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Title

View of Amsterdam

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Physical Description

In the right foreground, cutting across diagonally, is a pier with figures moving around. At the pier are some ships, and in the middle ground is a strip of water and a row of darkly shadowed buildings. In the background are some faint towers that jut into the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1849-1918

Accession Number

1965/2.63

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 15.37715

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

churches

churches by location or context

europe (continent)

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hydraulic structures by form

modern and contemporary art

netherlands (nation)

north holland (province)

objects we use

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

Vitré—The Canal

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A French town, with houses along a canal or river in the foreground extends in the distance showing rooflines and towers under a blustery sky.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1893

Accession Number

1954/1.435

Medium and Support

transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper

relevance

rank 15.23151

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

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cityscapes

components

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cultural landscapes

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descriptors

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geography

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

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materials by composition

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openings and opening components

openings by form

residential structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

the natural world

waterscapes

windows and window components

Title

The Square House, Amsterdam

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A street facing onto a canal is seen at a very slight angle. The three buildings each have balconies (some enclosed), banks of windows, and doors at the water's edge. A dense network of hatching lines describe the brick facades, balconies and windows, and reflecions.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.404

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in brown ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 14.57011

Secondary Keywords

height

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dwellings

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europe (continent)

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hydraulic structures

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netherlands (nation)

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people and culture

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single built works

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single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

windows and window components

Title

Edo Meisho: Ochanomizu

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of the canal. Snow covers the house roofs, the boat shelters, and the trees. Three travelers in blue robes are walking in the snow, two of them are carrying umbrellas.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1948/1.142

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 13.14947

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

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prints by process

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relief prints

residential structures

scientific concepts

seasons

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

The Pierrot

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A man stands in an apron and rolled sleeves in the water door of a building along a canal. Another figure is seen kneeling and reaching down to the water at the left edge of the water door. The building and its reflection fills the frame; the emphasis is on the figures in the darkened opening, along with their reflections, while the upper story of the building is only summarily indicated.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1889

Accession Number

1954/1.406

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on wove paper

relevance

rank 12.83101

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

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settlements and landscapes

single built works

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windows and window components

Title

The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornaments that extends to the water level.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.375

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint, and roulette on laid paper on laid paper

relevance

rank 12.47966

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

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associated concepts

buildings and the land

circulation elements

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energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

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hydraulic structures

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italy (nation)

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windows and window components