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Mural Fragment Depicting a Maguey Bloodletting Ritual at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Three Studies of a Dancer in Fourth Position at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
The Woman Spinning at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
The Calumny of Apelles at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
The Tragic Actor (Rouvière in the role of Hamlet) at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Portrait of Anne Robert Turgot, Baron of Laulne at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
At Mouquin's at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Plaque at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Crossbow at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1460–70, wood (walnut?) inlaid with bone; horn; iron and steel; composite bow (horn and parchment). Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Crossbow Bolt at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1500s–1600s, wood, leather, steel. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Tschinki (Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1630–50, steel with traces gilding; walnut stock inlaid with bone, stag horn, mother-of-pearl. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Linstock at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1600–1625, steel; octagonal wood haft covered with green velvet, brass studs. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Close Helmet (from a funerary achievement?) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c.1590–1625, gilded steel (invaded with rust); red velvet lining, plume holder. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Parade Spear at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1570–1600, steel, etched; brass lugs; hexagonal wood haft with leather straps; woolen tassel. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Halberd at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1600–25, steel, pierced; appliqué masks in brass; octagonal wood haft with studs and leather straps. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Corsèque (Chauve-Souris) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1530, steel; round wood haft with leather straps. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Elements from an Armor at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1540–70, steel, leather bands; steel; steel and leather. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Triple-Crested Burgonet at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1560–70, steel, leather bands. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Breastplate at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1540, steel. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Gorget (from a funerary achievement?) at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c.1590–1625, gilded steel (invaded with rust); red velvet lining, plume holder. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Morion at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1575–1600, steel with etched floral motif and medallion (on comb) with boar under oak tree. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Cup-Hilted Rapier at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, Pierced and chiseled steel;. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Rapier at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1650, steel, pierced and chiseled, leather and wood grip. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Half-Suit of Armor for the Field at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1575, steel with etched decorative bands and roundels. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Close Helmet at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1575, steel with etched decorative bands and roundels. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Breastplate at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1575, steel with etched decorative bands and roundels. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Proper Left Tasset at the Cleveland Museum of Art: c. 1575, steel with etched decorative bands and roundels. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
Hauberk at the Cleveland Museum of Art: 1400s, riveted steel rings. Explore the work's context, creator attribution and collection history.
The Ball at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Saint George and the Dragon at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Octadrachm (Coin) Portraying Arsinoe II at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
The Nativity at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Virgin and Child at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Landscape with Little Bridge at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Ceramic Architectural Decoration at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Portrait Head of a Woman at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Portrait of Thomas Bulwer at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Green Tara, Seated in Pose of Royal Ease (Lalitasana), with Lotus Stalks on Right Shoulder and Hands in Gestures of Reasoning (Vitarkamudra) and Gift Conferring (Varadamudra) at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materi
Mihrab or Jai-namaz Suzani at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Study at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.