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Title

Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

500-699

Accession Number

1960/2.4

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.35100

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

associated concepts

ceremonial containers

christianity

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

crosses (motifs)

descriptors

design elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Home in the Hills

Artist

Thomas Doughty

Physical Description

This landscape painting shows rounded green mountains receding into the distance and soft sunlight streaming through billowy white clouds. In the foreground, painted in tones of dark brown and green, there is a rocky formation and a small waterfall formed by a stream passing over the rocks. One tall tree with lush greenery stands on the far left and a smaller tree frames the scene on the right. In the central part of the painting there is a stone house and pond. A few figures are scattered in this grassy area and someone stands in the open doorway of the house. The background shows a wide valley extending into the distance. Spots of sunlight highlight areas of the landscape such as the waterfall, the house, tree formations and the hillside above the house.

Artist Life Dates

1793-1856

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840

Accession Number

1983/2.241

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 4.34163

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people and culture

people and occupations

physical sciences concepts

plants

residential structures

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #39 Okazaki, Yahagi Bridge over the Toyokawa River

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The print depicts an arch bridge over water, with travelers walking across the bridge. Several boats are sailing on the water, while two fishermen are standing on the shallow area by the waterbank.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1948/1.132

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.33844

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

St. Jerome in His Study

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

This engraving depicts a comfortable domestic interior. An old bearded man sits poring over a book at table in the back of the room. A lion and dog rest on the floor in the foreground. Various other objects appear around the room, including a skull, books, slippers, a crucifix, and a pair of scissors.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1993/2.1

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.33163

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

intaglio prints

mammals

materials

materials by origin

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Orchids and Red Rock

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Liu Yantao, Gao Yihong

Physical Description

A rough, red rock seems to grow out of the hillside, almost as organically as the orchids growing next to it. Calligraphic text is in the upper left corner.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2006/1.132

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 4.31993

Secondary Keywords

artists

asian

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese painting styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

east asian

flowers (plants)

forms

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

making art

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

painters (artists)

painters by subject of work

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #8 Hiratsuka

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Two Barges on Open Water in front of a Peninsula, with mountains in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.327

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.31940

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

dwellings

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

Parícutin Volcano Project

Artist

Peter Hutchinson

Physical Description

Two photographs of Parícutin volcano (central Mexico) mounted on cardboard, one below the other.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1970

Accession Number

2008/2.233

Medium and Support

photographs on cardboard

relevance

rank 4.31619

Secondary Keywords

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

environmental art

food

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people and culture

photography

photography and photographic processes and techniques

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Plum Blossoms in Snow

Artist

Chang Ku-nien, Chen Shu-chen

Physical Description

In this snowy scene a plum tree and rock seem are seen atop a hill. The elegant, contorted trunk and branches of the tree create a visual arch over the image, framing the rock, snow, and block of calligraphic text below.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.129

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 4.31467

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Brown and White Porcelain Inkwell, Nippon inkwell stand, hand painted gold, art nouveau

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A porcelain inkwell with a rectangular body and a penstand on the one side; and it is decorated with drawings and patterns of brown leaves. There is no lid cover for the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.304

Medium and Support

porcelain, gold

relevance

rank 4.30603

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern british ceramics styles

modern british decorative arts styles and movements

modern british styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Hyena Puppet Head (Nama, Sogu kun)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

Stylized wood carving of hyena head; two pieces of wood joined to form articulating jaw. edged with prominent teeth. short upright ears, long triangular nose or snout; eyes, teeth, nose and crown of head overlaid with sheet metal. Wood is unpainted.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1971/2.23

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal

relevance

rank 4.30585

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

puppets

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

sculpture

sculpture by material

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ram Rod Puppet Head (Bakòrò, Sogokun)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Bamana Peoples, Mali

Physical Description

A naturalistic rendering of a ram, with striations incised into the top of the head and down the first third of the horns which sweep forward in a natural curve toward the nose. Eyes inlaid with green glass, and muzzle is overlaid with strip of metal. Jaw articulates, tied with cord. Cloth ears are attached and dangle on either side of head. Wood is unpainted.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1971/2.22

Medium and Support

wood, sheet metal, glass and cloth

relevance

rank 4.30058

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

objects we use

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

puppets

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

sculpture

sculpture by material

sheep

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Little London

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A sweeping panorama of a city is visible from an elevated vantage point. Bridges cross a river and boats are evident. The river occupies the right side of the composition and the curving near bank of the river dominates the left side of the work. The cityscape includes many buildings, culimnating in one large dome in the distance. There is evidence that a window ledge exists along the bottom of the image and in the distance there are blustery clouds, indicating a leaden wintery sky.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1954/1.460

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph wtih stumping on wove paper

relevance

rank 4.29785

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

cityscapes

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

england

england (country)

europe

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

greater london (metropolitan area)

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

united kingdom

united kingdom (nation)

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 4

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.139

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.28732

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

writing (processes)

Title

An Evening in a Hot Spring

Artist

Yoshida Hiroshi

Physical Description

This work depicts an evening scene in a hot spring.

Artist Life Dates

1876 - 1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930-1950

Accession Number

1939.3

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.28623

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese dynastic styles and periods

chinese styles and periods

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

east asian

eastern zhou

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

inorganic material

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

zhou

Title

Joanna, Age 15

Artist

Rita Bernstein

Physical Description

A girl with arms raised above her head in front of a white curtained window.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1950

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2013/2.90

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.28427

Secondary Keywords

animal material

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

hair and hair components

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

windows and window components

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Tate-e Edition): #11 Hakone, Crossing the Pass at Night

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Several travelers are walking up along the mountain path. Some carry heavy goods, and some hold touches. There are trees on the edge of the road. A river flows below cut a steep-sided canyon between the two mountains. The title is written in the red box on the right side of the print, and there is also a yellow box next to it and a red box on the lower left side.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1948/1.133

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.27288

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

torches and torch holders

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

A Cottage

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

A two-story cottage with two chimneys is in the middle of the page. The view of it is obstructed by the large mound that takes up the right half of the image. There is a green tree on the left side of the cottage.

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1775-1851

Accession Number

1985/1.100

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 4.26793

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

grass (plant material)

houses

houses by form

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces and site elements

paintings

paintings by material or technique

plant material

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

site elements

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Vitré—The Canal

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.435

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.26255

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

cityscapes

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

dwellings

geography

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

waterscapes

windows and window components

Title

N'Tomo Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Bamana

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1970

Accession Number

1983/2.183

Medium and Support

wood, cowrie shells and red seeds

relevance

rank 4.25903

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

costume

costume by function

descriptors

manding

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Physical Description

Bronze temple bell with traces of polychrome, text, and lowermost handle in shape of a pair of addorsed lions. A decorated post threads through the space created by the back-to-back lions, on which an additional handle decorated with addorsed dragons is thread. The open space created between the dragons' connecting tails is where part of a frame would pass through, suspending the bell above the ground. This type of bell does not have a metal clapper, and is rung by striking with a wooden stick.

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

2002/2.237A-C

Medium and Support

bronze with traces of polychrome

relevance

rank 4.25815

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

inorganic material

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

percussion idiophones

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

Title

Woman with Hat and Flowered Pin Inkwell, French porcelain

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An inkwell made with porcelain has a trianglar shape body and hat-shape lid on top, there is a feather sticking on the hat-shape lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.285

Medium and Support

porcelain, feathers

relevance

rank 4.24855

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animal material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

headgear

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

modern british ceramics styles

modern british decorative arts styles and movements

modern british styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #17 Yui

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a cliff and four shops on the right and a marine view with sailboats on the left. There is red glow along the ede of the horizon. Writing in various places along the top edge of the print. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.321

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.23362

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

descriptors

inorganic material

landform components

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mercantile buildings

natural landscapes

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

Title

The Small Cloud Dwelling

Artist

Lu Hui

Physical Description

The piece includes a large title section, landscape image of the garden,

two seals of the artist, and a portion of calligraphic text.

The text reads: "The Small Cloud Dwelling occupies a corner of Mr. Dingfu's Green Surrounded Mountain Villa in Nanxun. His respected wife, Lady Pang, used to meditate and chant sutras there… In the 8th month, fall of 1909, Lu Hui completed this painting …"

Artist Life Dates

1851-1920

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1909

Accession Number

1981/1.308

Medium and Support

Handscroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 4.23221

Secondary Keywords

upward

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

houses

houses by form

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

residential structures

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

The Thames

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

This work portrays a view across a river, whose surface is dotted with shipping. Drawn from a very high vantage point, a roadway is seen through a screen of nearly leafless trees at the bottom of the image; in the distance the far bank of the shore is congested with buildings, some towers--particularly a large one to the right of center--and smoke blowing away and to the right from the viewer can be seen.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1896

Accession Number

1954/1.463

Medium and Support

Lithotint with scraping on a prepared half-tint ground on heavy wove paper

relevance

rank 4.14371

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streams

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

woody plants

Title

California Orange Grove

Artist

David Courlander

Physical Description

Painting of landscape scene with blue sky and green field. Mountains and three houses in background in the upper-left quadrant. Grove with orange trees in center. Two men fishing along the banks of a stream in the lower right foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1866-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.89

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

relevance

rank 4.13408

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

upward

americas

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

deciduous trees

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

equipment

equipment by context

fishing and trapping tools and equipment

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

geography

houses by location

houses by location or context

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

locality

materials

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modern and contemporary art

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north & central america

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

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trees by leaf life

united states

united states (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

water activities

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woods

woody plants

Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A bronze image of a dancing figure, cast in the cire perdue (lost wax) technique in one piece with its lotus-petal base.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

2000/2.157

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.12473

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

arts

arts and related disciplines

asian

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

design elements

disciplines

form attributes

humanities

materials

materials by origin

motifs

people

people (agents)

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plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Summer Landscape (pair with Winter Landscape, 1970/2.151)

Artist

Sesshû Tôyô

Physical Description

A small figure is shown near a ship on the water. A building or house is partially hidden by hills. Trees, mountains, and clouds are strewn across the landscape with bold brishwork.

Artist Life Dates

1420-1506

Century

15-16th century

Object Creation Date

late 15th century - early 16th century

Accession Number

1970/2.150

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.12371

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

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vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Landscape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a landscape with water scene on the foreground with buildings, trees, and a bridge on the bank.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1st half of the 19th century

Accession Number

1984/2.39

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.11198

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

assembling

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

open spaces

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plants

processes and techniques

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

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transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

woody plants

Title

Ali Mountain Based on Sketches - 5

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

One of six hanging scrolls in a series depicting the landscape of Ali Mountain, trees and hillside are shown below calligraphic text. The artist uses alternating wet ink washes for the misty clouds and dry flying-brushes for the large pine trees

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2006/1.140

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.09167

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

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vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Mt. Hua

Artist

Junbi Huang

Physical Description

A person mounted on a horse can be seen crossing a bridge over a river among mountains. Mountains among clouds seem to fade away far in the distance.

Inscription:

At the place where mountain chains converge, I am reminded of a landscape I have visited in the past. [Painted on the occasion of] recalling an earlier visit to Mt. Hua, in winter of the Guichou year. [Signed] Junbi.

Artist Life Dates

1899-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1953

Accession Number

1984/2.46

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 4.07550

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

From "Souvenirs of Travels," third series

Artist

Kawase Hasui

Physical Description

A man stewards a narrow boat carrying a passenger along a river. The houses and walls alongside reflect on the river's surface. The sky is nearly covered by gray clouds, but small patches of blue sky shine through.

Artist Life Dates

1883-1957

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1987/1.267

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.04743

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

light-related concepts

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

residential structures

riverine bodies

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Blue Mountains and White Clouds

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

The green mountains in this fan painting appear truly vertical and solid. The clouds, too, in spite of their rounded edges appear to be frozen in space. A pine tree bends over the side of the cliff, with its foliage over a traveler in white crossing a bridge below.

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century (or later)

Accession Number

1970/2.157

Medium and Support

fan mounted as hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 4.03200

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

evergreens

garden structures

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Kintai Bridge, Province of Suô (Suô no kuni, Kintaibashi)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The prints features an arch bridge that crosses over the water, with four figures walking over. In the foreground there are trees by several little houses. There is a mountain in the background, with cloud surrounding. The artist inscribed the title of the work along with his signature on the upper right-hand corner of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1831-1832

Accession Number

1948/1.151

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.98886

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Farnese Hercules

Artist

Hendrick Goltzius

Physical Description

This impressively large engraving depicts the muscular back of a marble statue of a man. The figure leans upon a club draped with a lion skin and holds three apples in his right hand behind his back. Two men look up at the statue from the lower right corner of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1558 - 1617

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1592

Accession Number

1994/2.13

Medium and Support

engraving on medium weight laid paper

relevance

rank 3.98692

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures (representations)

food

fruit

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

percussive weapons

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

renaissance-baroque styles

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #7 Fujisawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a village by the water, with many shops and travellers in the street. On the right foreground there is an arched bridge with figures crossing. A gate that looks like the entrance of a shrine appears by the end of the bridge.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.324

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.98011

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

gates and gate components

gateway components

gateways and gateway components

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Scene in the Catskills

Artist

Thomas Cole

Physical Description

This landscape painting depicts a rocky hillside beneath a blue sky and towering cloud formations. In the foreground area, a stream flows between boulders and cascades over rocks. There is a large square boulder with the roots and stump of a dead tree. The right side of the painting has green vegetation along the edege of the stream and tall green-leafed trees further back on the side of the hill. On the left, beyond the hill, there is a glimpse of far distant mountains. This scene is painted in warm tones of green and brown in a realistic manner. Patches of sunlight highlight areas of the hillside, boulders and the stream.

Artist Life Dates

American, born England, 1801-1848

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1801-1848

Accession Number

1919.2

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 3.97391

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

geography

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

residential structures

rural houses

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Three Abundant Blessings

Artist

Wang Yingxiang (Wang Ying-hsiang)

Physical Description

Throngs of people appear active in this landscape. Some gather in the house, while others play in the garden. This scene is set among rocks, trees, and mountains.

Artist Life Dates

act. late 18th to early 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1818

Accession Number

1965/1.181

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 3.96542

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

houses

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landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

official residences

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paintings

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people and culture

physical sciences concepts

residential structures

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

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single built works

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vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

In this landscape a misty, meandering river is depicted with two boathouses along its banks. Reeds and other foliage grow lush along the banks, partially obscuring the boathouse in the foreground. Accompanying text is in the upper register.

Artist Life Dates

(Shanghai, China, 1906 - 1987, Flint, Michigan)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.127

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.93624

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

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landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Abstract Composition (Abstrakte Komposition)

Artist

László Moholy-Nagy

Physical Description

A spare and restrained abstract composition, built up out of layers of mostly translucent basic geometric forms. The grey tones of the background are created with large rectangle shapes. In the upper part of the piece is a light colored circle, with a brighter circle inside it. Both are crossed by an axis of bright, thin orange lines. On the left, the point of a triangle protrudes from the edge. It is covered by a faint gray trapezoidal shape. Three small black semi-circles are also visible: one along the lines inside the circles; the other two along the trapezoidal shape and just beneath the triangle.

Artist Life Dates

Hungary, 1895-1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1953/2.9

Medium and Support

watercolor, India ink, and collage on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 3.92939

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

geometric concepts

geometric figures

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by function

mathematical concepts

modern and contemporary art

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern german styles and movements

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Crucifixion

Artist

Bartolommeo da Brescia

Physical Description

From the height of a cross, a crucified man, wearing a crown of thorns and a loincloth, looms over a dramatic landscape. Three heads with wings appear near the top of the cross, and a skull and crossed bones lay at its base. A vast prospect of distant mountains and a bustling port unfolds through the background.

Artist Life Dates

1506 - 1576 or 1578

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1565-1576

Accession Number

1970/1.177

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.91454

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

coastline bodies of water

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

events

executions

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

lombardy (region)

materials

materials by origin

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Storm Clouds, Cape Cod (Strumwolken uber Cape Cod)

Artist

George Grosz

Physical Description

In the top left corner a house lies on top of a hill of sand dunes covered with grasses, with the ocean to the right and storm clouds swirling overhead

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1954/1.112

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 3.89582

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

eolian landforms

european

european styles and periods

events

geography

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural events

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plant material

residential structures

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Edo Meisho: View of the Kameido Temple in Snow, Tokyo

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Night scene of bridges over the lake leading to the temple complex. The snow falls down from the sky and covers the bridges, roofs, and trees. There are several travelers walking with parasols.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1969/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.88394

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religious buildings

religious structures

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woodcuts

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #3 Kawasaki

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A group of figures with parasols and hats wait on shore for two approaching boats filled with passengers. Trees and a village are seen on the opposite shore. Writing in the upper left corner. Title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.314

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 3.87500

Secondary Keywords

layout features

scale

accessories worn on the head

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

costume accessories worn

descriptors

dwellings

headgear

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

layout features

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

Plum Blossoms, after Jin Nong

Artist

Li Jishou (Li Chi-shou)

Physical Description

The branches of a plum tree stretch skyward, skillfully utilizing the vertical space of this hanging scroll. Black dots are used as accents along the branches, making them look knotted and full of texture. These heavy features are offset by the delicate depiction of plum blossoms. Calligraphic text is in the upper right corner, with two seals.

Artist Life Dates

active 19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.28

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.86633

Secondary Keywords

artists

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

deciduous trees

descriptors

herbaceous plants

image-making processes and techniques

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

painters (artists)

painters by subject of work

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

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

relevance

rank 3.86211

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

Title

Pope Sixtus IV (obverse), and the Ponte Sisto (reverse)

Artist

Lysippus

Physical Description

The front (obverse) of this medal depicts the profile portrait of a man with a tonsure, wearing a cope adorned with acorns and oak leaves and a large clasp. An inscription runs around the border. The reverse represents a bridge spanning a river enclosed within a border of oak leaves. An inscription appears above the balustrade of the bridge.

Artist Life Dates

active 1471-1484

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1473

Accession Number

1984/1.285

Medium and Support

cast bronze

relevance

rank 3.85236

Secondary Keywords

image form

buildings and the land

christian clergy

clergy

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forming

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

medals

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

prelates

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

Title

Oiso Station, tora-ga-ame (Tora's Rain), Plate 9 from Tokaido Gojusan-tsugi (Fifty-three Stations of the Eastern Road)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A landscape of the bank by the river with mountains in the distance. There are trees, huts, and several tombstones in the foreground. Two figures are walking toward a hut.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1974/1.102

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

relevance

rank 3.78279

Secondary Keywords

layout features

upward

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

dwellings

funerary structures

houses

houses by form

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

layout features

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

residential structures

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

sepulchral monuments

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

watercraft by method of propulsion

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Title

Untitled (Structural Constellation drawing)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

pen and ink drawing on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1955

Accession Number

2007/2.5

Medium and Support

pen and ink on half inch grid graph paper ruled in blue

relevance

rank 3.76963

Secondary Keywords

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visual works

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Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 5 - Give Us this Day Our Daily Bread (Das Vaterunser - Unser täglich Brot gieb uns heute)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

Four men in plain, dark clothing sit, with hands folded in prayer, around a rectangular table, in the center of which is a fish on an oval platter. The man at the far end has his eyes closed. The other three raise their faces to heaven.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.427

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 3.74098

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse)

Artist

Nicolas-François Chéron

Physical Description

The front (obverse) of the medal presents a profile portrait of a bearded man wearing a cassock, cap, and stole. The reverse depicts a bridge spanning a river. A winged figure flies above the bridge blowing a trumpet, while a nude male figure reclines below the bridge in the foreground and a wolf nurses at his feet. Inscriptions run around both the border edge of both sides of the medal.

Artist Life Dates

died 1746

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

1669

Accession Number

1984/1.284

Medium and Support

cast bronze

relevance

rank 3.68588

Secondary Keywords

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