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Title

Standing Christ

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Physical Description

This figure of Christ wears a volumnious mantle and strides forcefully forward with his left leg. His hands, now broken off, once held either a cross-staff or a globe while he made of gesture of blessing with the other. His robe appears to have originally been gilded and then painted over with red to impart his garment with a lustrous quality.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1475

Accession Number

1972/2.55

Medium and Support

wood, polychrome and gilding

relevance

rank 11.61955

Primary Keywords

christianity

nudes

robes

swabia (historical region)

Title

Figures from Chinese History: Liu Kuan

Artist

Huang Shen

Artist Life Dates

1687-1766

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1687-1766

Accession Number

1983/2.155

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 11.49588

Primary Keywords

calligraphy

figures (representations)

history

robes

teacups

women

Title

Bust of George Washington (1732-1799), after Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741-1828)

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

This is a white marble sculpture that depicts the upper torso of a man. There is drapery wrapped loosely around his figure. He is shown staring into the viewer's space and his facial expression is calm and reserved. This sculpture is carved in a realistic manner and rests on a columnar pedestal.

Artist Life Dates

1825 - 1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1868

Accession Number

1895.12

Medium and Support

marble

relevance

rank 11.37481

Primary Keywords

bust

busts

portraits

presidents

robes, shoulder

sculpture

stone

Title

Christ on the Mount of Olives

Artist

Dirck van Baburen

Physical Description

This is a large semi-circular painting (lunette) with several figures arranged to accomodate the shape of the canvas. It is night time, so the scene is enveloped in darkness. In the top center area, there is an angel, surrounded by bright light, who holds out a golden goblet toward a man kneeling before him. This man, with arms outstretched, looks up toward the goblet and the face of the angel. His face is illuminated by the light. He is wearing a bright red robe and a dark blue cloak. In the left foreground, there are three men who are sleeping. Two are sitting on the ground and the third, an elderly man with white hair, is reclining in front of them. They have dark blue and brown cloaks wrapped around them. On the lower right, shown in the far distance, is a group of people walking toward the kneeling figure. This scene is painted in dark tones of brown, green, blue and gray, except for the red robe of the kneeling man and areas on faces, arms and legs which are highlighted by a bright light.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1595-1624

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1620

Accession Number

1979/1.158

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 11.14017

Primary Keywords

angel

angels

clouds

figures

jesus christ

kneeling

men

robes

sleeping

Title

Japanese Beauty in a Red Maple Leaf Robe

Artist

Yamaguchi Soken (Sojun)

Physical Description

This image is of a lone female figure centrally located on the scroll. The dominate color of the image is red. The figure's outer kimono is decorated with red and gold maple leaves.

Artist Life Dates

1759-1818

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

early 19th century

Accession Number

1985/2.7

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 10.91502

Primary Keywords

beauty

courtesans

hanging scrolls

japan (nation)

kimonos

maple trees

robes

ukiyo-e

women