A man seated in a chair with a carved back and a rose colored cushion sits in three quarter profile facing right, turning his head to look at us. He wears a white wig, its shoulder length curls ...
Rome’s first emperor, Augustus (r. 30 BCE–14 CE), wanted his descendants to rule over the Roman Empire, but as his chosen successors died one by one, the power fell to his stepson, Tiberius (r. 14–37 ...
Against a medium dark brown background, monochrome tan brushstrokes depict a nude adolescent male crouching on the ground. Leaning forward on his arms, he looks ahead to the left and away from the ...
A group of young men in their bathing suits are swimming in a body of water located in the foreground of the scene. On the right-hand side of the foreground, one man is pulling another out of the ...
On the side of the coin on the left is the bust of a man facing left, tendrils of curly hair held in place with a laurel wreath; surrounding the border, small dots and the Latin characters: N E R O / ...
A terracotta sculpture that is made of three round forms pointing to the right shown on a faded grey background. The two bottom forms are flat on the surface, the top form sticks up a bit and is ...
In 1948, Appel was among the group of emerging European artists who formed the avant-garde movement CoBrA, a reference to the capital cities of its founding members: Copenhagen, Brussels, Amsterdam.
A young woman with fair skin and rouged cheeks leans forward to the right, and turns her head to look at us. With raised eyebrows and bright red painted lips, she smiles slightly, light coming from ...
Alternate Title: Bruce Williamson, Esq. Unidentified collector, sold [through Christie's, New York, June 13, 1913, lot 118]. [1] [Scott & Fowles, New York], sold; to ...
This drawing shows a tall, standing young woman wearing a pink costume with layers of lacy ruffles over her torso and pant legs. Her costume is complemented by a wide, feather-plumed hat, slender ...
The vessel has a wide shallow rim and two horizontal handles and one long handle which connects to the rim. In red, black, and yellow there is a scene in two tiers. The lower tier depicts a man ...