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TitleDish

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureSpanish

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1500–1530

Object typeOther

MaterialsTin-glazed earthenware, incised and painted in lustre

DimensionsDiam. 16 13/16 in. (42.7 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O97233/dish-unknown/

Accession numberC.2050–1910

SubjectsIslamic luster-ware--SpainLion in artPottery, Iberian--16th century

Statusprobably Manises, Valencia, Spain

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Chapter 5: Europe (1400–1600)

Marcus B. Burke and Andrew Morrall and Maria Ruvoldt

History of Design: Decorative Arts and Material Culture 1400–2000

~~In 1400, and for most of the fifteenth century, Europe remained medieval in outlook. Underlying every aspect of life were the teachings of the Christian Church, which had determined the European worldview for almost a millennium. In a world bound by biblical...

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Marcus B. Burke and Andrew Morrall and Maria Ruvoldt

PublisherBard Graduate Center

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.83-115

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00219.005

Stable URL: https://aaeportal.com/?id=-20624&redirecttoanchor=57897

Chapter subject tags:Decorative arts, RenaissanceArchitecture, RenaissanceDecoration and ornament--ItalyArt, Northern EuropeanIberian Peninsula

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Farnese Hercules

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples

Accession number6001

Farnese Hercules

Psalter: Initial "N"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 770–800

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Municipale, Amiens, France

Accession numberMs. 18, fol. 31v

Psalter: Initial "N"

The Fountains of the Lions at the Alhambra

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 21

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1100–1600

Object typeSculpture

LocationGranada, Spain

The Fountains of the Lions at the...

The Fountains of the Lions at the Alhambra

Lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 976–1025

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk compound twill

LocationCathedral Treasury, Cologne, Germany

Lions

Model of a house on a platform

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 7/8 x 11 1/4 x 7 in. (35.2 x 28.6 x 17.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120440

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Ivory pyxis, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010329109

Ivory pyxis, detail

Luster-painted ceramic jar, Damascus

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 22

Creator nationality/cultureMamluk

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 1250–1300

Object typeContainer

MaterialsGlazed and lustre-painted ceramic

DimensionsH 11 3/8 in. (29 cm)

LocationDar al-Athar al-Islamiyya, Kuwait

https://darmuseum.org.kw/the-collections/ceramics/#iLightbox[gallery-1]/5

Accession numberLNS 188 C

Luster-painted ceramic jar, Damascus

Bible: Illustration of II Samuel, men fight lions

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureDutch

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1460

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationÖsterreichische Nationalbibliothek, Vienna

Accession numberCod. 2771, fol. 188

Bible: Illustration of II Samuel, men...

Bible: Illustration of II Samuel, men fight lions

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

Dimensions13 x 18 1/2 in. (33 x 47 cm )

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/75238

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Detail of lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation datec. AD 976–1025

Object typeTextile

MaterialsSilk compound twill

LocationCathedral Treasury, Cologne, Germany

Detail of lion

Storyteller figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/73795

Accession number1989.83

Storyteller figure

Description: Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and...

Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator name (description)Works signed by and attributed to Amir 'Ali Shir, Muhammadi, and Mir 'Ali

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleCalligrapher

Object typeCalligraphy

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions14.2 x 8 cm, inset

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

http://www.mfa.org/collections/object/page-of-calligraphy-lion-and-male-figure-13874

Accession number14.583 (cropped margin)

Composite page uniting a drawing,...

Composite page uniting a drawing, painting, and calligraphies from the Timurid and Safavid periods

Combat between two warriors, a Qalandar dervish, and a lion

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator name (description)Attributed in a caption to Master Mirak and Bihzad

Creator nationality/culturePersian

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1480–1536

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions38 x 24.5 cm, inset

LocationTopkapi Palace Museum, Istanbul, Turkey

Accession numberH.2154, fol. 83b

Combat between two warriors, a Qalandar...

Combat between two warriors, a Qalandar dervish, and a lion

Luster-painted goblet

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArtist

Creation dateAD 770–800

Object typeContainer

MaterialsGlass

Luster-painted goblet

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Justinian and his retinue, including...

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Ceramic plate, luster-painted imitating metalwork

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 700–900

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware with molded decoration underglaze

Dimensions1 1/8 x 11 in. (2.8 x 28 cm)

LocationFreer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.

https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1957.23/

Accession numberF1957.23

Ceramic plate, luster-painted imitating...

Ceramic plate, luster-painted imitating metalwork

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1530–1554

Object typeDrawing

MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments

LocationMuseo del América, Madrid

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 930–970

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a7ebbb6f-414f-4bb9-9399-b3ed588c15af

Accession numberMs. Auct. F.4.32, fol. 1

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan...

Self-portrait (?) of St. Dunstan worshipping Christ

Description: Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in...

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 668–685

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring...

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring privileges on the church of S. Apollinare in Classe

Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 24

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 118–135

Object typeMosaic

LocationMusei Vaticani, Vatican City

Residence, basilica, floor mosaic panel

Theodora and her retinue

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Theodora and her retinue

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/148347

Accession number1997.475

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1373

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Laocoön

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

DimensionsH: 95 1/4 in. (242 cm)

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

https://catalogo.museivaticani.va/index.php/Detail/objects/MV.1059.0.0?lang=en_US

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön

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