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Title

Grand Interior View of a Courtesan House in the Yoshiwara District (Yoshiwara o-magaki no zu, one of pentaptych)

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

A print of 15 women inside a building dressed in various kimono with the predominant colors being grey, red, black, and green. Some of the kimono also have orange coloring. The patterns and designs on the kimono vary from images of flowers to geometric designs. One male is kneeling towards the back and another man can be seen in the background leaving the room. Two women to the very back and left of the image appear to be adjusting their makeup. Three women to the front sit around a tea set (partially visable) and two women to their right are whispering to each other.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1811-1813

Accession Number

1938.3

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper, ôban tate-e size

relevance

rank 0.24544

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

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costume

costume by form

dwellings

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people

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people in service occupations

physical activities

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prostitutes

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rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

service industry buildings

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Title

Mauve-and-gold brocade obi with woven chrysanthemum scroll pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

One continuous length of cloth, doubled back on itself for lining. The front side has a brocade chysanthemum design woven in gold-wrapped thread in three tones. Lozenge pattern with gold-wrapped threads for weft woven throughout.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1975

Accession Number

2005/1.327

Medium and Support

silk brocade woven in lozenge pattern with gold-wrapped threads

relevance

rank 0.24536

Secondary Keywords

patterning

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textile weaving techniques

weft patterning

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 0.24531

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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associated concepts

ceremonial containers

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metal and metal products

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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

Early Stage of Proposal for General Mills Commission (Egyptian Beauty)

Artist

Jene Highstein

Physical Description

Heavily worked and reworked pencil drawing on large square of grid paper. Form is an ovoid shape with longitudinal and lateral lines, thinner than it is tall, fit into a rectangular box that represents the block of stone to be carved. At the bottom right of the sketched image, Highstein has noted the dimensions (7’ x 7’ x 2’) x 7. Seven blocks of granite at 2’ x 2’ x 7’ were meant to be stacked and carved into the proposed shape.

Artist Life Dates

(1942 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1987

Accession Number

2008/2.232

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 0.24529

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

animal material

animal material by form or function

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descriptors

egg and egg components

forms of expression

inorganic material

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

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objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

rock

rock by form

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kaze (Shôjo) /Girl in the Wind

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A young girl in a yellow shirt is facing the wind. Leaves are being blown around her.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

2011/2.10

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 0.24524

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

books

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earth sciences concepts

folded books

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Hôeido Tôkaidô Series: Sakanoshita, Fudesute-mine (Toss-away-the-brush Mountain)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A print of tavelers in the mountains. Some are walking, some resting in the tent, some looking into the distance at the mountains across the canyon.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1983/2.94

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 0.24494

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

demountable buildings

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inorganic material

landforms

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woody plants

Title

Orchids Room

Artist

Unge (Taigan)

Physical Description

Horizontally oriented. Begins with two large characters then a series of folliage imagery proceeded by calligraphy. Ink on paper, hand scroll.

Artist Life Dates

1773-1850

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1823

Accession Number

1968/2.25

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 0.24486

Secondary Keywords

animals

asia (continent)

asian

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descriptors

flowers (plants)

forms

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making art

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scroll paintings

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visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Fragment of a gaming piece with male slaying beast, possibly Hercules and the Erymanthian boar, zigzag pattern with incised circles in border

Artist

Samson Carver, Pricked-Ivories Workshop, Cologne, Germany

Physical Description

Fragment of circular gaming piece carved in elephant ivory in high relief. Standing male figure wearing knee-length robe holds sword in right hand and stabs inverted beast in the chest. Forelegs of beast end in hooves; head of beast characterized by large eye and pronounced nostril. Left arm of figure and rear half of the beast missing. Border contains zigzag pattern with bead motif.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1150

Accession Number

1987/1.262

Medium and Support

elephant ivory

relevance

rank 0.24478

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bone

bone by form

card, table and board game elements

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

dentin

descriptors

edged weapons

mammals

materials

materials by composition

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

relief

sculpture techniques

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Mother and Children in Garden

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Sticker added to front of the print stamped with the numbers "1345". Colors: green, blue, purple, peach, yellow. Paper size: lh 44 & rh 44 1/5cm x tw 61 2/5cm & bw 61 3/10cm. Plate & Image Size: lh 30 4/5cm & rh 30 3/5cm x tw 45 3/5cm & bw 45 2/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.442

Medium and Support

color etching, aquatint and soft-ground on Arches beige laid paper

relevance

rank 0.24477

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

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intaglio prints

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

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prints

prints by process

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

youth

Title

Casita de Gloria

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A black and white print of a small house. The house is on stilts and has steps leading up to it.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1977

Accession Number

2011/2.111

Medium and Support

black and white lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.24477

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

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doors and door components

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openings (architectural elements)

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openings by form

photographic prints

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photographs

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positives

residential structures

single built works

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visual works by medium or technique

windows and window components

Title

Brick Walls

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A black and white photo of brick buildings. A window and door of one building are captured. The background of the photo is composed with a sketch-like quality.

Artist Life Dates

b. Hungary, 1894-1985

Object Creation Date

October 23, 1961; printed 1973

Accession Number

2011/2.8

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.24473

Secondary Keywords

color

height

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windows and window components

Title

Old Beggar with One Crutch, from "Beggar Series" or "Les Gueux"

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

A man is seen from the back, dressed n rags and leaning on a staff. He has a hat over cloth that is wrapped around his head. The single figure dominates the composition.

Paper size: h 21 7/10cm x w 15cm. Plate sizeL h 13 4/5cm x w 8 4/5cm.

Object Creation Date

circa 1621

Accession Number

2008/2.383.4

Medium and Support

etching on medium laid paper

relevance

rank 0.24469

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

biological components

components

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descriptors

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the human body

torsos

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Castronauts

Artist

Roberto Sebastián Antonio Echaurren Matta

Physical Description

An abstract arrangement of coils, arcs, angular and organic forms in "space" shading from rose to blue.

Artist Life Dates

1911-2002

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/2.209

Medium and Support

color etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 0.24467

Secondary Keywords

intaglio

air and space transportation vehicles

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

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people and culture

photogravure

photomechanical processes

printing and printing processes and techniques

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation vehicles

vehicles

Title

Ups and Downs

Artist

Tyree Guyton

Physical Description

Two abstracted bust-length figures, one male and one female, look directly at the viewer with large smiles against a tan background filled with swirling lines and scribbles. The face and eyes of each figure are outlined in thick green, the mouths in thick yellow. The “whites” of the eyes are red, while the pupils are circles of pale purple. From the eyes of the male figure, purple paint drips down his checks; in the female figure, the paint drips upwards.

Artist Life Dates

born 8/24/1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2002/1.202

Medium and Support

acrylic on masonite

relevance

rank 0.24467

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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associated concepts

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european

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mouths

objects we use

people

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the americas

visual works

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Title

Arita ware shallow dish with landscape scene of fishing boats by a willow tree

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.304

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 0.24463

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

deciduous trees

descriptors

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natural landscapes

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trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

water activities

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 0.24460

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

buildings and the land

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

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people

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watercraft by general type

Title

Frontispiece to Johann Kaspar Lavatar, Aphorisms on Man

Artist

William Blake

Physical Description

Print of a man sitting and ooking up toward a figure holding an inscribed sign with Greek letters.

Artist Life Dates

1757-1827

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

plate 1788

Accession Number

1985/2.134

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 0.24450

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

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measuring devices

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objects we use

people and occupations

sandglasses

seating furniture

single seating furniture

text-based art

timepieces

timepieces by form

Title

Engaged capital with vine rinceau, palmette leaves, and rosettes

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

Engaged capital carved in grayish, coarse sandstone (arkose). The bell-shaped drum is decorated with a pattern of vine rinceau that encircles palmette leaves in a roughly symmetrical arrangement on each face of the capital. These ornamental plant forms are deeply undercut to highlight the pattern in sharp relief. A pair of volutes decorated with vertical striations springs from the vine rinceau in the upper portion of each face of the capital. A rosette enclosed in a circle appears at the top edge of the center of each face of the capital, above the point where the branches of the volutes diverge.

Century

First quarter of 12th century

Object Creation Date

1100-1125

Accession Number

1982/1.273

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 0.24447

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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descriptors

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rock

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structural elements

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supporting and resisting elements

Title

Portrait of Princess Soto'ori

Artist

Tosa Mitsuoki

Physical Description

Hanging scroll. A female figure is sitting against a blank background. She wears multiple layers of kimono, her hair is black and long, and her face white. She is watching a spider, descending from ceiling; her arms are extending in front as if she is trying to catch it. A screen of white and brown fabric is on her right, and an oil ramp with flame is on the other side. Three rolls of paper are placed in front of her. There are the artist's signature and seal on the left lower corner.

The painting is mounted on light blue brocade with designs of auspicious characters and objects, including character “longevity,” treasures, and double gourds. The sides are made of golden brocade, but the gold foil is almost worn out.

Warm holes on the upper right side, some small stains and dark lines on the top and near the face of the figure. Two repaired damages on the lower right corner. Some warm holes on the mounting as well. The wooden scroll bar is black lacquered.

Artist Life Dates

1617-1691

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 17th century

Accession Number

1955/1.262

Medium and Support

Hanging scroll: ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 0.24446

Secondary Keywords

aristocracy

asian

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japanese

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Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Hôeidô edition): #16 Night Snow at Kambara

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

In this print, sophisticated use of soft lines, rounded forms, dark sky, and subtle tones convey the utter silence and weariness of the figures as they trudge through the night-time snow near Kambara. Writing is centered at the top of the image, as well as aloong the bottom left wide with a seal. Three figures walk through the snow.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833-1834

Accession Number

1948/1.122

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 0.24443

Secondary Keywords

scale

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visual works

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weather and related phenomena

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Title

Profile Head of a Woman

Artist

George Cruikshank

Artist Life Dates

1782-1878

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1782-1878

Accession Number

1983/1.129

Medium and Support

pen, ink and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 0.24442

Secondary Keywords

image form

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the human body

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views

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visual works

visual works by form

women

Title

Vairocana Buddha (Japanese, Dainichi Nyorai)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A figure is sitting on a lotus-shaped pedestal, which is itself placed on an hexagonal pedestal. The figure wears a drape hanging from the left shoulder and covering the bottom. The arms are placed in front; right hand holding the left index finger. The facial expression is calm; the two eyes looking down; a dot on the forehead. Two elongated ears. A tall crown on the head. The two halos are on the back of the figure; one behind the head and other behind the torso. Two halos are surrounded by an oval-shaped dais. The statue and pedestals are guilded with gold; some polychrome remnants.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2003/2.59.1

Medium and Support

cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding

relevance

rank 0.24439

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

earth sciences concepts

figures (representations)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

plant-derived motifs

religions

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scientific concepts

sculpture

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Figure

Artist

Henry Moore

Physical Description

A small carved wood sculpture depicting a seated figure with legs crossed.

Artist Life Dates

(Castleford, England, 7/30/1898 - 8/31/1986, Hertforshire, England)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

1953/1.27

Medium and Support

lignum vitae with wood base

relevance

rank 0.24437

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

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materials

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styles and periods

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visual works

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wood and wood products

Title

Aqueduct of Nerone, Tivoli

Artist

Joseph Antoine David de Marseille

Physical Description

This drawing depicts a landscape with two figures against a tree in dark wash in the lower left foreground and a faintly washed mid-ground scene of a relief of a crowd of figures on an architectural element. An arch of an aqueduct and a faint castle tower somewhat in ruins appear in the background surrounded by lush foliage.

Artist Life Dates

1725-1789

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2012/2.191

Medium and Support

pen and ink, black chalk and grey wash over graphite on laid paper, laid down

relevance

rank 0.24436

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

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hydraulic structures

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natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

single built works

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vegetation and vegetation components

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visual works

visual works by subject type

water distribution structures

woody plants

Title

Rats peintres (alias rapins), from La ménagerie parisienne; #9 of album of 24. P

Artist

Gustave Doré

Artist Life Dates

1832-1883

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1854

Accession Number

1969/2.111

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.24434

Secondary Keywords

equipment

equipment by process

european

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furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

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genres

image-making equipment

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studios

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styles and periods by region

support furniture

tools and equipment

women

Title

Rue de la Tonnellerie (Maison dite de Molière)

Artist

Maxime Lalanne

Artist Life Dates

1827-1886

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1863

Accession Number

1973/1.779

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 0.24430

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

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dwellings

landscapes (environments)

multiple dwellings

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

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plants

residential structures

roads

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

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transportation spaces

vegetation and vegetation components

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woody plants

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 0.24422

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

Les Voisins de Campagne

Artist

Félix Hilaire Buhot

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 24cm & rh 23 4/5cm x tw 29cm & bw 29 1/5cm. Image size: h 13 1/2cm x w 18cm.

Artist Life Dates

1847-1898

Accession Number

2008/2.458

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint and soft-ground etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 0.24411

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

descriptors

dwellings

engraving (printing process)

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

mammals

objects we use

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

residential structures

rural houses

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Two distinct registers divide a page in half. At the top, a yellow-orange colored nude jina sits in lotus position upon a three tiered throne [a patterned blue level at the bottom on feet, with an orange section with gold and red decoration and a green level at the top with gold vertical stripes]. He sits against a red background adorned with a pattern of three white dots. The background takes the shape of an elegant cusped arch with a green and white pattern along its outside with a gold pattern at its sides. To the right of the seated figure a nude Digambara monk sits with his legs folded and one knee up on a less elaborate throne with a lota or pot at the corner and a crossed bookstand to the side holding a book with some devanagari writing on it. He raises his right arm and holds his left to his ear.

Placed under a band of curving yellow stripes, the bottom register represents animals in a landscape. At the bottom are clumps of grass with four stylized mountain forms in blue at the right. Above the mountains stands a tiger facing a family of antelope striding towards him. The family consists of the blue male with his long spiraling horns and a yellow doe below him with a flesh-colored in front of her. Another small yellow fawn takes up the rear. Clumps of light blue and green grasses fill in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.178

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 0.24402

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

figures (representations)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

settlements and landscapes

vessels

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Study for a Chapel in Vienna

Artist

Andrea Pozzo

Physical Description

This study depicts a rectangular chapel with the side walls bent outward at an angle in order to provide a clearer view of the decoration. The chapel design centers upon a sarcophagus placed beneath a painted altarpiece of the Virgin and Child, which are both set within a semicircular architectural projection that extends dynamically from the wall. On the left the pair of angels that support a large oval-shaped painting reach vigorously outward, their wings overlapping the pilasters. On the right appears another sarcophagus surmounted by a pair of putti. Leaning out from the oval niche above the sarcophagus is a female half-figure—probably a portrait of the deceased—making a gesture of devotion toward the altar.

Artist Life Dates

1642-1709

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1662-1709

Accession Number

1960/2.124

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.24401

Secondary Keywords

austria (nation)

building divisions

ceremonial containers

christian religious building spaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

europe (continent)

funerary containers

geographic and political locations

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

religious building spaces

religious visual works

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by building type

vienna state (state)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Actor Nakamura Shikan IV as a Samurai

Artist

Kunichika Toyohara

Physical Description

This kabuki actor is in intricate and colorful costume, wearing a helmet with a strap that comes across the front of his chin. His eyes face two different directions, and he holds a metal weapon or staff.

Artist Life Dates

1835-1900

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1873

Accession Number

2009/2.21

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 0.24383

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

aristocrats

asian

east asian

entertainment events

events

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

nobles (aristocrats)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performances

performing artists

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Standing Figure

Artist

Alberto Giacometti

Physical Description

An elongated figure with minimal features stands on a small rectangular base with left foot slightly forward. The metal has a texture resembling molten wax.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1958/1.137

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 0.24380

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures

forming

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Proserpine

Artist

Hiram Powers

Physical Description

Bust-length white marble sculpture of a young female figure crowned with a plait of wheat and framed along the bottom with a wreath of sculpted acanthus leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1805 - 1873

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

second version: modeled 1844; cut 1847

Accession Number

1991/2.40

Medium and Support

Seravezza marble

relevance

rank 0.24375

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean periods

allegory and literature

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

early western world

european

european styles and periods

figures

game pieces

genres in the arts

greek

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mediterranean

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

portraits

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Esther before Ahasuerus

Artist

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1591-1666

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1639

Accession Number

1963/2.45

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.24362

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

bible

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

document genres

document genres by function

european

european styles and periods

headgear

identifying artifacts

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

religious texts

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

symbols of office

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Requiem

Artist

Erwin Binder

Physical Description

bronze abstract sculpture

Artist Life Dates

1934-1993

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2004/2.107

Medium and Support

bronze on concrete

relevance

rank 0.24362

Secondary Keywords

architecture

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

sculpture

sculpture by location or context

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Growing Forms

Artist

David Smith

Physical Description

A roughly teardrop-shaped sculpture of shiny cast aluminum. Within the basic organic shape are several curls and a shape that appears to be a woman or perhaps a fetus. The sculpture sits atop a tall wooden base composed of a stack of fat disc shapes.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1980/1.213A

Medium and Support

cast aluminum on wood base

relevance

rank 0.24362

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biological concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

events

forms of expression

inorganic material

life

materials

materials by composition

metal and metal products

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Sawankhalok Ware Covered Box with a conch handle, a band of star, and a band of vegetal scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand, Sawankhalok ware

Physical Description

Small-size covered box, with a handle surrounded by a raised stylized calyx, which imitates the growth pattern of the top of a mangosteen, and a band of star points at the rim of the lid. The body has a band of vegetal scrolls. Brown-and-cream glaze.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

14th century - 15th century

Accession Number

2005/1.462A&B

Medium and Support

stoneware with brown and cream glaze

relevance

rank 0.24356

Secondary Keywords

asian

ceramics

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

materials

materials by composition

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

scrolls (motifs)

shell (animal material)

shell and shell material

southeast asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

thai

thai pottery styles

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 0.24353

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

Plum Blossoms at Tsukigase

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikkei

Physical Description

The painting is nearly entirely dominated by mountains, yet nestled among them lie two small buildings. Around these structures and near the placement of the viewer are dark plum trees with spiky branches and pink and white blossoms.

Artist Life Dates

1816-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1987/1.362

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 0.24343

Secondary Keywords

upward

asian

buildings and the land

chinese

chinese painting styles

chinese styles

chinese styles and periods

deciduous trees

east asian

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

plants

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Una Casita Amarilla (Yellow House)

Artist

Emilio Sanchez

Physical Description

A color print of a two story yellow house. The front door is open and awnings cover every window.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1921

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2011/2.123

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.24340

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

prints

prints by process or technique

residential structures

rural houses

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

windows and window components

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 0.24335

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

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

early 18th century

Accession Number

1978/2.5

Medium and Support

iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays

relevance

rank 0.24331

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhism

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

edged weapon components

edged weapons

japanese buddhism

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

physical sciences concepts

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapon components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Sara la Baigneuse

Artist

Henri Fantin-Latour

Physical Description

A dark pen drawing with white highlights on a white colored background. It shows a nude female figure seated on a swing. The setting is a wooded area with vegetation and leaves depicted with multiple short strokes that cover the entire area around the figure. The woman is posed facing the viewer with her legs intertwined and her arms above her head, grasping th ropes of the swing. She is gazing out to the left, beyond the viewer and has a joyful expression on her face.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1884

Accession Number

1962/1.115

Medium and Support

pen, brush and brown ink, heightened with white on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 0.24329

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

drapery

figures

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and monk with Lakshmi-Narayana & Ardhanarishvara (fol. No. 42)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

This work is painted in tones of red, green, dark blue, and orange/gold, against a light background. At the top is a sun with a many rays and a human face. Below this are two seated figures who are unclothed. They are seated on thrones decorated with colorful designs. One has reddish skin and is shown in profile, looking at the sun with hands raised. The other has orange skin and is seated in a lotus posiiton, facing front. Below them is a scene that shows two figures, a woman and a blue-skinned man, turned toward a half-man, half-woman figure who is seated on a tiger rug. These figures are dressed in colorful clothing and adorned with jewelry and hold various objects in their hands.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.166

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 0.24328

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

herbaceous plants

hindu

hinduism

landscapes (environments)

named gods and goddesses

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

plants

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

subject matter

suns

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

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 0.24326

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

Temple bell

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Wood base for a temple bell.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.237D

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 0.24320

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

percussion idiophones

plant material

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

support furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Maitina

Artist

Atta Kwami

Physical Description

An abstract oil painting in various colors. The colors are set into their own rows or columns and do not run together.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1956

Object Creation Date

2011

Accession Number

2011/1.88

Medium and Support

oil on linen

relevance

rank 0.24314

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

european

european styles and periods

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

prints

prints by process or technique

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Pass and Pay [Passez Payez]

Artist

Philbert-Louis Debucourt

Physical Description

A man holding on to a woman's hand, helping her walk across. He is holding a broom in the other hand, she is wearing a formal dress. There is a busy street behind.

Artist Life Dates

1755 - 1832

Century

19th century

Accession Number

2013/2.572

Medium and Support

hand-colored lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.24296

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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

equipment

equipment by process

headgear

illustrations

illustrations by subject type

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

maintenance and cleaning equipment

maintenance tools

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

roads

roads by form

tools and equipment

transportation spaces

Title

The Four Times of Day: Evening

Artist

William Hogarth

Physical Description

This print is vertically oriented with gray markings. A cream border surrounds it and it has “NIGHT” written below it. The lower half of the print has a busy street scene with lots of people taking parts of several stories (e.g. someone empting a chamber pot on people on the street, a tipped over carriage that is being set on fire, a quack doctor performing an operation in a candlelit room). The upper half of the print shows the tops of the buildings that line the street, iron-wrought shop signs, a statue of a man on horseback in the distance, and a crescent moon in a cloudy sky.

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1738

Accession Number

1971/2.59

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 0.24295

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

carriages

carriages by form

commercial buildings

earth sciences concepts

eating and drinking buildings

events

four-wheeled carriages

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

objects we use

passenger vehicles

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

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

relevance

rank 0.24294

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