EditorialTerracotta lebes gamikos (jar associated with weddings) with lid, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Sicilian, Centuripe, Terracotta, H. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm), Vases, High handles, polychrome decoration with portrait head of a woman.
EditorialThe Agony in the Garden, Circle of Pietro Novelli (Italian (Sicilian), 1603 - 1647), about 1640?, Pen and brown ink and brown wash over traces of black chalk, remnants of old ruled framing lines in dark brown ink along all four edges, 28.9 x 21.3 cm (1...
EditorialGreek, South Italian, or Sicilian: Female Head, Unidentified artist, Greek, South Italian, or Sicilian, end of the 6th?early 5th century BCE, Ceramic, Overall: 5 3/4 x 3 3/16 x 2 7/8 in. (14.6 x 8.1 x 7.3 cm).
EditorialSicilian Vase, c. 1878, Frederick S. Shirley, American, active 1873?1894, Made by Mount Washington Glass Company, American, 1837?1900, New Bedford, MA, New Bedford, Glass, 20.3 ? 15.2 cm (8 ? 6 in.).
EditorialSicilian Glass Lamp, c. 1878, Frederick S. Shirley, American, active 1873?1894, Made by Mount Washington Glass Company, American, 1837?1900, New Bedford, MA, United States, Glass, 61 ? 15.2 cm (24 ? 6 in.).
EditorialPlaque with Virgin and Child, 1580/1600, Central Italian, Italy, Gilt bronze set against a field lapis lazuli, agate, and Sicilian jasper, 14 1/2 ? 9 1/2 ? 1 1/8 in. (36.9 ? 24.2 ? 2.9 cm).
EditorialThe quarrel between Tydeus and Polyneikes under the gate of Argos where they have taken refuge. Adrasto, King of Argos, tries to separate them. Appearing in the door are his daughters, destined to marry the two fighting heroes. Crater, Sicilian product...
EditorialSicilian sumac or tanner's sumach, Rhus coriaria. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di P.A. Matthioli ne i sei libri della Materia Medicinale di Pedacio D...
EditorialBook V. In the foreground, the Sicilian Games, shooting with bows and arrows, wrestling with poles and racing. In the background, the burning of the Trojan fleet. The manuscript was probably produced for Ludovico Agnelli, Bishop of Cosenza. Aeneid. Ita...
EditorialA sword fight. A woman laying on the floor. The southern tower; or Conjugal sacrifice and retribution. A romance. London : printed for and published by J. Ker ...; and sold by most booksellers in town and country McGowen, printer ..., [ca. 1805]. Abrid...
EditorialParadiso, Canto VIII. Miniature shows Dante and Beatrice hovering before Charles Martel within the Heaven of Venus. Charles Martel tells Dante that his descendants would still be ruling Sicily if it had not been for the rebellion known as the Sicilian ...
EditorialFrontispiece of 'The Southern Tower'. Two men fighting with swords. [A Sicilian romance.] The southern tower; or, Conjugal sacrifice, and retribution. London : T. Hurst, [1802]. Source: 1578/2144 volume 1, frontispiece. Language: English.
EditorialSicilian sumac or tanner's sumach, Rhus coriaria. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di P.A. Matthioli ne i sei libri della Materia Medicinale di Pedacio D...
EditorialRoger of Lauria (Lauria, c.1245-Valencia, 1305). Italian admiral in Aragonese service. Commander of the fleet of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Bronze sculpture of Roger of Lauria by Felix Ferrer i Galceran (1843-1912) in 1...
EditorialThe quarrel between Tydeus and Polyneikes under the gate of Argos where they have taken refuge. Adrasto, King of Argos, tries to separate them. Appearing in the door are his daughters, destined to marry the two fighting heroes. Crater, Sicilian product...
EditorialSilk with Griffins, first half 13th century, Central Asian, Sicilian, or North African, Silk, silver-gilt metal on parchment over cotton, 69 1/4 x 38 1/4 in. (175.9 x 97.2 cm), Textiles-Woven, This exceptionally rare medieval textile is stylistically c...
EditorialTerracotta lebes gamikos (jar associated with weddings) with lid, Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C., Greek, Sicilian, Centuripe, Terracotta, H. 7 1/16 in. (17.9 cm), Vases, High handles, polychrome decoration with portrait head of a woman.
EditorialWoven Silk with Paired Parrots in Roundels, 13th century, Sicilian (?), Silk and gilt metal thread on silk, warp-faced plain-weave foundation, weft-faced plain-weave pattern, Overall: 18 x 8 1/4in. (45.7 x 21cm), Textiles-Woven-Brocade.
EditorialRoger of Lauria (Lauria, c.1245-Valencia, 1305). Italian admiral in Aragonese service. Commander of the fleet of the Crown of Aragon during the War of the Sicilian Vespers. Bronze sculpture of Roger of Lauria by Felix Ferrer i Galceran (1843-1912) in 1...
EditorialSicilian sumac or tanner's sumach, Rhus coriaria. Handcoloured woodblock print by Wolfgang Meyerpick after an illustration by Giorgio Liberale from Pietro Andrea Mattioli's Discorsi di P.A. Matthioli ne i sei libri della Materia Medicinale di Pedacio D...
EditorialAN ASCENT OF MOUNT ETNA, ITALY, 1883: 1. Mount Etna from the Sea. 2. A Sicilian Muleteer. 3. On the Edge of the Crater. 4. Casa Inglese, at the Foot of the Cone. 5. Ascending the Mountain by Night.
EditorialDavid with the Head of Goliath; Pietro Novelli, Italian (Sicilian), 1603 - 1647; about 1630s; Oil on canvas; Unframed: 125.7 x 99.7 cm (49 1/2 x 39 1/4 in.), Framed: 158.8 x 130.8 x 11.1 cm (62 1/2 x 51 1/2 x 4 3/8 in.).
EditorialRoger of Lauria (1245-1305). Sicilian-Aragonese admiral. Roger of Lauria receives the son of Charles of Anjou as a prisoner. Engraving. Colored.
EditorialSicilian stapelia, Caralluma europaea (Stapelia gussoneana). Vulnerable. Native to Sicily. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by S. Watts after an illustration by Miss Drake from Sydenham Edwards' "The Botanical Register," London, Ridgway, 1835. Sarah ...
EditorialTHE SIXTH CENTENARY OF THE SICILIAN VESPERS AT PALERMO: 1. Monument Erected on Mount Gibilrossa, to Commemorate the Taking of Palermo by Garibaldi in 1860, Inaugurated April 4, 1882; 2. Church of the Holy Spirit: Interior; 3. House of the Marquis Ugo D...
EditorialWilhelm von Gloeden, German painter and photographer, specialized in photographs of " antique" topics, taken against Sicilian landscapes. Pan, nymph and boy. 1909.
EditorialThe quarrel between Tydeus and Polyneikes under the gate of Argos where they have taken refuge. Adrasto, King of Argos, tries to separate them. Appearing in the door are his daughters, destined to marry the two fighting heroes. Crater, Sicilian product...