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Untitled; Giulio Campagnola

Title
Untitled
Artist
Giulio Campagnola
Artist Life Dates
c.1482-1515
Century
15th-16th century
Object Creation Date
1482-1518
Accession Number
1951/2.2
Medium and Support
heliogravure after engraving on paper
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
birds
bowl
buildings
males
plants
seated
standing
trees
water

Fragment of Cope; Anonymous French or British?

Title
Fragment of Cope
Artist
Anonymous French or British?
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1820-1860
Accession Number
1972/2.248B
Medium and Support
silk, satin weave, and painted flowers
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
birds
flowers
harps
musical instruments
textiles
torch
trophy
winged

Allegorical Scene; Anonymous Flemish or French?

Title
Allegorical Scene
Artist
Anonymous Flemish or French?
Century
Late 17th or early 18th century
Object Creation Date
1675-1725
Accession Number
1970/2.97
Medium and Support
red chalk
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
allegory
bed
birds
creatures
dragon
interiors
leopards
reclining
standing

Treasure Boat; Hosoda Eishi

Title
Treasure Boat
Artist
Hosoda Eishi
Artist Life Dates
1756 - 1829
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
late 18th century
Accession Number
1972/2.111
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper, triptych
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
birds
boat
flutes
musical instruments
parasols
seated
standing
water

Ragamala series: Ragini Bilavala; Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Title
Ragamala series: Ragini Bilavala
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1750
Accession Number
1975/2.154
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
birds
buildings
figures
interiors
mirror
roosters
seated
standing
vessels

Primitive Time; Roy De Forest

Title
Primitive Time
Artist
Roy De Forest
Artist Life Dates
1930-2007
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1993
Accession Number
1999/1.79
Medium and Support
color lithograph on paper
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
airplanes
birds
dogs
figures
head
hills
palm tree
walking

Offrande de l'Amour; Jean-Baptiste Huet

Title
Offrande de l'Amour
Artist
Jean-Baptiste Huet
Artist Life Dates
1745-1811
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1804-1810
Accession Number
1972/2.335A
Medium and Support
silk?
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
birds
dogs
goats
roosters
sheep
statue
trees
vessels
winged

Vishnu on Ananta; Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir

Title
Vishnu on Ananta
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Kashmir
Physical Description
Two figures in a landscape; one a reclining blue-skinned figure, the other a seated female
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
18th century
Accession Number
1985/1.132
Medium and Support
opaque watercolor and gold on paper
relevance
rank 5.48926
Primary Keywords
birds
deity
himalayan
hinduism
kneeling
reclining
seated
trees
vishnu

Allegory; Pierre Brébiette

Title
Allegory
Artist
Pierre Brébiette
Artist Life Dates
1598 - circa 1650
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
1598 - c. 1650
Accession Number
1930.5
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 5.43265
Primary Keywords
allegory
birds
creatures
horses
nudes
putti
trees
weaponry
weapons
winged

Hiroshima Series; Jacob Lawrence

Title
Hiroshima Series
Artist
Jacob Lawrence
Artist Life Dates
1917 - 2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
1997/1.533.3
Medium and Support
screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper
relevance
rank 5.43265
Primary Keywords
abstraction
birds
figures
hills
rock
rocks
seated
skulls (skeleton components)

Summer near Bethel, Maine; Clinton Loveridge

Title
Summer near Bethel, Maine
Artist
Clinton Loveridge
Artist Life Dates
1824-1902
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1844-1895
Accession Number
1895.88
Medium and Support
oil on board
relevance
rank 5.43265
Primary Keywords
birds
cowherds
cows
hills
landscapes
maine
rivers
summer
trees
water

Henri Matisse, Vence, France; Henri Cartier-Bresson

Title
Henri Matisse, Vence, France
Artist
Henri Cartier-Bresson
Artist Life Dates
(active Chanteloup, France, 1908 - 2004, France)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1944, printed later
Accession Number
1999/1.97
Medium and Support
gelain silver print on paper
relevance
rank 5.43265
Primary Keywords
birds
book
france
glasses
interiors
males
reading
seated
table
window

Hiroshima Series; Jacob Lawrence

Title
Hiroshima Series
Artist
Jacob Lawrence
Artist Life Dates
1917 - 2000
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1983
Accession Number
1997/1.533.6
Medium and Support
screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper
relevance
rank 5.37719
Primary Keywords
birds
bowl
chairs
figures
interiors
seated
skulls (skeleton components)
table
window

Allegorical Representation of 'America'; Maarten de Vos; Attributed to

Title
Allegorical Representation of 'America'
Artist
Maarten de Vos
Artist Life Dates
1532-1603
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1594-1600
Accession Number
1960/2.24
Medium and Support
pen and black ink with ink wash on cream-colored paper
relevance
rank 5.37719
Primary Keywords
allegory
america
americas
birds
fruit
lions
reptiles and amphibians
rhinoceros
staff
trees

Water, from The Four Elements; Jan van de Velde; After Willem Buytewech

Title
Water, from The Four Elements
Artist
Jan van de Velde
Artist Life Dates
active 1593-1641
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1620
Accession Number
1994/2.39
Medium and Support
etching and engraving on thin, slightly textured, off-white laid paper
relevance
rank 5.37719
Primary Keywords
anchors
birds
boy
dogs
figures
fish
horses
rope
sailboats
standing
workers

One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: #107 Fukagawa, Susaki and the Jumantsubo Plain; Andô Hiroshige

Title
One Hundred Famous Views of Edo: #107 Fukagawa, Susaki and the Jumantsubo Plain
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
This vertical print frames a view of a landscape with an up close view of a bird in the upper right corner that takes up about thirty percent of the image.
The viewer is positioned alongside the bird, circling the sky above the twin peaks of a mountain. A crate floats in the water below while smaller birds flocking around it. Snow covers the ground.
The signature and title markings are in the upper right corner, and in the middle along the left side above the landscape.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1856-1857
Accession Number
1960/2.143
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.32285
Primary Keywords
bird's-eye view
birds
crate
kite
mountain
plain
snow
ukiyo-e
water

Satin Brocade; Artist Unknown

Title
Satin Brocade
Artist
Artist Unknown
Object Creation Date
n.d.
Accession Number
1955/1.212
Medium and Support
black, gold, and silver satin brocade
relevance
rank 5.32285
Primary Keywords
birds
butterfly
embroidery
flowers
home
house
mountains
satin
textiles
tower
trees
water

The Moles; Félix Bracquemond

Title
The Moles
Artist
Félix Bracquemond
Artist Life Dates
1833-1914
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1854
Accession Number
1956/2.6
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 5.32285
Primary Keywords
birds
bound
clouds
death
figural studies
figures
landscapes
moles
trees
walking
woman

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

Title
Gazing at Snow on Matsuchi Hill (center sheet from triptych, Fûryû Genji Awase)
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
The snow scene of a village under the mountain. The house roofs, the bridge over the river, the mountain and trees are all covered by the snow. Three birds fly above the riverbank, lingering around the snow-covered pine branches.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1853
Accession Number
1948/1.145
Medium and Support
color woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 5.32285
Primary Keywords
birds
bridges (built works)
color woodcuts
houses
landscapes (environments)
snow
trees
villages

Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus); Max Ernst

Title
Janus Bird (Oiseau Janus)
Artist
Max Ernst
Physical Description
Standing bronze figure with recto/verso. The silhouette of the body is rectangular in shape. The heads on both side are simply rendered with rounded eyes and a pursed -lip mouth on one, a button nose on the other; bodies are supported by short legs; sides loosely suggest representations of male and female anatomy with side-by-side scallop shells suggesting a breasted chest on one side, an upward facing frog/toad in the phallus area on the reverse side.
Artist Life Dates
1891-1976
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1973
Accession Number
1987/1.160
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 5.32285
Primary Keywords
birds
bronze (metal)
ducks
figures (representations)
frogs
sculpture
shells
surrealism
surrealist
turtles

One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title
One of Four Panels of Textile Fragments: Brocades in Various Traditional Pattern
Artist
Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description
A checkered gold brocade foregrounds five fragments of textile: a square in the middle surrounded by four cornerpieces. Each textile has a different design, some with butterflies, birds, and other floral motifs.
Century
19th to 20th centuries
Object Creation Date
1860-1926
Accession Number
1972/2.44.9
Medium and Support
silk brocade (nishiki) and silk brocade with gilt paper (kinran)
relevance
rank 5.26960
Primary Keywords
birds
brocade (weaving)
butterfiles
flowers (motifs)
gold (metal)
goldwork
panels (costume components)
textile

Orchids Room; Unge (Taigan)

Title
Orchids Room
Artist
Unge (Taigan)
Physical Description
Horizontally oriented. Begins with two large characters then a series of folliage imagery proceeded by calligraphy. Ink on paper, hand scroll.
Artist Life Dates
1773-1850
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1823
Accession Number
1968/2.25
Medium and Support
handscroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 5.26960
Primary Keywords
bamboo
birds
calligraphy
grass (plant material)
handscroll
handscrolls
japan (nation)
orchids
painting
rocks

Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns; Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Title
Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns
Artist
Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt
Physical Description
The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.
Century
6th-7th century
Object Creation Date
500-699
Accession Number
1960/2.4
Medium and Support
bronze
relevance
rank 5.26960
Primary Keywords
birds
bronze (metal)
censers
columns (architectural elements)
coptic (christianity)
incense burners
maltese crosses

Lonely Fisherman at Autumn River; Kinoshita Itsuun

Title
Lonely Fisherman at Autumn River
Artist
Kinoshita Itsuun
Artist Life Dates
1799-1866
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
Spring 1852
Accession Number
1983/2.246
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on paper
relevance
rank 5.21740
Primary Keywords
autumn
birds
boat
docks
figures
fishing
hanging scroll
hills
huts
japan
landscapes
trees
water

Landscape in Ni Tsan Style; Hine Taizan

Title
Landscape in Ni Tsan Style
Artist
Hine Taizan
Physical Description
A lone pavilion sits among trees in the foreground. Birds flock nearby, and in the background are more trees and rocky formations. Calligraphic texts in in the upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1813-1869
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1867
Accession Number
1983/2.247
Medium and Support
hanging scroll, ink on silk
relevance
rank 5.16623
Primary Keywords
birds
boats
buildings
calligraphy
hanging scroll
hills
huts
japan
landscapes
mountains
pavilions
rocks
trees
water

The Lord's Prayer, sheet 10 - For Thine Is the Kingdom (Das Vaterunser - Denn Dein ist das Reich); Max Pechstein

Title
The Lord's Prayer, sheet 10 - For Thine Is the Kingdom (Das Vaterunser - Denn Dein ist das Reich)
Artist
Max Pechstein
Physical Description
A man, a woman, and a child facing the viewer with their hands folded in prayer. The man and woman sit on a mattress and look to heaven. The child stands in front of them with his head bowed. Next to the child is a diminutive cow. In the background behind the family are images of fish and birds.
Artist Life Dates
1881 - 1955
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1921
Accession Number
1948/1.432
Medium and Support
woodcut with hand-coloring on paper
relevance
rank 5.16623
Primary Keywords
birds
cows
expressionism
expressionist
families
fish
grief
portfolios (groups of works)
prayers
praying
seated
spirituality
woodcuts

Yellow House; Blanche Ackers

Title
Yellow House
Artist
Blanche Ackers
Artist Life Dates
b. 1916
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1990-1999
Accession Number
2002/1.195
Medium and Support
crayon on paper
relevance
rank 5.10478
Primary Keywords
birds
figures
figures (representations)
fruit
house
houses
trees
yellow

Puppet in the form of a bird; Artist Unknown, African, Mali

Title
Puppet in the form of a bird
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1960
Accession Number
1983/2.177
Medium and Support
carved wood, paint, cloth and synthetic hair
relevance
rank 5.10100
Primary Keywords
birds
entertaining
entertainment
puppets
toys
toys (recreational artifacts)

Shaving bowl with design of long-tail bird and flowers; Artist Unknown, Imari ware, Japan

Title
Shaving bowl with design of long-tail bird and flowers
Artist
Artist Unknown, Imari ware, Japan
Physical Description
A medium size, shallow bowl with a semi-circular cut out on the rim. The bowl has flat surface on the rim and is concaved in the middle like a soup bowl. It has two holes on the opposite side of the cut out and a short foot. There is a blue band around the rim. There are two long-tailed birds in red, pale orange and yellow, perched on a blue pine tree which grows underneath the birds. Behind the pine tree trunk, there is a cherry tree in full blossom, its brunches extends in circle around the rim. The cherry tree and blossoms are in red, pale orange and yellow. More cherry flowers adorn the background of the birds. There are also red peonies on the left side of the pine tree; peony flowers also appear as spray on the four sides of the rim, backed by blue cloud design.
Century
Mid-17th century
Object Creation Date
mid 17th century
Accession Number
2002/2.7
Medium and Support
porcelain, blue underglaze, and enamel overglaze painting
relevance
rank 5.10100
Primary Keywords
birds
bowl (vessel)
cherry tree
peonies
pine tree

Anklet with six figures; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?

Title
Anklet with six figures
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Mossi?
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1950
Accession Number
1985/1.193
Medium and Support
brass
relevance
rank 5.10100
Primary Keywords
anklet
anklets
birds
boat
figures
figures (illustrations)
mossi

Day Lily, one of a pair of album leaves; Jin Nong (Chin Nung)

Title
Day Lily, one of a pair of album leaves
Artist
Jin Nong (Chin Nung)
Physical Description
Ink on paper. Foliage and calligraphy.
Artist Life Dates
1687 - 1764
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1754-1756
Accession Number
1996/2.29
Medium and Support
album leaf, ink and color on paper
relevance
rank 5.10100
Primary Keywords
album leaf
birds
calligraphy
flowers (plants)
painting
plants

Ritual Staff; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title
Ritual Staff
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century
Probably 20th century
Object Creation Date
probably 20th century
Accession Number
1975/1.69
Medium and Support
carved wood
relevance
rank 5.09673
Primary Keywords
artists
birds
ceremonial staffs
figures
figures (representations)
men
portraits
staff

Holy Family; Anonymous

Title
Holy Family
Artist
Anonymous
Physical Description
Three figures, one woman with two children, one is holding a bird.
Object Creation Date
16th century - 17th century
Accession Number
1895.38
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 5.07960
Primary Keywords
birds
christ child
jesus christ
mary
necklace

Calendar; Serizawa Keisuke

Title
Calendar
Artist
Serizawa Keisuke
Physical Description
This print of a calendar for the month of January, 1964, is dominated by red. Blues and purples round out the composition. Sundays are indicated with red numbers and purple boxes, while the rest of the calendar days sit in red boxes with the numbered date showing as paper through negative space. The year 1963 is printed at top center in a rounded and pointed red rectangular shape. Birds, flowers, and kanji are used to decorate the upper register.
Artist Life Dates
1895-1984
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1962
Accession Number
2010/2.48.1
Medium and Support
color print (kataezome) on handmade mulberry paper
relevance
rank 5.03065
Primary Keywords
birds
calendars
flowers
folk prints
prints

Red Devil Bird; Sherman Lambdin

Title
Red Devil Bird
Artist
Sherman Lambdin
Artist Life Dates
born 1948
Century
late 20th century
Object Creation Date
1970-1991
Accession Number
2002/1.211
Medium and Support
painted wood twig
relevance
rank 5.03065
Primary Keywords
birds
figures
figures (representations)
red
standing

Bird Mask; Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo

Title
Bird Mask
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
20th century
Accession Number
2000/1.35
Medium and Support
wood
relevance
rank 4.93572
Primary Keywords
birds
masks
masks (costume)
woodwork

The Terrace, Luxembourg; James McNeill Whistler

Title
The Terrace, Luxembourg
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
Six figures, women and girls, sit or stand in front of a balustrade. On the left side is an urn holding a plant; the upper portion of a young tree projects above the balustrade at center; in the distance on the right appears the upper portion of a building with a mansard roof
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1894
Accession Number
1954/1.448
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
relevance
rank 4.76181
Primary Keywords
birds
buildings
chairs
gardens
luxembourg gardens
paris
paris (inhabited place)
plants
seated
sitting
standing
vessels

Descent of the River Ganges; Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand

Title
Descent of the River Ganges
Artist
Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand
Physical Description
In this intensely lyrical painting from Bundelkhand in Central India, the great river is shown tumbling from the night sky. Ascetics sit cross-legged on the mountainside, offering their austerities to Shiva, while women come to venerate Ganga. The river teems with life—crocodiles, turtles, fish, and birds—while lions, leopards, jackals, monkeys, and rabbits cavort on its banks.
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1775
Accession Number
1979/1.148
Medium and Support
ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
relevance
rank 4.69947
Primary Keywords
album leaf
animals
ascetic
birds
deity
figures
lions
monk
monks
night
nudes
painting
river
river banks
river bed
rivers
seated
women

Hunping (spirit jar); Artist Unknown, China

Title
Hunping (spirit jar)
Artist
Artist Unknown, China
Physical Description
Jar with grey-green celadon glaze; top half of vessel is filled with an assortment of figures, birds, and architectural elements in a tiered arrangement.
Century
3rd century
Object Creation Date
3rd century
Accession Number
2000/1.39
Medium and Support
stoneware with celadon glaze
relevance
rank 4.63133
Primary Keywords
birds
building
buildings
ceramics
flower (plant)
flowers
funerary object
funerary urns
funerary vessels
vessel
vessels

One of a pair of six-fold screens; Attributed Kanô Tan'yû; Manner of

Title
One of a pair of six-fold screens
Artist
Attributed Kanô Tan'yû
Physical Description
These panels represent six of the twelve months. The panels each have calligraphy and a red seal in one corner. In each panel there is a bird and a type of plant, which are suggestive of particular months. On the top left panel there is bamboo, the bow of the boat with a small lamp attached to it, and a type of water fowl. In the bottom middle panel is a blooming sakura tree and a pheasant. In the bottom left panel is blue and white wisteria ans small sparrows. In the bottom right panel there is a willow slowly coming back to life after winter over a thatched building.
Artist Life Dates
(Kyoto, 1604 - 1674, Edo)
Century
19th century?
Object Creation Date
19th century
Accession Number
1965/1.179
Medium and Support
ink and light color on paper, one of pair of Six fold screens
relevance
rank 4.57785
Primary Keywords
autumn
bamboo
boats
chickens
cranes (birds)
crows
ducks
flowers (plants)
houses
japanese painting styles
mountains
pheasants
rivers
screens (furniture)
spring
summer
trees
willow trees
winter
wisteria

Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages); Sakai Hôitsu

Title
Album of Letters and Sketches, with Poet Portrait as frontispiece (28 pages)
Artist
Sakai Hôitsu
Physical Description
An album of 28 pages. Cover is brown with a faded image at the center, possibly of leaves on an off-white background. The inside of the album primarily contains hand-written text, though some of the text has faded images in the background, and some of the pages are completely images. The first page depicts a seated man in formal attire. and across from him is a seperate painting of a landscape with green mountains. Other images contained within are of various topics with various colors and styles.
Artist Life Dates
1761-1828
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1800-1828
Accession Number
1968/2.55
Medium and Support
album, ink, color and gold leaf on paper
relevance
rank 4.54248
Primary Keywords
album leaf
albums
bamboo
birds
calligraphy
cherry tree
deer
designs
fans (costume accessories)
figures
flowers
gold
grasses
japan
lutes
mount fuji
mountains
ocean
pines
poetry
rocks
trees
waves
willows

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens; James McNeill Whistler

Title
The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1893
Accession Number
1954/1.437
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper
relevance
rank 4.53723
Primary Keywords
birds
farm
farms
gardens
luxembourg gardens
miners
paris
paris (inhabited place)
standing
statue
statues
steps
steps and step components
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