Les Petits chemins

Allegory of Peace and War. Oil on canvas (1776) Pompeo Girolamo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787) captured a tense, theatrical face-off between opposing primal forces. Mars, the god of war, rushes forward in a Chimera-engraved armor, an omen of devastation. But Peace steps right in his way. She stops his sword while offering an olive branch.

Partial coffee service (Déjeuner “Culture et Récolte du cacao”), hard-paste porcelain (1836) Sèvres Manufactory (French, 1740–present) produced this inventive service commissioned by King Louis Philippe for Queen Marie-Amélie. Originally established at Vincennes and moved to Sèvres in 1756, the manufactory became the preeminent producer of European porcelain under the patronage of the French monarchy.

day dress, 1893 by unknown designer

this dress is made of silk, wool, velvet and lace. There is a definite influence of aesthetic dress on this dress, in the William Morris-esque pattern

Woman at the Piano

The Seine at Chatou

Orazio Gentileschi (Italian, 1563-1639)

Louis Ferdinand Elle l’Ainé, 1612-1689

Portrait présumé de Marguerite Hessein, Dame de la Sablière (1640-1693) en Diane chasseresse, 1655, huile sur toile, 89.3x70 cm

Gold ring with engraving of an actor holding a theatrical mask

Greek, Early Hellenistic Period, 325-300 B.C.

Portrait of a Young Man Seated

Artist: John Minton (English, 1917–1957)

Date: 1950

Medium: Oil on canvas

Gold beaker with turquoise, Sican culture, Peru, 900-1000 AD