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Carved in low relief, this plaque was probably made to decorate a small casket. It is based on an engraving by Barthel Beham (1502–40) entitled by the artist RAPTUS / HELENAE (The Abduction of Helen). The subject here, however, is not the abduction of Queen Helen by the Trojan prince Paris (calling for princely attire) but a generic "battle of wild men," itself a popular Renaissance subject. The artist may have given some of the abductors African facial features to make them look more savage to European viewers.
H: 1 1/2 x W: 5 3/16 in. (3.8 x 13.2 cm)
medium: ivory
by bequest to Walters Art Museum, 1931.
While the attribution remains hotly debated, this work exemplifies how Italian portraiture of the 1500s could articulate family alliances through marriage. The inscription gives the sitters’ ages as 35 and 28, and their elaborate jewelry, weapons, and garments, made of expensive materials, convey their elite status. The marten skin attached to the woman’s waist-its head decorated with gems-symbolized propriety. These expressions of wealth convey achievements and position rather than accurate personalities, and the figures, though lifelike, stand in awkward relationship to each other, their interaction one of alliance not love.
Northern Italy, late 16th century
oil on canvas
Framed: 132 x 173 x 10.5 cm (51 15/16 x 68 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.); Unframed: 99.8 x 140.5 cm (39 5/16 x 55 5/16 in.)
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The bejeweled martin (weasel) was a coveted fashion accessory in Renaissance Europe.
Holden Collection
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This circular element called a roundel that originally decorated a curtain displays a perfectly interlaced knot, a design believed to provide protection from harm. Curtains were often used as modular walls in houses, theaters, and Christian churches during the late Roman and early Christian periods.
Egypt, Byzantine period
plain weave ground with tapestry weave and supplementary weft wrapping; undyed linen and dyed wool
Overall: 45.2 x 47.7 cm (17 13/16 x 18 3/4 in.); Mounted: 64.1 x 64.1 x 2.5 cm (25 1/4 x 25 1/4 x 1 in.)
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The purple color was achieved with kermes, a dye derived from the dried bodies of insects of the same name.
Gift of Henry Hunt Clark
Eastman Johnson
American, Lovell, Maine 1824–1906 New York
30 x 25in. (76.2 x 63.5cm)
medium: Oil on canvas
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY 1983.486 1983
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Whitney Blodgett, 1983
Argentina, Santamariana
earthenware
Diameter: 25 cm (9 13/16 in.); Overall: 13.4 x 26.9 cm (5 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.)
Gift of Katherine C. White