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Title

An Urn Decorated with a Mascaron, Rams' Heads Supporting a Garland between Shells, and Cloven Hoofs for Feet

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.52

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:10

Secondary Keywords

animals

biological components

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

sheep

shell and shell material

study

the human body

the natural world

upper body

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Vestals Performing a Sacrifice and Below, Eagles; the Hand

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.51

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:10

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

objects

people and occupations

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Two Seated Figures Personifying Justice and Prudence, the

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.53

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:10

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

objects

people and occupations

study

swords

vessels

weaponry

Title

Urn Decorated with Two Seated Putti, Rams' Heads as Handles, Garlands and Cornuc

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.50

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:09

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

mammals

motifs

objects

people and occupations

plants

sheep

spears

study

the natural world

vessels

weaponry

Title

An Urn Decorated with Draped Winged Mermaids, and in the Center an Oval Relief u

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.48

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:08

Secondary Keywords

faces

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with a Classical Relief, Two Seated Figures, and Rams' Heads Su

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.47

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:07

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mammals

objects

people and occupations

plants

sheep

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Two Winged Figures Holding a Relief, the Handles Formed by

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.46

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:07

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Two Female Figures Seated on Rams' Heads and Stretching Op

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.45

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:07

Secondary Keywords

animals

child

faces

mammals

objects

people and occupations

putto

sheep

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn with Garlands and Snakes as Handles and Two Seated Mermaids Holding a Cro

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.44

Medium and Support

graphite, pen, bistre ink and gray wash on white paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:07

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

An Urn Decorated with Rosettes and Eagles Holding in their Beaks the Tails of Me

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.43

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:06

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

figures

mermaids

objects

people and occupations

plants

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

Urn with Crocodiles and a Child Driving Sea-Creatures

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.42

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:06

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

mammals

mythology

objects

study

the natural world

vessels

Title

Head of a bodhisattva

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1959/2.4

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:05

Secondary Keywords

image form

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

A Large Sculptured Vase and Six Others

Artist

Filippo Juvarra

Artist Life Dates

(1678 - 1736)

Century

Late 17th or early 18th century

Object Creation Date

before 1714

Accession Number

1959/2.41

Medium and Support

bistre ink and gray wash

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:05

Secondary Keywords

objects

study

Title

Sketches of Seven Brackets, Two Vases, Two Capitals, a Lectern, Mascaron, Standi

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Physical Description

Designs for bases, pitchers, capitals, lecturns, and wall brackets are scattered across the sheet. Most are quickly sketched and elaborate on the theme of scrolling designs.

Century

Late 16th or early 17th century

Object Creation Date

1575-1625

Accession Number

1959/2.40

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:05

Secondary Keywords

architecture

columns

objects

study

Title

Fragment of a Landscape Showing Herdsman and Cattle near a Stream

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Huet

Artist Life Dates

1745-1811

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1745-1811

Accession Number

1959/2.38

Medium and Support

pen and black ink with watercolor on white paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:04

Secondary Keywords

animals

clothing

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

workers

Title

Still Life with Game and a Hunting Dog

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Huet

Artist Life Dates

1745-1811

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1745-1811

Accession Number

1959/2.36

Medium and Support

red chalk with bistre ink framing line

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:03:03

Secondary Keywords

animals

birds

geese

hunting

mammals

objects

plants

the natural world

weaponry

Title

Rain (Ann Arbor, Michigan)

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Physical Description

This work portrays a dynamic, umbrella-studded view of the University of Michigan Diag, based on sketches Saitô made during his trip to Ann Arbor in the fifties.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

1959/2.28

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:59

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories carried

costume by form

earth sciences concepts

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

outerwear

overcoats

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Buddhist Nara

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1959/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:55

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

"Asuka (Kudara Kannon)" [Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara; Japanese, Kannon bosatsu]

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

mid 20th century

Accession Number

1959/2.14

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:54

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buddhist doctrinal concepts

doctrinal concepts

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Man in Motion (Uomo in movimento)

Artist

Mino Rosso

Physical Description

A bronze sculpture of an abstracted male figure in motion. His knees are bent as he leans into his movement. His arms are tucked along his torso, and he appears to be propelling his movement with great force. The surface is a bright bronze color but with some patina.

Artist Life Dates

1904 - 1963

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1934

Accession Number

1959/2.100

Medium and Support

bronze with wood base

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:50

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

dynamics

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

genres

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

mechanics concepts

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

modern and contemporary art

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern italian styles and movements

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Self-Portrait (Edgar Degas, par lui-même)

Artist

Edgar Degas

Artist Life Dates

1834-1917

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1877

Accession Number

1959/1.96

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:48

Secondary Keywords

child

clothing

objects

people and occupations

portraits

Title

Narrow-neck jug with single handle and molded decorative register at shoulder

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

10th-12th century

Object Creation Date

10th century - 12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.93

Medium and Support

molded terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:47

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Jug, narrow neck & single handle, band of decorative inscriptions at shoulder

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1959/1.92

Medium and Support

molded terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:47

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Ewer with animal head, with band of decorative inscriptions at shoulder in thuluth script on an arabesque ground

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1959/1.90

Medium and Support

earthenware with appliquéd barbotine decoration

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:46

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Flask with molded decor

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

10th-12th century

Object Creation Date

10th century - 12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.89

Medium and Support

molded desig(n) on earthenware (?)

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:46

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by function or context

containers for storing or transporting food

culinary containers

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Jug, narrow neck, single handle, band of decorative inscriptions at shoulder

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

10th-12th century

Object Creation Date

10th century - 12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.91

Medium and Support

molded terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:46

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Sea Coal Gathering

Artist

Lawrence Peacock

Artist Life Dates

20th C.

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1958

Accession Number

1959/1.87

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:45

Secondary Keywords

geography

modern and contemporary art

objects

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Gli Sterratori (The Diggers)

Artist

Renato Guttuso

Artist Life Dates

Born 1912

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1955

Accession Number

1959/1.83

Medium and Support

gouache on white paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:44

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

objects

Title

Bowl

Artist

Marc Hansen

Artist Life Dates

20th century

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1959/1.80

Medium and Support

stoneware

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:43

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

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

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:42

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

Prayer scroll fragment, from a prayer wheel

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet

Physical Description

A fragment of a horizontal scroll, which would originally have been rolled up and tucked inside a Tibetan prayer wheel, with the text of a prayer printed in red and black ink.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1959/1.158

Medium and Support

red and black ink on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:41

Secondary Keywords

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

scroll paintings

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Qur’an manuscript leaf in Maghribi script

Artist

Artist Unknown, North Africa

Physical Description

Arabic calligraphic script on paper; script is in Maghribi style, written in black ink with touches of green and rec ochre. Shadows of script (from reverse or opposite page, transferred while closed?) show through. Beige paper is browned with age at edges; upper left has repaired tear.

Century

13th century

Object Creation Date

13th century

Accession Number

1959/1.146

Medium and Support

ink, red ochre, paper on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:38

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

writing (processes)

Title

The Grand Canal, Venice

Artist

Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Artist Life Dates

1890-1983

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1959/1.139

Medium and Support

drypoint on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:35

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cityscapes

europe

flat-bottomed watercraft

geography

italy

locality

modern and contemporary art

monohulls

objects we use

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by form

watercraft by sectional form

watercraft by specific type

Title

Strolling Musicians

Artist

Augustus John

Artist Life Dates

1878-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1959/1.135

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:34

Secondary Keywords

family

figures

how we live

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

relationships

Title

The Deposition

Artist

Eric Gill

Artist Life Dates

1882-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1882-1940

Accession Number

1959/1.133

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:33

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

equipment

equipment by process

holy figures and saints

how we live

modern and contemporary art

new testament

objects we use

religion

rites of passage

subject matter

supporting equipment

tools and equipment

Title

Les Géorgiques: Vieux puits avec perche et contrepoids (Volume II, page 45)

Artist

André Albert Marie Dunoyer de Segonzac

Artist Life Dates

1884 - 1974

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1884-1959

Accession Number

1959/1.130

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:32

Secondary Keywords

animals

containers

containers by form

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

wells

Title

Death of Lucretia

Artist

Paulus Moreelse

Artist Life Dates

1571-1638

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1612

Accession Number

1959/1.127

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:31

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

objects

people and occupations

Title

Melanchonia

Artist

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist Life Dates

1609-1664

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1648

Accession Number

1959/1.128

Medium and Support

etching on medium-weight, slightly textured, buff laid paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:31

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

figures

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects

people and occupations

plants

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Susanna and the Elders

Artist

Annibale Carracci

Physical Description

A nude woman sits at the edge of a pool in a garden with a fountain visible in the foreground. Two bearded men lean on a gate next to her. The closer figure extends his left hand toward the woman, while the other points toward a town visible in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1560-1609

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1590

Accession Number

1959/1.125

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:30

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

bologna (province)

buildings and the land

emilia-romagna (region)

europe (continent)

figures (representations)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

intaglio prints

italy (nation)

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

water distribution structures

Title

Jug with wide cylindrical body and tall, tapered neck

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.118

Medium and Support

unglazed terracotta inlaid with glazed terracotta

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:27

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

containers by form

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

vessels

Title

Lid with Handle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

late 12th-early 13th century

Object Creation Date

late 12th century - early 13th century

Accession Number

1959/1.117

Medium and Support

bronze inlaid with silver

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:27

Secondary Keywords

asian

making art

objects we use

types

vessels

Title

Mirror with scene of "Alexander's Ascension"

Artist

Artist Unknown, Turkey, Central Anatolia

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

1959/1.115

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:27

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Casket with inscription in floriated Kufic script

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.113

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:26

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

containers

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

Circular mortar with inscription

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.112

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:26

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

equipment

equipment by process

grinding and milling equipment

grinding and milling tools

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

tools and equipment

Title

Incense burner lid with peacock-shaped finial

Artist

Artist Unknown, Iran

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1959/1.111

Medium and Support

bronze

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:25

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by general context

containers

containers by function or context

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

Title

The Seamstress (La Couturière)

Artist

Edouard Vuillard

Artist Life Dates

1868-1940

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1959/1.106

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:24

Secondary Keywords

figures

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

Title

Street Scene, from 'Paris 1937'

Artist

Albert Marquet

Artist Life Dates

1875-1947

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1937

Accession Number

1959/1.100

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:23

Secondary Keywords

architecture

europe

france

locality

man

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

plants

religious figures

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

waterscapes

women

Title

Dance in the Country (La danse á la Campagne)

Artist

Pierre Auguste Renoir

Artist Life Dates

1841-1919

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

circa 1890

Accession Number

1959/1.102

Medium and Support

soft-ground etching on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:23

Secondary Keywords

clothing

dances

objects

Title

Solitude

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1958/2.9

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:22

Secondary Keywords

image form

objects we use

plants

the natural world

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Red Flower

Artist

Saitô Kiyoshi

Artist Life Dates

(active 1907 - 1997)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1948

Accession Number

1958/2.8

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Date Added/Updated

2013-12-20 16:02:22

Secondary Keywords

architecture

faces

genres

objects

plants

the natural world