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Goldweight in the shape of a pyramid; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Goldweight in the shape of a pyramid
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a step pyramid.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.380
Medium and Support
brass
Artist
African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
africa (continent)
associated concepts
geographic and political locations
geometric concepts
geometric figures
goldweights
mathematical concepts
people and culture
polyhedra
scientific concepts
solids (geometric)

Goldweight in the shape of a pyramid with a bird on top; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Goldweight in the shape of a pyramid with a bird on top
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a step pyramid topped by a bird.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.448
Medium and Support
brass
Artist
African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
africa (continent)
animals and creatures
associated concepts
geographic and political locations
geometric concepts
geometric figures
goldweights
mathematical concepts
people and culture
plane figures
polyhedra
scientific concepts

Goldweight; Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire

Title
Goldweight
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
Physical Description
Goldweight in the shape of a solid pyramid, with a small piece of rope attached to the hole on top.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1997/1.403
Medium and Support
brass
Artist
African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
africa (continent)
associated concepts
geographic and political locations
geometric concepts
geometric figures
goldweights
mathematical concepts
people and culture
polyhedra
scientific concepts
solids (geometric)

Royal Elephant Mask (Bajoun); Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamileke

Title
Royal Elephant Mask (Bajoun)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Bamileke
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.305
Medium and Support
cloth with multi-colored beadwork
Artist
African, Cameroon, Bamileke, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
animals
animals and creatures
aristocracy
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
cameroon grassfields
cameroon styles
costume
costume by function
descriptors
groups of people
mammals
nobility
object genres
object genres by form
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
the natural world
upper class
west african styles

Royal Cap; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Cap
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1982/2.76
Medium and Support
cotton cloth, wood, cowrie shells, and glass beads
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
descriptors
materials
materials by composition
people and occupations
political figures
shell and shell material

Pel ambish; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Pel ambish
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1885
Accession Number
1988/2.1
Medium and Support
wood, animal hide, animal skin with fur and plant fibers
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
musical instruments
objects we use
people and occupations
political figures

Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Mask (Ngaady a Mwaash)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.162
Medium and Support
wood, polychrome, glass beads, cowrie shells, cotton cloth and string
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
combination inorganic/organic animal material
combination inorganic/organic material
descriptors
materials
materials by composition
objects
people and occupations
political figures
shell and shell material

Mask (mwaash aMbooy); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Mask (mwaash aMbooy)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Physical Description
Mask of a human figure. Embellished with presitious materials: dyed cloth, leopard skin, cowry shells, glass beads.
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1985
Accession Number
1985/1.143
Medium and Support
wood, paint, wool cloth, fiber cloth, cowrie shell, glass beads and leopa
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
beads and sets of beads
beadwork
central and equatorial african styles
central democratic republic of congo styles
costume
costume by function
descriptors
monarchs
object genres
object genres by form
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in government and administration
political figures
rulers (people)
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
western democratic republic of congo styles

Royal Attendant Hat; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Attendant Hat
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/1.163
Medium and Support
natural fiber and string
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
african
african styles by region
aristocracy
central and equatorial african styles
central democratic republic of congo styles
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
groups of people
headgear
nobility
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
upper class
western democratic republic of congo styles

Royal Attendant Hat; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Attendant Hat
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1985/2.71
Medium and Support
natural fiber and string
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
accessories worn on the head
african
african styles by region
aristocracy
central and equatorial african styles
central democratic republic of congo styles
clothing
costume
costume accessories
costume accessories worn
groups of people
headgear
nobility
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
upper class
western democratic republic of congo styles

Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy); Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Mask (Mwaash a Mbooy)
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1983
Accession Number
1983/2.187
Medium and Support
wood, cowrie shells and textiles
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
aristocracy
costume
costume by function
groups of people
nobility
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
upper class

Royal Sword; Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Title
Royal Sword
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba
Century
Possibly 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1900
Accession Number
1985/2.56
Medium and Support
iron, wood and copper
Artist
African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
african
african styles by region
aristocracy
central and equatorial african styles
central democratic republic of congo styles
groups of people
nobility
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
styles and periods
styles and periods by region
upper class
weapons
weapons and ammunition
western democratic republic of congo styles

Royal Seat; Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti

Title
Royal Seat
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Ashanti
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
1997/1.356
Medium and Support
carved wood
Artist
African, Ghana, Ashanti, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
aristocracy
descriptors
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture by form or function
groups of people
nobility
object genres
object genres by material
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
seats
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
upper class

Commemorative Head of an Oba of the Benin kingdom; Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin

Title
Commemorative Head of an Oba of the Benin kingdom
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin
Physical Description
Cast brass head of a human. An opening at the top would have supported a carved elephant tusk. The heads wears elaborate "winged" headgear.
Accession Number
2005/1.260
Medium and Support
bronze
Artist
African, Nigeria, Benin, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
aristocracy
biological components
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
copper alloy
copper and copper alloy
descriptors
figures
figures (representations)
groups of people
inorganic material
materials
materials by composition
metal
metal and metal products
metal by composition or origin
nobility
nonferrous metal
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
political figures
religious structures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
the human body
upper body
upper class
visual works
visual works by subject type

Susanna surprised at the bath by the two elders (one from the set of 4 prints, T; Heinrich Aldegrever

Title
Susanna surprised at the bath by the two elders (one from the set of 4 prints, T
Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Artist Life Dates
1502- circa 1561
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1555
Accession Number
1956/1.48
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Artist
Aldegrever, Heinrich
Secondary Keywords
architecture
bath and northeast somerset (unitary authority)
buildings and the land
castles
components
components and systems
components by specific context
england
england (country)
europe
europe (continent)
figures
figures (representations)
geographic and political locations
health and welfare facilities
health facilities
institutional buildings
locality
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
plants
plumbing and stormwater system components
plumbing fixtures
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
system components
the natural world
trails
united kingdom
united kingdom (nation)
visual works
visual works by subject type
waterscapes

Susanna accused of adultery by the two elders (one from the set of four prints,; Heinrich Aldegrever

Title
Susanna accused of adultery by the two elders (one from the set of four prints,
Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Artist Life Dates
1502- circa 1561
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1555
Accession Number
1956/1.49
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Artist
Aldegrever, Heinrich
Secondary Keywords
architecture
ceremonial chairs
chairs
chairs by function
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
groups
groups of people
groups of people by activity
monarchs
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
people by occupation
people in government and administration
physical activities
physical activities by general context
political figures
royalty
rulers (people)
seating furniture
single seating furniture
stand

The two elders convicted of false witness by the young Daniel (one from the set; Heinrich Aldegrever

Title
The two elders convicted of false witness by the young Daniel (one from the set
Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Artist Life Dates
1502- circa 1561
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1555
Accession Number
1956/1.50
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Artist
Aldegrever, Heinrich
Secondary Keywords
architecture
associated concepts
ceremonial chairs
chairs
chairs by function
drapery
figures
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
groups
groups of people
groups of people by activity
monarchs
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
people by occupation
people in government and administration
physical activities
physical activities by general context
political figures
religions
religions and religious concepts
royalty
rulers (people)
seating furniture
single seating furniture
stand

Rome, Palatine Ruins; Guiseppe Alinari; Attributed to

Title
Rome, Palatine Ruins
Artist
Guiseppe Alinari
Artist Life Dates
(1836 - 1890)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1980/1.168
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Artist
Alinari, Guiseppe
Secondary Keywords
architecture
buildings
buildings and the land
cook (county)
europe
europe (continent)
figures
geographic and political locations
illinois (state)
italy
italy (nation)
lazio (region)
locality
north and central america (continent)
people and occupations
roads
roma (province)
single built works
single built works by condition
single built works by specific type
streets
the natural world
united states (nation)

Maxmilian and the Knights of St. George Vowing a Crusade against the Turks; Albrecht Altdorfer

Title
Maxmilian and the Knights of St. George Vowing a Crusade against the Turks
Artist
Albrecht Altdorfer
Artist Life Dates
c. 1480-1538
Century
Late 15th-Early 16th century
Object Creation Date
1480-1538
Accession Number
1960/1.167
Medium and Support
woodcut on paper
Artist
Altdorfer, Albrecht
Secondary Keywords
architecture
armor (protective wear)
armor by form
building divisions
buildings and the land
circulation spaces
components
components and systems
components by specific context
costume
costume by function
drapery
fortifications
genres
how we live
landholders
objects
objects we use
passages
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by state or condition
political and social issues
political figures
protective wear
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by function
royalty
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
weaponry

Portrait of Abraham Lincoln; Artist Unknown, American

Title
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln
Artist
Artist Unknown, American
Physical Description
Oval-formatted, bust-length portrait of a man in a dark suit and waistcoat. Man has high forehead and is turned obliquely in space. There are numerous water stains at top of image.
Object Creation Date
1850-1950
Accession Number
2009/1.487
Medium and Support
lithograph, hand-colored in oils, laid on canvas on canvas
Artist
American, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
administrators
descriptors
executives
image-making processes and techniques
objects we use
painting and painting techniques
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in government and administration
political figures
president
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type

View of the River, Rome; James Anderson

Title
View of the River, Rome
Artist
James Anderson
Artist Life Dates
1813-1877
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1890
Accession Number
1980/2.237
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Artist
Anderson, James
Secondary Keywords
architecture
bodies of water
bodies of water and components of bodies of water
bodies of water by size
buildings and the land
cityscapes
cultural landscapes
cultural landscapes by location or context
descriptors
europe
europe (continent)
figures
geographic and political locations
geography
inorganic material
italy
italy (nation)
landscapes (environments)
lazio (region)
locality
materials
materials by composition
natural landscapes
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
riverine bodies
roma (province)
settlements and landscapes
the natural world
waterscapes

Loan of the City of Philadelphia; Artist Unknown

Title
Loan of the City of Philadelphia
Artist
Artist Unknown
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1949/1.144G
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
cityscapes
people and occupations
political figures

King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-1792) (?); Artist Unknown

Title
King Gustav III of Sweden (1746-1792) (?)
Artist
Artist Unknown
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1895.40
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
europe
historical figures
locality
people and occupations
political figures
royalty

Remember the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun - Y.W.C.A. - War Work Council; Artist Unknown

Title
Remember the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun - Y.W.C.A. - War Work Council
Artist
Artist Unknown
Physical Description
Text: Remember the Girl Behind the Man Behind the Gun - United War Work Campaign - Nove. 11-18, 1918 $170,500,000 - Y.W.C.A. - War Work Council
Century
Early 20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1917
Accession Number
1954/2.35.113
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
child
figures
how we live
people and occupations
political figures
portraits
posters
president
text-based art
war
workers

Seat of George Washington: Mount Vernon; Artist Unknown

Title
Seat of George Washington: Mount Vernon
Artist
Artist Unknown
Century
mid-19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1840
Accession Number
2002/1.174
Medium and Support
gouache on cream wove paper
Artist
Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
geography
houses
people and occupations
plants
political figures
presidents
the natural world
waterscapes

I principii del disegno. Series of 25, NO. 22. Head of an Old Man Crowned with; Stefano della Bella

Title
I principii del disegno. Series of 25, NO. 22. Head of an Old Man Crowned with
Artist
Stefano della Bella
Artist Life Dates
1610-1664
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1649
Accession Number
1960/2.43
Medium and Support
etching on paper
Artist
Bella, Stefano della
Secondary Keywords
biological components
components
components and systems
components by specific context
man
people and occupations
political figures
royalty
the human body
upper body

George Washington (1732-1799); Albion Harris Bicknell; Attributed to Albion Harris Bicknell; After Gilbert Stuart

Title
George Washington (1732-1799)
Artist
Albion Harris Bicknell
Physical Description
Portrait of George Washington, grey hair, solemn face, wearing a suit with a white shirt underneath.
Artist Life Dates
1837-1915
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1837-1895
Accession Number
1895.23
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Artist
Bicknell, Albion Harris
Secondary Keywords
figures
people and occupations
political figures
presidents

Distribution of Rewards, No. 18 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'; Jacques Callot

Title
Distribution of Rewards, No. 18 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'
Artist
Jacques Callot
Artist Life Dates
1592/3-1635
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1633
Accession Number
1972/2.370
Medium and Support
Etching on paper
Artist
Callot, Jacques
Secondary Keywords
architectural elements
audiences
circulation elements
components
components and systems
components by specific context
genres
how we live
people and occupations
political figures
stair components
stairs and stair components
steps and step components

Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti; Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Title
Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti
Artist
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio
Physical Description
The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.
Artist Life Dates
c.1505-1565
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1530-1540
Accession Number
1985/1.86
Medium and Support
engraving on cream laid paper
Artist
Caraglio, Giovanni Jacopo
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
descriptors
design elements
europe (continent)
figure- and animal-derived motifs
figures (representations)
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
geographic and political locations
intaglio prints
italy (nation)
motifs
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by state or condition
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
sleeping and reclining furniture
veneto (region)
venezia (province)
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

Susanna and the Elders; Annibale Carracci

Title
Susanna and the Elders
Artist
Annibale Carracci
Physical Description
A nude woman sits at the edge of a pool in a garden with a fountain visible in the foreground. Two bearded men lean on a gate next to her. The closer figure extends his left hand toward the woman, while the other points toward a town visible in the distance.
Artist Life Dates
1560-1609
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1590
Accession Number
1959/1.125
Medium and Support
etching and engraving on paper
Artist
Carracci, Annibale
Secondary Keywords
transfer method
bologna (province)
buildings and the land
emilia-romagna (region)
europe (continent)
figures (representations)
geographic and political locations
hydraulic structures
hydraulic structures by function
intaglio prints
italy (nation)
objects we use
open spaces
open spaces and site elements
open spaces by form
prints
prints by process
prints by process or technique
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
water distribution structures

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra; Artist Unknown, China

Title
Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Small gilt bronze seated Buddha in style of China’s cosmopolitan Tang Dynasty. It has a full figure, artfully draped robes, and a plump, rounded face with arched eyebrows. Hand is raised in abhaya mudra.
Century
8th century
Object Creation Date
700-799
Accession Number
1964/2.91
Medium and Support
gilt bronze
Artist
China, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
asia (continent)
associated concepts
attributes and properties
attributes and properties by specific type
descriptors
figures (representations)
form attributes
geographic and political locations
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
religious visual works
size (extent)
size by specific type
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type

Guardian King (Possibly To-wen, Guardian of the North); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Guardian King (Possibly To-wen, Guardian of the North)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Object Creation Date
1368-1644
Accession Number
1964/2.83
Medium and Support
wood with traces of polychrome decoration
Artist
China, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
figures
guardians
people and occupations
political figures
religion
religions
royalty

George Washington (1732-1799); Colin Campbell Cooper; After Gilbert Stuart

Title
George Washington (1732-1799)
Artist
Colin Campbell Cooper
Physical Description
Washington portrait wearing dark colors and a whitesh ruffled shirt. Looking right.
Artist Life Dates
1856-1937
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1800-1895
Accession Number
1895.71
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Artist
Cooper, Colin Campbell
Secondary Keywords
figures
people and occupations
political figures

Prince and Princess of Schoenbourge-Waldenbourg; André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri

Title
Prince and Princess of Schoenbourge-Waldenbourg
Artist
André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri
Artist Life Dates
1819 - 1889/90
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1861
Accession Number
1997/2.4
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Artist
Disdéri, André Adolphe Eugène
Secondary Keywords
drapery
figures
man
objects
people and culture
people and occupations
physical activities
physical activities by general context
political figures
portraits
royalty
statues
women

Smile For Your Lover Comes (Stone Ridge, New York); John Dugdale

Title
Smile For Your Lover Comes (Stone Ridge, New York)
Artist
John Dugdale
Physical Description
Photograph with deep blue tint of a nude man, with his back to viewer, sitting on a porch railing, looking out into into the night. On the viewer's right, along the front of the porch, there is abundant vegetation.
Artist Life Dates
born 1960
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
2000
Accession Number
2003/1.379
Medium and Support
hand-coated cyanotype on paper
Artist
Dugdale, John
Secondary Keywords
americas
architectural elements
architecture
balustrades, railings and their components
barrier elements
barriers and barrier elements
building divisions
buildings and the land
components
components and systems
components by specific context
emotion
exterior covered spaces
figures
figures (representations)
geographic and political locations
herbaceous plants
landscapes (environments)
locality
natural landscapes
new york (state)
north & central america
north and central america (continent)
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by activity
people by gender
photographic prints
photographic prints by process
photographs
photographs by form
physical activities
physical activities by general context
plants
positives
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by location or context
settlements and landscapes
the natural world
united states
united states (nation)
vegetation and vegetation components
vegetation components
vines
visual works
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type
woody plants

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865); Giuseppe Fagnani

Title
Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Artist
Giuseppe Fagnani
Artist Life Dates
(Naples, 1819 - 1873, New York)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1865
Accession Number
1895.62
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Artist
Fagnani, Giuseppe
Secondary Keywords
figures
people and occupations
political figures
presidents

Lincoln Monument, Union Square; Ernest Fiene

Title
Lincoln Monument, Union Square
Artist
Ernest Fiene
Artist Life Dates
1894 - 1965
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1935
Accession Number
1983/2.18
Medium and Support
lithograph on paper
Artist
Fiene, Ernest
Secondary Keywords
architecture
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and occupations
political figures
presidents
statues

Grand Trianon, Bed of Louis-Phillippe I, Versailles (Grand Trianon, Le lit de Lo; Anonymous French

Title
Grand Trianon, Bed of Louis-Phillippe I, Versailles (Grand Trianon, Le lit de Lo
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1985/2.103
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
Artist
French, Anonymous
Secondary Keywords
architecture
building divisions
components
components and systems
components by specific context
drapery
europe
furnishings
furnishings by form or function
furniture
furniture by form or function
genres
locality
objects
objects we use
people and occupations
political figures
rooms and spaces
rooms and spaces by function
royalty
seating furniture
single seating furniture
sleeping spaces

Allegory Referring to the Victory over the Turks by King Louis; Anonymous French

Title
Allegory Referring to the Victory over the Turks by King Louis
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
Late 17th century
Object Creation Date
1675-1699
Accession Number
1960/1.130
Medium and Support
graphite, red chalk, pen and bistre ink
Artist
French, Anonymous
Secondary Keywords
animals
architecture
associated concepts
birds
drapery
europe
figures
genres
idea
locality
objects
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by state or condition
political figures
religions and religious concepts
religious concepts
royalty
the natural world

Portrait of Louis XIV; Anonymous French

Title
Portrait of Louis XIV
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1660-1670
Accession Number
1960/2.8
Medium and Support
black chalk, heightened with white on paper
Artist
French, Anonymous
Secondary Keywords
family
how we live
people and occupations
political figures
relationships
royalty

Esther before Ahasuerus, after Domenichino; Johann Frey

Title
Esther before Ahasuerus, after Domenichino
Artist
Johann Frey
Artist Life Dates
1681-1752
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1681-1752
Accession Number
1977/2.24
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
Artist
Frey, Johann
Secondary Keywords
architecture
genres
objects
people and occupations
political figures

James Madison (1751-1836); James Frothingham; Attributed to James Frothingham; After Gilbert Stuart

Title
James Madison (1751-1836)
Artist
James Frothingham
Artist Life Dates
1786-1864
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1800-1864
Accession Number
1895.42
Medium and Support
oil on panel
Artist
Frothingham, James
Secondary Keywords
figures
man
people and occupations
political figures

Study of a Standing Male Nude; Gaetano Gandolfi; Attributed to

Title
Study of a Standing Male Nude
Artist
Gaetano Gandolfi
Physical Description
A nude, muscular man, seen from behind, leans upon his left leg, which is propped on a rock. He grasps a stick for support with his left hand, while bending his torso to the right and looking downward. The lighting and colors vaguely suggest an outdoor environment.
Artist Life Dates
(1728 - 1781)
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1760-1780
Accession Number
2008/2.199.2
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Artist
Gandolfi, Gaetano
Secondary Keywords
bologna (province)
descriptors
emilia-romagna (region)
europe (continent)
figures (representations)
geographic and political locations
image-making processes and techniques
italy (nation)
objects we use
painting and painting techniques
painting techniques
painting techniques by medium
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people by activity
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by subject type

Study of a Seated Male Nude; Ubaldo Gandolfi

Title
Study of a Seated Male Nude
Artist
Ubaldo Gandolfi
Physical Description
A muscular young male nude, seen in profile from the left, sits on a rock in a vaguely suggested outdoor setting.
Artist Life Dates
1728-1781
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
2008/2.199.1
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
Artist
Gandolfi, Ubaldo
Secondary Keywords
bologna (province)
emilia-romagna (region)
europe (continent)
figures (representations)
geographic and political locations
italy (nation)
objects we use
paintings
paintings by material or technique
visual works
visual works by function
visual works by medium or technique
visual works by subject type

The Five Kings Hanged (Joshua 10:26); Artist Unknown, Germany

Title
The Five Kings Hanged (Joshua 10:26)
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
15th century
Accession Number
1930.25
Medium and Support
hand-colored woodcut on paper
Artist
Germany, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
how we live
objects
people and occupations
plants
political figures
rites of passage
royalty
spears
text-based art
the natural world
weaponry
whip

Standing Christ; Artist Unknown, Germany

Title
Standing Christ
Artist
Artist Unknown, Germany
Physical Description
This figure of Christ wears a volumnious mantle and strides forcefully forward with his left leg. His hands, now broken off, once held either a cross-staff or a globe while he made of gesture of blessing with the other. His robe appears to have originally been gilded and then painted over with red to impart his garment with a lustrous quality.
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1475
Accession Number
1972/2.55
Medium and Support
wood, polychrome and gilding
Artist
Germany, Artist Unknown
Secondary Keywords
associated concepts
costume
costume by form
europe (continent)
figures (representations)
geographic and political locations
germany (nation)
main garments
objects we use
people and culture
religions
religions and religious concepts
visual works
visual works by subject type

Lagoon, Trylon, Perisphere and Statue of George Washington, from "The 1939 New York World's Fair"; Samuel Gottscho

Title
Lagoon, Trylon, Perisphere and Statue of George Washington, from "The 1939 New York World's Fair"
Artist
Samuel Gottscho
Artist Life Dates
1875 - 1971
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1939; printed 1980
Accession Number
2000/2.135.9
Medium and Support
dye transfer print on paper
Artist
Gottscho, Samuel
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
hydraulic structures
hydraulic structures by function
people and occupations
plants
political figures
president
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
the natural world
water distribution structures
waterscapes

Ants (Ameisen), from "In the Shadows" ("Im Schatten"); George Grosz

Title
Ants (Ameisen), from "In the Shadows" ("Im Schatten")
Artist
George Grosz
Physical Description
A group of laborers, wearing hats and jackets, walks from viewer's right to left along a street littered with garbage. The two in the front carry shovels. In the background is an industrial landscape, dirty and in disrepair.
Artist Life Dates
1893-1959
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1920
Accession Number
1948/1.22
Medium and Support
photolithograph on paper
Artist
Grosz, George
Secondary Keywords
buildings and the land
clothing
descriptors
europe (continent)
figures
geographic and political locations
germany (nation)
image-making processes and techniques
industrial buildings
industrial structures
lithography
modern and contemporary art
movement
objects
objects we use
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by gender
people by occupation
planographic printing processes
printing and printing processes and techniques
printing processes
processes and techniques
processes and techniques by specific type
single built works
single built works by function
single built works by specific type
visual works
visual works by subject type

Esther before Ahasuerus; Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Title
Esther before Ahasuerus
Artist
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Physical Description
A seated king, at the left, holds the hand of a swooning woman who is supported by another woman. The supporting woman looks back at the king.
Artist Life Dates
1591-1666
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1639
Accession Number
1978/2.41
Medium and Support
pen, brown ink and brown wash on cream colored laid paper
Artist
Guercino
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
aristocracy
artistic concepts
artistic devices
associated concepts
concepts in the arts
document genres
document genres by function
figures
groups of people
information forms
monarchs
nobility
objects
objects we use
old testament
people
people (agents)
people and culture
people and occupations
people by occupation
people in government and administration
political figures
religious texts
rulers (people)
social classes
social classes by specific type
social groups
symbolism
upper class

Bowl; Samuel Haile

Title
Bowl
Artist
Samuel Haile
Artist Life Dates
1909-1948
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1909-1948
Accession Number
1967/2.41
Medium and Support
stoneware with underglaze decoration
Artist
Haile, Samuel
Secondary Keywords
man
modern and contemporary art
objects
people and occupations
political figures
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