Antique Death

In the same year Charlotte Hampton was brought from London to run the decorating shops and introduced mercury gilding, which gave Worcester gold the flat, mirror-like finish that dis...

Six of his paintings were included in the landmark Fauvism exhibition at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris in 1951, the year before his death, and his work is today held by the Musée ...

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

Elizabeth Boott, one of Duveneck’s students, became his wife in 1886; her death less than two years later profoundly affected him.

But unfortunately, the Roman general Scipio demanded that the woman be handed over to Rome nonetheless to be paraded as a trophy in his triumph, and since Massinissa could not oppose...

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

A crow - an archetypal symbol of death - picks at the lifeless body of a rabbit, while a vase of withering flowers behind reinforces the theme of transience.

Modern auction cataloguing, including Christie’s, identifies an Alex de Andreis as a Belgian artist active in this same genre, although published sources differ regarding the artist’...

After entering the Benedictine Order at Maria Laach in 1927, he continued designing for ceramics manufacturers while building his practice at the abbey. From 1948 until his death in ...

Saint Sebastian of Milan was a military tribune in the Roman army, executed during the persecution of Diocletian by flogging to death after surviving an initial punishment in which h...

Surviving signed and dated works document his activity well into the late 1730s and 1740, shortly before his death in Amsterdam in 1741. Today his works are represented in museum and...

Born in Deinze in East Flanders, Saverys was the son of a house-and-stage painter. After the early death of his father in 1902, he helped in the family business, which limited his in...

De Bloot also pursued commercial interests, purchasing a tile works in 1646, and left a substantial estate at his death in 1658. The present painting brings his interest in human co...

The greatest French sculptors entrusted them with their sculpted works to be cast in bronze, such as James Pradier (1790-1852) who signed the oldest currently known publishing contra...

Bénard, De Fer's son-in-law and successor, continued the publication and distribution of his cartographic works following De Fer's death. An especially appealing portrait for collec...

Antique leather bound History of the House of Austria book set - From the Foundation of the Monarchy by Rhodolph of Hapsburgh, to the Deather of Leopold the Second: 1218 to 1792. By...

Denny died of malaria on October 7, 1886, while serving on a surveying party near Cambria, California. After his death, the Society of California Pioneers held a memorial exhibition ...

In 1904, he left for Europe, living in Paris before settling in Rome where he continued to paint until his death. Charles Walter Stetson exhibited widely and with success including...

Notes In ancient Egypt, masks were primarily used for funerary purposes as death masks. Ancient Egyptians believed that it was extremely important to preserve the body of a dead per...

The artist and the poet were to remain close friends until Whitman's death in 1892. His boating scenes on the Schuykill River were among the first recreational scenes ever painted i...

He remained individual to the end; and was, like Hartley, willing to take risks in his work and to paint subject matter, which was far removed from the general menu offered up by his...

Combining artistic, religious, and historical importance, The Shadow of Death remains one of the most enduring images associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and an exceptional c...

Their marriage in 1692 coincided with Sir John’s creation as a baronet, elevating the family’s standing at a moment when such advancement was both politically charged and socially vi...

The later pieces were made by the Les Neveux de J Lehmann foundry which specialised in making the more elaborate marble and onyx plinths The Ballets Russes The Ballets Russes was a...

In it, the king witnessed his own death and rebirth as king of Upper and Lower Egypt.

The rabbi said prayers and repeated several times “may his eyes rest in peace.” Following his death, Hermine and Lucy supported each other in their grief and remained closely tied.

Their imagery could consequently combine references to Dionysiac celebration with ideas of death, regeneration and the afterlife. Bell kraters of the 4th century BC thus represent a...

Frame measures 40 x 38.75 Painting measures 35.5 x 34.5 Once described as “Denmark’s most controversial — both reviled and admired — woman painter,” Carstensen largely faded from vie...

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

She holds a handkerchief to her eye as if weeping, possibly in reference to their dramatic relationship’s turbulence or Châtelet’s premature death at the age of 42. Now repurposed a...

A prominent member of the École Provençale, it is time to place him in his rightful place in history, since, after his death, Carrera fell into a long and unjustified oblivion.

Humphrey Chamberlain junior (1791–1824), of the founding family, was the finest of these figure painters and was allowed to sign special pieces; his career was cut short by his death...

Essay: Painted in 1902, only a year before Paul Graf's death, this intimate portrait most likely depicts a woman during one of the artist's stays in Belgium.

He made his debut at the Paris Salon in 1881 and continued to exhibit there regularly until his death in 1896. Pinel travelled to Tunisia in 1887 and Algeria in 1892, journeys that ...

The work, which according to sources belonged to the prestigious collection of Wanstead House in Essex, is traditionally attributed to the painter Willem Wissing (Amsterdam, 1656 – S...

The greatest French sculptors entrusted them with their sculpted works to be cast in bronze, such as James Pradier, who signed in 1841 the earliest known publishing contract currentl...

His works are represented in several important Swedish museum collections, including Moderna Museet, and he remains an appreciated figure within twentieth-century Swedish art. Follow...

The drawing comes from the atelier of the painter Luigi Guglielmino (1885–1962), the principal pupil of Enrico Reffo (1831–1917), one of the leading figures of Piedmontese religious ...

These last two sections express the idea that after death our physical bodies will go back to their original, elemental form.

A prominent member of the École Provençale, it is time to place him in his rightful place in history, since, after his death, Carrera fell into a long and unjustified oblivion.

Ann was brought up at the home of her uncle, Richard Gifford in Poland Street in Soho, until his death in 1739, when she moved to nearby Dean Street, where she continued to live afte...

These last two sections express the IDEA that after death our physical bodies will go back to their original, elemental form.

In 1896, sent as a reporter to Cuba by the Evening Bulletin, to follow the Spanish military operations against the native nationalist insurrection, he was taken prisoner by the insur...

Ming dynasty tomb figures such as this were interred to accompany the deceased into the afterlife, representing attendants, animals, and possessions meant to ensure comfort and statu...

. - Framed 67 x 84 cm The proposed painting is inspired by the painting 'Atala at the sepulchre', a pivotal work of the French pre-romantic current, which unites in the same canvas ...

Townley's collection, long on display in his London house in Park Street, was bought for the British Museum after his death in 1805. In the nineteenth century it was often imagin...

He was also known for combining bright, colorful textile glazes (using natural, organic materials and elements he found in the Mojave Desert, Palm Springs, and Death Valley to make w...

. - *El Comercio*, Lima, July 24, 2020, in the article "Camilo Blas, 35 years after his death: an assessment of his contribution to Peruvian arts"; reproduced under the title *Paisaj...

His career was truly launched when he obtained a commission to decorate the Town Hall of the recently annexed 15th Arrondissement; one of only eight such commissions granted. From 1...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

His monumental Lamentations over the Death of the First-Born of Egypt established his reputation at the Paris Salon of 1877.

The composition centres around the symbolic Wheel of Life, traditionally held by the fierce protector figure representing impermanence and the forces that bind beings to samsara (the...

His publishing business continued to issue maps after his death in 1765. This is an original antique map, printed from a copperplate in the eighteenth century.

Bimini closed under Nazi persecution and Lampl, who was Jewish, fled to London in 1938 and began again there as Orplid, employing fellow émigrés — Lucie Rie among them — until his de...

Webber has drawn, was one of the finest men I ever saw.”Of his vestments, King says ‘…they [the inhabitants of Hawaii] have another [dress], appropriated to their Chiefs, and used on...

A retrospective was organized by the Triton Museum of Art in Santa Clara in 1973, three years after his death. Biographical and exhibition information is summarized in the account of...

This showing took place 3 months before Herman Herzog's death on February 5th 1932

His works were celebrated at major exhibitions, from the Great Exhibition of 1851 in London to the Universal Exhibition of 1867 in Paris, securing his legacy as a pivotal figure in t...

He continued to live and paint in Rockport until his death in 1931.