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Personalities, Aristocracy, Politics and Portraits, Rulers, Emperors and Kings, Crowds and Demonstrations.



6 subcategories
Aristocracy

ARISTOCRACY

Family

FAMILY

Old Age

OLD AGE

Politicians

POLITICIANS

Poverty

POVERTY

Youth

YOUTH

627 photos
'Woman at her morning toilette', Japan, Edo period, c1800. Hanging scroll painting of a married woman engaged in her morning toilette. Her gaze is caught by the beauty of a potted morning glory. Her straight back topped by the rounded marumage hairdo forms a strong triangular composition with the plant, the copper water bowl and porcelain dish with toothbrush and mouthwash to the right. Utamaro was particularly skilled at using the patterns of textiles to indicate the shapes of bodies beneath; the lines of the checked blue outer-kimono suggest convincingly the woman's bended knee. The rougher blue and white checks of the under-kimono and towel give variety to the range of textures. The touches of red, especially around the naked knee, give a sensuality that is rarely missing from the works of Utamaro, a master at catching the moods of his female subjects, often in the more private moments of their lives. JA, JP ADD380 (1965.7-24.04)
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'Woman at her morning toilette', Japan, Edo period, c1800. Hanging scroll painti...

Marriage ceremony
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Marriage ceremony

'The Great Renunciation', painting on hemp cloth, Korean, Choson dynasty, early 18th century. Although Korea was a strict Confucian state during the Choson dynasty (1392-1910), by the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries Buddhism became less oppressed and more popular. According to Buddhist teachings, the future Buddha, Prince Siddhartha Gautama, sees the 'four sights': an old man, a sick man, a corpse and an ascetic, and reaches an understanding about the transience of life, deciding to abandon his comfortable world. Here he is shown escaping from the palace on his white horse during the night. He is accompanied by his groom Chandaka. In the lower left his wife and other women of the palace are portrayed sleeping while at top right, heavenly deities are shown helping Siddhartha fly silently over the palace wall. OA, 1996.10-3.02
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'The Great Renunciation', painting on hemp cloth, Korean, Choson dynasty, early...

Wiben durch gutz willen (Von Geldheiraten). Illustration to "Das Narrenschiff" by Sebastian Brant. Published by Johann Bergmann von Olpe, Basel, 11 February 1494. Woodcut, 116 x 84mm. (fol.H8v., Chapter 52)
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Wiben durch gutz willen (Von Geldheiraten). Illustration to "Das Narrenschiff" b...

Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1300. Volume one: dukes and popes. Munich, 1884. Verlagsanstalt fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft, vormals Friedrich Bruckmann.
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Henry VIII, King of England (1491-1547). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisch...

Christian II, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1481-1559). Engraving by Jan Gossaert. Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1300. Volume one: dukes and popes. Munich, 1884. Verlagsanstalt fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft, vormals Friedrich Bruckmann.
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Christian II, King of Denmark, Norway and Sweden (1481-1559). Engraving by Jan...

Karl V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1500-1558). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1300. Volume one: dukes and popes. Munich, 1884. Verlagsanstalt fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft, vormals Friedrich Bruckmann.
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Karl V, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (1500-1558). Phototype from "Allgemein...

Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots (1542-1587). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1300. Volume one: dukes and popes. Munich, 1884. Verlagsanstalt fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft, vormals Friedrich Bruckmann.
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Mary Stuart, Queen of the Scots (1542-1587). Phototype from "Allgemeines Histor...

Maurice (Moritz) of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands (1567-1625).
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Maurice (Moritz) of Nassau, Prince of Orange, Stadtholder of the Netherlands (15...

Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1300. Volume one: dukes and popes. Munich, 1884. Verlagsanstalt fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft, vormals Friedrich Bruckmann.
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Henri IV, King of France (1589-1610). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches...

Maria de' Medici, Queen of France, wife of Henri IV (1573-1642). Engraving after Anthonis van Dyck. Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1300. Volume one: dukes and popes. Munich, 1884. Verlagsanstalt fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft, vormals Friedrich Bruckmann.
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Maria de' Medici, Queen of France, wife of Henri IV (1573-1642). Engraving after...

James I, King of England and Scotland (1566-1625). Phototype from "Allgemeines Historisches Porträtwerk" (historical portraits), a collection of 600 portraits of the most famous persons of all cultures and origis since 1300. Volume one: dukes and popes. Munich, 1884. Verlagsanstalt fuer Kunst und Wissenschaft, vormals Friedrich Bruckmann.
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James I, King of England and Scotland (1566-1625). Phototype from "Allgemeines...