“The large oecus (5) next to the nuptial bedchamber (4) contains the famous frieze representing the “mysteries” of the Dionysus cult that give the villa its name. The paintings here represent the initiation of a young woman into the mysteries...
"There still remains a stretch of the frieze which depicts female figures intent on spinning and weaving. The scene with Minerva is set almost in the middle of the intercolumns. The goddess is identified by the conventional iconography as...
"Having originally been taught by a pupil of Rodin and by the Paris-based sculptor Antoine Bourdelle, Richier produced work in a classical vein before the Second World War. After the war her work changed markedly. Her figures appeared...
"Artaud's late drawings have been a comparatively recent discovery. His poetry and writings on the theatre were better known previously. In the latter respect, his notions of catharsis had a decisive impact on the Body Art of the 1970s. After...
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...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Portraits; Portrait paintings; Self-portraits; Group portraits; Men; Women; Artists; Painters (Artists); Draftspersons; Critics; Collectors; Art collectors; Authors; Photographers; Dancers; Entertainers; People associated...
"Even the question of whom it represents involves a degree of controversy. Lautrec and his cousin Tapie de Celeyran are shown walking across the rear space, having passed La Goulue who adjusts her hair in a mirror. Joyant identified the...
Paintings; Acrylic paintings; Political issues; Politics & government; Corruption; Men; Mercenaries (Soldiers); Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Military life; Conversation; Smiling; Standing; Clothing...
"Set against huge fields of red oxide on mural-sized, unstretched canvases, Golub's figures' frozen poses fleetingly echo those on Greek pottery, but they travesty classical faith in the body." (Caption, p.205); "Another rediscovered...
Sculpture; Figurines; Human body; Heads (Anatomy); Animals; Lions
"One of the earliest sculptures discovered to date is an extraordinary ivory statuette, which may be as old as 30,000 BCE, from a cave at Hohlenstein-Stadel in Germany. Carved out of mammoth ivory and nearly a foot tall - a truly huge image...
"For their palace walls the Assyrian kings commissioned extensive series of narrative reliefs exalting royal power and piety. The sculptures record not only battlefield victories but also the slaying of wild animals. […] The degree of...
Sculpture; Myths; Legends; Fictitious characters; Men; Heroes; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Fathers; Grandparents; Families; Children; Boys; Youth; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Hairstyles;...
"Figures in clay with Aeneas fleeing Troy holding his son Ascanius by the hand and in his arms his father Anchises, who clutches a reliquary of the Penates to his bosom; from Pompeii." (Caption, p. 153)
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: main building and quadrangle of a campus, with insets of a long, low building, a four-story building with dome, and a body of water surrounded by fence; illustrated title page for "The American...
Children; Writing materials; Animals; Geometry; Hats; Men; Women; Domestic life
Woodblock prints of, clockwise from top left: boy, resting foot on stool, writing numbers on slate; cat; number 26; geometric figures of triangle, half-circle, cone, and hexagon, each circumscribed with other geometric figures; hat with short brim,...
Woodblock prints of, from left to right starting at top left: trees; tower, with people and animals in busy courtyard; geometrical figure of circle with two lines, a bisected equilateral triangle, and two dark patches contained within; number 32;...
This set of woodblock prints was reprinted in the 1980s. With the exception of the paddle-wheel steamboat, the zeppelin, the teapot or genie bottle, the three-dimensional rectangle, the flower with 9 spokes, the eagle perched on shield, the...
Two men and two women stand next to a large cake. Behind them is a sign with five human figures painted on it. Five people stick their heads through the holes above the figures. Address: Kaufman-Straus Company, 427-437 South 4th Street,...
Washington, George, 1732-1799--Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Fountains; Parks
Statue of George Washington on a horse, in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The statue stands on a pedestal embellished with military scenes and classically-styled figures. Two stone cattle face the camera, flanking the fountain's...
Pencil drawing; "This drawing, which at nearly three feet in height is very large for Giacometti, is one of an enormous number that he produced throughout his life. His sculptures and paintings of the figure, similarly attenuated, are far...
Sculpture; Metalwork; Figurines; Men; Bodyguards; Guards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Boots; Footwear; Hairstyles; Fasces; Ceremonial objects; Emblems; Symbols; Lifting & carrying
"When the emperor passed by a crowd, lictors were responsible for holding the onlookers back. The statue here is composed of three lictors standing side by side, their heads turned slightly toward their right. They wear long togas draped over...
“The Erechtheum seen from the west, as it might have appeared at the beginning of the fourth century BC. A sacrificial procession with a lamb for the sacrifice is approaching the sanctuary of Athena Polias.” (p.77); "[...] in 420 BC the...
"It was built illegally by private interests in the last decade of the first century B.C. [...]. Renovated in the Fourth Style after the earthquake of 62 A.D. [...]." (p.122); “The oecus is a rectangular vaulted hall six meters wide by...
