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Title

The Holy Family

Artist

Ercole II Procaccini

Artist Life Dates

(1596 - after 1676)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.63

Medium and Support

red chalk

relevance

rank 10.16699

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

jesus christ

new testament

old testament

religion

study

subject matter

Title

Cain and Abel

Artist

Odilon Redon

Artist Life Dates

1840-1916

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1886

Accession Number

1964/1.129

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on paper

relevance

rank 6.84457

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

old testament

Title

Expulsion of Adam and Eve

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Artist Life Dates

1798-1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1997/1.67

Medium and Support

graphite on medium, slightly textured blued white laid paper

relevance

rank 6.62603

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

old testament

people and occupations

sketches

Title

Triumph of Isaac, No. 2 of 8 in the set Patientiae Triumphus...Elegantissimis Im

Artist

Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert

Artist Life Dates

1522-1590

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1522-1590

Accession Number

1964/1.123

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.55625

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

bible

mammals

old testament

the natural world

Title

The Formation of Man

Artist

Jan Wandelaar

Artist Life Dates

1690 - 1759

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1690-1759

Accession Number

1997/1.278

Medium and Support

engraving on dark cream laid paper

relevance

rank 6.48792

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

bible

birds

mammals

old testament

the natural world

Title

Esther Before Ahasuerus

Artist

Robert Strange

Physical Description

The Persian king Ahasuerus sits at right on a throne, wearing a turban with a crown, a cape with ermine around the neck and shoulders, and a gold chain around his neck. He holds a slender scepter towards a woman in elaborate dress and crown, who has fainted at left. This woman, Queen Esther, is supported by two handmaidens who each looks towards the king.

Artist Life Dates

1721-1792

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1767

Accession Number

1969/2.18

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.42101

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

genres

old testament

people and occupations

political figures

royalty

Title

Joseph and Potiphar's Wife

Artist

Charles François Pierre de La Traverse

Artist Life Dates

1726-1780

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1948/1.36

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and brown wash on buff paper

relevance

rank 6.35546

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

family

figures

genres

how we live

old testament

people and occupations

relationships

Title

Adam and Eve (Fall of Man)

Artist

Hans Baldung Grien

Physical Description

This black and white print has a long vertical format showing two nude figures standing in front of a tree trunk. The female is holding an apple in each hand and has her left foot resting on a tablet with the letters HGB. Her face is turned to look at the figure behind her. This figure holds her shoulder with one hand and with the other places a leafy branch in front of her genitalia. On the bottom left corner is a date 1519.

Artist Life Dates

1484/85-1545

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1519

Accession Number

1959/2.91

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

relevance

rank 6.29123

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

figures

fruit

leaves

old testament

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

torah

Title

Exodus

Artist

Howard Cook

Artist Life Dates

Born 1901

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1950/2.8

Medium and Support

aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 6.29123

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

figures

geography

modern and contemporary art

old testament

people and occupations

torah

Title

Genesis 44:1-13

Artist

Peter van der Borcht

Artist Life Dates

1540-1608

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1540-1608

Accession Number

1930.3

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.22829

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

bible

castles

mammals

objects

old testament

plants

the natural world

torah

Title

Eve

Artist

Eric Gill

Artist Life Dates

1882-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1926

Accession Number

1959/1.134

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.98864

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

bible

figures

modern and contemporary art

old testament

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

serpents

the natural world

Title

Adam and Eve Bemoaning the Death of Abel; No. 6 from the Series of 6 Prints 'The

Artist

Lucas Van Leyden

Artist Life Dates

1494-1533

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1529

Accession Number

1952/1.89

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.83642

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

descriptors

figures

how we live

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

old testament

people and occupations

rites of passage

Title

The Sacrifice of Abraham

Artist

David Courlander

Artist Life Dates

1866 - 1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1961

Accession Number

1985/2.90

Medium and Support

oil on canvas board

relevance

rank 5.71383

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

atmospheric effects

historical figures

landscapes

mammals

modern and contemporary art

objects

old testament

people and occupations

plants

religion

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Cain Slaying Abel

Artist

Francesco Monti

Artist Life Dates

1685-1768

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

before 1736

Accession Number

1970/2.46

Medium and Support

black chalk, heightened with white on light brown toned paper

relevance

rank 5.71164

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

descriptors

figures

how we live

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

old testament

people and occupations

plants

rites of passage

the natural world

Title

Tobias and the Archangel Raphael

Artist

Clément Marillier

Artist Life Dates

1740-1808

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1740-1808

Accession Number

1948/2.19

Medium and Support

ink and wash, heightened with white chalk on toned paper

relevance

rank 5.66880

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

bible

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

old testament

people and occupations

religion

subject matter

the natural world

Title

Adam and Eve Lamenting over the Corpse of Abel, plate 6 from History of the First Parents of Man, set of six prints

Artist

Jan Saenredam

Physical Description

This engraving is a vertical format. Dominating the foreground are three figures on a slight hill with a large tree. In front of the tree is the corpse of Abel (a strong young man with flowing cloth around his waist) with his head in the shadows. Kneeling over him are Adam and Eve. Adam, a muscular older man with a white beard, clutches his hands together and leans toward his dead son. Eve, covered only from the waist down, throws her arms out in the air above her son and moves towards him on her knees. The tree behind them has a sturdy trunk that splits into three heavy branches and these limbs echo the placement of Eve's back and right arm. On the right is a road leading to a background scene.In the far background Cain and Abel are shown making offerings to God on altars, with Abel’s offering rising higher than Cain’s. In the middle ground along the road, Cain is shown raising a weapon to kill Abel. At the bottom of the work are four lines of text and a signature.

Artist Life Dates

1565 - 1607

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1604

Accession Number

1996/2.3

Medium and Support

engraving on thin, slightly textured dark cream laid paper

relevance

rank 5.27248

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

bible

descriptors

how we live

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

old testament

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

rites of passage

the natural world

Title

How It All Began, from the portfolio "Dance of Life"

Artist

Richard Lindner

Artist Life Dates

1901-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1973

Accession Number

1977/2.25

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 4.98039

Secondary Keywords

image form

allegory and literature

animals

bible

fruit

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

old testament

people and occupations

plants

reptiles and amphibians

serpents

the natural world

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Tobias with the Angel Dragging the Fish (The Large Tobias)

Artist

Hendrik Goudt

Physical Description

This black and white print shows an outdoor scene with lush leafy trees, open sky and mountains in the far distance. Two figures are walking along a wooded path in the foreground- one is a man with wings wearing robed garments and the other a younger man carrying a single large fish. There is a city shown in the middle distance through the trees and a pasture scene depicted on the right.

Artist Life Dates

1585-1630

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1613

Accession Number

1972/1.165

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.97391

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

bible

geography

legendary creatures

objects we use

old testament

plants

religion

subject matter

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Abraham Entertaining the Angels

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Artist Life Dates

1606-1669

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1656

Accession Number

1956/1.76

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 4.65690

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

bible

child

descriptors

figures

geography

how we live

materials

materials by function

objects

objects we use

old testament

people and occupations

projectile weapons

projectile weapons with nonexplosive propellant

projectiles with nonexplosive propellant

religion

subject matter

vessels

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

The Flood

Artist

Artist Unknown, Dutch

Physical Description

In an ominous landscape a crowd of nude men, women and children, their bodies silhouetted against the descending gloom, struggle frantically to escape rising floodwaters. The figures gesture wildly and strenuously twist their long athletic bodies into a seemingly infinite variety of contortions as they clamber up the last hilltops and trees. A city stands on a hill and appears through the trees in the background.

Century

16th-17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1590

Accession Number

1985/2.70

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 4.52360

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bible

document genres

document genres by function

events

groups of people

groups of people by activity

information forms

mammals

natural events

objects we use

old testament

people

people (agents)

people and culture

religious texts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell) from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A group of figures at the left stand in a vaulted space under a cross. They look towards the lower right of the composition where a man holding a standard with a cross on top is bending forward and offering his hand to an old bearded man in an arched doorway. Above the doorway are several fantastical figures with beaked or animal heads and arms with claws.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1509-1511

Accession Number

2011/2.55

Medium and Support

woodcut print on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.43601

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

associated concepts

bible

demons

descriptors

doctrinal concepts

object genres

object genres by form

old testament

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religion

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

subject matter

themes (religious)

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 4.32020

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

bible

buildings and the land

descriptors

document genres

document genres by function

europe (continent)

food

fruit

geographic and political locations

information forms

italy (nation)

materials

materials by function

objects we use

old testament

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

religious texts

reptiles

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Esther before Ahasuerus

Artist

Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Physical Description

A seated king, at the left, holds the hand of a swooning woman who is supported by another woman. The supporting woman looks back at the king.

Artist Life Dates

1591-1666

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1639

Accession Number

1978/2.41

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and brown wash on cream colored laid paper

relevance

rank 4.03904

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

aristocracy

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

document genres

document genres by function

figures

groups of people

information forms

monarchs

nobility

objects

objects we use

old testament

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by occupation

people in government and administration

political figures

religious texts

rulers (people)

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

symbolism

upper class