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European Tapestry Production and Patronage, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Thomas P. Campbell

Lacking the traditions of commercial production and established markets that supported the continued growth and vitality of the Netherlandish and French industries, manufactories like the Medici, Mortlake, and Barberini workshops were dependent on the fortune of their founding patrons.
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English Silver, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Jessie McNab

From James I to George III, silver styles reflected the policies and aesthetic preferences of the sovereign.
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Europe and the Islamic World, 1600–1800

October 1, 2004

By Marika Sardar

As the Europeans were introduced to many new kinds of textiles, carpets, spices, and clothing, so too was the Islamic world enriched.
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European Exploration of the Pacific, 1600–1800

October 1, 2004

By Eric Kjellgren

Much of the European exploration of the Pacific was inspired by two obsessions, the search for the fastest routes to the spice-rich islands of the Moluccas as well as the theory that somewhere in the South Pacific lay a vast undiscovered southern continent.
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Still-Life Painting in Southern Europe, 1600–1800

June 1, 2008

By Jennifer Meagher

A new generation of painters brought a greater naturalism, and with it an elevated esteem, to the genre [of still-life painting].
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Textile Production in Europe: Printed, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Melinda Watt

Imported cottons rapidly gained popularity throughout Europe and were seen to pose a threat to the powerful silk-weaving industry.
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Manuscript Illumination in Italy, 1400–1600

October 1, 2003

By Pia Palladino

The production of humanist manuscripts in Florence centered around the busy workshops of booksellers, who entrusted the decoration of their volumes to outside painters and professional illuminators.
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Portrait Painting in England, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Katharine Baetjer

Portraits and caricatures accounted for a significant percentage of the prints made for sale or as book illustrations. Ceramics, silhouettes, coins, medals, and waxes bore likenesses.
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The Greater Ottoman Empire, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Marika Sardar

As the largest city in western Asia or Europe, Istanbul was the natural center of this commerce.
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The Arts of Iran, 1600–1800

October 1, 2003

By Marika Sardar

Semi-nude women, languid youths, and lovers soon came to replace the heroes of the Shahnama and the Khamsa in many an artist’s repertoire.
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Armor (Tatami Gusoku) with Sword, Sword Carrier, Dagger, and Spear

Date: 17th–18th century
Accession Number: 14.100.538a–k; 04.4.49, .50; 36.25.1753...

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Armor (Gusoku) with Box

Helmet bowl by Neo Masanobu 根尾正信 (Japanese, active early 18th century)

Date: 19th century; helmet bowl, early 18th century
Accession Number: 2023.735.5a–y

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Dagger with Scabbard

Date: 1605–27
Accession Number: 1984.332

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Armor with Matching Shaffron and Saddle Plates

Date: ca. 1600
Accession Number: 38.148.1a–n

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Night cap

Date: 1600–1620
Accession Number: 64.101.1241

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Burgonet

Filippo Negroli (Italian, Milan ca. 1510–1579)

Date: dated 1543
Accession Number: 17.190.1720

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Burgonet

Date: 1575–1600
Accession Number: 22.168

Image for Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)
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Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)

Date: ca. 1600–1610
Accession Number: 14.25.450

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Glaive of the Bodyguard of Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte (1541–1614)

Date: ca. 1590–1600
Accession Number: 04.3.89

Image for Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)
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Fauchard of the Bodyguard of Cardinal Scipione Borghese-Caffarelli (1576–1633)

Date: ca. 1600–1610
Accession Number: 54.46.16