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Title

Makara - Architectural Fragment

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

The head of a makara sea creature with large swirled waves behind it.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

400-499

Accession Number

2012/2.161

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 2.40999

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

mythology

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Yaka Peoples, Democratic Republic of Congo

Physical Description

A lighter wood with a semi-matte finish. A woman figurine on the top, hands on her thighs and a bun on top of her head.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.79

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 2.40999

Secondary Keywords

events

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Two girls and one boy sitting on a tan sofaa with food in front of them. There are two lamps behind them and one girl is hugging the boy.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.132

Medium and Support

color photograph on Kodak Pro paper

relevance

rank 2.40999

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

materials

materials by function

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people and culture

visual works

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Title

Ganesh (Elephant God)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A relief of the elephant god, Ganesh. He has the head of an elephant with the body of a man. He is seated inside of an arch.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2012/2.162

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 2.40999

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

mammals

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Staff

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Zulu Peoples, South Africa

Physical Description

Dark wood, swirled design on the top, decorated with three heads, one on top and the other two lower.

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.80

Medium and Support

wood

relevance

rank 2.40999

Secondary Keywords

events

objects we use

people and culture

sculpture

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled (Triptych)

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

Three photographs of two people standing, a pair of fee and one person lying on the grass.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2014/2.107.1-3

Medium and Support

color and black and white photographs on paper

relevance

rank 2.40999

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people and culture

photographs

photographs by form

positives

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Element from a mosaic frieze, entrance hall of the H.O. Havemeyer House, New York

Artist

Louis Comfort Tiffany

Physical Description

This mosaic panel depicts flowers and tendrils against a background with both a chevron pattern and a round flower-like patten. Along either side is a tapering beige element that is half of a blade of a plant; when joined with another panel, they create a full plant blade.

Artist Life Dates

1848-1933

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1890-1891

Accession Number

1986.146.8B

Medium and Support

iridescent glass on plaster

relevance

rank 2.40313

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Small Terra Cotta Statuette

Artist

Anonymous American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1940.403

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 2.40313

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Landscape

Artist

Adolph Gottlieb

Physical Description

A landscape reduced to minimal abstract elements. The lower half of the painting is black. The upper half, various shades of white and blue. Two black squares are suspended in the white above the black. A small pale blue circle is between the squares.

Artist Life Dates

1903 - 1974)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1952

Accession Number

1968/1.81

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 2.40301

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

european

european styles and periods

genres

image-making processes and techniques

international post-1945 styles and movements

landscapes (environments)

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

The Bullfight (Courses de taureaux)

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Physical Description

A bull in the center charges to the left toward a horse rearing up with a bullfighter on its back. The bullfighter leans forward to plunge a spear into the bull's shoulder area. Flags and spectator stands lie in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

1994/1.70

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 2.39337

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

genres

image-making processes and techniques

mammals

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

recreation buildings

recreation structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

sports buildings

sports buildings by function

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Close to Infinity: Photographs from Six Decades

Artist

Don Worth

Physical Description

Book of photographs by Don Worth, mostly black and white images.

Artist Life Dates

1924-2009

Object Creation Date

2005

Accession Number

2012/2.108

Medium and Support

book

relevance

rank 2.38940

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

objects we use

people and culture

philosophical concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Masque Antique, from "Portfolio of 20 photographs printed by Berenice Abbott"

Artist

Eugène Atget

Artist Life Dates

1856-1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1898-1927

Accession Number

1974/1.124

Medium and Support

gold toned gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 2.38940

Secondary Keywords

faces

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Classical Figures in a Landscape

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A man lounging in a forest, two women are behind him.

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2014/2.212

Medium and Support

lithograph on gray laid paper

relevance

rank 2.38940

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

objects we use

people and culture

philosophical concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Butterflies and Peach Blossoms

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832

Accession Number

1980/1.220A

Medium and Support

fan mounted as an album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 2.37436

Secondary Keywords

animals

butterflies

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

medium

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

the natural world

writing (processes)

Title

After the Dance, from "Classmates of Class of 1960"

Artist

Duncan Hartley

Physical Description

A boy and girl seated on two upholstered chairs eating pizza. The girl is wearing a fancy dress and the boy is in a shirt and tie. There is a large bowl of potato chips on the table.

Artist Life Dates

born 1941

Object Creation Date

1959; printed 2013

Accession Number

2013/2.4

Medium and Support

digital print on Hahnemuhle Photo Rag Baryta

relevance

rank 2.37063

Secondary Keywords

electronic images

objects we use

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

youth

Title

Deep bowl with vertical sides and carved lotus petal design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

A yellow brownish glaze is applied and crackling covers the entire body.

This bowl has straight wall. The exterior is carved with lotus petals. The below of the mouth is decorated with fret design. The foot is a little low.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

2004/1.228

Medium and Support

Stoneware with celadon glaze

relevance

rank 2.37063

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

flowers

geometric patterns

medium

objects

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

plants

the natural world

Title

Studies of Two Female Heads

Artist

Stefano della Bella

Physical Description

Ink sketches depict a large female profile in the upper left corner facing right, a female head in the lower center, a smaller female head in the right center facing upwards, and a smaller female profile in the left center facing downwards. There is empty space in upper right quadrant.

This sheet, cut from a larger sheet, features a study of a woman’s face in profile in the upper left. Her hair is bound. A nearly frontal view of another woman’s face is at the center bottom of the sheet. She looks down to her left and wears a jeweled headpiece or crown. Three other smaller and more lightly sketched heads also appear on the sheet, two along the left edge and one on the right.

Artist Life Dates

1610-1664

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1630-1664

Accession Number

2009/1.491

Medium and Support

brown ink on laid paper

relevance

rank 2.36427

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Promessa on Mantel, Bethlehem, CT

Artist

David Vestal

Artist Life Dates

b. 1924

Object Creation Date

November 28, 2004; printed 2005

Accession Number

2014/2.178

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.36427

Secondary Keywords

figures (representations)

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Portion of Ramayana Narrative Frieze

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Physical Description

A section of a frieze displaying two people side by side. They both have their left hands across their chests and are wearing skirts.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

400-499

Accession Number

2012/2.160

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 2.36427

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

sculpture by material

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Study of Two Angels

Artist

Henri Laurens

Physical Description

A drawing of two angels side by side in almost the same position.

Artist Life Dates

1885-1954

Accession Number

2013/2.541

Medium and Support

black chalk on brown paper

relevance

rank 2.35922

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

legendary creatures

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

St. Jerome

Artist

Carlo Naya

Artist Life Dates

Active from the late 1860s

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1989/2.100

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33658

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

faces

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Pompeii - Mausoleum, House of 'Epi di Sabina'

Artist

Giorgio Sommer

Artist Life Dates

1834-1914

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

1980/1.174

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33658

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

europe

inorganic material

italy

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Night Bird Mask

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Burkina Faso, Bobo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/2.41

Medium and Support

wood and paint

relevance

rank 2.33650

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

plant material

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wood and wood products

Title

Bust of Patroclus: Plate V from 'The Pencil of Nature'

Artist

William Henry Fox Talbot

Artist Life Dates

1800-1877

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1844

Accession Number

1972/2.382

Medium and Support

salt print from a calotype negative on paper

relevance

rank 2.33650

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Statue by Holme Cardwell

Artist

Robert MacPherson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1875

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1813-1875

Accession Number

1983/2.181

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33650

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Napoleon I as a Child

Artist

Anonymous French or American

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800-1895

Accession Number

1895.11

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 2.33650

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Landscape with a Casino Bordering on a Lake

Artist

Isaac Moucheron

Artist Life Dates

1667-1744

Century

Late 17th or early 18th century

Object Creation Date

1687-1744

Accession Number

1959/2.61

Medium and Support

pen and black ink with ink wash on white paper

relevance

rank 2.33650

Secondary Keywords

architecture

geography

objects we use

plants

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

Title

The Memnonium, Thebes

Artist

Francis Frith

Artist Life Dates

1822 - 1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1857

Accession Number

1988/1.96.1-2

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33439

Secondary Keywords

africa

architecture

buildings

descriptors

egypt

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Detail of Building (Church?) with Sculptural Decoration

Artist

F. Rothier

Artist Life Dates

19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1996/1.48

Medium and Support

platinum print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33439

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

religion

religions

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Moses

Artist

Carlo Naya

Artist Life Dates

Active from the late 1860s

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1989/2.99

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33439

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

religion

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Cloisters, Arles

Artist

Photographe Roman

Artist Life Dates

19th century

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

before 1868

Accession Number

1980/2.226

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33364

Secondary Keywords

architecture

columns

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Joyce on a Sunday

Artist

David Francis Donovan

Physical Description

A woman's back with long hair staring out at a body of water.

Object Creation Date

May 3, 1998

Accession Number

2014/2.156

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.33364

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

objects we use

ornament areas

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Monreale - Composite of nine views of Capitals

Artist

Giorgio Sommer

Artist Life Dates

1834-1914

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

1980/1.172

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33364

Secondary Keywords

architecture

columns

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Untitled (Rooster)

Artist

Cåndido Portinari

Physical Description

This is an ink drawing of a rooster. The rooster is centered and has its left foot raised, its right foot grounded, and its neck arched to its right.

Artist Life Dates

Rio de Janeiro, 1903 - 1962, Rio de Janeiro

Object Creation Date

1910-1960

Accession Number

2009/1.482

Medium and Support

ink on paper

relevance

rank 2.33364

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

coating (material)

coating by form

descriptors

materials

materials by function

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

From Casts in the Trocaderok, Paris

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

May 15, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.464

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 2.33364

Secondary Keywords

europe

figures

france

locality

objects we use

people and occupations

sculpture

sculpture by technique

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sculpture Mold and Grapes

Artist

Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Artist Life Dates

1889-1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1933

Accession Number

1948/1.65

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 2.33364

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

food

fruit

genres

materials

materials by function

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Bargello

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880-1890

Accession Number

1997/2.22

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33364

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Walrus

Artist

Anonymous Eskimo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1961/1.164

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 2.33030

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

rock

rock by form

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Hercules and Lichas

Artist

Carlo Naya

Artist Life Dates

Active from the late 1860s

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1989/2.101

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33030

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

figures

iconography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Crouching Figure

Artist

John Bernard Flannagan

Artist Life Dates

1895-1942

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1915-1938

Accession Number

1950/2.9

Medium and Support

granite

relevance

rank 2.33030

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

L'Appollo del Belvedere

Artist

Carlo Naya

Artist Life Dates

Active from the late 1860s

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1989/2.97

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.33030

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

figures

greek

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Cast in Trocadero Museum

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

June 10, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.468

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

relevance

rank 2.32739

Secondary Keywords

faces

figures

objects we use

people and occupations

religion

sculpture

sculpture by technique

subject matter

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Kelsey and Butterfly

Artist

Gina Meyer Kelly

Physical Description

A girl lying on concrete, arms crossed over her body, there is a butterfly on one corner.

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2014/2.161

Medium and Support

black and white photograph on Kodak paper

relevance

rank 2.32739

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Watashi mo tobitai (I Want to Fly Too)

Artist

Nakayama Tadashi

Physical Description

A colorful butterfly is depicted in the center of the printing and the girl on the right is looking at the butterfly.

Artist Life Dates

born 1927

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1971

Accession Number

2011/2.21

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

relevance

rank 2.32739

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

arthropods

insects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ely Cathedral, A Grotesque

Artist

Frederick Evans

Artist Life Dates

1853-1943

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1853-1943

Accession Number

1998/1.145

Medium and Support

photogravure on paper

relevance

rank 2.32739

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

faces

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Athens - Sandal Binder, Acropolis

Artist

Anonymous Italian?

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1865

Accession Number

1980/1.171

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 2.32464

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

europe

figures

inorganic material

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

panels

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Tomb of Giuliano, Duke of Nemours, Medici Chapel, Sagrestia Nuova, San Lorenzo

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1855

Accession Number

1989/2.12

Medium and Support

salt print from a collodion negative on paper

relevance

rank 2.32464

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

europe

figures

inorganic material

italy

locality

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

rock

rock by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Via Appia Antica

Artist

Arturo Montrone

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1955/2.7

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 2.32464

Secondary Keywords

architecture

atmospheric effects

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

plants

roads

rock

rock by form

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Landscape Studies, Italy

Artist

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

Physical Description

The VENTE COROT mark in the lower left corner is placed within a path that runs from that corner diagonally up towards the right where it is blocked from view by the rocky terrain. There is a scribbling that extends vertically from the land in the center of the image and the darkest area is to the right of that. The left side of the image has much less variance in lines and weights.

Artist Life Dates

1796-1875

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1826-1828

Accession Number

1959/1.162

Medium and Support

graphite on white wove paper

relevance

rank 2.32057

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Love with Flowers

Artist

Pasquale Romanelli

Artist Life Dates

(1812 - 1887)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1832-1887

Accession Number

1895.95

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 2.31766

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

rock

rock by form

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique