Rembrandt van Rijn, The Money Changer (Parable of the Rich Man), 1627,
Staatliche Museen zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany, Art Resource |
Triptytch Altarpiece for the Private Devotion of the Death of Mary,
Freiburg (?) Workstation, circa 1465-1490, Stiftungsverwaltung Freiburg,
Germany |
The Altarpiece of the „Seven Sorrows of Mary“, Albrecht Durer, 1496-97, The
central panel is at Alte Pinakothek, Münich, Germany. The side panels (seven
of them) are at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister, Staatliche Kunstsammlungen
Dresden. The central panel became property of the state c. 1804. It was once
made for the chapel of Wittenberg Castle of the elector Frederick the Wise.
During the reformation the panel was sewn in single scenes; the central part
with the Madonna went to southern Germany (Monastery of Benediktbeuren),
while the individual scenes survived in Protestant Saxony. |
Altarpiece with the Death of Virgin – the central panel (detail), c. 1470,
tempera on wood, 192.5 x 113 cm, wings 192.5 x 56.5 cm, Inv. No. VO
1267-1269, Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus on long term loan to The
National Gallery in Prague, Copyright – Metropolitan Chapter of St. Vitus |
Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, tapestry, Netherlandish, 16th
Century, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. (Click to visit their
website) |
This is an educational group effort with contributions of images and
information from institutions which believe that Vision Aids deserve greater
recognition. Therefore many have already begun to participate in our website and
we acknowledge our deep appreciation for these efforts. Some images from the
establishments listed below are already on the website, while others will be
added relatively soon as more Slideshows
and Interesting Topics are developed.
We
express our sincere thanks to these institutions for their dedication to
preserving not only antique vision aids but all types of artifacts which
represent mankind’s developmental history through the ages. This list keeps growing with time.
| Europe
Two draw spyglass with a panoramic painting of Paris on porcelain, late 18th
century, Musee de la lunette |
Antique surgical loupe, Cape Medical Museum, South Africa |
Asia
Horn-rimmed folding spectacles with string temples and round wood case with
fine carved cover, China, 19th century, Galleria Guglielmo Tabacchi – Safilo
(Padua, Italy) |
| North America
(Larger Institutions)
Ivory opera glasses, LEREBOURS, 2nd quarter 19th century, Historic New
England, Boston, MA |
Six sided spectacles, very unusual, mid 19th century, Harvard Historical
Society |
Organizations and Businesses
Tooled and embossed leather case with petit point tapestry insert, circa
1870, Shelburne Museum, VT |
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