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Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 7 - As We Forgive Them that Sin Against Us (Das Vaterunser - Wie wir vergeben unsern Schuldigern)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

A male figure in profile seen at viewer's right rests his head on the shoulder of a woman. The figures grasp hands in the center of the composition; the female figure's proper left hand rests upon the neck of the male figure; both figures are dressed in dark clothes and illuiminated from behind by a bright white light; text runs along the uppermost edge of the composition, at the viewer's right mid-center, and along the bottom proper.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.429

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 4.31196

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

emotion

european

european styles and periods

information forms

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

object groupings

object groupings and systems

object groupings by general context

object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

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prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

psychological concepts

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sets (groups)

social science concepts

styles and periods

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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Title

Playskool Gym, from the Playskool series

Artist

Frank Stella

Physical Description

Wall relief sculpture created from wood, irregularly shaped metal objects, and found objects—including steel rods, ratcheted discs and a paintbrush.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1989/2.1

Medium and Support

patinated cast bronze, fabricated aluminum, wood, steel, plastic, screenprint

relevance

rank 4.30714

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

found object sculpture

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

recreation

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

sculpture

sculpture by material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Incense burner lid with peacock-shaped finial

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.111

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.30108

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by general context

containers

containers by function or context

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Prometheus

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A winged figure draped in a toga has descended upon a non-winged figure and is attempting to bind. The non-winged nude figure has their hands behind their back and with one knee bent and the other leg extended, submits to the winged figure. Both figures do not have any facial features.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1969

Accession Number

1978/2.26

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.29186

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

figures (representations)

genres in the arts

legendary creatures

literary, oral and motion picture genres

objects we use

people and culture

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Varahi

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Tamil Nandu, Kanchipuran

Physical Description

Varahi has a crowned boar’s head on a woman’s body. She sits with her ankles crosses and originally had four arms, the back two have broken away as has the front right hand which had probably been held up in a reassuring gesture. Her left from hand is held down at her left knee with the palm held facing out in a gesture of giving. Her body is softly modeled with a narrow waist and full breasts. She wears jewelry that is in sharp but low relief and includes a series of necklaces forming a collar of decoration and a longer one that falls between her breasts which suggests the sacred thread extending down to her waist at her right. She is naked from the waist up and the lower garment is merely suggested by the heavier folds at the waist. Her head is tilted and her chin/snout had jutted out to the left, but the lower snout is broken away. She wears a conical crown that accents the long diagonal of her face. Originally there was an arch behind the image which would have supported her back arms, so the image would have appeared denser, with only the cut away empty space to the sides of her waist.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

circa early 10th century

Accession Number

1960/1.113

Medium and Support

granite

relevance

rank 4.28996

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

rock

rock by form

Title

Ganesha, seated on a double lotus throne

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

Ganesha is shown here seated on a double lotus throne, in a royal posture with the soles of his feet together. He has four arms, and holds two of his attributes in the rear pair: an ax and a rosary. His trunk curls down across his rotund belly to reach for a bowl of sweets that rests in his left forward arm. The cobra slung across his shoulder, now hard to make out because of the centuries of wear of the stone, indicates Ganesha's lineage as the son of the Shiva, in his aspect as the great ascetic. Almost 27 inches high, this sculpture of the Hindu god Ganesha is carved of andesite, a volcanic stone common to the island of Java in Indonesia. Andesite is a soft stone and erodes easily, which is why the carving is no longer crisp.

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

1957/2.56

Medium and Support

andesite (volcanic stone)

relevance

rank 4.28996

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

rock

rock by form

Title

Dhow Sail, Lamu, Kenya, 1997

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A large ship sail against a cloud-filled sky in Kenya. The angle from which the photograph was taken creates a triangular shape to the sail. From the top corner to the left edge of the photo is a rope, and on the right side of the sail is a small black figure protruding from behind the cloth, possibly the top of the mast to which the sail is connected.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2012/2.102

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.28967

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

photographic processes

photography and photographic processes and techniques

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

scientific concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Torso of a Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

2005/1.457

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.28393

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

the human body

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Oriya manuscript (unidentified), folio: A Courtier Visits an Ascetic. (Images and text on both sides; pair with 1985/2.144)

Artist

India, Orissa

Physical Description

In this scene, a young prince, seen at right in his bejeweled splendor, offers reverence to an ascetic. The sage, nearly naked and with matted hair, sits on an animal skin. His right hand is in the gesture of exposition, suggesting that he is preaching to his courtly audience.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1997/2.40

Medium and Support

charcoal dust and washes of color on incised palm leaf

relevance

rank 4.28321

Secondary Keywords

layout features

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by general context

components by specific context

descriptors

illustrations

illustrations by form

image-making processes and techniques

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

leaves

people and culture

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious ideologies

text-based art

writing (processes)

Title

Footed Bowl with openwork floral scroll design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Physical Description

A deep footed bowl with a short base. It has a cobalt-tinged rim. There are decorations on the inside and outside of the bowl in floral pattern.

Century

late 12th - early 13th century

Object Creation Date

late 12th century - early 13th century

Accession Number

1957/1.61

Medium and Support

fritware with cobalt-tinged rim

relevance

rank 4.27846

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

geographic and political locations

middle east (general region)

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Mukha-Linga, Cobra head

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Physical Description

This phallic representation of the god Shiva appears as a columnar head placed on a base with two rounded moldings on top of a series of square ones. His neck is fully cylindrical and the face is modeled on that cylinder. The eyes are wide open and a bow shaped eyebrow curves over them. He has a flared nose and luxuriant moustache over a narrow but full lips and a short ball like chin. A ‘U’ shaped element consisting of lines and a pearl motif probably represents his beard, perhaps held up in a tight net. His forehead is decorated with three raise lines that go straight across and his crown is basically flat over his hear decorated with a bunch of peak forms in the center with a finial surmounting the whole. His ears fan out almost like handles to a jar and are decorated with stylized arabesques. A five-headed snake hood rises behind the head and has a rib down its center and scale motives incised towards the bottom an ‘S’ shapes t denote the cobra ‘eyes’ to each side.

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1981/2.52C

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.27304

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

hinduism

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

snakes

the natural world

Title

Hassidic Men Walking Amongst Sand Piles, Israel

Artist

Leonard Freed

Physical Description

A man in hassidic clothing standing in the middle of a sand pile. There is another man farther back in the distance.

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

2014/2.330

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.27304

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

materials

materials by composition

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions and religious concepts

soil

soil by composition or origin

Title

Goldweight

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Ghana, Akan

Physical Description

Goldweights are small objects cast from brass used to weigh out quantities of gold and gold dust. They are cast using a lost-wax casting technique, wherein wax is sculpted into the desired shape and a mold is pressed around the wax model. Then, the mold is heated and the wax drained out, leaving a void in the shape of the original wax model. Liquid brass is poured into the mold and allowed to set before the caster cracks the mold open and retrieves the finished goldweight.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.385

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 4.27304

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

christianity

descriptors

goldweights

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

people and culture

protestantism

religions

religions and religious concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Paperweight or box cover: underside carved with lotus and double vajra motifs

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century - early 20th century

Accession Number

1983/1.112

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 4.27304

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

motifs

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Adoration of Shri Nathji

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School

Physical Description

The richly dressed sculpture in the central niche is Shri Nathaji, an alternative name for Krishna, and the principal deity of the Vallabha Sampraday sect, to which the Kotah ruling family belonged. A priest is shown performing the lamp-waving ceremony before Shri Nathaji. At right is a small costumed sculpture of Krishna playing the flute.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1830

Accession Number

2003/2.9

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 4.27291

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

people by state or condition

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious figures

standing

Title

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

Artist

Katsushika Hokusai

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1760 - 1849

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1831-1832

Accession Number

1948/1.151

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.27252

Secondary Keywords

upward

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

plants

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Star-shaped Tile with cheetah among foliage

Artist

Iran, Kashan

Physical Description

A tile in the shape of a an 8 pointed star with animal depiction.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - mid 14th century

Accession Number

1957/1.73

Medium and Support

molded fritware, blue and turquoise underglaze, overglaze copper lustre painting

relevance

rank 4.27117

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

geographic and political locations

mammals

materials

materials by origin

middle east (general region)

people and culture

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

shape

Title

Square tile with stylized tulip design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1997/1.259

Medium and Support

fritware with blue and amber glaze ?

relevance

rank 4.26902

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Square tile with stylized tulip design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 15th century

Accession Number

1997/1.260

Medium and Support

fritware with blue and amber glaze ?

relevance

rank 4.26902

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Tile

Artist

Turkey

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1972/2.136

Medium and Support

earthenware with glaze

relevance

rank 4.26902

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Umgeben

Artist

Josef Albers

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1933

Accession Number

1961/2.43

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 4.26656

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

non-representational art

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Opposite

Artist

Josef Albers

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1933

Accession Number

1953/2.2

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.26656

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

non-representational art

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Scene in the Catskills

Artist

Thomas Cole

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

American, born England, 1801-1848

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1801-1848

Accession Number

1919.2

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 4.25651

Secondary Keywords

settlement area

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

buildings and the land

components of bodies of water

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

geography

houses

houses by location

houses by location or context

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

residential structures

rural houses

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

waterscapes

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 10 - For Thine Is the Kingdom (Das Vaterunser - Denn Dein ist das Reich)

Artist

Max Pechstein

Physical Description

A man, a woman, and a child facing the viewer with their hands folded in prayer. The man and woman sit on a mattress and look to heaven. The child stands in front of them with his head bowed. Next to the child is a diminutive cow. In the background behind the family are images of fish and birds.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1948/1.432

Medium and Support

woodcut with hand-coloring on paper

relevance

rank 4.25484

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

components and systems

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

emotion

european

european styles and periods

figures

groups of people

information forms

kinship groups

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mental activities

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movement

object groupings

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object groupings by specific context

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

psychological concepts

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

social groups

social science concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works groupings

Title

Bird's Nest and Eggs

Artist

Keith Carter

Physical Description

Two hands holding a small birds nest with four eggs inside.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1948

Object Creation Date

1992

Accession Number

2013/2.109

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.24822

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people and culture

philosophical concepts

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Thangka

Artist

Tibet

Accession Number

1995/1.54

Medium and Support

cotton with opaque watercolor

relevance

rank 4.24552

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Tibetan Buddhist deity

Artist

Nepal

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

late 20th century

Accession Number

2004/2.138

Medium and Support

thangka (hanging scroll), ink, opaque mineral pigments, and gold on silk

relevance

rank 4.24552

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Thangka

Artist

Tibet

Accession Number

1995/1.53

Medium and Support

cotton with opaque watercolor

relevance

rank 4.24552

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Articulation: Formulation, from the portfolio "Formulation: Articulation"

Artist

Josef Albers

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1972

Accession Number

1983/1.336.24

Medium and Support

screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 4.24303

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

aegean

aegean periods

associated concepts

descriptors

early western world

european

european styles and periods

geometric concepts

geometric figures

greek

image-making processes and techniques

mathematical concepts

mediterranean

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

plane figures

polygons

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

quadrilaterals

rectangles

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

One of a pair of six-fold screens

Artist

Attributed Kanô Tan'yû

Physical Description

This six-fold screen, a half of a pair, is meant to represent six of the twelve months of the year, with keen attention paid to the birds and flowers associated with each. Although this screen bears Kano Tan’yu’s signature, it was probably created by his studio or by followers working in this famous artist’s style.

Artist Life Dates

(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1965/1.178

Medium and Support

one of a pair of 6-fold screens, ink and light color on paper

relevance

rank 4.24116

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

upward

animals and creatures

asia (continent)

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plant material

plants

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

riverine bodies

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Untitled

Artist

Frank Stella

Physical Description

Two sets of concentric arcs of bright colors radiate toward one another from the lower left corner and the upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

born 1936

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

1993/2.6

Medium and Support

acrylic on canvas

relevance

rank 4.23484

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

form attributes

forms of expression

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

shape

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Snuff bottle with relief images of luohan (Buddhist sages/arhats)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1880

Accession Number

1980/2.129

Medium and Support

porcelain, molded, with overglaze enamel painting

relevance

rank 4.23294

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Tantric icon in portable case

Artist

Nepal

Century

19th century?

Object Creation Date

19th century (?)

Accession Number

1983/1.110A&B

Medium and Support

copper and wood

relevance

rank 4.23294

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

icons

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

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

relevance

rank 4.23040

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

FACSIMILE REPRODUCTION: Tôto Meisho Series: White Rain on Nihon Bridge (Nihonbashi no shirazame)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Vertical lines stream downward across the print indicate torrents of rain. Several travelers with umbrallas and straw hats are walking across the bridge over the river. A village alongside the river and mountains are shown in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

20th century?

Object Creation Date

circa 1920 - circa 1940

Accession Number

1948/1.140

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.22882

Secondary Keywords

scale

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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weather-related phenomena

Title

Buddha Asyura (Ashura, Kôfukuji, Nara)

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1959

Accession Number

1986/2.65

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.22570

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

people

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Title

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: #107 Fukagawa, Susaki and the Jumantsubo Plain

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This vertical print frames a view of a landscape with an up close view of a bird in the upper right corner that takes up about thirty percent of the image.

The viewer is positioned alongside the bird, circling the sky above the twin peaks of a mountain. A crate floats in the water below while smaller birds flocking around it. Snow covers the ground.

The signature and title markings are in the upper right corner, and in the middle along the left side above the landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1856-1857

Accession Number

1960/2.143

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.22286

Secondary Keywords

image form

level

upward

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asian

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views

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visual works

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The snow scene of a village under the mountain. The house roofs, the bridge over the river, the mountain and trees are all covered by the snow. Three birds fly above the riverbank, lingering around the snow-covered pine branches.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1948/1.145

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.22038

Secondary Keywords

scale

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woodcuts

woody plants

Title

I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A black and white silkscreen lettering of a dove with its right wing outstretched, neck turned. The bird's beak is a brilliant shade of orange. There is a poem titled, "I Think Continuously of Those Who Were Truly Great." below the dove, and names of various people above the dove. The poem was written by Stephen Spender.

Artist Life Dates

1898-1969

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

2011/1.100

Medium and Support

white and black silkscreen lettering and watercolor wash on paper

relevance

rank 4.21944

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

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Title

Night Rain on the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Artist

Chang Ku-nien

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

last quarter of 20th century

Accession Number

2006/1.127

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on paper

relevance

rank 4.21616

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

bodies of water

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materials

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scroll paintings

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vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

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weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Faceted bottle

Artist

Iran?

Century

12th - 13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1961/1.182

Medium and Support

bronze with silver inlay

relevance

rank 4.21287

Secondary Keywords

aegean

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containers

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vessels

Title

Jason Sowing the Dragon's Teeth

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy or France

Physical Description

A group of armed men struggles in a landscape while a helmeted female figure hovers on a cloud above them and points to a distant city that lies across an expanse of water. A man at the left with a green cuirass and cloth knotted about his waist and neck stands apart from the combatants and looks up toward the gesturing woman. Behind him appears a row of sword-wielding men locked in combat, with several casualties lying at their feet. On a hillock in the background a pair of oxen, an orange-gold colored sheep, and a winged dragon may be discerned.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1557-1600

Accession Number

1978/2.38

Medium and Support

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) with underglaze painting

relevance

rank 4.20627

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

armed conflicts

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ceramics

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descriptors

earthenware

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pottery (object genre)

Title

Landscape with Washerwoman

Artist

Alessandro Magnasco

Physical Description

This landscape scene has an expansive blue sky in the upper half of the composition contrasted with the dark countryside, painted in hues of dark green and brown, in the lower portion. On the horizon, in between these two areas, is a mountain range with sharp pointed peaks. The forms of the bright white clouds mimick the foliage of the trees.

There are figures in the foreground area, although the rugged countryside shows no sign of habitation. On the right, two women are shown bending over, washing clothes in a small stream. There is a man sitting next to a laundry basket in the far left corner. A fourth figure, seen from the back only, is placed in the center area of the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1667 - 1749

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1711-1720

Accession Number

1960/2.127

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.20429

Secondary Keywords

upward

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atmospheric effects

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descriptors

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visual works

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Title

twilight

Artist

Dwight William Tryon

Physical Description

Landscape painting featuring a row of trees in the middle distance, separating a glowing sky above and a meadow in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1849 - 1925

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1905

Accession Number

1955/1.87

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 4.20342

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

branches

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european

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Title

Candlestick with decoration of the Labors of the Months

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - late 13th century

Accession Number

1965/1.182

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze, inlaid with silver and gold

relevance

rank 4.20127

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Candlestick with scenes of paired figures drinking

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - late 13th century

Accession Number

1965/1.183

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze, inlaid with silver and gold

relevance

rank 4.20127

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Construction #45

Artist

José de Rivera

Artist Life Dates

1904-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1957

Accession Number

1983/1.401

Medium and Support

stainless steel with wood base

relevance

rank 4.20030

Secondary Keywords

art genres

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

european

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genres

modern and contemporary art

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people and culture

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Title

White Line Square XII (Series II)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

Squares in progressing sizes and shades of orange

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1966

Accession Number

2011/1.119

Medium and Support

three color alumninum plate lithographs on hand cut Arches cover paper

relevance

rank 4.19543

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

coverings and hangings

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coverings and hangings by specific type

european

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flatweaves

forms of expression

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

ingrain carpets

modern european fine arts styles and movements

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rugs

rugs by technique

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Title

9-69

Artist

David Brown

Artist Life Dates

Born 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1983/1.400

Medium and Support

stainless steel with painted wood base

relevance

rank 4.19198

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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Title

20 décembre 1952

Artist

Pierre Soulages

Physical Description

Abstract painting in muted colors with shades of blacks, browns, and white. The composition consists of bold diagonal lines and blocks of black, brown, and white.

Artist Life Dates

born 1919

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1954/2.61

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.19198

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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concepts in the arts

european

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genres

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