Images at Librifly

Plate Six from Plusieurs Models des plus nouuelles manieres qui sont en usage en l'Art de Arquebuzerie, ca. 1660, Paris, French, Paris, Engraving, sheet: 7 1/16 x 5 3/8 in. (17.9 x 13.7 cm), Works on Paper-Engravings, Little is known about

Beaker vase (one of a pair, part of a garniture), ca. 1690, Dutch, Delft, Tin-glazed earthenware, Height: 18 7/8 in. (48 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Garnitures consisting of three, five, or seven vases were made for decorative purposes to be

Book of Designs [for Ironwork], 1765 and 1793, Illustrations: etching, 10 11/16 x 7 15/16 x 1 7/16 in. (27.2 x 20.1 x 3.6 cm

Medal of Thaddeus Kosciuszko, 1818, Made in France, Bronze, Diam. 1 5/8 in. (4.1 cm), Metal, François Augustin Caunois (French, 1787–1859

II) Der Ritter vom Turm, von den exenplen der Gotzfurcht und erberkeit., 1499, 1512, 1513, Woodcuts, Overall: 11 15/16 x 8 1/4 x 2 15/16 in. (30.3 x 21 x 7.5 cm), Books, Albrecht Dürer (German, Nuremberg 1471–1528 Nuremberg) II), Urs

Liqueur bottle cooler (Seau à liqueur) (part of a service), 1772, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, H. 4 5/8 in. (11.7 cm.); W. 5 1/2 in. (14.0 cm.); L. 12 1/8 in. (30.8 cm.), Ceramics-Porcelain

Jousting Armor (Rennzeug), ca. 1580–90, Dresden or Annaberg, German, probably Dresden or Annaberg, Steel, copper alloy, leather, Wt. 91 lb. 6 oz. (41.45 kg), Armor for Man, This armor was intended for use in the Scharfrennen, a joust

Stopper, Early Dynastic I, ca. 2900–2700 B.C., Mesopotamia, Nippur, Sumerian, Ceramic, 2.87 in. (7.29 cm), Ceramics-Vessels

Water Pipe Base, second half 17th century, Attributed to Iran, Kirman, Stonepaste; underglaze painted and slip-painted, H. 7 1/8 in. .(18.1 cm), Ceramics

Oval box (one of a pair), Johann Martin Satzger I (ca. 1707–1785, master 1737), 1761–63, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, L. 6 1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Johann Martin Satzger I (ca. 1707–1785, master 1737), Beginning in the

Pair of urns with covers, ca. 1775, French, Marble (brèche violette), gilt bronze, H. 17 3/4 x W. 18 x D. 10 3/4 in. (45.1 x 45.7 x 27.3 cm), Metalwork-Gilt Bronze

Virgin and Child, 15th century, French, Limestone, 15 13/16 x 11 3/4 x 4 15/16 in. (40.1 x 29.9 x 12.5 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Ointment Stick Fragment, 4th–7th century, Made in Kharga Oasis, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Bone, Overall: 2 9/16 x 3/16 in. (6.5 x 0.4 cm), Ivories-Bone

Altar Bell: Portuguese Face, 16th–17th century, Nigeria, Court of Benin, Edo peoples, Brass, H. 4 1/4 x W. 4 in. (10.8 x 10.2 cm), Metal-Musical Instruments, Brass bells are an essential feature of Benin ancestral altars. Arrayed along the

The Story of Aoto Fujitsuna, Edo period (1615–1868), 1811, Japan, Woodblock print; ink on paper, 8 3/4 × 6 1/16 × 1 in. (22.2 × 15.4 × 2.5 cm), Illustrated Books, Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1760–1849 Tokyo (Edo

Dagger, 3rd–4th century, Late Roman, Iron (dagger), copper alloy (ring), silver, a-iron dagger: 5 1/4 x 3/4 x 1/4 in. (13.3 x 1.9 x 0.7 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Adoration of the Magi from Seven Scenes from the Life of Christ, ca. 1390, Made in Lower Austria, Austria, Austrian, Pot-metal and colorless glass, vitreous paint and silver stain, 27 5/16 x 12 15/16in. (69.4 x 32.8cm), Glass-Stained, This

Finger Grip, before 16th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Mexican, Stone, Height 2 in., Stone-Implements

Plaque with the Crucifixion, 16th century, Made in Limoges, France, French, Painted enamel, copper, Overall: 8 3/16 x 7 11/16 x 1/16 in. (20.8 x 19.5 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Painted, Master of the Orléans Triptych (French, active late

Bead, 500–600, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 1 3/16 x 3/8 x 3/8 in. (3 x 1 x 0.9 cm), Glass-Beads, Beads from Frankish necklaces exhibit a stunning variety of patterns, colors, and forms. Though the beads seen here were made in the seventh

Pavillon de l'Horloge, Louvre, 1852–53, Salted paper print from paper negative, 39.5 x 27.7 cm. (15 9/16 x 10 15/16 in.), Photographs, Édouard Baldus (French, born Prussia, 1813–1889

A Seated Slave, mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and black ink, gray wash, over black chalk, 18 1/8 x 12 3/16 in. (46 x 31 cm), Drawings, Pietro Antonio Novelli (Italian, Venice 1729–1804 Venice), A contemporary of Domenico Tiepolo,

Earring, 6th–7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Copper alloy, glass paste, Overall: 1 7/16 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. (3.7 x 3.6 x 1.4 cm), Metalwork-Copper alloy

The Stoning of Saint Stephen, ca. 1700, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over red and black chalk, 8 3/16 x 12 3/8 in. (20.8 x 31.4 cm), Drawings, Niccolo (Nicolaus) Bambini (Italian, Venice 1651–1736 Venice

Textile with Brocade, 13th–14th century, French or Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall: 4 13/16 × 3 1/2 in. (12.3 × 8.9 cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade

Scarab of Sebekhotep III, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 13, ca. 1748–1741 B.C., From Egypt, Memphite Region, Lisht North, Cemetery, Radim, 1920–22, Glazed steatite, L. 2.3 × W. 1.7 × H. 1.1 cm (7/8 × 11/16 × 7/16 in.), Royal name scarab

Young Girl Bathing, 1892, Oil on canvas, 32 x 25 1/2 in. (81.3 x 64.8 cm), Paintings, Auguste Renoir (French, Limoges 1841–1919 Cagnes-sur-Mer), Pierre Auguste Renoir painted a great many canvases of single bathers in outdoor settings,

Beaker vase (one of a pair, part of a garniture), ca. 1690, Dutch, Delft, Tin-glazed earthenware, Height: 18 7/8 in. (48 cm), Ceramics-Pottery, Garnitures consisting of three, five, or seven vases were made for decorative purposes to be

Celt, before 16th century, Guatemala, Mesoamerica, Maya (?), Stone, Height 7-7/8 in., Stone-Implements

Arrowhead (Yanonē), dated 1645, Japanese, Steel, L. 10 in. (25.4 cm); L. of head 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); W. 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); Wt. 3.4 oz. (96.4 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Figure, 5th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Bone; carved and incised, Overall: 4 13/16 x 1 7/16 x 9/16 in. (12.3 x 3.7 x 1.5 cm), Ivories-Bone

Papyrus Fragments of Two Letters, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Papyrus and ink, Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 7/16 in. (12.1 x 6.2 cm), Papyrus

Costumed Figure Pendant, 1st–7th century, Colombia, Tolima, Gold, H. 7 1/8 x W. 4 3/8 in. (18.1 x 11.1cm), Metal-Ornaments, The Tolima peoples of Colombia's Magdalena Valley produced a distinctive type of gold object that had a high degree

Vinaigrette box, William Thompson II (active 1802– after 1818), 1803, British, London, Silver, Length: 1 in. (2.5 cm), Metalwork-Silver, William Thompson II (active 1802– after 1818

Saint Michael the Archangel, 1640s, Oil on canvas, 64 3/4 x 43 1/4 in. (164.5 x 109.9 cm), Paintings, Ignacio de Ries (Spanish, 1616–after 1665), Ries was the son of a Flemish painter who had settled in Seville. In the mid-1630s he worked

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 7 3/8 in. (18.7 cm); L. of head 1 3/4 in. (4.5 cm); W. 1 1/8 in. (2.9 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Plaque, 12th–13th century, German, Champlevé enamel, copper, Overall: 2 5/8 x 2 1/2 x 1/16 in. (6.7 x 6.4 x 0.2 cm), Enamels-Champlev

Rosary Terminal Bead with Lovers and Death's Head, ca. 1500–1525, Made in North France or South Netherlands, North French or South Netherlandish, Ivory, with emerald pendant, silver-gilt mount, Overall: 5 3/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 11/16 in. (13.6 x 4

Striding Figure, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, ca. 2575–2465 B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Southern Upper Egypt, ElKab, Quartzite, paint, h. 89.5 cm (35 1/4 in), The forceful features and developed musculature of this figure are very striking.

Key Handle, 1st–7th century, Roman, Copper alloy, Overall: 2 1/2 x 1 5/16 x 3/4 in. (6.4 x 3.3 x 1.9 cm), Metalwork-Bronze

Covered Cup, 15th century, German, Rock crystal, gilt silver, glass cabochons and pearls, Overall: 9 7/16 x 3 1/4 in. (24 x 8.2 cm), Lapidary Work-Crystal, Rock crystal was valued most highly throughout history for its hardness and brilliant

Palazzo Senatorio, stair, upper ramp and entry portal (recto) Palazzo Senatorio, stair, lower ramp and pedestal (verso), early to mid-16th century , Dark brown ink, black chalk, and incised lines, sheet: 17 5/16 x 36 1/4 in. (44 x 92 cm),

Brazier, 18th century, Dutch or Spanish, Brass, H. 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.), Metalwork

A Village in a Valley, late 1820s, Oil on paper, mounted on canvas, 9 1/8 x 16 in. (23.2 x 40.6 cm), Drawings, Théodore Rousseau (French, Paris 1812–1867 Barbizon), Rousseau was not yet twenty years old when he painted this study from

Wall light (one of a pair), early 17th century, French, Fontainebleau, Lead-glazed earthenware, Height: 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

A Cardinal's Procession, 1621, Oil on copper, 15 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (39.4 x 37.5 cm), Paintings, Ottavio Leoni (Il Padovano) (Italian, Rome 1578–1630 Rome), This beautiful copper represents a yet to be identified event, centering on the

Beads, 33, Glass, Other: 9 in. (22.9 cm), Glass

Toilet box (one of a pair), ca. 1743–45, German, Augsburg, Silver gilt, Overall: H. 3 15/16 x W. 5 15/16 x D. 4 3/4 in. (10 x 15.1 x 12.1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Earring with pendant of grapes, Greek or Roman, Gold, Other: 1/2 × 5/16 × 1 5/16 in. (1.3 × 0.7 × 3.3 cm), Gold and Silver

Saint Phillip, ca. 1500, North Netherlandish, Oak with traces of polychromy and gilding, Overall: 25 3/4 x 8 15/16 x 5 5/16in. (65.4 x 22.7 x 13.5cm), Sculpture-Wood

Earring, spiral with lion's head, Classical, 5th century B.C., Cypriot, Gold, Diameter: 11/16 x 1/4 x 5/8 in. (1.8 x 0.6 x 1.6 cm), Gold and Silver, Ending in a lion's head and a rosette

Jar, 11th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; gritty gray body, turquoise glaze, H. 6 3/16 in. (15.7 cm), Ceramics

Amulet Carved in Intaglio (Incised), 6th–7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Hematite, silver mount, Overall: 1 15/16 x 1 7/16 x 3/8 in. (5 x 3.7 x 1 cm), Lapidary Work-Hematite, Inscriptions identify the subject of this amulet as

The Enema, ca. 1632–33, Etching with engraving; second state of two, Plate: 10 3/4 × 13 1/2 in. (27.3 × 34.3 cm), Prints, Abraham Bosse (French, Tours 1602/1604–1676 Paris

Sculpture of a Kneeling Knight or King, ca. 1175–1225, North Spanish, Sandstone, H. 22 5/8 in. (57.5 cm); W. 11 5/8 in. (29.5 cm); D. 3 1/4 in. (8.3 cm); Wt. 92 lb. (41.7 kg), Miscellaneous

Etruscan Vase with Flowers, 1900–1910, Tempera on canvas, 32 x 23 1/4 in. (81.3 x 59.1 cm), Paintings, Odilon Redon (French, Bordeaux 1840–1916 Paris), This bouquet, which combines real and imaginary flowers, perfectly illustrates

Bartolommeo Bonghi (died 1584), shortly after 1553, Oil on canvas, 40 x 32 1/4 in. (101.6 x 81.9 cm), Paintings, Giovanni Battista Moroni (Italian, Albino, no later than 1524–1578 Albino), The distinguished legal scholar Bartolommeo Bonghi

Medal of Lieutenant Stephen Cassin, 1800–1830, Made in United States, American, Bronze, Diam. 2 1/2 in. (6.4 cm), Metal, Moritz Fürst (born 1782, active United States, 1807–ca. 1840

The Island of the Beata Vergine delle Grazie, ca. 1804–28, Pen and brown ink, gray wash, 4 1/2 x 7 3/16 in. (11.5 x 18.3 cm), Drawings, Giacomo Guardi (Italian, Venice (?) 1764–1835 Venice

Palm Cup, 7th–8th century, Frankish, Glass, Overall: 1 3/4 x 2 15/16 in. (4.4 x 7.4 cm), Glass-Vessels

Face Beaker, 14th–16th century, Peru, Inca, Silver, Height 6-1/2 in. (16.5 cm), Metal-Containers

Tiles with Checkered Pattern, 1475–1500, Made in Toledo, Spain, Spanish, Tin-glazed earthenware, Overall (together without mount): 8 11/16 x 7 1/2 x 1 in. (22 x 19.1 x 2.5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, Tiles such as these three examples might have

Design for the Decoration of Firearms, ca. 1797–1805, Versailles, French, Versailles, Pencil, ink, gray wash on paper, 2 1/8 x 1 7/8 in. (5.4 x 4.8 cm), Works on Paper-Drawings

Finger Ring, 7th century, Made in Northern France, Frankish, Silver, gold bezel, glass paste or carnelian(?), Overall: 15/16 x 13/16 x 3/8 in. (2.4 x 2 x 1 cm), Metalwork-Silver

Arrowhead (Yanonē), 18th century, Japanese, Steel, L. 9 1/2 in. (24.1 cm); L. of head 4 1/4 in. (10.8 cm); W. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm); Wt. 1.3 oz. (36.9 g), Archery Equipment-Arrowheads

Door Handle, 15th century, German, Iron, Overall (as if installed): 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in. (11.5 x 8.9 x 3.1 cm), Metalwork-Iron

Disk Brooch, 2nd–3rd century, Roman, Millefiore enamel on bronze, Overall: 1 5/16 x 13/16 in. (3.3 x 2 cm), Enamels

Stem Cup, Period of Tibetan Empire, 7th–9th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region, Central Asia), Gold with repoussé decoration, H. 3 1/2 in. (8.9 cm); Diam. of mouth 2 3/4 in. (7 cm), Metalwork, The intertwined vine with its curled

Virgin, Saint John, and Three Holy Women from a Crucifixion, late 15th century, Made in Brussels, South Netherlandish, Oak with polychromy and gilding, Overall (with base): 24 7/8 x 15 1/8 x 5 3/4 in. (63.2 x 38.4 x 14.6 cm), Sculpture-Wood

Manuscript Illumination with the Birth of the Virgin in an Initial G, from a Gradual, ca. 1375, Made in Florence, Italy, Italian, Tempera, ink, and gold on parchment, Overall: 11 1/2 x 11 3/4 in. (29.2 x 29.8 cm), Manuscripts and

Drawing, Late Period, Saite, Dynasty 26, 664–610 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Tomb of Nespekashuty (TT 312, ), 1st chamber W. wall; N. section, 1922–23, Limestone, 7/5 x 14.5 x 6

Buddhist Figures and Their Attributes, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1850, Japan, Ink on paper, H. 6 1/4 in. (15.9 cm); W. 8 7/8 in. (22.5 cm); D. 5/8 in. (1.6 cm), Illustrated Books

The Resurrection of Christ and the Harrowing of Hell, Tempera on wood, 12 1/4 x 9 7/8 in. (31.1 x 25.1 cm), Paintings, Russian Painter (possibly 17th century

Apothecary jar (orciuolo), ca. 1520, Italian, Castelli, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 13/16 in. (24.9 cm), Ceramics-Pottery

Stamp seal, Sasanian, ca. 3rd–7th century A.D., Iran, Sasanian, Hematite, H. 1/2 in. (1.2 cm); Diam. 13/16 in. (2 cm), Stone-Stamp Seals-Inscribed

Country Road Landscape with Trees (recto); Landscape with Trees (verso), 1860s or 1870s, Black chalk on pink-gray faded laid paper overlaid wth white wash, probably from a sketch pad., 18 3/8 x 11 7/8 in. (46.6 x 30.2 cm), Drawings,

Column-krater, Classical, ca. 475–465 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 39.50 cm., Vases, Obverse and reverse, youths and flute player

William Shirley, Governor of Massachusetts, 1747, Mezzotint, image: 11 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (29.8 x 24.8 cm), Prints, Engraved by Peter Pelham (American (born England), London 1697–1751 Boston, Massachusetts), After John Smibert (American,

The Brook in the Woods, ca. 1885–86, Oil on canvas, 28 x 36 in. (71.1 x 91.4 cm), Paintings, Worthington Whittredge (1820–1910), Whittredge, as a colleague of the second-generation Hudson River School artists John Frederick Kensett and

Fibula, bow-shaped, Italic, Gold, Other: 7/16 × 3/16 × 7/8 in. (1.1 × 0.6 × 2.2 cm), Gold and Silver

Armorial jug (boccale), ca. 1470–90, Italian, possibly Florence or Faenza, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Height: 9 3/4 in. (24.8cm), Ceramics-Pottery

A Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World: Viz. Asia, Affrica, Europe, America, with...Grecia, Roman Empire, Germanie, Bohemia, France, Belgia, Spaine, Italie, Hungarie, Denmarke, Poland, Persia...Together with...Great

Carpet, mid-16th century, Attributed to Iran, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile, L. 115.25 in. (292.7 cm) , Textiles-Rugs

Oval platter, 1771, French, Sèvres, Soft-paste porcelain, Overall: 1 1/2 × 10 3/8 × 7 9/16 in. (3.8 × 26.4 × 19.2 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain

Ensemble, ca. 1798, probably European, cotton, silk, It is the combination of elements within this costume that makes it so interesting. Embroidered, open-fronted robes with matching underskirts are more usually associated with the 1760s to

Head of Christ or Zeus, 3rd or 4th century and later transformation, Roman, Marble, Overall: 11 1/4 x 8 1/4 x 7 3/4 in. (28.6 x 21 x 19.7 cm), Sculpture-Stone

Bagpiper, ca. 1740–45, French, Villeroy, Soft-paste porcelain, Height: 5 1/2 in. (14 cm), Ceramics-Porcelain, After a print by Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy

Square Piano, ca. 1815, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, American, Mahogany case, brass, ivory naturals, ebony accidentals, Chordophone-Zither-struck-piano, This is the oldest extant piano by Thomas Loud Evenden, the venerable

Ostrakon with Acrostic Hymn of the Passion, 580–640, Made in Thebes, Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, Overall (a only): 14 1/8 x 7 7/8 x 3 7/16 in. (35.9 x 20 x 8.7 cm), Ceramics

Fragment, 9th–10th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; white slip, incised and splashed with polychrome glazes under transparent glaze (sgraffito ware), Diam. Base: 3 15/16 in. (10 cm), Ceramics

Title Page of the Gospel of John, 1300–1310, Made in Armenia, Siwnik, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, Page: H. 12 1/2 in. (31.7 cm), Codices, This richly decorated leaf emphasizes the Gospel of John as the summation of the four

Textile with Griffin and Fawn Design, 14th century, Made in Palermo or Lucca, Italy, Italian, Silk, metal thread, Overall (a): 6 15/16 × 8 7/16 in. (17.7 × 21.4 cm), Textiles-Woven

Portrait of a thin-faced man, Roman Period, A.D. 140–170, From Egypt, Encaustic, limewood, gold leaf, H. 42.3 × W. 18.7 cm (16 5/8 × 7 3/8 in.), This man's intent, direct gaze and parted lips make him seem restive. The remarkably free

Pair of Sword-Grip Ornaments (Menuki), 18th century, Japanese, Copper-gold alloy (shakudō), gold, brass, L. of each 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); W. of each 13/16 in. (2.1 cm); Wt. of each 0.5 oz. (14.2 g), Sword Furniture-Menuki

Pair of Parfleches, 1880–85, United States, South Dakota, Brulé Sioux, Rawhide, pigment, Native-tanned skin ties, (1) H. 22 1/2 x W. 13 3/8 in. (57.2 x 34 cm), Hide-Containers

Alphonse de Lamartine, 1830, cast before 1856, French, Bronze, Overall: 5 3/8 x 5 1/4 in. (13.7 x 13.3 cm), Medals and Plaquettes, Pierre-Jean David d’Angers was the most prolific and one of the most important French sculptors of the first

Fragment, probably 8th–12th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur, Stucco; carved; painted, L 6.5 cm x W 4.5 x H 1.5, Stucco

Bowl, late 8th–early 9th century, Excavated in Iran, Nishapur. Attributed to Iran, Nishapur, Earthenware; incised decoration under monochrome glaze, Base: 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm), Ceramics

Ostrakon, 7th century, Made in Byzantine Egypt, Coptic, Pottery fragment with ink inscription, 3 9/16 x 5 1/16 in. (9 x 12.8 cm), Ceramics

Offering Scene, Tomb of Djari, First Intermediate Period–Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2050–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Ink on Paper, h. 55 cm (21 5/8 in); w. 71 cm (27 15/16 in) - as mounted, Unknown Copyist