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This serene sketch shows animals grazing by a lake with a mountain in the background. The words "Swann Lake" are written at the bottom.
Alfred Jacob Miller was a prolific sketcher. He filled many journals with drawings and captions from the time he was studying in Paris and Rome (1833) until the 1870's. The varied interests of Miller are clearly reflected in these sketches: rural sites, studies after Old Master paintings, illustrations of literature, and comical scenes and characters.
This sketch comes from the family album of L. Vernon Miller, which contains works that have passed down through the Miller family directly from the artist.
H: 6 1/8 x W: 9 9/16 in. (15.5 x 24.3 cm)
medium: pencil, ink, and wash on brown paper
given to Walters Art Museum, 1994.
[1] passed directly from the artist down through his family.
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The Roman practice of mounting gold coins as jewelry continued in the Early Byzantine period with this section from a necklace. The other half would have been a mirror image, with gold and lapis lazuli "double-cone" beads and two more coins of Emperor Maurice Tiberios (ruled 582-602). The cross pendant, seen here with a glass bead, may once have contained a precious stone.
Byzantine
H: 7 7/8 x W: 1 1/16 x D: 3/8 in. (20 x 2.6 x 1 cm)
medium: gold, lapis lazuli, and glass
culture: Byzantine
reign: Maurice (AD 582-602)
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Both continuity and change are reflected in this portrait bust initially carved for a ruler of the Middle Kingdom and then re-carved for a New Kingdom monarch. There was a marked change between the way late 12th Dynasty and mid 19th Dynasty kings were represented. The pharaohs of the 12th Dynasty wished to present an experienced and careworn expression. This is conveyed by heavy eyelids, wrinkles, and a firm set to the mouth. The pharaohs of the 19th Dynasty, however, wanted their images to suggest youth, vigor, and confidence. To transform a Middle Kingdom royal image into a New Kingdom one, sculptors re-carved the face. The eyes, nose, and forehead of this sculpture show evidence of reworking to erase signs of age, while the corners of the mouth were deeply drilled to make the cheeks appear rounder and to bring the lips closer to the slight smile typical of 19th Dynasty royal sculpture.
Egyptian
8 11/16 x 7 5/16 x 4 5/16 in. (22 x 18.5 x 11 cm)
medium: anorthosite gneiss
culture: Egyptian
dynasty: 12th Dynasty, 19th Dynasty
reign: Sesostris III-Amenemhat III, Ramesses II
Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
This precious reliquary, adorned on its front and sides with colored glass, precious stones, and two medallions featuring the enthroned Virgin and Child and an eagle, forms part of a group of closely related objects manufactured in the Upper Rhine region shortly after 1300. The purse shape, with its peaked roof and cylindrical top, derives from much earlier Carolingian and Romanesque prototypes. The reliquary was originally suspended from the rings on both sides of the sloping roof.
Germany, Upper Rhine, Southern Swabia, Gothic period, 14th century
copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood core
Overall: 17.2 x 13.4 x 7.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund