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Title

Upright Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Seen from an elevated vantage point, a quay in the foreground with boats anchored nearby and figures talking is balanced in the upper part of the image by a view of buildings along the canals, gondolas, shipping and, just left of center a large domed church.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.388

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 4.53040

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Title

Rialto Bridge, Venice

Artist

Carlo Ponti?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1828-1900

Accession Number

1987/1.343

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.53040

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1955/1.125

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 4.50995

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Title

Venetian Nocturne; Verso: Two Kneeling Figures and a Profile Face

Artist

Eugene Berman

Artist Life Dates

1899-1972

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

1951/2.26

Medium and Support

ink wash, ink and pen on white paper

relevance

rank 4.49558

Secondary Keywords

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Title

St. Croce and the Statue of Dante in Florence (St. Croce e Statua di Dante, Fire)

Artist

Sommer, Giorgio and Behles, Edmund

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914-1934

Accession Number

1986/1.151

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.45287

Secondary Keywords

architecture

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Title

September Sunset

Artist

James McBey

Artist Life Dates

1883-1959

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1925

Accession Number

1954/2.4

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 4.44320

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Little Lagoon, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

Gondolas, striped poles, and channel markers all dot the open surface of water in this image. At the center is a two-masted ship at anchor. In the distance are low islands with buildings and ships in the distance under cloudy skies.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.374

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 4.42916

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Long Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A sweeping panorama shows a city and shipping along the water. The left side is more minutely described as large three-story buildings hug the water's edge. Just to the right of center is a large building with several domes. Several small boats and gondolas are visible to left of center. A cloudy and blustery sky occupies the top of the image.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.391

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

relevance

rank 4.42229

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Venice

Artist

Hercules Brabazon

Artist Life Dates

1821-1906

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1821-1906

Accession Number

1954/1.212

Medium and Support

graphite, pastel and gouache on gray paper

relevance

rank 4.40142

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Palaces, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A series of buildings and gondolas are seen along the edge of a canal. The emphasis on the dark tile roofs is contrasted with the play of window tracery and balconies along the facades of the building.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1955/1.123

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint, and open bite, printed in black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 4.40099

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Venice

Artist

T. Peckitt

Artist Life Dates

(active 1881-1888)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1881-1888

Accession Number

1932.7

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.38371

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Study of a Seated Male Nude

Artist

Ubaldo Gandolfi

Physical Description

A muscular young male nude, seen in profile from the left, sits on a rock in a vaguely suggested outdoor setting.

Artist Life Dates

1728-1781

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2008/2.199.1

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 4.34326

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Views of Rome. 73. So-called Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli. Interior With Two Fig

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist Life Dates

Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1764 (n.d)

Accession Number

1969/2.66

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 4.33248

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Traghetto, No. 1

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

An empty covered passageway dominates this image. In the foreground are three young saplings. At the far end of the passageway a man can be seen sitting in the sunlight alongside the edge of the canal. On either side of the passageway in the foreground are windows and indications of cornices, etc. of the architecture.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.376

Medium and Support

etching, printed in warm black ink on laid Japan paper

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rank 4.30238

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Title

The Traghetto, No. 2, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A dark passageway dominates the middle and left portions of the composition; to the right is a group of men seated outside at a table. The passageway has a view at the far end of a man seated while a gondola passes by. In front of the passageway re three young trees, the leaves of which fall in front of the passageway. To the left of the passageway is a child holding a baby. On either side of the passageway are windows that indicate the walls that fill the plate.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.377

Medium and Support

etching, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 4.29777

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Beggars, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A deep covered passageway dominates the composition. At the near end of the passage, to the right side stand a woman and young girl, both with heads covered and looking at the viewer. Looking down the passageway, light catches the timbered ceiling and figures can be seen walking at the far end, silhouetted against the bright light in the square or street beyond. A lantern hangs above the entrance at the near end of the passage.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.382

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in dark brown ink on laid paper, trimmed to platem

relevance

rank 4.29748

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Rome - Arch of Drusus

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.160

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.29748

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Venice

Artist

Arthur Heintzelman

Artist Life Dates

1891 - 1965

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1891-1932

Accession Number

1932.1

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 4.29074

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Venice from the Lido

Artist

Jane C. Stanley

Artist Life Dates

1863-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1863-1940

Accession Number

1954/1.241

Medium and Support

graphite on white paper

relevance

rank 4.27067

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Rome - Ruin of Temple of Mars Ultor

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.152

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.25191

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Mast, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A long street receds at the center of the image. In the center is a flagpole surmounted by a winged lion (symbol of St. Mark, and therefore of Venice). In the foreground at lower left is a group of women seated working together making lace. Other than a man and boy at the right of the flagpole, the street is largely empty.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.383

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint printed in warm black ink on laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 4.21397

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Facciata interna del Palazzo Ducale, con la Scala dei Giganti

Artist

Carlo Naya

Artist Life Dates

Active from the late 1860s

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875

Accession Number

1995/1.72

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.18606

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Untitled

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Paper size: lh 20 2/5cm & rh 20 1/5cm x tw 16cm & bw 15 3/5cm. Image size approx: h 9cm x w 4cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.459

Medium and Support

wood engraving on cream laid Japan tissue

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rank 4.13353

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Title

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1862.1

Medium and Support

Carrara marble

relevance

rank 4.10856

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walking sticks

Title

Well in Bologna/ in Court of Palazzo Bevilacqua

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1891

Accession Number

1972/2.482

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 4.10697

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Photograph album of Italy

Artist

Anonymous English

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1881

Accession Number

1994/2.26

Medium and Support

108 albumen prints on leather-bound album

relevance

rank 4.06747

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Title

Palazzo Vecchio

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1854-1920

Accession Number

1993/2.57

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 4.01276

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Laguna, Venice (View of Shipping from the Riva)

Artist

Frank Duveneck

Artist Life Dates

1848-1919

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1880

Accession Number

1954/1.279

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.99494

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Florence - Loggia dei Lanzi

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1875

Accession Number

1980/1.154

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.93600

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Title

Eve Tempted by the Serpent

Artist

Defendente Ferrari

Physical Description

A nude woman with long hair flowing down her back grasps a tree branch with her right hand and bends it downward in order to more easily pluck the green fruit dangling at its tip with her left hand. Her white body contrasts starkly with the darker tones of the surrounding landscape. The less conspicuous figure of a serpent with the head of a bearded man coils about the trunk of the tree next to the woman and fixes her with his stare.

Artist Life Dates

active 1500-1535

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1520-1525

Accession Number

1967/1.38

Medium and Support

tempera on panel

relevance

rank 3.92371

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Senatus populusque Romanus / monumenta marmorea magistratuum / triumphorumque ab urbe condita ad / tempora divi Augusti ruderibus in foro / egestis eruta impensa Al ex(andri) Farnesii card(inalis) / Pauli III Pont(ificis) Max(imi) nepot(is) in Capitolio p(osita), from Piranesi's Lapides Capitolini (1762)

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Physical Description

Large double-folio print, with fold marks. Contains various monuments and their text from ancient Rome. Title plate beneath print indicates that the fragments were from ancient Rome and found in various ancient ruins, with the exception of fragment XLIX, currently (at time of print) in the collection of the Collegio Romano, a building then housing the Jesuits' Rome seminary.

Print is patched. Separate plate marks are visible between image and inscription. The image is patched from four segments, while the text below is patched from two segments. Paper bears no watermark. Folio fold marks are noted on copy in file. Large text portions read as follows:

Inscription 1 (in image plate, center): senatus populusque Romanus / monumenta marmorea magistratuum / triumphorumque ab urbe condita ad / tempora divi Augusti ruderibus in foro / egestis eruta impensa Al ex(andri) Farnesii card(inalis) / Pauli III Pont(ificis) Max(imi) nepot(is) in Capitolio p(osita)

Inscription 2 (in separate text plate attached at bottom): Lapides Capitolini / Sive Fastorum fragmenta, quos Verrius Flaccus, Caii et Lucii, Augusti Nepotum, praeceptor ase dispositos in inferiore fori parte conlocaverat, nunc primum edita prout cermuntur in Capitolio servata / nempe characteris et Lapidum forma, additis ad ornatum degantioribus aliquot veteribus sigillis, et anaglyplus / Fragmentum XLIX in Collegio Romano Patrum Societatis Jesu adservatum

Artist Life Dates

Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1762

Accession Number

2007/2.117

Medium and Support

engraving, printed in black ink on paper

relevance

rank 3.91201

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Discovery of Mars and Venus

Artist

Jacob Cornelisz. Cobaert

Physical Description

A nude man and woman recline together on the right side of this octagonal plaque. They lay upon the mesh of a net, which is being pulled by a nude male figure seated nearby next to an anvil. Behind the seated man appear two standing figures working at a brick forge. Another pair of figures stands in the middle ground with a row of trees behind them. A diminutive figure mounted on horses appears against a disk in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

active 1602-1621

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1602-1621

Accession Number

1969/2.158

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 3.90692

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Dish

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy

Physical Description

This maiolica dish is covered by a radial pattern consisting of abstract leaves and curling tendrils punctuated with flowers all centered around a yellow disk in the center of the well. The harmony of the design stems from radial symmetry of the pattern as well as the restricted palette of blue and a soft brass-yellow.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1525

Accession Number

1969/2.38

Medium and Support

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica) with underglaze painting

relevance

rank 3.84490

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

earthenware

europe (continent)

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italy (nation)

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object genres by material

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patterns (design elements)

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perugia (province)

pottery (object genre)

scrollwork

umbria (region)

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Sheet of Figure Studies

Artist

Pietro Testa

Physical Description

This sheet contains studies of fourteen figures in various stages of elaboration. Several of the figures are represented standing while gazing upward, including a man with an outstretched arm on the left edge of the sheet, a woman standing before a column near the center, and a man with a cross over his shoulder in the upper right corner. Two summarily sketched seated figures in the lower left corner appear to develop ideas for a similar figure placed at the foot of a column in a more detailed study near the middle of the sheet. In the upper left quadrant of the sheet appears a monk kneeling beneath a tree with a figure holding a staff standing behind him. Marked off by an octagonal frame along the lower edge is a seated female figure pointing upward with her right hand and holding a globe in her left.

Artist Life Dates

(Lucca, Italy, 1612 - 1650, Rome, Italy)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1635-1640

Accession Number

2008/2.199.4

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.83635

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

objects we use

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

roma (province)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Leaf from a Gradual with St. Lawrence

Artist

Ludovico de Gaci

Physical Description

This leaf from a manuscript contains seven lines of Latin text with musical notation. The initial letter, "C," of the opening word "Confessio" is made from a curved vegetal form. The text is preceded by a painted miniature in a circular frame that is, in turn, enclosed by a golden square. The miniature depicts a man with a tonsure and a golden halo standing in a verdant landscape. He holds a palm leaf in his left hand and rests his right hand on a grill. The left and upper margins of the page are decorated with green and pink leaves and flowers and small gold circles.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1489

Accession Number

1986/2.85

Medium and Support

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

relevance

rank 3.81589

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

barrier elements

barriers and barrier elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

document genres by function

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

information forms

italy (nation)

liturgical texts

lombardy (region)

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

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 3.75067

Secondary Keywords

bologna (province)

descriptors

emilia-romagna (region)

europe (continent)

figures (representations)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

italy (nation)

objects we use

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people

people (agents)

people and culture

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processes and techniques by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type

Title

Study for an Overdoor Decoration in the Sala Regia of the Vatican

Artist

Taddeo Zuccaro

Physical Description

This drawing depicts two addorsed female figures reclining on a triangular slope. The women are partly clothed, and the one on the left wears an elephant-shaped headpiece. Between their shoulders appears a blank escutcheon held by two putti. Nude men in the background strain to hold back piles of objects that include shields and spears.

Artist Life Dates

(1529 - 1566)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1564

Accession Number

1966/1.93

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with brown wash on buff paper

relevance

rank 3.73586

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

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descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

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processes and techniques by specific type

roma (province)

symbolism

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Religious Procession, Genoa

Artist

Sir Frank William Brangwyn

Artist Life Dates

1867-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1867-1956

Accession Number

1977/2.147

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 3.72522

Secondary Keywords

architecture

audiences

europe

european

european styles and periods

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects

people and culture

people and occupations

religion

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Gateway, Genoa (Une Porte à Gènes)

Artist

Sir Frank William Brangwyn

Artist Life Dates

1867-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1924

Accession Number

1949/1.53

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 3.72356

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

european

european styles and periods

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Rome - Fountain of Trevi

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.161

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.71469

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

inorganic material

italy

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

rock

rock by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water distribution structures

Title

Courtyard, Bologna

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.167

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.71469

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

descriptors

europe

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

inorganic material

italy

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

rock

rock by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

water distribution structures

Title

Roma, The Arch of Titus

Artist

Luigi Kasimir

Physical Description

Etching depicting the Arch of Titus in Rome (Roma). The etching is colored, possibly after the image had already been printed. The perspective of the image is one from the ground level looking directly through the arch to the buildings on the other side.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1881, active 1905-1925

Object Creation Date

1923

Accession Number

2009/2.96

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 3.65969

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

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processes and techniques by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse)

Artist

Neri di Bicci

Physical Description

The arms of the cross end in quatrefoil-shaped terminals. The front (obverse) is gilded and features a molding along the edges. The back (reverse) has a deep azurite blue ground and a gilded band punched with tiny rosettes that runs along the border.

Artist Life Dates

1418-1492

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1475

Accession Number

1942.6

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on wood

relevance

rank 3.64718

Secondary Keywords

ceremonies

cultural ceremonies

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

events

executions

firenze (province)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

renaissance

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Mourning Virgin and holy women (fragment of a Crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)

Artist

Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy

Physical Description

This carved bone sculpture depicts the Virgin Mary raising her right hand in a gesture of grief while her head is bent in mourning. A similar female figure, holding her hands clasped before her, appears in profile behind the Virgin, and another female figure stands to the left. Behind the mourning women the pointed helmets worn by two soldiers may be discerned.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

1976/2.102

Medium and Support

bone

relevance

rank 3.64246

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

europe (continent)

events

executions

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

sculpture

sculpture by technique

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Cathedral and Leaning Tower - Pisa

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1865

Accession Number

1982/1.228

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 3.64115

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

churches

churches by location or context

europe

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

locality

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

pisa (province)

positives

religious buildings

religious structures

roads

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Combat of Romans and Dacians (after a relief on the Arch of Constantine, Rome)

Artist

Nicolas Beatrizet

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a relief sculpture from the second century CE of Roman soldiers under Emperor Trajan conquering the Dacians in what is today Romania. The sculpture was later removed from its original monument built to honor Trajan and incorporated into the Arch of Constantine, erected in Rome by the emperor Constantine between 312 and 315.

The relief depicts mounted Roman soldiers, dressed in their characteristic armor and helmets, surging to the left and right from the center of the scene. A group of soldiers sounding horns stands in their midst. The Romans' vanquished Dacian foes lie trampled beneath the horses' hooves.

Artist Life Dates

c.1515 - after 1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1553

Accession Number

1960/2.41

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.59556

Secondary Keywords

copies (derivative objects)

derivative objects

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

object genres

originals and derivative objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

people by occupation

people in military occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

roma (province)

Title

Nocturne, from the "Twelve Etchings" or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

This is a nighttime view of a city on water. Along the horizon can be seen numerous buildings and ships. At center left is a three-masted ship at anchor; along the right side are buildings, incuding domes and a tall tower. Throughout the image, there is an importance given to reflections and the nocturnal setting.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.372

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint, printed in warm black ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 3.55358

Secondary Keywords

scale

architecture

associated concepts

buildings

buildings and the land

churches

earth sciences concepts

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

light-related concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

places of worship

scientific concepts

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

study

transportation vehicles

vehicles

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by subject type

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

The Mourning St. John the Evangelist with two male figures (fragment of a crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)

Artist

Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy

Physical Description

This carved bone sculpture depicts John the Evangelist in profile with his hands held before him, bowing his head in mourning. A male figure wearing a knee-length robe stands on the right and holds a club in his left hand. A second male figure appears behind the saint in a similar pose of grief.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

1966/1.108

Medium and Support

bone

relevance

rank 3.52793

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

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people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

sculpture

sculpture by technique

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti

Artist

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Physical Description

The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.

Artist Life Dates

c.1505-1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1530-1540

Accession Number

1985/1.86

Medium and Support

engraving on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 3.51487

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

intaglio prints

italy (nation)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sleeping and reclining furniture

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Nativity of the Virgin

Artist

Sano di Pietro

Physical Description

This painted panel depicts an intimate domestic setting consisting of a bedchamber with a fireplace and a smaller vaulted antechamber that opens out on a garden. A haloed woman wearing a white veil rests in bed, having recently given birth. She leans to her right as she reaches toward a basin held by an attendant and looks across the room to the infant who is held on the lap of another servant. A halo also encircles the head of the child and a pair of angels fly above her. Several other attendants and midwives bustle about the room, while another woman, more richly clad than the servants, gazes on the child from her seat at the foot of the bed. In the antechamber sits a haloed man in a long white beard, who leans forward to hear news of the birth from the child standing in front of him. A companion sits behind him and a servant passes through the door into the bedchamber.

Artist Life Dates

1405-1481

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1448-1452

Accession Number

1977/2.1

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

relevance

rank 3.51170

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

drawings

drawings by method of projection

drawings by method of representation

europe (continent)

events

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

perspective drawings

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

siena (province)

sleeping and reclining furniture

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique