Situated at the crossroads of Mediterranean trade routes, the Etruscans were avid importers of Greek vases with figural decoration. Many of these vessels survive today because they were buried with ...

After a design by Jean Baptiste Monnoyer (1636–1699) in the style of Jean I Berain (1640–1711); border design by Jean I Berain Woven at the Manufacture Royale de Beauvais under the direction of the ...

This bronze and enamel clock originally came to New York in about 1880 shortly after it had been made in Paris by the firm L’Escalier de Cristal (The Crystal Staircase). It had been acquired for the ...

About this artwork Status Currently Off View Department Arts of Asia Title Jar with Six Square Loop Handles Place China (Artist's nationality:) Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art ...

Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Singer for the Monkey Band, c. 1765 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Drummer for the Monkey Band, c. 1765 Meissen Porcelain Manufactory Violinist for the Monkey Band, c.

During the period of the five “Good Emperors,” succession was not hereditary. It was instead based on merit, with the current ruler formally adopting his successor. This pattern ended with Marcus ...

The second half of the 12th century was a time of great political instability in Japan. Aristocrats felt as if they were living in an age of mappo, or Buddhist decline, and were preoccupied with the ...

Third Intermediate Period–Ptolemaic Period (about 11th century–1st century BCE) ...

The stylized bird forms seen here in repeating pairs were a popular motif in 3rd century Rome, and many similair works have been excavated at a wide array of European sites; though their significance ...

J. C. van der Hagen, Joris Cornelisz. van der Hagen, Joris Cornelisz. van der Haagen, Joris van der Haagen Aeneas in the Elysian Fields (recto); Sketches of Groups of Figures (verso), n.d. Raymond de ...