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Leon Whitfield

Leon Whitfield writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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Plate 11: Annunciation: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 11: Annunciation: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026When the Morning Stars Sang Together — William Blake

When the Morning Stars Sang Together

October 13, 2026St. Jerome — William Saint John Harper

St. Jerome

October 13, 2026Image — Maurice Dumont

Image

October 13, 2026Plate 18: Reading Stand, Llano: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 18: Reading Stand, Llano: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026Plate 41: Santa Barbara: From Portfolio "Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico" — American 20th Century

Plate 41: Santa Barbara: From Portfolio “Spanish Colonial Designs of New Mexico”

October 13, 2026Study for Proposed Portfolio "Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania" — American 20th Century

Study for Proposed Portfolio “Decorated Chests of Rural Pennsylvania”

October 13, 2026Hamlet is Tempted to Kill the King (Act III, Scene III) — Eugène Delacroix

Hamlet is Tempted to Kill the King (Act III, Scene III)

October 13, 2026Drawing for Plate 10: From the Portfolio "Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania" — American 20th Century

Drawing for Plate 10: From the Portfolio “Folk Art of Rural Pennsylvania”

October 13, 2026Nel Colosseo — Johann Christian Reinhart

Nel Colosseo

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