Connections: Hands

Educator Alice Schwarz ruminates about how one's hands give away information about a person.

Alice W. Schwarz

March 22, 2011

4 min. watch

"But at the same time I'm fascinated and really kind of turned on by rugged, dirty hands that show this is a person that works."

Educator Alice Schwarz ruminates about how one's hands give away information about a person.

Contributors

Alice W. Schwarz
Museum Educator

Art Mentioned

Ernesta (Child with Nurse), Cecilia Beaux American, Oil on canvas, American — Ernesta (Child with Nurse)
Cecilia Beaux
1894

The Writing Master, Thomas Eakins American, Oil on canvas, American — The Writing Master
Thomas Eakins
1882

The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha, Argillite, Bangladesh or India (Bengal) — The Goddess Durga Slaying the Demon Buffalo Mahisha
Bangladesh or India (Bengal)
12th century

The Hand of God, Auguste Rodin French, Marble, French — The Hand of God
Auguste Rodin
original model before 1895, carved ca. 1907

Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris — Ugolino and His Sons
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67

Marble grave stele of a little girl, Marble, Parian, Greek — Marble grave stele of a little girl
Greek
ca. 450–440 BCE

Bound-hands hacha, Classic Veracruz artist(s), Stone, Veracruz — Bound-hands hacha
Classic Veracruz artist(s)
600–900 CE

Judith with the Head of Holofernes, Lucas Cranach the Elder German, Oil on linden — Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Lucas Cranach the Elder
ca. 1530

The Death of Socrates, Jacques Louis David French, Oil on canvas — The Death of Socrates
Jacques Louis David
1787

The Fortune-Teller, Georges de La Tour French, Oil on canvas — The Fortune-Teller
Georges de La Tour
probably 1630s

Lady Elizabeth Stanley (1753–1797), Countess of Derby, George Romney British, Oil on canvas — Lady Elizabeth Stanley (1753–1797), Countess of Derby
George Romney
1776–78

Women of Allah, Shirin Neshat Iranian, Ink on Gelatin silver print — Women of Allah
Shirin Neshat
Publisher Exit Art/The First World
1994

Royal hand, Limestone, paint — Royal hand
ca. 1347–1330 BCE

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