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Zuleika by John Singer Sargent c. 1907 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Sargent, John Singer |
Zuleika
(zoo-LAY-ka) is of Persian and indirectly biblical origins with the meaning:
"Brilliant Beauty".
Though the
name is never directly used in the bible, it appeared in later retellings of
the story of Joseph and is meant to be the wife of Joseph's employer "Potiphar" - the Captain of the Bodyguards to the
Pharaoh of Egypt. The Egyptian's... | |
Yellow Blossom by John William Hill ca. 1856-1857 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Hill, John William | ||
Wyntje (Lavinia) Van Vechten by Nehemiah Partridge 1720 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Partridge, Nehemiah | ||
Woman in Manteau by Robert Henri 1898 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Henri, Robert | Painted in Paris at a time when Robert Henri was determined to make his professional mark, this work shows his favorite model, Berthe Terrier, in a manner deliberately recalling European Old Masters. Although he intentionally allied his art with revered tradition, Henri also inserted a contemporary mood by portraying Berthe with a bold, almost... | |
Woman Feeding a Child by Elliott Daingerfield Charcoal and possibly graphite on paper Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Daingerfield, Elliott | ||
Wolfert's Will by John Quidor 1856 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Quidor, John | Inscriptions: Inscribed verso across top: "'Say you so?' cried Wolfert, half thrusting one leg out of bed, 'why then I think I'll not make my Will yet!'" | |
Wisteria on a Wall by Fidelia Bridges 1870s Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Bridges, Fidelia | ||
Winter Scene, Pleasant Valley, New York by William Rickarby Miller 1884 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Miller, William Rickarby | ||
Winter Scene In Brooklyn by Francis Guy ca. 1819-1820 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Guy, Francis | ||
Winter Pastime by Nathaniel Currier 1855 Brooklyn Museum New York, NY | Currier, Nathaniel |
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