Sculpture; Portraits; Women; Empresses; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Goddesses; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Myths; Legends; Standing; Clothing & dress; Robes; Veils;...
"[…] this statue of Livia, wife of Augustus, underwent not only many modern restorations but also additions such as the arms, the cornucopia, part of the crown of flowers, and large pieces of veil around the neck. Given these circumstances,...
Sculpture; Coins; Money; Medals; Jewelry; Necklaces; Goldwork; Metalwork; Effigies; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with...
"In this medallion, a gold coin is set within the center of a gold disc. A ring for hanging it projects from the top. The coin is a double solidus with an imperial effigy on the front [...]. In bust view, the emperor is seen in left profile,...
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616; Courtly love in literature
"It is in the south of France and at a very early period that we must look for the origin of the system of Courtly Love. Gathered about several small courts, there existed, as early as the eleventh century, a brilliant society, in which woman...
"One of Dali's most Freudian paintings. Indeed, the elderly gentleman helping the lady in distress seems to be Freud himself, borrowed from [Max] Ernst's Pietà or Revolution by Night." (Caption); "Illumined Pleasures is one Dali's...
"The painting belonged to Edward James. Surely one of Dali's finest double images." (Caption); "Dali said that The Great Paranoiac had been conceived after a discussion with Josep María Sert about Arcimboldo, and that the...
"The painting belonged to Edward James. The 'paranoiac-critical town' is composed of elements principally from Cadaqués and Palamós." (Caption); "The reference was to Outskirts of the Paranoiac-Critical Town, one of Dali's finest...
"This fragment of a wall painting was among the very first ancient artworks discovered in Herculaneum after the volcanic eruption on August 23 in 79 A.D. […] This panel was executed using a technique similar to fresco painting. The design...
"This is the painting Dali took to show Freud in London. It belonged formerly to Edward James." (Caption); "At Zürs […] Dali embarked on a new experiment: the composition, in French, of a 'paranoaic' poem, The Myth of Narcissus,...
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"This piece depicts three soldiers in high relief in the foreground and two others, accompanied by a standard bearer, in bas-relief behind. The plaque's original upright is preserved in the lower right; the upright on the left is modern. As...
A two-story frame house that belonged to Jean Thomas' father or paternal grandfather, Dr. 'Doc' Bell. It is located on 'Lex,' possibly Lexington Avenue in Ashland, Kentucky.
Board being dressed by hand on McMurray's place in the flats near Oneida. One man is working while two boys watch and another man sits against the wall at the right. The boy in the front is Neil McMurray; the taller boy might be Glen McMurray.The...
Jean Thomas, wearing a coat and tam, stands near the chimney of a frame house that may have belonged to her paternal grandmother, Sarah Mefford Bell. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jean Thomas, wearing a coat and tam, walks through the gate of a frame house that may have belonged to her paternal grandmother, Sarah Mefford Bell. The man and woman are unidentified. Title supplied by cataloger.
Jean Thomas' sister, Trixy Lydia Ross Bell, and two other women identified as "Bess" and "Sade" pose outside a two-story frame house that belonged to Thomas' father or grandfather, Dr. "Doc" Bell. The house is located...
Baseball cards; Athletes; Baseball players; Chicago White Sox (Baseball team)
Jim Scott or James Scott (1888-1957) also known as Death Valley Jim. Color portrait of Jim Scott with the Chicago White Sox. A white stocking is in the top left corner and 'White Sox' is in the top right. Verso: James Scott. James Scott, one of the...
Portraits; Portrait photographs; Farmhouses; Men; Women; Children
Men, women, and children relax on the lawn or porch of a large frame house, with barns and horses visible in the background. The farm, located outside Columbus, Ohio, belonged to minstrel showman Al G. Field (who is probably the man on the left)....
Naomi Fernow of Louisville, Kentucky, wearing a Civil War gown. The photograph has spots of discoloration. Attached to the back of image is original newspaper article: "Spirit Of '96'" At Alumnae Reunion; "Old grads" of the...
Portrait of cows, sheep, an older man (probably Al G. Field), a young boy, and various barns and outbuildings at Maple Villa Farm, which was located outside Columbus, Ohio, and belonged to minstrel showman Al G. Field. Alfred Griffith Hatfield,...
