Ancient and Cultural Art

Fragments of wall paintings and frescoes illustrating dogs, warriors, and allegorical figures, reflecting ancient artistic styles and themes.

Sergei konenkov 'allegory to peace' 1918 bas relief, St Petersburg. Sergey Timofeyevich Konenkov (also Sergei Konyonkov) (1874 - 1971) Russian and Soviet sculptor.

13th century Arabic casket, collegiate church of Sant Feliu de Girona, Girona art museum, Catalonia, Spain.

A pretty design for painted glass by a leading designer which includes a standard orange bush in a tub and a star-strewn sky. Date: early 20th century

Scenes of everyday life in China, detail of the Chinese wallpaper, Chinese cabinet, Hunting residence (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997), by Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736), Stupinigi, Piedmont, Italy, 18th century.

Parmentier Grounds. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 62.4 x 50.9 cm (24 9/16 x 20 1/16 in.). Medium: watercolor, graphite, colored pencil, and gouache on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Virginia Richards.

Detail of a folding screen of eight sheets with episode of the Genpei Wars (1180-1185). End of the Heian Period. Tosa School 18th century. Japanese art. Edo period. Painting. ITALY. VENETO. Venice. Museum of Oriental Art.

Antonios, Stylianos, Michael Maleinos. 1910. Vinkhuijzen, Hendrik Jacobus. still image. Illustrations. General Research Division. Military uniforms , History, Byzantium

Vesting Plattegrond van Saint-Quentin, Anonymous, After Matthäus Merian (II), 1656 print This print is part of an album. publisher: Frankfurt am MainThe Hague paper engraving / etching maps of cities Saint-Quentin

Chinese sword-swallower and entertainer swinging a rope with cast metal weights attached to it. Painting by a Chinese artist, ca. 1850.

Podarok detiam v pamiat' 1812 goda.. Rovinski, D. A. (Dmitri Aleksandrovich), 1824-1895. Prints. 1881. Rare Book Division. Folk art , Russia (Federation), Russia , Social life and customs, Engraving, Russian

Case (Inr) with Design of Bugaku Dancer in Red Mask (obverse); Drummer Playing Temple Drum (reverse) 19th century Japan. Case (Inr) with Design of Bugaku Dancer in Red Mask (obverse); Drummer Playing Temple Drum (reverse). Japan. 19th century. Lacquer, kinji, gold and coloured hiramakie, takamakie, gold foil; Interior: nashiji and fundame. Edo period (1615-1868). Inr

Opera (Peep-show), Martin Engelbrecht, German, 1684-1756, Engraving, brush and watercolor on paper, Six figures in histrionic poses in a setting of arches and porticoes with columns in blue. At back, a fountain and pool in a formal garden. F has a garden scene with fountains, ramps and buildings on back. Right edge of each section taped to folding cardboard mount of which g and h are cross members., Augsburg, Germany, 1730-50, toys & games, Print, Print

Santa on Skis Inez Nickmans (b.1960/Belgian) Watercolor on Paper

Xavier Nogués, Fragmento de la decoración mural de la bodega de las Galerías Laietanes. Barcelona, 1915.

Selected images from Teikin Orai and Onna Inagawa, 1828, 1834, Woodcuts

16th-century murals paintings, Casas Pintadas, Evora, Portugal, Europe

Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Peonies (obverse) Cat Biting into Peony Stem (reverse) 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Flowering Peonies (obverse) Cat Biting into Peony Stem (reverse) 58779

Spring, Shiba Shinmyōgū. Katsushika Hokusai (Japan, 1760-1849). circa 1802. Books. Double-page book illustration; color woodblock print

Wat Phra Kaew temple. Scene from the Ramakien (Thai Ramayana) in a mural. Painting. Bangkok. Thailand.

In L'Assiette au Beurre satirical magazine; Coloured satirical drawn image of the front cover. A fat English king riding a horse from the edition "Long Live England".

Papyrus Marsh. Artist: Hugh R. Hopgood. Dimensions: facsimile: h. 79 cm (31 1/8 in); w. 68 cm (26 3/4 in)scale 1:1framed: h. 81.6 cm (32 1/8 in); w. 71.4 cm (28 1/8 in). Dynasty: Dynasty 18. Reign: reign of Amenhotep II. Date: ca. 1427-1400 B.C..Excerpted from a scene that showed Qenamun fishing in the papyrus marshes, this fragment conveys a sense of life and movement -- as the marshes lay at the edges of the Egyptians' ordered world, they were associated with the undifferentiated and thus lively and chaotic realm which surrounded and threatened the cosmos, but from which all life ultimately sprang. The umbels of the papyrus plants are regimented, the open blossoms arranged carefully in three rows with a row of unopened buds below, yet the artist has used different sizes for the blooms, tilted them ever so slightly this way and that, and overlapped the flowering heads and their stalks in a seemingly random fashion. The ducks that fly at the top are almost identical in form and posi

Masquerade of Leiden students, 1875 (plate 5); Masquerade held by the members of the Leidsche student corps on 15th June 1875 for celebration of the 300st birthday of the Leidsche Hoogeschool, representing the Leidsche Hoogeschool, depicted in the most famous and remarkable men, who from Her Foundation have connected their name to the Haren.Historical Costumed Procession of the Students of Leiden Hogeschool Held on June 15, 1875 on the occasion of the 300th Anniversary of the University. The Procession Depicts The Most Famous Men Attached to The University. Fifth Plate with the Groups Numbered 85-95. Part of the Series of 21 Together Stuck Magazines.

WhiteCockatoo. Artist: It? Jakuch?, Japanese, 1716-1800

Foot Combat with Pikes, c.1512-1515, Freydal, The Book of Jousts and Tournament of Emperor Maximilian I: Combats on Foot (Volume III), pen and black ink with watercolor on laid paper, sheet: 33 × 26.2 cm (13 × 10 5/16 in.), German 16th Century (artist)

Horse Stable, early 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392-1573). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; painting: 146 x 349.6 cm (57 1/2 x 137 5/8 in.). This pair of screens combines images of prized horses in their stalls with vignettes of games and sport. One of the screens has a special focus on falconry, while the other depicts people playing the board games go and shgi. Dogs and monkeys, one of which has caught the eye of a finely attired youth, heighten the appeal of the scene.

Judith II, 1909, by Gustav Klimt (1862-1918), 178x41 cm.

Person ; Person ; Boat. Drawings. 1800 - 1899. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. China, Drawing, Chinese, Boats , China, Clothing and dress , China

Denis, Mauritius (n.1870-11-25-D.1943-11-13), The history of French art: Renaissance and classicism (Username), 1925. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts from the city of Paris.

Textile, Medium: linen, wool Technique: tapestry weave with slit, non-horizontal wefts, wrapping, on plain weave, Plain weave linen shawl patterned with supplemental weft floats and tapestry woven ornament outlined in natural linen with polychrome coloured wool on grouped warps. Knotted warp-fringe at one end., Egypt, 7th-9th century, woven textiles, Textile

Asia, Japan, Kyushu, Traditional mural detail by Kanmon Bridge, Mojiko

Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942) State Art Gallery, Lviv Watercolour on paper

Scenes of everyday life in China, detail of the Chinese wallpaper, Chinese cabinet, Hunting residence (UNESCO World Heritage Site, 1997), by Filippo Juvarra (1678-1736), Stupinigi, Piedmont, Italy, 18th century.

Contemporary erotic painting in traditional styleThailand.

Latvia, Northeastern Latvia, Vidzeme Region, Gauja National Park, Cesis, wall mural depicting farming

Decorative motifs dedicates for astronomer Johannes Hevelius. (1611-1687). Facade near the monument erected in his honor. Gdansk. Poland.

Arhat Abheda unknown

Angels with Interlace. Artist: Frederick H. Evans (British, London 1853-1943 London). Dimensions: Image (visible): 3 9/16 × 8 15/16 in. (9.1 × 22.7 cm)Image (overall): 4 × 10 in. (10.1 × 25.4 cm)Overmat: 7 × 13 in. (17.8 × 33 cm). Date: 1900s-1910s. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

Edo, Tsutaya Juzaburo (Koshodo), Utamaro, Kitagawa, Grasshopper on yellow pumpkin, Grasshopper on bean and praying mantis on melon, Page 8b and 9a in part one of the Insect Book of Utamaro., page, prints, Japan (collection), height 250 mm, width 180 mm, Japanese, 1753 - 1806, print maker, 1788 - 1788, fourth quarter 18th century, paper, color woodcut, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

Native American muslin painting. 1880 - 1920. Scrolls (Visual works). Rare Book Division. Indian painting , North America, Lakota art, Horsemen and horsewomen in art

Stefano di Giovanni (1392-1450). Italian painter. The Damnation of the soul of the Miser of Citerna. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

PINTURA MURAL DEL PALACIO AGUILAR - CONQUISTA DE PALMA DE MALLORCA - 1280. Location: MUSEU NACIONAL D'ART CATALUNYA. Barcelona. SPAIN.

Faiyum, Egypt. Building decorated with murals. (Editorial Use Only)

Tsukiji Hotel of Tokyo, 1875 - 1900, Woodcuts, Color, Paper / Sheet 14 3/8 x 9 13/16 in. (36.5 x 25 cm)

Feature, the Korrigans

Battle Flag, 1940-1950, 47 x 63 in. (119.38 x 160.02 cm), Cotton; quilted, Ghana, 20th century

tile manufacturer: Aalmis, Figure tile, purple; two figures for building with Magito sign, wall tile tile sculpture ceramic earthenware glaze, baked 2x glazed painted Yellow shard. Purple pull purple on white MAGITO (painted and baked on flag) Rotterdam Aalmis Aelmis family Magito circus funfair

A photograph taken within Tomb KV1, located in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt, used for the burial of Pharaoh Ramesses VII of the Twentieth Dynasty. Although it has been open since antiquity, it was only adequately investigated and cleared by Edwin Brock in 1984 and 1985. The single corridor tomb itself is located in Luxor's West Bank and is small in comparison to other tombs of the twentieth dynasty. Usermaatre Setepenre Meryamun Ramesses VII (also written Ramesses and Ramesses) was the sixth pharaoh of the twentieth dynasty of Ancient Egypt. He reigned from about 1136 to 1129 BC and was the son of Ramesses VI. The decoration within the passageway of the tomb contains illustrations from the Book of Gates, the Book of Caverns as well as the Book of the Earth. The walls of the burial chamber are decorated with extracts from the Book of the Earth.

People playing game by Boris Dmitryevich Grigoriev, tempera on cardboard , 1914, 1886-1939, Private Collection 43, 5x85

Adán y Eva, S.XII, Pintura al temple sobre madera. Detalle de uno de los laterales del altar de la iglesia de Sant Andreu de Sagás. Museum: Museu Episcopal, Vic.

Great Palace Mosaic Museum. 4th-6th centuries. Detail of a mosaic. Istanbul. Turkey.

TAPIZ - SERIE PAÑOS DE ORO - LA ANUNCIACION - 1502/4 - ORO PLATA SEDA Y LANA - 330x380. Author: PIERRE VAN AELST (1450-1533). Location: PALACIO REAL-TEJIDOS. MADRID. SPAIN. VIRGIN MARY. SAN GABRIEL ARCANGEL / ARCANGEL SAN GABRIEL.

Two Indian men: (left) seated, cutting green produce to shape, and (right) carrying a red bag and two bottles of fluid (ink dye). Gouache painting by an Indian artist.

2 of Tethers, from The Cloisters Playing Cards. Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: 5 3/16 × 2 3/4 in. (13.2 × 7 cm). Date: ca. 1475-80.The Cloisters set of fifty-two cards constitutes the only known complete deck of illuminated ordinary playing cards (as opposed to tarot cards) from the fifteenth century. There are four suits, each consisting of a king, queen, knave, and ten pip cards. The suit symbols, based on equipment associated with the hunt, are hunting horns, dog collars, hound tethers, and game nooses. The value of the pip cards is indicated by appropriate repetitions of the suit symbol. The figures, which appear to be based on Franco-Flemish models, were drawn in a bold, free, and engaging, if somewhat unrefined, hand. Their exaggerated and sometimes anachronistic costumes suggest a lampoon of extravagant Burgundian court fashions. Although some period card games are named, it is not known how they were played. Almost all card games did, however, involve some form of g

Fragments (from the Nine Heroes Tapestries). Culture: South Netherlandish. Dimensions: Overall: 56 x 110 1/2in. (142.2 x 280.7cm). Date: ca. 1400-1410. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

The Arms of the Dutch East India Company and of the Town of Batavia.These shields feature the arms of the Dutch East India Company, ornamented with Neptune and a mermaid, and those of Batavia, flanked by Dutch lions. According to the inscription on the latter, the city of Jacatra (now Jakarta) was Conquered on 30 May in the year 1619’. That same year Governor-General Jan Pietersz Coen renamed it Batavia and built a castle with dockyards, warehouses and offices.

Hokusai Manga, Vol. IX Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760-1849). Hokusai Manga, Vol. IX, 1817. Paper, 9 x 6 1/4 in. (22.9 x 15.9 cm). Asian Art 1817

Åsmund and the Princess riding Home. Date/Period: 1902/1904. Painting. Olje på lerret med gull, sølv og farvet glass. Width: 126.5 cm. Height: 62 cm. Author: GERHARD MUNTHE.

England, London, Kensington, Victoria and Albert Museum aka V&A, The Japan Room, Display of Gift Cover aka Fukusa depicting Flock of Cranes dated 1840-70

Punishment by stretching the criminal on a wooden bench. 1801 - 1900. Paintings. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Painting, Chinese, Clothing & dress , China, Punishment & torture , China

Ancient Greek Vase. Red Figure Style. Athletes with Discus and Javelin. 4th cent. BC.

Greek warriors in a chariot

Collegiate Church of Saint-Jacques le Majeur. Mural painting. Noah and the dove is the bird that Noah sends from the ark when the waters have receded. Sallanchess. France.

Odysseus and the Sirens. Engraving, 19th century.

O'GORMAN, Juan (1905-1982). Mexico City. 1942. Tempera on masonite. MEXICO. FEDERAL DISTRICT. Mexico City. Museum of Modern Art.

Scotch Harry's news or nincumpoop in high glee , Rulers, Politicians, George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, Charlotte, Queen, consort of George III, King of Great Britain, 1744-1818, Dundas, Henry, 1742-1811. John D. Merriam Collection

Poncho or Tunic Nasca. Poncho or Tunic, 100-200 C.E. Camelid fiber, 74 7/16 x 27 9/16 in. (189.1 x 70 cm). This large panel is the most elaborate example of the discontinuous warp and weft technique in the Museums collection. With this technique, the warps and wefts on the textile change with every color and weaving session, rather than being continuous along the length and width of the fabric (see diagram). The bold designs on the red background include three large, colorful supernatural beings connected to several smaller figures. The largest figure wears a green and yellow feline pelt and is associated with two mythological animals devouring humans: an anthropomorphic bird and a shark depicted with a human arm. These composite beings combine animals of the natural world with Nasca supernatural deities who keep the world in order. The panel was converted into a poncho in antiquity, when a head opening was made at the center and long tassels were added at the shoulders. ___________

16th century men's caps, hats, bonnets. From Old English engraving.

Dobuzhinsky, Mstislav Valerianovich (1875-1957) State Central A. Bakhrushin Theatre Museum, Moscow 1907 32,5x44,1 Watercolour, gouache, gold on cardboard

Cleopatra on ship to Rome by Andre Bauchant, oil on canvas, 1939, 1873-1958, USA, New York, Museum of Modern Art, 81,3x100

Toreros. Costume design for the opera Carmen by G. Bizet by Fedorovsky, Fyodor Fyodorovich (1883-1955)/ State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow/ 1922/ Russia/ Pencil, Gouache and gold colour on paper/ Theatrical scenic painting/ 48,5x65/ Opera, Ballet, Theatre

Wall with Venus fishing in the middle; in the sides, two warriors with helmet and shield, mural painting, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, drawing and chromolithograph by V Loria, from Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei (The houses and the monuments of Pompeii), by Fausto and Felice Niccolini, volume IV - Supplement, plate 24, 1854, Naples.

The studio of the artist Tingqua was perhaps the most prolific source of Chinese export painting during the nineteenth century. Located at 16 China Street, Guangzhou, the school specialized in gouache and watercolor paintings influenced by Western artistic traditions. These works became known in America primarily through the American China trader Augustine Heard, who brought a substantial collection of Tingqua paintings back to the United States in ca. 1855. These are now located at the Peabody Museum in Salem, Massachusetts. Tingqua was from a family of Chinese artists, each of whom were recognized for there skills in painting scenes suitable for the export market. His father, Guan Zuolin, often known by his western name, Spoilum, was the first identifiable artist of the Cantonese export school. Tingqua's work is perhaps most recognized for its exquisite characterization of daily life and for its exceptional detail. The precision of the brushwork and concentration upon light effects i

Alfredo Opisso / "Sports wall chart (detail II)", S.XX, Oil.

Mexico, Nuevo Leon, Monterrey. Museum of Mexican History. Murals in Mayan temple, Bonampak, Lacandon jungle, Chiapas

Asia, Iran, Isfahan. Miniature painting.

Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s, Anglo-Indian, A Pair of Jeyties, undated. Watercolor, graphite, and white gouache on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper.

The Prodigal Son, 1895. Henri Rivière (French, 1864-1951). 17 color lithographs in a bound volume illustrating the poetry and music of Georges Fragerolle: color lithograph; book: 24.5 x 32.2 cm (9 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.).

Fragment of Cloth with a Facial Motif 600's-700's Tapestry/Textiles Cloth Musee Historique des Tissue, Lyon, France

ABANICO CON MOTIVOS TOREROS. Location: MUSEO DE HISTORIA DE MADRID-ABANICOS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Detalle del Tapiz de la Creación, siglo XI, Museo Catedralicio de la Catedral de Girona.

Åsmund in the King's Hall. Date/Period: 1902/1904. Painting. Olje på lerret. Width: 142.5 cm. Height: 62.5 cm. Author: GERHARD MUNTHE.

Case (Inrō) with Design of Urashima Tarō Riding a Fish among Waves (obverse); Dragon King and His Daughter on Shore (reverse) 19th century Japan. Case (Inrō) with Design of Urashima Tarō Riding a Fish among Waves (obverse); Dragon King and His Daughter on Shore (reverse) 58733

Illustration of a fish by Mathurin Méheut from 'La Mer' 1914 by Jules Michelet

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