This gallery is a collection of fascinating art from the past. What is so wonderful about this gallery is that each artwork is done on different textures. The textures range from Wood, Textile, Metal, Clay, and Cardboard.
Proceeding Lion, detail from the Processional Way of Babylon, Unknown, 6th century BCE, From the collection of: Pergamonmuseum, Staatliche Museen zu Berlin
This particular piece was illustrated on rock. What is fascinating about this artwork Advisor of the museum that it is in. It was watched over by a famous German Pianist Ludwig Hoffmann. The museum was torn down then built back up again. This piece and many other are proof that so much wonderful artistry was indeed in this museum.
Dutch Tile Picture after Franz Hals, Joost Thooft & Labouchere, 1900, From the collection of: Hudson River Museum
This is a ceramic textured art piece. The subject in the piece is Franz Hals. Hals was a very renowned painter from Haarlem,Netherlands. His art was known to be of citizens of where he lived. Children were his preference out of all people. So it is very interesting to actually see a mural of Franz for once.
Piedra del Sol, unknown, 1250/1500, From the collection of: Museo Nacional de Antropología, México
The texture this art was done on is rock. This is the world famous Aztec Calendar. This artwork is located in Mexico. It was believed to have informed the Mexicans of different seasons and times of the year. The strange thing about this calendar was that it did not work. So there are speculations on how the pioneers of this piece actually used it.
Hebrew alphabetic exercise, Unknown, Iron Age I, 11th century BCE, From the collection of: The Israel Museum, Jerusalem
This piece is a ceramic piece. but as you can see more clay than anything. This piece is located in Jerusalem. The contents left on this piece have supposed resembles to the old hebrew language. So it is thought that this piece was a practicing stone for language learning. This includes reading, writing, and comprehension.
Horse Armor of Duke Ulrich of Württemberg, for use in the field, Made by the armorer Wilhelm von Worms the Elder, German (active Nuremberg), master in 1499, died 1538, 1507, From the collection of: Philadelphia Museum of Art
This piece is made from metal. This particular piece resembles the horse armor of a famous armor maker outside of native Europe. The armors name was Wilhelm von Worms. He was known to do armor for horses more than any other armor. He was from the city of Nuremberg. The way worms created armor for horses was known to be flawless. That is why a Duke Ulrich of Württemberg would want one for riding.
St. Sergius of Radonezh, Unknown, Russia, 1800/1880, From the collection of: Museo de Artes Universidad de los Andes
This piece is indeed made of metal, Bronze to be specific. Its historic back ground reaches back to
Russian religions. Different polyptychs similar to it resemble religious events that happened in Russian history. These pieces were commonly used in travel by people This piece can be traced back to the 1800's. These could also be found in silver and
Saint Reinhold's Polyptych, Jan de Molder and his workshop (sculptures); paintings by Joos van Cleve and his workshop, before 1516, From the collection of: The National Museum in Warsaw
This particular art piece is significant in many ways. One is that is wood but has paint to illustrate what exactly the piece is trying to intel. Another this that is cool is the story that this piece tells. The story is to be of the childhood of the Virgin Mary. This shows the house and some of the things that happened in Mary's life. This piece has been passed around to various owners and is a great piece of history.
Cairo street [or Mosque, Sultan Hassan], Arthur STREETON, 1897, From the collection of: National Gallery of Australia
This art piece was made on paper. whats important about this painting is that is is a famous mosque on cairo street. It was a holy place built for its people. the actual walls are said to be constructed with remains and pieces of the Great Pyramids of Giza. This mosque was was built between the years of 1356 through 1353. This mosque was so prehistoric that it collapsed killing over 300 people.
Prince Louis Bonaparte; verso: Nude Study of Napoleon Striding Forward, Raising His Right arm and Clutching a Sword to His Breast, Jacques-Louis David, 1805 - 1806, From the collection of: Harvard Art Museums
This art piece is made on cardboard. As you can see the interesting about this piece is Bonaparte himself. As we know Bonaparte was a French president. He was elected president in 1848 and is a part of a long blood line tracing back to Napoleon the first. So it isn't un-usual to see a painting of him.
Statuette, "The Wrestlers", Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi (Italian, 1656-1740), 1705-1708, From the collection of: Royal Ontario Museum
This piece is made from bronze. It was one of the last created bronze sculptures. As you can see it was flawlessly done. It was created by nun other than Massimiliano Soldani-Benzi. He was a florence native and had so many pieces of notable art. It is not a surprise considering his work came from the studies of the grand artist Medici.
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