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Capital with Bull and Worker
Capital with Bull and Worker
Italy · medieval · 1100–1200 · Marble
Praying Saint (Moses?) with Christ in a Historiated Initial
Praying Saint (Moses?) with Christ in a Historiated Initial "L", from a Choirbook
Italy · medieval · 1290–1310 · Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf
Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child
Italy · 14th century · 1300–1400 · Marble
Female Saint in a Historiated Initial
Female Saint in a Historiated Initial "L" from a Choir Book
Italy · medieval · 1330–1340 · Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf
Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial
Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
Italy · medieval · 1375–1399 · Manuscript cutting with tempera and gold leaf
St. Francis of Assisi with Donors in a Historiated Initial from an Unidentified Manuscript
St. Francis of Assisi with Donors in a Historiated Initial from an Unidentified Manuscript
Italy · medieval · 1395–1405 · Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf on parchment
Pope Pius II, frontispiece to a Constitution of the Sienese Church of the Year 1464
Pope Pius II, frontispiece to a Constitution of the Sienese Church of the Year 1464
Italy · medieval · 1464 · Manuscript cutting in tempera and gold leaf on parchment
Father Time
Father Time
Italy · sixteenth century · 1500–1600 · Bronze
Sinan Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa
Sinan Reis and Hayreddin Barbarossa
Northern Italy · 16th Century · 1525–1545 · Tempera on canvas
Mercury
Mercury
Italy · sixteenth century · 1590–1610 · Bronze