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Title

Andernache

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

Line drawing that extends from upper left corner and down diagonally. Bottom Left corner has handwritten note that says " Andernache."

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1844

Accession Number

1983/2.238

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 2.84670

Secondary Keywords

upward

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Title

Photograph Album

Artist

Anonymous English

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1994/2.19

Medium and Support

168 albumen prints mounted in leather bound album

relevance

rank 2.84210

Secondary Keywords

abbeys

architectural elements

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architecture

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united kingdom

Title

Bentley, Stonehedge, Salisbury Plain, Wiltshire, England (R5), from "The Ryoichi Excavations"

Artist

Patrick Nagatani

Physical Description

Stonehedge in the background with a car being excavated from underground in the foreground. There are ropes around the site.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

1987; printed 2001

Accession Number

2012/2.135

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.84137

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

buildings and the land

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passenger vehicles

settlements and landscapes

shovels

tools and equipment

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united kingdom (nation)

vehicles

Title

Berlin is Taken, May 1945

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

Taken Berlin. In the foreground is a cannon while in the back hollowed-out buildings burn.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.80

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.83750

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

europe (continent)

firearms

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germany (nation)

objects we use

photographic prints

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photographs

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physicochemical processes

positives

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projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

St. John the Evangelist on Patmos

Artist

Joos van Cleve

Physical Description

St. John the Evangelist sits in the foreground with a book open on his knee and quill pen poised over its pages. Two books rest next to him and an eagle has alighted on an adjacent rock. St. John looks up and to his right to see a standing figure of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, who appear in a glowing mandorla hovering in the sky. A vast panoramic view of a bustling harbor and formidable mountains unfolds behind St. John and extends into the distance.

Artist Life Dates

active 1511 - 1540/1541

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1525

Accession Number

1958/2.77

Medium and Support

oil on panel, mounted on panel

relevance

rank 2.83378

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

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europe (continent)

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geographic and political locations

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Title

Luxembourg

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

The top third of the landscape image is the sky with two tower-structures silhouetted on the far right side. There is a structure in the middle of the image with a bridge connecting the cliffs. The bottom right corner of the image is darker and more blue than the rest.

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1839

Accession Number

1991/2.73

Medium and Support

watercolor and gouache on blue paper

relevance

rank 2.83181

Secondary Keywords

downward

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Title

Roma, The Arch of Titus

Artist

Luigi Kasimir

Physical Description

Etching depicting the Arch of Titus in Rome (Roma). The etching is colored, possibly after the image had already been printed. The perspective of the image is one from the ground level looking directly through the arch to the buildings on the other side.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1881, active 1905-1925

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

2009/2.96

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.82760

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

architectural elements

components

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descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

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italy (nation)

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spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

Architectural ceiling boss with four faces, probably from the Church of St. Andrew at Cullompton

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

This ceiling boss features four faces with traces of paint that are arranged in a radial pattern with the crowns of their heads converging on a single, central point. Two of the faces are female, identifiable by the wimples worn on their heads, while the other two, wearing small pointed caps and sporting beards, are male. The symmetrical regularity of the piece is counterbalanced by subtle asymmetries introduced by differences in detail and the sequence of facial types.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1430

Accession Number

1968/2.47

Medium and Support

wood with polychrome

relevance

rank 2.82464

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

biological components

components

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components by general context

components by specific context

devon (county)

enclosing structural elements

england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

heads

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the human body

united kingdom (nation)

upper body

vaults and vault components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Spanish Women (recto); Group in prayer (verso)

Artist

Gustave Doré

Artist Life Dates

1832-1883

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1883

Accession Number

1965/2.4

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink, graphite and brown wash on tan paper

relevance

rank 2.82351

Secondary Keywords

europe

european

european styles and periods

figures

locality

mental activities

modern british styles and movements

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modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

people and occupations

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styles and periods by region

Title

Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse)

Artist

Neri di Bicci

Physical Description

The arms of the cross end in quatrefoil-shaped terminals. The front (obverse) is gilded and features a molding along the edges. The back (reverse) has a deep azurite blue ground and a gilded band punched with tiny rosettes that runs along the border.

Artist Life Dates

1418-1492

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1475

Accession Number

1942.6

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on wood

relevance

rank 2.81793

Secondary Keywords

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

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events

executions

firenze (province)

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italy (nation)

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

renaissance

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sugar Caster (one of a pair)

Artist

Monogrammist CO

Physical Description

This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.

Artist Life Dates

active 1739-1742

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1739

Accession Number

1966/2.6

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 2.81634

Secondary Keywords

casters (vessels)

condiment vessels

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

metalwork

netherlands (nation)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

south holland (province)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Sugar Caster (one of a pair)

Artist

Monogrammist CO

Physical Description

This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.

Artist Life Dates

active 1739-1742

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1739

Accession Number

1966/2.5

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 2.81634

Secondary Keywords

casters (vessels)

condiment vessels

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

metalwork

netherlands (nation)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

south holland (province)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Domodossola

Artist

Samuel Prout

Physical Description

This small watercolor depicts a city square viewed through the arches of an arcade. A small group clusters next to one of the columns in the foreground, and a few other figures are scattered about the square along with a man leading a horse and cart.

Artist Life Dates

(1783 - 1852)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1824-1852

Accession Number

2009/1.511.3

Medium and Support

watercolor, bodycolor, pen with brown ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.81455

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

europe (continent)

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

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mammals

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open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

paintings

paintings by material or technique

service and utility vehicles

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Mourning Virgin and holy women (fragment of a Crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)

Artist

Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy

Physical Description

This carved bone sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary raising her right hand in a gesture of grief while her head is bent in mourning. A similar female figure, holding her hands clasped before her, appears in profile behind the Virgin, and another female figure stands to the left. Behind the mourning women the pointed helmets worn by two soldiers may be discerned.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

1976/2.102

Medium and Support

bone

relevance

rank 2.81428

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

europe (continent)

events

executions

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

materials

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people and culture

religions

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sculpture

sculpture by technique

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Annunciation

Artist

Artist Unknown, Antwerp School, Belgium

Physical Description

An angel, holding a scepter in his left hand and making a gesture of speech with his right, interrupts the Virgin at her reading. She kneels on the floor and rests her left hand on an open book placed atop a lectern. A vase with a flowering lily sits on the floor between the angel and the Virgin and a small white dove encircled by a halo hovers between them. The scene unfolds within an elaborate and richly decorated interior that includes a chair and canopied bed in the background.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1520

Accession Number

1992/1.135

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 2.80210

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

antwerpen (province)

associated concepts

belgium (nation)

birds

descriptors

europe (continent)

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religions

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Title

Lord Charles Spencer (1740-1820), Second son of the Third Duke of Marlborough

Artist

Joshua Reynolds

Physical Description

A young man leans against a stone ledge and gazes to his right. He wears a slate blue jacket with a white collar and cuffs and has a matching mantle. He casually hooks a finger of his left hand in the hilt of a sword that hangs at his waist. A plain stone column immediately behind the sitter creates a near silhouette of the shadowed side of his face. A hazy sky fills the background.

Artist Life Dates

1723-1792

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1759

Accession Number

2001/2.128

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.79603

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

aristocrats

columns and column components

components

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england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

greater london (metropolitan area)

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people

people (agents)

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people by state or condition

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

united kingdom (nation)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Bay of Naples

Artist

Samuel Prout

Physical Description

Three figures stand in a wooded clearing in the foreground of this small watercolor. A view opens out in the middle ground over a bay with a city descending from the adjacent hills to the water. A volcano smolders in the distance on the opposite side of the bay, a thick plume of smoke rising from its peak.

Artist Life Dates

(1783 - 1852)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1824-1852

Accession Number

2009/1.511.2

Medium and Support

watercolor, bodycolor, pen with brown ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.78280

Secondary Keywords

scale

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europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landforms

landforms and landform components

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landscapes (environments)

magmatic landforms

natural landscapes

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paintings

paintings by material or technique

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)

Artist

Nicolas Beatrizet

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE of Roman soldiers under Emperor Trajan conquering the Dacians in what is today Romania. The sculpture was later removed from its original monument built to honor Trajan and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine, erected in Rome by the emperor Constantine between 312 and 315.

The relief depicts mounted Roman soldiers, dressed in their characteristic armor and helmets, surging to the left and right from the center of the scene. A group of soldiers sounding horns stands in their midst. The Romans' vanquished Dacian foes lie trampled beneath the horses' hooves.

Artist Life Dates

c.1515 - after 1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1960/2.41

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.77805

Secondary Keywords

copies (derivative objects)

derivative objects

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

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originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

roma (province)

Title

Illumination de la Grande Cascade de Saint Cloud

Artist

Philbert-Louis Debucourt

Physical Description

This colored etching with aquatint depicts a night scene of a large illuminated cascade of fountains. A raised architectural structure with three arches is placed in the center left of the composition. A series of cascades descend from this structure and lead into a pool of water decorated with a series of geyser fountains spouting water upward. Many small groups of figures in elegant costumes are gathered around the water. Their costumes appear to be hand painted in pink, blue, white and black wash. The upper third of the image is devoted to the dark night sky.

Artist Life Dates

1755 - 1832

Object Creation Date

circa 1813

Accession Number

2012/2.189

Medium and Support

color aquatint printed à la poupée on medium white wove paper

relevance

rank 2.77805

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

europe (continent)

france (nation)

geographic and political locations

hauts-de-seine (department)

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

water distribution structures

œle-de-france (region)

Title

Rimini with a View of the Tiberius Bridge

Artist

Samuel Prout

Physical Description

This small watercolor represents a view of a city on the banks of a river. A bridge in the middle ground connects the city, whose buildings run to the water's edge. A woman wearing a bright white shirt with a blue dress and a brilliant red scarf stands in the foreground. A boat covered by a red-and-white striped canopy, poled by a man in the bow, approaches the near shore.

Artist Life Dates

(1783 - 1852)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1824-1852

Accession Number

2009/1.511.1

Medium and Support

watercolor, bodycolor, pen with brown ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.77759

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

building divisions

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components

components and systems

components by specific context

components of bodies of water

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Frontispice Pour Elles

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Physical Description

Colors: olive, dr. aqua, orange. Paper size: lh 52cm & rh 52 2/5cm x tw 40cm & bw 40 1/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.388

Medium and Support

color lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 2.77400

Secondary Keywords

layout features

transfer method

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe (continent)

france (nation)

geographic and political locations

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

lithographs

objects we use

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

Title

From the Radio Tower, Berlin

Artist

László Moholy-Nagy

Physical Description

gelatin silver print, printed no later than 1946, signed by the artist in pencil on the reverse, lower right

Artist Life Dates

Hungary, 1895-1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1928

Accession Number

2007/2.59

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.77080

Secondary Keywords

albums

architecture

components and systems

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

infrastructural systems

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

object groupings and systems

objects

people and culture

perspective and shading techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

systems

systems by function

telecommunication systems

Title

Royal Vienna Inkwell with blue and gold designs on the four sides

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Inkwell made of porcelain has a square shape body and a round lid cover. It is decorated in detail patterns of blue, gold and white; and it has scenes of thr royals on the side body of the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.296

Medium and Support

porcelain

relevance

rank 2.76738

Secondary Keywords

austria (nation)

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

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

vienna state (state)

Title

Battle in the Streets of Berlin, 1945

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A battle-worn Berlin street and soldiers running to a bunker from inside a broken building.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2012/2.74

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.76241

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

buildings and the land

europe (continent)

events

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

military buildings

military security buildings

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Madonna by the Wall

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A young woman, dressed in long robes with her veil drawn over her head, sits next to a wall holding an infant in her lap. She is turned slightly to her right and gazes sweetly upon the child who twists to face the viewer and holds an apple in his left hand. A stream meanders through the landscape of trees and city walls behind them.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1958/1.95

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.76147

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by function

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

St. Christopher carrying the Christ Child

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

A standing, bearded figure of St. Christopher, broken off at the knees, holds the Christ child on his right shoulder while leaning upon a staff in his left hand. The child, whose head is encircled by a halo, wears a long cloak over his robe and rests his left hand upon an orb in his lap. The red and brown polychromy is a later addition.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1961/1.178

Medium and Support

alabaster with polychrome and gilding

relevance

rank 2.76112

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

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

gypsum

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

mineral

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

united kingdom (nation)

walking sticks

Title

Nocturne, from the "Twelve Etchings" or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

This is a nighttime view of a city on water. Along the horizon can be seen numerous buildings and ships. At center left is a three-masted ship at anchor; along the right side are buildings, incuding domes and a tall tower. Throughout the image, there is an importance given to reflections and the nocturnal setting.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.372

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.74562

Secondary Keywords

scale

architecture

associated concepts

buildings

buildings and the land

churches

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

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scientific concepts

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

study

transportation vehicles

vehicles

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

The Annunciation

Artist

Juan de Valdés Leal

Physical Description

An angel, draped with a flowing red mantle, descends on the left from a bank of clouds. He holds a scepter and twisting scroll in his left hand while he points with his right toward a white dove encircled by a halo of light that descends toward a woman dressed in long robes and a veil. She sits, holding a book open on the lectern before her, and draws back slightly with her right hand raised and her eyes downcast. Six cherubim sit above on the edge of the cloudbank, which opens to reveal a male figure barely visible in the blinding light that fills the cloud.

Artist Life Dates

1622-1690

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1962/1.99

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.74538

Secondary Keywords

andalusia (autonomous community)

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

bulbs

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

settlements and landscapes

seville (province)

spain (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by function

woody plants

Title

View of Amsterdam

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

In the right foreground, cutting across diagonally, is a pier with figures moving around. At the pier are some ships, and in the middle ground is a strip of water and a row of darkly shadowed buildings. In the background are some faint towers that jut into the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1849-1918

Accession Number

1965/2.63

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.73410

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

churches

churches by location or context

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

modern and contemporary art

netherlands (nation)

north holland (province)

objects we use

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

The Mourning St. John the Evangelist with two male figures (fragment of a crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)

Artist

Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy

Physical Description

This carved bone sculpture depicts John the Evangelist in profile with his hands held before him, bowing his head in mourning. A male figure wearing a knee-length robe stands on the right and holds a club in his left hand. A second male figure appears behind the saint in a similar pose of grief.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

1966/1.108

Medium and Support

bone

relevance

rank 2.72579

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

sculpture

sculpture by technique

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Basílica do Palácio Nacional de Mafra

Artist

Candida Höfer

Physical Description

chromogenic print

Artist Life Dates

born 1944

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2006

Accession Number

2007/2.15

Medium and Support

chromogenic color print on paper

relevance

rank 2.72312

Secondary Keywords

architecture

building divisions

buildings

buildings and the land

churches

churches by location or context

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

interior spaces

modern and contemporary art

photographs

places of worship

religious buildings

religious structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Fun Break at the Front on the March Toward Berlin

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A crowd of soliders gathers around a tank on which a male and female perform circus tricks.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1945; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.76

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.71880

Secondary Keywords

europe (continent)

freewheeled vehicles

freewheeled vehicles by form or function

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

groups of people

groups of people by activity

land vehicles

land vehicles by form

military vehicles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti

Artist

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Physical Description

The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.

Artist Life Dates

c.1505-1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1530-1540

Accession Number

1985/1.86

Medium and Support

engraving on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 2.71570

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

intaglio prints

italy (nation)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sleeping and reclining furniture

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Nativity of the Virgin

Artist

Sano di Pietro

Physical Description

This painted panel depicts an intimate domestic setting consisting of a bedchamber with a fireplace and a smaller vaulted antechamber that opens out on a garden. A haloed woman wearing a white veil rests in bed, having recently given birth. She leans to her right as she reaches toward a basin held by an attendant and looks across the room to the infant who is held on the lap of another servant. A halo also encircles the head of the child and a pair of angels fly above her. Several other attendants and midwives bustle about the room, while another woman, more richly clad than the servants, gazes on the child from her seat at the foot of the bed. In the antechamber sits a haloed man in a long white beard, who leans forward to hear news of the birth from the child standing in front of him. A companion sits behind him and a servant passes through the door into the bedchamber.

Artist Life Dates

1405-1481

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1448-1452

Accession Number

1977/2.1

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 2.71326

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

drawings

drawings by method of projection

drawings by method of representation

europe (continent)

events

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

perspective drawings

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

siena (province)

sleeping and reclining furniture

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Moulins Hollande

Artist

Johan Barthold Jongkind

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 16 7/10cm & rh 16 3/5cm x tw 25 1/5cm & bw 25 1/10cm. Plate size: lh 14 3/10cm & rh 14 2/5cm x tw 19 2/5cm & bw 19 3/5cm. Image size: h 13 7/10cm x tw 18 9/10cm & bw 19cm.

Artist Life Dates

1819-1891

Accession Number

2008/2.368

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 2.71157

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

factories

factories by power source

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

industrial buildings

industrial structures

intaglio printing processes

netherlands (nation)

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

south holland (province)

Title

TOP: A Group of People Talking before the City Wall at the Edge of the Seine (Vor der Stadtmauer am Seine-Ufer diskutierende Menchengruppe), originally sheet 2 of Views of the Seine (Vues de la Seine)

BOTTOM: In the Adriani Villa (In der Villa Adriani), originally sheet 11 in the folio First Folio of Regions and Old Fragmented Edifices (Erste Folge von Gegenden und Bruchstücken Alter Gebaeude)

Artist

Franz Edmund Weirotter

Physical Description

Left edge displays small tears, indicating former binding.

TOP IMAGE. A river tapers from the bottom edge to the right. In the right bottom corner a row boat is steered by a man standing with a pole, while a passenger sits astern. A thatched-roof structure, possibly multiple structures, dominates the left-hand side of the composition, while a windmill - identifying the scene as taking place in Holland - appears in the bottom right distance. Other structures line the left riverbank in the right corner, perhaps denoting a village. Boulders fill the bottom left.

BOTTOM IMAGE. A river fills the bottom right corner, along whose banks two or three travelers - one standing, one sitting, a third possibly lying down - rest with their gear. Boulders fill the bottom left, covered with scraggly vegetation. The largest boulder is topped by a nearly dead tree, while to the distant left another boulder is topped with another pair of travelers, one figure standing and pointing with walking stick, a second at his feet.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1761-1765

Accession Number

2007/2.114

Medium and Support

engraving in black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.71014

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

business and industry

components of bodies of water

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

netherlands (nation)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

windmills

Title

Madonna and Child with St. Thomas Aquinas and a Bishop Saint

Artist

Artist Unknown, Umbria, Italy

Physical Description

This rectangular panel depicts four sacred figures rendered in dark hues with passages of vibrant red against a gold background. The upper edge of the gilded frame bears the prayer known as the "Hail Mary" ("Ave Maria Gratia Plena Domin[us tecum]").

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1440-1480

Accession Number

1992/1.134

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 2.69455

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paint

paint by composition or origin

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

renaissance

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by function

water-base paint

Title

Venice

Artist

Sir Frank William Brangwyn

Artist Life Dates

1867-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1867-1956

Accession Number

1931.11

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.68903

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

european

european styles and periods

flat-bottomed watercraft

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

monohulls

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by general type

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

Title

Self-Portrait with carnations

Artist

Bartholomaeus Bruyn the Elder

Physical Description

This elegant self-portrait depicts a half-length figure of a man in three-quarters profile with his left arm resting on a stone ledge. The somber colors of his garb, consisting of a white shirt with a dark robe, is offset by luxurious details: the fur collar of his robe, the black ribbon and gold chain around his neck, the embroidered collar and cuffs of his shirt, and the three rings on his right hand. Two pink carnations appear on the ledge before him.

Artist Life Dates

1493-1555

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1525

Accession Number

1963/2.43

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 2.68670

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

europe (continent)

flowers (plants)

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

headgear

herbaceous plants

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn around the neck or on the upper body

jewelry worn on arms and hands

kˆln (national district)

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

north rhine-westphalia (state)

objects we use

plants

portraits

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Monument to the Lycée Chases

Artist

Christian Boltanski

Physical Description

Three black and white photographs of young people's faces are vertically arranged. Above each and below the center image are smaller versions of similar portrait photographs. Four of these smaller photos are also arranged in the line of the large photographs, one on each end, and two separating the larger pictues. All the photos are surrounded by an arrangement of light bulbs, which are connected by a network of electrical cables that snake along the walls and over the photos.

Artist Life Dates

Born 1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1989

Accession Number

2006/1.154

Medium and Support

gelatin silver prints, biscuit tins, electric cables, and sixty-eight lightbulbs

relevance

rank 2.66456

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

austria (nation)

biological concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

constructions (sculpture)

europe (continent)

events

furnishings components

geographic and political locations

lighting device components

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

personal life events

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

psychological concepts

scientific concepts

sculpture

sculpture by technique

social science concepts

vienna state (state)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Deposition of Christ

Artist

Guglielmo della Porta

Physical Description

A small crowd of figures gathers around the body of a dead man and a fainting woman in the center of this bronze panel. The dead man's body and the two men holding his burial shroud appear in the foreground, while the fainting woman and the three women and the man who support her are positioned immediately above and behind them. Another woman with loose, flowing hair leans forward to kiss the left hand of the dead man, uniting the two parts of this central group. Four other male figures, rendered in slightly smaller scale and lower relief, look on from the sides. Three crosses provide the backdrop to the drama. The central cross is empty, yet two twisting nude males are suspended from the crosses on either side.

Artist Life Dates

1515-1577

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1564

Accession Number

1962/2.20

Medium and Support

bronze relief

relevance

rank 2.64392

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by function

coverings and hangings by specific type

descriptors

europe (continent)

events

executions

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

geographic and political locations

groups of people

groups of people by activity

inorganic material

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

roma (province)

Title

Panel of Ornament with Two Sirens

Artist

Lucas Van Leyden

Physical Description

This print depicts an ornamental design. The central axis of the design is composed of a fanciful stand with a nude winged boy holding a trident, seen from the back, seated on the top. A pair of sirens holding small banners flank the base, and a pair of hybrid sphinx-like creatures perch near the top. The letter "L" appears in the center of the stand and the date "1528" is inscribed in the base.

Artist Life Dates

1494-1533

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1528

Accession Number

1960/2.134

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 2.64086

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals and creatures

descriptors

design elements

engraving (printing process)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

legendary creatures

motifs

netherlands (nation)

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

south holland (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Seraph, half of a medallion from the west rose window of Reims Cathedral

Artist

Artist Unknown, Reims, France

Physical Description

A lunette-shaped panel composed of red, blue, white, brownish purple and yellowish brown stained glass joined together by lead cames depicting a seraph. Four leafy fronds, taken from another medieval window, have been inserted here between the seraph's head and shoulders. The panel is the upper half of a roundel originally installed in the west rose window of Reims Cathedral.

Century

late 13th-early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1280-1310

Accession Number

1979/1.161

Medium and Support

colored and painted glass and lead

relevance

rank 2.63975

Secondary Keywords

angels

animals and creatures

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

doctrinal concepts

europe (continent)

france (nation)

geographic and political locations

glass

glass and glassmaking mixtures

glass by technique

inorganic material

legendary creatures

materials

materials by composition

object genres

object genres by form

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

windows

windows and window components

windows by form

Title

A Sunset in Ireland

Artist

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

Physical Description

A river starts at the bottom of the composition, taking up the foreground, and then winds back into the middle of the composition. A tree on the left bank of the river hangs down over the edge, its leaves almost touching the water. Reflections of the trees and banks can be seen along the edges of the river. In the background is a more heavily wooded area, and some birds can be seen in the sky. One bird is located in the middle of the sky, while a cluster of faintly depicted birds can be seen on the right. The edges of the composition mostly fade into simple hatching and line work, especially along the banks of the river in the bottom corners of the page, and where the trees meet the edges of the page on the left and right.

Artist Life Dates

1818-1910

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1863

Accession Number

1955/1.114

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 2.63961

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

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

light-related concepts

open spaces and site elements

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

plants

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

site elements

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Banks of the Thames [Bords de la Tamise]

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A sparse scene with an empty foreground representing water and a vacant sky above. There is a small house in the center, surrounded by trees and foliage.

Century

19th century

Accession Number

2013/2.577

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on chine collé (Japan tissue laid down on cream laid paper)

relevance

rank 2.61903

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

dwellings

england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

natural landscapes

objects we use

physical features

plants

residential structures

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

united kingdom (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

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 2.59458

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

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 2.59241

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

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 2.58098

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

Title

The Red Army Crosses the Oder River into Germany, December

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A group of Red Army soldiers transporting a small cannon through the Oder River to enter Germany.

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1944; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.73

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.57656

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

europe (continent)

firearms

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Marché aux Légumes, Amiens (The Vegetable Market)

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

Three gondolas in the foreground are in a river, steering toward a bridge on the right side of the scene. Two figures are steering in the foremost, center gondola, of which only a section can be seen. In the middle ground is a group of buildings, with a cluster of trees on the left. In the background, a cathedral rises up in the center left. The cathedral is created with much lighter lines, and blends in to the background.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

1967/2.44

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.57396

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

churches

churches by location or context

europe (continent)

france (nation)

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

natural landscapes

objects we use

picardy (region)

religious buildings

religious structures

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

somme (department)

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type