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Title: Belan House, County Kildare
Artist: William Ashford
Physical Description: Painting shows a large country estate house. Situated in the middle distance, the house angles into space. At the near end is a dovecotte and at the furthest point is an arcade attaching the main house to another building that is obscured by trees. The foreground is framed by trees on either side, the lefthand tree is partially dead. At center in the foreground is an elegant party in a boat on a small lake. This group consists of two women and a man, hand outstretched indicating the scene of the house in the distance. In addition, two men in vests are also part of the group in the boat, one of whom is seated, the other is propelling the boat with an oar. Swans, with wings extended behind them, also grace the surface of the water.
Artist Life Dates: 1746-1824
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1780
Accession Number: 1950/2.19
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
relevance: rank 10.84318
Primary Keywords: boats; clouds; house; ireland; swans; trees; water

Title: Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute
Artist: Philippe de Champaigne
Physical Description: This painting depicts a river passing through a wooded landscape as human figures, dwarfed by the towering trees, move along its banks. The majestic landscape dominates the painting, but a group of four men in the right foreground also competes for attention since the bright, saturated primary colors of their robes stand out sharply against the muted tonalities of their surroundings. One of the men, wearing a blue cloak, places his left finger in the mouth of a man kneeling before him and touches the side of his head with his right hand. A third man leans forward to touch the kneeling figure's shoulder while the fourth, in a magnificent red cloak, raises his hands in astonishment.
Artist Life Dates: 1602-1674
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1650-1660
Accession Number: 1960/2.93
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
relevance: rank 10.72899
Primary Keywords: christianity; landscapes (representations); miracles; oil paintings; rivers; swans

Title: Landscape with Venus and Cupid Riding on a Car
Artist: Giulio di Antonio Bonasone
Physical Description: Venus and Cupid are seen sitting in a chariot pulled by two swans that are embraced by two putti. Behind is a landscape with towns and houses.
Artist Life Dates: (active 1531 - 1574)
Century: 16th century
Object Creation Date: 1531-1574
Accession Number: 1960/2.130
Medium and Support: etching and engraving on paper
relevance: rank 10.19231
Primary Keywords: chariots (ancient vehicles); engravings; etchings; intaglio printing; mythology (literary genre); natural landscapes; swans

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