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Laurie Herrick, Polychrome Purple, 1975; Wool; 75 x 43 inches; Collection of Carol Smith-Larson; Photo by Dan Kvitka
Armorial jar, similar to an apothecary jar, but without any indication of the contents.
29 cm with lid, 20 cm without
16 cm diameter at widest
On front is the coat of arms of Anne of Brittany (queen to Charles VIII and then Louis XII): Field of ermine (white) surrounded by a gold oval and rocaille, surmounted by a cherub in green, gold and plum, and the legend POTIVS MORI CVAM FOEDARI ("Rather to die than be dishonored/defiled").
Overall background is deep blue with gold Fleur-de-lys on the back. The foot has gold bands bordering beads on a yellow field.
The lid is blue with a similar motif to the foot, and with Fleur-de-lys on the front, back and sides.
The front of the jar's rim was broken and repaired. The lid was shattered and reassembled, not very skilfullly, and without the finial.
Closeup of the upper torso and head of the colossal polychrome marble seated statue of Minerva at the Palazzo Massimo in Rome. She’s the very first thing you see when you enter the museum. Her face and neck were replaced with a copy of the once-helmeted head of Athena Carpegna (which is placed next to this statue). The museum signage states that the aegis on her chest with the small head of Medusa was discovered with the statue on the Aventine Hill, helping to identify her as Minerva. However, this is incorrect - the Medusa head is a modern composite reconstruction. The statue is almost certainly another goddess, and Magna Mater, aka Cybele, is the most likely. She’s usually shown enthroned, with a lion on either side.
The gorgeous colored marble recalls Greek acrolith cult statues of the 5th c. BCE, which used colored fabrics, gilding, and ivory, but this statue probably dates to the Augustan era, so ca. 1st c. CE.
Palazzo Massimo, Rome.
Uluru-Sky Bluesky maxima
#ausflag new Australian Flag design in Black, Heliotrope Blue, Green and Orange with White Southern Cross and integrated Federation Star device on gold horizon line.
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In the American Southwest, there is an Indian ceramic tradition that began to take form in the early centuries A.D. and has continued unbroken to the present time. Characterized by its many superbly varied styles, the art has been sustained by diverse Pueblo peoples and some of their neighbors, whose ancient and more recent settlements have long been established in the arid regions of Arizona and New Mexico. Ceramic artist of the Ácoma Pueblo, west of Albuquerque, produced an especially distinguished series of vessels during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
This large, rounded, and beautifully proportioned vessel is covered by exuberant, colorful figures representing macaws and other birds, double rainbows, flowers, and plants. The fluid, lively pattern breaks from the disciplined, abstract symmetry that widely prevails in Puebloan tradition, possibly reflecting the influence of designs from Mexico or perhaps the printed or embroidered textiles from the eastern United States that reached New Mexico beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. Nevertheless, traditional indigenous perceptions remained in play, for macaws have been featured for centuries in Puebloan rituals devoted to the sun, rain, and agricultural fertility, as shown in corresponding ceramic and mural imagery. In this context the rainbows, flowers, and the sense of thriving life also faithfully adhere to an ancient and ongoing theme of communal participation in nature’s eternal renewal.
www.artic.edu/artworks/189293/polychrome-jar-with-rainbow...
Museo de América
Madrid
Culture: Spanish empire
dated to: XVIII Century
Modern nation of origin: Spain
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Abstract colour landscape symbolism. A revision of maxima with the original Southern Cross device rotated (in the Sky) to place a larger Alpha Crucis in the canton corner as a feature, while portraying a 'size/brightness' hierarchy down to Epsilon the smallest, with reference to earlier versions of the Australian flag.
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These very Greek-looking sphinxes, separated by a palmette, once decorated a temple or shrine as part of a longer frieze.
Western Greek
Capua, Italy
abt. 350-300 BCE
British Museum (1877,0802.17)
Polychrome aluminium sculpture by Robert Indiana (USA) as part of the exhibition 'Master of the Distinction' along the Pedestrian Mall of Orchard Road organised by Opera Gallery Singapore.
Polychrome wood – Reliquary chest containing the remains of 7 portuguese and spanish missionaries in Marocco in the year of 1585.
A younger Dall Ram works his way down some scree on Polychrome Pass. This year it seems the bachelor herd has been hanging around Polychrome all summer. I liked have some of the background color in the shot.
This 19th Century polychrome wooden statue of the Infant Jesus, called "Santo Nino" was from the island of Bohol. The top of the staff and the cross detail on the globe are missing. We found this piece at an antique store in Malate, Manila.
polychromed relief by Lee Lawrie
bronze relief by Alfred Janniot
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Term of the Day: Strapwork 12/21/09
Detail of a black lacquer and polychrome oval mirror.
Strapwork is a two-dimensional design that resembles stylized strips of parchment, leather or metal, often pierced, interwoven in intricate patterns, and curling at their ends. It is seen in arabesque and grotesque styles, including the work of Jean Berain. Strapwork first became popular during the Mannerist period in the 16th century, when it was used by Rosso Fiorentino for the decorations of Fontainebleau, and reappeared in the 19th century, when it was particularly used for wall decorations.
To see more of this mirror, visit: www.carltonhobbs.com/viewDetail.asp?strReference=9755
Uluru-Sky Bluesky maxima
#ausflag new Australian Flag design in Black, Heliotrope Blue, Green and Orange with White Southern Cross and integrated Federation Star device on gold horizon line.
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