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Title

Proserpine

Artist

Hiram Powers

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1805 - 1873

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

second version: modeled 1844; cut 1847

Accession Number

1991/2.40

Medium and Support

Seravezza marble

relevance

rank 0.93901

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean periods

allegory and literature

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

concepts in the arts

early western world

european

european styles and periods

figures

game pieces

genres in the arts

greek

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mediterranean

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

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recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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Title

Carting the Dead, Kerch, Crimea

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

A rolling cart of the dead being wheeled away, with people surrounding.

Artist Life Dates

1912-1990

Object Creation Date

January 1942; printed 2003

Accession Number

2014/2.265

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.93887

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

events

funerary structures

people

people (agents)

people and culture

personal life events

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Daikoku-ten (God of Good Fortune)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This woodwork depicts Daikoku, the god of good fortune, who is associated with farmers. Here he is sitting astride two large barrels of rice, while carrying over his shoulder a large sack, brimming with treasure. In his right hand he holds a magic mallet, said to be able to produce anything the heart desires when struck.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1979/2.85

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 0.93879

Secondary Keywords

art genres

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literary, oral and motion picture genres

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people

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religions and religious concepts

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sculpture

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visual works

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Title

Assumption of the Virgin [L'Assomption]

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Saints below surrounding a stone pedestal with the inscription "Non est hic. Mat 28", with the Virgin Mary above in the clouds with arms spread out surrounded by smaller angels. At the bottom edge of the print is engraved (left) "Callot fecit" and (center right) "Israel ex. cum priuil. Reg.".

Artist Life Dates

1592-1635

Century

17th century

Accession Number

2013/2.543

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 0.93854

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

components

components and systems

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doctrinal concepts

earth sciences concepts

events

hardware

keys and key components

legendary creatures

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical sciences concepts

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

scientific concepts

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Bocskay T'er, Budapest, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

In this photo a man in a heavy overcoat and hat can be seen walking close to the side of a home. His shadow walks beside him, slightly stooped over. The windows of the house are low to the dirt ground, and the sides of the home are decorated in signage.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.3

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.93837

Secondary Keywords

scale

associated concepts

buildings and the land

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

light-related concepts

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

transportation spaces

Title

Ôtsu-e: The Thunder God Fishing for His Drum

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This painting portrays the Thunder God (Raijin), a powerful and ferocious figure, is fishing for his drum, carelessly dropped in the ocean.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1987/1.368

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 0.93769

Secondary Keywords

cord (fiber product)

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

membranophones

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

water activities

Title

Portrait of Françoise (Buste de Femme)

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

Bust portrait of woman. Her hair is brown, shoulder length, and curls at the bottom. Her high-collared blouse has off-white and light blue vertical stripes. She looks directly at the viewer

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

February 28, 1949

Accession Number

1994/1.68

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.93758

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures

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image-making processes and techniques

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modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

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paintings

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people

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spouses

styles and periods

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visual works

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visual works by subject type

Title

Three Graces, part of a fountain design

Artist

Robert Adam

Physical Description

This loose sketch in red crayon depicts three nude female figures standing on the tips of their toes with their arms raised holding up a large round object that appears to have foliage underneath it. The central figure stands with her back to the viewer while the two figures flaking her are seen from the side.

Artist Life Dates

1728-1792

Accession Number

2012/2.223

Medium and Support

red crayon on medium buff laid paper

relevance

rank 0.93730

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

figures (representations)

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

water distribution structures

Title

Sara la Baigneuse

Artist

Henri Fantin-Latour

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1836-1904

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1884

Accession Number

1962/1.115

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 0.93722

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

drapery

figures

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

settlements and landscapes

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

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

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

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

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.166

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 0.93721

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

earth sciences concepts

herbaceous plants

hindu

hinduism

landscapes (environments)

named gods and goddesses

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

plants

religion

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

subject matter

suns

the natural world

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Tasza-Szalka, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A woman is shown seated, bowl in her lap and ducks at her feet. She sits on what appears to be a stone bench and is covered by the shade of a tree.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

July 6, 1924; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.2

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.93712

Secondary Keywords

agricultural structures

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

buildings and the land

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Honor Thy Father and Mother

Artist

Paul Baldung

Physical Description

Paper overlay on lower right. Print cut to frame of image. Paper size: lh 10 1/2cm & rh 10 2/5cm x tw 13 3/5cm & bw 13 1/2cm.

Artist Life Dates

(1484 - 1545)

Accession Number

2008/2.373

Medium and Support

wood cut on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 0.93670

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

associated concepts

groups of people

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

social groups

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Glassu ni sashita hana (Flowers in a Glass)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A girl with patterned dress is holding and looking at a drinking wine glass, in which there is a flower inside the wine glass.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2011/2.30

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 0.93670

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

drinking vessels

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vessels for serving and consuming food

woody plants

Title

Ogun Ax (àáké or edùn Ogun)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Carved ax handle is comprised of a kneeling male figure with rounded knob on top of his head, into which narrow end of triangular iron ax blade is embedded.

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

2006/2.73

Medium and Support

wood, iron

relevance

rank 0.93583

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

equipment

equipment by general type

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

tool and equipment components

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Head of a Buddha (Mon-Dvaravati style)

Artist

Thailand, Mon-Dvaravati

Physical Description

Buddha head carved from grey limestone with serene expression, elongated earlobes and ushnisha, a proturbance on the top of his head indicating his expanded wisdom.

Century

8th-9th century

Object Creation Date

700-899

Accession Number

1993/2.35

Medium and Support

grey limestone

relevance

rank 0.93583

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

devotional images

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Women in Front of the Prison

Artist

Fanny Rabel

Physical Description

Three women stand at the center of the piece in front of what appears to be a prison. The woman in the middle covers her mouth with her hand; face filled with anguish. The face of the woman to the right of the painting is not shown, while the woman to the left stands with hands clasp, hair long, and face stoic.

Artist Life Dates

Mexican, born Poland, 1922-2008

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924-1958

Accession Number

1958/1.110

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.93563

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

public buildings

public buildings by location or context

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Une Grand Mere

Artist

Jacques Villon

Physical Description

Black and white print using drypoint and etching as medium.

Artist Life Dates

1875-1963

Object Creation Date

1943

Accession Number

2011/2.205

Medium and Support

drypoint and etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.93560

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

engraving (printing process)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

photographic prints

photographic prints by color

photographs

photographs by form

positives

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Head of a Buddha, sheltered by Mucalinda (Lopburi style; fragment)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

1993/2.40

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 0.93532

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

devotional images

object genres

object genres by form

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

reptiles

the human body

upper body

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Women Walking in the Subway Station

Artist

Isabel Bishop

Physical Description

This etching contains two women walking in high-heels towards the right and one woman standing in the middle, her face obscured. The woman to the far right carries a handbag. All three women wear knee-length skirts.

Artist Life Dates

1902-1988

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

2009/1.476

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.93530

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

accessories worn on the legs or feet

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

footwear

footwear by form

intaglio prints

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Seated Violinist

Artist

Cornelis Dusart

Physical Description

This etching portrays a lively tavern scene in the 17th century Dutch Republic.The large room has rough plank walls and a stone floor. There is an open hearth on the right and a long table with a bench in the background. There are many figures engaged in various activities, but most are clustered around a seated man playing a violin. One man stands to watch, another, with arms upraised, is singing and a woman tends to a young child. The scene is depicted in great detail and there is lettering on the bottom of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1660-1704

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1685

Accession Number

1992/2.18

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 0.93442

Secondary Keywords

bowed

architectural elements

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

fiddles

fireplaces and fireplace components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

heating and cooking elements

lutelike chordophones

multiple-seating furniture

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

violin family instruments

Title

The Red Army Crosses the Oder River into Germany, December

Artist

Dmitri Baltermants

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

Russian, 1912-1990

Object Creation Date

1944; printed 2003

Accession Number

2012/2.73

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.93428

Secondary Keywords

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

europe (continent)

firearms

geographic and political locations

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in military occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with explosive propellant

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

small arms

small arms by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Scene with Antique Ruins

Artist

Hubert Robert

Physical Description

This red-chalk drawing depicts a draped male figure standing with his arms crossed gazing up at a large column with a large urn on top of it amidst classical ruins. Other spoiled sections of columns and an ornate capital are piled next to the central column. The darkly shaded foreground contrasts with the light sky, which takes up the upper three-quarters of the composition.

Artist Life Dates

1733-1808

Accession Number

2012/2.183

Medium and Support

red crayon on heavy laid paper

relevance

rank 0.93323

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Ornament Print from a series: 'Grottesco in diversche manieren'

Artist

Hans Vries

Physical Description

Within an elaborate decorative framework consisting of griffins, birds, dogs, and fantastic half man-half beast creatures is a central panel with the image of a nude woman standing on a column holding a victor's wreath in either hand. Approaching for either side is a man in a quadriga holding a banner; each also holds a line that extends up to the wreath in the woman's hand.

Artist Life Dates

1527-1604(or 1623?)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555-1560

Accession Number

1960/1.118

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 0.93213

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

engraving (printing process)

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

object genres

object genres by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

Title

Circus Talk

Artist

Andrée Ruellan

Artist Life Dates

Active beginning 1905

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1951/1.28

Medium and Support

graphite on white paper

relevance

rank 0.93185

Secondary Keywords

entertainers

entertainment events

events

man

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

Title

Nächtlicher Circus

Artist

Josef Eberz

Artist Life Dates

1880-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1979/1.156F

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.93112

Secondary Keywords

architecture

entertainment events

events

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

Title

Tianwang (Heavenly King; a Buddhist protective deity)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief figure.

Century

7th-9th century

Object Creation Date

9th century - 10th century

Accession Number

1964/2.22

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

relevance

rank 0.93105

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

costume

costume by function

descriptors

form attributes

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

protective wear

religions

religions and religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

Title

Cirque de l'Etoile Filante. Plate VII: Madame Louison

Artist

Georges Rouault

Artist Life Dates

1871-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

1954/1.575

Medium and Support

color etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.93105

Secondary Keywords

dances

entertainment events

events

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

Title

Circus Dressing Room

Artist

Laura Knight

Artist Life Dates

1877-1970

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1877-1959

Accession Number

1959/1.136

Medium and Support

aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 0.93105

Secondary Keywords

entertainment events

events

genres

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

Title

Nächtlicher Circus

Artist

Josef Eberz

Artist Life Dates

1880-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1979/1.156D

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.93105

Secondary Keywords

entertainment events

events

how we live

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

Title

Circus, from André Salmon, Vénus dans la balance, Poésies.

Artist

Jules Pascin

Artist Life Dates

1885-1930

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1960/1.105

Medium and Support

aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 0.93105

Secondary Keywords

entertainment events

events

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

Title

Capriccio with Roman Ruins, one of two "Monuments antiques"

Artist

Jacques-Gabriel Huquier

Physical Description

An outdoor scene with classical ruins, people and broken sculptures of people.There are large intact columns on the left side.

Artist Life Dates

(1695 - 1772)

Century

18th century

Accession Number

2013/2.575

Medium and Support

etching on heavy laid paper

relevance

rank 0.93075

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

object genres

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by gender

religious buildings

religious structures

roma (province)

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

La Vieille aux Loques

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

An old woman in a white cap sits in a cluttered interior. Positioned just inside the doorway, the woman is surrounded by piles of cloth with domestic objects on shelves and walls that gleam in the darkness.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1858

Accession Number

1954/1.327

Medium and Support

etching, printed in black ink on Japan paper, laid down on white wove plate paper

relevance

rank 0.92968

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

Nächtlicher Circus

Artist

Josef Eberz

Artist Life Dates

1880-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1979/1.156B

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.92921

Secondary Keywords

entertainment events

events

how we live

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

plants

the natural world

Title

Performing Dogs at the Circus

Artist

Francisco del Campo

Artist Life Dates

1820-1897

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1820-1897

Accession Number

1895.101

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.92921

Secondary Keywords

animals

entertainers

entertainment events

events

figures

how we live

mammals

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

the natural world

Title

Proverbios: Disparate Puntual: Una reina del circo (Bailando en una cuerda floja)

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1746-1828

Accession Number

1969/2.50

Medium and Support

etching, aquatint, and drypoint? on paper

relevance

rank 0.92921

Secondary Keywords

animals

audiences

entertainment events

events

figures

mammals

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

the natural world

Title

Saint Jerome in His Chamber

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

Print trimmed to image frame line. Paper repaired along the right edge of the print. Paper size: h 24 7/10cm x tw 18 3/5cm & bw 18 4/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Accession Number

2008/2.411

Medium and Support

engraving on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 0.92896

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

mammals

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

Title

The Concert

Artist

Max Liebermann

Physical Description

In the forefront both men and women are dipicted as watching the concert. One man has his head resting on his hand. At the center of the piece lies the orchestra, and more prominently the conductor. The stage is surrounded by curtains.

Artist Life Dates

1847-1935

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1847-1935

Accession Number

1953/1.40

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 0.92886

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concert halls

entertainment events

events

groups of people

groups of people by activity

people

people (agents)

people and culture

performance and backstage spaces

performances

performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by building type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stages and stage components

theater spaces

Title

Figure of a Girl in Blue (portrait of Miss Minnie Clark)

Artist

Thomas Wilmer Dewing

Physical Description

Portrait of a woman with dark hair and fair skin seated in a chair wearing a blue dress amid a sparse background of blues, greens, and browns; her body is positioned at an angle towards the right, while she looks directly out at the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

1851 - 1938

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1892

Accession Number

1968/2.68

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.92796

Secondary Keywords

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

modern american styles and periods

modern north american fine arts styles and movements

modern north american styles and movements

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the americas

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.437

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper

relevance

rank 0.92771

Secondary Keywords

agricultural complexes

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

circulation elements

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

europe (continent)

figures

france

france (nation)

gardens by form

geographic and political locations

locality

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

scientists and people in science-related occupations

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

stair components

stairs and stair components

terraces

the natural world

ville de paris, dèpartement de (department)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

œle-de-france (region)

Title

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

Artist

Joshua Reynolds

Physical Description

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

Artist Life Dates

1723-1792

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1759

Accession Number

2001/2.128

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 0.92716

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

aristocrats

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

greater london (metropolitan area)

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

united kingdom (nation)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Maxmilian and the Knights of St. George Vowing a Crusade against the Turks

Artist

Albrecht Altdorfer

Artist Life Dates

c. 1480-1538

Century

Late 15th-Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1480-1538

Accession Number

1960/1.167

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 0.92715

Secondary Keywords

architecture

armor (protective wear)

armor by form

building divisions

buildings and the land

circulation spaces

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by function

drapery

fortifications

genres

how we live

landholders

objects

objects we use

passages

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

political and social issues

political figures

protective wear

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

royalty

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

weaponry

Title

Balance

Artist

Russell Limbach

Artist Life Dates

1904-1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.80

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 0.92638

Secondary Keywords

entertainers

entertainment events

events

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects

organizations

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

portraits

Title

Los Angeles Landscape

Artist

Jean Paul Slusser

Artist Life Dates

1886 -1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1954

Accession Number

1981/2.121

Medium and Support

graphite and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 0.92638

Secondary Keywords

animals

entertainment events

events

mammals

modern and contemporary art

people and culture

people and occupations

performances

tents

the natural world

Title

The Happy Life of Fishermen

Artist

Qian Gong (Ch'ien Kung)

Physical Description

A group of fishermen and families sit in reeds, resting, playing, drinking, eating, and chatting. Birds fly in the backgrounf, and the reeds bend under the wind. At top center is calligraphic text.

Artist Life Dates

(active Suzhou, ca. 1573 - ca. 1620)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1610

Accession Number

1985/2.29

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on gold paper

relevance

rank 0.92550

Secondary Keywords

books

books by internal form

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by form

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

descriptors

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

plants

scientists and people in science-related occupations

settlements and landscapes

transportation vehicles

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

vehicles

water activities

watercraft

watercraft by general type

woody plants

Title

Royal Attendant Hat

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/1.163

Medium and Support

natural fiber and string

relevance

rank 0.92445

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

african

african styles by region

aristocracy

central and equatorial african styles

central democratic republic of congo styles

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

groups of people

headgear

nobility

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

political figures

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

upper class

western democratic republic of congo styles

Title

Laitiere Tenne De Ville

Artist

Honoré Victorin Daumier

Physical Description

Small tear on the lower left of paper. Paper size: h 42 3/5cm x tw 29 1/5cm & bw 29 1/2cm. Image size: h 29cm x w 19cm.

Artist Life Dates

1808-1879

Accession Number

2008/2.463

Medium and Support

lithograph on beige wove paper

relevance

rank 0.92418

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

california (state)

descriptors

excretions and secretions

geographic and political locations

los angeles (county)

materials

materials by origin

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

planographic prints

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Greektown, Detroit, Michigan

Artist

D. James Galbraith

Physical Description

Two men wearing black hats seated at a dining table in a restaurant.

Artist Life Dates

(1930 - 2002)

Object Creation Date

circa 1980

Accession Number

2014/2.242

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper, laid down on board

relevance

rank 0.92412

Secondary Keywords

building divisions

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

eating and drinking buildings

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

David's Visit, Tisbury, MA

Artist

Stephen Dirado

Physical Description

Man and woman seated at a table, the man is leaning over.

Object Creation Date

April 10, 1999

Accession Number

2013/2.194

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 0.92394

Secondary Keywords

events

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

groups of people

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

social groups

support furniture

tables (support furniture)

tables by function

Title

Beaded Coronet (oríkògbòfó or ojewe)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yoruba Peoples Nigeria

Physical Description

Round beaded crown with six radiating bands (predominantly green with white, metallic and blue accents) that stem from the central axis upon which the big blue-headed bird sits. Smaller birds perch at the base of the bands. Bottom rim predominantly red with white, metallic and blue accents. Spaces in between vertical bands are filled with yellow feathers or possibly synthetic material.

Century

Mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1925-1975

Accession Number

1997/1.345

Medium and Support

cloth, glass beads, metallic beads, feathers

relevance

rank 0.92345

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

aristocracy

associated concepts

beads and sets of beads

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

crown (headdress)

descriptors

groups of people

headgear

nobility

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

political concepts

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

social science concepts

upper class

Title

Mirror Box

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

This mirror box is decorated with lacquer and mother-of-pearl inlaid designs. Thelid of the box opens upwards, and has brass hinges and a closure in the sahpe of a flower. The lower drawer has a handle in the shape of a bat.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2006/2.61

Medium and Support

lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay and brass? fittings

relevance

rank 0.92326

Secondary Keywords

ball game equipment

ball striking or snaring and throwing equipment

buildings and the land

coating (material)

coating by composition or origin

containers

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by function

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

plants

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

settlements and landscapes

sports and athletic equipment

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants