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Title

Adoration of the Shepherds

Artist

Nicolaus van Aelst

Physical Description

This black and white print depicts a scene with groups of figures separated compositionally by a large wooden post that is placed in the foreground of the composition, just left of center. Four male figures on the left look toward the scene on the right where a woman kneels in prayer before a child accompanied by two angels and a haloed man feeding hay to a donkey.

Artist Life Dates

1526-1613

Object Creation Date

circa 1604-1606

Accession Number

2012/2.185

Medium and Support

engraving and etching on off-white medium laid paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

herdsmen

information forms

new testament

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

Title

Untitled (Structural Constellation drawing)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1955

Accession Number

2007/2.5

Medium and Support

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

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

coating (material)

coating by form

concepts in the arts

descriptors

diagrams

document genres

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drawings

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european

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image-making processes and techniques

information forms

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

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modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

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processes and techniques by specific type

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styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Christmas Poem

Artist

Anonymous American

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1983/2.7

Medium and Support

soft graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

allegory and literature

artists

celebrations

components

components and systems

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document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

events

holidays

how we live

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

information forms

layout features

making art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

poetry

religious holidays

text-based art

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Figures with Greek Inscription

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

This lithograph depicts two highly abstracted and intertwined standing figures delineated in white outline against a black background. Fishtail-like forms emerge out of the figures. There is Greek lettering inscribed next to the top of the figure on the left and the letters HPA inscribed next to the top of the figure on the right.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2012/2.216

Medium and Support

three-color lithograph on heavy wove paper

Secondary Keywords

document genres

document genres by form

european

european styles and periods

information forms

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Leaf from a Bible with decorated initial and vegetal ornament

Artist

Artist Unknown, Armenia

Physical Description

This page from a manuscript features two columns of text written in Armenian. An animal-shaped initial, composed of two stylized birds pecking one another, appears in the lower right column. The lower left margin is decorated with a sidebar that elegantly combines geometric and plant motifs. The decorative elements are painted in pink and blue with touches of reddish orange.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

early 15th century

Accession Number

1958/1.162

Medium and Support

ink on glazed paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

asia (continent)

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

document genres by function

geographic and political locations

images and ornament

information form components

information forms

layout features

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

Title

Scene of People Signing

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A group of men seated underneath an awning. The man on the left has a laurel wreath on his head. They are sitting in a circle singing.

Century

16th-17th century

Accession Number

2013/2.527

Medium and Support

pen and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on paper

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for music

document genres for oral or performed works

humanities

information forms

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

performing arts

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Illuminated leaf with floriated border, Arabic lettering with gold leaf, blue and red designs with black lettering.

Accession Number

2015/2.1A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two columns of text with a large decorated letter and an ornate floral border of blue, gold and brown.

Accession Number

2015/2.3A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

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medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

One coumn of text on right with decorated border on left, brown and red lettering and two decorated letters.

Century

15th century

Accession Number

2015/2.4A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two columnbs of black and red text wtih decorated letters in blue, red and gold leaf.

Accession Number

2015/2.5

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

One column of text with gold leaf, red and blue lettering. Picture and figures on the right.

Object Creation Date

1462

Accession Number

2015/2.6A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

Secondary Keywords

ceremonial objects

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Illuminated Manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Brown ink notes and lettering with red staff lines and some red lettering with a decorated letter.

Accession Number

2015/2.7A&B

Medium and Support

ink and gold leaf on paper

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

european

european styles and periods

information form components

information forms

layout features

medieval styles and periods

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1636

Accession Number

2013/2.540

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bishops (prelates)

christian clergy

clergy

descriptors

document genres

document genres by function

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

prelates

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

tools and equipment

walking sticks

Title

Bombed-out Church, World War II Liberation, Limousin, Haute-Vienne, Oradour-sur-Glane, France

Artist

Henri Cartier-Bresson

Physical Description

A bombed out church with debris all around.

Artist Life Dates

1908-2004

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

2014/2.323

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

information forms

objects we use

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Watching Geese

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

This landscape makes use of the wide range of tones possible from black ink and water. A man stands in a mountain clearing, gazing at geese in the distance. Calligraphic text is written vertically in the upper left corner.

Artist Life Dates

1906-1987

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.124

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddha, seated, with mandorla and dais; inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

515

Accession Number

1964/2.96

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by form

form attributes

information forms

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Stove God and Wife with Calendar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

This print is typical, depicting the Stove God and his wife with halos and elegant clothing. Before them is a table with common worship instruments, including candles, an incense burner, and flowers. Standing in the bottom corners are two officials, and between them a container of jewels. The jewels are flanked by a dog and rooster; animals thought to be symbols of domesticity with auspicious connotations. Above the scene a calendar for the year 1949 is framed by an auspicious dragon motif.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1989/2.116

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

calendars

containers

containers by function or context

document genres

document genres by form

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

mythology

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

people by state or condition

plants

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

spouses

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1980/2.179

Medium and Support

woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

document genres

document genres by form

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

New Hope

Artist

Sister Mary Corita

Physical Description

Colorful forms and words arranged on a white background. Block letters display words in a mixed-up format, some upside down, some on their sides. On left side there is a section with smaller writing in yellowish ink.

Artist Life Dates

1918-1986

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

2010/1.205

Medium and Support

serigraph on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

literary, oral and motion picture genres

objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Field Notes II

Artist

Larry Cressman

Physical Description

Small, thin raspberry twigs are organized in horizental rows to form a square on a white background.

Artist Life Dates

born 1945

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2009/2.103

Medium and Support

raspberry twigs, polymer, pins

Secondary Keywords

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by function

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

equipment

equipment by process

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

piercing tools

plant components

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

tools and equipment

trees (components)

Title

Coquetterie

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

Printed in 'Le Charivari.' newspaper. Image cut from larger paper. Paper size: lh 33cm & rh 32 4/5cm x w 24cm.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Accession Number

2008/2.465

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

components and systems

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

information forms

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

publications

serials

sets (groups)

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Landscape: Illustrating a poem of the T'ang period by Chang Chi (Zhang Ji )

Artist

Dong Gao (Tung Kao)

Physical Description

Chang Chi's poem lies in the upper right corner, just above a distant castle or other elegant building. In the foreground, mountains and trees arch over a wandering blue river and stretches of wispy clouds.

Artist Life Dates

(1740 - 1818)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1780

Accession Number

1967/2.9

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

materials

materials by function

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Hercules

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A nude man seen from behind raises a staff to ward off the blow of a standing female figure, also with a staff. The woman's swing is directed to two seated figures at the lower left: a nude woman and a satyr. In the distance is an elaborate gated city and landscape.

Artist Life Dates

(Nüremberg, 1471 - 1528)

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1498

Accession Number

1956/1.78

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

transfer method

buildings and the land

country houses

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

dwellings

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

intaglio prints

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

residential structures

rural houses

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wilderness

woody plants

youth

Title

Leaf from a psalter or book of hours (Psalm 26)

Artist

Artist Unknown, England or France

Physical Description

This manuscript leaf contains a single column of text in Latin surrounded by generous margins on three sides. Pen-flourished initials elaborated with delicate penwork, colored red and blue alternating with gold and purple, mark the beginning of each verse along the left edge of the text column. Five line-fillers, long linear elements colored blue and gold, complete the closing line of each verse and preserve the regular shape of the text block.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1400-1450

Accession Number

1965/2.81

Medium and Support

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Secondary Keywords

layout features

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

document genres by function

images and ornament

information form components

information forms

layout features

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

Title

Movie and Minstrel Show Posters on Brick Wall, Demopolis, Alabama

Artist

Walker Evans

Physical Description

A black and white photo of the side of a building that has advertisements posted. One ad is for a movie, "The Roaring West," while the other is for the " J. C. Lincoln's Sunny South Big Tent Show."

Artist Life Dates

1903-1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1935-1936

Accession Number

2011/2.7

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

color

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

declaratory document genres

document genres

document genres by function

enclosing structural elements

information forms

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

photographs by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

walls and wall components

Title

Eve Tempted by the Serpent

Artist

Defendente Ferrari

Physical Description

A nude woman with long hair flowing down her back grasps a tree branch with her right hand and bends it downward in order to more easily pluck the green fruit dangling at its tip with her left hand. Her white body contrasts starkly with the darker tones of the surrounding landscape. The less conspicuous figure of a serpent with the head of a bearded man coils about the trunk of the tree next to the woman and fixes her with his stare.

Artist Life Dates

active 1500-1535

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1520-1525

Accession Number

1967/1.38

Medium and Support

tempera on panel

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bible

buildings and the land

descriptors

document genres

document genres by function

europe (continent)

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

information forms

italy (nation)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

old testament

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

religious texts

reptiles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Le Café de la Nouvelle Athènes

Artist

Jean Louis Forain

Artist Life Dates

1852-1931

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

circa 1876

Accession Number

1973/1.712

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on cream laid paper

Secondary Keywords

clothing

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

hats

information forms

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

publications

seating furniture

serials

single seating furniture

vessels

Title

Leaf from a Bible with Daniel in the lions' den aided by the prophet Habakuk

Artist

Artist Unknown, France

Physical Description

Two columns of Latin text fill this page taken from a bible manuscript. A painting in a gold rectangular frame is located in the lower right column. An angel descends from a blue semicircular disc in the upper right corner of the painting and grasps a larger figure by the hair with both hands. This second figure holds a jug in his left hand and a plate with bread in his right. A third figure, dressed in a white robe, reaches up toward this larger figure from an enclosure below. He appears against a black background and four gray animal heads overlap his torso.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1290

Accession Number

1993/2.10

Medium and Support

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

document genres by function

food

information forms

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by function

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

vessels

Title

Leaf from a Book of Hours

Artist

Artist Unknown, France

Physical Description

This manuscript page contains a column of Latin text surrounded by generous margins. A pair of slender flowers with small green leaves run the length of the text along the left margin. Three decorated initials appear on the left edge of the text block. Each initial is painted gold on a pink and blue ground with white scrollwork and enclosed within a frame. Two rectangular line-fillers, colored pink and blue with white scrollwork, appear in the right half of the text column.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1400-1425

Accession Number

1993/2.9

Medium and Support

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Secondary Keywords

layout features

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

document genres by function

images and ornament

information form components

information forms

layout features

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

Title

Jewish Men Praying, Jerusalem, Israel

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

A group of Hassidic men praying inside of a religious place. They are all standing, facing forward.

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2014/2.331

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions and religious concepts

Title

Jewish Funeral, Jerusalem, Israel

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

A group of Hassidic men standing over a body covered in a cloth. There are windows behind them.

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

2014/2.332

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

ceremonial containers

containers

containers by function or context

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

funerary containers

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions and religious concepts

Title

Preacher on the Street, New York City, USA

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

A man preaching on a public street. There are people passing by him. He is holding a bible in one hand.

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2014/2.340

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

information forms

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions and religious concepts

roads

roads by form

transportation spaces

Title

Sheet of Sketches and Caricatures

recto: studies for a group of figures (religious or allegorical) and two studies of standing women, one with child

verso: two sets of couples in caricature in contemporary dress

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

First side: Various people, one holding her hands below her waist, one speaking to a little boy, a group clustered together.

Second side: two fashionably dressed couples (man and woman) walking.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1866

Accession Number

2013/2.563.1-2

Medium and Support

graphite on paper (double-sided drawing)

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

associated concepts

components and systems

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

hats

headgear

information forms

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

objects we use

parents

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

people by family relationship

sets (groups)

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

walking sticks

youth

Title

Buddha's Footprint at Zhutang Temple, from the album, Twelve Views of Jinling (Nanjing) (one of pair of albums)

Artist

Gao Cen (Kao Ts'en)

Artist Life Dates

act. 1643-1679

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

late 17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1970/2.159.9

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

document genres

document genres by form

information forms

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

Title

The Roll Call, A Masque of the Red Cross

Artist

Arnold Genthe

Physical Description

Text: The Roll Call, A Masque of the Red Cross - By Percy MacKaye

Artist Life Dates

Germany, 1869-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.44

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

armed conflicts

crosses

declaratory and advertising artifacts

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for oral or performed works

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people

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people in science-related occupations

scientists and people in science-related occupations

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war

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Title

Leaf from a book of hours with a funeral mass

Artist

Gold Scrolls Group

Physical Description

This miniature painting depicts a group of male figures gathered around a coffin draped with a blue cloth. Two pairs of candles set on tall candlesticks are placed at the head and foot of the coffin. To the left of the coffin stand four mourners wearing long gray robes with hoods. Facing them from the other side of the coffin are three tonsured clergymen dressed in white, who look at an open book placed before them. The group stands upon a green tiled floor next to a pink wall. The background is painted red and decorated with an exuberant pattern of gold scrolling foliage motifs.

Artist Life Dates

active circa 1415-1450

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1415-1455

Accession Number

1993/2.8

Medium and Support

ink, tempera, gold, and silver alloy on parchment

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candleholders

candles and candleholders

ceremonial containers

ceremonies

containers

containers by function or context

cultural ceremonies

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

events

funerary containers

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

rites of passage

Title

scripted

Artist

Ann Hamilton

Physical Description

A long wooden box divided into two compartments, one small and one large. The small compartment contains an intricately worked gold thimble inscribed with a poem. The long compartment contains a silver thimble in which horse hairs have been threaded. The tuft of horse hair runs the length of the long compartment.

Artist Life Dates

born 1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1997

Accession Number

1999/2.15

Medium and Support

gold thimble, silver thimble, horsehair, wood and glass

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animals and creatures

components

components and systems

components by specific context

constructions (sculpture)

containers

containers by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

hair and hair components

information form components

information forms

international post-1945 styles and movements

keratinous material

mammals

materials

materials by origin

metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

script and type forms

sculpture

sculpture by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Lady meeting her lover from the Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta series

Artist

India, Rajasthan, Mewar School

Physical Description

Brightly colored painting with three primary registers. The uppermost and smallest register contains a poem. The lower two are larger and similar in size. The bottommost depicts stairs, architectural structures, snakes, and flowering plants. Above, the middle register frames a seated man under a canopy-like architectural form, who reaches out to grasp the wrist of a woman. Behind her is a flowering tree, and and the far right, and open door.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1630

Accession Number

1980/2.242

Medium and Support

Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

deciduous trees

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, layman, and cobras

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A naked Jina sits on a throne with a naked monk to his left offering praise. A devotee sits in a lotus pond that is surrounded by flames, yet his face appears serene ans he holds his rosary. Two cobras appear next to the flames, with a three in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.171

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

events

figures (representations)

gathered matter components

information form components

information forms

landscapes (environments)

leaves (folded sheets)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

'Sung Sang Kala' (Sunday in "Pelelintangan" —Balinese calendar)

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1966/2.15

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on hand-woven cotton

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

document genres

document genres by form

information forms

legendary creatures

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

Title

Bowl with inscriptions in Kufic and another script

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A wide-mouth bowl with a small base. Sections of the bowl were broken and were replaced. The bowl has inscriptions for decorations.

Century

early 13th century

Object Creation Date

early 13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.60

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and gold lustre overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

arabic scripts

asian

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

information form components

information forms

making art

middle east (general region)

objects

objects we use

script and type forms

scripts (writing)

scripts by form

types

Title

Bowl with radial design and inscribed rim

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A shallow bowl with a base and radial design and inscribed rim. The decorations are both on the inside and outside of the bowl.

Century

early 13th century

Object Creation Date

early 13th century

Accession Number

1961/1.186

Medium and Support

fritware with pale blue-green glaze and overglaze lustre painting

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

information forms

middle east (general region)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

vessels

Title

Star-shaped Tile with flying crane among flowers

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A tile in the shape of a 8 pointed star with a bird depiction and inscriptions.

Century

early 14th century

Object Creation Date

early 14th century

Accession Number

1957/1.102

Medium and Support

fritware with blue underglaze painting and brown luster overglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

buildings and the land

crane (bird)

descriptors

design elements

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

information forms

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

middle east (general region)

motifs

natural element motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Bowl with bird holding leaf and inscription

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A wide-mouth, narrow-base bowl with overglaze lustre decorations of a bird holding leaf. There are inscriptions as part of the decorations.

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.63

Medium and Support

fritware with overglaze lustre painting

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological material

containers

containers by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

geographic and political locations

information forms

materials

materials by origin

middle east (general region)

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Hanging a Poem on a Cherry Tree

Artist

Ishikawa Toyonobu

Physical Description

A color woodblock print of a young woman hanging a paper with poem on a cherry tree. The woman is in a kimono with intricate design of cherry blossom, hemp leaves, birds and swirls, pine trees and diamond patterns. She also wears broad obi (sash) in checkerboard patterns, which is bow- tied on her back. There is also a white sash underneath the obi, which supports her long kimono. Her hair is tied on the back and adorn with tortoise-shell comb and pin. The cherry tree is in full bloom; there is a curtain with a family crest behind the woman and the tree; a certain kind of platform with swirling vine pattern is peaking below the curtain. The overall color scheme is in yellow, orange, black and white (the color of the paper). There are artist’s signature and two seals on the right bottom corner, and smaller seal on the left bottom corner.

Artist Life Dates

1711-1785

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746-1749

Accession Number

1955/1.130

Medium and Support

Urushi-e (color woodblock print) on paper

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

deciduous trees

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information forms

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Sword (13th century) and scabbard (18th century) with design of samurai writing a poem under cherry tree

Artist

Kagemitsu

Physical Description

The sword is long and slightly curved; the metal smith's name is engraved on the metal handle.

Artist Life Dates

(active late 13th–early 14th century )

Century

Late 13th-Early 14th century

Object Creation Date

1299-1301

Accession Number

1973/2.85

Medium and Support

forged steel blade with wooden handle and scabbard

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

cases (containers)

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

deciduous trees

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

edged weapon components

information forms

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

plants

settlements and landscapes

sheaths

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weapon components

woody plants

Title

Surimono: The Lover in the Snow

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

The print depicts a figure in black walking in the snow with an umbrella. The snow covers the road, the well and the trees. Inscriptions of two poems appear on the upper right-hand corner, and the artist's signature can be found on the bottom edge of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1760-1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1817-1849

Accession Number

1948/1.152

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

writing (processes)

Title

Sunrise at Benten Shrine, Suzaki Cape

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

Two geisha (itinerant musicians) are shown strolling in the countryside, with the roof of Benten Shintô shrine in the distance. The backdrop is the rising sun—the give-away that this is a New Year’s print—seen over distant mountains and a calm bay. One woman stoops to empty the ashes from her pipe, while the other draws her kimono closely about her. A poem lies just above the rising sun in the top left register of the morning sky.

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1800-1820

Accession Number

1954/1.471

Medium and Support

koban surimono (privately published) color woodblock print (nishiki e) on paper

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

components of bodies of water

costume

costume by form

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in service occupations

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

writing (processes)

Title

One of the Most Enduring Vooraleerzich Most Enduring Poems Hier Het Gedicht of the First World War

Artist

Mary Reid Kelley

Physical Description

This is a white piece of paper with black lettering. The words are arranged in six lines down the page.

Artist Life Dates

(1979 - )

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2010/1.207

Medium and Support

pencil on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

writing (processes)

Title

Courtesans of the Chôjiya: Hinatsuru and Her Attendant

Artist

Kitagawa Utamaro

Physical Description

The kneeling figure in the foreground is grand courtesan Hinatsuru. Her kamuro (attendant) is arranging a vase of chrysanthemums beside her. The circular inset contains a poet and his poem addressed to the two of them:

In its wake

The autumn grasses wither.

Indeed, the mountain wind

Has now become a gale.

Artist Life Dates

(Edo, 1754 - 1806, Edo)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1790

Accession Number

1948/1.184

Medium and Support

Ôban (large size) nishiki-e (full-color woodblock print) on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

east asian

information forms

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in service occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

prostitutes

relief prints

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique