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Title

A Scene with a Pair of Lovers and Children Playing by the Waterside

Artist

William Etty

Physical Description

A light sketch drawing of a scene full of activity. Towards the center of the piece is a pair of lovers in embrace. All around them are nude figures, identified as children, playing by the water. Some are fishing, others are in a boat, and the remainder are either swimming of reclining by the water's side. Below these figures is a study drawing of a person's profile angled to the left, while above the scene is a more detailed study drawing of a young boy's head.

Artist Life Dates

(1787 - 1849)

Object Creation Date

1800-1850

Accession Number

2009/1.529

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 5.56702

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youth

Title

Portrait of a Young Man

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 19th century

Accession Number

1940.398

Medium and Support

tintype on small gilted frame

relevance

rank 5.56702

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Title

Reclining Nude

Artist

Georges Braque

Physical Description

Abstract recining female nude clearly influenced by the breaking down of form found in Braque's cubist work. Black ink is crosshatched to give depth and texture to the body and fabrics.

Artist Life Dates

1882-1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1882-1948

Accession Number

1948/1.51

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.56549

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Title

Negress Lying Down

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Physical Description

Paper trimmed just outside plate mark. Paper size: lh 8 7/10cm & rh 8 9/10cm x tw 16 1/2cm & bw 16 2/5cm. Plate/image size: h 8 1/5cm x w 16 1/2cm.

Artist Life Dates

1606-1669

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1658

Accession Number

2008/2.407

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint and burin on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 5.56549

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Title

Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra (Sukhothai style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

14th century

Accession Number

1993/2.43

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.53630

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Bill McAfee

Physical Description

Back of a woman, displaying her back. The lower part of her body is draped with a blanket.

Artist Life Dates

1915-2001

Accession Number

2013/1.254

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.52330

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

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Title

Mujer Dormida

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

A figure is laying down and their lower half is covered by a pink sheet. The upper portion of the body is facing the top of the painting while the lower half is turned towards the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1979

Accession Number

2011/1.92

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.51437

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layout features

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Title

Death in the Family

Artist

Eli Levin

Physical Description

Scene of three nude people (two women, one man) and a skeleton in a room next to a bathroom that is sketched on the left hand side of the scene. The skeleton is wrapping itself around the younger woman while the older woman, in darker and more opaque colors tries to free her. The man in the back is depicted as much smaller and week, lagging behind.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, IL, 1938 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.228

Medium and Support

graphite and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 5.49417

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animal material

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Title

Tres Banistas

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

Two nude women are washing in a body of water while another woman is drying her feet. All three women are facing either away from the viewer or their face is covered.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1979

Accession Number

2011/1.93

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.47497

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Title

Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra (Chieng Sen style)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

The Buddha in bhumisparsa mudra (the gesture of touching the earth with his right hand, palm inward), signaling his victory over Mara. In Southeast Asian contexts, this hand gesture is often referred to as Maravijaya mudra, or "victory over Mara." The Buddha’s elongated earlobes refer to his early life as a prince, when he wore heavy earrings. Texts that describe how a Buddha’s face should look often use comparisons to natural forms such as eyes like lotus petals, eyebrows like an archer’s bow, and a chin like a mango stone. The artist who created this sculpture clearly followed similar instructions.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1599

Accession Number

1993/2.48

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.44764

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Title

Head

Artist

Eduardo Luigi Paolozzi

Physical Description

Abstract sculpture vaguely representational of a bust-length head, the face of which appears to be constructed from strips of metal and parts from machines.

Artist Life Dates

1924 - 2005

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1979/2.10

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.41321

Secondary Keywords

biological components

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upper body

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Title

Draped woman viewed from behind (Femme de dos drapée)

Artist

Aristide Maillol

Physical Description

Lithograph printed in red (sanguine) of a nude female figure seen from behind standing in contrapposto pose and printed on paper (Montval) that was specifically made for Maillol. The figure is not see full-length as the legs are not indicated below the thigh.

Artist Life Dates

1861 - 1944

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1924

Accession Number

1975/1.79

Medium and Support

lithograph printed in sanguine on Montval paper

relevance

rank 5.41291

Secondary Keywords

coverings and hangings

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Title

Desnudo en frente de Espejo Concavo

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

A nude woman sits on a stool while looking at a corner of the room. Her face is in shadows and turned away. A naked female mannequin is set up next to the woman.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2011/1.90

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.40577

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Nude in a Landscape

Artist

Albert Sterner

Physical Description

A framed painting of a nude woman posed as if reclining against rocks in a small stream. The landscape she is in looks like a mountain valley; on either side of the painting are tall cliffs that come together as a river valley in the middle. The sky is dark and full of dark clouds, but in the distance rays of sunlight break through them to illuminate the distant cliffs and river.

Artist Life Dates

1863-1946

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1943

Accession Number

2009/1.486

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 5.39712

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Study of a Standing Male Nude

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Physical Description

A nude, muscular man, seen from behind, leans upon his left leg, which is propped on a rock. He grasps a stick for support with his left hand, while bending his torso to the right and looking downward. The lighting and colors vaguely suggest an outdoor environment.

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1760-1780

Accession Number

2008/2.199.2

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 5.38813

Secondary Keywords

bologna (province)

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Title

Nude (Classic Nude)

Artist

Brett Weston

Physical Description

A black and white image of a nude woman. She is in the center of the photograph facing foward. She is sitting with her knees up and legs crossed at the ankles. She is resting her elbows on her knees, bringing her hands up to cover her face.

Artist Life Dates

1911-1993

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2012/1.213

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.38686

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Title

Caravaggio's Medusa (Medusa Marinara), from The Peter Norton Family Christmas Project

Artist

Vik Muniz

Physical Description

Porcelain plate imprinted with the photographic image of a female head in pasta and marinara sauce.

Artist Life Dates

born 1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1999

Accession Number

1999/1.108

Medium and Support

photographic image on porcelain

relevance

rank 5.38057

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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containers

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containers for serving and consuming food

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dishes

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Sergio di Giusti

Physical Description

A sculpture with a man wrapped in cloths, covering his face. One arm is behind him, the other across his chest and is bare. The colors are reds, gold, blue and black paints. The sculpture has a base and it looks like a corner of a wall with the man standing on the end.

Object Creation Date

1980

Accession Number

2013/2.303

Medium and Support

bronze, wood, plaster, paint

relevance

rank 5.36498

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

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Title

Boy

Artist

Ben Shahn

Physical Description

A boy stands at the front of the painting, arms crossed and face solemn. He is wearing an oversized white shirt that comes down to his knees. A figure, most likely a woman, stands behind him with her back turned. Her head is covered in a long black headscarf that is traditional to Jewish culture. Behind them is a blue horizon.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Lithuania, 1898-1969

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1950/1.203

Medium and Support

tempera on cardboard

relevance

rank 5.35393

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Durante el Viaje...

Artist

Fernando Ramos Prida

Physical Description

This print shows an abstract human form with a large head. The features are created by brown striations and the figure is surrounded by a brownish background. There is a circular form in the upper right corner of the work.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1937

Object Creation Date

1967

Accession Number

2010/2.34

Medium and Support

intaglio on paper

relevance

rank 5.34455

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A hollow cast bronze sculpture of the Buddha, including a lotus base. The bronze has a dark, shiny patina over most of its surface.

The Buddha sits with his legs crossed in the padmasana pose; his right hand reaches down, palm inwards, to touch the earth, in an elegant gesture with just the tip of his third finger making contact, while his right hand rests in his lap. His torso is tall and erect. His dhoti (a skirt-like garment) is tied high on his torso, while his outer robe covers his left shoulder completely and just brushes against his right shoulder. His face is shaped like a tall and narrow "U," with wide, gently arching brows, downcast eyes under swelling lids, a long and high nose, and full, cupid's-bow lips. The urna, an auspicious mark on his forehead, is indicated here by a small bump with an incised outline. His hair is arranged in rows of snail-shell curls, which are repeated in a larger size on his ushnisha, culminating in a lotus bud.

The upward-pointing lotus petals on the dais are in high relief, with curling tips.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1995/1.58

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.34438

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Standing Buddha, in double abhaya mudrâ

Artist

Artist Unknown, Thailand

Physical Description

Standing gilt bronze Buddha with glass inlay in royal costume. Stands on a lotus pedestal with both hands raised in abhaya mudra.

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

2005/1.475

Medium and Support

gilt bronze with glass inlay

relevance

rank 5.34398

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Untitled, #47, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

The rear view of a nude woman, lower back down. Her left leg is lifted and the right is straight. Her body is very overexposed and the background is very dark.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2009

Accession Number

2013/2.365

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.34151

Secondary Keywords

image form

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Title

Untitled, #56, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

Bare leg and foot being outstretched towards the viewer. The background is very dark.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1991

Accession Number

2013/2.367

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.34151

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Untitled, #95, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A nude woman and an arched column. Her back is arched and she has her right hand on the column leaning into it.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2008

Accession Number

2013/2.369

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.34151

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Untitled, #55, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A nude woman from the top of the chest to the knees leaning up against a wooden fence. The rustic fence is held together by tounge and groove joints.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

1994

Accession Number

2013/2.366

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.34151

Secondary Keywords

image form

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Title

Untitled, #78, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A side view of a nude woman with her left leg raised. Her body is against a wooden board and she is leaning forward.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2011

Accession Number

2013/2.368

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.34151

Secondary Keywords

image form

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Title

Untitled, #96, from "Infanta Series"

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

A side view of a nude woman with one leg straight and the other bent back. She is leaning forward.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1939

Object Creation Date

2007

Accession Number

2013/2.370

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.34151

Secondary Keywords

image form

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Title

Flora

Artist

Richard James Wyatt

Physical Description

White marble sculpture of female figure, partially nude with a cloth draped loosely around her waist and over her left forearm. She holds a cluster of flowers in her left hand, and a single bloom in her right; a basket of flowers located on base to left and slightly behind figure.

Artist Life Dates

1795 - 1850

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1850

Accession Number

1931.17

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 5.33459

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Susanna surprised at the bath by the two elders (one from the set of 4 prints, T

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1555

Accession Number

1956/1.48

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.33154

Secondary Keywords

architecture

bath and northeast somerset (unitary authority)

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waterscapes

Title

Dos Ciclistas

Artist

Armando Morales

Physical Description

Two faceless women standing beside a bicycle. They are both nude and their faces are pointed away from the viewer.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1927

Object Creation Date

1981

Accession Number

2011/1.94

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.31872

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, with left hand in abhaya mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

Small gilt bronze seated Buddha in style of China’s cosmopolitan Tang Dynasty. It has a full figure, artfully draped robes, and a plump, rounded face with arched eyebrows. Hand is raised in abhaya mudra.

Century

8th century

Object Creation Date

700-799

Accession Number

1964/2.91

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 5.31464

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asia (continent)

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Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha Amitâbha (Chinese, Amitofou) preaching in his Western Paradise

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene..

Century

7th-9th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.18

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

relevance

rank 5.31464

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Effigy Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Idoma

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1982/2.61

Medium and Support

carved wood with paint

relevance

rank 5.29421

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Title

Buddha, standing, in vitarka mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, solid gilt bronze image of the Budddha, shown standing in a slighly swayback pose with both right and left hands in vitarka mudra, the gesture ot teaching. His robe is draped over both shoulders and falls in large, symmentrical V-shaped folds in shallow relief over his torso. His head is small, with the canonical snail-shell curls suggested by tiny knobs of bronze. He has full cheeks, a well-defined mouth, and incised slits for his eyes. There are two incised rings at his neck (instead of the canonical three). He stands on a pedestal of upward, double-petal lotus petals, raised on a hollow base. Some turquoise patina is visible on tthe base and head.

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1964/2.97

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 5.27181

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Title

Mandolin Woman (Femme-mandoline), Plate IV, from "Transmutations"

Artist

Brassaï (Gyula Halász)

Physical Description

A highly abstracted photographic composition in which the viewer catches glimpses of a female nude seen in the stomach at center and the keyhole glimpse of a breast to the viewer's right; the overall composition is dark with patterned, textured overlapping fabrics

Artist Life Dates

1899 - 1984

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934-1935; printed 1967

Accession Number

1971/2.150.4

Medium and Support

clichés-verre on paper

relevance

rank 5.27023

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Title

Ken Moody, New York City (Dancer #31)

Artist

Lynn Davis

Physical Description

A nude posing in front of a white background. The man is posed with a slight lean and flexing his muscles, with a light source from the top-right casting a shadow on the background wall.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1944

Object Creation Date

1985; printed 1990

Accession Number

2012/2.99

Medium and Support

selenium-toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.25653

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Title

Three Graces, part of a fountain design

Artist

Robert Adam

Physical Description

This loose sketch in red crayon depicts three nude female figures standing on the tips of their toes with their arms raised holding up a large round object that appears to have foliage underneath it. The central figure stands with her back to the viewer while the two figures flaking her are seen from the side.

Artist Life Dates

1728-1792

Accession Number

2012/2.223

Medium and Support

red crayon on medium buff laid paper

relevance

rank 5.25562

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in bhumisparsa mudra, on a double lotus dais

Artist

Nepal

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

2000/2.154

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 5.23274

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Buddha, seated in the pralambapadasana pose (with legs pendant), in abhaya mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

7th century - 8th century

Accession Number

1964/2.92

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 5.21440

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Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra; probably part of a larger altarpiece

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

circa 5th century

Accession Number

1964/2.93

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

relevance

rank 5.21440

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Title

Song of Sentient Beings #1612

Artist

Bill Jacobson

Physical Description

Blurred image of a male nude figure bending forward from a standing position so that his hands nearly touch the ground.

Artist Life Dates

born 1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1995

Accession Number

1999/1.102

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.20297

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Etude pour une baigneuse

Artist

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Physical Description

Paper size: h 39cm x w 24 1/5cm. Plate size: h 25 1/2cm x w 19cm. Image size: h 23 3/5cm x tw 24 3/10cm x bw 24 1/5cm.

Artist Life Dates

1841-1919

Accession Number

2008/2.444

Medium and Support

drypoint on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 5.18848

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Cåndido Portinari

Physical Description

An abstract painting done in various shades of grays, browns and greens. The background is painted in thick, unblended horisontal strokes. A group of men, one dressed in blue robes and the rest nude, extend their arms and a white flag, possibly in a sign of surrender or possibly for rescue. All are facing away from the viewer except for one, who is much paler than the others and looks quite emaciated. They appear to be floating on a raft but it is difficult to say if they are on water or land.

Artist Life Dates

Rio de Janeiro, 1903 - 1962, Rio de Janeiro

Object Creation Date

1910-1960

Accession Number

2009/1.483

Medium and Support

gouache on board

relevance

rank 5.17671

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descriptors

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Title

The Silver Edition, Volume I

Artist

Ralph Gibson

Physical Description

This is the title page for a portfolio of photographs, "Ralph Gibson, The Silver Edition - Volume I." Below the title line are five images of the black and white photographs contained in the portfolio.

Artist Life Dates

born 1939

Object Creation Date

1966-2003

Accession Number

2010/2.47.1

Medium and Support

photograph on fiber paper

relevance

rank 5.14881

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Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a monk, raja, and warriors

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

The image is divided in to two main halves.

The top half is divided in 3, and the bottom half divided in 6. All the divided spaces, except for the lower right corner contain a human figure. In the top half the two outer figures face inward toward the central figure who is seated on a panel slightly above them. The central figure is yellow, with out clothing, on a red background outlined with an olive green border. The figure to the left is cream colored without clothing on a pinkish background. While the figure to the right is clothed in red on a green background.

The figures in the lower half carry shields and various weapons. The dominate colors in each of the 6 sections rotates between green, blue, red and yellow.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.179

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 5.14279

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Mozambique, Yao

Accession Number

2001/2.5

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 5.14095

Secondary Keywords

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Title

La danse des Faunes

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

A lithograph image of a group of nude men playing instruments and dancing. The right third of the image is composed of three men, one of whom is lying on the ground and one mid-dance with arms extended, drawn in line sketch without much detail or shading. The rest of the image is of three men with shaded detail playing horn instruments and hand cymbals enthusiastically.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

2009/1.480

Medium and Support

lithograph on Arches paper

relevance

rank 5.08874

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Little Round Mirror, Nude, from "Camera Work - A Photographic Quarterly, Issue No. 14, April 1906"

Artist

Edward Jean Steichen

Physical Description

A photograph of a nude woman, standing with her hips and head tilted, looking into a small round hand mirror.

Artist Life Dates

(Luxembourg, 1879 - 1973)

Century

Early 20th century

Object Creation Date

April 1906

Accession Number

2012/1.212

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 5.07236

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Title

Study of Louis XV Bust for a Gold Medal (1767)

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

A profile portrait of a man with a laurel wreath in his hair.

Century

18th century

Accession Number

2013/2.546

Medium and Support

pencil on paper

relevance

rank 5.07166

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