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Shudo (A red earth pigment)
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Hydria (water jar): Perseus pursued by Gorgons
Hydria (water jar): Perseus pursued by Gorgons
On the shoulder: This scene depicts gorgons chasing after the hero Perseus, whose most famous accomplishment was beheading one of the gorgons, Medusa; presumably here we see the tw...
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
On one side: Herakles capturing the Erymanthian boar. The Erymanthian boar was a monster which plagued the central Peloponnese around Mt. Erymanthos, and it was one of Herakles’ la...
Red silk cut velvet lined with yellow linen with an applied border of yellow satin, couched green and cream silk cords, edged with a red silk fringe, Spain, Florence, 1560-1569. Red silk cut velvet lined with yellow linen with an applied border of yellow
Red silk cut velvet lined with yellow linen with an applied border of yellow satin, couched green and cream silk cords, edged with a red silk fringe, Spain, Florence, 1560-1569. Red silk cut velvet lined with yellow linen with an applied border of yellow
Red silk cut velvet lined with yellow linen with an applied border of yellow satin, couched green and cream silk cords, edged with a red silk fringe, Spain, Florence, 1560-1569. Re...
Two Fragments of Band with Geometric Pattern
Two Fragments of Band with Geometric Pattern
Two tapestry woven fragments originating from the same textile. Red and dark-dyed wool and undyed linen wefts are woven on undyed linen warps. Both fragments feature the same geome...
Wall Painting Fragment from the Villa at Boscotrecase
Wall Painting Fragment from the Villa at Boscotrecase
This wall painting fragment comes from the so-called 'Mythological Room' of the villa at Boscotrecase (room 19) where it would have decorated the top register of red-paneled walls....
Village in Martinique (Femmes et Chevre dans le village)
Village in Martinique (Femmes et Chevre dans le village)
In 1887, Gauguin and Charles Laval went to Panama, and then to Martinique, searching for a warm, healthy climate and a cheap place to live a natural, "savage" life. Residing during...
Texture of Earth (Texture de sol)
Texture of Earth (Texture de sol)
Lithograph, Soil Earth (Sols Terres) portfolio 9 from the Phenomena (Les Phénomènes) series...