2. Among the earliest pieces of prehistoric
sculpture that has been found is the Venus of
Willendorf , c. 30,0000 - 25,000 BC, limestone,
height 11 cm, found in lower Austria, now in
Naturhistorisches Museum, Vienna. Clearly the
female reproductive anatomy has been
exagerrated, and therefore experts think it
likely that it represented a fertility symbol,
perhaps carried by a male hunter/gatherer as a
reminder of his mate back home.
Chauvet Cave. A pride of lions hunt
bison, one of the rarest scenes ever
found in Paleolithic art. 30,000BC
An early painting at Ubirr showing a running
male figure with hunting gear. The thin,
sticklike limbs and animated stance are
characteristic of the Dynamic Figure tradition.
The original significance of these figures is
unknown but some are arranged in groups
that appear to depict ancient hunting
practices or ritual activities
Stylized female figurine carved from
mammoth ivory. From the collection
of The State Hermitage Museum, St.
Petersburg, Russia
The sound
of the flutes
is alleged
to lure
cranes to a
waiting
hunter
4. Architectural tile fragment
6th century B.C. Greek,
Lydian; Excavated at Sardis
Terracotta with red and
black painted decoration; H.
8 1/2 in. (20.51 cm)
Lion felling a bull
from a marble
pediment
525–500 B.C.
Greek, Attic
Parian marble; H. 25
1/4 in. (64.01 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1942
(42.11.35)
Ionic capital, torus (foliated base), and parts of a fluted
column shaft from the Temple of Artemis at Sardis
Parts of this column were found during excavations
conducted from 1911 through 1914 at Sardis, the
ancient capital of Lydia, in southern Turkey.
The
Ganymede
Jewelry, ca.
330–300 B.C.;
Hellenistic
Greek; Said to
be from near
Thessaloniki
Gold, rock
crystal,
emerald; L. of
necklace 13 in.
(32.99 cm), H.
of earrings 2
3/8 in. (6 cm),
W. of bracelets
3 1/8 in. (8 cm),
W. of fibulae 1
15/16 in. (5
cm), H. of ring
13/16 in. (2.1
cm)
Harris Brisbane
Dick Fund,
1937
(37.11.8-.17)
Spiral armbands with triton and tritoness, ca. 200 B.C.; Hellenistic
Northern Greece
Gold; H. (left) 5 3/4 in. (15 cm), H. (right) 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1956 (56.11.5-.6)
6. Cameo architectural panel, ca. 1–25 A.D.; Augustan–early Julio-Claudian
Roman Glass; H. 5 1/16 in. (12.9 cm), W. 11 7/8 in. (30.2 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1918 (18.145.38a)
Cameo fragment with marine animals , first half of
1st century A.D.RomanGlass; H. 9 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.
(24.1 x 52.7 cm)
Gift of Henry G. Marquand, 1881 (81.10.347)
Cameo portrait of Emperor Augustus, 41–54; Julio-
ClaudianRomanSardonyx; H. 1 1/2 in. (3.7 cm)
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, 1942 (42.11.30)
Portrait statue of a boy, Late 1st
century B.C.–early 1st century
A.D.; Julio-Claudian
Roman
Bronze; H. 48 1/2 in. (123.2 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1914 (14.130.1)
Arretine cup signed by Tigranes,
ca. 25 B.C.–10 A.D.; Augustan
Roman
Terracotta; H. 7 1/4 in. (18.4 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1910 (10.210.37)
Intaglio of a venator fighting a lion, 1st century A.D.; Late
Augustan to FlavianRomanCarnelian; H. 5/8 in. (1.5 cm)
Bequest of W. Gedney Beatty, 1941 (41.160.710)
Funerary altar, 14–68;
Julio-Claudian
Roman
Marble; H. 31 3/4 in. (80.7
cm)
Fletcher Fund, 1925
(25.78.29)
8. Helmet (Spangenhelm), 6th century
OstrogothicBronze-gilt, iron; H. 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm)
Gift of Stephen V. Grancsay, 1942 (42.50.1)
Bow Brooch , ca. 600
Langobardic; Made in central Italy
Silver with partial gilding, inlaid with
niello; 6 5/16 x 3 3/4 in. (17.6 x 9.5 cm)
Purchase, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest,
1955 (55.56)
Disk Brooch with Cameo and Cabochons, brooch ca. 600, cameo 100–300
Langobardic (mount), Roman (cameo)
Gold sheet; settings of onyx, cameo, glass (red and green cabochons); wire; Diam. 2
7/16 x 1/4 in. (6.2 x 0.7 cm)
Purchase, 1895 (95.15.101)
Two Shield
Bosses , 7th
century
Langobardic
Iron, gilt bronze;
1984.184.1: 7 1/2 x
3 1/2 in. (19 x 9
cm); 1984.184.2: 7
x 3 1/2 in. (17.8 x 9
cm)
Purchase, Bequest
of Stephen V.
Grancsay, by
exchange, and
Rogers Fund, 1984
(1984.184.1,2)
10. The Crucifixion, part of an altarpiece wing, ca. 1400
Master of the Berswordt Altar (German, Westphalian,
active ca. 1400–1435)Tempera and gold on wood; 23 1/2
x 17 in. (59.7 x 43.2 cm)
Rogers Fund, 1943 (43.161)
The Visitation, 1444Probably Strasbourg; From the
Carmelite church at Boppard-am-RheinPot-metal glass; 43
7/8 x 29 1/4 x 3/8 in. (111.4 x 74.3 x 1 cm)Francis T. Leland
Fund, 1913 (13.64.3ab)
Christ Carrying the Cross, ca. 1475–80
Martin Schongauer (German, ca. 1445–1491)
Engraving; 11 3/8 x 16 7/8 in. (28.9 x 42.9 cm)
Purchase, The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George
Coe Graves, by exchange, 1935 (35.27)
Ewer with Wild
Man Finial, ca.
1500
German; Made
in Nuremberg
Silver, silver-gilt,
painted and
enameled
decoration; H.
25 in. (63.5 cm)
The Cloisters
Collection, 1953
(53.20.2)
12. Seated Young Woman
Adam Elsheimer (German, 1578–1610)
Gouache on brown paper; 2 15/16 x 2 13/16 in. (7.5
x 7.2 cm)Purchase, Louis V. Bell Fund, Leon D.
Black Gift, and Dodge Fund, 1997 (1997.373)
Stove, 17th century (ca. 1684–85)
Attributed to the pottery of David II Pfau (1644–
1702); Possibly assisted by Hans Heinrich III Pfau;
Decoration after designs by Tobias Stimmer (1539–
1584) and Christoph Murer (1558–1614)
Swiss (Winterthur
Hunting horn, ca. 1710–20
Jacob Schmid (German, 1642–1720)
Nuremberg
Brass; 2 1/2 coils; Diam. of bell 9 in. (22.8–
23 cm)
Gift of William H. Riggs, 1913 (14.25.16
The Holy Family and other
representations of the childhood
of Christ occur frequently in
Rembrandt's art during the
1640s. Domestic happiness and
intimacy are their dominate
mood.
Evangelist Matthew and the Angel
1661
Oil on canvas, 96 x 81 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
14. Madonna and Child with Saints
1708
Oil on canvas, 406 x 208 cm
San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice
Fall of Phaeton
1703-04
Oil on canvas
Museo Civico, Belluno
George Washington's Mount Vernon estate
extended over eight thousand acres and was
divided into five farms, each a complete unit with its
own overseers, work force of slaves, livestock,
equipment, and buildings
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
Monticello's West Front
16. The Raft of the Medusa (detail)
1818-19
Oil on canvas
Musée du Louvre, Paris
The Wreck
1821-24
Oil on canvas, 19 x 25 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
The Epsom
Derby
1821
Oil on canvas,
92 x 122 cm
Musée du
Louvre, Paris
Riderless Horse Races
1817
Oil on canvas, 45 x 60 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris
18. The Yellow Cow
1911 (100 Kb); Oil on canvas, 140.5 x
189.2 cm; Solomon R. Guggenheim
Museum, New York
The Circle Theatre
1936 (130 Kb); Oil on canvas,
27 x 36 inches; Private
collection
Rooms by the Sea
1951 (140 Kb); Oil on canvas,
29 x 40 inches; Yale University
Art Gallery, New Haven,
Connecticut
Giacomo Balla: Boccioni's Fist, 1915.
(1855/1968), Hirschorn Museum, Washington
DC
Umberto Boccioni: The
Development of a Bottle
in Space, 1912. Museum
of Modern Art, New York
Giacometti: Striding
Man, 1960.
Kroller-Muller
Museum,
Otterlo,
Netherlands
20. Steven GregoryOne of Us on a Tricycle
2006
Lynn ChadwickAce of Diamonds
2004
Douglas White
Icarus Palm2005
Billy Lee
Big Head
2005
Steven Gregory
Samurai Warrior
2004
