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Title

Untitled, Still Life

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A black and white photograph of sea shells and a feather on a wooden table.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2010

Accession Number

2011/2.143

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.61678

Secondary Keywords

animal material

british renaissance-baroque architecture styles

british renaissance-baroque styles

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

keratinous material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque regional styles

renaissance-baroque styles

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

support furniture

Title

Haystacks

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Physical Description

Brightly colored lithograph using Ben Day dots in red-orange and navy blue depicting a field, with high horizon line, two haystacks, trees, shrubs and mountains in the background, and two strips of clouds in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2005/2.25

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.60519

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

grass (plant material)

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

international post-1945 styles and movements

lithographs

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

ornament areas

people and culture

planographic prints

plant material

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Democritus in Meditation

Artist

Salvator Rosa

Physical Description

A bearded man sits in a cemetery upon a stone block and leans on a sarcophagus with his head in his hand. A book sits in his lap. Sarcophagi, obelisks, and funerary urns surround him. The bones and body parts of humans and animals along with a discarded helmet and books are strewn across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1615-1673

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1673

Accession Number

1959/1.126

Medium and Support

etching with drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.59972

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

events

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the humanities

personal life events

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Tao Yüan-ming

Artist

Nakabayashi Chikkei

Physical Description

In the lower third of the hanging scroll are three figures. Tao Yuanming is the larger figure on the right with his two attendants on the left. They are divided by a table. In the background is a screen which separates the figures from the landscape.

Artist Life Dates

1816-1867

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1840 - 1867

Accession Number

1982/1.197

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 5.58313

Secondary Keywords

layout features

asia (continent)

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

grass (plant material)

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

inorganic material

layout features

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

plant material

scroll paintings

seating furniture

single seating furniture

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

youth

Title

Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

500-699

Accession Number

1960/2.4

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.53887

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

associated concepts

ceremonial containers

christianity

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

crosses (motifs)

descriptors

design elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Figure

Artist

Henry Moore

Physical Description

A small carved wood sculpture depicting a seated figure with legs crossed.

Artist Life Dates

(Castleford, England, 7/30/1898 - 8/31/1986, Hertforshire, England)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

1953/1.27

Medium and Support

lignum vitae with wood base

relevance

rank 5.51766

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

genres

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

St. Jerome in His Study

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

This engraving depicts a comfortable domestic interior. An old bearded man sits poring over a book at table in the back of the room. A lion and dog rest on the floor in the foreground. Various other objects appear around the room, including a skull, books, slippers, a crucifix, and a pair of scissors.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1993/2.1

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.51421

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

intaglio prints

mammals

materials

materials by origin

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Two distinct registers divide a page in half. At the top, a yellow-orange colored nude jina sits in lotus position upon a three tiered throne [a patterned blue level at the bottom on feet, with an orange section with gold and red decoration and a green level at the top with gold vertical stripes]. He sits against a red background adorned with a pattern of three white dots. The background takes the shape of an elegant cusped arch with a green and white pattern along its outside with a gold pattern at its sides. To the right of the seated figure a nude Digambara monk sits with his legs folded and one knee up on a less elaborate throne with a lota or pot at the corner and a crossed bookstand to the side holding a book with some devanagari writing on it. He raises his right arm and holds his left to his ear.

Placed under a band of curving yellow stripes, the bottom register represents animals in a landscape. At the bottom are clumps of grass with four stylized mountain forms in blue at the right. Above the mountains stands a tiger facing a family of antelope striding towards him. The family consists of the blue male with his long spiraling horns and a yellow doe below him with a flesh-colored in front of her. Another small yellow fawn takes up the rear. Clumps of light blue and green grasses fill in the background.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.178

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 5.50974

Secondary Keywords

upward

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

containers

containers by form

descriptors

figures (representations)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

mammals

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

plant material

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious (people)

settlements and landscapes

vessels

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Standing Figure

Artist

Alberto Giacometti

Physical Description

An elongated figure with minimal features stands on a small rectangular base with left foot slightly forward. The metal has a texture resembling molten wax.

Artist Life Dates

1901 - 1966

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1958/1.137

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.50485

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures

forming

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Requiem

Artist

Erwin Binder

Physical Description

bronze abstract sculpture

Artist Life Dates

1934-1993

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

2004/2.107

Medium and Support

bronze on concrete

relevance

rank 5.50062

Secondary Keywords

architecture

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

sculpture

sculpture by location or context

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Temple bell

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Wood base for a temple bell.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2002/2.237D

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.49133

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

percussion idiophones

plant material

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

support furniture

wood and wood products

Title

Brown and White Porcelain Inkwell, Nippon inkwell stand, hand painted gold, art nouveau

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A porcelain inkwell with a rectangular body and a penstand on the one side; and it is decorated with drawings and patterns of brown leaves. There is no lid cover for the inkwell.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.304

Medium and Support

porcelain, gold

relevance

rank 5.48162

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern british ceramics styles

modern british decorative arts styles and movements

modern british styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Credenza

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy

Physical Description

The front of this handsome oak credenza, or sideboard, is divided into halves by three pilasters. Each half is outfitted with a drawer and a door below. The decorative and functional components are artfully arranged across the front of the piece to form a balanced composition of repeated geometric shapes and harmonious proportions.

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1530

Accession Number

1955/1.228

Medium and Support

oak wood

relevance

rank 5.47599

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

case furniture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

storage and display furniture

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

wood and wood products

Title

Hemlock Canyons

Artist

Mike Irolla

Physical Description

Large, turned wood vessel. Fire has been used to color and texture the surface. Bark has been left on to provide texture. The mouth of the vessel is jagged.

large burnt wood vessel with bark marking the top irregular edge

Artist Life Dates

born 1974

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2001

Accession Number

2002/2.147

Medium and Support

hemlock

relevance

rank 5.45452

Secondary Keywords

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

descriptors

fluvial landforms

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

plant components

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

surface marking processes and techniques

trees (components)

wood and wood products

Title

Joanna, Age 15

Artist

Rita Bernstein

Physical Description

A girl with arms raised above her head in front of a white curtained window.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1950

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2013/2.90

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.45393

Secondary Keywords

animal material

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

hair and hair components

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

windows and window components

Title

Adze

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.97

Medium and Support

iron blade and handle with copper and brass decoration

relevance

rank 5.43888

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

cutting equipment

cutting tools

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

gur-speaking peoples styles

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools

tools and equipment

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Adze

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1998/1.96

Medium and Support

iron blade with wood handle

relevance

rank 5.43888

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

cutting equipment

cutting tools

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

gur-speaking peoples styles

inorganic material

iron and iron alloy

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

object genres

object genres by material

objects

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tools

tools and equipment

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

A Cottage

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Physical Description

A two-story cottage with two chimneys is in the middle of the page. The view of it is obstructed by the large mound that takes up the right half of the image. There is a green tree on the left side of the cottage.

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1775-1851

Accession Number

1985/1.100

Medium and Support

watercolor and graphite on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 5.43312

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

grass (plant material)

houses

houses by form

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by origin

natural landscapes

objects we use

open spaces and site elements

paintings

paintings by material or technique

plant material

plants

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

site elements

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Temple bell with handle of a pair of addorsed lions and a dragon

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Physical Description

Bronze temple bell with traces of polychrome, text, and lowermost handle in shape of a pair of addorsed lions. A decorated post threads through the space created by the back-to-back lions, on which an additional handle decorated with addorsed dragons is thread. The open space created between the dragons' connecting tails is where part of a frame would pass through, suspending the bell above the ground. This type of bell does not have a metal clapper, and is rung by striking with a wooden stick.

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

2002/2.237A-C

Medium and Support

bronze with traces of polychrome

relevance

rank 5.42068

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

animals and creatures

bells and sets of bells

buildings and the land

chordophones

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

inorganic material

legendary creatures

mammals

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

percussion idiophones

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

Title

Woman with Hat and Flowered Pin Inkwell, French porcelain

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An inkwell made with porcelain has a trianglar shape body and hat-shape lid on top, there is a feather sticking on the hat-shape lid.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.285

Medium and Support

porcelain, feathers

relevance

rank 5.40845

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animal material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

headgear

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

modern british ceramics styles

modern british decorative arts styles and movements

modern british styles and movements

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Upright Ornament with Bull and Satyrs

Artist

Agostino Musi

Physical Description

This decorative image is organized along a vertical axis wtih fanciful creatures, grotesque heads, depictions of carved gems and harpies.

Artist Life Dates

Active 1514-1536

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1520

Accession Number

1960/2.133

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.39041

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

animal material

animals and creatures

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

genres in the arts

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio prints

keratinous material

literary, oral and motion picture genres

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

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

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Twisted metal bracelet with chameleon

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.54

Medium and Support

cast bronze (cire perdue)

relevance

rank 5.35494

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

animals

animals and creatures

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

gur-speaking peoples styles

inorganic material

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on arms and hands

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by technique

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Display figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Osei Bonsu, Asante (Akan) Peoples, Ghana

Physical Description

A poised, naturalistic male figure sits on a stool, holding an egg in his right hand, his left hand resting on his left knee. The head is round, almost egg-shaped, with a high, sloping forehead rising from pronounced eyebrows. The eyes are almond-shped, the nost long and slender, the mouth a small straight line. The neck is long and ringed. Its surface is smooth, and carefully finished, golden brown in color, though worn or mottled in places.

Artist Life Dates

1900-1977

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

2001/2.33

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.33869

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

egg and egg components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

seating furniture

single seating furniture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

west african styles

western guinea coast styles

Title

Vajra bell (Lontjeng) (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Indonesia, Java

Physical Description

This is one of a pair of Javanese bells. A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle. Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”

Century

16th -17th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1957/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.29396

Secondary Keywords

hollow-bodied

associated concepts

bells and sets of bells

biological components

buddhism

buddhist doctrinal concepts

chordophones

components

components and systems

components by specific context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

directly struck idiophones

doctrinal concepts

heads

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects

objects we use

people and culture

percussion idiophones

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck idiophones

the human body

upper body

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

A checkered gold brocade foregrounds five fragments of textile: a square in the middle surrounded by four cornerpieces. Each textile has a different design, some with butterflies, birds, and other floral motifs.

Century

19th to 20th centuries

Object Creation Date

1860-1926

Accession Number

1972/2.44.9

Medium and Support

silk brocade (nishiki) and silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran)

relevance

rank 5.28291

Secondary Keywords

patterning

animals and creatures

arthropods

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

insects

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

weft patterning

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Indigo Brocades

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

Fragments of brocade textiles are stitched symmetrically into gold fabric. Gold, blue, and brownish/copper hues create the patterns on the textile fragments.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1926

Accession Number

1972/2.44.3

Medium and Support

silk brocade (nishiki)

relevance

rank 5.26734

Secondary Keywords

patterning

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

weft patterning

Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A bronze image of a dancing figure, cast in the cire perdue (lost wax) technique in one piece with its lotus-petal base.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

2000/2.157

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.25083

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

arts

arts and related disciplines

asian

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

design elements

disciplines

form attributes

humanities

materials

materials by origin

motifs

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

performing arts

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Bamboo in snow

Artist

Zhu Sheng (Chu Sheng)

Physical Description

In this image of bamboo bent under heavy snow the leaves are depicted with vigorous yet controlled strokes of the brush, while the snow is indicated by surrounding areas of blank paper with dark ink, a traditional technique in monochrome ink painting.

Artist Life Dates

1618 - circa 1690

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1690

Accession Number

2002/2.351

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink on satin

relevance

rank 5.24805

Secondary Keywords

artists

associated concepts

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

grass (plant material)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

painters (artists)

painters by subject of work

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

physical sciences concepts

plant material

precipitation

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Black Excursion No. 13

Artist

Louise Nevelson

Physical Description

Square, rectangular, and circular pieces of wood and formica are assembled in rectilinear, cabinet-like compartments. The entire object is painted black.

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1988

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1997/1.131

Medium and Support

painted wood and black formica

relevance

rank 5.22269

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

geometric shapes

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

object-making processes and techniques

people and culture

plant material

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

rectangles

sculpture techniques

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual and tactile

wood and wood products

Title

Hairpin

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Mangbetu

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1985

Accession Number

1985/2.40

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.20227

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

african

african styles by region

central and equatorial african styles

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

hair accessories

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

northeast democratic republic of congo styles

northern democratic republic of congo styles

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

western democratic republic of congo styles

zande-mangbetu region

Title

Standing Buddha in Abhaya-vara mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Gilt bronze standing Buddha on lotus pedestal. He is clothed in monastic robes with cascading U-shaped folds, similar to the gentle folds of his neck. His hands ake the form of two mudras: the abhaya (“have no fear”) mudra with the right hand, and varada (“wishes are granted”) mudra with the left.

It is well proportioned overall and represent Buddha in a standing position; a position quite popular in Unified Shilla Buddhist sculpture. The Ushinisha on the top of Buddha's head is tall, voluminous and black. The face is plump and facial features, including the eyes, nose and the mouth, are all rather small. The earlobes hang are hanging and the three curved lines on the neck are highly distinct.

Century

ca. 8th century

Object Creation Date

late 7th century - early 8th century

Accession Number

1961/2.80

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 5.16226

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures (representations)

form attributes

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metallizing

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

surface covering processes and techniques

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Akbar's Bounty

Artist

Michael Mode

Physical Description

A wide-mouthed bowl narrows steeply to a small base. A brown and white checker board pattern covers the interior and exterior and scales down as the diameter decreases toward the bottom.

wood bowl with geometric patterning in concentric rings, decreasing in size top to bottom

Artist Life Dates

born 1946

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.166

Medium and Support

holly and morado

relevance

rank 5.15439

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

artistic concepts

asian

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

design elements

forms of expression

geometric patterns

historical, theoretical and critical concepts

indian

indian styles and periods

islamic indian styles and periods

materials

materials by origin

mughal

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

wood and wood products

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Anklet with figures on opposing ends

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Lobi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1985/2.53

Medium and Support

cast bronze, lost wax method

relevance

rank 5.15137

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

gur-speaking peoples styles

inorganic material

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on legs and feet

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by technique

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Untitled, from Suspended Sphere Series

Artist

Todd Hoyer

Physical Description

A sphere, wrapped in rusted wire, is sandwiched between two hefty, rough hewn, chunks of wood.

freestanding multimedia wood sculpture, with rectangular wood base and top sandwiching a small wire-covered sphere at center

Artist Life Dates

b. 1952

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

2000

Accession Number

2002/2.146

Medium and Support

eucalyptus, wire

relevance

rank 5.14875

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

geometric concepts

geometric figures

materials

materials by origin

mathematical concepts

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

solids (geometric)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

woodworking and woodworking processes and techniques

Title

Red brocade fukuro obi with woven pattern of colorful medallions against a field of wavy gold stripes (tatewaku)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

This is made of a thick brocade of red, gold and silver. Medallion patterns and wavy stripes are woven through the entirety of the fabric, rather than halfway, as is common in less intricate obi. Medallion motifs of tortoise shells, flowers, and bamboo leaves are spaced among the golden waves across the fabric.

Century

mid-20th century

Object Creation Date

1950s-1960s

Accession Number

2005/1.344

Medium and Support

red silk with woven and embroidered design and gold wrapped thread

relevance

rank 5.14779

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn at the waist or below

animal material

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

fibroinous material

flowers (plants)

grass (plant material)

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

main garments

materials

materials by origin

motifs

natural landscapes

needleworking

needleworking and needleworking techniques

objects we use

plant material

plant-derived motifs

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

reptiles

settlements and landscapes

textile processes and techniques

textile working processes and techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Haystack #1, from "Haystack Series R L 69-231"

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Physical Description

This print has a white background with a pattern of bright yellow dots covering its surface. Yellow lines and shapes are formed in areas where the dots overlap or merge.

Artist Life Dates

10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2010/2.38

Medium and Support

lithograph on Rives BFK

relevance

rank 5.14753

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

european

european styles and periods

geometric motifs

grass (plant material)

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

motifs

ornament areas

people and culture

planographic printing processes

plant material

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

D&H Rogue

Artist

Richard Francisco

Physical Description

Ombre orange and black abstract forms painted on paper cut out and attached to wood, laid on top of another larger cutout of pink abstract form with “shadows” from the cutout above it painted in red; the paper collage is centered on a large sheet of white paper. Signed “D[orothy] & H[erb] Rogue” in bottom left corner, “R. J. Francisco ‘82” in bottom right corner.

Artist Life Dates

(1942 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1982

Accession Number

2008/2.229

Medium and Support

watercolor and ink wash on paper and painted wood

relevance

rank 5.14334

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

plant material

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

Paysanne a la Fourche

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

Paper size: h 23 7/10cm x tw 15 2/5cm & bw 15cm. Plate size: h 11 9/10cm x tw 7 1/2cm & bw 7 2/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Accession Number

2008/2.386

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 5.14158

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

farmers

grass (plant material)

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

plant material

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientists and people in science-related occupations

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Genji espies Murasaki for the first time, from the Wakamurasaki chapter of The Tale of Genji

Artist

Kanô Tsunenobu

Physical Description

Among a gold and bright mineral pigmented landscape, Genji stands below a cherry tree in full bloom and watches Murasaki, who stands in an architectural structure. A distant stream and hilltops indicate the isolated setting.

Artist Life Dates

active 1636-1713

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1670-1680

Accession Number

2002/1.168

Medium and Support

ink, color, and gold pigment and foil on paper

relevance

rank 5.07148

Secondary Keywords

upward

allegory and literature

architecture

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

business and industry

concepts in the arts

deciduous trees

descriptors

document genres

gold and gold alloy

houses

information forms

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

mine

natural landscapes

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

plants

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

symbolism

the natural world

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

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 5.04059

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

Man in Motion (Uomo in movimento)

Artist

Mino Rosso

Physical Description

A bronze sculpture of an abstracted male figure in motion. His knees are bent as he leans into his movement. His arms are tucked along his torso, and he appears to be propelling his movement with great force. The surface is a bright bronze color but with some patina.

Artist Life Dates

1904 - 1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

1959/2.100

Medium and Support

bronze with wood base

relevance

rank 5.02669

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

dynamics

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

mechanics concepts

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern italian styles and movements

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Crucifixion

Artist

Bartolommeo da Brescia

Physical Description

From the height of a cross, a crucified man, wearing a crown of thorns and a loincloth, looms over a dramatic landscape. Three heads with wings appear near the top of the cross, and a skull and crossed bones lay at its base. A vast prospect of distant mountains and a bustling port unfolds through the background.

Artist Life Dates

1506 - 1576 or 1578

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1565-1576

Accession Number

1970/1.177

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 4.98325

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

coastline bodies of water

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

events

executions

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

lombardy (region)

materials

materials by origin

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Crossbow fibula with vegetal ornament on the catchplate

Artist

Anonymous Gallo-Roman

Physical Description

This fibula, a type of brooch used to pin outer garments, features a crossbar that ends in three onion-shaped terminals, which give the fibula a shape reminiscent of a crossbow. An arched bow connects the crossbar to the longer catchplate, which is ornamented with vegetal motifs.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

450-500

Accession Number

1966/2.17

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 4.97754

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

associated concepts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on costume

materials

materials by composition

medieval

medieval styles and periods

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metallizing

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

pins (jewelry)

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

surface covering processes and techniques

Title

Storm Clouds, Cape Cod (Strumwolken uber Cape Cod)

Artist

George Grosz

Physical Description

In the top left corner a house lies on top of a hill of sand dunes covered with grasses, with the ocean to the right and storm clouds swirling overhead

Artist Life Dates

1893-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1954/1.112

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 4.95943

Secondary Keywords

relation to water

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

dwellings

earth sciences concepts

eolian landforms

european

european styles and periods

events

geography

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by formation process

landforms by position

landforms by shape or position

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

natural events

natural landscapes

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plant material

residential structures

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

shores (landforms)

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Obi Brocades

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The colorful strips of brocade at the top and bottom of this panel feature a woven design of ivy and peonies entwined around cartwheels, bamboo, and stylized diamonds. A wide rectangular fragment of an obi (sash for kimono) lie at the center of the textile. It is an almost abstract design of boats tossed in a frothy sea. The warm, muted tones of the gold are matched in color selections of mauve, and muted purple, blue, and green threads.

Century

17th to 19th centuries

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1972/2.44.2

Medium and Support

brocade with gilt paper (kinran nishiki) & float stitch embroidery (watashi nui)

relevance

rank 4.94444

Secondary Keywords

patterning

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume components

descriptors

design elements

gold and gold alloy

herbaceous plants

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metalwork

motifs

natural landscapes

nonferrous metal

object genres

object genres by material

plant-derived motifs

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

textile weaving processes and techniques

textile weaving techniques

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weft patterning

woody plants

Title

Commemorative Head of an Oba of the Benin kingdom

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin

Physical Description

Cast brass head of a human. An opening at the top would have supported a carved elephant tusk. The heads wears elaborate "winged" headgear.

Accession Number

2005/1.260

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.91651

Secondary Keywords

aristocracy

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

groups of people

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nobility

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

political figures

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

the human body

upper body

upper class

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus)

Artist

Max Ernst

Physical Description

Standing bronze figure with recto/verso. The silhouette of the body is rectangular in shape. The heads on both side are simply rendered with rounded eyes and a pursed -lip mouth on one, a button nose on the other; bodies are supported by short legs; sides loosely suggest representations of male and female anatomy with side-by-side scallop shells suggesting a breasted chest on one side, an upward facing frog/toad in the phallus area on the reverse side.

Artist Life Dates

1891-1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

1987/1.160

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.91615

Secondary Keywords

amphibians

animals

animals and creatures

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

reptiles

reptiles and amphibians

shell and shell material

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Pope Sixtus IV (obverse), and the Ponte Sisto (reverse)

Artist

Lysippus

Physical Description

The front (obverse) of this medal depicts the profile portrait of a man with a tonsure, wearing a cope adorned with acorns and oak leaves and a large clasp. An inscription runs around the border. The reverse represents a bridge spanning a river enclosed within a border of oak leaves. An inscription appears above the balustrade of the bridge.

Artist Life Dates

active 1471-1484

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1473

Accession Number

1984/1.285

Medium and Support

cast bronze

relevance

rank 4.90410

Secondary Keywords

image form

buildings and the land

christian clergy

clergy

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

forming

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

medals

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

prelates

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

Title

Vanitas (Still Life), with globe, skull, candle, tazza, and covered cup

Artist

Willem Claesz Heda

Physical Description

This remarkable still life depicts a table crowded with, among other things, a gilded covered goblet, a wide saucer-shaped silver tazza, a celestial globe painted with images of the constellations, a skull wearing a laurel wreath, and an extinguished candle, all rendered in exquisite detail with careful attention paid to the effects of light and texture. While the arrangement of objects may appear casual, the composition is artfully balanced along two diagonal axes centered on the two cups that lie crossed on the table. The repetition of ovoid shapes throughout the painting and the monochrome tonality with its restricted range of hues and values, a hallmark of Heda's style, assures the seamless integration of the sundry objects into a unified whole.

Artist Life Dates

1594-1680

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633-1635

Accession Number

1965/2.55

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 4.88106

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

candleholders

candles and candleholders

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

still lifes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Sandcastle

Artist

Anne Truitt

Physical Description

A long, low rectangular with a painted band of green extends around the rectangle at floor level. The upper half is painted off-white. About three fourths of the length is uniform. The other quarter, at the viewer's right, has several features: two depressed areas, and two raised areas, which are painted in a brighter white.

Artist Life Dates

1921-2004

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1984/2.57

Medium and Support

acrylic on wood

relevance

rank 4.83758

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