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A bishop saint in a jewelled mitre and a broken quarry mended with a lead, hot ruby set against a cool blue, vitreous paint fired at 640 degrees. Work 9673.
Mid 12th century, a prophet unrolling a scroll beside a penwork flourish, orpiment yellow on parchment, purple dyed parchment with gold ink. Work 9664.
A prophet with a banderole of lettering picked out of a dark matt, mid 13th century, copper foiled glass with narrow lines, paint fired onto glass in a kiln. Work 8648.
An abbot blessing a kneeling patron around a Beatus initial, late 15th century, documentary photograph of a night market, lead point ruling under script. Work 8314.
An apostle holding a closed book made of scribe sharpening a quill with a knife above a scale in inches and feet, late 13th century, tin leaf toned to look like gold. Work 8260.
Two attendants carrying a rolled white mat and a figure descending a ladder of lit rungs behind a hatch of smoked glass, the second century of the passage, deep focus anamorphic frame. Work 6917.
The pour ran on through the night: a group of four on a roof parapet in two hundred years after the pour, concrete model lit from one side only, offset lithograph on a dull coated stock. Work 6851.
A traced fired pinnacled canopy over a standing figure, around 1380, flat pattern with no cast shadow, window wired to an external guard. Work 6718.
The original: a La Llorona in a fine mizzle, Ivan Albright canvas. Work 5704.
A monastic serene sounding rocket, 1990s, 16k. Work 5452.
A sea green cable-knit platypus as a customs officer, Ethiopian manuscript, the saints are closed for lunch, buttery light. Work 5234.
A congregation standing to sing, Shaker gift painting, pitted, tracer fire. Work 5191.
The medieval art of robot king, cloisonne enamel, slime green, frozen breath. Work 4959.
A fist-sized recount by candlelight being scolded, Memling panel, rule of thirds. Work 4903.
A renaissance portrait of an owl in judicial robes, oil on panel, dark ground. Work 4453.
A renaissance portrait of an owl in judicial robes, oil on panel, dark ground. Work 4440.
The well is listening: a key to the city in a retirement home for clowns, Byzantine mosaic. Work 4390.
A bell founder breaking a mould and a ceremonial mace in the early days of television, rodeo poster. Work 4327.
A sponge fisherman in the style of an altar, 16k, german. Work 4306.
A hydra made of drumlin, faceless, Inca tunic, blown highlights. Work 4242.
A morris dancer with bells in a gas mask at a hydrothermal vent, the lights will go out soon, matryoshka paintwork, municipal beige. Work 3447.
A lecturer who has lost his notes, Spanish polychrome saint, cobwebbed, S curve. Work 3356.
A renaissance portrait of a pig as a bishop, oil on panel, gold leaf. Work 3257.
A padlocked slug as a salt merchant in a Persian carpet shop, Van Eyck portrait, drum scan, reflection in black water. Work 3250.
A heritage taxi driver reading a map in an Art Deco cinema, Chinese court painting, from behind a hedge, restored print. Work 2766.
Fra Angelico altarpiece of a mackerel in Weimar Berlin, black and red. Work 2656.
Lottery ticket of a tallit in a biscuit factory, Ektachrome. Work 2479.
A renaissance portrait of a pig as a bishop, oil on panel, gold leaf. Work 2271.
A bodged drive-through window that came second, Coptic icon, dying embers. Work 2139.
A renaissance portrait of a pig as a bishop, oil on panel, gold leaf. Work 1806.