Sigismond Bardac

French, 1856 - 1919

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Tuscan 16th Century, Faenza 16th Century, Deep bowl with "Persian palmette" ornament; in the center, a profile bust of a young man wearing a wreath, c. 1490/1500, tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica), Widener Collection, 1942.9.316

Deep bowl with "Persian palmette" ornament; in the center, a profile bust of a young man wearing a wreath

Tuscan 16th Century, Faenza 16th Century · c. 1490/1500 · tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) ·  Accession ID  1942.9.316

North French 13th Century, Mosan 13th Century, Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion, c. 1200, bronze with traces of gilding, Widener Collection, 1942.9.281

Aquamanile in the Form of a Lion

North French 13th Century, Mosan 13th Century · c. 1200 · bronze with traces of gilding ·  Accession ID  1942.9.281

Milanese 16th Century, "The Morosini Helmet" (visored burgonet), probably 1550/1560, repoussé and embossed iron or steel, with gilding and silvering, Widener Collection, 1942.9.356

"The Morosini Helmet" (visored burgonet)

Milanese 16th Century · probably 1550/1560 · repoussé and embossed iron or steel, with gilding and silvering ·  Accession ID  1942.9.356

Two crowds made up of dozens of men each clash on the dirt floor of an outdoor arena in this horizontal painting. The scene is loosely painted and most details are indistinct. Many of the men wear black caps and have peach or brown-colored faces. The group to our left surges near a flagpole. The group to our right eddies around a dark brown bull that stamps front feet firmly on the ground. Both groups are enlivened by swirls of buttercup yellow, scarlet red, powder blue, and bright white. One man wearing white crouches, bare bottomed, on the ground in front of the bull. More people gathered on the far side of the arena and beyond its walls pare painted with strokes and dabs of pearl white, rust red, golden brown, dark gray, ochre yellow, and black.
Eugenio Lucas Villamil, The Bullfight, c. 1890/1900, oil on canvas, Gift of Arthur Sachs, 1954.10.1

The Bullfight

Eugenio Lucas Villamil · c. 1890/1900 · oil on canvas ·  Accession ID  1954.10.1

This free-standing bronze sculpture shows the rounded, stylized forms of a person with long limbs riding astride a horse with noticeably short legs. The horse and rider are angled to our right in this photograph. The dark brown bronze gleams white where the light catches the smooth surfaces, and some areas are a burnished gold color. The horse looks ahead with large eyes. It has short ears, and its mouth is parted. The person riding the horse holds the reins with the right hand, closer to us. The reins wrap halfway around the horse’s neck and are then broken off. The cleanshaven rider has a heavy brow ridge and a long, straight nose. He wears a flat-topped cap and a robe that reaches to his ankles. The pointed toes of his shoe pokes through the small stirrup we can see. A rounded handle connects the rider’s upper back to the back of the horse. The background is taupe-gray behind the sculpture and darkens at the upper corners.
English 13th Century, Scandinavian 13th Century, Aquamanile in the Form of a Horseman, 13th century, bronze, Widener Collection, 1942.9.280

Aquamanile in the Form of a Horseman

English 13th Century, Scandinavian 13th Century · 13th century · bronze ·  Accession ID  1942.9.280

Jean Honoré Fragonard, A Prayer for Grandpapa, late 1770s, brown wash over black chalk on laid paper, The Armand Hammer Collection, 1991.217.17

A Prayer for Grandpapa

Jean Honoré Fragonard · late 1770s · brown wash over black chalk on laid paper ·  Accession ID  1991.217.17

Bibliography

1913

  • Leman, Henri. Collection Sigismond Bardac: faïences italiennes du XVe siècle, objets de haute curiosité, moyen âge et renaissance. Paris, 1913.