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The Hand of Man
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Photographs, Metropolitan Museum of Art New York NY, Alfred Stieglitz Collection 1949
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A sack-back gown, petticoat and stomacher made in the late 1760s of 1730s silk and trimmed with knotted silk fringe. It may have been remade from a mantua, as the petticoat is pieced with plain silk at the back. Has also been worn for 19th century fancy d
A sack-back gown, petticoat and stomacher made in the late 1760s of 1730s silk and trimmed with knotted silk fringe. It may have been remade from a mantua, as the petticoat is pieced with plain silk at the back. Has also been worn for 19th century fancy d
A sack-back gown, petticoat and stomacher made in the late 1760s of 1730s silk and trimmed with knotted silk fringe. It may have been remade from a mantua, as the petticoat is piec...
drawing (art)
drawing (art)
Drawing in black ink on thick paper of circus artists mounted on card. From left to right: a man lying on a mat with six tubs on his right foot and a fan in his right hand. Child s...
Sketchbook
Sketchbook
Sketchbook with black-leather-covered cardboard covers. Sewn page block. Pages of white wove paper, each 34.7 x 27.1 cm. Pages numbered at l.l. of verso in graphite. Drawings i...
painting (oil): ["Interior of a Tavern with Smokers"]
painting (oil): ["Interior of a Tavern with Smokers"]
In an ill-lit tavern a group of peasants are smoking and drinking. Seated at a table in the foreground a man holding a pipe and with his ruff untied takes the hand of a serving wom...
Column Krater (bowl for mixing wine and water): Komos Scene
Column Krater (bowl for mixing wine and water): Komos Scene
On one side, two nude women, both wearing headdresses and adorned with earrings and necklaces are chased by two men nude men. The woman on the right holds a wine cup (skyphos) in h...
Relief fragment from the tomb of Niankhnesut: Man holding a cow by a rope
Relief fragment from the tomb of Niankhnesut: Man holding a cow by a rope
Carved in shallow raised relief and originally painted (with some color still visible), this rectangular fragment of a wall relief depicts a male herdsman, at right, who stands in ...
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Medea Boiling a Ram
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Medea Boiling a Ram
Both sides of this vase depict an episode from the story of Medea, the daughter of Aeetes, king of Colchis (in modern-day Georgia). When the Greek hero Jason came with the Argonaut...
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...
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David LaChapelle, Aristocracy: Private Pirates (2014)
David LaChapelle, Aristocracy: Private Pirates (2014)
Chromogenic print, 64 × 53 × 3 in...
Just dancing with ideology? The role of dramaturgs within the socialist mode of children’s film development
Just dancing with ideology? The role of dramaturgs within the socialist mode of children’s film development
The dramaturgs of the Deutsche Film-Aktiengesellschaft (DEFA), the GDR’s state-owned film production company, played a particular role in socialist children’s film culture. Within ...
That certain cut: towards a characterology of APWT
That certain cut: towards a characterology of APWT
The essay charts the history and goals of Asia Pacific Writers & Translators since its beginnings in 2005, noting how the association has evolved to incorporate creative writin...