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Italian Street Musicians

From 'Street Life in London', 1877, by John Thomson and Adolphe Smith:.. Then there is something irresistible in the bright glitter of his eyes, in. his cheerful gait, and his fascinating manners; While English... more

School children, half of Polish and half of Italian descent, at a fest...

Bell

Rome ?, Italy

Bracelet Bell

Rome, Italy

Bell

Pompeii, Italy

Bell

Rome?, Italy? ancient?

Bell

Rome?, Italy

Bell

Rome, Italy ancient?

Bell

Rome ?, Italy

Bell

Rome ?, Italy

Bell

Bell

Rome, Italy

Bell

Italy

Seshesh

Italian? Roman?

Bell

Rome, Italy ancient?

Pax with the Virgin and Child and Young St. John

Relief with a Bird

Textile with Crescents

Wedge-shaped Capital

Made in Apulia, Italy

Liturgical Comb

Censer

Wellhead

Eagle Relief

Made in South Italian

Capital of a Column with an Armored Knight on Each Side

Campania

Decorative Roundel

Made in Venice probably, Veneto, Italy

Decorative Roundel

Made in Venice probably, Veneto, Italy

Decorative Roundel

Made in Venice probably, Veneto, Italy

Decorative Roundel

Made in Venice probably, Veneto, Italy

Crozier Head

Fragment of an Animal Relief

Ciborium

Holy-water Font

The holy water font depicts scenes of the life of Saint Rainerius, the patron saint of Pisa, who died in 1160. It was probably carved in the workshop of Guglielmo, which was responsible for much of the interior... more

Portal from the Church of San Leonardo al Frigido

Relief from a Pulpit with the Symbol of Saint Luke

Brocade Textile

Box with Equestrian Falconers

Fragment of Ribbon

Textile, Birds, Dragon, and Palmette Motives

Plate

Textile

Made in Sicily, Italy

Standing Virgin and Child

Textile with Fleur-De-Lis Motif

Made in Sicily, Italy

Coffret

Initial P with the Martyrdom of Saint Peter Martyr

Saint Peter Martyr, a hero of the Dominican order who was murdered by heretics in 1253, was named a saint within two weeks! When the Dominicans established their liturgy three years later, the feast of Saint Pe... more

Seated Figure (Prophet or Apostle)

Attributed to the Master of Santa Maria la Bianca (Italian, active late 12th–early 13th century) Made in probably Lucca, Tuscany, Central Italy

Textile Fragment with brocade with Bird, Dragon, and Palmette Motifs

Medallion with St. Christopher (?)

Textile

Made in Sicily, Italy

Textile with Brocade

Brocade Textile

Textile with Brocade

Made in Lucca, Italy

Textile with Animals

Made in Lucca, Italy

Fragment of a Figure

Capital with Four Heads

“Augustalis” of Frederick II Hohenstaufen (r. 1215–50)

Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial P, from an Antiphonary

Made in possibly Arezzo, Italy

Saints Bartholomew and Simon

Manuscript Illumination with the Beheading of Saint Paul in an Initial...

Manuscript Illumination with the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ...

Ducat of Constance of Aragon (1282-1285)

The Vision of Saint Catherine of Alexandria

Master of the Orcagnesque Misericordia (Italian, Florence, active second half 14th century)

Textile with Floral Ornaments

Manuscript Leaf with Foliated Initial A, from an Antiphonary

Made in Bologna (?), Italy

Textile

A Woman

Fragment

Plaque with a Sainted Bishop

Manuscript Leaf with Marriage Scene, from Decretals of Gregory IX

Made in Bologna, Italy

Textile

Made in Tuscany, Italy

Jug (boccale)

Pitcher

Made in Rome, Italy

Tabernacle frame

Textile with Saint Francis Receiving the Stigmata

Textile with Lions, Gazelles and Foliage

Relief of Virgin and Child

Initial S with Saint Peter Liberated from Prison

Made in Florence, Italy

Textile with Foliated Ornament and Eagle's Head

Bead, Hexagonal

Textile

Right Leaf of a Diptych with Coronation of the Virgin

Reliquary Cross

Made in the Marches, Italy

Reliquary

Made in Siena, Italy

Jug with Flattened Spout

Made in Lazio, Italy

Bifolium from an Antiphonary

Made in Bologna?, Italy

Textile with Lions' Heads, Foliate Ornament and Kufic Letter L

Textile with Brocade

Textile with Griffin and Fawn Design

Textile

Textile

Textile with The Annunciation

Made in Siena, Italy

Cassone with Fleur-de-Lis Pattern

Zezzo

Madonna and Child

Brocade Textile

Made in Lucca, Italy

Plaque with the flagellation

Game Box

Textile with Figures

Textile with Lions and Peacocks

The Entombment

Master of Forlì (Italian, Romagna, active first half 14th century)

Wellhead

Made in Venice, Veneto, Italy