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Title

The Triumph of the Four Elements

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Physical Description

Two horses pull a wagon carrying four female passengers in this small bronze plaque. The driver, a seated nude male with a cap takes the reins in his left hand and raises a whip in his right. Behind him sit two pairs of taller female figures, each wearing a long flowing mantle.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600

Accession Number

1969/2.37

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 11.24270

Primary Keywords

bronzes

horses

mythology (literary genre)

seasons

wagons

Title

The Triumph of Plenty

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany or Belgium

Physical Description

This bronze plaque features a pair of oxen pulling a four-wheeled wagon with six passengers. The seated driver holds a rod in his right hand and a two-tined fork in his left. An older figure holding a flaming vessel stands behind him, followed by a seated figure wearing classical drapery and a laurel wreath. The next figure, seated in the middle of the cart, is an older female, nude to the waist, who holds a cornucopia full of fruit and raises her left hand to point skyward. Two smaller standing figures appear next, one holding a bowl of fruit. The final figure is a reclining female nude holding a flower in the crook of her right arm.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600

Accession Number

1960/2.5

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 11.24270

Primary Keywords

bronzes

fruit

mythology (literary genre)

oxen

wagons

Title

Transport Braila, Rumania, from "Hungarian Memories"

Artist

André Kertész

Physical Description

A man sits in the street with legs crossed and hands clasp, leaning against his wagon. The wagon is filled to the brim with various wooden objects. The man's gaze is transfixed on two dogs sitting beside wooden crates.

Artist Life Dates

1894-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

October 19, 1918; printed 1981

Accession Number

1985/1.125.8

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 11.24270

Primary Keywords

crates

dogs

jewish

sitting

urban environments

wagons

Title

Landscape with Peasants in a Cart

Artist

Allart van Everdingen

Physical Description

This work is horizontally oriented. The lower left quadrant shows a horse-pulled cart with peasants resting in it. In front of the cart, a man and a dog walk in a field. The sky occupies the upper half of the work, and the horizon line is dominated by a church steeple as well as buildings and trees. Birds circle in the sky.

Artist Life Dates

1621-1675

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1650-1675

Accession Number

2009/1.499

Medium and Support

brown ink and wash on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 10.67464

Primary Keywords

boats, cargo

carts

dogs

landscapes (representations)

riverside (inhabited place)

steeples

towns

wagons

Title

Cottage with White Paling

Artist

Rembrandt van Rijn

Physical Description

Etching is tipped on cream woven paper. Print is trimmed to the frame. Size: h 12 2/5cm x tw 15 4/5cm & bw 16cm.

Artist Life Dates

1606-1669

Object Creation Date

1648

Accession Number

2008/2.396

Medium and Support

etching and drypoint on beige laid paper

relevance

rank 9.53904

Primary Keywords

cottages

drypoint (printing process)

etching (printing process)

farm wagons

fences

windmills

Title

The Attack on an Emigrant Train

Artist

Charles Ferdinand Wimar

Physical Description

The painting depicts a group of American settlers attempting to defend themselves against attack by a band of Native Americans. A covered wagon pulled by two horses is at the center of the composition; at left, two Native Americans attack the wagon with war clubs and tomahawks; a figure on the lead horse points a pistol directly at the head of one of his attackers, while a figure at the rear of the wagon shoots another attacker. At right other warriors on horseback ride past the train shooting arrows and wielding tomahawks.

Artist Life Dates

1828-1862

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1856

Accession Number

1895.80

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 8.80414

Primary Keywords

american

arrows

axe

axes (weapons)

battle

battles

bows (weapons)

caravans

fighting

horses

native american

pioneers

prairies

rifle

rifles (long guns)

small arms

sunset

tomahawks (weapons)

united states

wagons