Feb 13
Me and my favorite painting at the Nelson-Atkins. :) This is Woman IV, 1952-1953 by American painter Willem de Kooning!
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Me and my favorite painting at the Nelson-Atkins. :) This is Woman IV, 1952-1953 by American painter Willem de Kooning!
Medieval candlestick from Mesopotamia, dating back to the Saljuq era around mid to late 13th century CE. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City, MO.
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Albrecht Dürer Saint Eustace, ca. 1500-1501 Kansas City, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (engraving, 360 x 260 mm)
Anonymous (Flemish), after Dürer Saint Eustace, ca. 1505-1525 Kansas City, The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (oil on oak, 442 × 316 mm)
“This copy of Albrecht Dürer’s famous engraving of Saint Eustace’s conversion is a testament to the German artist’s far-reaching influence. The copyist followed the original with great accuracy. He may even have used one of Dürer’s prints as a pattern, because important features of the composition are the exact same size. Variations, however, can be found in the selection of the plants in the immediate foreground. He also substitutes one of the hunting dogs with a small terrier, believed to be his patron’s favorite pet. “
sources: The Nelson-Atkins, https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/5297/saint-eustace?ctx=cf2452aa-03ff-4087-9ea1-a484ec349c32&idx=69 The Nelson-Atkins, https://art.nelson-atkins.org/objects/31416/saint-eustace-in-a-landscape?ctx=cf2452aa-03ff-4087-9ea1-a484ec349c32&idx=70
Sketches from the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in KC, from last year!
Terracotta vase from Tepe Giyan in ancient Iran, dating back to the 3rd millennium BCE. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City, MO.
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Detail of a limestone relief depicting a pail of holy water, carried by a winged genie. The relief is from the palace of king Ashurnasirpal II in the Assyrian capital of Nimrud (884-860 BCE), and it is covered with Cuneiform writing. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City, MO.
Photo by Babylon Chronicle
Bull-shaped capital from Persepolis, dating back to 518-460 BCE. Two matching bulls rested on top of a column, supporting on their backs a crossbeam of a giant roof in a royal palace. The bull was a symbol of the power of the Persian Empire, and it was depicted on monuments in major Persian cities, including Persepolis and Babylon; the imperial capital. Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art. Kansas City, MO.
Photo by Babylon Chronicle
Snake Trail
This wall hanging by Aleah Washington is about water. It’s made from cotton, knit jersey, satin, and polyester. The silver pathways wind like rivers or snakes and the blue background is quilted into rippled patterns. The impression of rippling water up close and wandering rivers from far above meshes well. It was on display at the Nelson-Atkins when I saw it in January 2025. This was the plaque…
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