Modern art Collection

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Bronze statue of Eros sleeping 3rd-2nd century B. C. Greek The Hellenistic period introduced the accurate
Bronze statue of Eros sleeping 3rd-2nd century B.C. Greek The Hellenistic period introduced the accurate characterization of age

Colt Model 1851 Navy Revolver with Thuer Conversion for Self-Contained Cartridges, Serial no. 27060 1853; converted for cartidges, ca

Goblet ca. 1475-1500 (modern foot) Italian, Venice, Murano This fine, deep blue Venetian glass bears exquisite enameling, an early survival of this technique and scale of decoration

Some Scenes of Parisian Life, 1899. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947). Lithograph; sheet: 53. 5 x 40
Some Scenes of Parisian Life, 1899. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867-1947). Lithograph; sheet: 53.5 x 40.4 cm (21 1/16 x 15 7/8 in.); image: 41.5 x 33.9 cm (16 5/16 x 13 3/8 in.)

Side chair 1879-82 Herter Brothers This is one of several side chairs known to survive from the dining room Christian Herter designed for William H

Monteith 1685-1686 London. Before the advent of modern refrigeration, wines could only be kept cool by storing them in well-insulated cellars, or in basins filled with ice and water

The Upper Gallery 1854 Philip Henry Delamotte British This picture depicts the reconstruction of the upper gallery of the Crystal Palace in 1854

Foreigners in the Drawing Room of Foreign Merchant's House in Yokohama 9th month
Foreigners in the Drawing Room of Foreign Merchant's House in Yokohama 9th month, 1861 Utagawa (Gountei) Sadahide Japanese The unexpected arrival of the American Commodore Matthew Perry (1794--1858)

Catskill Mountains 1870 United States. George Innessis Catskill Mountains depicts a land tamed by human presence. The church, the carefully tended fields

Mosaic Floor Panel Depicting Marine Life 200 CE-230 CE Antioch. Fish was a luxury food among the Romans. Mosaics depicting marine life were especially popular in and around Antioch

Chair 1815-1820 Vienna. This chair is an elegant example of the style of furniture made during the quarter century following the end of the Napoleonic Wars in 1815

White Dog Made 1649 Bohemia. Images of dogs in the early modern period could have allegorical or moral meanings or simply offer literal portraits

The Card Game 1785-1795 Japan. This scene is a wealthy home in Edo. To the left, four young men play a game of cards called karuta, which is still popular in modern Japan

Leaf from Crown of Noble and Virtuous Women 1591 Italy. The Venetian printmaker and book publisher Cesare Vecellio is best known for a book of over 500 woodcuts of ancient

The Visitation, from a Book of Hours 1440-1445 Flanders. Books of Hours were the most popular book of the Middle Ages and Renaissance; more of them were produced from c

Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off 1801-1811 Spain. When the dreaded bandit El Maragato was seized in 1806 by the humble monk Pedro de Zaldivia

Poetic Travel 1883 Japan. Shibata Zeshin depicts a section of a sugoroku board game featuring the Tokaido highway. The game appeared early in Japanese history, and, by the early modern period

The Ape Tied in a Courtyard Made 1520-1530 France. Exotic animals made popular pets in the early modern era (from the late 15th to 18th centuries)

Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver c 1879 Paris
Rehearsal of the Pasdeloup Orchestra at the Cirque d'Hiver c 1879 Paris. Free rehearsals of the classical concerts conducted by Jules-...tienne Pasdeloup were a popular event in late-19th-century

Tapestry 1904-1914 Hungary. This tapestry evokes fifteenth- and sixteenth-century European art and design, even though it was made centuries later

The Milliner 1872-1882 France. Eva GonzalEsis subjects were most often women engaged in activities such as reading, knitting, or filling a vase with flowers

Shepherd Playing a Flute Made 1644-1645 Holland. During the Renaissance and early modern periods, pastoral motifs (such as shepherds herding livestock) became quite popular

String of 21 Eye Beads 6th-3rd century BC Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated

Beaker with Figure Displaying a Shell A. D. 900-1100 Lambayeque (Sican) This gold drinking vessel in the shape of a
Beaker with Figure Displaying a Shell A.D. 900-1100 Lambayeque (Sican) This gold drinking vessel in the shape of a figure displaying a shell comes from the Lambayeque culture of Peru's north coast

Festive Dancing at a Samurai Residence (F?ry? odori zu by?bu) ca. 1660 Unidentified artist In the garden of a grand samurai residence, guests dance to the music of small hand drums (tsutsumi)

Pocket Model Colt Revolver 1848 American In 1835 and 1836, the American inventor and industrialist Samuel Colt (1814-1862) patented a revolutionary type of multishot pistol that is still used today

Modern Oddities, by P. Pry Esq. Plate 1st: The Sleeves Curiously Cut, Ay There's the Villainy - vide Shakespeare June 30, 1829 William Heath ('Paul Pry')

Scarab seal and modern impression: Osiris flanked by protective deities ca. 6th-5th century B. C
Scarab seal and modern impression: Osiris flanked by protective deities ca. 6th-5th century B.C. Around the beginning of the first millennium B.C

Low Tide, Riverside Yacht Club 1894 Theodore Robinson American This work is one of a series of coastal scenes painted by Theodore Robinson at Cos Cob, Connecticut, a popular American artists colony

Henri-Charles Maniglier ca. 1850 Unknown About the time this photograph was taken, the sculptor Maniglier (1826-1901) was among the artists selected to execute the monumental sculptures that ornament

Tabernacle frame ca. 1530 possibly del Tasso A tabernacle frame is characterized by architectonic structural and decorative members, most often based on classical precedents

Mosaic bead ca. 3rd-7th century A. D. Sasanian Glass beads were popular during the Sasanian period
Mosaic bead ca. 3rd-7th century A.D. Sasanian Glass beads were popular during the Sasanian period: various types were manufactured in different styles from Rome to Egypt

Female Figure 12th-10th century B. C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is tan in color
Female Figure 12th-10th century B.C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is tan in color and painted with a red pigment

Sword (Falcata) 5th-1st century B. C. Iberian The falcata was a popular type of sword in the Iberian Peninsula
Sword (Falcata) 5th-1st century B.C. Iberian The falcata was a popular type of sword in the Iberian Peninsula from the fifth to the first century B.C

Terracotta oinochoe (jug) ca. 300 B. C. Attributed to the Torcop Group Three heads of womenThis so-called Shape VII
Terracotta oinochoe (jug) ca. 300 B.C. Attributed to the Torcop Group Three heads of womenThis so-called Shape VII oinochoe, with its tall cylindrical neck

Terracotta bowl ca. A. D. 10-50 Roman The bowl is a typical example of plain Roman fineware pottery made at Arretium
Terracotta bowl ca. A.D. 10-50 Roman The bowl is a typical example of plain Roman fineware pottery made at Arretium (modern Arezzo) in northern Italy

Deity Censer (Xantil) 1200-1521 Eastern Nahua This effigy censer depicts a seated deity with bent arms and hollow legs drawn up to either side of its cylindrical body

Allegory of the Months February and March 1579-1635 Joos de Momper the Younger Netherlandish This colorful landscape by Joos de Momper is an allegory of the months February and March

Female Figure 12th-9th century B. C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is made of reddish tan clay
Female Figure 12th-9th century B.C. Tlatilco This solid, hand-modeled ceramic figurine is made of reddish tan clay and painted with a red pigment

Surgical Ward (Gekashitsu) from Bugei Kurabu (Literary Club) ca. 1906 Mizuno Toshikata Japanese Toshikata learned woodblock printing from Yoshitoshi

String of 12 Eye Beads 600-200 BC Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated a

String of 10 Eye Beads 5th-4th Century B. C. Late Period: Persian Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt
String of 10 Eye Beads 5th-4th Century B.C. Late Period: Persian Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated a

Colt Navy Percussion Revolver, Confederate Model, serial no. 2651 1862-64 Samuel Colt American In 1835 and 1836, the American inventor and industrialist Samuel Colt (1814-1862)

"Peacemaker" Colt Single-Action Army Revolver, serial no. 4519 1874 Samuel Colt American In 1835 and 1836, the American inventor and industrialist Samuel Colt (1814-1862)

String of 10 Beads 400-200 BC Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated a period of

String of 27 Eye Beads 6th-3rd century BC Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated

Cuxa Cloister ca. 1130-40 Catalan The Benedictine monastery of Saint-Michel-de-Cuxa, located at the foot of Mount Canigou in the northeast Pyrenees, was founded in 878

String of 11 Eye Beads 6th-3rd century BC Late Period-Ptolemaic Period Mosaic glass beads had long been popular in Egypt. The period of large intercontinental empires beginning about 500 BC initiated

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