1975.61 Poncho with central medallion and double-headed birds (Peru, Spanish Colonial)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The convergence of Andean and European cultures that marked the Spanish-Colonial period was distinctively expressed
1990.149.FA Lenten curtain representing the Passion and Crucifixion (Peru, Spanish Colonial)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
The Jesuits established missions in northeastern Peru, far from the silver trade and embellished churches of Lima and Cuzco. In order to encourage local participation in the church, the Jesuits commissioned painted textiles made through traditional practices to convey Christian ideas.
1983.W.1839 Spindles with whorls (Peru, Andean coast)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Textiles are some of the finest and most specialized arts of the Andes, providing fundamental information regarding regional production, developed techniques, and adopted styles. This implement represents one of the principal tools used in textile manufacture for spinning and plying thread.
1983.W.1835 Spindles with whorls (Peru, Andean coast)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Textiles are some of the finest and most specialized arts of the Andes, providing fundamental information regarding regional production, developed techniques, and adopted styles. This implement represents one of the principal tools used in textile manufacture for spinning and plying thread.
1983.W.1812.A-B Loom end sticks (Peru, Andean highlands or coast)
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Textiles are some of the finest and most specialized arts of the Andes, providing fundamental information regarding regional production, developed techniques, and adopted styles. Loom end sticks serve to establish the top and base of a weaver’s loom.
1935.53 Henrietta Mary Shore, Water Lily
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
c. 1928-1930
1981.9 René Magritte, The Light of Coincidences
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Among the most important of René Magritte’s early surrealist works, The Light of Coincidences effects a masterful deception.
1978.96.2.FA Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Figure on Diving Board
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
n.d.
1978.96.1.FA Kirchner, Woman in Landscape Seen from behind
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
NOTES
n.d.
2008.6.FA Jacques-Louis David, Apollo and Diana Attacking the Children of Niobe
GENERAL DESCRIPTION
Niobe, the queen of Thebes, shelters her youngest daughter from Apollo and Diana‘s arrows. The queen’s thirteen other children lie wounded or dead in the painting’s foreground.