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Title

Trixie (Mrs. Beatrice Whistler)

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A seated woman in late 19th c. dress is shown against an undescribed dark background; she looks directly at the viewer and rests her chin on her right hand. At the lower left is a flower-like form that is the artist's "butterfly" signature.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1892-1894

Accession Number

1954/1.411

Medium and Support

drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 15.14565

Primary Keywords

figures

figures (representations)

half figures

half-length

seated

sitting

woman

women

Title

Female half-figure

Artist

African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1925

Accession Number

1986/2.108

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 11.79346

Primary Keywords

females

figures

figures (representations)

fragment

half figures

tabwa

women

Title

Half-figure Fetish

Artist

African, Congo (Zaire), Tabwa

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1900-1920

Accession Number

1982/1.263

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 11.26006

Primary Keywords

fetish figures

fetishes

half figures

nudes

standing

Title

Portrait of Jan Vos, the Poet

Artist

Karel Dujardin

Physical Description

In this bust-length portrait a man appears in dark robes and a starched white collar. He looks directly at the viewer and holds a rolled up piece of paper. Below the image is a Dutch inscription identifying the sitter as Jan Vos.

Artist Life Dates

1622-1678

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1662

Accession Number

1968/2.78

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on fine off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 10.80643

Primary Keywords

half figures

portraits

Title

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Artist

Gaspare Traversi

Physical Description

The half-length figure of a woman looks directly out of the painting and holds the bearded head of a man on a platter in her hands. She wears a fine robe with large white sleeves and collar, a soft hat with a small white feather, and a bejeweled pin on her left shoulder. The face of an older woman with deeply wrinkled skin appears in the shadows behind her.

Artist Life Dates

1722-1724 - circa 1770

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1760

Accession Number

1996/2.16

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 10.23741

Primary Keywords

half figures

heads

oil paintings

old testament

platters

servants