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Title

The Childhood of Oedipus, Plate 2 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1986/2.97.2

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 18.01203

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Shallow dish with "Judgment of Paris" design

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1993/2.19

Medium and Support

porcelain with overglaze enamel painting

relevance

rank 17.99872

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

figures

literary

literary characters

people and occupations

Title

Hotel Cluny, Paris

Artist

Thomas Boys

Artist Life Dates

1803-1874

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1839

Accession Number

1940.390

Medium and Support

chromolithograph on paper

relevance

rank 17.98365

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

literary

literary characters

mammals

the natural world

Title

A l'Opéra: Mme. Caron dans Faust

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist Life Dates

1864-1901

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1954/2.8

Medium and Support

lithograph, printed in green on paper

relevance

rank 17.98365

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

costumes

figures

literary

literary characters

objects we use

people and occupations

Title

The Marriage, Plate 5 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1986/2.97.5

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 17.98365

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

literary

literary characters

marriages

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

Oedipus at Colonus, Plate 6 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1986/2.97.6

Medium and Support

etching on Handmade J. Whatman

relevance

rank 17.92635

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

drapery

exiles

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

movement

Title

The Sphinx, Plate 1 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1986/2.97.1

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 17.92635

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

iconography

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

movement

prophecy

Title

The Riddle, Plate 4 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1986/2.97.4

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 17.84853

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

greek

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

movement

mythology

prophecy

Title

Death of Ophelia (Act IV, Scene VII); from the series of 16 prints, Hamlet

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Artist Life Dates

1798-1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1843

Accession Number

1961/2.19

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 17.84853

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

entertainers

how we live

literary

literary characters

people and occupations

playwrights

rites of passage

Title

Paris and Oenone

Artist

Willem Mieris

Artist Life Dates

1662-1747

Century

Late 17th or early 18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1682-1747

Accession Number

1961/2.55

Medium and Support

graphite on parchment

relevance

rank 17.65239

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

geography

iconography

literary

literary characters

mammals

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

The Slaying of Laius, Plate 3 from 'The Myth of Oedipus'

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1986/2.97.3

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 17.05121

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

iconography

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

movement

murders

objects

swords

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

weaponry

Title

Hamlet et Ophélie (Act III, Scene 1); from the series of 16 prints, Hamlet

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Artist Life Dates

1798-1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1834-1843

Accession Number

1954/2.24

Medium and Support

lithograph on chine appliqué

relevance

rank 13.98461

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

costumes

entertainers

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

playwrights

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Study of Oedipus for 'A Greek Play'

Artist

Albert Moore

Physical Description

A dark line drawing with white highlights on a tan colored background. It shows a standing male figure in profile, facing left. He has curly hair, a long beard and has classically style draped clothing. He has a vacant gaze and his face is turned downward. there is a partial drawing of draped fabric in the left margin of the work.

Artist Life Dates

1841-1893

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1867

Accession Number

1954/1.233

Medium and Support

black and white chalk on brown wove paper, mounted on tissue

relevance

rank 12.97434

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for oral or performed works

figures

figures (representations)

information forms

literary

literary characters

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

study

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Heart of Paris

Artist

Wilfred Byron Shaw

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1921

Accession Number

1953/1.33

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 12.08291

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

buildings and the land

cityscapes

fishing

geographic and political locations

geography

institutional buildings

literary

literary characters

modern and contemporary art

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

plants

schools

schools by level of education

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

transportation vehicles

united states (nation)

universities and colleges

vehicles

washtenaw (county)

watercraft

watercraft by general type