” to audiences nationwide in the decade preceding the Civil War
and sensuousness that characterizes his works on paper
was popular in the border decorations of luxury devotional manuscripts in early sixteenth century France
The namesake master of Claude de France composed a continuous round of full-page and partly even double-page miniatures
Gorman captivated the nation and brought hope to viewers around the globe with her call for unity and healing
Study of the Giraffe Decorative Plate Medieval ” to audiences nationwide inThis well known image, a favorite in the Morgan Shop, was part of an album formed by a nineteenth century collector in the south of France. As a specialist in depicting animals, Nicolas Het (1770 1828), the son of Jean Baptiste, was the official painter for the Muse d'Histoire Naturelle de la Mnagerie, Paris. He must have been one of the first to paint the celebrated giraffe, the belle enfant des tropiques, the first ever to be seen in France. The