janvier 2017

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), Saskia in Bed. Photograph: Ashmolean Museum Raphael (1483-1520), Self Portrait. Photograph: Ashmolean Museum Leonardo da Vinci (1467-1519), A Maiden with a Unicorn. Photograph: Ashmolean Museum Lucas van Leyden (1489/94-1533), St Jerome. Photograph: Ashmolean Museum Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788), Study of a Woman, Seen from the Back. Photograph: Ashmolean Museum Ignace-Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), A Woman Sewing. Photograph: Ashmolean Museum James Mallord William Turner... [Lire la suite]

Lobed Bowl (Wan) with Lotus Spray, middle Northern Song or early Jin dynasty, about 1000-1127, China, Hebei Province, Quyang County. Ding ware, wheel-thrown stoneware with slip-trailed ridges, incised decoration, cream glaze, and banded metal rim. Height: 1 7/8 in. (4.8 cm); Diameter: 8 in. (20.3 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, The Ernest Larsen Blanck Memorial Collection (53.41.2). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Lobed Bowl (Wan), China, Northern Song dynasty, 960-1127, Ding ware, wheel-thrown stoneware with transparent glaze and metal rim. Height: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm); Diameter: 8 in. (20.32 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Nasli M. Heeramaneck (M.73.48.108). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA Bibliography: Kuwayama, George.  Chinese Ceramics:  The Heeramaneck Collection.  Los Angeles:  Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 1973.

Bowl (Wan) in the Form of a Plum Blossom, late Northern Song dynasty or early Southern Song dynasty, about 1100-1200, China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen. Qingbai ware, wheel-thrown porcelain with ribs and pale blue glaze. Height: 2 in. (5.1 cm); Diameter: 4 11/16 in. (11.9 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Arthur and Fran Sherwood (AC1997.149.1). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Nine Diamond Rings from a Convent, Spanish, late 17th–18th century. Gold and diamonds. Griffin Collection, L.2015.72.18a-i. © 2000–2017 The Metropolitan Museum of Art.

Dish with Winged Horse, Vietnam, 16th century. Stoneware with decoration. Height: 4 1/8 in. (10.48 cm); Diameter: 16 1/2 in. (41.91 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Chester and Mrs. Wanda Chang (M.2006.64.1). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Dish with Cursive Floral Spray, Vietnam, late 14th century. Wheel-thrown stoneware with cream slip, underglaze brown painted decoration, and clear glaze. Height: 2 1/8 in. (5.4 cm); Diameter: 11 11/16 in. (29.69 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters (M.84.213.243). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Dish with Cursive Floral Spray, Vietnam, late 14th century. Wheel-thrown stoneware with cream slip, underglaze brown painted decoration, and clear glaze. Height: 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm); Diameter: 7 1/2 in. (19.05 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters (M.84.213.245). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Dish with Lotus Sprays, Floral Scrolls, and Lotus Petals, Vietnam, 1450-1550. Wheel-thrown stoneware with cream slip, underglaze blue painted decoration, and clear glaze. Height: 2 7/16 in. (6.19 cm); Diameter: 11 1/8 in. (28.26 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Ambassador and Mrs. Edward E. Masters (M.84.213.254). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Large Dish with Peony Spray, Floral Scrolls, and Lotus Petals, Vietnam, circa 1400-1600. Wheel-thrown stoneware with cream slip, underglaze blue painted decoration, and clear glaze, 3 x 14 1/4 in. (7.62 x 36.2 cm). Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lenart (M.74.32.1). Photo © Museum Associates/LACMA