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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 9.45736
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 9.45037
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
figures
literary
literary characters
people and occupations
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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 9.44245
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
literary characters
marriages
modern and contemporary art
movement
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 9.44245
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 9.44245
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
costumes
figures
literary
literary characters
objects we use
people and occupations
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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 9.41237
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
iconography
literary
literary characters
modern and contemporary art
movement
prophecy
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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 9.41237
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
drapery
exiles
literary
literary characters
modern and contemporary art
movement
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 9.37151
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
entertainers
how we live
literary
literary characters
people and occupations
playwrights
rites of passage
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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 9.37151
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
greek
literary
literary characters
modern and contemporary art
movement
mythology
prophecy
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 9.26852
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
animals
geography
iconography
literary
literary characters
mammals
people and occupations
plants
the natural world
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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 8.95287
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 7.34273
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 6.81228
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
Gushtasp Imprisons His Son Asfandiyar, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.60
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Rustam Shoots Asfandiyar, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.62
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Illuminated Chapter Heading from the Shahnama of Firdausi (The “Kervorkian Shahnama”) (Second heading)
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.39D
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Buzurjmihr Interprets a Dream for Nushirwan, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.71
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Siyavush Passes Through the Fire, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.48
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Cover of Ann Arbor Shahnameh (First heading)
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.39C
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Rustam Takes Bijan out of the Pit, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.54
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Rustam Slays Shaghad and Dies, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.63
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Siyavush Displays His Prowess before Afrasiyab, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (The "Kervorkian Shahnama")
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.49
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
Title
Sikandar Goes on a Pilgrimage to the Kaaba, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.65
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.40699
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
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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 6.34423
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
Title
The Div Akwan Flings Rustam into the Sea, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.53
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
geography
literary
Title
Tahmina Comes to Rustam, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.46
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
genres
literary
Title
Iraj Is Slain by His Brothers, from the Shahnama of Firdausi (The “Kervorkian Shahnama”)
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.41
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
tents
Title
Sikandar Builds a Barrier Against Yajuj and Majuj, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.66
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
objects
Title
The Birth of Rustam, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.43
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
man
Title
Rustam Slays the White Div, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.45
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
geography
literary
Title
Rustam Slays Suhrab, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.47
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
objects
Title
Zal Goes to Rudaba, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.42
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
genres
literary
Title
Luhrasp Addresses the Heroes, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.58
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.33655
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
man
Title
Bahram Gur Slays a Dragon, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.70
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.26764
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
creatures
literary
mythology
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 3. Kamar Al-Zaman and the Jeweler's Wife. "Then he spent the night with her embracing and clipping..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.155A-N
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
The Palace Ball, from Cinderella Series
Artist
Jules Pascin
Artist Life Dates
1885-1930
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1930
Accession Number
1948/1.421
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
Title
Ardshir Papakan Sits Upon the Throne in Baghdad, from the Shahnama of Firdausi
Artist
Shiraz and Timurid Schools
Century
15th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1460
Accession Number
1963/1.67
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
man
people and occupations
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 7. Julnar the Sea-Born and her Son King Badr Basim of Persia "Then the old woman mounted on the Ifrit's back, taking her daughter behind her, and Ifrit flew off with them..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.159A-L
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 9. Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman. " Abdullah discovered before him and on his right and left mountains of water and solaced himself by gazing thereon and on the various sort of fish. Some of them favored buffaloes, others oxen and others dogs and yet others human beings..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.161
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 2. Kamar Al-Zaman and the Jeweler's Wife. "They were in forty pairs, thus numbering fourscore and in their midst a young lady, riding on a horse, her face unveiled.."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.154A-N
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 2. Kamar Al-Zaman and the Jeweler's Wife. "They were in forty pairs, thus numbering fourscore and in their midst a young lady, riding on a horse, her face unveiled..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.154
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 9. Abdullah the Fisherman and Abdullah the Merman. "Abdullah discovered before him and on his right and left mountains of water and solaced himself by gazing thereon and on the various sort of fish. Some of them favored buffaloes, others oxen and others dogs and yet others human beings..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.161A-L
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 11. The Tale of the Ebony Horse. "He went up to the couch and found a young lady asleep, chemised with her hair as she were the full moon rising over the Eastern horizon..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.163
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 12. The Tale of the Ebony Horse. "Mounting the ebony horse he took her up behind her with strong bonds; after which he turned the shoulder-pin of ascent, and the horse rose with him high in air..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.164A-N
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 4. Julnar the Sea-Born and her Son King Badr Basim of Persia "Disrobing her with his own hand, the King looked upon her body and saw it were a silvern ingot..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.156
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 13. Shaharazad's Night. "Then said the king in himself, 'By Allah, I will not slay her, until I have heard the next of her tale.' So they slept the rest of that night in mutual embrace till day finally brake..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.165
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 4. Julnar the Sea-Born and her Son King Badr Basim of Persia "Disrobing her with his own hand, the King looked upon her body and saw it as it were a silvern ingot..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.156A-L
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 6. Julnar the Sea-Born and her Son King Badr Basim of Persia "So she came down from the three and drawing near him strained him to her bosom..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.158
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 10. The Tale of the Ebony Horse. "Now the King loved science and geometry and one festival day as he sat on his kingly throne there came in to him three wise men"
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.162A-L
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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Title
Arabian Nights. Pl. 6. Julnar the Sea-Born and her Son King Badr Basim of Persia "So she came down from the tree and drawing near him strained him to her bosom..."
Artist
Marc Chagall
Artist Life Dates
Russia, 1889-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1948
Accession Number
1949/1.158A-P
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 6.20022
Secondary Keywords
allegory and literature
literary
modern and contemporary art
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