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Durlacher Brothers

est. 1843

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Shown from the waist up, a young, pale-skinned woman faces our left in profile, filling the height of this vertical portrait painting. She is brightly lit from the left and set against an inky black background. A faint eyebrow arches over the green eye we can see, and her blush pink lips are closed. Her auburn-red hair is pulled back with a few loose strands brushing her pale cheek. A cluster of jewels, like a brooch, is affixed to a thin, black band that encircles her brow, over her ear. The brooch has an azure-blue jewel over a knot of four topaz-brown gems, all set in gold. Four pink pearls hang from the bottom edge, and a banner with the words “MERITO ET TEMPORE” intertwines among the jewels along the top. Long, black loops hang from the headband to brush the woman’s shoulder. The headband wraps over an elaborate headdress that covers the back of her head like a cap. The headdress is a golden net adorned with pearls, garnets, and other gems. A thick ponytail falls down her back past her waist, and is wrapped with crisscrossing strands of black and white pearls. Her dress has a low-cut, square neckline, a tight-fitting bodice, and a flaring skirt. The fabric is patterned with stylized flowers and leaves outlined in brown against honey gold. A strand of gleaming white pearls hangs around her thin, long neck over a gold chain with a pendant made up of black and ruby-red gems. One more teardrop-shaped pearl hangs from the bottom of the pendant. A gem-studded, gold belt wraps around her waist. A red carnation is tucked into the belt near her elbow. The sleeve we can see is tied onto the bodice at the shoulder with black cord over cream-white fabric, which cascades out from the wide seams across the shoulder and down the back of the arm.
Ambrogio de Predis, Bianca Maria Sforza, probably 1493, oil on poplar panel, Widener Collection, 1942.9.53

Bianca Maria Sforza

Ambrogio de Predis · probably 1493 · oil on poplar panel ·  Accession ID  1942.9.53

Gustave Doré, Cleopatra, graphite on wove paper, Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.150.18

Cleopatra

Gustave Doré · · graphite on wove paper ·  Accession ID  1991.150.18

Ford Madox Brown, Two Drapery Studies [verso], c. 1844, black chalk on laid paper, Gift of William B. O'Neal, 1987.73.1.b

Two Drapery Studies [verso]

Ford Madox Brown · c. 1844 · black chalk on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1987.73.1.b

Ford Madox Brown, The Virgin Swooning [recto], 1844, black chalk on laid paper, Gift of William B. O'Neal, 1987.73.1.a

The Virgin Swooning [recto]

Ford Madox Brown · 1844 · black chalk on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1987.73.1.a

French 16th Century, Cup on high foot with the royal arms of France crowned, c. 1540/1560, lead-glazed fine earthenware, Widener Collection, 1942.9.351

Cup on high foot with the royal arms of France crowned

French 16th Century · c. 1540/1560 · lead-glazed fine earthenware ·  Accession ID  1942.9.351

Walter Crane, Sketch of a Couple Seated with Cloud Studies [verso], 1863, graphite and pen and brown ink on illustration board, Gift of William B. O'Neal, 1995.52.37.b

Sketch of a Couple Seated with Cloud Studies [verso]

Walter Crane · 1863 · graphite and pen and brown ink on illustration board ·  Accession ID  1995.52.37.b

Walter Crane, Kensington Gardens [recto], 1863, graphite with blue wash on illustration board, Gift of William B. O'Neal, 1995.52.37.a

Kensington Gardens [recto]

Walter Crane · 1863 · graphite with blue wash on illustration board ·  Accession ID  1995.52.37.a

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, Saint Barbara, 1866/1870, egg tempera with oil glazes (?) and shell gold over charcoal and graphite on paper; mounted to canvas, Gift of Professor William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1989.58.1

Saint Barbara

Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones · 1866/1870 · egg tempera with oil glazes (?) and shell gold over charcoal and graphite on paper; mounted to canvas ·  Accession ID  1989.58.1

We look through shadowed trees at a river winding into the distance in this horizontal landscape painting. Close to us, a cluster of three thin trees and a larger central tree are deep in shadow, which contrasts with the light-filled scene beyond. The topaz-blue river curves from the lower right corner, across the canvas, and into the distance at the center. A few spindly trees grow along the riverbank in front of a hut with a thatched roof to our right. The bank to our left is lined with reeds and tall grasses. Behind the central shadowed tree, a long, low, narrow boat is occupied by four people with pale skin. To our left, a person with a dark garment and white collar reclines near a seated man wearing yellow and a feathered cap. To our right, another person reclines near the boatman who pushes the boat through the water using a long pole. The harvest yellow and sage green of the riverbanks and vegetation beyond the boats fades to hazy, pale blue mountains along the horizon line, which comes just over halfway up the composition. White clouds float across a blue sky above.
Annibale Carracci, River Landscape, c. 1590, oil on canvas, Samuel H. Kress Collection, 1952.5.58

River Landscape

Annibale Carracci · c. 1590 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1952.5.58

Giuseppe Cades, Sacrifice [recto], pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper, Gift of William B. O'Neal, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art, 1991.150.9.a

Sacrifice [recto]

Giuseppe Cades · · pen and brown ink and brown wash on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1991.150.9.a