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Title

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Artist

Dirck van Baburen

Physical Description

This is a large semi-circular painting (lunette) with several figures arranged to accomodate the shape of the canvas. It is night time, so the scene is enveloped in darkness. In the top center area, there is an angel, surrounded by bright light, who holds out a golden goblet toward a man kneeling before him. This man, with arms outstretched, looks up toward the goblet and the face of the angel. His face is illuminated by the light. He is wearing a bright red robe and a dark blue cloak. In the left foreground, there are three men who are sleeping. Two are sitting on the ground and the third, an elderly man with white hair, is reclining in front of them. They have dark blue and brown cloaks wrapped around them. On the lower right, shown in the far distance, is a group of people walking toward the kneeling figure. This scene is painted in dark tones of brown, green, blue and gray, except for the red robe of the kneeling man and areas on faces, arms and legs which are highlighted by a bright light.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1595-1624

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1620

Accession Number

1979/1.158

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.71451

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

atmospheric effects

bible

costume

costume by form

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new testament

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religion

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist Life Dates

1606-1669

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1656

Accession Number

1956/1.76

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 4.68849

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

bible

child

descriptors

figures

geography

how we live

materials

materials by function

objects

objects we use

old testament

people and occupations

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

religion

subject matter

vessels

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Flood

Artist

Artist Unknown, Dutch

Physical Description

In an ominous landscape a crowd of nude men, women and children, their bodies silhouetted against the descending gloom, struggle frantically to escape rising floodwaters. The figures gesture wildly and strenuously twist their long athletic bodies into a seemingly infinite variety of contortions as they clamber up the last hilltops and trees. A city stands on a hill and appears through the trees in the background.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1590

Accession Number

1985/2.70

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 4.55429

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bible

document genres

document genres by function

events

groups of people

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information forms

mammals

natural events

objects we use

old testament

people

people (agents)

people and culture

religious texts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell) from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A group of figures at the left stand in a vaulted space under a cross. They look towards the lower right of the composition where a man holding a standard with a cross on top is bending forward and offering his hand to an old bearded man in an arched doorway. Above the doorway are several fantastical figures with beaked or animal heads and arms with claws.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1509-1511

Accession Number

2011/2.55

Medium and Support

woodcut print on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.46610

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

demons

descriptors

doctrinal concepts

object genres

object genres by form

old testament

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religion

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

subject matter

themes (religious)

Title

He's Got You and Me Brother

Artist

Ronald E. Cooper

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1992

Accession Number

2002/1.213

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood

relevance

rank 4.46313

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

new testament

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in religion

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people in the humanities

religions

religions and religious concepts

standing

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Crucifixion

Artist

Oskar Kokoschka

Physical Description

A traditional crucifixion scene, with Christ on the cross, and Mary and John at his feet gazing upward. The background is a series of watercolor washes, and parts of the figures, particularly most of the sitting figure of John, is "inked" in over the background washes. A goblet (the cup of Christ) is inked in at the foot of the cross. Signed by the artist, b.r., followed by "VI - 58."

Artist Life Dates

1886 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

2007/2.90

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 4.37661

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

cups

cups by function

descriptors

drinking vessels

holy figures and saints

new testament

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

religion

subject matter

themes (religious)

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Eve Tempted by the Serpent

Artist

Defendente Ferrari

Physical Description

A nude woman with long hair flowing down her back grasps a tree branch with her right hand and bends it downward in order to more easily pluck the green fruit dangling at its tip with her left hand. Her white body contrasts starkly with the darker tones of the surrounding landscape. The less conspicuous figure of a serpent with the head of a bearded man coils about the trunk of the tree next to the woman and fixes her with his stare.

Artist Life Dates

active 1500-1535

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1520-1525

Accession Number

1967/1.38

Medium and Support

tempera on panel

relevance

rank 4.34950

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bible

buildings and the land

descriptors

document genres

document genres by function

europe (continent)

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

information forms

italy (nation)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

old testament

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

religious texts

reptiles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Adoration of the Shepherds

Artist

Nicolaus van Aelst

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts a scene with groups of figures separated compositionally by a large wooden post that is placed in the foreground of the composition, just left of center. Four male figures on the left look toward the scene on the right where a woman kneels in prayer before a child accompanied by two angels and a haloed man feeding hay to a donkey.

Artist Life Dates

1526-1613

Object Creation Date

circa 1604-1606

Accession Number

2012/2.185

Medium and Support

engraving and etching on off-white medium laid paper

relevance

rank 4.29729

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

herdsmen

information forms

new testament

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

Title

Seated Virgin

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1952/1.88

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 3.94413

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

buildings and the land

figures

herbaceous plants

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how we live

jesus christ

landscapes (environments)

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new testament

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

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physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

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rites of passage

settlements and landscapes

subject matter

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels

woody plants

Title

Christ before Caiphas from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A man seated on a throne under a canopy at the right looks toward a group of standing figures at the left. A group of soldiers in helmets and armor and spears surround a tall bearded man who stands looking at the seated official. In the distance is a view of a town in a landscape and at the feet of the seated man is a dog.

Artist Life Dates

1471-1528

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1509-1511

Accession Number

2011/2.56

Medium and Support

woodcut print on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.92590

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

army

bible

ceremonial chairs

chairs

chairs by function

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

mammals

military

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in law

people in social science-related occupations

people in the social sciences and related occupations

religion

seating furniture

single seating furniture

subject matter

themes (religious)

weaponry

Title

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharoah's Servants

Artist

Nöel Hallé

Physical Description

This painting shows the interior of a large prison room. There is a thick stone wall and iron grating. Three figures are the focal point of this composition. One man, in a dark blue cloak, is standing and faces two other men who stare intently at his face. One of them is seated with a leg iron, on a stone bench and the other leans on a stone ledge. They are are dressed in simple brown cloaks. The standing figure has a raised left arm and is gesturing with his hand outstretched toward the other figures.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1781

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1747

Accession Number

1984/1.287

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.92269

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

arms

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single built works

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single built works by specific type

standing

the human body

upper body

Title

Esther before Ahasuerus

Artist

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Physical Description

A bearded man, wearing majestic red robes with a large ermine collar and a green turban surmounted by a crown, sits on a throne at left. He leans forward, holding a long thin scepter in his right hand while touching his chest with his left. Before him stand two women supporting a third, who has fainted. This third woman wears a splendid blue robe ornamented with a row of opulent clasps, a luxurious golden cloak lined with pink fabric, and a crown that seems to tilt precariously on the back of her head. The man looks intently into the face of the fainted woman, while the two women, in turn, watch his expression closely.

Artist Life Dates

1591-1666

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1639

Accession Number

1963/2.45

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.71339

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

bible

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european

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headgear

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objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

religious texts

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

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visual works

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Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Artist

Gaspare Traversi

Physical Description

The half-length figure of a woman looks directly out of the painting and holds the bearded head of a man on a platter in her hands. She wears a fine robe with large white sleeves and collar, a soft hat with a small white feather, and a bejeweled pin on her left shoulder. The face of an older woman with deeply wrinkled skin appears in the shadows behind her.

Artist Life Dates

1722-1724 - circa 1770

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760

Accession Number

1996/2.16

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.61622

Secondary Keywords

bible

biological components

components

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containers by function or context

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dishes

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religious texts

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Church at Le Tréport, France

Artist

R. G. Mathews

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1940.200

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.52466

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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