"The nose, chin, and fingers on the right hand and the complete left hand are modern. This exceptionally well-preserved statue is striking for its elegant pose and the complexity of the garment and hairstyle. The very young girl represented...
Sculpture; Men; Warriors; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Trousers; Footwear; Headgear; Beards; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Lifting & carrying
"Images of barbarians, an essential element of triumphal ceremony in imperial Rome, were most often represented in a military context. […] [S]uch representations are omnipresent in Trajan's Forum, on the façade of the Ulpia Basilica, and...
Widely-reproduced photogravure of full-length character portrait of actor, director, producer, and writer John Brougham in the role of Sir Lucius O'Trigger in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The Rivals." He wears a hat, cloak, and boots, and...
Character portrait of actress Ada Blair wearing long dress and velvet cloak, with a crown atop her long curly hair. A drawing of a man with a mustache appears on the bottom of the mount. Autograph on mount, lower center: Ada Blair. Location of...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Opera singers; Women; Costumes; Posing
Three-quarter length character portrait of American soprano Bessie Abott wearing a tunic and fur-trimmed cloak and clutching a long beaded necklace. Born Bessie Pickens in Riverside, New York in 1878, Abott died February 9, 1919, in New York City....
"With her hair separated in two sections of coiled locks, this figure is dressed in a long tunic, its folds slipping off to expose the right shoulder. A heavy fringed cloak hangs from the left shoulder and is wrapped around the body, under the...
"In a border of inverted rows of stepped pyramids (omitted in the picture) one of the most popular episodes of Greek mythology, the rescue of Andromeda by Perseus, is represented. […] To the right, identified by an inscription in Greek,...
Sculpture; Portraits; Emperors; Rulers; Men; People associated with politics & government; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Fasteners; Hairstyles; Beards; Mustaches
Discovered at Acqua Traversa (near Rome), 1674. "This bust, in nearly perfect condition, is characterized by the contrast between the light and brilliant skin of the face and the dark mass of hair, covered with concretions. Numerous grooves...
