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Title: Some of the heads on front doors of bronze central arch S. Marks, Venice
Artist: Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates: (1869 - 1942)
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: April 13, 1891
Accession Number: 1972/2.449
Medium and Support: graphite on paper
Primary Keywords: animals; capital; columns; doors; head; st. mark's; venice

Palazzo Zorzi Venice (from photograph); Albert Kahn

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Title: Palazzo Zorzi Venice (from photograph)
Artist: Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates: (1869 - 1942)
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1869-1942
Accession Number: 1972/2.481
Medium and Support: graphite on paper
Primary Keywords: capital; columns; venice

Marble Seat in Church S. Pietro in Castello/Venice; Albert Kahn

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Title: Marble Seat in Church S. Pietro in Castello/Venice
Artist: Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates: (1869 - 1942)
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1869-1942
Accession Number: 1972/2.483
Medium and Support: graphite on paper
Primary Keywords: churches; venice

Ceiling in Doge's Palace, Venice; Albert Kahn

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Title: Ceiling in Doge's Palace, Venice
Artist: Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates: (1869 - 1942)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1869-1942
Accession Number: 1972/2.659
Medium and Support: graphite on paper
Primary Keywords: architectural drawings; ceilings; doge's palace; venice

The Grand Canal, Venice; Egisto Manzuoli; Attributed to Egisto Manzuoli; After Caneletto

Title: The Grand Canal, Venice
Artist: Egisto Manzuoli
Artist Life Dates: active 19th century
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1895.7
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Primary Keywords: canals; city; venice

The Doges' Palace, Venice; Egisto Manzuoli; Attributed to Egisto Manzuoli; After Canaletto

Title: The Doges' Palace, Venice
Artist: Egisto Manzuoli
Artist Life Dates: active 19th century
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1895.8
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Primary Keywords: doge's palace; venice

September Sunset; James McBey

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Title: September Sunset
Artist: James McBey
Artist Life Dates: 1883-1959
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1925
Accession Number: 1954/2.4
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Primary Keywords: figures; gondolas; impressionism; sunset; tower; venice; water

Facciata interna del Palazzo Ducale, con la Scala dei Giganti; Carlo Naya

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Title: Facciata interna del Palazzo Ducale, con la Scala dei Giganti
Artist: Carlo Naya
Artist Life Dates: Active from the late 1860s
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1875
Accession Number: 1995/1.72
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords: arches; buildings; courtyards; sculpture; statues; steps; venice; window

Venice; T. Peckitt; After Joseph Mallord William Turner

Title: Venice
Artist: T. Peckitt
Artist Life Dates: (active 1881-1888)
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1881-1888
Accession Number: 1932.7
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Primary Keywords: doge's palace; gondolas; san giorgio maggiore; tower; venice; water

San Moise, Venice; John Piper

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Title: San Moise, Venice
Artist: John Piper
Artist Life Dates: Born 1903
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1903-1960
Accession Number: 1960/2.147
Medium and Support: color lithograph on paper
Primary Keywords: churches; venice

Ducal Palace, Venice; Carlo Ponti

Title: Ducal Palace, Venice
Artist: Carlo Ponti
Artist Life Dates: (1820 - 1893)
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1989/1.52
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords: clothed; groups; males; palaces; standing; statue; venice

St. Mark's Cathedral and Tower, Venice; Carlo Ponti

Title: St. Mark's Cathedral and Tower, Venice
Artist: Carlo Ponti
Artist Life Dates: (1820 - 1893)
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1828-1900
Accession Number: 1990/2.22
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords: arches; campaniles; cathedrals; plaza; st. mark's; venice

Bridge of Sighs; Carlo Ponti

Title: Bridge of Sighs
Artist: Carlo Ponti
Artist Life Dates: (1820 - 1893)
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1850-1899
Accession Number: 1995/1.73
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords: bridges; buildings; canals; city; gondolas; rivers; venice; water

Rialto Bridge, Venice; Carlo Ponti?

Title: Rialto Bridge, Venice
Artist: Carlo Ponti?
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1828-1900
Accession Number: 1987/1.343
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords: buildings; gondolas; males; rialto bridge; rivers; seated; venice

The Grand Canal, Venice; Louis Conrad Rosenberg

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Title: The Grand Canal, Venice
Artist: Louis Conrad Rosenberg
Artist Life Dates: 1890-1983
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1927
Accession Number: 1959/1.139
Medium and Support: drypoint on paper
Primary Keywords: bridges; canals; city; gondolas; tower; venice

Chiesa di S. Maria della Salute; Paolo Salviati

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Title: Chiesa di S. Maria della Salute
Artist: Paolo Salviati
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1982/1.234
Medium and Support: albumen print on paper
Primary Keywords: cathedrals; churches; groups; venice (inhabited place)

Campo San Zaccaria, Venice; Jane C. Stanley

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Title: Campo San Zaccaria, Venice
Artist: Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates: 1863-1940
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1863-1940
Accession Number: 1954/1.240
Medium and Support: graphite on white paper
Primary Keywords: buildings; tower; trees; venice

Venice from the Lido; Jane C. Stanley

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Title: Venice from the Lido
Artist: Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates: 1863-1940
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1863-1940
Accession Number: 1954/1.241
Medium and Support: graphite on white paper
Primary Keywords: boats; campaniles; doge's palace; gondolas; tower; venice

Vegetable Market, Venice; Jane C. Stanley

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Title: Vegetable Market, Venice
Artist: Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates: 1863-1940
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1863-1940
Accession Number: 1954/1.182
Medium and Support: watercolor on white paper
Primary Keywords: basket; buildings; columns; vegetables; venice

San Vitale, Venice; Jane C. Stanley

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Title: San Vitale, Venice
Artist: Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates: 1863-1940
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1863-1940
Accession Number: 1954/1.185
Medium and Support: watercolor on white paper
Primary Keywords: buildings; fences; tower; trees; venice

Court, Giustiniani Palace, Venice; Jane C. Stanley

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Title: Court, Giustiniani Palace, Venice
Artist: Jane C. Stanley
Artist Life Dates: 1863-1940
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1863-1940
Accession Number: 1954/1.183
Medium and Support: watercolor on white paper
Primary Keywords: courtyards; palace; plants; stair; venice

The Mourning St. John the Evangelist with two male figures (fragment of a crucifixion from a portable altarpiece); Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy; Executed in the workshop of Baldassare degli Embriachi

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
Primary Keywords: altarpieces; bone; carvings; christianity; mourners; venice (inhabited place)

The Mourning Virgin and holy women (fragment of a Crucifixion from a portable altarpiece); Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy; Executed in the workshop of Baldassare degli Embriachi

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
Primary Keywords: altarpieces; bone; carvings; christianity; crucifixions; venice (inhabited place)

Nocturne, from the "Twelve Etchings" or the "First Venice Set"; James McNeill Whistler

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
Primary Keywords: cities; night; reflections; san giorgio maggiore; seascapes; ships; venice (inhabited place)

The Little Lagoon, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Little Lagoon, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Gondolas, striped poles, and channel markers all dot the open surface of water in this image. At the center is a two-masted ship at anchor. In the distance are low islands with buildings and ships in the distance under cloudy skies.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.374
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Primary Keywords: boats; gondolas; venice; water

The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornaments that extends to the water level.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.375
Medium and Support: etching, drypoint, and roulette on laid paper on laid paper
Primary Keywords: arches; canals; doorways and doorway components; reflections; standing; steps; venice (inhabited place); windows

The Traghetto, No. 1; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Traghetto, No. 1
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: An empty covered passageway dominates this image. In the foreground are three young saplings. At the far end of the passageway a man can be seen sitting in the sunlight alongside the edge of the canal. On either side of the passageway in the foreground are windows and indications of cornices, etc. of the architecture.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.376
Medium and Support: etching, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan paper
Primary Keywords: alleys; arches; buildings; seated; trees; venice; window

The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A dark passageway dominates the middle and left portions of the composition; to the right is a group of men seated outside at a table. The passageway has a view at the far end of a man seated while a gondola passes by. In front of the passageway re three young trees, the leaves of which fall in front of the passageway. To the left of the passageway is a child holding a baby. On either side of the passageway are windows that indicate the walls that fill the plate.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.377
Medium and Support: etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Primary Keywords: alleys; buildings; lamp; seated; trees; venice; window

The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.378
Medium and Support: etching, printed in black ink on wove paper
Primary Keywords: buildings; canals; gondolas; venice; water

Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Two Doorways, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Seen from the water's edge, a canal in the foreground curves to the right and back into space. In the ditant view, buildings with balconies and chimney pots are visible as well as a bridge that is cropped by the curve of the waterway. In the foreground, across the canal, are several arched entryways. A dark waterdoor is open and shows a man on the steps and two shadowy figures behind him framed in the doorway; a lantern hangs overhead. To the right, another arched doorway with a metal grille above faces the canal, but is closed. A small open window on the seond floor can be seen between the arched doors.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.380
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper
Primary Keywords: canals; doorways; gondolas; venice; window

The Beggars, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Beggars, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A deep covered passageway dominates the composition. At the near end of the passage, to the right side stand a woman and young girl, both with heads covered and looking at the viewer. Looking down the passageway, light catches the timbered ceiling and figures can be seen walking at the far end, silhouetted against the bright light in the square or street beyond. A lantern hangs above the entrance at the near end of the passage.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.382
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
Primary Keywords: alleys; buildings; standing; venice

The Mast, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Mast, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A long street receds at the center of the image. In the center is a flagpole surmounted by a winged lion (symbol of St. Mark, and therefore of Venice). In the foreground at lower left is a group of women seated working together making lace. Other than a man and boy at the right of the flagpole, the street is largely empty.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.383
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Primary Keywords: buildings; chairs; child; figures; hats; pole; seated; standing; venice; walking; woman; women

San Biagio, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: San Biagio, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A large, two-story arched passageway leads from the foreground to a distant street. Viewed from the water of the canal that runs across the bottom of the image, the image concentrates on the dark barrel vault of the passage, the boats that occupy the foreground between the water and the walls of the building, and windows and balconies that animate the wall on either side of the archway.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.385
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
Primary Keywords: arches; balcony; boats; canals; venice; window

San Giorgio, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: San Giorgio, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Ships at anchor in a lagoon is the focus of this image. Smaller boats are tied to the quay in the foreground and along the horizon line is a cityscape, leading to a large church at the left, with an impressive facade, dome and bell tower behind. A large ship is moored between the viewer and the church. Much of the foreground is occupied by water without boats, leaving the elements of the composition largely in the middle distance.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.386
Medium and Support: etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Primary Keywords: buildings; san giorgio maggiore; venice; water

Nocturne: Palaces, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Nocturne: Palaces, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A nighttime view of canals in Venice. Walls of buildings at rough right angles to one another, connected by a footbridge in the distance, are lit to reveal massings of the architecture--balconies, doorways, windows. There are not people apparent; the sky and water are both very dark.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.387
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper
Primary Keywords: arches; balcony; buildings; canals; night; venice

Upright Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Upright Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: Seen from an elevated vantage point, a quay in the foreground with boats anchored nearby and figures talking is balanced in the upper part of the image by a view of buildings along the canals, gondolas, shipping and, just left of center a large domed church.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.388
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark
Primary Keywords: buildings; city; figures; gondolas; painter; venice; water

The Riva, No. 2, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: The Riva, No. 2, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.389
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
Primary Keywords: canals; gondolas; shores; stair; tent; venice; water

Ponte del Piovan, One of the "Twenty-six Etchings," or the "Second Venice Set"; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Ponte del Piovan, One of the "Twenty-six Etchings," or the "Second Venice Set"
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A brick and stone bridge crosses a canal at the center of the image. On both sides as well as behind the bridge are tall buildings that surround the bridge, creating shallow space. Several figures stand and sit on the bridge. Windows, balconies,
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.390
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint on laid paper
Primary Keywords: bridges; buildings; canals; venice

Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'; James McNeill Whistler

Title: Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description: A sweeping panorama shows a city and shipping along the water. The left side is more minutely described as large three-story buildings hug the water's edge. Just to the right of center is a large building with several domes. Several small boats and gondolas are visible to left of center. A cloudy and blustery sky occupies the top of the image.
Artist Life Dates: 1834-1903
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1879-1880
Accession Number: 1954/1.391
Medium and Support: etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem
Primary Keywords: boats; buildings; gondolas; venice; water

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