van Beverwijck, "Schat der gesontheydt," in "Alle de wercken, zo in de medicyne als chirurgie van de heer Joan van Beverwyck," Amsterdam, 1656

Seated figure with polychrome facepaint

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

LocationPrivate Collection

Seated figure with polychrome facepaint

Titlepage of J. Claretie, Historie de la Révolution 1870–1871

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 27

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1871

Object typePrint

LocationHistorie de la Révolution 1870–1871

Titlepage of J. Claretie, Historie de la...

Titlepage of J. Claretie, Historie de la Révolution 1870–1871

Symbol of the inner head (ibori)

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 05

Creator nationality/cultureYoruba

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1870–1930

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsGlass beads, cowrie shells, and leather

Dimensions6 1/2 × 3 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (16.5 × 9.5 × 9.5 cm)

LocationDallas Museum of Art, TX

https://collections.dma.org/artwork/5327248

Accession number2005.102

Symbol of the inner head (ibori)

Medallion with portrait of Julia Domna as Abundance, from Rome

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 30

Creator roleMetalist

Creation dateAD 207

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsSilver

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

Medallion with portrait of Julia Domna...

Medallion with portrait of Julia Domna as Abundance, from Rome

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