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Title

Walls of Jade

Artist

Herbert Lewis Fink

Artist Life Dates

born 1921

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921-1984

Accession Number

1984/1.279

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 21.02076

Secondary Keywords

architecture

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

lighting devices

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modern and contemporary art

objects we use

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standing

Title

Seelenmesse der Georgiritter (Mass for the Dead of the Knights of St. George in

Artist

Max Slevogt

Artist Life Dates

1868-1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1911

Accession Number

1953/2.21

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 21.01997

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

crosses

figures

furnishings

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lighting devices by form

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objects we use

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Title

Bird and Candles

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1996/1.67

Medium and Support

color lithograph on cream wove paper

relevance

rank 20.99423

Secondary Keywords

animals

candles and candleholders

furnishings

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lighting devices

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modern and contemporary art

objects we use

the natural world

Title

Fears (Ängste), pl. 7 from 'A Glove' (Ein Handschuh), Opus VI

Artist

Max Klinger

Artist Life Dates

1857-1920

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878-1881

Accession Number

1986/1.155.7

Medium and Support

etching on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 20.99423

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

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people and occupations

the natural world

time

waterscapes

Title

Domestic Still Life

Artist

Tony Berlant

Artist Life Dates

Born 1941

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1988

Accession Number

1988/1.156

Medium and Support

found metal collage on plywood with steel brads

relevance

rank 20.84427

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

Title

Ten Million New Members by Christmas - Join the Red Cross, and on Christmas Eve a Candle in Every Window, a Service Flag for Every Home

Artist

L. N. Britton

Artist Life Dates

1858-1934

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.10

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 20.60892

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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crosses

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furnishings

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how we live

lighting devices

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plants

posters

text-based art

the natural world

trees

war

Title

Dead Souls: Figure with Candle

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1923-1927

Accession Number

1953/2.36

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 20.28973

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

figures

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how we live

lighting devices

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objects

objects we use

people and occupations

rites of passage

Title

Capture of Fort Ticonderoga

Artist

Alonzo Chappel

Artist Life Dates

1828-1887

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

before 1856

Accession Number

1895.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 20.28727

Secondary Keywords

american revolution

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swords

war

weaponry

Title

Yearnings (Wünsche), pl. 3 from 'A Glove' (Ein Handschuh), Opus VI

Artist

Max Klinger

Artist Life Dates

1857-1920

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878-1881

Accession Number

1986/1.155.3

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on off-white wove paper

relevance

rank 20.16105

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

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Title

Analysis of Beauty

Artist

William Hogarth

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1753

Accession Number

1971/2.62

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 20.05661

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

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Title

Page, from "Photograph Album of the Holy Land"

Artist

Felix Bonfils

Artist Life Dates

1831-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860-1885

Accession Number

1994/2.29.1

Medium and Support

nine albumen prints on mounted in a paper bound album

relevance

rank 19.90872

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

candles and candleholders

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middle east

new testament

objects

objects we use

religion

religions

Title

News of the Titanic

Artist

John Sloan

Artist Life Dates

1871-1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1912

Accession Number

1964/1.107

Medium and Support

crayon, ink and graphite on off-white paper

relevance

rank 19.66141

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

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publications

serials

Title

Oversized Lamp Shade

Artist

Stickley Brothers Furniture Company

Physical Description

The peaked shade has eight panels with overlaid linear copper border decoration above a cove molded lower rim. The lamp retains four original sockets. The upper column consists of an octagonal capped vase-form with a dominant ogee profile over a round medial column which is slightly beveled in form and decorated with spaced, spirally arranged brass rods applied to its surface. The octagonal molded base repeats the ogee profile of the upper vase form.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - circa 1947

Object Creation Date

circa 1904-1918

Accession Number

2013/2.241B

Medium and Support

patinated and hammered copper and brass with textured caramel slag glass panels

relevance

rank 19.63483

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furnishings components

lighting device components

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

A Rake's Progress. Plate III (He revels)

Artist

William Hogarth

Artist Life Dates

1697-1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1735

Accession Number

1962/1.109

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on paper

relevance

rank 19.49901

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

Title

The Garroted Man

Artist

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

Physical Description

A man in a white robe is seated with his back against a wooden post. In his hands he holds a crucifix; the scene is illuminated by a large candlestick at the left of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1746-1828

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1778-1780

Accession Number

1963/2.4

Medium and Support

etching on laid paper

relevance

rank 19.45674

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

crosses

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

how we live

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

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rites of passage

Title

Candlestick with scenes of paired figures drinking

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - late 13th century

Accession Number

1965/1.183

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze, inlaid with silver and gold

relevance

rank 19.24641

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

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objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Candlestick with decoration of the Labors of the Months

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

mid 13th century - late 13th century

Accession Number

1965/1.182

Medium and Support

cast and incised bronze, inlaid with silver and gold

relevance

rank 19.24641

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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religions

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Title

Chandelier Fragments

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

Clouded glass and metal fragments of a chandelier. A ring of metal strands hold clouded glass orbs.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Object Creation Date

1890-1891

Accession Number

2011/2.2.1

Medium and Support

glass and metal

relevance

rank 19.20143

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

glass and glassmaking mixtures

inorganic material

lighting devices

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materials

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object genres

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Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

One of a pair of candlesticks with irridescent glass cup-like vessel on metal stem

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1999/1.87A&B

Medium and Support

bronze and glass

relevance

rank 19.10542

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

household objects

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

One of a pair of candlesticks with irridescent glass cup-like vessel on metal stem

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1999/1.88A&B

Medium and Support

bronze and glass

relevance

rank 19.10542

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

household objects

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Birthday Party

Artist

Richard Wilt

Artist Life Dates

1915-1981

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1974/2.9

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 19.09005

Secondary Keywords

birthdays

candles and candleholders

dances

descriptors

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materials

materials by function

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objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

Candlestick holder in the shape of a person

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century - 2nd century

Accession Number

1992/2.3

Medium and Support

earthenware, red, with green lead glaze

relevance

rank 19.05601

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Chandelier, from the library of the Henry O. Havemeyer house, New York

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

Chandelier consists of a bronze post with eight arms (inset with colored glass) from which hangs two rings of yellow translucent glass half-dome glass surrounding a single, large yellow glass half-dome globe in the center.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1890-1891

Accession Number

1986.146.4

Medium and Support

favrile glass and bronze

relevance

rank 18.88058

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Portion of a lighting fixture, possibly from the entrance hall, H.O. Havemeyer house, New York

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

Slivered metal roundel shape with a center opening for a glass globe (suggested). Along the outer perimeter of the roundel are opalescant convex glass shapes evocative of peacock tail feathers.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1890-1891

Accession Number

1986.146.5

Medium and Support

silver, gilt bronze and opalescent favrile glass

relevance

rank 18.88058

Secondary Keywords

components

components and systems

components by specific context

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Oversized Floor Lamp

Artist

Stickley Brothers Furniture Company

Physical Description

The peaked shade has eight panels with overlaid linear copper border decoration above a cove molded lower rim. The lamp retains four original sockets. The upper column consists of an octagonal capped vase-form with a dominant ogee profile over a round medial column which is slightly beveled in form and decorated with spaced, spirally arranged brass rods applied to its surface. The octagonal molded base repeats the ogee profile of the upper vase form.

Artist Life Dates

1891 - circa 1947

Object Creation Date

circa 1904-1918

Accession Number

2013/2.241A

Medium and Support

patinated and hammered copper and brass with textured caramel slag glass panels

relevance

rank 18.68315

Secondary Keywords

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects we use

Title

Under the Lamp (Sous la Lampe)

Artist

Albert Dubois-Pillet

Physical Description

This is a tondo painting with a circular frame that is painted in tones of violet. It is a still-life scene that shows a lamp, resting on a table, set against a green wall. On the wall behind the lamp is a painting, but only the lower right-hand corner is visible due to the sharp curve of the circular format of the painting. On the table, beside the lamp, is a piece of paper and an ink well in the shape of a human figure. The base of the lamp has a curvilinear profile and the pleated shade is painted in bright colors of orange, pink, green and yellow. Both the scene and the frame are painted with short, dot-like brushstrokes.

Artist Life Dates

1846 - 1890

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1888

Accession Number

1988/1.140

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 18.51929

Secondary Keywords

placement

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attributes and properties by specific type

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descriptors

form attributes

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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genres

lamps by location or context

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shape

Title

Lamp Stand in the shape of a teapot with floral designs

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1986/2.103

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

relevance

rank 18.44153

Secondary Keywords

candleholders

candles and candleholders

descriptors

furnishings

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Title

Death of the Virgin (reverse copy after Schongauer)

Artist

Israhel Meckenem

Physical Description

A four-poster bed with curtains drawn back within an interior is angled towards the viewer, showing a woman reclined on the bed and attended by numerous figures. A lighted taper is placed in her hands, with assistance of a young man on the left side of the bed. Others of the figures stand or kneel with figures hands clasped in prayer; at the lower left corner are two men kneeling at the foot of the bead looking at a book of prayers. The overall effect is concern and movement around the still figure of the woman.

Artist Life Dates

d. 1503

Century

Late 15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1490-1500

Accession Number

1960/2.46

Medium and Support

engraving on fine off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 17.65102

Secondary Keywords

layout features

animals and creatures

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components and systems

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Title

Woman Playing Cat's Cradle

Artist

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Artist Life Dates

1797 - 1861

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century - mid 19th century

Accession Number

1974/1.100

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 17.64994

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

candles and candleholders

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hair accessories

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Title

The Supper Table

Artist

John Koch

Physical Description

This painting shows a woman and a boy sitting at a dining table that is set for a meal. The woman, on the right side of the composition, is shown in a profile view and is using a ladle to pour soup into a bowl. The boy, seated in a ladder back chair, is holding a spoon with his hands resting on the table. He is gazing at the soup bowl. Both figures have somber, quiet facial expressions. A table lamp, seen only partially on the far left of the painting, is the single source of light. So, the figures and the table top are brightly lit, but the rest of the setting is very dark. Items on the table such as the plate with melon, the milk bottle, the salt and pepper shakers and the tablecloth, are shown in realistic detail, much like a still- life painting.

Artist Life Dates

1909-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1979/2.114

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 16.90740

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

events

furnishings

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objects

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people

people (agents)

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plant material

plants

seating furniture

single seating furniture

the natural world

Title

Close, No. 157 Bridgegate

Artist

Thomas Annan

Artist Life Dates

1829-1886

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868; printed 1978

Accession Number

1979/1.157

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 16.90181

Secondary Keywords

africa (continent)

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lighting devices

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Title

Selling Candles

Artist

Doris Spiegel

Artist Life Dates

Born 1907

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1939

Accession Number

1943.130

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 16.73003

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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commercial buildings

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furnishings

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single built works

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streets

Title

Calaveras Estranguladoras

Artist

Anonymous Mexican

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1983/2.44

Medium and Support

woodcut and metalcuts on paper

relevance

rank 16.63535

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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objects

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publications

serials

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standing

text-based art

transportation

vehicles

Title

Polycandelon for six oil lamps

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

500-599

Accession Number

1965/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 16.35596

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

christianity

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

crosses (motifs)

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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metal

metal and metal products

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middle east (general region)

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Leaf from a book of hours with a funeral mass

Artist

Gold Scrolls Group

Physical Description

This miniature painting depicts a group of male figures gathered around a coffin draped with a blue cloth. Two pairs of candles set on tall candlesticks are placed at the head and foot of the coffin. To the left of the coffin stand four mourners wearing long gray robes with hoods. Facing them from the other side of the coffin are three tonsured clergymen dressed in white, who look at an open book placed before them. The group stands upon a green tiled floor next to a pink wall. The background is painted red and decorated with an exuberant pattern of gold scrolling foliage motifs.

Artist Life Dates

active circa 1415-1450

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1415-1455

Accession Number

1993/2.8

Medium and Support

ink, tempera, gold, and silver alloy on parchment

relevance

rank 16.12322

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

candleholders

candles and candleholders

ceremonial containers

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furnishings

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people

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religions

religions and religious concepts

rites of passage

Title

The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - A Club Dinner - United War Work Campaign

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Text: (photo caption) A Club Dinner - The Spirit of War Camp Community Service - United War Work Campaign - 4C

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1918

Accession Number

1954/2.35.129

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 16.07155

Secondary Keywords

albums

army

candles and candleholders

containers

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culinary containers

descriptors

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figures

furnishings

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lighting devices

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military

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

posters

seating furniture

single seating furniture

soldiers

text-based art

vessels for serving and consuming food

war

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 15.79125

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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lighting devices

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people

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physical activities by general context

prints

prints by process

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relief prints

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodcuts

youth

Title

A Visit to the Gallery

Artist

Pier Celestino Gilardi

Physical Description

Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.

Artist Life Dates

1837 - 1905

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1895.94

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 15.57841

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

building divisions

candles and candleholders

components

components and systems

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descriptors

display rooms and spaces

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household objects

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visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Interior of a Cinema Theater (Katsudo Shashinkan Naibu)

Artist

Oda Kazuma

Physical Description

In thick, sketchy lines, this print portrays a scene in which a figure leans against a wall on the left, and a crowd of people look over a balcony on the right. The top half of the composition is taken up mostly by a ceiling with two lamps hanging from it.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1920

Accession Number

1950/2.5

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 15.34451

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

groups of people

groups of people by activity

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

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performing arts buildings

performing arts structures

physical activities

physical activities by general context

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Stove God and Wife with Calendar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

This print is typical, depicting the Stove God and his wife with halos and elegant clothing. Before them is a table with common worship instruments, including candles, an incense burner, and flowers. Standing in the bottom corners are two officials, and between them a container of jewels. The jewels are flanked by a dog and rooster; animals thought to be symbols of domesticity with auspicious connotations. Above the scene a calendar for the year 1949 is framed by an auspicious dragon motif.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1989/2.116

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 15.29221

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

calendars

containers

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furnishings

furnishings by form or function

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lighting devices

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mythology

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people

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plants

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

spouses

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.49

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 15.22465

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

candles and candleholders

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column components

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descriptors

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Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.48

Medium and Support

silver

relevance

rank 15.22465

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

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descriptors

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Title

Hide and Seek (Cache-Cache)

Artist

Alfred Stevens

Physical Description

Panel painting depicting a young woman of high society in an interior setting filled with Asian accessories. She stands behind a door, which she holds partly open revealing a small white dog sitting in front of an armchair.

Artist Life Dates

1823-1906

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1878

Accession Number

1955/1.85

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 15.07264

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on arms or hands

animals

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architecture

building divisions

candles and candleholders

clothing

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

doors and door components

doorway components

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figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

genres

handwear

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lighting devices by form

mammals

objects

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and occupations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

the natural world

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tôkaidô (Tate-e Edition): #11 Hakone, Crossing the Pass at Night

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Several travelers are walking up along the mountain path. Some carry heavy goods, and some hold touches. There are trees on the edge of the road. A river flows below cut a steep-sided canyon between the two mountains. The title is written in the red box on the right side of the print, and there is also a yellow box next to it and a red box on the lower left side.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1855

Accession Number

1948/1.133

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 14.87633

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

upward

buildings and the land

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

inorganic material

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people (agents)

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plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

torches and torch holders

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina and devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Multi-colored ink on paper. Prominent reds, yellows and blues. Six figures, three smaller (clothed), three larger (nude or semi-nude). Scene of worship.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.176

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 14.81050

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

biological concepts

forms

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

health and related concepts

health-related concepts

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

making art

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people

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physical activities

physical activities by general context

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

scientific concepts

text-based art

torches and torch holders

visual works

visual works by subject type

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Circumcision (Life of the Virgin Series)

Artist

Hendrick Goltzius

Physical Description

A crowd gathers in the side chapel of a church around a group of seated figures and an infant. A man with a long flowing beard sits and holds the infant in his hands above a plate, while another man leans forward in his chair and peers through his spectacles at the child as he performs a circumcision. A plaque with the artist's initials, "HG," lies on the floor in the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1558 - 1617

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1594

Accession Number

1976/2.137

Medium and Support

engraving on ivory laid paper

relevance

rank 14.75547

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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furnishings

furnishings by form or function

groups of people

groups of people by activity

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

religious ceremonies

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single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

Commemorative Shrine Lamp

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.348

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 14.65467

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

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descriptors

furnishings

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visual works

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Title

Young Girl Knitting (Jeune fille tricotant)

Artist

Camille Pissarro

Physical Description

A girl seen in profile sits, knitting something red. There is a table beyond her and a fireplace with a fan above on the wall on the right side.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1876

Accession Number

1983/2.250

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 14.61854

Secondary Keywords

candles and candleholders

child

costume

costume accessories

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coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for furniture

coverings and hangings for storage and support furniture

descriptors

fireplaces

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

table coverings

textile construction processes and techniques

textile processes and techniques

Title

Night Scene from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's "The Lectern" [Le Lutrin], Illustration for the 3rd Canto

Artist

Bernard Picart

Physical Description

Three men standing in a surprised movement with an owl coming out of an overturned lectern. There is decorated border around the drawing.

Artist Life Dates

1673-1733

Century

18th century

Accession Number

2013/2.566

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 14.38976

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the head

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

associated concepts

birds

candles and candleholders

christian religious building fixtures

clergy

components

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headgear

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religions

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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 14.13346

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

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