Photographs of works of art in the Museum were taken by The Metropolitan Museum of Art’s photograph studio unless otherwise noted below.
Every effort has been made to identify and locate copyright holders for the works or images in this publication. The Metropolitan Museum of Art would be grateful for further information concerning any artist, author, or photographer for whom we have been unable to trace a rightsholder. Any errors or omissions will be corrected in subsequent editions.
Abstract Expressionism
Mark Rothko: No. 13 (White, Red, on Yellow) (1985.63.5). Photograph by Lynton Gardiner
African Lost-Wax Casting: The Tada Figure
Tada Figure: Photo © Dirk Bakker
African Rock Art
Linton Rock Panel: Photograph by Herschel Mair
African Rock Art of the Central Zone
Dedza Hills: Photograph by Geoffrey Blundell
Kasama Hills: Photograph by Geoffrey Blundell
Kolo: Photograph by Geoffrey Blundell
African Rock Art: The Coldstream Stone
Coldstream Stone: Photograph by Herschel Mair
African Rock Art: Game Pass
Game Pass Shelter: Photograph by Geoffrey Blundell
African Rock Art of the Northern Zone
Dabous giraffes, Niger: Photo © Jean Clottes
Dabous site in northern Niger: Photo © Jean Clottes
African Rock Art of the Southern Zone
Driekops Eiland: Photograph by Geoffrey Blundell
Elands Bay Cave: Photograph by Geoffrey Blundell
Lonyana Rock: Photograph by Jeremy Hollman
Makgabeng Hills: Photograph by Benjamin Smith
The Age of Süleyman “the Magnificent” (r. 1520–1566)
Istanbul, Süleymaniye, 1550–57, view from rear: Photo © Daniel Walker
Istanbul, Süleymaniye complex, 1550–57, tomb of Süleyman: Photo © Daniel Walker
Jerusalem, Dome of the Rock, completed 691; tile revetment, mid-16th century: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)
Albrecht Dürer: Feast of the Rose Garlands, 1506. Národní Galerie, Prague: Photo © the National Gallery, Prague, Czeck Republic
Albrecht Dürer: The Great Piece of Turf, 1503. Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna: Photo © Albertina, Wien
American Neoclassical Sculptors Abroad
Thomas Crawford: The Babes in the Wood (94.9.4). Photograph by Jerry L. Thompson
American Portrait Miniatures in the Eighteenth Century
George Washington (83.2.122): Photograph by Paul Warchol
American Rococo
Settee (30.120.59): Photograph by David Allison
Ancient American Jade
Mask (1977.187.33): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Working celt: Photo © Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburg
Ancient Greek Dress
Fragment from the Eleusinian Relief (14.130.9): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Relief of a dancing maenad (35.11.3): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Themis (goddess of custom and law) (03.12.17), alternate view The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Bruce White
Annibale Carracci (1560–1609)
View of the ceiling of the Farnese Gallery: Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART1159)
Architecture in Renaissance Italy
Leonardo da Vinci: The Vitruvian Man, ca. 1492. Gallerie dell’Accademia, Venice: Photo © Scala / Art Resource, NY
Florence Cathedral (Santa Maria del Fiore, called the Duomo), dome, 1420–36, by Filippo Brunelleschi: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (60)
Arms and Armor—Common Misconceptions and Frequently Asked Questions
Johan Adam Seupel: The Strassburg Guilds in Armor: Photograph © Kupferstichkabinett. Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
The so-called Tannenberg-Büchse, before 1399. Photograph © Dirk Breiding
Arms and Armor in Renaissance Europe
Kunz Lochner: Armors for Man and Horse, dated 1548. Man’s armor (29.151.2); Horse armor (32.69): Photographs (alternate views) by Jackie T. Neale
The Art of the Abbasid Period (750–1258)
Bowl (1977.126): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Art of the Almoravid and Almohad Periods (ca. 1062–1269)
Kutubiyya minbar, detail: Photograph by Bruce White
Kutubiyya minbar, general view: Photograph by Bruce White
The Art of the Ayyubid Period (ca. 1171–1260)
Citadel (early 13th century) in Aleppo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Madrasa al-Salih Najm al-Din Ayyub, Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Tomb of the Abbasid Caliphs, Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Art of the Book in the Ilkhanid Period
Nushirvan Eating the Food Brought by the Sons of Mahbud(?): From the Great Mongol Shahnama (Book of Kings) (52.20.2): Photograph by Malcolm Vernon
Tarikh-i jahan-gusha (History of the World Conqueror): Image reproduced with the permission of the Bibliothèque Nationale de France, Paris
The Art of Classical Greece (ca. 480–323 B.C.)
Athens, Greece, The Erechtheion Temple on the Acropolis. Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Athens, Greece, view of the Classical Greek Acropolis (5th century B.C.). Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Art and Death in the Middle Ages
Tomb Effigy of Ermengol VII (28.95): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Art of the Fatimid Period (909–1171)
City Wall, Bab al-Nasr, Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Minaret of the Mosque of al-Hakim, Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Mosque of al-Aqmar (1125) in Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Art of the Ilkhanid Period (1256–1353)
Dome over the tomb of the Shrine of cAbd al-Samad at Natanz: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Mausoleum of Sultan Uljeitu in Sultaniyya, and detail: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Ruins of the summer palace at Takht-i Sulayman: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Art of the Mamluk Period (1250–1517)
Complex of Faraj, dome (1400–1411), Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Complex of Hasan, Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Complex of Qa’itbay, exterior (1472–4), Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Complex of Qa’itbay, interior of dome (1472–4), Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Complex of Qala’un (1283–85), Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Complex of Salar and Sanjar al-Jawli, Cairo: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Art of the Mughals after 1600
Red Fort, Dehli: ACSAA
Taj Mahal, Agra: ACSAA
The Art of the Mughals before 1600
Fatehpur Sikri, Divan-i Am (Hall of Public Audience), 1570s: Photo © Daniel Walker
Fatehpur Sikri, tomb of Shaikh Salim Chishti, 1580–81: Photo © Daniel Walker
Art and Nationalism in Twentieth-Century Turkey
Turgut Zaim: The Nomad Family with Ankara Goats, 1963. Courtesy of the Museum of Painting and Sculpture of Ankara
Burhan Dogançay: Purple Symphony, 1985. Sabanci Collection, Istanbul
Atatürk’s Mausoleum, Ankara, 1944–53 (photograph). Photograph © Phil Stinson
The Art of the Ottomans before 1600
Istanbul, Topkapi palace, entrance to the harem: Photo © Daniel Walker
Istanbul, Topkapi palace, harem, bedroom of Murad III (r. 1574–95): Photo © Daniel Walker
Khusrau Hunting: Page from a manuscript of the Khusrau and Shirin of Hatifi (69.27): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Art of the Safavids before 1600
Isfahan, Royal Square, planned and laid out 1590–95: Photo © Daniel Walker
The Art of the Seljuq Period in Anatolia (1081–1307)
Gök Madrasa (1271) in Sivas: Photograph © Patricia Baker
Ince Minareli (1258) Madrasa in Konya: Photograph © Patricia Baker
Sifahiye Madrasa (1217–18) in Sivas: Photograph © Patricia Baker
The Art of the Seljuq Period in Iran (ca. 1040–1196)
Mausoleum of Sultan Uljeitu in Sultaniyya, and detail: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Ruins of the summer palace at Takht-I Sulaiman: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Art of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries in Naples
Capodimonte figures (Virgin and St. John) (1971.92.1,.2): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Art of the Timurid Period (ca. 1370–1507)
A Princely Couple with Attendants (57.51.24): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Shahr-i Sabz (in present-day Uzbekistan), Aq Saray palace, ca. 1379–96, entrance portal: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Samarqand (in present-day Uzbekistan), congregational mosque of Timur, ca. 1398–1405, domed entrance: Photo © Stefano Carboni
Samarqand (in present-day Uzbekistan), Gur-i Amir, ca. 1400–1404: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Art of the Umayyad Period (661–750)
Great Mosque in Damascus: Photo © Stefano Carboni
The Art of the Umayyad Period in Spain (711–1031)
Interior of a mosque: Photo © Raghubir Singh
Salon Rico in Madinat al-Zahra: Photo © Raghubir Singh
The Bamana Ségou State
Adobe Mosque Architecture: Photograph by Alisa LaGamma, July 2002
Domestic compound in Ségou-Koro: Photograph by Alisa LaGamma, July 2002
Present-day tomb of Bitòn Mamary Coulibaly: Photograph by Alisa LaGamma, July 2002
Rendering of Bitòn Mamary Coulibaly: Photograph by Alisa LaGamma, July 2002
Blackwater Draw (ca. 9500–3000 B.C)
Clovis and Folsom points: Photo © University of Pennsylvania Museum
Blown Glass from Islamic Lands
Bottle, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (54.1.129): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Sprinkler (Qumqum), Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (54.1.73): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Inkwell, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (50.1.38): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Bronze Sculpture in the Renaissance
Lorenzo Ghiberti: Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Relief from the Doors of Paradise. Baptistery of San Giovanni, Florence: Photo © Alinari / Art Resource, NY
Benvenuto Cellini: Perseus with the Head of Medusa, 1545–54. Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (17)
Burgundian Netherlands: Court Life and Patronage
The Lamentation (1975.1.128): Photograph (alternate view) by Maryan Ainsworth
Workshop of Rogier van der Weyden: Portrait of Charles the Bold, ca. 1460: Photo © Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, 2002, Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen
Burgundian Netherlands: Private Life
The Annunciation Triptych (56.70): Photograph (alternate views) by Maryan Ainsworth
Portrait of a Carthusian (49.7.19): Photograph (alternate view) by Maryan Ainsworth
Byzantium (ca. 330–1453)
Chora Monastery in Constantinople. Photograph by Vasileios Marinis
Hagia Sophia. Photograph by Vasilieos Marinis
Collecting and the Kunstkammer
Constantino Vitale, Dell’historia naturale, libri XXVIII, 1599. Naples; Illustrated book: Photo © Smithsonian Institution Libraries, Washington, D.C. (qQH41.134 CRLS RB)
Relief Allegory of Virtues and Vices at the Court of Emperor Charles V (17.190.745): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) (1571–1610) and his Followers
Bartolomeo Manfredi: Bacchus and the Drinker. Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART175369)
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: The Cardsharps (Il Bari). Photograph by Michael Bodycomb, 1991. Copyright © 2003 by Kimbell Art Museum
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: The Calling of Saint Matthew. Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART85771)
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: Death of the Virgin. Photograph by R.G. Ojeda. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY (ART146749)
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio: The Martyrdom of Saint Matthew Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART815390)
Valentin de Boulogne: Fortune-Teller with Drinkers. Courtesy of the Toledo Museum of Art
Cerro Sechin
Overhead view of the site of Cerro Sechin. Photo © Joanne Pillsbury
Close-up of engraved perimeter wall at Cerro Sechin. Photo © Joanne Pillsbury
Close-up of engraved perimeter wall at Cerro Sechin. Photo © Joanne Pillsbury
Cerro Sechin: Stone Sculpture
El Portico Litico. Photo © Joanne Pillsbury
Close-up of engraved perimeter wall at Cerro Sechin. Photo © Dana Jensen
The Cesnola Collection at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bronze rod tripod (74.51.5684): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Chauvet Cave (ca. 30,000 B.C.)
Site Photography: Photo © Jean Clottes
The Chopine
Museo Correr dei Veneziani. Twenty-inch Chopines, 16th century, Venetian: Courtesy of the Museo Correr dei Veneziani
Classical Antiquity in the Middle Ages
Nave, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun: Photograph by Nancy Wu
Porte d’Arroux, Autun: Photograph by Nancy Wu
Classical Art and Modern Dress
Fragment from the Eleusinian Relief (14.130.9): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Victory of Samothrace, Musée du Louvre, Paris. Copyright Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY (ART147465)
Classicism in Modern Dress
Relief of dancing maenead (35.11.3), The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Schecter Lee
Themis (goddess of custom and law) (03.12.17), alternate view The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Bruce White
Torso of draped, flying Nike (07.286.23), alternate view, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Bruce Schwarz
Charioteer of Delphi: Copyright Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY.
Claude Monet (1840–1926)
Claude Monet: Women at the Garden at Ville d’Avray, 1867. Image © Reunion des Muses Nationaux/ Art Resource, NY (ART145520). Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France
Coffee, Tea, and Chocolate in Early Colonial America
Teapot (33.120.543): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Colossal Temples of the Roman Near East
Temple of Bel at Palmyra: Photo © Paul Collins
Temple of Dushara at Petra: Photo © Paul Collins
Temple of Jupiter at Baalbek: Photo © Paul Collins
Company Painting in Nineteenth-Century India
A Common Indian Nightjar (Caprimulgus asiaticus) (2004.175). Image courtesy of Munroe Fine Art
Bengal River Fish (2004.176). Image courtesy of Munroe Fine Art
Contemporary Deconstructions of Classical Dress
Themis (goddess of custom and law) (03.12.17), alternate view The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Bruce White
Torso of draped, flying Nike (07.286.23), alternate view, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Bruce Schwarz
Contexts for the Display of Statues in Classical Antiquity
Façade of the Library of Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey (2nd century A.D.). Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Courtly Art of the Ilkhanids
Sindukht Becoming Aware of Rudaba’s Actions: Image reproduced with the permission of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Purchase—Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, S1986.102
Cristobal Balenciaga (1895–1972)
Cristobal Balenciaga: Evening dress (1973.20). Photograph by Neil Selkirk
The Crusades (1095–1291)
Krak des Chevaliers: Photo © Laura Anne Tedesco
Cubism
Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d’Avignon, 1907. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/Art Resource, NY (ART162072). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
Pablo Picasso: Man with Hat and a Violin (1999.363.64). Photograph by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Fernand Léger: The Bargeman (1999.363.35). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Cut and Engraved Glass from Islamic Lands
Corning Ewer (85.1.1), Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass: Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Bottle (68.1.1), Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass: Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Bowl (55.1.136), Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass: Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Cyprus—Island of Copper
Bronze rod tripod (74.51.5684): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Daguerreian Era and Early American Photography on Paper, 1839–1860
Attributed to Gabriel Harrison (American, 1818–1902): Walt Whitman, ca. 1854. Image courtesy of The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox, and Tilden Foundations, Rare Books Division
Mathew B. Brady: John James Audubon, 1847–48. Image courtesy of Cincinnati Art Museum. Photograph copyright Walsh, 1999
Design, 1900–25
Hector Guimard: Panel (49.85.11). Photograph by Mark Darley, 1989
Gio Ponti: “La Passeggiata Archaeologica” (“An Archaeological Stroll”) urn with cover (31.83ab). Photograph by Mark Darley
Design, 1950–75
Timo Sarpaneva: “Lansetti II” (Lancet II) vase (56.31.3). Photograph by Mark Darley, 1989
Isamu Noguchi: “Akari E” lamp (1990.74). Photograph by Mark Darley, 1989
Joe Colombo: “Tube” chair (1987.98.1a-d). Photograph by Mark Darley, 1989
Richard Sapper: “Tizio” table lamp (1988.236.10). Photograph by Mark Darley
Donatello (ca. 1386–1466)
Donatello (Italian, ca. 1386–1466), Saint George, ca. 1417. Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (27)
Duncan Phyfe (1770–1854) and Charles-Honoré Lannuier (1779–1819)
Duncan Phyfe: Invoice to William Bayard, November 21, 1807. Courtesy, Winterthur Museum
Trade label, 1813–19. From a card table dated 1815–19 by Charles-Honoré Lannuier. Courtesy, Winterthur Museum
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe, Sketch of curule and lyre-back chairs, 1815–16. Courtesy of The Winterthur Library
Attributed to Duncan Phyfe, Armchair, 1807. Courtesy, Winterthur Museum
Estampilles, 1815–19, from a pier table dated 1815–19 by Charles-Honoré Lannuier. Courtesy of Hirschl and Adler Galleries, New York
Early Maori Woodcarvings
Canoe prow (haumi): Courtesy of the Aukland War Memorial Museum
Head: Courtesy of the Aukland War Memorial Museum
Architectural ornament: Courtesy of the Aukland War Memorial Museum
Figure symbolic of the god Uenukutuwhatu: Courtesy Brian Brake Archive
Early Modernists and Indian Traditions
Jamini Roy: Gopi, ca. 1940. Image courtesy of the Samuel P. Harn Museum
Easter Island
All site photography © Eric Kjellgren
Ebla in the Third Millennium B.C.
The Acropolis at Ebla: Photo © Paul Collins
Egypt in the Old Kingdom (ca. 2649–2150 B.C.)
Statue of Memi and Sabu (48.11): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Egyptian Modern Art
Munir Canaan: No 13 et une Flèche, 1955. Photo © Philippe Maillard
Mahmud Mukhtar: Egypt Awakening, 1919–28. Image courtesy of Dr. Sobhy Al Sharouny
Ramsis Yunan: Untitled, 1943. Photo © Philippe Maillard
Gazibia Sirry: The Kite, 1960. Courtesy of the artist
Ghada Amer: Black Lisa, 2000. Image Courtesy of Deitch Projects, NY
Moataz Nasr: An Ear of Mud, Another of Dough, 2001. Photo by Hany el Gewely
Salah cAbd al-Karim: The Horse, 1971. Copyright Dr. Sobhy Al Sharouny
cAbd al-Hadi al-Gazzar: The Strangers, 1961. Copyright Dr. Sobhy Al Sharouny
Mahmud Said: Dervishes, 1927. Copyright Dr. Sobhy Al Sharouny
Hamid Nada: The Unruly Horse, 1988. Copyright Dr. Sobhy Al Sharouny
Hassan Fathi: New Gourna Project in Upper Egypt (West Bank Luxor, Egypt), 1945. Photograph by Mme. Hassia, c.1946–1948
Egyptian Tombs: Life Along the Nile
The tomb of Meketre, carved into the edge of the cliffs: Photograph by Harry Burton of the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
View showing Senemut’s offering chapel: Photograph by Harry Burton of the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Eighteenth-Century Silhouette and Support
Dress (American) (1988.242.4): Photograph by Sheldon Collins
Empire Style, 1800–1815
After a painting by Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard: Tapestry: Portrait of Napoleon I (43.99). Photograph by Schecter Lee
Enameled and Gilded Glass from Islamic Lands
Handled Vase, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (55.1.36): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Candlestick, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (90.1.1): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
European Exploration of the Pacific, 1600–1800
Portrait of Captain James Cook, RN. Photo © Image Select/Art Resource, NY (ART95431)
European Tapestry Production and Patronage, 1400–1600
Conversion of Saul: Photograph by P. Zigrossi, July, 1986. Courtesy of the Vatican Museums.
European Tapestry Production and Patronage, 1600–1800
The Triumph of the Church from The Triumph of the Eucharist series, ca. 1628. Tapestry, designed by Peter Paul Rubens: Copyright © Patrimonio Nacional
The Taking of Lille by the army of Louis XIV from the History of the King Tapestry, designed by Charles Le Brun: Copyright © Mobilier National. Photograph by Isabelle Bideau
Eynan/Ain Mallaha (10,000–8,200 B.C.)
Human Head (IDAM 57-895): Photograph by Amalyah Keshet
Fauvism
Henri Matisse: Woman with a Hat, autumn 1905. Image courtesy of San Francisco Museum of Art
Henri Matisse: Still Life with Vegetables (1999.363.38). Photographed by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Maurice de Vlaminck: The River Seine at Chatou (1999.363.84). Photograph by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Maurice de Vlaminck: Andre Derain (1999.363.83). Photograph by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Fell’s Cave (9000–8000 B.C.)
Stone “fishtail” points: Photograph by John Bigelow Taylor
Filippino Lippi (1457–1504)
Filippino Lippi: The Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas, 1488–93. Caraffa Chapel, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome. Photograph by Chad Beer
Filippino Lippi: The Annunciatio, 1488–93. Caraffa Chapel, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome. Photograph by Chad Beer
Filippino Lippi: The Assumption of the Virgin, 1488–93. Caraffa Chapel, Santa Maria sopra Minerva, Rome. Photograph by Chad Beer
Filippino Lippi: Vision of Saint Bernard, ca. 1485–87. Church of the Badia, Florence. Photograph by Paolo Bacherini, Florence
Filippino Lippi: Raising of Drusiana, 1502. Strozzi Chapel, west wall, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Photograph © Archivio Electa, Milan.
The Flavian Dynasty (69–96)
Cippus (funerary altar) of Cominia Tyche (38.27): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Folios from the Great Mongol Shahnama (Book of Kings)
Nushirvan Eating the Food Brought by the Sons of Mahbud(?): From the Great Mongol Shahnama (Book of Kings) (52.20.2): Photograph by Malcolm Vernon
Sindukht Becoming Aware of Rudaba’s Actions: Image reproduced with the permission of the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.: Purchase—Smithsonian Unrestricted Trust Funds, Smithsonian Collections Acquisition Program, and Dr. Arthur M. Sackler, S1986.102
Folios from the Jamic al-tavarikh
(Compendium of Chronicles)
The Death of Moses: © Nour Foundation. Image reproduced with the permission of The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, (MSS 727)
Mountains between Tibet and India: © Nour Foundation. Image reproduced with the permission of The Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art, (MAA 727)
Fontainebleau
Rosso Fiorentino (Italian, 1494–1540) and Francesco Primaticcio (Italian, 1504–1570), Galerie François I, 1528–37. Château, Fontainebleau: Photo © Giraudon / Art Resource, NY (ART62156)
Francisco de Goya (1746–1828) and the Spanish Enlightenment
Francisco de Goya: The Execution of Rebels on 3 May, 1808: Copyright © Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Francisco de Goya: Family of Carlos IV: Copyright © Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Francisco de Goya: The Second of May, 1808: Copyright © Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Frescoes and Wall Painting in Late Byzantine Art
Chora Monastery (Kariye Camii), Constantinople, mosaic of Theodore Metochites presenting a model of the Church of the Chora to Christ, from the inner narthex: Photograph by Carroll Wales, Courtesy of Dumbarton Oaks, Byzantine Photograph and Fieldwork Archives, Washington, DC
Chora Monastery (Kariye Camii), Constantinople, interior of the parekklesion, with frescoes: Photograph courtesy of Dr. Robert Ousterhout
Church of the Peribleptos, Mistra, Greece, fresco painting of procession: Photograph by Voutsas Velissarios
Church of the Peribleptos, Mistra, Greece, fresco painting of the Baptism: Photograph by Voutsas Velissarios
Studenica Monastery, Church of Saints Joachim and Anna, Kraljevo, Serbia, fresco painting of the Birth of the Virgin: Photograph by Bruce White
Studenica Monastery, Church of Saints Joachim and Anna, Kraljevo, Serbia, interior view of dome: Photograph by Bruce White
Studenica Monastery, Church of Saints Joachim and Anna, Kraljevo, Serbia, fresco depicting King Stefan Uros II Milutin (r. 1282–1321) holding a model of the church and standing with his wife Simonis: Photograph by Bruce White
Studenica Monastery, Church of Saints Joachim and Anna, Kraljevo, Serbia, fresco painting of John the Baptist: Photograph by Bruce White
The Function of Armor in Medieval and Renaissance Europe
Coat Armor (jupon) of Charles VI of France: Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds
A kneeling knight in mail armor, from the Westminster Psalter: By permission of The British Library, Shelfmark/Man: Roy.2.A.XXII, Page no./folio: 220 (WF)
Leather Arm Defense (1856): Photo © the Trustees of the British Museum, London (0701.1665; transparency no. K116289)
Tomb effigy of Walter von Hohenklingen: Swiss National Museum, Zürich, (AG-125), (DIA-24285) Kloster Feldbach/TG. Um 1386
Geometric Abstraction
Aleksandr Rodchenko: Oval Hanging Construction Number 12, ca. 1920. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/ Art Resource, NY (ART165720). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Fernand Léger: Mechanical Elements (1999.363.36). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Kazimir Malevich: Suprematist Composition: White on White, 1918. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/ Art Resource, NY (ART162561). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Georges Seurat (1859–1891) and Neo-Impressionism
Camille Pissarro: View from my Window. ©Copyright in this Photograph Reserved to the Ashmoelan Museum, Oxford. Not to be reproduced without permission
Georges Seurat: A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884. Image courtesy of The Art Institute of Chicago
Georgia O’Keeffe (1887–1986)
Georgia O’Keeffe: Black Door with Red, 1955. Photo copyright The Chrysler Museum, 245 West Olney Road, Norfolk, VA 23510
Georgia O’Keeffe: Sky Above Clouds IV, 1965. Photo © The Georgia O’Keeffe Foundation / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
The Ghent Altarpiece
Hubert van Eyck and Jan van Eyck: The Ghent Altarpiece (Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), 1432, closed state. Cathedral of Saint Bavo, Ghent, Belgium: Photo © Scala / Art Resource, NY
Hubert van Eyck and Jan van Eyck: The Ghent Altarpiece (Adoration of the Mystic Lamb), 1432, open state. Cathedral of Saint Bavo, Ghent, Belgium: Photo © Scala / Art Resource, NY
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598–1680)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini: David. Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART146559)
Gian Lorenzo Bernini: The Ecstacy of Saint Teresa. Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART22549)
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696–1770)
Giambattista Tiepolo: The Triumph of Marius (65.183.1). Photograph by Schecter Lee
Giambattista Tiepolo: Palazzo Labia, View of the Banquet of Anthony and Cleopatra. Scala/Art Resource (ART5138)
Glass with Mold-Blown Decoration from Islamic Lands
Bottle with Inscription, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (55.1.6): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Mold, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (86.7.15): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Pitcher, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (66.1.5): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Golden Treasures: The Royal Tombs of Silla
Crown: Leeum, Samsum Museum of Art, South Korea
Gold Hilt with Oval Pommel: Leeum, Samsum Museum of Art, South Korea
Goryeo Celadon
Cup and Stand: Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Kundika: Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Covered Box: Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Maebyeong: Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Maebyeong: Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Bowl: Photo © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Gothic Art
Amiens Cathedral (Cathedral of Notre-Dame, view into the choir; north elevation of the nave: Photograph by Nancy Wu
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, elevation of the nave (arcade, gallery, clerestory with stained glass): Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (117)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, interior view of monumental rose window: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (139)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, interior view of monumental rose window: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (137)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, stained glass of the Virgin and Child (“Notre-Dame de la Belle Verrière”): Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (1)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Chartres, view of monumental rose window from the exterior: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (108A)
Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Paris, view of the choir with flying buttresses (both views): Photograph by Nancy Wu
Cathedral of Saint-Pierre, Beauvais, choir (interior and exterior views): Photograph by Nancy Wu
Reims Cathedral (Cathedral of Notre Dame), west facade, central portal: The Annunciation (and detail): Photograph by Nancy Wu
Reims Cathedral (Cathedral of Notre Dame), west facade, central portal: The Visitation: Photograph by Nancy Wu
Reims Cathedral (Cathedral of Notre Dame), west facade, overall view: Photograph by Nancy Wu
Reims Cathedral (Cathedral of Notre Dame), west portals: Photograph by Nancy Wu
Reims Cathedral (Cathedral of Notre-Dame), detail of a foliate capital: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (134)
Saint Denis, all views: Photographs by Nancy Wu
Great Serpent Mound
Great Serpent Mound in a recent photograph with the oval or “eye” of the serpent at the right. Overlooking Brush Creek in Adams County: Photo © Ohio Historical Society
Great Zimbabwe (Eleventh–Fifteenth Centuries)
Soapstone bird: Photo © Great Zimbabwe National Monument
Stone walls: Photo © Alisa LaGamma
Greek Gods and Religious Practices
Fragment from the Eleusinian Relief (14.130.9): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Torso of draped, flying Nike (07.286.23), alternate view, The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Bruce Schwarz
The Greek Key and Divine Attributes of Modern Dress
Relief of a dancing maenad (35.11.3): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Hagia Sophia, 532–37
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, 532–37, view of eastern facade: Photograph by Thomas F. Matthews
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, 532–37, view of southern facade: Photograph by Thomas F. Matthews
Hagia Sophia, Constantinople, 532–37, interior: Photograph by Thomas F. Matthews
Hasanlu in the Iron Age
Hasanlu Gold Bowl (recto and verso), from Burned Building I-West. Collection Iran Bastam Museum, Tehran. Image courtesy of University of Pennsylvania Museum (HAS 58-469 Recto; HAS58-469 Verso)
Hendrick Goltzius (1558–1617)
Hendrick Goltzius: Autumn (61.25.2). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Hendrick Goltzius: Danaë Photograph copyright © 2003 Museum Associates/LACMA
Hendrick Goltzius: Farnese Hercules, back view, in black and white chalk. Teylers Museum, Spaarne 16, 2011 CH Haarlem
Hendrick Goltzius: Farnese Hercules, back view, in red chalk. Teylers Museum, Spaarne 16, 2011 CH Haarlem
Hendrick Goltzius: Goltzius’s Right Hand. Teylers Museum, Spaarne 16, 2011 CH Haarlem
Hendrick Goltzius: Pietro Francavilla. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Henri Matisse (1869–1954)
Henri Matisse: Woman with a Hat, autumn 1905. Image courtesy of San Francisco Museum of Art
Henri Matisse: Still Life with Vegetables (1999.363.38). Photographed by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Henri Matisse: Reclining Odalisque (Harmony in Red) (1999.363.44). Photograph by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Henri Matisse: The Red Studio, Issy-les-Moulineaux, 1911. Digital Image © The Museum of Modern Art/ Licensed by SCALA/ Art Resource, NY (ART161924)
Hinduism and Hindu Art
Shiva worship in the sanctuary of a South Indian Hindu temple: Photograph by Ghiora Aharoni
Hindu temple, Khajuraho: Photograph by Ghiora Aharoni
Hot-worked Glass from Islamic Lands
Cup, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (55.1.17): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Flask, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (50.1.32): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Bowl, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (59.1.512): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
The Durighiello Bottle: Photo © Trustees of The British Museum, London (1919.5–22.39)
The Housemistress in New Kingdom Egypt: Hatnefer
Entrance to Hatnofer’s tomb, with contents shown in place: Photograph by Harry Burton of the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
Entrance to Hatnofer’s tomb as it was discovered, with a rectangular tambourine: Photograph by Harry Burton of the Egyptian Expedition of the Metropolitan Museum of Art
How Medieval and Renaissance Tapestries Were Made
Weavers working on a high-warp loom. Photograph by Thomas P. Campbell
Weavers working on a high-warp loom. Photograph by Thomas P. Campbell
Weaver working on high-warp loom. Photograph by Thomas P. Campbell
Weaver working on a low-warp loom. Joseph Job Jobé (ed.), Great Tapestries. The Web of History from the 12th to the 20th Century (Lausanne: Edita, 1965).
Weaver working on a low-warp loom. Photograph by Thomas P. Campbell
Low-warp loom. Photograph by Thomas P. Campbell
Model of weft-faced tapestry weave. Joseph Job Jobé (ed.), Great Tapestries. The Web of History from the 12th to the 20th Century (Lausanne: Edita, 1965).
Back of a tapestry being woven on a low-warp loom. Joseph Job Jobé (ed.), Great Tapestries. The Web of History from the 12th to the 20th Century (Lausanne: Edita, 1965).
Ife (from ca. Sixth Century)
Opa Oranmiyan: Photo © Alisa LaGamma
Pavement detail: Photo © Alisa LaGamma
Shrine Head: Photo © The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Igbo-Ukwu (ca. Ninth Century)
Bowl on a Stand: Photo © Dirk Bakker
Roped Pot on a Stand: Photo © Dirk Bakker
In Pursuit of White: Porcelain in the Joseon Dynasty, 1392–1910
Jar, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), second half of 15th century. Photography courtesy of The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Jar, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), 16th century. Courtesy of the National Museum of Korea
Indian Knoll (3000–2000 B.C.)
Butterfly-shaped Bannerstone, 3000–2000 B.C.: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. Photo © 1985 The Detroit Institute of Arts
Banded clay Bannerstone, 3000–2000 B.C.: National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution. Photo © 1985 The Detroit Institute of Arts
Great Mosque at Jenne: Photo © The J. Paul Getty Trust, 2000. All rights reserved.
Interiors Imagined: Folding Screens, Garments, and Clothing Stands
Tagasode (Whose Sleeves?), Property of Mary Griggs Burke. Photograph by Bruce Schwarz
Islamic Art of the Deccan
Ibrahaim Rauza (tomb of Ibrahim cAdil Shah), Bijapur: ACSAA
Gol Gumbad (tomb of Muhammad cAdil Shah): ACSAA
Italian Porcelain in the Eighteenth Century
Capodimonte figures (Virgin and St. John) (1971.92.1,.2): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Jade in Costa Rica
Three Figure-Celt Pendants: Photo © Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Bird-Celt Pendant: Photo © Museo Nacional de Costa Rica, San José
Jade in Mesoamerica
Mask (1977.187.33): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Jan van Eyck (ca. 1390–1441)
Jan van Eyck: The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment (33.92ab). Photograph (alternate view) by Maryan Ainsworth
Jan van Eyck: Portrait of a Carthusian (49.7.19). Photograph (alternate view) by Maryan Ainsworth
Japan, 1800–1900 A.D.
Shibata Zeshin: Autumn Grasses in Moonlight (1975.268.137). Photograph (alternate view #3) by Lynton Gardiner
Outer robe (uchikake) with scenes of filial piety (49.32.109). Photograph courtesy of Sidney Janis Gallery, NY
Japonisme
Pierre Bonnard: Street Corner (28.50.4.3). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Édouard Vuillard: Interior with a Hanging Lamp (25.70.23). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Jasper Johns (born 1930)
Jasper Johns: Flag, 1954–55. Digital Image © The Musuem of Modern Art/Licensed by SCALA/ART Resource, NY (ART162564). The Museum of Modern Art, New York, U.S.A.
Jasper Johns: Three Flags, 1958. Art © Jasper Johns/ Licensed by VAGA, New York, NY
Jean Antoine Watteau (1684–1721)
Antoine Watteau: Pilgrimage to the Isles of Cythera. Photograph by Gérard Blot. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY (ART148754)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732–1806)
Jean-Honoré Fragonard: The Lover Crowned from The Progress of Love. Copyright © The Frick Collection, New York (15.1.4555)
Jewish Art in Late Antiquity and Early Byzantium
Arch of Titus. Photographs by Michael F. Messina
Jiahu (ca. 7000–5700 B.C.)
Flutes: Photo © Institute of Cultural Relics and Archaeology of Henan Province, Zhengzhou, China
Johannes Vermeer (1632–1675)
Johannes Vermeer: View of Delft. Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART7717)
Johannes Vermeer: Head of a Girl (Girl with the Pearl Earring). Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART41621)
John Constable (1776–1837)
John Constable: Golding Constable’s Flower Garden, 1815. Image courtesy of Ipswich Borough Council Museums and Galleries
John Constable: The Hay Wain, 1821. Photograph © The National Gallery, London
Joseph Mallord William Turner (1775–1851)
Joseph Mallord William Turner: Rome, from the Vatican. Raffaele, Accompanied by La Fornarina, Preparing his Pictures for the Decoration of the Loggia, exhibited 1820. Image courtesy of Tate, London
Joseph Mallord William Turner: Rain, Steam, and Speed—The Great Western Railway, 1844. Photograph © The National Gallery, London
Joseon Buncheong Ware: Between Celadon and Porcelain
Bottle in the shape of a rice dish: Photograph courtesy of The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Ritual Vessel: Photograph courtesy of The Museum of Oriental Ceramics, Osaka
Jar. Courtesy of Ewha Womans University Museum’s collection. Photograph by Sokhong Han
Jar. Courtesy of The Cleveland Museum of Art.
The Julio-Claudian Dynasty (27 B.C.–68 A.D.)
Kalyx krater with reliefs of maidens and dancing maenads (23.184): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Kilt
The monk Philippede Maizieres presenting a book to Richard II, 1395–6. Photograph © British Library, London (Royal MS 20 B V, f.2.)
Portrait of Henry VIII after Hans Holbein’s mural at Whitehall. Courtesy of Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Jacques-Louis David: Le Citoyen Français, 1794. Courtesy of Réunion des Musées Nationaux / Art Resource, NY
Jacques Grasset de Saint Sauveur: Membre du Conseil des Ancients, 1796. Courtesy of Irene Lewisohn Costume Reference Library
Cardinal James Gibbons (1834–1921), photograph: Courtesy of Heritage Photographs © 1999
John Singleton Copley: Hugh Montgomerie, 12th Earl of Eglinton, Late 18th century. Copyright Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Photograph by Antonia Reeve/ Scottish National Portrait Gallery
John Michael Wright: Sir Mungo Murray, c. 1683. Copyright Scottish National Portrait Gallery
Kingdoms of the Savanna: The Kuba Kingdom
Kuba Ndop Figure of King Shyaam a-Mbul a Ngoong: Photo © Trustees of the British Museum Kuba Ndop
Kings and Queens of Egypt
Head of Queen Tiye (11.150.26): Photograph by Bruce White
Korean Buddhist Sculpture (Fifth–Ninth Centuries)
Seated Maitreya: National Museum of Korea, all rights reserved
Standing Buddha of Medicine: National Museum of Korea, all rights reserved
La Venta
Site photography: Photo © Julie Jones
The Later Ottomans and the Impact of Europe
Osman Hamdi: The Merchant of Arms, 1908. Image courtesy of Resim ve Heykel Müzesi (Museum of Painting and Sculpture), Ankara
Ibrahim Çalli: Tombs, 1907. Image courtesy of Sakip Sabanci Müzesi, Istanbul
Davit Çiraciyan: Istanbul, 1895. Image courtesy of Sakip Sabanci Müzesi, Istanbul
Lapita Pottery (ca. 1500–500 B.C.)
Pottery Fragment : Photo © Dr. Roger Green
Lascaux (ca. 15,000 B.C.)
“The Unicorn” from The Great Hall of the Bulls: Photo © CNP Ministry of Culture and Communication, France
Late Medieval German Sculpture: Images for the Cult and for Private Devotion
Tilman Riemenschneider (German, 1460–1531), Holy Blood Altarpiece, central shrine with the last supper, 1501–5. Jakobskirche, Rothenberg-ob-den-Tauber: Photographs by Bruce White
The Legacy of Genghis Khan
Cenotaph: Images reproduced with the permission of the Inner Mongolia Museum, Hohhot
Cup with fish-shaped handles: Image reproduced with the permission of The State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg (SAR-1613)
Saddle arches and fittings: Copyright Nour Foundation. Image reproduced with the permission of the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (MTW 795)
Leonardo da Vinci (1452–1519)
Leonardo da Vinci: The Last Supper, Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan. Photo © Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART 167351)
List of Rulers of Ancient Egypt and Nubia
Head of Queen Tiye (11.150.26): Photograph by Bruce White
Relief of Queen Nefertiti (61.117): Photograph by Bruce White
Relief of Queen Kiya (1985.328.8): Photograph by Bruce White, 1996
God Amum with Tut’s face, Dynasty 18, New Kingdom (07.228.34): Photograph by Bruce White
The Lute
Lute (89.2.157): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Lydenberg Heads (ca. 500)
Lydenberg Head: Photograph by Herschel Mair
The Magic of Signs and Patterns in North African Art
Baya Mahieddine: Femme portant des coupes, 1966. Image courtesy of Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. Photo © Philippe Maillard
Farid Belkahia: Main, 1980. Image courtesy of Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. Photo © Philippe Maillard
Mahjoub Ben Bella: Écritures peintres, 1983. Image courtesy of Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. Photo © Philippe Maillard
Ahmed Cherkaoui: Talisman no. 3, 1966. Image courtesy of Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris. Photo © Philippe Maillard
Gouider Triki: Untitled, 1974. Image courtesy of The Khalid Shoman Private Collection
Mal’ta (ca. 20,000 B.C.)
Stylized female figurine: Photo © Randall White
Mangarevan Sculpture
Figure of the god Rao: Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY (ART176592)
Figure of the god Tupo: Scala/Art Resource, NY (ART110601)
Mannerism: Bronzino (1503–1572) and His Contemporaries
Jacopo da Pontormo: The Deposition. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY (ART4162)
Manuscript Illumination in Italy, 1400–1600
Michelino da Besozzo: Book of Hours (Bodmer Hours), ca. 1400–1410. Courtesy of The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, MS M. 944 f. 16v
Giulio Clovio: Hours of Cardinal Alessandro Farnese, 1546. Courtesy of The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, MS M. 69 f. 26v–27
Manuscript Illumination in Northern Europe
The Lamentation (1975.1.128): Photograph by Maryan Ainsworth
Mapungubwe (ca. 1050–1270)
Site photography by Tom Huffman
The Master of Monte Oliveto (active about 1305–35)
Master of Monte Oliveto: Tabernacle Center with the Madonna and Child, Annunciation, Via Crucis, and Christ Mounting the Cross, Alana Collection, Delaware. Photo © Robert Lorenzson, NYC
Master of Monte Oliveto: Tabernacle Center with the Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels and Annunciation, Abbadia di Monte Oliveto Maggiore, Library. Photo © Superintendent of BSAE of Siena and Grosseto Siena
The Materials and Techniques of American Quilts and Coverlets
Detail of Attributed to Mrs. Hicks: Woven coverlet (56.113). Photograph by Elena Phipps
Detail of Presentation quilt (1974.24). Photograph by Elena Phipps
The Materials and Techniques of English Embroidery of the Late Tudor and Stuart Eras
Macro images of Cabinet with personifications of the Five Senses (29.23.1). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Portrait of Charles I and Reliquiae Sacrae Carolae and EIKΩN BAΣIΔIKH (39.13.7 and 29.23.8). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Pair of gloves (28.220.3,.4). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Scenes from the Life of Abraham (64.101.1306). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Cabinet with scenes from the story of Esther (64.101.133). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Garden of Eden (64.101.1284). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of The Tree of Life (64.101.1305). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Purse (29.23.15). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Pair of gloves (28.210.1,.2). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Detailed images of Pair of gloves (28.220.7,.8). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Pair of gloves (28.220.7,.8). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Mirror with Jael and Barak (39.13.2a). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
X-radiographs of Mirror with Jael and Barak (39.13.2a). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Pair of gloves (64.101.1248,.1249). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Cushion cover (64.101.1253). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Macro images of Unfinished cabinet panels (1998.541). Photograph by Cristina Balloffet Carr.
Medieval European Sculpture for Buildings
Priory Church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, and details: Photo © Charles T. Little
Tympanum of the West Portal, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun: Photo © Charles T. Little
West façade, Cathedral of Notre Dame, and details: Photo © Charles T. Little
The Cuxa Cloister (25.120.398,.399,.452): Photographs by Melanie Holcomb
Ming Dynasty (1368–1644)
Cup (1987.85): Photograph by Sheldan Collins
Modern Art in India
Francis Newton Souza: Lot and His Daughters, 1963. © Estate of F. N. Souza
Nasreen Mohamedi: Untitled, ca. 1987. Courtesy, Talwar Gallery, New York
Modern Art in West Asia: From Colonial to Post-colonial Period
Daoud Corm: Portrait of an Ancestor, ca. 1900s. Image courtesy of Samir Abillama
Khalil Raad: [Tourists dressed up in traditional clothing, Jerusalem, Palestine], 1910. Courtesy of Arab Image Foundation (Beirut, Lebanon)
Omar Onsi: Women at an Exhibition, 1945. Image courtesy of Samir J. Abillama
Faiq Hassan: At the Market, 1958. Image courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Arab Art, Doha, Qatar
Hafiz al-Droubi: Old Baghdad, 1972. Baghdad Museum of Modern Art (listed as missing during 2003 invasion)
Saliba Douaihy: Lebanese Village, 1950. Image courtesy of the Museum of Contemporary Arab Art, Doha, Qatar
Mona Saudi: Woman-Bird, 1975. Photography © Philippe Maillard
Louay Kayyali: Siesta, 1975. Courtesy of Mrs. Mona Atassi
Ismail Shammout: The Exodus, 1953. Courtesy of Ismail Shammout
Dia Azzawi: Western Bird, 1995–96. Image courtesy of the Arab Museum of Modern Art
Modern Art in West and East Pakistan
Shakir cAli: Two Birds in Space, 1966. Image courtesy of Shakir cAli Museum
Anna Molka Ahmed: Punjab Secretariat. Image courtesy of Pakistan National Council on the Arts
Gulgee (Ismail Gulgee): Allah, 1999. Image courtesy of the artist
Modern and Contemporary Art in Iran
Marcos Grigorian: Cosmos 20, 1971. Image courtesy of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Hussein Zenderoudi: Quand prendrons-nous le thé ensemble, 1977. Image courtesy of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Parviz Tanavoli: Heech and Chair, II, 1973. Photograph © Parviz Tanavoli
Siah Armajani: Shirt, 1960. Image courtesy of the artist
Mohammad Ehsai: The Echo of the Word, 1990. Image courtesy of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Abbas: Women Welcome the Ayatollah Khomeini (detail), 1979. Courtesy of Magnum Photos
Farah Ossuli: Flight, 1999. Image courtesy of the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art
Shirazeh Houshiary: Image of Heart, 1991. Image courtesy of Lisson Gallery, London, and the Artist. Photo © Sue Ormerod, London
Modern Media: Plastics
Mark Rothko: No. 13 (White, Red, on Yellow) (1985.63.5). Photograph by Lynton Gardiner
Monasticism in Western Medieval Europe
The Cuxa Cloister (25.120.398,.399,.452): Photographs by Melanie Holcomb
The Mongolian Tent in the Ilkhanid Period
Tent Hanging: Image reproduced with the permission of the Qatar Museum
Saddle arches and fittings: Copyright Nour Foundation. Image reproduced with the permission of the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (MTW 795)
Three belt plaques: Copyright Nour Foundation. Image reproduced with the permission of the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (JLY 1012, 1836)
Monte Albán
Site photography by Enrique Franco Torrijos
The Monumental Stelae at Aksum (Third–Fourth Centuries)
Fallen stele: Photo © Raymond Silverman
Standing stele: Photo © Raymond Silverman
Mosaic Glass from Islamic Lands
Bowl, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (79.1.2): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Mountain and Water: Korean Landscape Painting, 1400–1800
An Gyeon: Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), dated 1447. Courtesy of Tenri Central Library
Music in the Renaissance
Lute (89.2.157): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Musical Terms for the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries
Clavichord (1986.239): Photograph by Sheldan Collins
Nabataean Kingdom and Petra
Main Colonnaded street at Petra: Photo © Paul Collins
“Monastery” at Petra: Photo © Paul Collins
Temple of Dushara at Petra: Photo © Paul Collins
The Nabis and Decorative Painting
Édouard Vuillard: Interior with a Hanging Lamp (25.70.23). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Paul Sérusier: The Talisman, the River Aven in Pont-Aven, 1888. Image Credit: Erich Lessing/ Art Resource, NY (ART142056). Musee d’Orsay, Paris, France
Nan Madol
All site photography © Eric Kjellgren
The Neoclassical Temple
Monticello: Courtesy of Monticello/Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc.
Osterley Park House (Etruscan Room): NTPL/Bill Batten
A New Visual Language Transmitted Across Asia
Wine jar with lion-head handles: © The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2003. John L. Severance Fund, 1962.154
Vase: Image reproduced with the permission of the Inner Mongolia Museum, Hohhot
Textile with winged lions and griffins: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2003. Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1989.50
Three belt plaques: Copyright Nour Foundation. Image reproduced with the permission of the Nasser D. Khalili Collection of Islamic Art (JLY 1012, 1836)
Nineteenth-Century American Silver
Anthony Rasch: Pair of sauceboats (59.152.1-.2). Photograph (alternate view) by Schecter Lee
Nineteenth-Century Iran: Art and the Advent of Modernity
Mihr cAli: Portrait of Fath cAli Shah, 1813. Image courtesy of Sa’dabad Museum, Istanbul
Court photographer in action, Salt print. From: Iraj Afshar, Ganjinah-‘i caksha-yi Iran (Tehran, 1992)
Kamal al-Mulk: Fortune-Teller, 1309/1892. Image courtesy of Sa’dabad Museum, Istanbul
Lithograph of S. G. W. Benjamin, First American Ambassador to Iran. Image courtesy of Princeton Library Near East Division
Unknown Artist: Portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah. Photograph by Herve Lewandowski. Louvre, Paris, France
Nicolas Poussin (1594–1665)
Nicolas Poussin: The Confirmation, from the series of the Seven Sacraments. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY (ART52699)
Nicolas Poussin: The Rape of the Sabine Women. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY (ART52689)
Nok Terracottas (500 B.C.–200 A.D.)
Seated Dignitary: Photo © The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Orientalism: Visions of the East in Western Dress
Evening dress and Robe à l’anglaise (1976.137.1). Photograph (main image) by Sheldon Collins
Pablo Picasso (1881–1973)
Pablo Picasso: Man with Hat and a Violin (1999.363.64). Photographed by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Painting in Oil in the Low Countries and Its Spread to Southern Europe
The Annunciation Triptych (56.70): Photograph (alternate views) by Maryan Ainsworth
The Crucifixion; The Last Judgment (33.92ab): Photograph (alternate views) by Maryan Ainsworth
Portrait of a Carthusian (49.7.19): Photograph (alternate views) by Maryan Ainsworth
Palmyra
Temple of Bel: Photo © Paul Collins
The Papacy and the Vatican Palace
St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican State, aerial view of the basilica with Piazza San Pietro and the Vatican Palace: Photo © Alinari / Art Resource, NY
Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520), The School of Athens, 1510–11. Vatican Palace, Vatican State, Stanza della Segnatura: Photo © Copyright Scala / Art Resource, NY
Paul Revere, Jr. (1734–1818)
Teapot (33.120.543): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Phrygia, Gordion, and King Midas in the Late Eighth Century B.C.
Spouted Vessel, 2nd half of 8th c. B.C. Photograph copyright Oscar Muscarella
Gordion Gate and City Walls, early Phrygian period. Photograph copyright Oscar Muscarella
Double-pin fibula, second half of 8th c. B.C. Photograph copyright Oscar Muscarella
The Piano: The Pianofortes of Bartolomeo Cristofori (1655–1731)
Clavichord (1986.239): Photograph by Sheldan Collins
Pieter Bruegel the Elder (ca. 1525–1569)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Netherlandish Proverbs, 1559: Photo © Bildarchiv Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Berlin, 2002, Gemäldegalerie, Staatliche Museen
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: La Chute d’Ichare / Fall of Icharus, ca. 1568: Photo © The Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Brussels, Belgium
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Kermis / The Peasant Dance, ca. 1568: Photo © Kunsthistoriches Museum, Wien
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Hunters in the Snow, 1565: Photo © Kunsthistoriches Museum, Wien
Portraits of African Leadership: Living Rulers
Kuba Ndop Figure of King Shyaam a-Mbul a Ngoong: © Trustees of the British Museum
The Portuguese in Africa, 1415–1600
Jorge de Aguiar, Portolan Chart of the Mediterranean: Courtesy of Yale Collection of American Literature, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in India
Nalini Malani: Remembering Toba Tek Singh, 1998. 2 views: Installation views Queensland Art Gallery, Brisbane, Australia. 2002.
Ravinder Reddy: Appayamma, 2001. Image courtesy of the artist and Walsh Gallery. Photograph by James Printz
Postmodernism: Recent Developments in Art in Pakistan and Bangladesh
Zahoor ul-Akhlaq: The Three Younger Sons Of Shah Jahan, circa 1981. Image courtesy of the artist’s estate
Shishir Bhattacharjee: Picture 423, 2002. Image courtesy of the artist
Shahzia Sikander: Installation at Forum for Contemporary Art, St. Louis, 1998. Photograph by John Hilgert
Runa Islam: Stare Out (Blink), 1998. Image courtesy of the artist and White Cube Gallery
Salima Hashmi: Poem for Zainab, 1994. Image courtesy of Salima Hashmi
The Postwar Print Renaissance in America
Vija Celmins: Untitled (1970). Photograph © The Metropolitan Museum of Art (2002)
Poverty Point (2000–1000 B.C.)
Drawings of Poverty Point: Art by Jon Gibson
Prague during the Rule of Rudolph II (1583–1612)
Insect Study (63.200.4): Photograph by Bob Hanson
Relief Allegory of Virtues and Vices at the Court of Emperor Charles V (17.190.745): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Prehistoric Cypriot Art and Culture
Bronze rod tripod (74.51.5684): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Prehistoric Stone Sculpture from New Guinea
The Ambum Stone: Photo Courtesy of the National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
The Private Tombs North of the Senwosret III Pyramid Complex, Dashur
Bound papyrus decoration from the mastaba of Khnumhotep. Photograph by Stephen Arnold
Fallen blocks from the north side of the mastaba of Nebit as found by excavators. Photograph by Adela Oppenheim
Block from the west end of the north wall of the Nebit mastaba. Photograph courtesy of the Egyptian Expedition
Burial chamber of Horkherty, husband of Sitwerut. Photograph by Eileen Travell and Caitlin McCaffrey
Wood coffin of Sitwerut within the stone sarcophagus. Photograph by Adela Oppenheim
Canopic jars of Sitwerut, wife of Horkherty. Photograph by Kathy Mucciolo
Computer rendering of the east (left) and north (right) sides of the mastaba of Khnumhotep. Computer modeling by David Johnson, The Museum of Reconstructions.
The Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III in the Cemeteries of Dashur
Bent Pyramid of King Snefru seen from the northeast. Photograph by Dieter Arnold
East side of the Senwosret III pyramid with the reconstructed outline of the pyramid temple. Photograph by Anna Kellen
Reconstructed paneled enclosure wall at the south side of the Senwosret III complex. Photograph by Anna Kellen
Excavated section of the projection at the east end of the south side of the South Temple. Photograph by Adela Oppenheim
Antechamber of the Senwosret III burial chambers with a view into the serdab. Photograph by Gregory Dinkens
Burial chamber of Senwosret III with the sarcophagus. Photograph by Bruce Schwarz
The Qin
Viewing Plum Blossoms by Moonlight (1986.493.2): Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Queens and Princesses in the Pyramid Complex of Senwosret III, Dashur
Antechamber of the tomb of Queen Weret II with a view into the burial chamber. Photograph by Eileen Travell
Burial chamber and sarcophagus of Queen Weret II. Photograph by Eileen Travell and Caitlin McCaffrey
Restrung djed-pillar bracelets of Queen Weret II. Photograph by Bruce White
Restrung cowrie-shell girdle of Queen Weret II. Photograph by Bruce White
Burial chamber of Princess Itakayet. Photograph by Gregory Dinkins
Relief of men slaughtering a gazelle from the above-ground chapel of the Princess Itakayet pyramid. Photograph by Eileen Travell
Relics and Reliquaries in Medieval Christianity
Reliquary Casket with Scenes from the Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket (17.190.520): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Religious Arts under the Ilkhanids
Frieze tile (12.44): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Qur’an stand (10.218), alternate view: Photograph by Schecter Lee
Rembrandt van Rijn (1606–1669): Paintings
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn: Flora (26.101.10): Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn: Portrait of a Young Woman with a Fan (43.125): Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn: The Standard Bearer (Floris Soop, 1604–1657) (49.7.35) Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Renaissance Keyboards
Claviorganum (89.4.1191): Photograph by Sheldan Collins
Renaissance Organs
Claviorganum (89.4.1191): Photograph by Sheldan Collins
Roman Copies of Greek Statues
Fragment from the Eleusinian Relief (14.130.9): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Relief of a dancing maenad (35.11.3): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Themis (goddess of custom and law) (03.12.17), alternate view The Metropolitan Museum of Art Photograph by Bruce White
Roman Glass
Gold-glass alabastron (17.194.286): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Roman Gold-Band Glass
Gold-glass alabastron (17.194.286): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Roman Luxury Glass
Shallow Bowl: Photograph by D. Harris. Collection of the Israel Antiquities Authority. Photo © The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
Roman Portrait Sculpture: Republican through Constantinian
Cippus (funerary altar) of Cominia Tyche (38.27): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Roman Portrait Sculpture: The Stylistic Cycle
Cippus (funerary altar) of Cominia Tyche (38.27): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Romanesque Art
Church of Sainte-Foy, Conques, all views: Photograph by Julien Chapuis
Church of Saint-Pierre, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne, tympanum: Last Judgment: Photograph by Julien Chapuis
Priory Church of Saint-Pierre, Moissac, south portal: standing prophet from the trumeau: Photograph by Julien Chapuis
School of Paris
Joan Miró: The Potato (1999.363.50). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Seasonal Imagery in Japanese Art
Shibata Zeshin: Autumn Grasses in Moonlight (1975.268.137). Photograph (alternate view #3) by Lynton Gardiner
The Severan Dynasty (193–235)
Rome, Italy, view inside the large natatio (swimming pool) of the Baths of Caracalla (opened 217 A.D.). Photograph by Rosemarie Trentinella, 2000
Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279)
Mountain Market in Clearing Mist (13.100.102): Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Quatrain on Spring’s Radiance (1989.363.12): Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Scholar by a Waterfall (1973.120.9): Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Stained, or Luster-Painted Glass from Islamic Lands
Bowl, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (99.1.1): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Drinking Horn, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (69.1.4): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Cup, Courtesy of The Corning Museum of Glass (69.1.1): Photograph by Nicholas L. Williams
Surrealism
Salvador Dalí: The Accommodations of Desire (1999.363.16). Photograph by Malcolm Varon, 1988
Joan Miró: The Potato (1999.363.50). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Yves Tanguy: The Satin Tuning Fork (1999.363.80). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
The Symposium in Ancient Greece
Relief of a dancing maenad (35.11.3): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Tahiti
Double-Headed Figure: © Trustees of the British Museum
God House: © Trustees of the British Museum
Takht-i Sulayman and Tile Work in the Ilkhanid Period
Two star tiles and two cross tiles: Photograph © 2003 Museum Associates/LACMA
Frieze tile with calligraphy: Image reproduced with the permission of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, The Avery Brundage Collection
The Temples of Senwosret III at Dahshur
The pyramid temple and stone inner enclosure wall, facing northwest. Computer modeling by David Johnson, The Museum of Reconstructions
Elevation of the east side of the pyramid temple and the stone inner enclosure wall. The exterior inscription has been omitted. Computer modeling by David Johnson, The Museum of Reconstructions
Relief of Nubian archers from the South Temple. Photograph by Kathy Mucciolo
Relief from the exterior of the pyramid temple with the vulture goddess Nekhbet on a neb sign and part of the cartouche of Senwosret III. Photograph by Anna Kellen
Relief of the goddess Weret-hekau from the pyramid temple. Photograph by Bruce Schwarz
Relief of the god Seth from the pyramid temple. Photograph by Bruce Schwarz
Computer reconstruction of a courtyard with columned portico in the South Temple. Computer modeling by David Johnson, The Museum of Reconstructions
Relief from the exterior of the pyramid temple with part of a sed festival inscription. Photograph by Anna Kellen
Tenochtitlan
Mexico City: view of area of Tenochtitlan Sacred Precinct. Photograph courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tenochtitlan: Templo Mayor
Dedication Stone from Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, 1487. Collection of Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City (II—3203). Photograph © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990
Tlaloc Vessel from Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, about 1470. Collection of Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City (168829). Photograph © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990
Lidded Funerary Vessel with Serpent Ornament from Templo Mayor, Tenochtitlan, about 1470. Collection of Museo Nacional de Antropologia, Mexico City (253292). Photograph © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990
Drawing of the Main Temple of Texcoco from the Codex Ixtlilxochitl, fol. 112V. Collection of the Bibliothèque Nacionale, Paris (65-71). Photograph © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1990
Mexico City: view of area of Tenochtitlan Sacred Precinct. Photograph courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Teotihuacan
Site photography by Enrique Franco Torrijos
Theater and Amphitheater in the Roman World
Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Extension Detail. Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Interior Detail. Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Theater of Marcellus, Rome, Italy (Late 1st century B.C.). Photograph by Seán Hemingway
Tikal
Temple E-VII-Sub at Uaxactún: Photo © Justin Kerr
Great Plaza: Photo © Justin Kerr
North Acropolis: Photo © Justin Kerr
Stela 31: Photo © Justin Kerr
All other Tikal site photography: Photo © Julie Jones
Titian (ca. 1485/90–1576)
Titian: Pietro Aretino: Copyright The Frick Collection, New York
Titian: Venus of Urbino. Uffizi, Florence, Italy: Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (99)
Titian: Assumption of the Virgin, 1516–18, Church of Santa Maria Gloriosa dei Frari, Venice: Photo © Erich Lessing / Art Resource, NY
Ubirr (ca. 40,000?–present)
Site photography: Photo © Eric Kjellgren
Ugarit
Site photography: Photo © Paul Collins
Ur: The Ziggurat
Remains of a monumental building at Ur: Photo © Paul Collins
Urartu
Ayanis: Site view from the south. Photo © Oscar Muscarella
Ayanis: site view from the northeast. Photo © Oscar Muscarella
Ayanis: workers cleaning the interior of the temple. Photo © Oscar Muscarella
Urartu: drawing of the temple at Altintepe. Photo © Oscar Muscarella
Uruk: The First City
Excavated walls at Uruk: Photo © Paul Collins
View of the Site of Uruk: Photo © Paul Collins
Vegetal Patterns in Islamic Art
Qur’an stand (10.218), alternate view: Photograph by Schecter Lee
Velázquez (1599–1660)
Velázquez: Don Gaspar de Guzman (1587–1645), Count-Duke of Olivares (52.125). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Velázquez: Las Meninas: Copyright ©Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid
Velázquez: Maria Teresa (1638–1683), Infanta of Spain (49.7.43). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Velázquez: Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain (14.40.639). Photograph by Malcolm Varon
Velázquez: Pope Innocent X. Photograph by William Keighley. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, all rights reserved (459)
Velázquez: The Rokeby Venus. Erich Lessing/Art Resource, NY (ART78874)
Venetian Color and Florentine Design
Studies of a Seated Youth in Armor (54.119): Photograph by Schecter Lee
The Miracle of the Loaves and Fishes (13.75): Photograph by Schecter Lee
Vincent van Gogh (1853–1890)
Vincent van Gogh: The Potato Eaters (Nuenen, April–May 1885). Image courtesy of Van Gogh Museum Foundation, Amsterdam / Vincent van Gogh Foundation
Vincent van Gogh: Wheatfield with Crows (Auvers-sur-Oise, July 1890). Image courtesy of Van Gogh Museum Foundation, Amsterdam / Vincent van Gogh Foundation
Wadi Kubbaniya (ca. 17,000–15,000 B.C.)
Site photography: Photo © Fred Wendorf
Watercolor Painting in Britain, 1750–1850
Peter De Wint: Study of Trees at Lowther, after 1839. Photograph courtesy of the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
John Sell Cotman: Greta Bridge, ca. 1807. Photograph courtesy of Norwich Castle Museum and Art Gallery
Ways of Recording African History
Koranic Board: Courtesy of The Brooklyn Museum of Art, New York (22.231)
Kuba Ndop Figure of King Shyaam a-Mbul a Ngoong: © Trustees of the British Museum
West Asia: Ancient Legends, Modern Idioms
Suad al-Attar: Gilgamesh and Enkido, 2001. Photography by Miki Slingsby
Mustafa al-Hallaj: Self-Portrait as God, the Devil, and Man, 2000. Hickey-Robertson Photography, Houston, Texas
Fateh Moudarres: Refugees, 1986. Photograph © Philippe Maillard
Jawad Salim: Nasb al-Hurriya (Monument to Freedom). Photograph © Mohammed Al-Shammarey
Suha Shoman: Legend of Petra II. Phograph courtesy of The Khalid Shoman Foundation
Karim Rissan: Iraqi Legend, 1992. Photograph courtesy of The Khalid Shoman Private Collection
Ziad Dalloul: Kitab al-Mudun: Petra, 1999. Photograph by Richard Dauthuille
West Asia: Between Tradition and Modernity
Abou Subhi al-Tinawi: Muhammad cAli fi al-Sham, 1926. Image courtesy of Mouna Atassi
Milad al-Shayeb: Saint Panteleimon, 1939. Photograph © Elias Zayyat
Elias Zayat: Last Supper, 1969. Photograph © Elias Zayyat
Hashim al Khattat: Untitled, ca. 1950. Photograph © Serif Graphics, London
Wasma’a Chorbachi: The Mystery of Supplication, 2000–2003. Photograph © Marlene Nelson
Madiha Umar: At the Concert, 1948. Photograph courtesy of Hala Kittani
Jumana El-Husseini: Untitled, 1991. Photograph courtesy of Jumana El-Husseini
Wijdan Ali: Karbala Series: Hussein, 1993. Image courtesy of The British Museum, London
Shakir Hassan al-Said: Objective Contemplations, 1984. Photograph © Philippe Maillard
West Asia: Postmodernism, the Diaspora, and Women Artists
Faisal Samra: Text Body, 2002. Image by Faisal Samra
Mona Hatoum: Light Sentence, 1992. Image © Edward Woodman
Marwan Qassab Bachi: Al Wakef, 1970. Image © The Khalid Shoman Private Collection
Zaha Hadid: Project Architect. Image © Helen Binet
Work and Leisure: Eighteenth-Century Genre Painting in Korea
Kim Hongdo: Dancer and Musicians: From Genre Paintings by Danwon. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Korea
Kim Hongdo: Wrestlers: From Genre Paintings by Danwon. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Korea
Kim Hongdo: Carpenters: From Genre Paintings by Danwon. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Korea
Kim Hongdo: Threshing Rice: From Genre Paintings by Danwon. Image courtesy of the National Museum of Korea
X-ray style in Arnhem Land Rock Art
All site photography © Eric Kjellgren
Yangban: Cultural Life of Joseon Literati
Yi Jeung: Ink Bamboo, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Courtesy of the Mary and Jackson Burke Foundation. Photograph © The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Inkstone table, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), 19th century. Courtesy of the National Museum of Korea
Water dropper in the shape of a peach, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910), 19th century. Courtesy of Ewha Womans University Museum’s collection. Photograph by Sokhong Han
Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)
Seven-lobed platter with scene of children at play (L.1996.47.14): Photograph by Lyn Gardiner