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- Title
- "Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 17: El que no te ama, burlando te difama ("He who does not like thee will defame thee in jest") or La lealtad (Loyalty)
- Artist
- Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
- Artist Life Dates
- 1746-1828
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1864-1900
- Accession Number
- 1949/2.19
- Medium and Support
- etching and burnished aquatint on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.10454
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- legendary creatures
- modern and contemporary art
- people and occupations
- Title
- Perseus Slaying the Dragon
- Artist
- J. J. de LaPorte
- Physical Description
- Man on a horse piercing a dragon, mountain on the side. Skeletons in the lower right corner.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1787-1822
- Object Creation Date
- 1787-1822
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.218
- Medium and Support
- etching and engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.10454
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- armed conflicts
- events
- legendary creatures
- people and culture
- Title
- "Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 5: Reniego al amigo que cubre con las alas y muerde conel pico ("Renounce the friend who covered you with his wings and bites you with his beak") or Disparate volanted (Flying folly)
- Artist
- Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
- Artist Life Dates
- 1746-1828
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1864-1900
- Accession Number
- 1949/2.7
- Medium and Support
- aquatint and etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.10454
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals and creatures
- legendary creatures
- modern and contemporary art
- Title
- Rubbing from the pagoda at Mt. Ch'i-hsia, Nanking
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1991/2.28.5
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.06123
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- atmospheric effects
- buddhism
- legendary creatures
- religion
- religions
- the natural world
- Title
- Les monstres imaginaires
- Artist
- Hans Fischer
- Artist Life Dates
- 1909-1958
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1909-1958
- Accession Number
- 1964/2.135
- Medium and Support
- etching on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.05964
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- legendary creatures
- modern and contemporary art
- Title
- "Los Proverbios" (also known as "Los Disparates"), plate 7: La que mal marida nunca le falta que diga ("She who is ill wed never misses a chance to say no") or Disparate matrimonial (Matrimonial folly)
- Artist
- Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes
- Artist Life Dates
- 1746-1828
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1864-1900
- Accession Number
- 1949/2.9
- Medium and Support
- etching, aquatint and drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.05964
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- legendary creatures
- modern and contemporary art
- Title
- Tobias with the Angel Dragging the Fish (The Large Tobias)
- Artist
- Hendrik Goudt
- Physical Description
- This black and white print shows an outdoor scene with lush leafy trees, open sky and mountains in the far distance. Two figures are walking along a wooded path in the foreground- one is a man with wings wearing robed garments and the other a younger man carrying a single large fish. There is a city shown in the middle distance through the trees and a pasture scene depicted on the right.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1585-1630
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1613
- Accession Number
- 1972/1.165
- Medium and Support
- etching and engraving on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 9.02232
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals
- animals and creatures
- bible
- geography
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- old testament
- plants
- religion
- subject matter
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Bestiaire. IV. Le Sang et la Race
- Artist
- André Masson
- Artist Life Dates
- (Balagny, Oise, France, 1896 - 1987, Paris, France)
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1945
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.38
- Medium and Support
- lithograph on paper
- relevance
- rank 9.02189
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- beasts
- legendary creatures
- modern and contemporary art
- movement
- religion
- subject matter
- Title
- Four Episodes in the Life of a Saint
- Artist
- Andrea Boscoli
- Artist Life Dates
- (1550 - 1606)
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 16th century
- Accession Number
- 1970/2.75
- Medium and Support
- pen, ink, wash and black chalk, laid down
- relevance
- rank 8.68284
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- atmospheric effects
- figures
- genres
- how we live
- legendary creatures
- people and occupations
- religion
- rites of passage
- subject matter
- the natural world
- Title
- Imari bowl with green dragon center
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2002/2.15
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with enamel overglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 8.34586
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- vessels
- Title
- Blue-and-white double-gourd wall vase, Wanli Era (1573-1619) mark and period
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Porcelain bottle vase of double gourd design, flat on reverse side with a slot for hanging on the wall, possibly inside the chamber of a royal sedan chair. Dragon motif is represented on both the upper lobe and the lower one.
- Century
- 16th-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1573-1620
- Accession Number
- 1986/2.13
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration
- relevance
- rank 8.34586
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- vessels
- Title
- The Forge—Passage du Dragon
- Artist
- James McNeill Whistler
- Physical Description
- A dark horizontal opening shows three men working and talking. Above is an arched recess, at the top of which is an open window with a plant. Below the large horizontal opening, a chicken stands in the street just below.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1834-1903
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1894
- Accession Number
- 1992/1.143
- Medium and Support
- transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 8.30369
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- architecture
- birds
- buildings and the land
- the natural world
- Title
- Black Fox
- Artist
- Fred Alten
- Artist Life Dates
- 1871-1945
- Century
- Early 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1912-1945
- Accession Number
- 2002/1.214
- Medium and Support
- carved and painted wood
- relevance
- rank 8.29755
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- colors
- the natural world
- visual and tactile
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a fish
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of an upside-down, U-shaped fish, of unknown species, with a bifurcated tail, a series of small spiraling circles along its spine, a long neck with horizontal incisions and a stylized human head with eyes, nose and mouth.
- Century
- Possibly 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.202
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 8.26419
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- animals
- animals and creatures
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- the natural world
- Title
- Agate snuff bottle
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1780-1880
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.20
- Medium and Support
- agate, nephrite and ivory
- relevance
- rank 8.06566
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- objects we use
- Title
- Snuff bottle with design of dragon among clouds
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1825-1900
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.110
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with overglaze enamel painting; pearl and ivory stopper
- relevance
- rank 8.02132
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by function or context
- containers for personal use
- containers for smoking and tobacco use
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- Title
- Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
- Physical Description
- A nude monk on the top left sits before a Jina at top right. Three Hindu gods, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi venerate the Jina in the bottom registers.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1975/2.164
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 8.01878
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- document genres
- document genres by conditions of production
- information forms
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by occupation
- people by state or condition
- people in religion
- people in religion and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- religious (people)
- the natural world
- Title
- Study of Two Angels
- Artist
- Henri Laurens
- Physical Description
- A drawing of two angels side by side in almost the same position.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1885-1954
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.541
- Medium and Support
- black chalk on brown paper
- relevance
- rank 7.85233
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- legendary creatures
- objects we use
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- Title
- Devils Taking the Rich Man to Hell, No. 4 from the Series of 5 Prints "Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"
- Artist
- Heinrich Aldegrever
- Artist Life Dates
- 1502- circa 1561
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1554
- Accession Number
- 1952/1.87
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.77846
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- construction equipment
- doctrinal concepts
- earthmoving equipment
- equipment
- equipment by process
- hells
- how we live
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by gender
- plants
- religion
- religions and religious concepts
- religious concepts
- reptiles
- reptiles and amphibians
- rites of passage
- shovels
- subject matter
- the natural world
- tools and equipment
- Title
- Flying Dragon
- Artist
- Georges Rouault
- Physical Description
- This black and white print depicts a creature with an alligator-like open jaw with three sharp teeth. The creature takes up most of the image and appears to be floating in space. A black ground with a suggestion of a small plant appears at the lower edge of the composition.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1871-1958
- Object Creation Date
- 1928
- Accession Number
- 2012/2.186
- Medium and Support
- etching, aquatint and roulette on heavy laid paper
- relevance
- rank 7.74638
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- biological components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- faces
- heads
- legendary creatures
- the human body
- upper body
- Title
- Ascetics with dogs in landscape
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Mughal Workshop, Uttar Pradesh
- Physical Description
- The drawing is mounted on an album page of a yellowish color flecked with gold. There is a narrow frame in a slighter lighter tone outlined with gold and red lines. The main figure sits facing the viewer and is in a long robe. An emaciated, nearly nude figure faces him squatting with his hand on one knee. Another ascetic stands and offers obeisance to the master. One dog rolls around in front of him and another on a leash walks behind him. There is a clump of bushes to the lower left and a tree to the upper left tops a diagonal leading down to the right with a large group of twisted trees.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.176
- Medium and Support
- black and red opaque watercolor and gold on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.74579
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- buildings and the land
- figures
- mammals
- people and occupations
- religious figures
- settlements and landscapes
- the natural world
- Title
- Blue-and-white square incense burner
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1844
- Accession Number
- 1985/2.47
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with blue underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 7.60324
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- ceramics
- containers
- containers by function or context
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- Title
- Jar with abstract dragon design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Round porcelain jar with iron pigment under colorless glaze. An abstract dragon spirals around and up the body of the piece, marked by quick brushstrokes indicating scales and unrestrained swirls indicating features such as its head and feet. A slight valley in the contour of the jar marks where two separately thrown pieces were joined together.
- The foot is rather small for the size of the body.
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 1961/2.88
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with iron pigment under colorless glaze
- relevance
- rank 7.58385
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- vessels
- Title
- Blue-and-white jar with dragon-and-cloud design
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Korea
- Physical Description
- Large porcelain jar decorated with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze. Repeating clouds border the rim of the jar, while a dragon head and feet are depicted on the main body below. Two blue bands separate the design from the white base below, balancing the rim and bottom portion of the jar. The very tip and base of the piece are also marked with blue bands.
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 2004/1.282
- Medium and Support
- porcelain with cobalt pigment under colorless glaze
- relevance
- rank 7.58385
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- pottery (object genre)
- stoneware
- vessels
- Title
- 8th Illustration from Twelve Illustrations of Fragments [VIIIe Cahier, Douze Cahier des Fragments]
- Artist
- Gilles Demarteau
- Physical Description
- Swirled flowers all around creating a border, various birds flying.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1729-1776
- Century
- 18th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.571
- Medium and Support
- Lavis-manner engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.49771
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- Title
- The Snake Charmer
- Artist
- Oskar Kokoschka
- Physical Description
- Geometrically patterned composition with bright saturated colors composed of a central female figure with mermaid’s tail and bright red mane of hair; skull-headed figure at left with guitar; two green monster-like figures in upper right quadrant; two black fish with blue eyes near center.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1886 - 1980
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1907-1908
- Accession Number
- 2000/2.180
- Medium and Support
- tempera on wove paper
- relevance
- rank 7.44481
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- european
- european styles and periods
- figures
- genres
- legendary creatures
- mermaids
- modern european fine arts styles and movements
- modern european styles and movements
- objects we use
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- religion
- reptiles and amphibians
- sound devices
- sound devices by function
- styles and periods
- styles and periods by region
- subject matter
- the natural world
- Title
- Animals of the Zodiac (pair with 2003/1.383.2)
- Artist
- Yoshikawa Kôkei
- Physical Description
- The animals are presented in zodiac sequence, from right to left: mouse, ox, tiger, hare, dragon, serpent, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, and boar. The eight-fold screen allows the animals to seem to walk across the space. Negative space plays a significant role in the screen, creating a place for the animals to exist and at the same time extending into the room.
- Artist Life Dates
- active 1920's
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1924
- Accession Number
- 2003/1.383.1
- Medium and Support
- one of a pair of six-fold screens, ink and color on silk
- relevance
- rank 7.42029
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- design elements
- furnishings
- furnishings by form or function
- furniture
- furniture by form or function
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- motifs
- objects we use
- Title
- Caparisoned horse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Century
- late 5th c -early 6th c
- Object Creation Date
- 581-618
- Accession Number
- 1969/2.139
- Medium and Support
- earthenware with traces of polychrome
- relevance
- rank 7.41436
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- mammals
- Title
- Horse
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.260
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 7.41436
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- mammals
- Title
- Bull
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 18th century - 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.71
- Medium and Support
- bronze
- relevance
- rank 7.41436
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- mammals
- Title
- Portrait of Maharao Ram Singh II of Kotah (r. 1827-66; on Horseback, with Two Attendants)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Kotah School
- Physical Description
- Image of a man on horseback with two men flanking him
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1840
- Accession Number
- 1992/1.118
- Medium and Support
- opaque watercolor on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.38049
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- mammals
- objects we use
- people and occupations
- political figures
- royalty
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Markendeya purana series: Bhavana on tiger confronts a demon / Rama and Hanuman
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, India, Northern Andhra Pradesh
- Physical Description
- The image is split into two unequal parts; a lower and upper. In the lower half of the image the figures are all holding weapons. The background of the image is red with the majority of the figures being yellow in color. A single blue figure is located in the lower left. This figure is seated on a wheeled, vehicle.
- Century
- 18th century
- Object Creation Date
- late 18th century
- Accession Number
- 1980/2.304
- Medium and Support
- ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on cloth
- relevance
- rank 7.36607
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by state or condition
- religions
- religions and religious concepts
- Title
- Devotion of Little St. John the Baptist [Les hommages du petit saint Jean] from a suite of nine scenes of the life of the Virgin
- Artist
- Anonymous French
- Physical Description
- The Virgin Mary seated with an infant on her lap. She is surrounded by angels and two saints on either side. To her left, the little St. John the Baptist looks up to her. There is a puti above sprinkling something in the air. Drapes pushed back on either side.
- Century
- 17th century
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.542
- Medium and Support
- engraving on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 7.36065
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- legendary creatures
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in religion
- people in religion and related occupations
- people in the humanities
- Title
- Bird and Cobra
- Artist
- Marian Spore Bush
- Physical Description
- Black, grey and white in color. On the upper portion, a white bird is flying above and there is another creature below. Next to the white bird are white angel-like creatures flying alongside. Next to the creature below, there are black soliders in formation.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1878-1946
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1930
- Accession Number
- 2014/2.201
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 7.33284
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- people and culture
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a fowl's head
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of the head of a chicken.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.469
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 7.33284
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- birds
- goldweights
- Title
- Prometheus
- Artist
- Ben Shahn
- Physical Description
- A winged figure draped in a toga has descended upon a non-winged figure and is attempting to bind. The non-winged nude figure has their hands behind their back and with one knee bent and the other leg extended, submits to the winged figure. Both figures do not have any facial features.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1898-1969
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1898-1969
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.26
- Medium and Support
- ink on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.27408
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- associated concepts
- concepts in the arts
- figures (representations)
- genres in the arts
- legendary creatures
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- objects we use
- people and culture
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- Title
- Netsuke of Oni (demon) comforted by a warrior and a Niô (fierce guardian)
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Japan
- Century
- 19th century
- Object Creation Date
- 19th century
- Accession Number
- 1997/2.21
- Medium and Support
- wood
- relevance
- rank 7.26063
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- materials
- materials by origin
- objects we use
- plant material
- sculpture
- sculpture by function
- visual works
- visual works by medium or technique
- wood and wood products
- Title
- Two Llamas
- Artist
- Renée Sintenis
- Physical Description
- Two llamas are depicted in this print. One llama is on the left half of the composition, facing away from the viewer so that we only see its back. The second llama is in the right half of the composition, and is facing the right, so we see the side of its body. The llamas are depicted in mostly dark, rich lines. They are outlined in various line weights, and their bodies are filled in with curving, connected lines to depict fur.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1888-1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1888-1934
- Accession Number
- 1948/1.437
- Medium and Support
- drypoint on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.25310
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- modern and contemporary art
- Title
- Protective Amulet
- Artist
- Artist Unknown Taiwan
- Physical Description
- Plaque in the form of a snarling lion's face holding a double-edged "severn star" (here only three of the seven stars are depicted as large dots connected by lines) sword in its mouth and ornamented with a red octagon containing the characters for "daqi" surrounded by eight trigrams on its forehead.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 20th century
- Accession Number
- 2006/2.44
- Medium and Support
- polychrome on wood
- relevance
- rank 7.19175
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- descriptors
- edged weapons
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by form
- object genres by function
- objects we use
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Double-gourd wucai wall vase, Wanli Era (1573-1619) mark and period
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, China
- Physical Description
- Porcelain bottle vase of double gourd design, flat on reverse side. Here, in the upper (heavenly) lobe, a pair of phoenixes is shown flying among clouds, while in the lower (earthly) realm, two phoenixes face each other in a garden setting.
- Century
- 16th-17th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1573-1620
- Accession Number
- 1979/2.12
- Medium and Support
- Porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue and overglaze enamel decoration
- relevance
- rank 7.14892
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- legendary creatures
- monarchs
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people by occupation
- people in government and administration
- rulers (people)
- vessels
- Title
- Jason Sowing the Dragon's Teeth
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, Italy or France
- Physical Description
- A group of armed men struggles in a landscape while a helmeted female figure hovers on a cloud above them and points to a distant city that lies across an expanse of water. A man at the left with a green cuirass and cloth knotted about his waist and neck stands apart from the combatants and looks up toward the gesturing woman. Behind him appears a row of sword-wielding men locked in combat, with several casualties lying at their feet. On a hillock in the background a pair of oxen, an orange-gold colored sheep, and a winged dragon may be discerned.
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1557-1600
- Accession Number
- 1978/2.38
- Medium and Support
- tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) with underglaze painting
- relevance
- rank 7.12901
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- armed conflicts
- associated concepts
- ceramics
- concepts in the arts
- descriptors
- earthenware
- events
- genres in the arts
- legendary creatures
- literary, oral and motion picture genres
- mammals
- object genres
- object genres by material
- people and culture
- pottery (object genre)
- Title
- Lease
- Artist
- Pierre Alechinsky
- Artist Life Dates
- born 1927
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1970-1971
- Accession Number
- 1983/1.328.1
- Medium and Support
- pen and ink on laid paper
- relevance
- rank 7.08625
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- information form components
- layout features
- modern and contemporary art
- text-based art
- the natural world
- Title
- Christ on the Mount of Olives
- Artist
- Dirck van Baburen
- Physical Description
- This is a large semi-circular painting (lunette) with several figures arranged to accomodate the shape of the canvas. It is night time, so the scene is enveloped in darkness. In the top center area, there is an angel, surrounded by bright light, who holds out a golden goblet toward a man kneeling before him. This man, with arms outstretched, looks up toward the goblet and the face of the angel. His face is illuminated by the light. He is wearing a bright red robe and a dark blue cloak. In the left foreground, there are three men who are sleeping. Two are sitting on the ground and the third, an elderly man with white hair, is reclining in front of them. They have dark blue and brown cloaks wrapped around them. On the lower right, shown in the far distance, is a group of people walking toward the kneeling figure. This scene is painted in dark tones of brown, green, blue and gray, except for the red robe of the kneeling man and areas on faces, arms and legs which are highlighted by a bright light.
- Artist Life Dates
- c. 1595-1624
- Century
- 17th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1620
- Accession Number
- 1979/1.158
- Medium and Support
- oil on canvas
- relevance
- rank 7.06627
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals and creatures
- atmospheric effects
- bible
- costume
- costume by form
- legendary creatures
- main garments
- new testament
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by gender
- physical activities
- physical activities by general context
- religion
- subject matter
- the natural world
- Title
- Untitled [Two cranes]
- Artist
- Kaoru Kawano
- Physical Description
- This work is an abstrated representation of two cranes.
- Artist Life Dates
- 1916 - 1965
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- mid 20th century
- Accession Number
- 1998/2.26
- Medium and Support
- color woodblock print on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.02395
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- asia (continent)
- birds
- geographic and political locations
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a bird, possibly a fowl.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.450
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 7.02395
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- animals and creatures
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- Title
- Goldweight in the shape of a bird
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Akan-Speaking Peoples, Ghana or Côte d'Ivoire
- Physical Description
- Goldweight in the shape of a small bird, with a long, thin neck ending in a small head, resting to the side of the body.
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1900-1985
- Accession Number
- 1997/1.449
- Medium and Support
- brass
- relevance
- rank 7.02395
- Secondary Keywords
- africa (continent)
- animals and creatures
- geographic and political locations
- goldweights
- Title
- The Labors of Hercules: Nessus and Deianira (one of the set of 13 prints)
- Artist
- Heinrich Aldegrever
- Artist Life Dates
- 1502- circa 1561
- Century
- 16th century
- Object Creation Date
- 1550
- Accession Number
- 1956/1.71
- Medium and Support
- engraving on paper
- relevance
- rank 7.02348
- Secondary Keywords
- allegory and literature
- animals
- animals and creatures
- clothing
- descriptors
- figures
- figures (representations)
- iconography
- inorganic material
- legendary creatures
- mammals
- materials
- materials by composition
- objects
- objects we use
- people
- people (agents)
- people and culture
- people and occupations
- people by state or condition
- projectile launchers with nonexplosive propellant
- projectile weapons
- projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant
- projectiles with nonexplosive propellant
- the natural world
- visual works
- visual works by subject type
- weapons
- weapons and ammunition
- Title
- Ceramic pot with chameleons and lizards
- Artist
- Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon
- Century
- 20th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1950
- Accession Number
- 1986/1.156
- Medium and Support
- Pottery
- relevance
- rank 6.98597
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- animals and creatures
- containers
- containers by form
- descriptors
- object genres
- object genres by material
- objects we use
- the natural world
- Title
- Angel of Annunciation
- Artist
- Anonymous
- Physical Description
- An angel flying next to a column, drapes above, staircase below.
- Accession Number
- 2013/2.548
- Medium and Support
- gouache and wash on paper
- relevance
- rank 6.98482
- Secondary Keywords
- animals and creatures
- architectural elements
- columns and column components
- components
- components and systems
- components by specific context
- legendary creatures
- structural elements
- structural elements and structural element components
- supporting and resisting elements
- Title
- Designs for Various Objects
- Artist
- Anonymous Italian (Bolognese)
- Century
- 18th-19th century
- Object Creation Date
- circa 1800
- Accession Number
- 1963/2.26
- Medium and Support
- pen and brown ink with gray wash
- relevance
- rank 6.95075
- Secondary Keywords
- animals
- creatures
- figures
- objects
- people and occupations
- study
- the natural world