Paten

7. Hagia Sophia and Byzantium

MaterialsOnyx and precious stones

LocationTreasury of San Marco, Venice

Accession numberUnknown

SubjectsLord's SupperReligious articles

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Painting in Stone: Architecture and the Poetics of Marble from Antiquity to the Enlightenment

~By the fifth century, marbles adorned the churches of the fractured Western world only where they could be scavenged, but in the Eastern empire a few quarries continued to function, as did an imperial treasury ready to subsidize parades of marble long after the Western empire had fallen. Churches...

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Model of a house on a platform

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

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

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

Accession number1991.479

Model of a house on a platform

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Creation dateAD 100–800

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

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

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

Accession number1989.639

Model of a circular ceremonial center

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Creation datec. 545-547AD

Justinian and his retinue, including...

Justinian and his retinue, including Archbishop Maximian

Storyteller figure

Creator nationality/cultureJalisco

Creation dateAD 100–800

Dimensions22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)

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

Accession number1989.83

Storyteller figure

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

Creator name (description)Presumably Saint Dunstan

Creation dateAD 930–970

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

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Feb 18

MaterialsLaid paper and natural pigments

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation date1530–1554

Object typeDrawing

LocationMuseo del América, Madrid

Codex Tudela: Indian costumes

Creation date1373

Accession numberFr. 14939, fol. 5r

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...

Laocoön

Jan 23

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

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

Laocoön

Theodora and her retinue

Creation datec. 545 AD-547AD

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

Theodora and her retinue

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

Creation datec. AD 668–685

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Constantine IV Pogonatus conferring...

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

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

Creation date200 BC–AD 300

DimensionsDiameter 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm)

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

Accession number1997.475

Funerary Cheek-Piercing Ritual

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

Creation datec. 1300

Accession numberFr. 25526, fol. 77v

Roman de la Rose: Copying and...

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

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"

May 04

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"

Bestiary: Creation of Eve

Creator nationality/cultureEnglish

Creation date1201–1225

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

St. Jerome in his Study

Creation datec. 1500–1510

Dimensions11 x 8 in. (28 x 20.4 cm)

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

Accession number1845,0825.690

St. Jerome in his Study

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

Jan 23

Creation date1966

Installation view of Primary Structures...

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

Female figure with an apron table

Creation dateAD 300–700

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

Wooden implement

Object typeTool/Implement

Creation date1400–1600

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

Blackamoor figures

Nov 01

Creation datec. 1875–1900

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

Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual

Creation dateAD 100–800

MaterialsCeramic and pigment

DimensionsHeight 9 in. (22.8 cm)

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

Accession number1990.554.2

Model of a Tree-Climbing Ritual

Procession of female saints

Creation datec. 550 AD

LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy

Procession of female saints

Portable Mosaic Icon with Saint John Chrysostom

Creation datec. 1325

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

Christ Flanked by Disciples

Creation dateAD 886–912

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

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

Accession number2006

Christ Flanked by Disciples

Phytomorphic Vessel

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creation date200 BC–AD 500

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 Virgin and Child (Theotokos Hodegetria)

Creation datec. 1100–1200

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

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

The Veroli Casket

Creation datec. AD 950–1000

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)

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

Accession number216-1865

The Veroli Casket

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

Creation datec. 1470–1485

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

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

Portrait of Fath Khan, son of Malik Ambar

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Sep 14

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

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs

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

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and...

Laocoön, detail of lower torso and legs

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

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

Accession numberLatin 1, fol. 423r

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to...

Presentation of the Vivian Bible to Charles the Bald

Psalter and New Testament: The Annunciation

Creation datec. 1084

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

St. Catherine of Siena

Creation datec. 1460–1470

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

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

Accession number1845,0825.481

St. Catherine of Siena

Solidus of Theodosius III

Creation date715–717 AD

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)

Christ and Zacchaeus

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

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creation datec. 2472–2448 BC

LocationEgyptian Museum, Cairo

King Kephron

Statue of King Kephron

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

Creator nationality/cultureUnkown

Mar 22

Harbor light and foghorn at the end of...

MaterialsPhotograph

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

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

Creation datec. 1370–1375

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

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

Creation date1230–1270

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

Medallion with the Annunciation

Creation datec. AD 550–600

Object typeJewelry

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

Accession number30219, 506

Medallion with the Annunciation

Cup with mythological figures

Creation datec. 900–1000

MaterialsGilded and painted glass and silver gilt

LocationTreasury of San Marco, Venice

Cup with mythological figures

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

Creator nationality/cultureBamun (Cameroon)

Nov 01

Creation datec. 1800–1900

MaterialsWood

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

Accession numberIII C33341

King's throne (Königsthron), detail

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

Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders

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

Laocoön, detail of head and...

Laocoön, detail of head and shoulders

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

Mar 22

Entrance to the port of Honfleur showing...

MaterialsPhotograph

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

Dish with angels on either side of a cross

Creator nationality/cultureSyrian

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

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic

Creation datec. AD 425–450

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...

LocationRavenna, Italy

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of Saint Lawrence mosaic

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

Creation dateAD 886–912

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

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

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

Creation dateAD 970–1000

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

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

Creation date1227–1234

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

Codex Mendoza: Detail of Aztec capture scenes

Creation datec. 1525

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

MaterialsAmate paper

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

Psalter: Claricia swinging on an initial "Q"

Creator nationality/cultureGerman

Creation date1175–1225

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

Creator nationality/cultureIndian

Mar 21

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)

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

Accession number2545(IS)

Tipu's Tiger

Athena Farnese

Creation datec. 430 BC

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples

Accession numberInv. No. 6024

Athena Farnese

Medallion with the Miracle at Cana

Creator nationality/cultureEarly Byzantine

Creation datec. AD 550–600

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

Accession number30219, 506 a

Medallion with the Miracle at Cana

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

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Aug 01

Creation datec. AD 780

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

MaterialsLimestone

Accession number2004.24.3377.1

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

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

Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creation datec. 770–730 BC

LocationNational Museum, Athens

DimensionsH: 160 cm

Amphora (the "Dipylon Vase")

Amphora (the 'Dipylon Vase')

Fragments from the Alexandrian World Chronicle

Creation datec. AD 400–700

LocationPushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Fragments from the Alexandrian World...

Fragments from the Alexandrian World Chronicle

Votive crown with Leo VI and Saints, detail

Creation datec. AD 870–930

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

Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child

Creation datec. 1470–1480

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

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

Accession number1863,0110.277

Nativity: The Virgin Adoring the Child

Martyrdom of St. Sebastian

Creator nationality/cultureFerrarese

Creation date1470–1480

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

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

Creation datec. AD 359

LocationGrotte of St. Peter's, Rome

Sarcophagus of Junius Bassus

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

The Last Supper

Creation datec. AD 500–530

LocationS. Apollinare Nuovo, Ravenna, Italy

The Last Supper

Dish of Bishop Paternus

Creation dateAD 498

DimensionsDiameter 24 in. (61 cm)

MaterialsSilver and gold

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)

Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view

Santa Maria della Pace, exterior view

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic

Creation datec. AD 425–450

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of...

Mausoleum of Galla Placidia, detail of The Good Shepherd mosaic

A Prophet

Creation datec. AD 430–470

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

A Prophet

Bottle with Underwater Serpents

Aug 31

Creation date1300–1500

MaterialsEarthenware and pigment

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

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

Accession number2005.156

Bottle with Underwater Serpents

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

Creation date1130–1170

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"

Frontispiece

Jan 31

Creation date1861

Frontispiece

Laocoön, detail of flank

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

The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail

Laocoön, detail of flank

Creation datec. AD 525–550

The Sacrifice of Isaac, detail

St. Edward witnesses the Christ Child in the Host

Oct 07

Creation datec. 1255

LocationCambridge University Library, Cambridge, UK

http://cudl.lib.cam.ac.uk/view/MS-EE-00003-00059/47

Accession numberCUL MS Ee. 3. 59, fol. 21

St. Edward witnesses the Christ Child in...

St. Edward witnesses the Christ Child in the Host

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

Creator nationality/cultureNetherlandish

Creation date1495–1505

MaterialsWoodcut, hand-colored

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

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

High altar

Jan 12

LocationSanta Maria Aracoeli, Rome

High altar

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

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

Creation dateAD 770–800

Accession numberLatin 12048, fol. 99r

Gellone Sacramentary: Initial "B" with...

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

Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan

Creation date1500–1600

Cortés converses with the Aztec...

MaterialsCotton

Cortés converses with the Aztec emperor Moctezuma II in Tenochtitlan

Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)

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

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

Accession numberOA 9063

Leaf of an imperial diptych with...

Leaf of an imperial diptych with Justinian (?)

Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)

Feb 24

Creation datec. AD 127

LocationHarvard Art Museums, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Dimensions7.27 g

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

Accession number1972.251

Aureus of Hadrian (obverse)

Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion

Creation datec. AD 586

LocationBiblioteca Medicea Laurenziana, Florence

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

Rabbula Gospels: The Crucifixion

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

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

Creation date1250–1275

LocationBritish Library, London

MaterialsParchment codex

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

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre

Creation datec. AD 370–400

LocationCastello Sforzesco, Milan

Panel with the Maries at the Sepulchre

The flatbroom, a Shaker invention

Apr 09

Object typeTool/Implement

Creation datec. 1800

The flatbroom, a Shaker invention

Arch of Constantine, detail

Creation datec. AD 310

Arch of Constantine, detail

Nov 07

Creation dateAD 100–199

Arch of Constantine, detail

Ascension

Creation date1460–1470

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

LocationGalleria degli Uffizi, Florence

Ascension

Pyramids of Gizeh

Creator nationality/cultureEgyptian

Creation date3000–1000 BC

MaterialsStone clad in white limestone

LocationEgypt

Pyramids of Gizeh

Bestiary: The fiery stones

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

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

Feb 09

LocationMusée Picasso, Paris

Picasso in his studio, beneath a...

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

Great Mosque of Córdoba, dome in front of mihrab

Jun 01

Creation date700–1000

Great Mosque of Córdoba, dome in...

LocationCórdoba, Spain

Great Mosque, dome in front of mihrab

Bestiary: Unfinished drawing of the capture of the unicorn

Creation date1250–1275

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

Dish with Constantius II

Creation datec. AD 330–370

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

Elevation of the Host, with bell

Oct 07

Creation date1300–1330

LocationBibliothèque Nationale, Paris

Accession numberBN MS fr. 13342, fols 46v-47

Elevation of the Host, with bell

Model of a ballgame with spectators

Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250

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

Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter

Creation date1255

LocationKongelige Bibliotek, Copenhagen

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

Bible: Initial "D" with parchmenter

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

Creation date1200–1300

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

Bible: Initial "V"

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"

Notitia Dignitatum: The Province of Palestine

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

Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos

Creation date1042–1050

MaterialsGold and cloisonne enamel

LocationHungarian National Museum, Budapest

Accession number99/1860

Crown of Constantine IX Monomachos

Lidded vessel of a world-turtle

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creation dateAD 300–400

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

MaterialsCeramic

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number11469

Lidded vessel of a world-turtle

Hermes

Creation dateAD 100–125

LocationVatican Museum, Rome

Hermes

Belvedere Antinous

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

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

Creation date1170–1200

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

Pitcher, reverse

Creator name (description)1853 or shortly thereafter

Jul 03

Creator nationality/cultureAmerican

Creation date1853

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

Qur'an page

Creator roleAuthor/Writer

Jun 01

Creation dateAD 800–900

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

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

Creation date1350–1400

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

Creation datec. 14,000-7,000 BCE

DimensionsWidth 7 in. (17.8 cm)

MaterialsBone

LocationMuseo Nacional de Antropología, Mexico City

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a...

Camelid sacrum in the shape of a canine's head

Maximian's Chair

Creation datec. AD 547

LocationArchiepiscopal Museum, Ravenna, Italy

Maximian's Chair

Creation date1464

Accession numberFr. 958, fol. 1

Somme le Roi: Moses receives the Ten...

St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios

Creation datec. AD 370–400

LocationHagios Georgios, Thessaloniki, Greece

St Onesiphorus and St Porphyrios

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

Creation datec. 1270

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

St Anne

LocationS. Maria Antiqua, Rome

St Anne

Two brushes belonging to Winslow Homer

Object typeTool/Implement

May 04

Creator roleManufacturer

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

Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creation date900-300 BC

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

MaterialsJade

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj23125

Accession numberPC.B.019

Head and shoulders of a woman (fragment)

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

Mural from the Temple of the Warriors...

LocationYucatán, Mexico

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

Ceremonial Village Scene with a Flying Figure

Creation datec. 100 BC–AD 250

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

Amphora, detail showing Kadmos/Kassmos with his bride Harmonia

Creator nationality/cultureGreek

Creation datec. 500 BC

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

Rabbit vessel

Creator nationality/cultureCaddo

Aug 31

Creation date1000–1600

DimensionsHeight 4 in. (10.2 cm)

MaterialsCeramic

LocationGilcrease Museum, Tulsa, Oklahoma

Accession number5425.867

Rabbit vessel

Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light

May 04

Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under...

Two Boys Watching Schooners, seen under ultraviolet light

San Vitale, interior

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

LocationRavenna, Italy

San Vitale, interior

DimensionsHeight 17 3/4 in. (45 cm)

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

Laocoön, detail of head

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

Gratian, "Decretum": Inhabited Initial H

Laocoön, detail of head

Creation datec. 1170–1180

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

Seated dwarf with a bird necklace

Creator nationality/cultureColima

Creation date100 BC–AD 300

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

Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus and Eleutherius

Creation date1070–1100

Accession numberLatin 11751, fol. 59r

Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus...

Lectionary: St Germain with Sts Rusticus and Eleutherius

Table with figures of Aries, Taurus, and Gemini

Creation datec. 700–900 AD

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

Vessel with Painted Motifs in the Form of a Gourd

Creation datec. 1200–900 BC

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

The Vision of Ezechiel

LocationLatomos Monastery, Thessaloniki, Greece

The Vision of Ezechiel

Blade

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

Medallion with triumphant emperor

Creation datec. 500–600 AD

Creator roleJeweler

Object typeJewelry

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

Accession numberBj 2273

Medallion with triumphant emperor

Dancing Maenad

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

Creation datec. 27 B.C.–A.D. 14

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

MaterialsPentelic marble

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

Transformation figure

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creation date900-300 BC

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

MaterialsJade

LocationDumbarton Oaks, Washington, D.C.

http://museum.doaks.org/Obj22750

Accession numberPC.B.008

Transformation figure

Gladiator

Passionary: Initial "R"

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

Accession numberLatin 13392, fol. 43r

Passionary: Initial "R"

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

Creation datec. 1100–1200

Object typeTablet/Plaque/Hieroglyph

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

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

The Archangel Gabriel

Creation datec. AD 867

LocationHagia Sophia, Istanbul, Turkey

The Archangel Gabriel

Old man and a youth attributed to Bihzad

Creator name (description)Attributed to Bihzad

Jul 29

Creator nationality/cultureSafavid

MaterialsInk, opaque pigment, gold, and paper

Creation date1524

Object typePainting

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

Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing a high-status wedding

Creation date1539–1541

LocationReal Biblioteca de El Escorial, Madrid

Relación de Michoacán:...

Relación de Michoacán: Detail showing a high-status wedding

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

Feb 09

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

The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles

Creation datec. AD 500–530

LocationArian Baptistery, Ravenna, Italy

The Baptism of Christ and the Apostles

The Panagia Chalkoprateia

LocationCathedral of St Mary and St Korbinian, Freising, Germany

The Panagia Chalkoprateia

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

LocationStadtbibliothek, Trier, Germany

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

Homiliary: Initial "Q" with...

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

Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III

Creation datec. AD 350–400

LocationS. Francesco, Ravenna, Italy

Sarcophagus of Bishop Liberius III

Textile fragment depicting earth goddess

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

Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)

Creation date1542

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

MaterialsWoodcut

LocationStaatsbibliothek zu Berlin

Bitter Dock (Rumex obtusifolius L.)

Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle

Creation datec. AD 570–700

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

Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation...

Ashburnham Pentateuch: The Legislation on Mount Sinai and the Tabernacle

Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?

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

Jan 31

Creator rolePublisher

Creation date1966

Object typePeriodical

MaterialsPhotograph

Must This Mansion Be Destroyed?

Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse and reverse

Creator nationality/culturePaduan

Creation datec. 1390

DimensionsDiameter 1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm)

MaterialsBronze

Accession numberIdent.Nr. 18228072

Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse...

Medal of Francesco I da Carrara, obverse and reverse

The Cross of Justin II

Creation datec. AD 565–578

LocationTreasury of St Peter's, Vatican City

MaterialsSilver-gilt

The Cross of Justin II

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

Mar 22

Creation date1892

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

Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Sarcophagus of Archbishop Theodore

Drawing of Stela 11

Creator nationality/cultureMaya

Creation date200–100 BC

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

MaterialsStone

LocationMuseo Nacional de Arqueología y Etnología, Guatemala City

Accession number3093

Drawing of Stela 11

The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter presents the book to Christ

Creation dateAD 970–1000

LocationSt. Ursen-Kathedrale, Solothurn, Switzerland

Accession numberDomschatz, fol. 10v

The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter...

The Hornbach Sacramentary: St Peter presents the book to Christ

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

Creation date1300–1400

LocationBiblioteca Universitaria, Bologna, Italy

Accession numberMs. 1465, fol. 3

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

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

Standing figure carrying ritual devices

Creator nationality/cultureOlmec

Creation date900-300 BC

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

MaterialsSerpentine

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

Chief's Blanket (Third Phase)

Creator nationality/cultureNavajo (Diné)

Sep 07

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)

Standing female figure

Creator nationality/cultureNayarit (Mexican)

Creation dateAD 100–300

DimensionsHeight 24 1/4 in. (62.2 cm)

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

Accession number1971.888

Standing female figure

Icon with the Transfiguration

Creation datec. 1170-1200

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

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

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

Icon with the Transfiguration

Model of a pochotl tree surrounded by four feasting couples

Creation date100 BC–AD 200

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

Creation datec. AD 530–570

LocationS. Apollinare in Classe, Ravenna, Italy

Relief with peacocks on a vine-scroll...

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

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

Creation datec. 1270

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

Santa Costanza, interior

Creator nationality/culturec. 337-350 AD

Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen Other Scenes from the Passion

Santa Costanza, interior

Creation datec. 1460–1470

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

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

Accession number1931,1114.1

Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen...

Crucifixion, Surrounded by Fourteen Other Scenes from the Passion

Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and Arcadius

Creation datec. AD 388

LocationAcademia de la Historia, Madrid

Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II,...

Dish with Theodosius I, Valentinian II, and Arcadius

Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the Imperial Treasury

Creation datec. 1310–1320

LocationChurch of Christ in Chora, Istanbul, Turkey

Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the...

Theodore Metochites, Logothete of the Imperial Treasury

Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally

Creator roleDraftsman

Creation datec. 1525

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

MaterialsAmate paper

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

Codex Mendoza: Tribute tally

Farnese Hercules

LocationNational Archaeological Museum, Naples

Accession number6001

Farnese Hercules

Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici

Creator name (description)After Pontormo

Oct 09

Creation datec. 1555–1565

Object typePainting

MaterialsOil on limewood panel

Dimensions47 × 35 cm

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

Accession numberno. CAI.171

Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici

Teotihuacán figurines, periods I–V

Feb 18

LocationAmerican Museum of Natural History, New York

Teotihuacán figurines, periods...

Teotihuacán figurines, periods I–V

The Ascension

Creation datec. AD 870–900

LocationHagia Sophia, Thessaloniki, Greece

The Ascension

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

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

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

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

Creation datec. AD 530–570

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

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

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

Creation date1539–1541

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

Codex Mendoza: The founding of Mexico-Tenochtitlan

Creation datec. 1541

LocationBodleian Library, Oxford University, United Kingdom

MaterialsAmate paper

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

Reliquary figure

Creator nationality/cultureKota

Creation date1800–2000

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

Dish with a shepherd

Creation datec. AD 527–565

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

St. Jerome in Penitence

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

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

Creation dateAD 705–707

LocationS. Maria in Cosmedin, Rome

The Virgin and Child Enthroned

The Virgin and Child enthroned

Standing couple

Creator nationality/cultureBahía

Creation datec. 300 BC–AD 800