On the side of the coin on the left is the head of a man facing right, wearing the skin from an elephant's head, trunk turned up and tusks protruding out, small dots surround the border. The other ...
With her large body and frontal pose, the Virgin here functions as a throne for Christ, a visual expression of her status as the Mother of God and source of wisdom. While the symmetry and rigid ...
In front of a tent at right, and a small folding table with written documents, George Washington stands facing us and looking directly at us with a confident expression. His gray hair pulled back, he ...
At center a woman in a costume rests, sitting on a low red bench with her feet planted wide apart. She rests her hands on her thighs and holds her fingers in front of her, regarding the viewer with a ...
On the side of the coin on the left is a man's head facing left, tendrils of curly hair held in place by a laurel wreath; surrounding the border, the Latin characters: N E R O / C L A V D I V S / C A ...
"Competition Entry for "Chicago Tribune" Tower, 1922: Perspective (Walter Gropius)(Adolf Meyer) , BRGA.10.5,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 13, 2024 ...
"The Cycle of Vicissitudes of Human Affairs (Cornelis Cort)(After Maarten van Heemskerck)(Published by Hieronymus Cock) , M26626.-M26634,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Oct 17, 2024, https:/ ...
Cézanne’s fascination with the complexities of human perception and his desire to transcribe the abstract properties of vision established him as the central figure linking nineteenth-century ...
A nude female figure balances perfectly on her straight right leg while her left leg gracefully extends upward, toes pointing, higher than the rest of her body. She is bent at the hips and her arms ...
In the foreground at center, lying on the hard desert ground, are the bodies of four men dressed in robes and cloth headdresses. Two more slain bodies are seen at left, and two more at right. Behind ...
"Merz 8-9: Nasci (Kurt Schwitters)(El Lissitzky) , BR58.199,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Nov 14, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/223183.
Breenbergh specialized in paintings of Italianate landscapes with shepherds or small figures that enact scenes from the Bible or classical mythology. Here he represents an episode from Ovid’s ...