Antique Swift

Forms such as this became extremely popular and the new vocabulary of ornament was swiftly adopted by ornemanistes such as Charles Percier and Pierre-François-Léonard Fontaine, archi...

To bring the war to a swift end, Louis XIV of France planned to seize the Emperor Leopold’s capital and knock Austria out of the war.

The fish is depicted in a side profile, showcasing its streamlined body, which is typical of species that are adept at swift and long-distance swimming. The coloration of the fish is...

In the discussion of the painting on its website, the MFA states: "About the time this picture was painted, Cassatt began to carry a small sketchbook in which she swiftly recorded pe...

Some of these works are still considered world literature today, think of Jonathan Swift's "Gulliver's Travels" (1726) or Daniel Defoe's "Robinson Crusoe" (1719).

In the air, they beat their wings rapidly (up to 400 times per minute) in swift flight, often flying low over the ocean's surface.

During the course of his career, Guardi tried his hand in many different genres. He was as swift in painting landscapes, Vedutas of Venice, sacred motifs, interiors and architectural...

The trunk, painted with swift, expressive strokes, roots the viewer in place—beneath its shade, one can almost hear the rustle of tropical breezes.

John Arbuthnot, a friend of Jonathan Swift (author of Gulliver’s Travels) and satirist Alexander Pope in 1712, and was popularized first by British print makers.

From Cook’s published accounts Endeavour River Qld First sighting of a Kangaroo 22 June 1770 Joseph Banks; ‘The People who were sent to the other side of the water in order to shoot...

He was able to produce a telling and forcible likeness; his work is distinguished by powerful characterisation, stark realism, dramatic and unusual lighting effects, and swift and br...