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Indian Vase
The ''Indian Vase'', is a large vase carved in marble in 1876 by Ames Van Wart (American, 1841–1927). It measures 46 1/2 x 24 x 16 in. (118.1 x 61 x 40.6 cm), and is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, part of the Gift of Estate of Marshall O. Roberts, 1897 (97.10). On view in gallery 760. From the Met's website: "Its motifs explicitly acknowledge the displacement of Indigenous Americans by Euro-American settlement in the West". Design The iconography of ''Indian Vase'' consists of friezes of Native Americans from the period prior to the pacification of Native Americans and their assignments to reservations and dependency on the Federal government. The figures are clearly Indians of the Plains Indians rendered utilizing classicizing approaches and in marble, thus indicating the classicism and neoclassicism (that in this work shades into Romanticism) that Van Wart was exposed to in his extensive travels throughout Europe. Van Wart uses a classical jug, an Ampho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vase
A vase ( or ) is an open container. It can be made from a number of materials, such as ceramics, glass, non- rusting metals, such as aluminium, brass, bronze, or stainless steel. Even wood has been used to make vases, either by using tree species that naturally resist rot, such as teak, or by applying a protective coating to conventional wood or plastic. Vases are often decorated, and they are often used to hold cut flowers. Vases come in different sizes to support whatever flower is being held or kept in place. Vases generally share a similar shape. The foot or the base may be bulbous, flat, carinate, or another shape. The body forms the main portion of the piece. Some vases have a shoulder, where the body curves inward, a neck, which gives height, and a lip, where the vase flares back out at the top. Some vases are also given handles. Various styles and types of vases have been developed around the world in different time periods, such as Chinese ceramics and Native Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marble
Marble is a metamorphic rock consisting of carbonate minerals (most commonly calcite (CaCO3) or Dolomite (mineral), dolomite (CaMg(CO3)2) that have recrystallized under the influence of heat and pressure. It has a crystalline texture, and is typically not Foliation (geology), foliated (Layered intrusion, layered), although there are exceptions. In geology, the term ''marble'' refers to metamorphosed limestone, but its use in stonemasonry more broadly encompasses unmetamorphosed limestone. The extraction of marble is performed by quarrying. Marble production is dominated by four countries: China, Italy, India and Spain, which account for almost half of world production of marble and decorative stone. Because of its high hardness and strong wear resistance, and because it will not be deformed by temperature, marble is often used in Marble sculpture, sculpture and construction. Etymology The word "marble" derives from the Ancient Greek (), from (), "crystalline rock, shin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ames Van Wart
Ames Van Wart (January 20, 1841 – February 11, 1927) was an American sculptor who lived in Europe. Early life Van Wart was born on January 20, 1841, in New York City to a wealthy and prominent family. He was a son of Irving van Wart (1808–1896) and, his second wife, Sarah Craig (née Ames) van Wart. His twin brother was Irving Van Wart Jr. and the family had a residence in New York City and a country home in Craigville, New York, Craigville in Orange County, New York, which had been named after their great-grandfather Hector Craig. He was a grandson of Sarah (née Irving) van Wart (a sister of Washington Irving) and Henry van Wart, an American who became British by special act of Parliament and founded the Birmingham Stock Exchange (where Irving wrote ''Rip Van Winkle''). As children, Van Wart and his twin brother visited their great-uncle at Sunnyside (Tarrytown, New York), Sunnyside his country home in Tarrytown, New York, Irvington, celebrated his 72nd birthday, and went w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
