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Title

Study of a Standing Male Nude

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Physical Description

A nude, muscular man, seen from behind, leans upon his left leg, which is propped on a rock. He grasps a stick for support with his left hand, while bending his torso to the right and looking downward. The lighting and colors vaguely suggest an outdoor environment.

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1760-1780

Accession Number

2008/2.199.2

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

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Title

"Bhagavata Purana" series: Krishna and Balarama Studying with the Brahman Sandipani

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Uttar Pradesh, Chaurapancasika Style

Physical Description

Krishna, in blue, and Balarama are portrayed in identical poses and wearing peacock-feather headdresses. The paunchy bearded figure at right is their mentor, Sandipani. Two other, older students appear at left. They are seated, approximately equidistantly spaced, in an architectural structure that organizes the space.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1525-1550

Accession Number

1983/2.104

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Steve Keister

Physical Description

Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in terra cotta and ivory gouache with graphite pencil.

Artist Life Dates

(1949 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2008/2.236

Medium and Support

gouache on paper

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Title

Untitled (Cactus)

Artist

Steve Keister

Physical Description

Drawing on spiral sketchbook paper in green, blue and orange gouache inscribed with graphite pencil.

Artist Life Dates

(1949 - )

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2008/2.237

Medium and Support

gouache on paper

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Title

Fourteen Fruit and Flower Sketches

Artist

Yong-chin Kim

Physical Description

Various sketches of fruits and flowers each with accompanying calligraphy.

Image 1: Large white flower in the upper left balanced by a large gray rock in the lower right. A smaller pink flower completes the visual triangle.

Image 2: A branch bearing two clusters of small orange fruits begins in the upper left and ends lower, center.

Image 3: A branch of white and pink flowers starts center right and moves off the page at upper center.

Image 4: A branch bearing three large green fruits starts and the upper left corner and ends just right of center. Two fruits centrally located and the third is in the upper left.

Image 5: Rock-mass in the upper right with green grass-like plants and light green orchids.

Image 6: Fruit-bearing vine moves across the top of the page and crosses over the lower right corner.

Image 7: Two large orange blooms are located slightly left of center and near the top. Opposite those the lower right half is dominated by a large rock formation.

Image 8: Two large orange-ish red fruits are located slightly below the center of the paper.

Image 9: Green leaves move from the upper right corner towards the lower left. In the lower left is a rock formation.

Image 10: Two large orange fruits are slighly off center and a small branch is in the upper right corner.

Image 11: A plant with red leaves moves from the upper right to the lower left. It is visually divided by a rock formation.

Image 12: One cluster of red fruits is slight below the center of the page, while another cluster is located more towards the upper right corner.

Image 13: Blooms of flowers curve up the page from the lower left to the center. There are three white blooms near the bottom left and two yellow ones near the top of the page.

Image 14: Three large blooming flowers are centrally located on the page. Two are slightly toward the left while the third is slightly toward the right.

Artist Life Dates

born 1881

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1952/2.5

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

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