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Title

The Martyrdom of Sts. Valerian and Cecilia

Artist

Lorenzo Peracini

Artist Life Dates

18th century

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1970/2.52

Medium and Support

pen and black and brown ink with gray wash, laid down

relevance

rank 3.72864

Primary Keywords

dogs

figures

kneeling

praying

saint

seated

soldiers

spears

st. cecilia

st. joseph

st. valerian

sword

Title

Reliquary figure (muzidi)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Bembe

Physical Description

Cloth figure of a human, bound around human remains. The figure is in a seated position with arms outstretched. The torso and neck are cylindrical and elongated.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1985/1.187

Medium and Support

dyed woven cotton cloth, vegetable fiber, cane, wood pegs, human remains

relevance

rank 3.67530

Primary Keywords

bound

figures

figures (representations)

reliquary figures

seated

sitting

Title

Nursemaids—Les Bonnes du Luxembourg

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A scattering of figures, mostly women and young chidren, occupy the foreground and middle ground of the image. In the distance are several sculptures and urns framed by a curving balustrade with trees and some buildings behind.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1954/1.443

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.66448

Primary Keywords

gardens

luxembourg gardens

paris

paris (inhabited place)

parks

seated

sitting

standing

statue

statues

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 3.66160

Primary Keywords

deity

figures

figures (representations)

flowers

flowers (plants)

nudes

seated

shiva

sitting

sivaism

sun

vishnu

Title

Carpet Menders, Paris

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Three women sit just inside the doorway of a building shown frontally to the viewer. The doorway is framed by windows on either side within an archietctural framework that connects the windows and door with a dado under the windows. The women have a large piece of fabric laid over their laps on which they are working. The woman at the left is angled so that she is looking into the room; the other two look out at the viewer. The profile of a fourth woman is visible in the central window on the left side of the door.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1897-1898

Accession Number

1954/1.408

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 3.66130

Primary Keywords

buildings

carpets

doorways

doorways and doorway components

paris

paris (inhabited place)

seated

sitting

Title

The Terrace, Luxembourg

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1954/1.448

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.65408

Primary Keywords

birds

buildings

chairs

gardens

luxembourg gardens

paris

paris (inhabited place)

plants

seated

sitting

standing

vessels

Title

Arabes d'Oran

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Physical Description

This black and white print shows an outdoor setting with two men, one reclining and facing the viewer, the other seated with his legs drawn into his chest and gazing out to the right. They are dressed in robes and wear Arabic headdresses ("Guhtra"). There are rifles at their sides. In the background on the right are two men, one riding a horse, who walk toward a group of buildings in the distance. There is a French inscription below this scene that identifies the artist, title and publisher of the print.

Artist Life Dates

1798-1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1833

Accession Number

1953/2.25

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint and roulette laid down on woven plate paper

relevance

rank 3.65008

Primary Keywords

figures

guns

historical figures

horses

reclining

seated

st. mark

st. peter

Title

The Infant Christ and St. John the Baptist with Two Angels

Artist

William Unger

Artist Life Dates

1837-1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1837-1932

Accession Number

1956/2.10

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.64296

Primary Keywords

angel

baby

christ child

figures

fruit

infant

jesus christ

john

lambs

seated

st. john

standing

winged

Title

Descent of the River Ganges

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand

Physical Description

In this intensely lyrical painting from Bundelkhand in Central India, the great river is shown tumbling from the night sky. Ascetics sit cross-legged on the mountainside, offering their austerities to Shiva, while women come to venerate Ganga. The river teems with life—crocodiles, turtles, fish, and birds—while lions, leopards, jackals, monkeys, and rabbits cavort on its banks.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1775

Accession Number

1979/1.148

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 3.60624

Primary Keywords

album leaf

animals

ascetic

birds

deity

figures

lions

monk

monks

night

nudes

painting

river

river banks

river bed

rivers

seated

women

Title

Trixie (Mrs. Beatrice Whistler)

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A seated woman in late 19th c. dress is shown against an undescribed dark background; she looks directly at the viewer and rests her chin on her right hand. At the lower left is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1892-1894

Accession Number

1954/1.411

Medium and Support

drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.47776

Primary Keywords

figures

figures (representations)

half figures

half-length

seated

sitting

woman

women

Title

Rome, Palatine Ruins

Artist

Guiseppe Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(1836 - 1890)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.168

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.45120

Primary Keywords

atmospheric effects

palatine (inhabited place)

road

rome

rome (inhabited place)

ruins

seated

standing

Title

The Famous Picnic at Val Kill

Artist

Ann Murfee Allen

Physical Description

Primitive painting depicting three sailboats in the foreground, and figures sitting around tables and standing on a lawn in the middle ground, with two houses in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1923 - 1995

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1975

Accession Number

2002/1.178

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 3.43844

Primary Keywords

american

chairs

figures

figures (representations)

flags

folk art

food

house

houses

outsider art

picnic tables

sailboats

sailing vessels

seated

tables

trees

water