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State Halberd for the Trabanten Guard of an Archduke of Austria, 1578.from The Philadelphia Museum o
Etched Morion Cabasset, Italian, late 16th century.from the Saint Louis Art Museum
Peaked morion originating from Northern Italy, circa 1570.from The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Gold etched morion from Italy, circa 1550-1570.from The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Ornate gold etched comb morion, Northern Italy, late 16th century.from The Philadelphia Museum of Ar
Ornately embossed Italian morion, circa 1550-1570.from The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Gold decorated poleaxe, Northern Europe, late 15th century.from The Worcester Museum of Art : Higgin
“The National Museum of Scotland has a unique wing dedicated to the complete history of Scotla
Dagger with carved ivory grip, Sri Lanka, 16th-17th century.from the RISD Museum, Rhode Island
“What does it mean that… I see an image of an enslaved person and recognizing that if I
rubyrobinboutique:Like some strange thing in a natural history museum, this unusual botanical neckla
Assyrian “winged genie” with elaborate bracelets.  Alabaster relief sculpture from Room H of the Nor
NOW ON VIEW on our fourth floor: Mickalene ThomasMickalene Thomas’s large-scale work Monet’s Salle à
Landscape with Polyphemus, Nicolas Poussin, 1649
The Libraries and Archives staff is excited to celebrate the Museum’s long history of fostering arti
Bulla with Daedalus and IcarusEtruscan, 5th century B.C.goldWalters Art Museum 
German or Austrian tuck (panzerstecher), early 16th century.from The Philadelphia Museum of Art
Italian parade halberd, early 17th century.from The Cleveland Museum of Art
Happy birthday to Henri Cartier-Bresson!✨The photographic master and Magnum Photos co-founder was bo
In our short film about “Elliott Erwitt: Pittsburgh 1950,” Elliott discusses the photogr
Sunday on the Banks of the Seine. #ICPTheDecisiveMoment Henri Cartier-Bresson, France, 1952 http://b
A street scene straight from Henri Cartier-Bresson on #InternationalCatDay!Downtown, Manhattan, New
A portrait of Robert Frank by Eugene Richards. Frank is 94 years young today—he was born in Zurich,
For Freedoms is part of a rich history of artists employing means of mass communication to provoke p
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