Ornate frame in a shape similar to a cross. Inside the frame is an elaborate keyhole. Within the keyhole is a view of a road and a castle in front of a sun. To the left and right of the keyhole are keys with scrolls wrapped around them. The scroll...
Shield at an angle with a lion on it. Above the shield is a knight's helmet with a buck's head on top of it. Around the shield are decorative flourishes. There is a scroll at the top of the image and one below the shield. The scroll at the top...
Portrait of a man with a mustache in profile inside an oval frame. Inside the frame is the Latin phrase "Sunt Lachrymae Rerum." On the left is a torch with a snake wrapped around it. On the right is a scroll which continues above and...
Shield containing three fanged animal heads [possibly boars] in profile facing up. Above the shield is a lion. Below is a scroll with text. The shield is framed by decorative flourishes. A scroll above the lion contains the text "Ex...
Shield containing a heart with crown on top of it and three stars. Above the shield is a crown. The shield is framed by a circular border of a text and a scroll along the bottom with text. The text around the shield is "A good book is the best...
Santa Claus; Christmas cards; Christmas trees; Holly; Toys;
Santa Claus stands beside a scroll bearing the message, "Be this Christmas fair and bright, With all that makes a young heart light." The scroll is topped with two gold bells and holly with berries can be seen peeking from behind the...
This mosaic's "border consists of two rows of solids in perspective, each with a dot on its face, and between these a rich acanthus scroll. Except in the outer left row the solids meet in the middle. The acanthus branches spring from two...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Fantasy; Allusions; Symbols; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Lust; Gays; Martyrs; Saints; People associated with religion; Sailors; Men; Women; Bathing beauties; Portraits; Self-portraits; Nudes; Muscles; Standing;...
"One of Dali's greatest paintings from the mid-1920s, not exhibited since 1927. The influence of Picasso is manifest. It develops the theme of Saint Sebastian that so fascinated Lorca [Federico García Lorca] and Dali." (Caption);...
Drawing of a dark stallion named Gambonito. At the bottom of the drawing, a scroll reads: "Gambonito, 8419. 2:27 1/2, property of W. M. Rue and Son." (The rest of the scroll is illegible.) Gambonito is listed in the Year Book, Trotting...
Dragon's head, small shield with text, and intricate ornamentation. A scroll with text runs across the center of the design. The text on the shield is "Never less alone than when alone." The scroll says "Bruno Alberts." Born in...
Intricate organ pipes framed by decorative scrolls. In a scroll at the top of the design is the phrase "Ex Libris." In a scroll surrounding the pipes is the phrase "Man makes beauty of that which he loves." The name...
Woman in classical dress kneels with a shovel planting a small tree. The image is framed by a circular scroll with text inside a rectangular border. At the top of the design is the phrase "Ex Libris." Inside the circular scroll is the...
Decorative shield featuring a pegasus, a palette with paint brushes, the drama masks for comedy (Thalia) and tragedy (Melpomene), and a pan flute or panpipe. Black ink with orange highlights. A scroll near the top of the shield has the text...
Shield with a bird [possibly heron, crane, or pelican] standing in profile on either side of it. The top left and bottom right of the shield contain three shells, while the top right and bottom left contain three flowers. Above the shield are a...
Shield containing three knights" helmets in profile, a flame, and a running fox. Below the shield is a scroll with text. Above the shield is an arm in armor grasping a wreath. Above the arm is the phrase "Ex Libris." The Latin phrase...
Ornate design featuring floral elements and a key-shaped element with a scroll wrapped around it. The scroll at the top contains the phrase "Ex Libris." A panel contains a quotation and attribution: "Unto my good books so good to...
Shield containing a lion, two stars, and a loving-cup, which symbolizes friendliness. Below the shield is a scroll with text. The scroll contains the Latin phrase "Ingenio Innumerator Habe." Above the shield is a fox [or dog]. Above the...
