_October 24 – The Decorative Tradition
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
Function
China, Square block, Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 B.C.)*
Abundantia, van Schoor and Spierinckx, workshop of Albert Auwercx c. 1680–1700*
Turkey, Tankard (Hanap) with Tulips, Hyacinths, Roses, and Carnations, 1570/1600*
The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Designed by Basawan, painted by Shankar, Mughal period, c. 1590/95*
Space
Roman Fragment of a Painted Wall, Mid 1st century A.D.*
The Adoration of the Christ Child, van Oostsanen and Workshop, c. 1515*
Hagia Sofia, Istanbul
Le Brun and Coysevox, War Drawing Room, Versailles
France or Flanders, A Falconer with Two Ladies and a Foot Soldier, c. 1500*
Edouard Vuillard, Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods, 1899*
Kerry James Marshall, Many Mansions, 1994*
Color
Puvis de Chavannes, In the Heather, 1896*
Vincent van Gogh, The Bedroom, 1889*
Paul Cézanne, The Bathers, 1899/1904*
Edgar Degas, Retiring, c. 1883*
Mixtec Northern Oaxaca, Mexico, Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene, A.D. 1400/1500*
Byzantine, Syria or Lebanon Mosaic Fragment with Man Leading a Giraffe, 5th century A.D.
Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884, 1884–86*
Ben Gest, Sam and Jessica, 2002*
Pattern
Cameroon, Display Cloth (Ndop). Early/mid-20th century (before 1937)*
Greek, Attica, Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects), 760–735 B.C.*
Iran, Window Grille, c. 15th century*
Italy, Border, 1625/50*
Yurok, Karok, or Hupa Northern California, Basket, c. 1900*
Mogollon, Classic Mimbres Black-on-white Bowl, New Mexico A.D. 950/1150*
Joan Miró, Portrait of Juanita Obrador, 1918*
Alfred Jensen, The Acroatic Rectangle, Per XIII, 1967*
Text
Coffin and Mummy of Paankhenamun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22 (c. 945–715 B.C.)*
Turkey, The Lampsacus Spoons, 6th C. AD. British Museum
Aztec (Mexica) Tenochtitlan, Mexico Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns), 1503*
Ray Yoshida, Graceful Flattery for After Five, c. 1970*
Sue Williams, It's a New Age, 1992*
Assertion
Chimú North coast, Peru Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), A.D. 1100/1470 *
Pakistan, Gandharan region, A Bodhisattva, Kushan period, c.2nd/3rd century*
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Kaoshô Rochishin Shomei Rotatsu, c.1828*
Italian, Three-Quarter Armor, 1570/80*
Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mask (Mukenga), Late 19th/mid-20th c.*
Byzantium, The Projecta Casket c. 380 AD. British Museum
China, Tubular Prism (Cong), late Neolithic period, 3rd millennium B.C.
Japan, Jar with Handles, c. 2000 B.C and Deep Pot, c. 2000–1000 B.C.*
Grieksche A Factory, Netherlands, Delft Vase with Cover, c. 1675/80*
Japan, Shigaraki-ware Jar, 16th century*
Reuben Haley, "Ruba Rombic" Vase, 1928/32*
A Word About Taste
Etruscan Oinochoe (Pitcher), Late 4th century B.C.*; Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Elephant Candelabrum Vase, 1757/58*; Steer Horn Armchair, 1870/80*
Roman, The Lycurgus Cup, 4th century, British Museum
Matthäus Baur II (German, active 1681-1728) Tea Bowl and Saucer, c. 1700*
Objects denoted with an asterisk (*) are part of the Art Institute's collection and link directly to the Art Institute's My Collections page. My Collections is a free online feature that allows you to create, save, and share your own collection of select artworks at the Art Institute. To learn more about starting your own My Collections account please visit the About My Collections page.
Function
China, Square block, Shang dynasty (c. 1600-c. 1050 B.C.)*
Abundantia, van Schoor and Spierinckx, workshop of Albert Auwercx c. 1680–1700*
Turkey, Tankard (Hanap) with Tulips, Hyacinths, Roses, and Carnations, 1570/1600*
The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Designed by Basawan, painted by Shankar, Mughal period, c. 1590/95*
Space
Roman Fragment of a Painted Wall, Mid 1st century A.D.*
The Adoration of the Christ Child, van Oostsanen and Workshop, c. 1515*
Hagia Sofia, Istanbul
Le Brun and Coysevox, War Drawing Room, Versailles
France or Flanders, A Falconer with Two Ladies and a Foot Soldier, c. 1500*
Edouard Vuillard, Landscape: Window Overlooking the Woods, 1899*
Kerry James Marshall, Many Mansions, 1994*
Color
Puvis de Chavannes, In the Heather, 1896*
Vincent van Gogh, The Bedroom, 1889*
Paul Cézanne, The Bathers, 1899/1904*
Edgar Degas, Retiring, c. 1883*
Mixtec Northern Oaxaca, Mexico, Mosaic Disk with a Mythological and Historical Scene, A.D. 1400/1500*
Byzantine, Syria or Lebanon Mosaic Fragment with Man Leading a Giraffe, 5th century A.D.
Georges Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884, 1884–86*
Ben Gest, Sam and Jessica, 2002*
Pattern
Cameroon, Display Cloth (Ndop). Early/mid-20th century (before 1937)*
Greek, Attica, Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects), 760–735 B.C.*
Iran, Window Grille, c. 15th century*
Italy, Border, 1625/50*
Yurok, Karok, or Hupa Northern California, Basket, c. 1900*
Mogollon, Classic Mimbres Black-on-white Bowl, New Mexico A.D. 950/1150*
Joan Miró, Portrait of Juanita Obrador, 1918*
Alfred Jensen, The Acroatic Rectangle, Per XIII, 1967*
Text
Coffin and Mummy of Paankhenamun, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22 (c. 945–715 B.C.)*
Turkey, The Lampsacus Spoons, 6th C. AD. British Museum
Aztec (Mexica) Tenochtitlan, Mexico Coronation Stone of Motecuhzoma II (Stone of the Five Suns), 1503*
Ray Yoshida, Graceful Flattery for After Five, c. 1970*
Sue Williams, It's a New Age, 1992*
Assertion
Chimú North coast, Peru Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), A.D. 1100/1470 *
Pakistan, Gandharan region, A Bodhisattva, Kushan period, c.2nd/3rd century*
Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Kaoshô Rochishin Shomei Rotatsu, c.1828*
Italian, Three-Quarter Armor, 1570/80*
Kuba, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mask (Mukenga), Late 19th/mid-20th c.*
Byzantium, The Projecta Casket c. 380 AD. British Museum
China, Tubular Prism (Cong), late Neolithic period, 3rd millennium B.C.
Japan, Jar with Handles, c. 2000 B.C and Deep Pot, c. 2000–1000 B.C.*
Grieksche A Factory, Netherlands, Delft Vase with Cover, c. 1675/80*
Japan, Shigaraki-ware Jar, 16th century*
Reuben Haley, "Ruba Rombic" Vase, 1928/32*
A Word About Taste
Etruscan Oinochoe (Pitcher), Late 4th century B.C.*; Sèvres Porcelain Manufactory, Elephant Candelabrum Vase, 1757/58*; Steer Horn Armchair, 1870/80*
Roman, The Lycurgus Cup, 4th century, British Museum
Matthäus Baur II (German, active 1681-1728) Tea Bowl and Saucer, c. 1700*