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Title

Bust of the Virgin

Artist

Bartolomeo Coriolano

Physical Description

This small print depicts a bust-length portrait of a woman within an oval frame. She turns slightly to her left and gazes downward. A bright halo encircles her head.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2007/2.141

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 6.12149

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Descent from the Cross

Artist

Ugo da Carpi

Physical Description

This print depicts the body of a man being lowered from a cross. Two men lean over the top of the cross to remove the nails from the dead man's hands and pass his body down to two other men standing on ladders. Three women and a man lay on the ground in mourning at the foot of the cross.

Artist Life Dates

ca. 1440 - after 1525

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1440-1535

Accession Number

1960/1.176

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.90419

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Edo Meisho: Gotenyama, Cherry-blossom Viewing

Artist

Andô Hiroshige II

Physical Description

People are appreciating the beauty of the cherry blossoms and some are having picnics under the trees. Below the highland where the cherry trees and the people are, the land leads to the fields and hills in the distance. The sky appears to be red along the edge of the hill, suggesting the time as early evening.

Artist Life Dates

1829-1869

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

mid 19th century

Accession Number

1948/1.147

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 5.83905

Secondary Keywords

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buildings and the land

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Title

_sen Edo Meisho: Ryogoku Bridge, Evening Fireworks

Artist

Andô Hiroshige III

Physical Description

People are standing on the huge arch bridge over water, viewing the boats with red lanterns sailing on the water.

Artist Life Dates

(1843 - 1894)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865-1875

Accession Number

1948/1.143

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper, ôban yoko-e size

relevance

rank 5.35441

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Sibyl with a Child Holding a Torch

Artist

Ugo da Carpi

Physical Description

A woman sits in an interior holding a book in her right arm, which is propped upon a ledge. She reads by the light of a torch held by a child standing next to her. Print trimmed to image frame. Image was previously folded at center (multiple folds). Paper size: lh 27 3/5cm & rh 27 4/5cm x tw 22 3/5cm bw 22 3/10cm.

Artist Life Dates

ca. 1440 - after 1525

Century

16th century

Accession Number

2008/2.420

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 5.25650

Secondary Keywords

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furnishings

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youth

Title

The Alliance of Peace and Abundance

Artist

Bartolomeo Coriolano

Physical Description

Two women in long robes stand arm in arm in a landscape. One figure holds an olive branch in her right hand, and her companion cradles a cornucopia against her hip.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1642

Accession Number

1970/1.178

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.12034

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Title

Madonna and Child with a Bishop

Artist

Andrea Andreani

Physical Description

A woman sits on the left holding a nude infant in her lap. An aureole of light radiates around her head as she looks downward toward the child, who returns her gaze. A bearded bishop wearing a miter and holding a crosier kneels before them on the right.

Artist Life Dates

1558/59-1629

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1591

Accession Number

2007/2.146

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.06391

Secondary Keywords

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youth

Title

Scenes from a Play

Artist

Utagawa Kunisada

Artist Life Dates

1786-1864

Accession Number

2008/2.424.1

Medium and Support

color woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 4.96531

Secondary Keywords

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asia (continent)

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Title

Oceanus (from a Series of 6 Mythological Figures)

Artist

Hendrick Goltzius

Physical Description

A powerfully muscled nude man sits astride a fearsome sea creature. He grasps an oar in his left hand and the beast's reins in his right, while a cloth billows out behind him. A variety of humanoid creatures frolic in the seascape in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1558 - 1617

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1589-1590

Accession Number

1960/2.36

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.91875

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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Title

Edo Meisho: Yushima Shrine in the Snow (Yushima tenmangu, Yukihare no zu)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of people walking up the stairs leading to the snow-covered shrine and temple complex.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1948/1.144

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.85189

Secondary Keywords

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Title

St. Luke and St. Mark with a Portrait of the Virgin and Child

Artist

Ludolphe Buesinck

Physical Description

Two seated men, depicted in three-quarter length, with flowing beards and long robes look out from this print. A painting of a seated woman holding a child on her lap sits on an easel between them. A closed book is placed before the man on the left, and a second book sits open next to the figure on the right. This man holds a mahlstick, used by painters to steady their hand as they work, in his right hand. A palette and brushes are placed on a ledge in front of him.

Artist Life Dates

c.1590-after 1643

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2007/2.144

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.80112

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Title

Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The snow scene of a village under the mountain. The house roofs, the bridge over the river, the mountain and trees are all covered by the snow. Three birds fly above the riverbank, lingering around the snow-covered pine branches.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853

Accession Number

1948/1.145

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.72330

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Edo Meisho: View of the Kameido Temple in Snow, Tokyo

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Night scene of bridges over the lake leading to the temple complex. The snow falls down from the sky and covers the bridges, roofs, and trees. There are several travelers walking with parasols.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1969/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 4.65587

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Title

The Thirty-Six Views of the Eastern Capital: Imado Bridge and Matsuchi Hill

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of a village with falling snowflakes in the sky. The roofs of houses, the trees, the bridge, the boat decks, and the island in the center of the lake are all covered by snow.

Trimmed just outside print frame. Colors: black, blue, green, red, pink-orange. Paper size: lh 34 3/5cm & rh 34 1/2cm x tw 23 9/10cm & bw 24 1/5cm. Image size: lh 33 9/10cm & rh 34cm x tw 22 4/5cm & bw 22 3/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

1862

Accession Number

2008/2.394

Medium and Support

color woodcut on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 4.27367

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

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dwellings

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