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Historical drawings of intricate architectural elements, including ceiling designs, mirror frames, and candlestick sketches featuring detailed ornamentation.

Design for a toilet mirror, 1750 Germany paper. ink. pencil. chalk
Design for a toilet mirror, 1750 Germany paper. ink. pencil. chalk
228 assets in this story
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Portrait of the Duke of Alva, Anonymous, c. 1700 - c. 1790 Round glass plate in a wooden rough. Portrait of the Duke of Alva in armor, his left arm extended to the left, a scepter in his right hand. Attitude taken from the statue of Alva founded in Antwerp in 1571. Netherlands glass. wood (plant material). oak (wood). oil paint (paint) Round glass plate in a wooden rough. Portrait of the Duke of Alva in armor, his left arm extended to the left, a scepter in his right hand. Attitude taken from the statue of Alva founded in Antwerp in 1571. Netherlands glass. wood (plant material). oak (wood). oil paint (paint)
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Design for a Carriage 18th century Anonymous, Italian, first half of the 18th century Italian. Design for a Carriage 340304
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Guide for Constructing the Letter s; Joris Hoefnagel (Flemish , Hungarian, 1542 - 1600); Vienna, Austria; about 1591 - 1596; Watercolors, gold and silver paint, and ink on parchment; Leaf: 16.6 x 12.4 cm (6 9,16 x 4 7,8 in.)
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States of Holland and West Friesland, Amsterdam, Schenk, Pieter (I), Theater of the War, Beginning with King Charles II. Up to King Charles III. Existing in IX. Historical Figures on an Elephant Sheet, as Battles, Sieges on Water and on Land, with the most important Fortresses, Theater of the War (sheet XXX), ca. 1700-1710, Sheet with nine maps of the fortifications of German cities. Sheet XXX in: Theater of War (edition of 1709), the print work with the bundled series of 18 plates about the War of the Spanish Succession., print, prints, Frederik Muller Historieplaten, height 505 mm, width 585 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1660-12-26 - 1711, print maker, printmaker, 1700 - 1710, paper, etching, etchings, color printing, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, granter of privilege
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Window with two four -lobe medallions in which weapons, anonymous, 1700 - 1800 Panel in which two four -lobe medallions in which weapons. glass. lead (metal). Panel in which two four -lobe medallions in which weapons. glass. lead (metal).
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French standard, conquered in the battle of Oudenaarde, 1708. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1713 - 1720. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 172 mm × w 230 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Angel Playing on Bells, 1862. Sir Edward Burne-Jones (d.1898). Design for St Michael and All Angels Church, Brighton, Sussex, England
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Flowery Z Date: 1890s
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French banner conquered in the battle of Spierbach, 1703. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1713 - 1720. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 172 mm × w 230 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Lochom, Bartholomeus van, Months of the year, Oval medallions with the months July and August, The month of July: the harvest. The month of August: the rest during the harvest., print, ornament print, prints, ornament prints, height 51 mm, width 78 mm, 1607, print maker, printmaker, 1630 - 1635, second quarter 17th century, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher
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Ceiling with winches and horns of abundance, C. le Meunnié, After Richard de Lalonde, 1784 - 1785 print An oval ornamented ceiling with an edge of oak leaves and flowers. In the four corners two winches and two round medallions with horns of abundance. On either side of the oval panels with tibaries and garlands. Paris paper etching / engraving (decorated) ceiling. lyre, cithara, psaltery. 'Cornucopia', Horn of Plenty
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A shield in iron designed by Vechte for Lepage Moutier of Paris.. Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877. Prints. 1852. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decorative arts , Exhibitions, Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
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Two dishes from Charles de Stoute, 1476, Anonymous, 1550 - 1599 print Two silver ceremonial dishes belonging to Charlemagne, 1476. Texts in Latin up and bottom. paper engraving dish, plate, saucer
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Lazio Frosinone Veroli S. Andrea Apostolo, Cathedral8. Hutzel, Max 1960-1990 Views of metalwork objects housed in Treasury of S. Andrea Apostolo, including busts, reliquaries, crosses, polittico, boxes. Antiquities: relief sculpture; busts General Notes: Museum, which contains Treasury, is located in the last chapel of the right nave. Thirteen views of (non-metalwork) sculpture from Museum have been assigned numbers at end of Treasury sequence, but there are no negatives corresponding to these prints, nor is there authoritative evidence that these objects are housed in the Cathedral Museum. German-born photographer and scholar Max Hutzel (1911-1988) photographed in Italy from the early 1960s until his death. The result of this project, referred to by Hutzel as Foto Arte Minore, is thorough documentation of art historical development in Italy up to the 18th century, including objects of the Etruscans and the Romans, as well as early Medieval, Romanesque, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque
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French banner conquered at Dendermonde, 1706. Draughtsman: anonymous. Dating: 1713 - 1720. Place: Northern Netherlands. Measurements: h 172 mm × w 230 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Design for a brooch, ring and clasp. Draughtsman: Mathieu Lauweriks. Dating: 1910. Measurements: h 177 mm × w 225 mm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.
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Labyrint, Jan Brandes, 1770 - 1808 drawing Around Doolhof. paper. cardboard. ink pen labyrinth, maze ~ garden. board-games
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Chocolate cup in silver by Lebrun of Paris.. Wyatt, M. Digby (Matthew Digby), Sir, 1820-1877. Prints. 1852. The Miriam and Ira D. Wallach Division of Art, Prints and Photographs: Art & Architecture Collection. Decorative arts , Exhibitions, Great Exhibition (1851 : London, England)
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Clock Face. Dated: c. 1937. Dimensions: overall: 41 x 46.8 cm (16 1/8 x 18 7/16 in.) Original IAD Object: Approx. 12 x 12 inches. Medium: watercolor, gold ink, pen and ink and gouache on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Gene Luedke.
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Album with performances to paintings by Michelangelo in the Sixtine Chapel, c. 1520 - c. 1612 Album with 77 album blades and 75 glued engravings. The album contains a series consisting of a title print and 72 performances with figures and figure groups to paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. After the title print, a portrait of Michelangelo follows by Christoforo Blanco and after the series a print follows by Cornelis Bos. Leather tire stamped with gold leaf, covered with spiral kammar paper. Italy leather. gold leaf. paper engraving Album with 77 album blades and 75 glued engravings. The album contains a series consisting of a title print and 72 performances with figures and figure groups to paintings by Michelangelo in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican. After the title print, a portrait of Michelangelo follows by Christoforo Blanco and after the series a print follows by Cornelis Bos. Leather tire stamped with gold leaf, covered with spiral kammar paper. It
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Labyrinth with Floral and Cornucopia Border, folio 16 (recto), from Florilegium (A Book of Flower Studies), 1608. France. Watercolor, ink, silver and gold over occasional traces of pencil, on vellum; sheet: 31.1 x 20.2 cm (12 1/4 x 7 15/16 in.).
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Studio delle virtuose Dame, page 20 (recto). Designer: Isabella Catanea Parasole (Italian, ca. 1565/70-ca. 1625). Dimensions: Overall: 5 1/2 x 8 1/16 in. (14 x 20.5 cm). Publisher: Antonio Fachetti , Rome. Date: 1597.Designed by Isabella Catanea Parasole, Italian, ca. 1575-ca. 1625, published by Antonio Fachetti, Rome. From top to bottom, and left to right:Design divided into 2 squares with a black-and-white striped line separating them. Square on left is decorated with a series of circles with a heart in the center. Square on the right is decorated with a series of circles with an 8-petaled flower in the center. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.
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Animalia Rationalia et Insecta (Ignis): Plate LVI. Dated: c. 1575/1580. Dimensions: page size (approximate): 14.3 x 18.4 cm (5 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.). Medium: watercolor and gouache, with oval border in gold, on vellum. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Joris Hoefnagel.
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Hours of Charles the Noble, King of Navarre (1361-1425): fol. 137r, Coat of Arms of Charles the Noble, c. 1405. Master of the Brussels Initials and Associates (French). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 20.3 x 15.7 x 7 cm (8 x 6 3/16 x 2 3/4 in.). This precious volume was obviously highly prized by its owner, the French-born King of Navarre, who had his coat of arms painted on no less than twenty folios. Rather than directly commissioning this manuscript from a specific workshop, it seems that Charles the Noble acquired his book of hours -- perhaps ready-made for the luxury market -- while on a trip to Paris in 1404-05. A collaborative effort, six painting styles are evidenced within the pages of this codex, those of two Italians, two Frenchmen, and two Netherlanders. The painter who was responsible for the planning and decoration of the book, and who produced seventeen of the large miniatures, was a Bolognese artist known as the Master of the Brussels Initials. His principal a
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Window with the crowned weapon of Dordrecht, Hendrik Scholting (Possibly), c. 1772 Rectangular window, on which the crowned weapon of Dordrecht is depicted, held by two standing griffins and surrounded by Rococo volutes and flower cracks. The griffins stand on a pedestal that rests on a curved band, decorated with a scaly motif (). On these tires is the date 'Anno 1772 7M'. ; 24d. Above the performance, 'Dordrechts Welvaren' is engraved in Gothic letters, below Rynier Goudsbergen. Dordrecht glass Rectangular window, on which the crowned weapon of Dordrecht is depicted, held by two standing griffins and surrounded by Rococo volutes and flower cracks. The griffins stand on a pedestal that rests on a curved band, decorated with a scaly motif (). On these tires is the date 'Anno 1772 7M'. ; 24d. Above the performance, 'Dordrechts Welvaren' is engraved in Gothic letters, below Rynier Goudsbergen. Dordrecht glass
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Genealogy of the Crown of Aragon. ca. 1410. Detail of Kings of Aragon Peter II and James I. Gothic art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. CATALONIA. TARRAGONA. VimbodÕ. Monastery of Poblet.
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Jug. Dated: c. 1936. Dimensions: overall: 27.8 x 22.6 cm (10 15/16 x 8 7/8 in.) Original IAD Object: 10 3/4" High 4 1/4" Dia(base). Medium: watercolor, graphite, and heightening on paperboard. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Charles Caseau.
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Tetradrachm of Dionysios, 406 B.C., from the Ancient Coins series (N180) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co. 1888 Issued by William S. Kimball & Company Trade cards from the "Ancient Coins" series (N180), issued in 1888 by W.S. Kimball & Co.. Tetradrachm of Dionysios, 406 B.C., from the Ancient Coins series (N180) issued by Wm. S. Kimball & Co.. 1888. Commercial color lithograph. Issued by William S. Kimball & Company