Around the World at the Time of Columbus

Pendant

Artist Unknown (Chiriqui or Diquis) — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:01:23 -0400

Title	Pendant
Artist	Artist Unknown (Chiriqui or Diquis)
Date	8th-15th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

miniature figure of a Man with a Rattle; lost wax casting in gold; this figure was found in the South Central region of Costa Rica, near the town of Buenos Aires

Water pitcher

Unknown — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 02:09:21 -0500

Title	Water pitcher
Artist	Unknown
Date	18th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G240

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example.

Imperial Deep Dish

Artist Unknown (China) — Fri, 24 Aug 2012 02:01:27 -0400

Title	Imperial Deep Dish
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	1403-1425
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

large dish with outward-flaring rim; blue and white; waves around rim; floral design at outer and inner edges and at center

Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:03:34 -0400

Title	Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria
Artist	Master of the Legend of Saint Lucy
Date	1493-1501
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G342

Religion. Central panel is a Pieta with an elaborate view of 15th century Bruges in the background. Donors included with saints in the scene. Left wing - St. John; Right wing - St. CatherineFigures of Christ, Mary and Saints all portraits of real people. Artist was primarily a portraitist though fashion of the time demanded religious pictures. Rich costumes of St. Catherine in right wing and donors in central panel reveal artist's interest in color and rich fabrics. People grouped tightly in foreground with little space around them. Space extends backward into picture but not forward. View of Bruges in background characteristic of this painter's work. The non-religious figures save Catherine, surpass the others, and show genuine bent for portraiture. The Mongolian cast of Christ's features an unusual detail.STYLE: Flemish paintings in oil on panel derive from earlier schools of manuscript illumination and reveal their influence in:- Colors which are brilliant and harmonious with enamel-like hardness of finish.- Delicacy of technique and proportion.- Minute and sympathetic rendering of landscape.- Long flowing lines in the tradition of the International Style. Grace of pose and gesture also characteristic of this style.

A King and a Queen in a Garden

Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:10:08 -0500

Title	A King and a Queen in a Garden
Artist	Artist Unknown (Persia (Iran))
Date	1431
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G243

Page from the 'Chahar Magaleh' (Four Discourses also known as 'The Mirror for Princes'. Probably made for Baysonghar, the grandson of Tamarlane. Miniature.

The Four Horsemen

Albrecht Dürer — Thu, 10 Nov 2011 09:09:58 -0500

Title	The Four Horsemen
Artist	Albrecht Dürer
Date	1496-1498
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Edition of 1511, Latin text

Figures

Artist Unknown (Inuit) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 02:03:14 -0400

Title	Figures
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inuit)
Date	before 1500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

oval open box, base of wood, sides of bark (?)

Walking Buddha

Artist Unknown (Thailand) — Tue, 30 Aug 2011 02:01:42 -0400

Title	Walking Buddha
Artist	Artist Unknown (Thailand)
Date	15th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G213

Buddha, bronze figure of, Marching. The figure, in marching position, is stiffle erect, the left foot forward; the left arm is bent at the elbow, the hand raised, palm outward; the right arm, braceleted at the elbow, is down. The ears are weighted, without earrings, and the hair, composed of small, spiky curls, is surmounted by a flame. Some of his features, which display the supernatural anatomy of Buddha, include projecting heels, long fingers, smooth skin the color of gold and elongated arms. The figure wears a straight, girdled robe,leaving the right shoulder bare. Traces of gilding remain on back of robe, under left arm, on hair and in ears.

Whistling Vessel

Artist Unknown (Chimu) — Tue, 19 Feb 2013 02:01:51 -0500

Title	Whistling Vessel
Artist	Artist Unknown (Chimu)
Date	11th-15th century
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

double spouted vessel with bridge between spouts on which stand two small figures; white pottery

Icon: The Archangel Michael Blessing the Martyred Saints Florus and Laurus of Dalmatia

Artist Unknown — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:01:58 -0500

Title	Icon: The Archangel Michael Blessing the Martyred Saints Florus and Laurus of Dalmatia
Artist	Artist Unknown
Date	1450-1500
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Folio from an Antiphonary with Corpus Christi in a historiated T

Artist Unknown , Spanish (Toledo), 15th century — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 02:01:49 -0400

Title	Folio from an Antiphonary with Corpus Christi in a historiated T
Artist	Artist Unknown , Spanish (Toledo), 15th century
Date	c. 1482-1495
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Double sided

Ear spool

Unknown — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 02:01:20 -0400

Title	Ear spool
Artist	Unknown
Date	1150-1450
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold; the concave disks with beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures; above, a demi-god with elaborate aureloe headdress riding on a bar borne by three other figures; in one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles; two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers; all are half-human, half-beast; the bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads; loose bangles are variously applied in the design; the tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs

Esther and Ahasuerus

Artist Unknown (Flanders) — Sat, 12 May 2012 02:01:19 -0400

Title	Esther and Ahasuerus
Artist	Artist Unknown (Flanders)
Date	c. 1460-1485
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Queen Esther and King Ahasuerus, wool and silk, Flemish XVc fragment from the center of a much larger piece, probably from a set of four to six tapestries narrating the story of Esther Ahasuerus; warp undyed wool, 5-7 ends per cm., weft dyed wool and some dyed silk, 20-32 ends per cm.

Kero

Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca)) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 04:04:38 -0500

Title	Kero
Artist	Artist Unknown (Inka (Inca))
Date	c. 1470-1560
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G260

A Colonial Wood Beaker, A.D.1470-1560 of flaring shape painted in ochre, reddish orange and pale green with a procession of weapon-bearing Inca dignitaries, each clothed in a cape and feathered headdress, followed by two European-attired personages.

St. Catherine

Artist Unknown (Austria) — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 03:44:00 -0500

Title	St. Catherine
Artist	Artist Unknown (Austria)
Date	c. 1450-1460
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G340

Life-sized statue of the saint with her foot on the head of the upper body of a bearded man, identified as the Roman Emperor Maxentius, who willed her torture and martyrdom.

Bowl

Artist Unknown (Hisatsinom (Ancient Hopi)) — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 02:01:16 -0400

Title	Bowl
Artist	Artist Unknown (Hisatsinom (Ancient Hopi))
Date	c. 1450
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	Not on view.

Tan/yellow shallow bowl with black/brown detailing, object has clearly been broken and repaired

Seal

Artist Unknown (China) — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:13:49 -0500

Title	Seal
Artist	Artist Unknown (China)
Date	1428
Institution	Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Location	On view at the Minneapolis Institute of Arts, G216

Square base with a wheel of law on a double lotus plinth; 2 rows of spokes on wheel

Around the World at the Time of Columbus

Pendant

Pendant

8th-15th century

Water pitcher

Water pitcher

18th century

Imperial Deep Dish

Imperial Deep Dish

1403-1425

Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Lamentation with Saint John the Baptist and Saint Catherine of Alexandria

1493-1501

A King and a Queen in a Garden

A King and a Queen in a Garden

1431

The Four Horsemen

The Four Horsemen

1496-1498

Figures

Figures

before 1500

Walking Buddha

Walking Buddha

15th century

Whistling Vessel

Whistling Vessel

11th-15th century

Icon: The Archangel Michael Blessing the Martyred Saints Florus and Laurus of Dalmatia

Icon: The Archangel Michael Blessing the Martyred Saints Florus and Laurus of Dalmatia

1450-1500

Folio from an Antiphonary with Corpus Christi in a historiated T

Folio from an Antiphonary with Corpus Christi in a historiated T

c. 1482-1495

Ear spool

Ear spool

1150-1450

Esther and Ahasuerus

Esther and Ahasuerus

c. 1460-1485

Kero

Kero

c. 1470-1560

St. Catherine

St. Catherine

c. 1450-1460

Bowl

Bowl

c. 1450

Seal

Seal

1428