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Mural on multifamily dwelling by INAV [Instituto Nacional de Ahorro y Viviendas; National Institute of Savings and Housing]

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Description: Mural on multifamily dwelling by INAV [Instituto Nacional de Ahorro y Viviendas;...
TitleMural on multifamily dwelling by INAV [Instituto Nacional de Ahorro y Viviendas; National Institute of Savings and Housing]
Creator nameUnknown
Creator nationality/cultureUnknown
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec.1959
Object typePainting
MaterialsSgraffito and Ethyl Silicate
Dimensions1291.7 sq. ft. (120 sq. m.)
LocationConill and Tullipán, Vedado, Havana
Accession numberUnknown
SubjectsMural painting and decorationPublic housing
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Description: Orant Woman
Orant Woman
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 330–370
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of Thraso, Rome
Orant Woman
Orant Woman
Description: Ibrahim Adham of Balkh, detail
Ibrahim Adham of Balkh, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 25
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1800–1875
Object typePainting
LocationDeogarh Palace, Mewar, India
Ibrahim Adham of Balkh, detail
Ibrahim Adham of Balkh, detail
Description: Le Corbusier at Cap-Martin, painting the murals of the neighboring Villa E 1027
Le Corbusier at Cap-Martin, painting the murals of the neighboring Villa E 1027
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 21
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
Le Corbusier at Cap-Martin, painting the...
Le Corbusier at Cap-Martin, painting the murals of the neighboring Villa E 1027
Description: Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the...
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the Elder Son of Sun (right)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1350–1500
Object typePainting
LocationKuaua New Mexico State Park
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified...
Anthropomorphic fish figures identified as the Younger Son of Sun (left) and the Elder Son of Sun (right)
Description: Front entrance to the Escuela Nacional de Arte Público Monumental (National...
Front entrance to the Escuela Nacional de Arte Público Monumental (National school of monumental public art, or the national school for mural painting)
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nationality/cultureNicaraguan
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1985
Object typeArchitecture
LocationManagua, Nicaragua
Front entrance to the Escuela Nacional...
Front entrance to the Escuela Nacional de Arte Público Monumental (National school of monumental public art, or the national school for mural painting)
Description: The Communion of the Apostles
The Communion of the Apostles
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1306–1309
Object typePainting
LocationChurch of the Bogorodica Ljeviška, Prizren, Kosovo
The Communion of the Apostles
The Communion of the Apostles
Description: St Augustine
St Augustine
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 570–600
Object typePainting
LocationOld Library, Lateran Palace, Rome
St Augustine
St Augustine
Description: Photograph of Jacob Burck with mural panel Completion of the (Turksib) Railroad
Photograph of Jacob Burck with mural panel Completion of the (Turksib) Railroad
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator rolePhotographer
Object typePhotograph
LocationMarx Memorial Library, London
Photograph of Jacob Burck with mural...
Photograph of Jacob Burck with mural panel Completion of the (Turksib) Railroad
Description: St Philip and Queen Kandakia's eunuch
St Philip and Queen Kandakia's eunuch
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1335
Object typePainting
LocationChurch, Dečani, Kosovo
St Philip and Queen Kandakia's eunuch
St Philip and Queen Kandakia's eunuch
Description: View of the wall with the tomb of Francesco Sassetti, with the scenes of the...
View of the wall with the tomb of Francesco Sassetti, with the scenes of the "Verification of the Stigmata of Saint Francis" and, above, of "Saint Francis before the Sultan"
Posted by:Reviewer 3
Jan 04
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1479–1485
Object typePainting
LocationSassetti Chapel, Santa Trinita, Florence
View of the wall with the tomb of...
View of the wall with the tomb of Francesco Sassetti, with the scenes of the "Verification of the Stigmata of Saint Francis" and, above, of "Saint Francis before the Sultan"
Description: Detail from a mural in the Temple of Agriculture
Detail from a mural in the Temple of Agriculture
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 150–750
Object typePainting
Detail from a mural in the Temple of...
Detail from a mural in the Temple of Agriculture
Description: Mural fragment depicting a priest as Storm God of Teotihuacan
Mural fragment depicting a priest as Storm God of Teotihuacan
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 500
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
Mural fragment depicting a priest as...
Mural fragment depicting a priest as Storm God of Teotihuacan
Description: St. Maurice
St. Maurice
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1529
Object typePainting
LocationMarktkirche, Halle, Germany
St. Maurice
St. Maurice
Description: An enthronement, Dukhang Temple
An enthronement, Dukhang Temple
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1150–1220
Object typePainting
LocationDukhang Temple, Alchi, Ladakh, India
An enthronement, Dukhang Temple
An enthronement, Dukhang Temple
Description: Mural fragment depicting rain priest
Mural fragment depicting rain priest
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 600–750
Object typePainting
MaterialsLime plaster with mineral pigment
Dimensions24 3/8 x 37 3/8 x 2 3/8 in. (62 x 95 x 6 cm)
LocationArt Institute of Chicago
http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/14968
Accession number1962.702
Mural fragment depicting rain priest
Mural fragment depicting rain priest
Description: Barrier Canyon pictographs
Barrier Canyon pictographs
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typePainting
LocationCanyonlands National Park, Utah
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Barrier Canyon pictographs
Barrier Canyon pictographs
Description: The Crossing of the Red Sea
The Crossing of the Red Sea
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 330–370
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb on the Via Latina, Rome
The Crossing of the Red Sea
The Crossing of the Red Sea
Description: The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 170–300
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of Priscilla, Rome
The Good Shepherd
The Good Shepherd
Description: The Virgin and Child enthroned between St Felix and St Adauctus and attended by...
The Virgin and Child enthroned between St Felix and St Adauctus and attended by Turtura
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 528
Object typePainting
LocationChurch of St Felix and St Adauctus, Rome
The Virgin and Child enthroned between...
The Virgin and Child enthroned between St Felix and St Adauctus and attended by Turtura
Description: St Luke
St Luke
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 668–685
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of Commodilla, Rome
St Luke
St Luke
Description: The Destruction of Canales's 1980 mural Homenaje a la mujer (Homage to Women) in...
The Destruction of Canales's 1980 mural Homenaje a la mujer (Homage to Women) in Velásquez Park
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1990
Object typePhotograph
LocationManagua, Nicaragua
The Destruction of Canales's 1980 mural...
The Destruction of Canales's 1980 mural Homenaje a la mujer (Homage to Women) in Velásquez Park
Description: Mural fragment depicting temple facades against backdrop of clouds and rain
Mural fragment depicting temple facades against backdrop of clouds and rain
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 600–750
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
Dimensions48 x 18 7/8 x 116 1/8 in. (121.9 x 48 x 295 cm)
LocationMuseo Arqueológico de Teotihuacan, Mexico
Mural fragment depicting temple facades...
Mural fragment depicting temple facades against backdrop of clouds and rain
Description: Tepantitla, wall painting
Tepantitla, wall painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacán
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 700
Object typePainting
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Tepantitla, wall painting
Tepantitla, wall painting
Description: Saints
Saints
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 570–630
Object typePainting
LocationCoptic Museum, Cairo
Saints
Saints
Description: Woman with a horned headdress
Woman with a horned headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/cultureAlgerian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 6000 BC–4000 BC
Object typePainting
Materialsrock painting
LocationTassili n'Ajjer, Algeria
Woman with a horned headdress
Woman with a horned headdress
Description: Velásquez Park and Murals from a distance
Velásquez Park and Murals from a distance
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nationality/cultureNicaraguan
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1982
Object typeArchitecture
LocationVelásquez Park, Managua, Nicaragua
Velásquez Park and Murals from a...
Velásquez Park and Murals from a distance
Description: Scenic Triclinium, painted vaults in the southwest chamber
Scenic Triclinium, painted vaults in the southwest chamber
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Scenic Triclinium, painted vaults in the...
Scenic Triclinium, painted vaults in the southwest chamber
Description: The Procession of Martyrs
The Procession of Martyrs
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1330–1370
Object typePainting
LocationBrontocheion (Afendiko), Mistra, Greece
The Procession of Martyrs
The Procession of Martyrs
Description: Mural exterior sobre la agricultura cubana [outdoor mural on Cuban agriculture]
Mural exterior sobre la agricultura cubana [outdoor mural on Cuban agriculture]
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 26
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1959
Object typePainting
MaterialsEthyl silicate
Dimensions839.6 sq. ft. (78 sq. m.)
LocationAvenida Carlos III, Havana
Mural exterior sobre la agricultura...
Mural exterior sobre la agricultura cubana [outdoor mural on Cuban agriculture]
Description: Pompeii, House Apollo, Apollo and the morning and evening stars
Pompeii, House Apollo, Apollo and the morning and evening stars
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 60–68 AD
Object typePainting
LocationPompeii, Italy
Pompeii, House Apollo, Apollo and the...
Pompeii, House Apollo, Apollo and the morning and evening stars; wall painting from the end of Nero's reign
Description: The Deposition
The Deposition
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1164
Object typePainting
LocationSt Pantaleimon, Gorno Nerezi, Macedonia
The Deposition
The Deposition
Description: Detail from a fresco panel
Detail from a fresco panel
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator roleIllustrator
Creation dateAD 150–750
Object typeIllustration
Detail from a fresco panel
Detail from a fresco panel
Description: A royal rider, Dukhang Temple
A royal rider, Dukhang Temple
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1150–1220
Object typePainting
LocationDukhang Temple, Alchi, Ladakh, India
A royal rider, Dukhang Temple
A royal rider, Dukhang Temple
Description: Tomb of the Aurelii, wall painting
Tomb of the Aurelii, wall painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 25
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 300–350 AD
Object typePainting
LocationRome
Tomb of the Aurelii, wall painting
Tomb of the Aurelii, wall painting
Description: Nayika
Nayika
Posted by:John Carlson
Mar 25
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1820–1825
Object typePainting
LocationFrom a mural in the Bhim Vilas, City Palace, Udaipur, India
Nayika
Nayika
Description: Annunciation
Annunciation
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 07
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1369
Object typePainting
LocationOgnissanti, Florence
Annunciation
Annunciation
Description: The Miracle at Cana
The Miracle at Cana
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1413
Object typePainting
LocationChurch, Kalenić, Serbia
The Miracle at Cana
The Miracle at Cana
Description: Orans
Orans
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 170–300
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of Priscilla, Rome
Orans
Orans
Description: Mural fragment depicting priest in plumed jaguar headdress
Mural fragment depicting priest in plumed jaguar headdress
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 600–750
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
Dimensions63 3/4 x 29 1/2 x 1 in. (162 x 75 x 2.5 cm)
LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City
Accession number9–4669/10–357205
Mural fragment depicting priest in...
Mural fragment depicting priest in plumed jaguar headdress
Description: Photograph with Gerhard Richter
Photograph with Gerhard Richter
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 25
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1958
Object typePeriodical
LocationSonntag, November 16, 1958
Photograph with Gerhard Richter
Photograph with Gerhard Richter
Description: Hell
Hell
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 15
Creator nationality/cultureItalian
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
MaterialsEngraving
Dimensions8 3/4 x 11 1/8 in. (22.3 x 28.4 cm)
LocationBritish Museum, London
Hell
Hell
Description: Stadium Garden, pavement and painting at the north end
Stadium Garden, pavement and painting at the north end
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Stadium Garden, pavement and painting at...
Stadium Garden, pavement and painting at the north end
Description: Christ teaching the Apostles
Christ teaching the Apostles
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 300–400
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of Giordanus, Rome
Christ teaching the Apostles
Christ teaching the Apostles
Description: Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico painting
Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typePainting
LocationTivoli, Italy
Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico...
Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico painting
Description: The Lamentation
The Lamentation
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1164
Object typePainting
LocationSt Panteleimon, Gorno Nerezi, Macedonia
The Lamentation
The Lamentation
Description: Herculaneum Dancers
Herculaneum Dancers
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 13
Creator rolePainter
Creation date20 BCE–45 CE
Object typePainting
MaterialsWall painting fragments
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Herculaneum Dancers
Herculaneum Dancers
Description: The Nativity
The Nativity
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1400
Object typePainting
LocationChurch of the Peribleptos, Mistra, Greece
The Nativity
The Nativity
Description: St. Maurice
St. Maurice
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1450–1500
Object typePainting
LocationKloster Zinna, Jüterborg, Germany
St. Maurice
St. Maurice
Description: Projected Franklin D. Roosevelt Houses (now Village View Houses), bordered by First...
Projected Franklin D. Roosevelt Houses (now Village View Houses), bordered by First Avenue, Avenue A, East Second Street, and East Sixth Street
Posted by:John Carlson
Jul 31
Creator nationality/cultureAmerican
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1960
Object typePeriodical
LocationNew York Times, 20 November, 1960
Projected Franklin D. Roosevelt Houses...
Projected Franklin D. Roosevelt Houses (now Village View Houses), bordered by First Avenue, Avenue A, East Second Street, and East Sixth Street
Description: A royal scene, Dukhang Temple
A royal scene, Dukhang Temple
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator nationality/cultureIndian
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1150–1220
Object typePainting
LocationDukhang Temple, Alchi, Ladakh, India
A royal scene, Dukhang Temple
A royal scene, Dukhang Temple
Description: Pictographic mural with anthropomorphic figures accompanied by a plumed serpent
Pictographic mural with anthropomorphic figures accompanied by a plumed serpent
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typePainting
LocationWild Horse Canyon, Utah
Pictographic mural with anthropomorphic...
Pictographic mural with anthropomorphic figures accompanied by a plumed serpent
Description: The Great Hall, the Bluecoat School, London
The Great Hall, the Bluecoat School, London
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
LocationFrom "The Microcosm of London," 1808
The Great Hall, the Bluecoat School,...
The Great Hall, the Bluecoat School, London
Description: The Common Council Chamber, The Guildhall, London
The Common Council Chamber, The Guildhall, London
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 13
Creator name (description)Drawn and engraved by Rowlandson and Pugin and aquatinted by J. Bluck
Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer
Object typePrint
LocationFrom "The Microcosm of London," 1808
The Common Council Chamber, The...
The Common Council Chamber, The Guildhall, London
Description: Reconstruction of the Tlalocan mural
Reconstruction of the Tlalocan mural
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator rolePainter
Creation date1964
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
LocationMuseo de Antropologia, Mexico City
Reconstruction of the Tlalocan mural
Reconstruction of the Tlalocan mural
Description: Tile from Ghazni with a pseudoepigraphic border compared with the pseudo-Arabic...
Tile from Ghazni with a pseudoepigraphic border compared with the pseudo-Arabic inscription in Kufic scrift on the armbands of royal figures
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator roleArtist
Creation datec. 1100–1200
Object typeOther
LocationDukhang Temple, Alchi, Ladakh, India
Tile from Ghazni with a pseudoepigraphic...
Tile from Ghazni with a pseudoepigraphic border compared with the pseudo-Arabic inscription in Kufic scrift on the armbands of royal figures
Description: Turkic ghulāms of the Ghaznavid sultan
Turkic ghulāms of the Ghaznavid sultan
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator roleIllustrator
Object typeIllustration
Turkic ghulāms of the Ghaznavid...
Turkic ghulāms of the Ghaznavid sultan
Description: St. Maurice
St. Maurice
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureDanish
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1464
Object typePainting
LocationDomkirke, Roskilde, Denmark
St. Maurice
St. Maurice
Description: Noah
Noah
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 330–370
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of St Peter and St Marcellinus, Rome
Noah
Noah
Description: Sassanian King, restored
Sassanian King, restored
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 700–750
Object typePainting
LocationQusayr Amrah, Jordan
Sassanian King, restored
Sassanian King, restored
Description: Central Service Building, painting on the north exterior wall of the forward row of...
Central Service Building, painting on the north exterior wall of the forward row of cubicles
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 125–133
Object typePainting
LocationTivoli, Italy
Central Service Building, painting on...
Central Service Building, painting on the north exterior wall of the forward row of cubicles
Description: Students in front of Edward Millman's Women's Contribution to America's Progress
Students in front of Edward Millman's Women's Contribution to America's Progress
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 02
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1940
Object typePhotograph
LocationSyracuse University Library, Edward Millman Papers
Students in front of Edward Millman's...
Students in front of Edward Millman's Women's Contribution to America's Progress
Description: A royal rider, Dukhang Temple, detail
A royal rider, Dukhang Temple, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1150–1220
Object typePainting
LocationDukhang Temple, Alchi, Ladakh, India
A royal rider, Dukhang Temple, detail
A royal rider, Dukhang Temple, detail
Description: Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico painting
Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typePainting
LocationTivoli, Italy
Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico...
Peristyle Pool Building, cryptoportico painting
Description: Smaller Baths, room 1, vault painting
Smaller Baths, room 1, vault painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. AD 118–135
Object typeArchitecture
LocationTivoli, Italy
Smaller Baths, room 1, vault painting
Smaller Baths, room 1, vault painting
Description: Man with a red tuft on his forehead, San people
Man with a red tuft on his forehead, San people
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 30
Creator nationality/cultureSan
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 2400 BC
Object typePainting
Materialsrock painting
LocationEastern Cape, South Africa
Man with a red tuft on his forehead, San...
Man with a red tuft on his forehead, San people
Description: Painting in the house of M. Lucretius Fronto in Pompeii
Painting in the house of M. Lucretius Fronto in Pompeii
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 26
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
LocationPompeii, Italy
Painting in the house of M. Lucretius...
Painting in the house of M. Lucretius Fronto in Pompeii
Description: Portion of a pictographic mural with a figure bending as if harvesting grain...
Portion of a pictographic mural with a figure bending as if harvesting grain (center) and vegetation sprouting from the finger of another figure (above)
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typePainting
LocationMaze District, Canyonlands National Park, Utah
Portion of a pictographic mural with a...
Portion of a pictographic mural with a figure bending as if harvesting grain (center) and vegetation sprouting from the finger of another figure (above)
Description: The Six Kings
The Six Kings
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 01
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 700–750
Object typePainting
LocationQusayr Amrah, Jordan
The Six Kings
The Six Kings
Description: St. Maurice and his companions. Upper half of the right wing of a triptych
St. Maurice and his companions. Upper half of the right wing of a triptych
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 26
Creator nationality/cultureGerman
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1520
Object typePainting
LocationMuseum für das Fürstentum Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany
St. Maurice and his companions. Upper...
St. Maurice and his companions. Upper half of the right wing of a triptych
Description: An enthronement, Dukhang Temple, detail
An enthronement, Dukhang Temple, detail
Posted by:John Carlson
May 30
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 1150–1220
Object typePainting
LocationDukhang Temple, Alchi, Ladakh, India
An enthronement, Dukhang Temple, detail
An enthronement, Dukhang Temple, detail
Description: Mr. Low in His Studio in Paris, While Engaged on the Painting for the Waldorf Hotel...
Mr. Low in His Studio in Paris, While Engaged on the Painting for the Waldorf Hotel Ceiling
Posted by:John Carlson
Jan 30
Creator rolePhotographer
Creation date1895
Object typePhotograph
LocationPhotograph from Cleveland Moffett, "Will H. Low and His Work: The Career of an American Artist," McClure's Magazine 5 (September 1895)
Mr. Low in His Studio in Paris, While...
Mr. Low in His Studio in Paris, While Engaged on the Painting for the Waldorf Hotel Ceiling
Description: Main view of the Escuela Nacional de Arte Público Monumental
Main view of the Escuela Nacional de Arte Público Monumental
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nationality/cultureNicaraguan
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1985
Object typeArchitecture
LocationManagua, Nicaragua
Main view of the Escuela Nacional de...
Main view of the Escuela Nacional de Arte Público Monumental
Description: The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 170–300
Object typePainting
LocationCatacomb of Priscilla, Rome
The Virgin and Child
The Virgin and Child
Description: Herculaneum Dancers, detail, dancer with a tambourine
Herculaneum Dancers, detail, dancer with a tambourine
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 13
Creator rolePainter
Creation date20 BCE–45 CE
Object typePainting
MaterialsWall painting fragment
LocationMuseo Archeologico Nazionale, Naples
Herculaneum Dancers, detail, dancer with...
Herculaneum Dancers, detail, dancer with a tambourine
Description: Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage with pictographic protagonists
Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage with pictographic protagonists
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator roleArchitect
Creation datec. 1500 BC
Object typeArchitecture
LocationCanyonlands National Park, Utah
N/A
Accession numberN/A
Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage...
Barrier Canyon: the rock-shelter stage with pictographic protagonists
Description: The Telecommunications Building (Telcor) with the Canales Mural from a distance
The Telecommunications Building (Telcor) with the Canales Mural from a distance
Posted by:John Carlson
Sep 07
Creator nationality/cultureNicaraguan
Creator roleArchitect
Creation date1986
Object typeArchitecture
LocationManagua, Nicaragua
The Telecommunications Building (Telcor)...
The Telecommunications Building (Telcor) with the Canales Mural from a distance
Description: Mural fragment depicting two plumed coyotes with heraldic emblems
Mural fragment depicting two plumed coyotes with heraldic emblems
Posted by:John Carlson
Dec 08
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacan
Creator rolePainter
Creation dateAD 600–750
Object typePainting
MaterialsFresco
Dimensions29 x 78 in. (73.7 x 198 cm)
LocationPhiladelphia Museum of Art
http://www.philamuseum.org/collections/permanent/51312.html
Accession number1950-134-404
Mural fragment depicting two plumed...
Mural fragment depicting two plumed coyotes with heraldic emblems
Description: 'Roma Barberini', wall-painting
'Roma Barberini', wall-painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Nov 06
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 300–400
Object typePainting
LocationNational Museum, Rome
'Roma Barberini', wall-painting
'Roma Barberini', wall-painting
Description: House of Venus Marina, garden painting
House of Venus Marina, garden painting
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 24
Creator nationality/cultureRoman
Creator rolePainter
Object typePainting
LocationPompeii, Italy
House of Venus Marina, garden painting
House of Venus Marina, garden painting
Description: Page with essay and detail of painting by Gerhard Richter
Page with essay and detail of painting by Gerhard Richter
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 25
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1958
Object typePeriodical
LocationSonntag, April 20, 1958
Page with essay and detail of painting...
Page with essay and detail of painting by Gerhard Richter
Description: Rendering of a cave painting depicting a chieftain seated on an earth-monster...
Rendering of a cave painting depicting a chieftain seated on an earth-monster throne, wearing a ceremonial bird-of-prey attire
Posted by:John Carlson
Oct 14
Creator nationality/cultureOlmec
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. 700–500 BC
Object typePainting
MaterialsRamos Polychrome
LocationOxtotitlan cave, Guerrero, Mexico
Rendering of a cave painting depicting a...
Rendering of a cave painting depicting a chieftain seated on an earth-monster throne, wearing a ceremonial bird-of-prey attire
Description: The Ascension
The Ascension
Posted by:John Carlson
Apr 27
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 550–600
Object typePainting
LocationCoptic Museum, Cairo
Accession number7118
The Ascension
The Ascension
Description: Wall painting from the Temple of Agriculture
Wall painting from the Temple of Agriculture
Posted by:John Carlson
Aug 02
Creator nationality/cultureTeotihuacán
Creator rolePainter
Creation datec. AD 300
Object typePainting
Wall painting from the Temple of...
Wall painting from the Temple of Agriculture
Description: London model housing for the working classes, built by private philanthropic...
London model housing for the working classes, built by private philanthropic associations
Posted by:John Carlson
Jun 14
Creator nationality/cultureBritish (modern)
Creator roleArchitect
Object typeArchitecture
LocationFrom London County Council, "London Housing" [London: London County Council, 1937], 208
London model housing for the working...
London model housing for the working classes, built by private philanthropic associations
Description: La ESSO estrena el mural Cubano, "Gente" 3, no. 8
La ESSO estrena el mural Cubano, "Gente" 3, no. 8
Posted by:John Carlson
Feb 26
Creator rolePublisher
Creation date1951
Object typePeriodical
LocationGente 3, no. 8 (February 25, 1951): 17
La ESSO estrena el mural Cubano, "Gente"...
La ESSO estrena el mural Cubano, "Gente" 3, no. 8

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