“Trompe l’oeil” is a technique to create 3D optical illusions. The fresco, statues, and frame on the ceiling of the church of Gesu in Rome, titled “Triumph of the Name of Jesus” (Gaulli, 1679) turn a part of the barrel vault into a gaping hole through which people fall or ascend…[1280×840] [OC]November 29, 2025
12th century Norman-Arabic coronation cloak from Sicily that ended up traveling north and being used for centuries in coronation ceremonies of the German Emperors [1181×641]November 26, 2025
Gold scepter heads shaped like corncobs. Peru. Moche civilization, 1-800 AD [970×920]November 26, 2025
Silver incense burner shaped like a turkey, made as a gift to Russian Emperor Alexander I. Peru, 1810s [1350×1400]November 26, 2025
Genji Monogatari (The Tale of Genji), Circa 1603-1650, Japan. A painting from a massive suite of twenty seven I recently acquired, all being fantastic work attributable to the Tosa School [1536×2048]November 25, 2025
Statue of Empress Atossa (550–475 BC), who was the daughter of Cyrus the Great, wife of Darius the Great, and mother of Xerxes the Great, making her connected to the entire Achaemenid dynasty. The lapis lazuli statue was discovered in Persepolis, and is housed at National Museum of Iran. [6000×4000]November 25, 2025
Dress and belt with awl case. Oregon, United States, Wasco peoples, 1870 [3063×3280]November 25, 2025
