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An Islamic tent in S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara
02/2025 | 1463 | 167
Pages: 80–95
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Gigante, Federica (Gigante, Federica)
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17. Detail of the Birth of the Virgin, by Pietro Lorenzetti. c.1342. Fresco. (Museo dell’Opera del Duomo, Siena).
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26. Madonna in Majesty (Rucellai Madonna), by Duccio di Buoninsegna. c.1285. Tempera on wood, 450 by 290 cm. (Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence; Photo Scala, Florence; courtesy of the Ministero Beni e Att. Culturali e del Turismo).
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3. Right wall of the apse, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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4. Vision of Pope Gregory IX, by Giotto. c.1297–99. Fresco, 270 by 230 cm. (Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi; Bridgeman Images).
Non-western art unattributed:
21. Top of an Ottoman period tent. (From N. Atasoy: Otağ-ı Hümayun: The Ottoman Imperial Tent Complex, Istanbul 2000, p.156).
Non-western art unattributed:
22. Detail of the Camp of Baybars I al-Bunduqdārī, from the Cantigas de Santa Maria. Spain. c.1280–84. Ink and colour on parchment. (El Escorial, MS T-1-1, fol.222r).
Non-western art unattributed:
23. Detail of the mantle of Roger II. Sicily, 12th century. Silk, gold, pearl and enamel. (Imperial Treasury, Vienna).
Non-western art unattributed:
24. The Persian ambassador presenting Sultan Murad III a tent as a gift. 16th century. Illumination on parchment. (Istanbul University Library, MS FY 1404 Istanbul, fol.43b).
Western art unattributed:
1. Interior of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (© Gabriele Croppi; Scala, Florence).
Western art unattributed:
10. Detail of the apse fresco showing the painted bejewelled border of the tent roof and two birds, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
11. Detail of the apse fresco showing the roundel decoration and interstices of the painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
12. Detail of the apse fresco showing the fringe at the top of the painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
13. Vault of the right-hand chapel showing a portion of the original starry sky, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
14. Detail of the apse fresco showing a section of blue ceiling with stars, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
15. Apse mosaic, S. Maria in Trastevere, Rome. (Bridgeman Images).
Western art unattributed:
16. Reconstruction of the apse decoration of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Drawing by Federico Botana).
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18. Pillow cover of María de Almenar. c.1200. Silk and gold thread, 37 by 66 cm. (Museo de Telas Medievales, Monasterio de Santa María la Real de Huelgas, Burgos).
Western art unattributed:
19. Detail of the top border of the hanging textile fresco with pseudo-Naskh calligraphy, Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
2. Left wall of the apse, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
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20. Detail of the hanging textile fresco showing the roundel decoration of the painted textile, Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
25. Detail of the Assumption of the Virgin, apse of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
27. Textile pattern decoration of the Bardi Chapel, S. Maria Novella, Florence. c.1285. Fresco. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
5. Fragment of the burial tunic of Don Felipe. Spain, 2nd half of the 13th century. Silk, linen and metal-wrapped thread. (Villalcazar de Sirga, Palencia).
Western art unattributed:
6. Fresco from the first decorative phase of S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara, showing a painted textile in the left chapel. (Photograph the author).
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7. Upper Basilica, St Francis, Assisi. Early 14th century. (Mondadori Portfolio; Electa; Antonio Quattrone; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Detail of the apse fresco showing the lower part of painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Western art unattributed:
9. Detail of the apse fresco showing the top part of painted textile, S. Antonio in Polesine, Ferrara. (Photograph the author).
Article
Veiled in precious cloth: a seal bag from Westminster Abbey and its connections with Charlemagne’s shrine in Aachen
12/2024 | 1461 | 166
Pages: 1206–1216
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Mühlemann, Corinne (Mühlemann, Corinne)
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New, Elizabeth A. (New, Elizabeth A.)
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Payne, Matthew (Payne, Matthew)
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Wyld, Helen (Wyld, Helen)
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12. Reliquary pouch made of a samite. Woven in the 12th century in the Eastern Mediterranean or Spain. Silk, 15 by 13 cm. (© Museum August Kestner, Hannover; photograph Christian Tepper).
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4. Microphotograph (magnification 58.5x) of the woven structure (samite) used for the back of the bag of Henry III’s great seal. (By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Westminster Abbey, London, WAM 9464).
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6. Fragment used for the back (left) and front (right, rotated 180 degrees) of Fig.2. Woven before 1267 in the Eastern Mediterranean or Spain. Silk (patterned samite with three weft systems), 11.9 by 13.4 cm. (back), 10.2 by 12.3 cm. (front). (By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Westminster Abbey, London, WAM 9464).
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7. Comparison of the identical pattern repeat in the ‘hare silks’ shown in Fig.6 (right) and Figs.8 and 9. The colour of the weft is modified along the length of the textile (latté).
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Edmund, Westminster Abbey. c.1244. Stained glass. (By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
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1. Great seal of Henry III. 1267. Wax, 10 by 10.1 cm. (By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Westminster Abbey, London, WAM 9464).
Western art unattributed:
10. Karlsschrein. 1215. Oak, gilded silver, gilded copper, filigree, precious stones and enamel, 204 by 57 by 94 cm. (Aachen Cathedral).
Western art unattributed:
11. Fragments from a samite found in the binding of a manuscript now in Wolfenbüttel (Lectiones bibliccae per annum) perhaps originating from Strasbourg. Woven in the 12th century in the Eastern Mediterranean or Spain. Silk. (Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Cod. Guelf. 71 Aug.2°).
Western art unattributed:
2. Inventory of the Shrine of St Edward with seal bag. 1267. Ink on parchment, 38.2 by 34.6 cm. (inventory); silk, 11.9 by 12 cm. (seal bag). (By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Westminster Abbey, London, WAM 9464).
Western art unattributed:
3. Microphotograph (magnification 29.5x) of the woven structure (samite) used for the front of the bag of Henry III’s great seal. (By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster; Westminster Abbey, London, WAM 9464).
Western art unattributed:
5. Shrine of St Edward, Westminster Abbey, London. Consecrated 1269. (By kind permission of the Dean and Chapter of Westminster).
Western art unattributed:
8. Detail of Fig.9 with the starting border and left selvedge. (© Domkapitel Aachen; photograph Ann Münchow).
Western art unattributed:
9. So-called ‘hare silk’ preserved in reliquary shrine of Charlemagne, Aachen Cathedral. Probably woven before 1215 in the Eastern Mediterranean or Spain. Silk (patterned samite with three weft systems), 128 by 239 cm. (© Domkapitel Aachen; photograph Ann Münchow).
Article
Portable diplomacy: Louis XIV’s ‘boîtes à portrait’
10/2024 | 1459 | 166
Pages: 1036–43
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Happé, Samantha (Happé, Samantha)
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1. Boîte à portrait of Louis XIV, by Pierre or Laurent Le Tessier de Montarsy. 1681. Enamelled gold, silver and diamonds, height 9 cm. (Palazzo Pepoli, Museo della Storia di Bologna).
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10. Portrait, by Jean-Frédéric Bruckmann (enamel) and Pierre or Laurent Le Tessier de Montarsy (setting). Before 1696. Enamel and diamonds, 3.5 by 3 cm. (shown actual size). (Private collection).
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11. Reverse of Fig.10.
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12. Louis XIV of France riding a horse, by Pierre Mignard I. 1674. Oil on canvas, 312 by 301 cm. (Château de Versailles).
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13. Allegory of Louis XIV, protector of the Arts and Sciences, by Jean Garnier and Claude Lefebvre. 1670–72. Oil on canvas, 174 by 223 cm. (Château de Versailles; Bridgeman Images).
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14. Detail of Fig.1, showing Louis XIV dressed as a Roman emperor.
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15. L’Escalette, by Sébastien Le Clerc. 1683–94. Engraving, 45.2 by 38.3 cm. (Library of Congress, Washington).
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2. Boîte à portrait of Louis XIV, by Jean Pitan le Jeune and Jean I Petitot. c.1674. Gold, enamel, silver and diamonds, 7.2 cm. by 4.6 cm. (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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3. Reverse of Fig.2.
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4. Boîte à portrait of Louis XIV, by Pierre or Laurent Le Tessier de Montarsy. 1683. Enamelled gold, silver and diamonds, height 9.6 cm. (shown actual size). (Kunstmuseum, The Hague).
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5. Boîte à portrait of Louis XIV, by Jean Pitan le Jeune and Jean I Petitot. c.1674. Gold, enamel, silver and diamonds, 7.2 cm. by 4.6 cm. (shown actual size). (Musée du Louvre, Paris).
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6. Reverse of Fig.5.
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7. Top: miniature case, 1660–80. Gold enamelled in blue, white, black and pink, 8.9 by 5.4 cm. (shown actual size). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
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8. Bottom: reverse of Fig.7.
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9. Portrait of an unknown man, by Robert Vauquer. 1660s. Enamel, metal and diamonds, 2.5 by 2.2 cm. (shown actual size). (Victoria and Albert Museum, London).
Article
Six horses for the king of Poland: making and staging a diplomatic gift at the court of Louis XIV
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 810–825
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Rinaldi, Stefano (Rinaldi, Stefano)
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1. Parade saddle with holster covers and caparison from Louis XIV’s state gift, here with a pair of flintlock pistols (also shown in Fig.6). French. 1715. Crimson silk velvet with relief embroidery and fringes of gilt thread and cannetilles, gilt mounts, substructure of wood, linen, padding and leather (pistol holsters lined in crimson velvet were added between 1785 and 1821 as replacements for Russian leather originals), 60 by 68 by 55 cm. (saddle), 98 by 133 cm. (caparison, fringes of 10–11 cm. not included), length 45 cm. each
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12. Designs for firearms ornaments, by De Lacollombe after François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1705. Engraving, 18 by 27 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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13. Designs for firearms ornaments, by De Lacollombe after François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1705. Engraving, 17 by 25 cm. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).
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14. Flintlock gun, by François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1695. Barrel: partially gilt and gold-damascened steel; lock and mounts: steel; stock: walnut inlaid with silver thread, 158.7 cm. (total length), 3079 g. (weight). (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. no.G 735; photograph Jürgen Karpinski).
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15. Pair of flintlock pistols, by Jean-François Laurent (called Languedoc). 1717. Barrels: blued and gold-damascened steel; locks: steel; mounts: partially gilt iron; stocks: walnut, 53.4 cm. (total length), 1143/1134 g. (weight). (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. nos.J 598 and J 663; photograph Jürgen Lösel).
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16. Detail of Fig.15, showing the barrel of one of the pistols.
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2. Parade saddle with holster covers from Louis XIV’s state gift. French. 1715. Yellow silk velvet with relief embroidery and fringes of silver thread and cannetilles, silver mounts, substructure of wood, linen, padding and leather (pistol holsters are modern replacements for Russian leather originals), 58 by 61.5 by 47 cm. (saddle), length 45 cm. each (holster covers). (Rüstkammer, Dresden; photograph Jürgen Lösel).
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing the embroidery on the caparison by Nicolas Vincent du Trou. (Photograph Jürgen Lösel).
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4. Detail of Fig.2, showing the embroidery on the saddle by Nicolas Vincent du Trou. (Photograph Jürgen Lösel).
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5. Detail of Fig.1, showing the ribbon on the caparison. (Photograph Jürgen Lösel).
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6. Pair of flintlock pistols, by Bertrand Piraube. c.1690. Barrels, locks and mounts: partially gilt and gold-damascened steel; stocks: walnut inlaid with silver thread and engraved silver sheet, 52.7 / 52.6 cm. (total length), 1213 / 1204 g. (weight). (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. nos.J 1419 and J 1420; photograph Jürgen Lösel).
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7. Pair of flintlock pistols, by François Laurent (called Languedoc). c.1695– 1700. Barrels, locks and mounts: partially gilt and gold-damascened steel; thumbplates: partially gilt silver; stocks: walnut inlaid with silver thread, 50.7 cm. (total length), 1080 / 1075 g. (weight) (Rüstkammer, Dresden, inv. nos.J 644 and J 645; photograph Jürgen Karpinski).
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8–11. Details of Fig.7. (Photographs of Figs.8 and 10 Jürgen Karpinski; photographs of Figs.9 and 11 Jürgen Lösel).
Book Review
Courtly Mediators: Transcultural Objects between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic World
08/2024 | 1457 | 166
Pages: 880–81
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Wagemakers, Wouter (Wagemakers, Wouter)
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Courtly Mediators: Transcultural Objects between Renaissance Italy and the Islamic World By Leah R. Clark. 350 pp. incl. 14 col. + 46 b. & w. ills. (Cambridge University Press, Cambridge and New York, 2023), £100. ISBN 978–1–00–927621–4. | :
Editorial
Purchasing power
04/2024 | 1453 | 166
Pages: 339
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Short Notice
Joséphine Bowes’s gift to Napoleon III: Antoine-Jean Gros’s ‘Napoleon distributing the cross of the Legion of Honour to artists during his visit to the Salon of 1808’
06/2023 | 1443 | 165
Pages: 626-629
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Phillips, Judith (Phillips, Judith)
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Spier, Simon (Spier, Simon)
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7. Napoleon distributing the Cross of the Legion of Honour to artists during his visit to the Salon of 1808, by Antoine-Jean Gros. 1808. Oil on canvas, 350 by 640 cm. (Château de Versailles; Bridgeman Images).
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8. Writing desk. France, c.1750. Lacquer with gilded bronze mounts, 105 by 120 by 60 cm. (Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle).
Book Review
Enriching the V&A: A Collection of Collections (1862–1914)
03/2023 | 1440 | 165
Pages: 345-346
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Gere, Charlotte (Gere, Charlotte)
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Enriching the V&A: A Collection of Collections (1862–1914) By Julius Bryant. 176 pp. incl. 160 col. ills. (Lund Humphries and V&A Publishing, London, 2022), £35. ISBN 978–1–84822–618–0. | :
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Nineteenth-century French paintings in the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford
12/2022 | 1437 | 164
Pages: 1258-1263
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Clarke, Michael (Clarke, Michael)
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Nineteenth-Century French Paintings in the Ashmolean Museum. By Jon Whiteley. 368 pp. with 200 colour ills. (Modern Art Press, London, 2022), £125. ISBN 978–1–9163474–2–7. | :
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1. Fanny Claus, by Édouard Manet. 1868. Oil on canvas, 115.7 by 72.8 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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2. View of the Nile at Luxor, by Jean-Léon Gérôme. 1857. Oil on canvas laid on board, 16.5 by 28.7 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford; Bridgeman Images).
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3. Head and shoulders of a girl holding a rose, by Pierre-Joseph Dedreux (called Dedreux-Dorcy). 1846. Oil on canvas, cut to an oval, 46 by 38 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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4. M. Bison, by Camille Corot. 1852. Oil on canvas, 32 by 25 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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5. Jean-Édouard Berthon, by Charles-Émile-Auguste Durand (called Carolus-Duran). 1870. Oil on canvas, 45 by 37 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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6. A windmill at Zaandam, by Claude Monet. 1871. Oil on canvas, 42 by 73.5 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
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7. A view of buildings in a valley in the Île-de-France, by Paul Cezanne. c.1879–81. Oil on canvas, 45 by 54 cm. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford).
Article
Cross-cultural diplomacy: a Safavid shield in the Medici armoury
10/2022 | 1435 | 164
Pages: 968-975
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Rokhgar, Negar Sarah (Rokhgar, Negar Sarah)
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4. Detail of the painted ceiling in the Sala dell’Armeria (Room 21), Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence, depicting a Persian soldier by Ludovico Buti. 1588–89. (Photograph the author).
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6. Medusa, by Caravaggio. 1595–98. Oil on canvas applied on a wooden shield, 60 by 55 cm. (Gallerie degli Uffizi, Florence).
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1. Shield. Persia, late 16th century. Gold damascened steel, Indian cane, silk, mother-of-pearl, leather and velvet, diameter 64.5 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
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2. Detail of Fig.1, showing figures serving food to an authority on a higher seat.
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3. Detail of Fig.1, showing men on horseback and on foot using spears and arrows to hunt lions.
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5. Silk fragment with a figured motif. Yazd, Persia, late 16th or early 17th century. Silk lampas, 70.5 by 36 cm. (Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence).
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7. Shield. Persia, 17th century. Indian cane covered with silk, metal umbo painted in black with golden arabesque engravings and originally embellished with turquoises and other precious stones, 20 by 62 cm. (Palazzo Ducale, Venice).
Non-western art unattributed:
8. Tray with a scene of lovers in a pavilion. Gujarat, late 16th or early 17th century. Mother-of-pearl and lacquer on wood, diameter 43.5 cm. (Aga Khan Museum, Toronto).
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