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Title

Engaged capital with vine rinceau, palmette leaves, and rosettes

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

Engaged capital carved in grayish, coarse sandstone (arkose). The bell-shaped drum is decorated with a pattern of vine rinceau that encircles palmette leaves in a roughly symmetrical arrangement on each face of the capital. These ornamental plant forms are deeply undercut to highlight the pattern in sharp relief. A pair of volutes decorated with vertical striations springs from the vine rinceau in the upper portion of each face of the capital. A rosette enclosed in a circle appears at the top edge of the center of each face of the capital, above the point where the branches of the volutes diverge.

Century

First quarter of 12th century

Object Creation Date

1100-1125

Accession Number

1982/1.273

Medium and Support

sandstone

relevance

rank 6.36456

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

motifs

object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plant-derived motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

relief

rock

rock by form

scrollwork

sculpture techniques

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

A Visit to the Gallery

Artist

Pier Celestino Gilardi

Physical Description

Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.

Artist Life Dates

1837 - 1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1895.94

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 6.34955

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

building divisions

candles and candleholders

components

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descriptors

display rooms and spaces

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

genres

household objects

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

mythology

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

reflections

rock

rock by form

roman

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Firenze - Palazzo Pitti, La Fontana

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1865

Accession Number

1982/1.229

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 6.25398

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

inorganic material

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

plants

positives

rock

rock by form

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water distribution structures

Title

Sphere with Colour (Grey and White)

Artist

Barbara Hepworth

Physical Description

Oval-shaped piece of veined, green Swedish marble standing on one of its narrow ends. Three holes of different sizes penetrate into the object's center. The holes are painted respectively in a semi-gloss black and matte white.

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1975

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965

Accession Number

1967/1.43

Medium and Support

Swedish green marble and paint on wood base

relevance

rank 6.17433

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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descriptors

european

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forms of expression

genres

geometric shapes

inorganic material

materials

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modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

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objects we use

people and culture

rock

rock by form

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styles and periods

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Spitball

Artist

Tony Smith

Physical Description

A black granite abstract sculpute. Two "legs" rise up toward one another to meet at a point, making a basic triangle shape. At the bottom of the "legs," two horizontal "feet" protrude away from the object's center and end in four-sided points.

Artist Life Dates

1912 - 1980

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

designed 1961; created 1970

Accession Number

1974/2.51

Medium and Support

granite

relevance

rank 6.17211

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

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descriptors

european

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inorganic material

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rock

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visual works

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Title

Piazza di Spagna

Artist

Pompeo Molins

Artist Life Dates

1827 - c. 1893

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1982/1.235

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 5.98563

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

measuring devices

measuring devices for extent

objects

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people and occupations

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

rock

rock by form

squares (open spaces)

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

timepieces

timepieces by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Lion of Lucerne

Artist

Giorgio Sommer

Artist Life Dates

1834-1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1834-1914

Accession Number

1984/1.307

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.95990

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

rock by form

text-based art

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weaponry

Title

Untitled

Artist

Ernestine Ruben

Physical Description

This work consists of seven photographic prints on semi-transparent fabric, gradually increasing in length, that hang from the sloping ceiling of a stairway in the Frankel Wing. Each panel of fabric has a different image including, craggy rocks, tree branches against the sky, sunlight reflecting on water and marshland, flames of fire and cloud like formations. Four are black and white images and the three others are color prints.

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

21st century

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2009/1.469.1-7

Medium and Support

inkjet prints on fabric

relevance

rank 4.73981

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

daylight

descriptors

electromagnetic radiation

energy

energy and related concepts

inorganic material

light (energy)

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

photographs

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

rock

scientific concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1862.1

Medium and Support

Carrara marble

relevance

rank 4.59432

Secondary Keywords

aegean

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campania (region)

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card, table and board game elements

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descriptors

early western world

equipment

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equipment for personal use

europe

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iconography

inorganic material

italy

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materials

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mediterranean

modern european styles and movements

napoli (province)

objects

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people

people (agents)

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people by state or condition

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recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

rock

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structural elements

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symbolism

tools and equipment

visual works

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visual works by subject type

walking sticks