The Servant

In this revisionist history, Cleopatra thinks better of suicide, and at the last minute redirects her servants to pass the basket of fruit with the asp on to the triumphant Octavian ...

These scenes, usually set around the early to mid-19th century, are rich in detail and narrative, often featuring a small anecdote—a broken object on the floor, a teasing servant gir...

Condition: scratches on the reverse, lack of enamel Weight: 1.68 gr *Anonymous, “Variétés”, Journal de Toulouse politique et littéraire, March 6, 1859, np This saying most certainl...

In 1950, while working as a civil servant at the Geological Museum in South Kensington, he became interested in the French Art Brut movement and corresponded with Jean Dubuffet, who ...

His hairstyle and facial expression suggest a combination of youthful confidence and the eagerness to please that would have been expected of a servant in his position. This image p...

The painting depicts Venus, the splendid Goddess of Beauty, reclining on a chair as three servants, possibly the Three Graces, attend to her.

She was sunk by a German submarine whilst operating off of the Scottish coast in 1917 with the loss of 9 lives, this enemy action ending the remarkable 27 year career of this fine se...

Large stone jars dominate the foreground as servants pour water, while Christ gestures with authority.

Rendered in full color by the celebrated British caricaturist Joseph Clayton Clarke, better known as “Kyd,” this image captures the drowsy servant of Mr Wardle in all his sleepy, por...

Hébert's best-recorded and apparently longest-lived relationship, however, was with a founder today known only as G. Servant, whom the sculptor supplied with new models and variants ...

. , in what Palencia himself baptized as El Convivio and which later became known as the second Vallecas School, embryo of the Madrid School.4 5 Last years His need for silence and ...

Lacroix's sense of color and attention to detail are particularly impressive: the sea is calm, the sun is rising and as a soft pink hue begins to emerge in the clouds, the morning ha...

The presence of this angel is a literal illustration of the very beginning of the Apocalypse: "The revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things t...

After a few years he moved to Mechelen to become the servant of a canon. It also gave him the opportunity to begin his studies in the seminary for priests.

The neoclassical sculptor Jean Antoine Houdon was born in Versailles, France in 1741. His family were servants in the Royal household of the Bâtiments du Roi, and his father’s positi...

Scapino, another mischievous servant. Additional masked servants, noblemen and theatrical characters associated with the Venetian stage.

These women often navigated a world of rigid hierarchy and political intrigue behind closed sequestered doors ) frolicking in the Imperial Palace gardens during spring/summer (as the...

On the left, a young boy brandishes an imposing grotesque theater mask, causing a small dog to bark. A servant stands on the left, holding a bowl of fruit, a symbol of abundance and ...

Piero Fornasetti “Maschere Italiane” Commedia dell’Arte Plates, Set of Four Circa 1970s This set of four porcelain plates is from Fornasetti’s Maschere Italiane (Italian Masks) seri...

Sergeant was born in London, the son of a civil servant. His family soon moved to Faversham in Kent after they were bombed during World War II.

In today’s smaller and typically “servant-less” households, the piece’s 16-inch depth in a half-moon shape fits snuggly against a wall.

In today’s smaller and typically “servant-less” households, the piece’s 16-inch depth in a half-moon shape fits snuggly against a wall.

To the right, a ninth vessel, the shamash or servant light, rises on a slightly taller stem with a looped handle, completing the traditional nine-light Hanukkah composition.

Crafted in France circa 1920, the oil on canvas composition depicts an intimate interior scene featuring two richly dressed cardinals seated at a table, attended by a servant present...

He also illustrated the following books: The Mistress Servant ( La Servante Maîtresse) by the Tharaud brothers; and Aunis and Saintonge Country ( Le Pays d'Aunis et de Saintonge) by H.

The signet ring, characterized by its intaglio chaton, was used in Greece as a personal seal, to impress a relief image in wet clay or wax as a means of identification, and also to s...

The gentleman’s right hand rests on a table covered with a red cloth, near what appears to be an inkwell with a quill and a sheet of paper, suggesting that the subject is a man of cu...

This is a beautiful example of a "Butler's Desk" which was used in the 18th and 19th centuries by the head servant of a household. Basically a bureau combined with a standing desk, c...

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Particularly effective is the contrast between the luminosity of the protagonist and the surrounding darker areas, rendered with refined chiaroscuro. The kneeling servant introduces ...

In 18th-century England, the dumbwaiter appeared at the edge of the dining table as both servant and stagehand—holding bottles, condiments, and dishes so that the conversation could ...

This was to prevent the theft of the contents by servants. As the name suggests, the decanters themselves are visible, drawing temptation while unattainable.

The composition presents a graceful noblewoman standing beside luxurious textiles and furnishings while attended by a servant in the background. Her costume features flowing robes de...

Campaign furniture was developed in Britain for military officers and civil servants serving throughout the British Empire. The use of walnut and brass speaks to both durability and ...

Campaign furniture was developed in Britain for military officers and civil servants serving throughout the British Empire. The use of walnut and brass speaks to both durability and ...

In “The Meeting,” three gentlemen in scarlet hunting coats and top hats are gathered on horseback before a screen of trees and a paled fence, attended by the hunt servant on foot wit...

Until the 19th century, the most common role for black people in art was that of servant or slave. It was considered a status symbol for wealthy Europeans to own or employ an exotic,...

First major solo exhibition at the Kunstverein Hannover. 1963: Awarded the Lower Saxony State Promotion Prize. 1966: Second marriage to the lawyer, senior civil servant and art colle...

First major solo exhibition at the Kunstverein Hannover. 1963: Awarded the Lower Saxony State Promotion Prize. 1966: Second marriage to the lawyer, senior civil servant and art colle...

First major solo exhibition at the Kunstverein Hannover. 1963: Awarded the Lower Saxony State Promotion Prize. 1966: Second marriage to the lawyer, senior civil servant and art colle...

In the lower register appear a servant, a richly caparisoned horse, and a dog, reinforcing the aristocratic and hunting narrative of the composition.

Her role becomes visible in 1643 when she was granted a warrant signed by the Speaker of the House of Commons to follow the King to Oxford with her servant after the outbreak of the ...

Building on earlier works such as Sadistic Florist, Reyes encouraged the continuation of the “public servant with a subversive twist” narrative. The intentionally provocative tagline...

Figures within the scene animate the composition: a woman draped in flowing garments stands near the fountain, while a servant attends nearby, reinforcing the sense of domestic luxur...

Pierre André FARCY, known as ANDRY-FARCY Charleville, 1882 – Grenoble, 1950 A young, red-haired, nude woman Oil on canvas 27 x 40 cm Signed lower left "Andry-Farcy" Good condition T...

In 1950, while working as a civil servant at the Geological Museum in South Kensington, he became interested in the French Art Brut movement and corresponded with Jean Dubuffet, who ...

This was to prevent the theft of the contents by servants. Like the name suggests, the decanters themselves are visible, drawing temptation while unattainable.

This was to prevent the theft of the contents by servants. Like the name suggests, the decanters themselves are visible, drawing temptation while unattainable.

The composition features a servant figure surrounded by an abundant still life arrangement including fruit, fowl, game, platters, pitchers, and other pantry elements, rendered in a d...

Here we see her depicted immediately after her feat, with the elderly servant Abra witnessing the scene. There is a clear contrast between the smug composure born of her success a...

The other two sides bear the image of an elder seated under a blossoming cherry tree in an ornate vase decorated with a serpent. A young servant approaches the man, carrying a bowl ...

"God had doubtless revealed these holy relics to these pious kidnappers, in order to make the holiness of his servant more dazzling to the eyes of men. This goal was almost immediate...

In 1895 she married the civil servant Georg Carlson, and although family life reduced her artistic production for a period, she continued to work steadily whenever circumstances allo...

Menorah is set on a hexagonal flat form mounted with a hammered dome base with an applied hexagon-shaped trophy stem holding the branches and servant lamp. Eight round candleholders...

Beautifully detailed and vibrant, this stained glass panel depicts a scene from the parable Jesus Heals a Centurions Servant. The glass itself is almost 2m tall, making an impressive...

On the one hand, a man with a lion's head is depicted who, in the Gnostic context, could refer to Leontocephalus, servant of the solar divinity Mithras, in fact he had the task of su...

It served as a secure, decorative way to display high-quality crystal and prevent unauthorized access by servants or guests. The Napoleon III Style The Second French Empire, also k...

His son Romilly (1906-1986) was in the RAF, briefly a civil servant, then a poet, author and an amateur physicist.

Her daughter — 3. A female Servant. The composition features the three figures standing in a grassy open landscape.

The scene depicts a convalescent patient, seated at a set table, attended by a liveried servant. The ironic title underscores the relief of recovery after drastic medical treatments ...