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Description: Cabinet belonging to Canon John Bargrave

TitleCabinet belonging to Canon John Bargrave

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator roleDesigner

Creation date1675–1700

Object typeFurniture

MaterialsMahogany

LocationThe Dean and Chapter of Canterbury Cathedral, United Kingdom

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsCabinets of curiosities in artChestsCabinetwork

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12. Naturalia, Curiosities, and the English Cabinet

Arthur MacGregor

The Paston Treasure: Microcosm of the Known World

In collections of the type illustrated by The Paston Treasure and recorded in detail by the associated inventories—an assemblage following late Renaissance models, but standing chronologically at the threshold of the Enlightenment—objects from the natural world formed an essential component that...

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Arthur MacGregor

PublisherYale Center for British Art

Related print edition pages: pp.156-161

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00266.013

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Chapter subject tags:Cabinets of curiositiesNatural history collectionsZoological specimens--Collection and preservation

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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Description: Installation view of Primary Structures exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York,...

Installation view of Primary Structures exhibition, The Jewish Museum, New York, showing works by Donald Judd

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 23

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1966

Object typePhotograph

Installation view of Primary Structures...

Untitled 1966 (on wall) and Untitled 1966 (on floor)

St. Jerome in his Study

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1500–1510

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.4 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29742001

Accession number1845,0825.690

St. Jerome in his Study

Description: Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of...

Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of "Chevreul on Colours"

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Object typePrint

LocationStrong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York

Portrait of Michel-Eugène...

Portrait of Michel-Eugène Chevreul pasted into Homer's copy of "Chevreul on Colours"

Wooden implement

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1400–1600

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsWood

DimensionsWidth 7 3/4 in. (19.8 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1950.411

Accession number1950.411

Wooden implement

Bestiary: Creation of Eve

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureEnglish

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1201–1225

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/547571c6-0e1e-414f-b245-f36706655540

Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 7

Bestiary: Creation of Eve

Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberFr. 25526, fol. 77v

Roman de la Rose: Copying and...

Roman de la Rose: Copying and illuminating the folios of a manuscript

Female figure with an apron table

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 300–700

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions13 3/8 x 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (34 x 24.5 x 19.4 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/312579

Accession number1979.206.357

Female figure with an apron table

Christ Flanked by Disciples

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 886–912

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions4 x 3 7/8 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193

Accession number2006

Christ Flanked by Disciples

Blackamoor figures

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 01

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1875–1900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPainted and gilt wood and metal

Dimensions24 x 7 3/4 x 6 7/8 in. (61 x 19.7 x 17.5 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Houston

https://emuseum.mfah.org/objects/141477/pair-of-candlesticks-with-figures-of-blackamoors

Accession number96.1127.1

Blackamoor figures

Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1325

Object typeMosaic

MaterialsMiniature mosaic set in wax on wood panel, with gold, gilded copper (?), and multicolored stones

Dimensions7 1/8 x 5 1/8 in. (18 x 13 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27115

Accession numberBZ.1954.2

Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John...

Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom

The Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1100–1200

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions12 7/8 x 3 5/8 x 2 in. (32.7 x 9.2 x 5.2 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O93178/virgin-and-child-theotokos-hodegetria-statuette-unknown/

Accession number702-1884

The Virgin and Child (Theotokos...

The Virgin and Child

Phytomorphic Vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date200 BC–AD 500

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsBurnished ceramic with slip

DimensionsHeight 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm)

LocationLos Angeles County Museum of Art

http://collections.lacma.org/node/182618

Accession numberAC1996.146.27

Phytomorphic Vessel

The Veroli Casket

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 950–1000

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory and bone on wood core; metal hardware

Dimensions4 1/2 x 6 1/4 x 15 7/8 in. (11.5 x 16 x 40.3 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O70463/veroli-casket-casket-unknown/

Accession number216-1865

The Veroli Casket

Procession of female saints

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 550 AD

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy

Procession of female saints

Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.8 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/120168

Accession number1990.554.2

Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual

Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 14

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1610–1620

Object typePainting

MaterialsOpaque watercolor and gold on paper

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://collections.mfa.org/objects/148777/possibly-fath-khan-son-of-malik-ambar

Accession number17.3103

Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik...

Portrait of Malik Ambar

Description: Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another...

Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1470–1485

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 1/2 in. (24.3 x 19 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29367001

Accession number1856,0712.1029

Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows...

Trinity with Christ as the Man of Sorows Adored by St. John the Baptist and another Saint

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

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

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and...

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs

Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 886–912

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions4 x 4 x 3/4 in. (10.3 x 10 x 2 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1415193

Accession number2006

Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and...

Leo VI Crowned by the Virgin and Accompanied by the Archangel Gabriel

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation datec. 1525

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsAmate paper

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/d234da96-2981-4316-8d27-60ce01fa373d

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture...

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes

Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 22

Creator nationality/cultureUnkown

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsPhotograph

Harbor light and foghorn at the end of...

Harbor light and foghorn at the end of the western jetty, Honfleur

The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe Eburnant presents the book to Abbot Adalbert

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 970–1000

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationSt. Ursen-Kathedrale, Solothurn, Switzerland

Accession numberDomschatz, fol. 7v

The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe...

The Hornbach Sacramentary: The scribe Eburnant presents the book to Abbot Adalbert

Description: Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal...

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1230–1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 17907, fol. 62v

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and...

Petrus Riga, "Aurora": Initial "P" and marginal drawing of grapes carried on a pole

Bible Moralisée: Colophon miniature with donors, author, and scribe

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1227–1234

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationMorgan Library & Museum, New York

http://www.themorgan.org/collection/medieval-and-renaissance/manuscript/77422

Accession numberMS M.240, fol. 8r

Bible Moralisée: Colophon...

Bible Moralisée: Colophon miniature with donors, author, and scribe

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1175–1225

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk and paint on medium-thick, well-prepared parchment

LocationWalters Art Museum, Baltimore

https://art.thewalters.org/detail/25823/claricia-swinging-on-an-initial-q-2/

Accession numberW.26.64R

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial...

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"

Tipu's Tiger

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 21

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Creator roleToymaker/Designer/Developer

Creation datec. 1793

Object typeToy/Game

MaterialsPainted wood with metal fixtures

DimensionsHeight: 28 in. (71 cm); width: 24 in. (61 cm); length: 70 1/8 in. (178 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O61949/tippoos-tiger-mechanical-organ-unknown/

Accession number2545(IS)

Tipu's Tiger

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Possibly three monks of St Martin at Tours: Amandus, Haregarius, and Sigvaldus

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 1, fol. 423r

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to...

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

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

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön, detail of head and...

Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders

Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1084

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera, gold leaf, and ink on vellum

Dimensions6 3/8 x 4 in. (16.2 x 10.3 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj27038

Accession numberBZ.1962.35; MS. 3, fol. 80v

Psalter and New Testament: The...

Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation

Solidus of Theodosius III

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 01

Creator roleMetalist

Creation date715–717 AD

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsGold

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj109587

Accession numberBZC.1948.17.2430

Solidus of Theodosius III

Solidus of Theodosius III (715–717)

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 01

Creator nationality/cultureBamun (Cameroon)

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1800–1900

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsWood

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/207024/

Accession numberIII C33341

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

Detail of king's throne (Königsthron), Bamun, Cameroon

Theological works of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene: The Emperor John VI Cantacuzene

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1370–1375

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberMS. gr. 1242, fol. 123v

Theological works of Emperor John VI...

Theological works of Emperor John VI Cantacuzene: The Emperor John VI Cantacuzene

Description: Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor...

Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor lights, and tide signal

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 22

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

MaterialsPhotograph

Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing...

Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing the eastern and western jetties, harbor lights, and tide signal

St. Catherine of Siena

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1460–1470

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 3/4 x 7 3/8 in. (24.9 x 18.8 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29361001

Accession number1845,0825.481

St. Catherine of Siena

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 425–450

Object typeMosaic

LocationRavenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic

Medallion with the Annunciation

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMetalist

Creation datec. AD 550–600

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsGold

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/679389/

Accession number30219, 506

Medallion with the Annunciation

Dish with angels on either side of a cross

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureSyrian

Creator roleMetallist

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

DimensionsDiameter 7 3/8 in. (18.6 cm)

LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+Applied+Arts/227159

Accession numberW-209

Dish with angels on either side of a...

Dish with Angels on either side of a cross

Christ and Zacchaeus

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Possibly a copy by a German artist of a Byzantine pattern book

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1200

Object typeArchitectural drawing

MaterialsSilverpoint and sepia with red ink on vellum (single leaf)

Dimensions31 x 20.2 cm

LocationAugustinermuseum, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany

Accession numberInv. Nr. G 23/la

Christ and Zacchaeus

King Kephron

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 2472–2448 BC

Object typeSculpture

LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo

King Kephron

Statue of King Kephron

Cup with mythological figures

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 900–1000

Object typeContainer

MaterialsGilded and painted glass and silver gilt

LocationTreasury of San Marco, Venice

Cup with mythological figures

The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 525–550

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail

Laocoön, detail of flank

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

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

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön, detail of flank

Description: Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name...

Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name "David"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 770–800

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 12048, fol. 99r

Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with...

Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with the name "David"

High altar

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 12

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationSanta Maria Aracoeli, Rome

High altar

Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1495–1505

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut, hand-colored

DimensionsImage: 3 1/8 x 3 1/8 in. (7.9 x 7.9 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/13697001

Accession number1856,0209.83

Virgin and Child in Glory with St....

Virgin and Child in Glory with St. Catherine and St. Barbara

Dish of Bishop Paternus

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMetallist

Creation dateAD 498

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver and gold

DimensionsDiameter 24 in. (61 cm)

LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.%20archaeological%20artifacts/482973

Accession numberW-827

Dish of Bishop Paternus

Dish of Paternus, Bishop of Tomi (517–520)

Fragments from the Alexandrian World Chronicle

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. AD 400–700

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationPushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Fragments from the Alexandrian World...

Fragments from the Alexandrian World Chronicle

Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationRome

Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1130–1170

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176496

Accession numberMs. 83.1972, fol. 1

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to...

Alphabet Pattern Book: Intitials "A" to "D"

Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 770–730 BC

Object typeContainer

DimensionsH: 160 cm

LocationNational Museum, Athens

Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")

Amphora (the 'Dipylon Vase')

Bottle with Underwater Serpents

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1300–1500

Object typeContainer

MaterialsEarthenware and pigment

Dimensions9 1/2 x 8 3/4 in. (24.1 x 20.3 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/185165

Accession number2005.156

Bottle with Underwater Serpents

"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 01

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 780

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsLimestone

LocationPeabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Accession number2004.24.3377.1

"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne,...

"Taj" or pine cross-bars on throne, Cancuen Stela 1, east side

Athena Farnese

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 430 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples

Accession numberInv. No. 6024

Athena Farnese

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 359

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationGrotte of St. Peter's, Rome

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus with scenes from the Old and the New Testaments

A Prophet

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 430–470

Object typeMosaic

LocationOrthodox Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy (also known as Baptistery of Neon)

A Prophet

Medallion with the Miracle at Cana

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureEarly Byzantine

Creator roleMetalist

Creation datec. AD 550–600

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsGold

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/679390/

Accession number30219, 506 a

Medallion with the Miracle at Cana

The Last Supper

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 500–530

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy

The Last Supper

Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1470–1480

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 1/4 x 7 in. (23.6 x 17.7 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29369001

Accession number1863,0110.277

Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child

Frontispiece

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 31

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1861

Object typeBook/Manuscript

Frontispiece

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 425–450

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Vitale, Ravenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic

Arch of Constantine, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 07

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 100–199

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationRome

Arch of Constantine, detail

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureFerrarese

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1470–1480

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions8 3/8 x 7 3/4 in. (21.3 x 19.7 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

http://www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/384084

Accession number28.97.108

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Bestiary: The fiery stones

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/9cd94f4a-1f59-47ff-96d5-e055db96da61

Accession numberMs. Ashmole 1511, fol. 103v

Bestiary: The fiery stones

Dish with Constantius II

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMetallist

Creation datec. AD 330–370

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

DimensionsDiameter 9 7/8 in. (25 cm)

LocationHermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/25.+Archaeological+Artifacts/2952940

Accession number1820-79

Dish with Constantius II

Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date1500–1600

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsCotton

Cortés converses with the Aztec...

Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan

The flatbroom, a Shaker invention

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 09

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. 1800

Object typeTool/Implement

The flatbroom, a Shaker invention

Arch of Constantine, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 310

Object typeSculpture

LocationRome

Arch of Constantine, detail

Pyramids of Gizeh

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date3000–1000 BC

Object typeArchitecture

MaterialsStone clad in white limestone

LocationEgypt

Pyramids of Gizeh

Votive crown with Leo VI and Saints, detail

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. AD 870–930

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEnamel and silver-gilt

LocationTreasury, S. Marco, Venice

Votive crown with Leo VI and Saints,...

Detail from a votive crown with Leo VI and Saints

Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1255

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen

Accession numberMs. 4.2°, vol. 1, fol. 183

Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter

Bible: Initial "V"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/9f4f71c4-d073-4fee-bcbb-d65faab51067

Accession numberMs. Auct. E. inf. 1, fol. 304

Bible: Initial "V"

Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the capture of the unicorn

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1250–1275

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

Accession numberMcClean Ms. 123, fol. 40v

Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the...

Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the capture of the unicorn

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 370–400

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationCastello Sforzesco, Milan

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre

Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. AD 586

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence

Accession numberMS. Plut. I, 56, fol. 13a

Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion

Picasso in his studio, beneath a figure-drawing of summer 1910

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 09

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

LocationMusée Picasso, Paris

Picasso in his studio, beneath a...

Picasso in his studio, beneath a figure-drawing of summer 1910

Ascension

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1460–1470

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in. (24.5 x 18.6 cm)

LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Ascension

Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)

Posted by:John Carlson

Dimensions13 1/2 x 10 1/2 x 1 1/8 in. (34.2 x 26.8 x 2.8 cm)

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010114082

Accession numberOA 9063

Leaf of an imperial diptych with...

Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)

Apocalypse: The third and fourth riders on the black and the pale horses

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1200–1300

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/8a5822f8-31a1-4b9c-b947-0e6196c1ecc1

Accession numberMs. Auct. D. 4.17, fol. 4v

Apocalypse: The third and fourth riders...

Apocalypse: The third and fourth riders on the black and the pale horses

Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 24

Creator roleMetalist

Creation datec. AD 127

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsGold

Dimensions7.27 g

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

http://www.harvardartmuseums.org/collections/object/195265

Accession number1972.251

Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)

Model of a ballgame with spectators

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions5 7/8 x 10 1/4 x 17 3/4 in. (15 x 26 x 45.1 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10950

Accession number1973.88.26

Model of a ballgame with spectators

Great Mosque of Córdoba, dome in front of mihrab

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleArchitect

Creation date700–1000

Object typeArchitecture

LocationCórdoba, Spain

Great Mosque of Córdoba, dome in...

Great Mosque, dome in front of mihrab

Description: Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal sketch for Moses and the...

Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal sketch for Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1250–1275

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsParchment codex

LocationBritish Library, London

http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/Viewer.aspx?ref=harley_ms_3487_f103v

Accession numberHarley MS 3487, fol. 103v

Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal...

Aristotle, "Libri naturales": Marginal sketch for Moses and the Brazen Serpent

Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleArtist

Creation date1042–1050

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsGold and cloisonne enamel

LocationHungarian National Museum, Budapest

Accession number99/1860

Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos

Santa Costanza, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator nationality/culturec. 337-350 AD

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationRome

Santa Costanza, interior

Description: The structural principle of the Forth Bridge demonstrated by members of Benjamin...

The structural principle of the Forth Bridge demonstrated by members of Benjamin Baker's staff, after a contemporary photograph

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 09

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

The structural principle of the Forth...

The structural principle of the Forth Bridge demonstrated by members of Benjamin Baker's staff, after a contemporary photograph

Amphora, detail showing Kadmos/Kassmos with his bride Harmonia

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 500 BC

Object typeContainer

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010269798

Amphora, detail showing Kadmos/Kassmos...

Kadmos/Kassmos with his bride Harmonia in a chariot drawn by a boar and a lion, detail of an amphora

Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 1200–900 BC

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic with pigment

Dimensions13 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (33.7 x 14.6 cm)

LocationSaint Louis Art Museum

https://www.slam.org/collection/objects/9102/

Accession number418:1978

Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form...

Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd

San Vitale, interior

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 07

Creator roleArchitect

Object typeArchitecture

LocationRavenna, Italy

San Vitale, interior

St Anne

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationS. Maria Antiqua, Rome

St Anne

Teotihuacán figurines, periods I–V

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 18

Creator roleIllustrator

Object typeIllustration

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

Teotihuacán figurines, periods...

Teotihuacán figurines, periods I–V

St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 370–400

Object typeMosaic

LocationHagios Georgios, Thessaloniki, Greece

St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios

Maximian's Chair

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 547

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

LocationArchiepiscopal Museum, Ravenna, Italy

Maximian's Chair

Standing couple

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureBahía

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 800

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware with pigment

Dimensions15 5/8 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (39.7 x 29.2 x 14 cm)

LocationDenver Art Museum

http://collections.denverartmuseum.org/object/1987.72

Accession number1987.72

Standing couple

Joined male-female pair

St John the Baptist with busts of St Philip, St Stephen, St Andrew, and St Thomas

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 1100–1200

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions9 1/8 x 5 1/4 x 3/8 in. (23.2 x 13.3 x 0.8 cm)

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O92548/st-john-the-baptist-and-plaque-unknown/

Accession number215-1866

St John the Baptist with busts of St...

St John the Baptist with busts of St Philip, St Stephen, St Andrew, and St Thomas

Farnese Hercules

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples

Accession number6001

Farnese Hercules

Vase decorated with busts of Christ, the Virgin, Archangels, and Saints

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMetallist

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

DimensionsHeight 17 3/4 in. (45 cm)

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010256133

Vase decorated with busts of Christ, the...

Vase decorated with busts of Christ, the Virgin, Archangels, and Saints

Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 01

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation datec. 700–900 AD

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationVaticanus graecus 1291, fol. 24r. Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Vatican City

https://digi.vatlib.it/view/MSS_Vat.gr.1291

Accession numberVat.gr.1291

Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and...

Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini

Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsCeramic with pigment

Dimensions11 3/8 x 7 1/8 in. (29 x 18 cm)

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/10009

Accession number1959.55.18

Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying...

Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure

Transformation figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900-300 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsJade

Dimensions7 1/2 x 3 7/8 x 4 1/8 in. (19 x 9.7 x 10.6 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22750

Accession numberPC.B.008

Transformation figure

Gladiator

Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 29

Creator name (description)Attributed to Bihzad

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

Creator rolePainter

Creation date1524

Object typePainting

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Dimensions24.8 x 15.9 cm, folio

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

Accession numberF1944.48, fol. 3a

Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad

Pitcher, reverse

Posted by:John Carlson

Jul 03

Creator name (description)1853 or shortly thereafter

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1853

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCream-colored earthenware with Rockingham glaze

Dimensions8 3/4 x 8 3/4 x 5 5/8 in. (22.2 x 22.2 x 14.3 cm

LocationYale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/62773

Accession number1931.1806

Pitcher, reverse

Seated dwarf with a bird necklace

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

Dimensions16 3/8 x 9 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (41.5 x 24.9 x 24.7 cm)

LocationCleveland Museum of Art

http://www.clevelandart.org/art/1991.20

Accession number1991.20

Seated dwarf with a bird necklace

Two brushes belonging to Winslow Homer

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator roleManufacturer

Object typeTool/Implement

MaterialsSable bristles set into a swan quill

Dimensions8 1/4 x 1/2 in. (21 x 1.3 cm)

LocationBowdoin College Museum of Art, Brunswick, Maine

http://artmuseum.bowdoin.edu/Obj5995

Accession number1964.69.193.a-b

Two brushes belonging to Winslow Homer

Dancing Maenad

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator name (description)Copy of a Greek relief of ca. 425–400 B.C. attributed to Kallimachos

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 27 B.C.–A.D. 14

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsPentelic marble

DimensionsH. 56 5/16 in. (143 cm)

LocationMetropolitan Museum of Art, New York

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/253483?&searchField=All&sortBy=Relevance&ft=maenad&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=2

Accession number35.11.3

Dancing Maenad

Mural from the Temple of the Warriors (Maya coastal village)

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationYucatán, Mexico

Mural from the Temple of the Warriors...

Mural from the Temple of the Warriors (Maya coastal village)

Stratto delle Porte. Libro di Gabelle fiorentine: Books hanging up for sale

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1350–1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Riccardiana, Florence

Accession numberMs. 2526, fol. 13v

Stratto delle Porte. Libro di Gabelle...

Stratto delle Porte. Libro di Gabelle fiorentine: Books hanging up for sale

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. 14,000-7,000 BCE

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsBone

DimensionsWidth 7 in. (17.8 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a...

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1464

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberFr. 958, fol. 1

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten Commandments

Medallion with triumphant emperor

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 01

Creator roleJeweler

Creation datec. 500–600 AD

Object typeJewelry

MaterialsGold

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010256509

Accession numberBj 2273

Medallion with triumphant emperor

Lidded vessel of a world-turtle

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 300–400

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 6 1/8 in. (15.5 cm); diameter 7 5/8 in. (19.5 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number11469

Lidded vessel of a world-turtle

Description: Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator...

Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator portrait

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Accession numberReg. Lat. 12, fol. 21

Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial...

Psalter from Bury St Edmunds: Initial "B" with illuminator portrait

Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus and Eleutherius

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1070–1100

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 11751, fol. 59r

Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus...

Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus and Eleutherius

The Vision of Ezechiel

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeMosaic

LocationLatomos Monastery, Thessaloniki, Greece

The Vision of Ezechiel

Qur'an page

Posted by:John Carlson

Jun 01

Creator roleAuthor/Writer

Creation dateAD 800–900

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsInk, color and gold on parchment

DimensionsOverall: 9 3/8 x 13 1/4 in. (23.9 x 33.6 cm)

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

https://www.freersackler.si.edu/object/F1930.60/

Accession numberF1930.60

Qur'an page

Description: Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the Blessed wash their robes in the blood of the...

Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the Blessed wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/72400ef0-23ea-4f67-a1c2-f3a94f69587a

Accession numberMs. Douce 180, p. 96

Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the...

Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the Blessed wash their robes in the blood of the Lamb

Laocoön, detail of head

Posted by:John Carlson

Nov 06

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date40–30 B.C.

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationVatican Museums, Rome

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

Accession numberCat. 1059

Laocoön, detail of head

Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1170–1180

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsTempera colors, gold leaf, and ink on parchment

LocationJ. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

http://www.getty.edu/art/collection/objects/103479/unknown-maker-inhabited-initial-h-french-about-1170-1180/

Accession numberMs. Ludwig XIV 2, fol. 8v

Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H

Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing a high-status wedding

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1539–1541

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationReal Biblioteca de El Escorial, Madrid

Relación de Michoacán:...

Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing a high-status wedding

Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the Imperial Treasury

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1310–1320

Object typeMosaic

LocationChurch of Christ in Chora, Istanbul, Turkey

Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the...

Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the Imperial Treasury

Textile fragment depicting earth goddess

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureChavín

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date800-700 BC

Object typeTextile

MaterialsPainted cotton

Dimensions10 3/4 x 30 7/8 in. (27.3 x 78.4 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collections, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22731

Accession numberPC.B.545

Textile fragment depicting earth goddess

Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse and reverse

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/culturePaduan

Creator roleMetalist

Creation datec. 1390

Object typeCoin/Medal

MaterialsBronze

DimensionsDiameter 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

Accession numberIdent.Nr. 18228072

Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse...

Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse and reverse

Passionary: Initial "R"

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator name (description)Created by Ingelrannus (a Corbie artist)

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberLatin 13392, fol. 43r

Passionary: Initial "R"

Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation date1542

Object typePrint

MaterialsWoodcut

DimensionsPage 15 x 9 1/2 in. (38 x 24 cm)

LocationStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin

Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)

The Panagia Chalkoprateia

Posted by:John Carlson

LocationCathedral of St Mary and St Korbinian, Freising, Germany

The Panagia Chalkoprateia

Homiliary: Initial "Q" with self-portrait of Engilbertus

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationStadtbibliothek, Trier, Germany

Accession numberCod. 261/1140 2°, fol. 153v

Homiliary: Initial "Q" with...

Homiliary: Initial "Q" with self-portrait of Engilbertus

The Archangel Gabriel

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 867

Object typeMosaic

LocationHagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

The Archangel Gabriel

Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. AD 570–700

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris

Accession numberMS. nouv. acq. lat. 2334, fol. 76r

Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation...

Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle

Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationFitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, United Kingdom

https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/176509

Accession numberMs. 86.1972, fol. 2

Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of...

Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine

Drawing of Stela 11

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creator roleIllustrator

Creation date200–100 BC

Object typeIllustration

MaterialsStone

Dimensions78 x 26 3/4 x 7 1/8 in. (198 x 68 x 18 cm)

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number3093

Drawing of Stela 11

Model of a pochotl tree surrounded by four feasting couples

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date100 BC–AD 200

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

DimensionsHeight 7 3/8 in. (18.5 cm); diameter 7 1/2 in. (19 cm)

LocationHudson Museum, University of Maine, Orono

http://umaine.edu/hudsonmuseum/palmer-collections/hm566/

Accession numberHM566

Model of a pochotl tree surrounded by...

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Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 350–400

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationS. Francesco, Ravenna, Italy

Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III

Description: Installation view of Seurat’s "Les Poseuses" at the...

Installation view of Seurat’s "Les Poseuses" at the Association pour l’Art exhibition in Antwerp, 1892

Posted by:John Carlson

Mar 22

Creator nationality/cultureFrench

Creator rolePhotographer

Creation date1892

Object typePhotograph

LocationArchives et Musée de la Littérature, Brussels

Installation view of Seurat’s "Les...

Installation view of Seurat’s work at the Association pour l’Art exhibition in Antwerp, 1892

Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 31

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1966

Object typePeriodical

MaterialsPhotograph

LocationLife, May 13, 1966, 64–65 and 74–75

Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?

Dish with a shepherd

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMetallist

Creation datec. AD 527–565

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

DimensionsDiameter 9 3/8 in. (23.8 cm)

LocationState Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg

https://www.hermitagemuseum.org/wps/portal/hermitage/digital-collection/08.+Applied+Arts/227484

Accession numberW-277

Dish with a shepherd

Dish with a goatherd

The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 500–530

Object typeMosaic

LocationArian Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy

The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles

Villola, "Memorie": Parchment-seller's shop

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1300–1400

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBiblioteca Universitaria, Bologna, Italy

Accession numberMs. 1465, fol. 3

Villola, "Memorie": Parchment-seller's...

Villola, "Memorie": Parchment-seller's shop

Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 500–600

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore

Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1525

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsAmate paper

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/a5595fc2-5a5d-44f4-b9bf-909b028d77d6

Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally

The Cross of Justin II

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. AD 565–578

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsSilver-gilt

LocationTreasury of St Peter's, Vatican City

The Cross of Justin II

Description: Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with...

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation date1170–1200

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/0151d4bd-465b-4e1b-9d37-ad9160f0d595

Accession numberMs. Auct. D.2.1., fol. 147v

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary...

Gilbert de la Porée, Commentary on Psalms: Initial "D" with Christ

Hermes

Posted by:John Carlson

Jan 17

Creator nationality/cultureRoman

Creator roleSculptor

Creation dateAD 100–125

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationVatican Museum, Rome

Hermes

Belvedere Antinous

Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and Arcadius

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleArtist

Creation datec. AD 388

Object typeContainer

MaterialsSilver

LocationAcademia de la Historia, Madrid

Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II,...

Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and Arcadius

The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter presents the book to Christ

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation dateAD 970–1000

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationSt. Ursen-Kathedrale, Solothurn, Switzerland

Accession numberDomschatz, fol. 10v

The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter...

The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter presents the book to Christ

Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)

Posted by:John Carlson

Sep 07

Creator nationality/cultureNavajo (Diné)

Creator roleWeaver/Fabricator

Creation date1855–1865

Object typeTextile

MaterialsWool, single interlocking tapestry weave; twined edges; corner tassels

Dimensions149.6 × 173.9 cm (58 7/8 × 68 1/2 in.)

LocationThe Art Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/157115

Accession number2001.151

Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)

Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll issuing from an amphora

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 530–570

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsMarble

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll...

Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll issuing from an amphora

Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan

Posted by:John Carlson

Dec 08

Creator nationality/cultureAztec

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1541

Object typeBook/Manuscript

MaterialsAmate paper

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/f4543073-51d3-4fbc-994e-a7080afebc8a

Codex Mendoza: The founding of...

Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan

Standing figure carrying ritual devices

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900-300 BC

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsSerpentine

Dimensions11.1 x 4.8 x 1.9 cm (4.4 x 1.9 x 0.8 in. )

LocationDumbarton Oaks Research Library and Collection, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/objects-1/info/23085

Accession numberPC.B.016

Standing figure carrying ritual devices

Standing female figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit (Mexican)

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation dateAD 100–300

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsEarthenware

DimensionsHeight 24 1/4 in. (62.2 cm)

LocationArt Institute of Chicago

http://www.artic.edu/aic/collections/artwork/37792

Accession number1971.888

Standing female figure

Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light

Posted by:John Carlson

May 04

Creator rolePhotographer

Object typePhotograph

Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under...

Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light

Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the New Jerusalem comes down to earth

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 10

Creator roleIlluminator

Creation datec. 1270

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

https://digital.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/inquire/p/6502427e-7b38-4a12-bc0d-ef125c2cfc9b

Accession numberMs. Douce 180, p. 90

Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the...

Apocalypse: Unfinished miniature, the New Jerusalem comes down to earth

Icon with the Transfiguration

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator nationality/cultureByzantine

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. 1170-1200

Object typeMosaic

MaterialsMosaic (gilded bronze, marble, lapis lazuli, glass, and wax) on wood support

Dimensions52 x 36 cm (20 1/2 x 14 1/8 in.)

LocationMusée du Louvre, Paris

https://collections.louvre.fr/en/ark:/53355/cl010115258

Icon with the Transfiguration

Blade

Posted by:John Carlson

MaterialsVolcanic rock with traces of pigment

DimensionsH. 37.5 cm (14 3/4 in.)

LocationYale University Art Gallery

http://artgallery.yale.edu/collections/objects/52829

Accession number1958.15.23

Blade

St. Jerome in Penitence

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Object typePrint

MaterialsHand-colored engraving

Dimensions9 5/8 x 6 1/4 in. (24.5 x 15.9 cm)

LocationMuseum of Fine Arts, Boston

https://www.mfa.org/collections/object/st-jerome-in-penance-126275

Accession number31.987

St. Jerome in Penitence

Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 02

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date900-300 BC

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsJade

Dimensions2 5/8 x 1 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (6.7 x 3.8 x 3.8 cm)

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj23125

Accession numberPC.B.019

Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)

Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici

Posted by:John Carlson

Oct 09

Creator name (description)After Pontormo

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1555–1565

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on limewood panel

Dimensions47 × 35 cm

LocationVictoria and Albert Museum, London

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O134159/alessandro-de-medici-oil-painting-pontormo/

Accession numberno. CAI.171

Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici

Description: Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned...

Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleSculptor

Creation datec. AD 530–570

Object typeSculpture

MaterialsIvory

Dimensions11 3/8 x 10 x 1/4 in. (28.9 x 25.5 x 0.6 cm), total

LocationStaatliche Museen zu Berlin

https://id.smb.museum/object/1795934

Accession number564/565

Diptych with the Virgin and Child...

Diptych with the Virgin and Child enthroned between Angels and Christ enthroned between St Peter and St Paul

Rabbit vessel

Posted by:John Carlson

Aug 31

Creator nationality/cultureCaddo

Creator rolePotter/Ceramicist

Creation date1000–1600

Object typeContainer

MaterialsCeramic

DimensionsHeight 4 in. (10.2 cm)

LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Accession number5425.867

Rabbit vessel

Description: Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing Tarascan males seated on stools and...

Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing Tarascan males seated on stools and wearing checkered, tunic-like shirts

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator roleAuthor/Writer/Publisher

Creation date1539–1541

Object typeBook/Manuscript

LocationReal Biblioteca de El Escorial, Madrid

Relación de Michoacán:...

Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing Tarascan males seated on stools and wearing checkered, tunic-like shirts

Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen Other Scenes from the Passion

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 15

Creator nationality/cultureItalian

Creator rolePrintmaker/Engraver/Lithographer

Creation datec. 1460–1470

Object typePrint

MaterialsEngraving

Dimensions10 3/8 x 7 1/2 in. (26.2 x 19 cm)

LocationBritish Museum, London

https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/image/29375001

Accession number1931,1114.1

Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen...

Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen Other Scenes from the Passion

The Ascension

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation datec. AD 870–900

Object typeMosaic

LocationHagia Sophia, Thessaloniki, Greece

The Ascension

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

Posted by:John Carlson

Apr 27

Creator roleMosaicist

Creation dateAD 705–707

Object typeMosaic

LocationS. Maria in Cosmedin, Rome

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

The Virgin and Child enthroned

Reliquary figure

Posted by:John Carlson

Feb 01

Creator nationality/cultureKota

Creator roleSculptor

Creation date1800–2000

Object typeReligious/Ritual/Ceremonial Object

MaterialsWood, copper, brass

Dimensions20 1/4 x 8 3/4 x 2 1/2 in.

LocationBrooklyn Museum of Art, New York

https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4886

Accession number1989.51.2

Reliquary figure

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