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Eloge de l'Art par Alain Truong

26 septembre 2009

"Roman Imperial Painting" @ the Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome

"Roman Imperial Painting" @ the Scuderie del Quirinale, Rome
A detail of a female portrait coming from Hawara, a site near the Fayum oasis, Egypt, dated 54-68 AD, is on display in the exhibition "Roman Imperial Painting", in Rome, Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2009. The exhibition, made of frescoes, portraits on wood and...
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25 septembre 2009

Northern Song dynasty, Sheng Song Yuan Bao 聖宗元寳, Ère Jianzhong jingguo 建中靖國 (1101)

Northern Song dynasty, Sheng Song Yuan Bao 聖宗元寳, Ère Jianzhong jingguo 建中靖國 (1101)
Northern Song dynasty, Sheng Song Yuan Bao 聖宗元寳, Ère Jianzhong jingguo 建中靖國 (1101) 1cash "Knotted Sheng" EF - 55 USD @ lindascoin Note: À la mort de Zhezong, Huizong 徽宗 ouvre l'ère Jianzhong jingguo 建中靖國(1101); dans un premier temps, le palais adopte...
25 septembre 2009

A collection of monochrome porcelains sold @ Sotheby's New York

A collection of monochrome porcelains sold @ Sotheby's New York
A carved 'qingbai' 'dragon' vase, meiping. Yuan dynasty. photo courtesy Sotheby's the elegant baluster body rising from a gently tapering base to full swelling shoulders, surmounted by a short waisted neck with a rolled lip, carved in bold and free strokes...
25 septembre 2009

'Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill' @ the Yale Center for British Art

'Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill' @ the Yale Center for British Art
Flemish, The Marriage of a Saint (marriage of Henry VI), ca. 1475-1500, oil on wood panel, Toledo Museum of Art, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey. NEW HAVEN, CT.- “I am going to build a little Gothic castle at Strawberry Hill,” declared Horace Walpole in...
25 septembre 2009

Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Zhezong (1085-1100), Shao Sheng yuanbao 紹聖元寳 (1094-1098)

Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Zhezong (1085-1100), Shao Sheng yuanbao 紹聖元寳 (1094-1098)
Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Zhezong (1085-1100), Shao Sheng yuanbao 紹聖元寳 (1094-1098) 2 Cash 31mm x 6 - Bought 4.85 USD @ wattwat Note: Quand Zhezong (1085-1100) atteint sa majorité, en 1094, le parti conservateur perd le pouvoir car le nouveau souverain,...
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25 septembre 2009

'Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler' @ British Museum

'Moctezuma: Aztec Ruler' @ British Museum
I Turquoise mosaic of a double-headed serpent. Mexica/Mixtec, 15th–16th century AD. From Mexico © The Trustees of the British Museum LONDON.- Completing its series of exhibitions exploring power and empire, the British Museum focuses on the last elected...
25 septembre 2009

Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Zhezong (1085-1100), Yuan You tongbao 元祐通寳(1086-1093)

Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Zhezong (1085-1100), Yuan You tongbao 元祐通寳(1086-1093)
Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Zhezong (1085-1100), Yuan You tongbao 元祐通寳(1086-1093) 2 Cash 30mm x 6 (Seal) - Bought 4 USD @ wattwat Note: Quand Zhezong (1085-1100) succède à Shenzong, c'est encore un enfant, et le pouvoir passe aux mains de l'impératrice...
25 septembre 2009

Lady Gilbert Gives Exquisite Silverware to Temple Newsam House

Lady Gilbert Gives Exquisite Silverware to Temple Newsam House
Marjorie, Lady Gilbert gave two items of silverware to the museum: a silver-gilt cup by Foglino (c. 1842) and a Ming ewer with silver mounts decorated in niello (c. 1600). LEEDS.- Historic Temple Newsam House, part of Leeds Museums and Galleries, has...
25 septembre 2009

Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Taizu 太祖 (960-976), Song yuan tongbao 宋元通寳

Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Taizu 太祖 (960-976), Song yuan tongbao 宋元通寳
Northern Song dynasty, Emperor Taizu 太祖 (960-976), Song yuan tongbao 宋元通寳 (Crescent on rev.) - Bought 15 USD @ wattwat Note: En 960, Zhao Guangyin renverse la dynastie des Zhou Postérieurs; il est connu sous le nom de temple de Taizu. La typologie des...
25 septembre 2009

'Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44' @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art

'Imperial Privilege: Vienna Porcelain of Du Paquier, 1718–44' @ The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tulip Vase from a Garniture. Austrian (Vienna), Du Paquier factory, ca. 1725. Hard-paste porcelain. H. 6-3/8 in. (16.2 cm.); W. 8-5/16 in. (21.1 cm.) The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Gift of R. Thornton Wilson, in memory of Florence Ellsworth Wilson, 1954...
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