Though he built relatively little, the Italian architect, archaeologist, etcher, and engraver Giovanni Battista Piranesi was hugely influential during the eighteenth century. His imaginative ...

The painting of a man wearing a tuxedo standing in front of a light gray wall. The left arm is bent at waist level, the hand holds a small white object between the fingers. The right arm is bent in a ...

The monkey steps forward in three-quarter view, bent slightly at the waist, holding a long pole behind his back with left arm, while his right arm is upraised. From his open palm a release of golden ...

Our galleries are ever-changing, with new installations occurring each month throughout the museums. This fall, we’re ...

On a black and white tiered plinth and nude man stands in contrapposto. One hand is on his hip and the other is raised as if in greeting or salute. He looks in the direction of his raised arm and ...

A terracotta sculpture that is made of three round forms pointing to the right shown on a faded grey background. The two bottom forms are flat on the surface, the top form sticks up a bit and is ...

Following the death of Antoninus Pius in 161 CE, Lucius Verus ruled as co-emperor with his adoptive brother Marcus Aurelius until his own death in 169 CE (see coin 26). As an heir to the emperor, he ...

The bird’s eye is a carved circle; stylized curly lines give its body texture and definition in the wings and tail feathers. The wing tip that faces the viewer is flat against the bottom. The middle ...

Against a medium dark brown background, monochrome tan brushstrokes depict a nude adolescent male crouching on the ground. Leaning forward on his arms, he looks ahead to the left and away from the ...

Series/Book Title: L'Academia Todesca della Architectura, Scultura & Picttura; oder Deutsche Academie der Edlen Bau- Bild- und Mahleren-Kuenste Original Language Title: L'Academia Todesca della ...

An employee at the Ministry of Finance, Victor Chocquet (1821–1891) met Degas in 1875, and by the second impressionist exhibition, in 1876, had become an avid supporter of the progressive artistic ...

A tan figure stands on a low base. The have wings that span from head height down to about mid-thigh. The outer upper corner of the right wing is missing. The figure’s head is bent downward, and they ...