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MIA - Sculpture
Funeral torch c. 1720 Italy Gilded and painted wood and wrought iron 79.5 A funerary torch is a symbol of life in a ritual commemorating...
Brenna Reistad
Apr 30, 20246 min read


MIA - Paintings
Judith Presenting Herself to Holofernes Antonio Gionima 1720s Italy Oil on canvas 62.45 The Jewish heroine Judith is famous for beheading...
Brenna Reistad
Apr 30, 20245 min read


MIA - Renaissance
Cassone (chest) Unknown artist c. 1600 Italy Walnut, gilt Crucifixion with the Virgin, Saint John the Evangelist and a Clerical Donor...
Brenna Reistad
Apr 30, 20246 min read


MIA - Greek and Roman Art
Apulian Red Figure Fish Plate 4th century BCE Italy Ceramic L2001.443-5 This plate is typical of painted ceramics from Apulia, a region...
Brenna Reistad
Apr 30, 20247 min read


MIA - Other
Africa Kono altar second quarter of 20th century Bamana Mali Wood, cloth, soil, beeswax, animal blood, unidentified materials 2012.65 The...
Brenna Reistad
Apr 30, 20249 min read


MIA - Jewish Art
Arm reliquary c. 1350-1400 France Silver, parcel gilt, ruby, saphires, garnet, spinel, beryl, quartzes, pearls, rock crystal 2016.37 A...
Brenna Reistad
Apr 30, 20243 min read


MIA- Asian Art
Amitabha Unknown Artist 19th Century China White and mottled green nephrite 92.103.14a,b Religious images in jade are relatively rare,...
Brenna Reistad
Apr 30, 202414 min read
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