Were classical statues painted horribly? - Works in Progress Magazine

Many claim that modern viewers dislike painted reconstructions of Greek and Roman statues because our taste differs from theirs.

Bold Americana: Doyle's Mid-April Antique Auction Shines With All-American Treasures

Bold Americana: Doyle's Mid-April Antique Auction Shines With All-American Treasures

Gezicht op het Kasteel van Saint-Cloud, A. Provost, naar anoniem, 1839 - in of voor 1840 - Rijksmuseum

Gezin met hond in een stortbui, François Grenier, 1819 - ca. 1845 - Rijksmuseum

Slaapkamer in het kasteel van Saint-Cloud, Florent Grau, 1858 - Rijksmuseum

Rain Dance at Zuni, Adam Clark Vroman, ca. 1900 - Rijksmuseum

Fotoreproductie van een schilderij, voorstellende de aanval van de troepen van kolonel Sato op Chinese vluchtelingen op de weg naar Wiju, Ordnance Survey Office, naar anoniem, in of na 1894 - in of voor 1895 - Rijksmuseum

Textile Fragment | Cleveland Museum of Art

This fragment, one of several in the collection, is a rare survivor of catastrophic rains that destroyed much of the Moche textile legacy and may have helped to bring about the decline of Moche culture. It depicts a serpent and a snail beneath a hovering raptorial bird—perhaps a snail kite, a type of hawk named after its favored food. The size of the motifs implies that the original textile was large; a mantle (a shawl-like garment) or a hanging are among the possibilities.