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Title

(Christmas Card)

Artist

Alessandro Mastro-Valerio

Artist Life Dates

1887-1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1887-1940

Accession Number

1940.255

Medium and Support

mezzotint on paper

relevance

rank 10.96285

Secondary Keywords

celebrations

how we live

modern and contemporary art

Title

Christ at the Marriage at Cana

Artist

Giovanni Battista Vanni

Physical Description

This etching depicts a vast and lively gathering of figures around a large banquet table in the foreground accompanied by other crowds of figures throughout the composition. The scene takes place in an outdoor setting surrounded by classical architecture that recedes perspectivally in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

(1599 - 1660)

Object Creation Date

1637

Accession Number

2012/2.214

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on heavy laid paper

relevance

rank 8.21958

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

celebrations

events

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

social science concepts

social structure

sociological concepts

Title

Evening Scene in Tokyo: Bon Dance

Artist

Takahashi Hiroaki

Physical Description

A circle of festival-goers dances under a full moon. They only appear in silhouette, but the shapes of their kimono and fans in hand can be seen.

Artist Life Dates

1871-1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1921

Accession Number

1991/2.113

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 6.82265

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

asian

associated concepts

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disciplines

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east asian

events

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japanese

japanese printmaking styles

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people and culture

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styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Christmas Poem

Artist

Anonymous American

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1983/2.7

Medium and Support

soft graphite on paper

relevance

rank 6.23674

Secondary Keywords

layout features

allegory and literature

artists

celebrations

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

events

holidays

how we live

illustrations

illustrations by form

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information form components

information forms

layout features

making art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

poetry

religious holidays

text-based art

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visual works by subject type

Title

Christ giving communion to the Apostles in an historiated initial "C"

Artist

Artist Unknown, Netherlands

Physical Description

Eight robed male figures, each with a halo, kneel before a v-shaped bench or rail. They face a male figure with a crossed halo that stands on the other side of the bench, holding a golden chalice in his left hand and a circular white wafer imprinted with a crucifixion scene in his right. An altar draped with a red cloth appears behind him. The entire scene is enframed within the letter "C."

Century

Mid-15th century

Object Creation Date

1440-1460

Accession Number

1968/2.44

Medium and Support

tempera and gold leaf on vellum

relevance

rank 5.27845

Secondary Keywords

altar and altar component coverings and hangings

altars and altar components

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celebrations

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ceremonies

components

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disciples

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