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The Church at Le Tréport, France; R. G. Mathews

Title: The Church at Le Tréport, France
Artist: R. G. Mathews
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1940.200
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; architecture; bible; building divisions; buildings; buildings and the land; circulation spaces; clergy; components; components and systems; components by specific context; europe; europe (continent); family; geographic and political locations; holy figures and saints; how we live; jesus christ; locality; new testament; passages; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; places of worship; relationships; religion; religious (people); religious figures; religious structures; rooms and spaces; rooms and spaces by function; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; subject matter

A Rabbi Studying, from a drawing by Rembrandt; Augustus John

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Title: A Rabbi Studying, from a drawing by Rembrandt
Artist: Augustus John
Physical Description: A bearded man sits stooped over his literature. He is adorned in thick robes and his head wrapped. He sits at a table that is also covered in cloth.
Artist Life Dates: 1878-1961
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1906
Accession Number: 1949/1.70
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; clergy; descriptors; object genres; object genres by location, context or origin; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts

Busts of Saints Jerome and Gregory; Atelier of Jörg Syrlin the Younger

Title: Busts of Saints Jerome and Gregory
Artist: Atelier of Jörg Syrlin the Younger
Physical Description: This pair of finely carved bust-length figures depicts two men in ecclesiastical garb. On the right appears an older figure who wears elaborate vestments and a papal tiara with a book in his left hand. His deeply lined and wrinkled face conveys a patient wisdom and authority as he stares directly ahead. His more youthful companion, dressed in a simpler collared robe and brimless cap, glances introspectively aside. He grasps an unfurled scroll in his left hand and a diminutive lion stares out from its perch on his left shoulder.
Century: late 15th/early 16th-century
Object Creation Date: circa1500
Accession Number: 1958/1.59
Medium and Support: lindenwood with polychromy
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; christian clergy; clergy; information artifacts; information artifacts by physical form; information forms; mammals; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious visual works; visual works; visual works by function

Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist; Jacopo del Casentino

Title: Enthroned Madonna and Child with angels and Saints Louis of Toulouse, Zenobius, John the Evangelist, and John the Baptist
Artist: Jacopo del Casentino
Physical Description: The majestic figure of the Virgin with the infant Christ on her lap sits enthroned in the center of this painted panel. Her elaborate throne rests upon a dais and is enclosed on three sides by panels bristling with Gothic ornament. Two bishop saints holding croziers stand at the foot of the dais accompanied by two other saints who stand behind them, while fourteen angels crowd the background.
Artist Life Dates: 1279 - c.1349
Century: 14th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1325
Accession Number: 1960/2.123
Medium and Support: tempera and gold on panel
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; california (state); ceremonial chairs; chairs; chairs by function; christian clergy; clergy; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; furniture; furniture by form or function; geographic and political locations; legendary creatures; los angeles (county); north and central america (continent); objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious visual works; seating furniture; single seating furniture; united states (nation); visual works; visual works by function

Standing Monk , holding a rosary (fragment of a Buddhist altar); Artist Unknown, China

Title: Standing Monk , holding a rosary (fragment of a Buddhist altar)
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 7th-8th century
Object Creation Date: 618-907
Accession Number: 1961/2.70
Medium and Support: gilt bronze
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; attributes and properties; attributes and properties by specific type; beads and sets of beads; descriptors; design elements; form attributes; motifs; object genres; object genres by form; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; plant-derived motifs; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); religious visual works; sets of beads; size (extent); size by specific type; visual works; visual works by function

Gelugpa Merit Field, centered on Tsongkhapa, with lineage teachers above and to the sides, and meditational deities (yidam) and protectors (dharmapala) below.; Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title: Gelugpa Merit Field, centered on Tsongkhapa, with lineage teachers above and to the sides, and meditational deities (yidam) and protectors (dharmapala) below.
Artist: Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description: A portable painting, with gouache pigments on sized cotton, bordered by three strips of Chinese brocade. The painting is designed to be rolled up when not in use.
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1800-1850
Accession Number: 1962/2.1
Medium and Support: gouache and gold on cotton
Secondary Keywords: asian; associated concepts; buddhist doctrinal concepts; doctrinal concepts; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); religious concepts; south asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by subject type

Adoration of the Magi; Jan Erasmus Quellinus; Attributed to

Title: Adoration of the Magi
Artist: Jan Erasmus Quellinus
Physical Description: This unfinished painted study depicts a crowd of figures gathered around three richly dressed men and a woman and child, who appear on a flight of stairs near the entrance to a large building decorated with classical columns and pilasters. An elderly bald man wearing a red cloak trimmed with ermine kneels with his head bowed at the top of the stairs before a kneeling woman who holds an infant in her right arm. Another man wearing a turban decorated with a large feather stands behind the kneeling man and holds a gold censer hanging from a chain in his left hand. A third richly dressed man stands at the bottom of the stairs with his back turned toward the viewer. A number of other figures crowd around this central group from the sides. A large ox sits in the right foreground with a donkey standing behind it.
Artist Life Dates: 1634-1715
Century: 17th - 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1634-1715
Accession Number: 1963/2.44
Medium and Support: oil on paper mounted on canvas
Secondary Keywords: accessories worn on the head; animals and creatures; associated concepts; clergy; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; headgear; mammals; monarchs; objects we use; oil paintings; paintings; paintings by material or technique; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in government and administration; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; rulers (people); visual works; visual works by medium or technique; zoroastrian clergy

Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu); Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: In this painting, a mischievous demon is depicted in priest’s garb begging for alms.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1964/2.102
Medium and Support: hanging scroll, ink and color on paper
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; clergy; concepts in the arts; genres in the arts; legendary creatures; literary, oral and motion picture genres; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; sound devices; sound devices by function

Kalpasutra manuscript page: Monks and Devotees; Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Title: Kalpasutra manuscript page: Monks and Devotees
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat
Physical Description: The horizontal folio from a Kalpasutra manuscript consists of seven lines of text to the left and center broken by a squarish gold symbol framed in a red line and cusped blue lines. Gold diamond shapes framed in red are at the sides, with a vertical red line between the one on the left and the text. Between the text and the right diamond shape there is a painting consisting of three registers of figures against a red ground. The top row depicts three laymen wearing crowns, the middle two monks and a nun and the bottom row three nuns.
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: 1400-1450
Accession Number: 1970/2.116
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; document genres; document genres by conditions of production; information forms; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religion; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); religious figures; text-based art

Baptism of a Warrior by a Bishop Saint (recto); Young Woman's Head (verso); Artist Unknown, Germany

Title: Baptism of a Warrior by a Bishop Saint (recto); Young Woman's Head (verso)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Germany
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1970/2.17
Medium and Support: pen and brown ink with gray wash and black chalk on cream paper
Secondary Keywords: ceremonies; christian clergy; clergy; events; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by activity; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; religious ceremonies

An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481); Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title: An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481)
Artist: Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Century: 18th-19th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century - 19th century
Accession Number: 1972/2.347
Medium and Support: ink on silk?
Secondary Keywords: asian; associated concepts; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); south asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by subject type

Yungdron Dorje Pal (1284–1365) subduing a wrathful demon while attended by a meditation deity, Mahakala and other monks.; Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title: Yungdron Dorje Pal (1284–1365) subduing a wrathful demon while attended by a meditation deity, Mahakala and other monks.
Artist: Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description: A portable painting done in ink and gouache on loose-weave, primed cotton, surround by two strips of fabric. This painting has suffered greatly from water damage, running the pigments together.
Century: 18th-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1700-1750
Accession Number: 1973/1.719
Medium and Support: ink and gouache on cotton
Secondary Keywords: asian; associated concepts; buddhism; conditions and effects; descriptors; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); south asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by subject type

Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title: Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description: A nude monk on the top left sits before a Jina at top right. Three Hindu gods, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi venerate the Jina in the bottom registers.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 18th century
Accession Number: 1975/2.164
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Secondary Keywords: animals; animals and creatures; document genres; document genres by conditions of production; information forms; legendary creatures; mammals; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religious (people); the natural world

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a community of laymen; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title: Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a community of laymen
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description: Eight worshippers sit to the right of a sky-clad (nude) Jina and monk. They each raise beads in their hands. Below them a struggle is depicted. Two men in shorts wrestle, while a snake, tiger, and elephant rera up beside a fire.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1975/2.169
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; associated concepts; events; mammals; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by activity; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); reptiles

Jina venerated by a monk, men and women, a naga, and animals from a Digambara Jain manuscript; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title: Jina venerated by a monk, men and women, a naga, and animals from a Digambara Jain manuscript
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description: A Jina is encircled by a giant halo of ref, green, blue, gold, and white. Within the halo are different creatures, including a tiger, bird, naga, and devotees. The Jina sits nude on a throne with his legs crossed and hands together. Above him are clouds in the sky, and below a monk and devotees.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 18th century
Accession Number: 1975/2.170
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; containers; containers by form; mammals; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religious (people); vessels

Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series; Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Title: Jain Tirthankara and a monk with animal forest scene, no. 12 from a Digambara series
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School
Physical Description: Two distinct registers divide a page in half. At the top, a yellow-orange colored nude jina sits in lotus position upon a three tiered throne [a patterned blue level at the bottom on feet, with an orange section with gold and red decoration and a green level at the top with gold vertical stripes]. He sits against a red background adorned with a pattern of three white dots. The background takes the shape of an elegant cusped arch with a green and white pattern along its outside with a gold pattern at its sides. To the right of the seated figure a nude Digambara monk sits with his legs folded and one knee up on a less elaborate throne with a lota or pot at the corner and a crossed bookstand to the side holding a book with some devanagari writing on it. He raises his right arm and holds his left to his ear.; Placed under a band of curving yellow stripes, the bottom register represents animals in a landscape. At the bottom are clumps of grass with four stylized mountain forms in blue at the right. Above the mountains stands a tiger facing a family of antelope striding towards him. The family consists of the blue male with his long spiraling horns and a yellow doe below him with a flesh-colored in front of her. Another small yellow fawn takes up the rear. Clumps of light blue and green grasses fill in the background.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1975/2.178
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Secondary Keywords: upward; animals and creatures; associated concepts; buildings and the land; containers; containers by form; descriptors; figures (representations); information artifacts; information artifacts by physical form; information forms; landforms; landforms and landform components; landforms by shape or position; mammals; materials; materials by origin; natural landscapes; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; plant material; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); settlements and landscapes; vessels; visual works; visual works by subject type

Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Tsuba (sword guard) with design of Kanzan (Chinese, Han Shan) and Jittoku (Chinese, Shihde), two Zen eccentrics
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Physical Description: Circular tsuba, made of iron. It has two holes in the middle. Two figures, Kanzan and Jittoku, are carved on the lower right corner. Kanzan, who holds a scroll on his hand, and Jittoku, who holds a bloom stick and pointing to the sky, are looking upward. The two figures are carved slightly higher than the surface. On the back, there is the moon partially obscured by clouds. Gold and silver alloy inlays are applied to the moon and the clouds. Gold is also inlayed in their eyes, parts of the garments, and Kanzan's scroll. Shakudô (copper-gold alloy) is inlayed in Jittoku's bloom and his jacket collars.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: early 18th century
Accession Number: 1978/2.5
Medium and Support: iron with gold, silver, and shakudô (copper-gold alloy) inlays
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; buddhism; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; design elements; earth sciences concepts; edged weapon components; edged weapons; japanese buddhism; motifs; objects we use; paintings; paintings by form; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by activity; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; physical sciences concepts; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); scientific concepts; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; weapon components; weapons; weapons and ammunition

Descent of the River Ganges; Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand

Title: Descent of the River Ganges
Artist: Artist Unknown, India, Central India, Bundelkhand
Physical Description: In this intensely lyrical painting from Bundelkhand in Central India, the great river is shown tumbling from the night sky. Ascetics sit cross-legged on the mountainside, offering their austerities to Shiva, while women come to venerate Ganga. The river teems with life—crocodiles, turtles, fish, and birds—while lions, leopards, jackals, monkeys, and rabbits cavort on its banks.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1775
Accession Number: 1979/1.148
Medium and Support: ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; asian; associated concepts; bodies of water; bodies of water and components of bodies of water; bodies of water by size; buildings and the land; components of bodies of water; descriptors; earth sciences concepts; forms; geography; image-making processes and techniques; landscapes (environments); making art; mammals; natural landscapes; painting and painting techniques; painting techniques; painting techniques by medium; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by gender; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; physical sciences concepts; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); religious concepts; religious figures; religious ideologies; riverine bodies; scientific concepts; settlements and landscapes; the natural world; time

Buddhist Monk with begging bowl; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Buddhist Monk with begging bowl
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 18th century
Accession Number: 1979/2.81
Medium and Support: hanging scroll fragment (framed), ink and color on silk
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; conditions and effects; descriptors; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); visual works; visual works by subject type

Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea; Artist Unknown, China

Title: Amitabha (Ch. Amitofou) rescues sailors at sea
Artist: Artist Unknown, China
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1980/2.179
Medium and Support: woodblock print mounted as a hanging scroll
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; buddhist doctrinal concepts; doctrinal concepts; document genres; document genres by form; information forms; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious concepts; transportation vehicles; vehicles; visual works; visual works by subject type; watercraft; watercraft by general type

Pope Alexander VII (obverse), and the Piazzo del Popolo (reverse); Gioacchino Travani

Title: Pope Alexander VII (obverse), and the Piazzo del Popolo (reverse)
Artist: Gioacchino Travani
Physical Description: The front (obverse) of this medal represents a portrait of a man in profile wearing a papal tiara and a cope. The reverse depicts a city square dominated by an obelisk with a pair of identical domed churches in the background. Inscriptions run around the edge of the medal on both sides.
Artist Life Dates: Active 1634-1674
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1662
Accession Number: 1984/1.282
Medium and Support: bronze
Secondary Keywords: image form; biological components; buildings and the land; christian clergy; clergy; components; components and systems; components by specific context; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; forming; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; medals; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; monumental pillars; monuments; monuments by form; nonferrous metal; objects we use; open spaces; open spaces and site elements; open spaces by form; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; the human body; upper body; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form

Pope Nicholas V (obverse), Nicholas V in the Ship "Eclesia" (reverse); Andrea Guacioloti

Title: Pope Nicholas V (obverse), Nicholas V in the Ship "Eclesia" (reverse)
Artist: Andrea Guacioloti
Physical Description: The obverse of this medal depicts a profile portrait of a man with a tonsure. The reverse represents a man holding a cross-staff piloting a boat labeled "Eclesia" along the gunwale. Both sides of the medal have inscriptions around the edge.
Artist Life Dates: 1435-1495
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: 1455
Accession Number: 1984/1.283
Medium and Support: cast bronze
Secondary Keywords: image form; biological components; christian clergy; clergy; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; forming; medals; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; the human body; transportation vehicles; upper body; vehicles; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form; visual works by subject type; watercraft; watercraft by general type

Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse); Nicolas-François Chéron

Title: Pope Clement IX (obverse), and the Ponte Sant' Angelo (reverse)
Artist: Nicolas-François Chéron
Physical Description: The front (obverse) of the medal presents a profile portrait of a bearded man wearing a cassock, cap, and stole. The reverse depicts a bridge spanning a river. A winged figure flies above the bridge blowing a trumpet, while a nude male figure reclines below the bridge in the foreground and a wolf nurses at his feet. Inscriptions run around both the border edge of both sides of the medal.
Artist Life Dates: died 1746
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1669
Accession Number: 1984/1.284
Medium and Support: cast bronze
Secondary Keywords: image form; biological components; buildings and the land; christian clergy; clergy; components; components and systems; components by specific context; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; forming; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; medals; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; the human body; transportation structures; transportation structures by form; upper body; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form; visual works by subject type

Pope Sixtus IV (obverse), and the Ponte Sisto (reverse); Lysippus

Title: Pope Sixtus IV (obverse), and the Ponte Sisto (reverse)
Artist: Lysippus
Physical Description: The front (obverse) of this medal depicts the profile portrait of a man with a tonsure, wearing a cope adorned with acorns and oak leaves and a large clasp. An inscription runs around the border. The reverse represents a bridge spanning a river enclosed within a border of oak leaves. An inscription appears above the balustrade of the bridge.
Artist Life Dates: active 1471-1484
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: 1473
Accession Number: 1984/1.285
Medium and Support: cast bronze
Secondary Keywords: image form; buildings and the land; christian clergy; clergy; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; forming; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; medals; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type; transportation structures; transportation structures by form; views; views by vantage point or orientation; visual works; visual works by form; visual works by subject type

Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher); Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Title: Portrait of an unidentified Tibetan lama (teacher)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal
Physical Description: A very finely hollow cast bronze portrait sculpture of a seated figure, with the lotus dais and pointed monk's cap cast in one piece with the figure.; The monk is shown seated in the padmasana (lotus) pose, with each foot resting sole-upward on the opposite knee. In his right hand, he holds a vajra (a double-pronged scepter) and simultaneously makes the vitarka gesture for teaching. His left hand, resting on his lap, holds a bell. His costume consists of a dhoti, which is knotted high on his torso; a short-sleeved shirt, crossed over his chest and decorated with incised scroll patterns, with a fret design at the border; and an overrobe that wraps around his left shoulder and is draped over his right shoulder. His face has a broad forehead, incised eyebrows in a high arch; downcast eyes, with leaf-shaped upper eyelids; a broad, flat nose; a sweet smile and full lips; and a narrow chin. His tall, pointed monk's cap, which completely hides his hair, has flaps that spread to reach his upper arms.
Accession Number: 1995/1.57
Medium and Support: bronze
Secondary Keywords: hollow-bodied; asian; associated concepts; bells and sets of bells; chordophones; descriptors; design elements; directly struck idiophones; motifs; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; percussion idiophones; plant-derived motifs; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); sound devices; sound devices by acoustical characteristics; south asian; struck idiophones; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by subject type

The Virgin and the Cradle; Marcantonio Raimondi; After Raphael

Title: The Virgin and the Cradle
Artist: Marcantonio Raimondi
Physical Description: This sober, pyramidal composition consists of five figures within an interior. A seated woman and child occupy the center of the composition while flanking her to the left is a kneeling older woman with her left hand on the child her right hand on the cradle. To the right of the seated woman is a putti holding a ewer and standing next to a basin. Standing behind the seated woman is a standing woman with hands raised. All of the women are dressed in generalized classical drapery.
Artist Life Dates: ca. 1475-before 1534
Century: 16th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1520
Accession Number: 1995/1.81
Medium and Support: engraving on medium-weight, slightly textured, off-white laid paper
Secondary Keywords: layout features; components; components and systems; components by specific context; illustrations; illustrations by form; images and ornament; information form components; layout features; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities

Buddhist Surplice; Artist Unknown, Japan

Title: Buddhist Surplice
Artist: Artist Unknown, Japan
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1950-1959
Accession Number: 1998/1.144
Medium and Support: patchwork silk brocade, with ivory ring
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; costume; descriptors; object genres; object genres by material; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people)

Portrait of an Rölpai Dorje (1717–1786), Lama of the Seal; Tibet

Title: Portrait of an Rölpai Dorje (1717–1786), Lama of the Seal
Artist: Tibet
Physical Description: A painting in ink, mineral pigments, and gold on paper. The painting would have originally been framed in concentric strips of silk, but the silk has been trimmed and the painting placed in a Western-style frame.
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1736-1795
Accession Number: 2001/1.353
Medium and Support: ink, mineral pigments, and gold on paper
Secondary Keywords: asian; associated concepts; buildings and the land; educators; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in social science-related occupations; people in the humanities; people in the social sciences and related occupations; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); settlements and landscapes; south asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region; visual works; visual works by subject type

He's Got You and Me Brother; Ronald E. Cooper

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Title: He's Got You and Me Brother
Artist: Ronald E. Cooper
Artist Life Dates: born 1931
Century: late 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1992
Accession Number: 2002/1.213
Medium and Support: carved and painted wood
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; associated concepts; bible; new testament; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by gender; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; standing; visual works; visual works by subject type

Phra Malai (The Monk); Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title: Phra Malai (The Monk)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description: Gilt bronze statue of monk with a begging bowl over his shoulder. This is Phra Malai, who achieved extraordinary powers through his accumulated merit and was able to visit numerous hells and heavens and then travel back to report on what he had seen. Phrai Malai has elongated ears and stands on a wooden base wearing a detailed robe.
Century: 19th- early 20th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century - early 20th century
Accession Number: 2005/1.453
Medium and Support: gilt bronze
Secondary Keywords: asian; associated concepts; copper alloy; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); southeast asian; styles and periods; styles and periods by region

Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair); Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title: Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description: Kneeling statue of Buddhist monk devotee Mogallana or Shariputra on a pedestal with round face, hair in tight curls, elongated ears, and hands placed together in mediatation. The pedestal is decorated with lotus petals, and the devotee wears an intricate, close-fitting robe.
Century: 19th-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1800-1932
Accession Number: 2005/1.455.1
Medium and Support: lacquered and gilded copper alloy
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; buddhist; coating (material); coating by composition or origin; components and systems; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; object groupings; object groupings and systems; object groupings by general context; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by activity; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); sets (groups)

Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair); Artist Unknown, Thailand

Title: Kneeling Monk Devotee (one of a pair)
Artist: Artist Unknown, Thailand
Physical Description: Kneeling statue of Buddhist monk devotee Mogallana or Shariputra on a pedestal with round face, hair in tight curls, elongated ears, and hands placed together in mediatation. The pedestal is decorated with lotus petals, and the devotee wears an intricate, close-fitting robe.
Century: 19th-20th century
Object Creation Date: 1800-1932
Accession Number: 2005/1.455.2
Medium and Support: lacquered and gilded copper alloy
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; buddhist; coating (material); coating by composition or origin; components and systems; copper and copper alloy; descriptors; inorganic material; materials; materials by composition; materials by function; metal; metal and metal products; metal by composition or origin; nonferrous metal; object groupings; object groupings and systems; object groupings by general context; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by activity; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious (people); sets (groups)

Madonna and Child with a Bishop; Andrea Andreani

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Title: Madonna and Child with a Bishop
Artist: Andrea Andreani
Physical Description: A woman sits on the left holding a nude infant in her lap. An aureole of light radiates around her head as she looks downward toward the child, who returns her gaze. A bearded bishop wearing a miter and holding a crosier kneels before them on the right.
Artist Life Dates: 1558/59-1629
Century: 16th century
Object Creation Date: 1591
Accession Number: 2007/2.146
Medium and Support: chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper
Secondary Keywords: transfer method; accessories worn on the head; children (people by age group); christian clergy; clergy; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; headgear; identifying artifacts; information artifacts; information artifacts by function; information forms; objects we use; parents; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by age group; people by family relationship; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; prints; prints by process; prints by process or technique; relief prints; symbols of office; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; woodcuts; youth

Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins; Rembrandt van Rijn

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Title: Christ and the Woman of Samaria Among Ruins
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Physical Description: Trimmed to frame. Paper size: h 10 7/10cm x tw 9 3/5cm & bw 9 2/5cm.
Artist Life Dates: 1606-1669
Object Creation Date: 1634
Accession Number: 2008/2.408
Medium and Support: etching on beige laid paper
Secondary Keywords: transfer method; art genres; artistic concepts; associated concepts; buildings and the land; concepts in the arts; descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; intaglio printing processes; intaglio prints; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; printing and printing processes and techniques; printing processes; prints; prints by process; prints by process or technique; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religions; religions and religious concepts; single built works; single built works by condition; single built works by specific type; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

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

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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
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)

Christ before Caiphas from "The Small Woodcut Passion"; Albrecht Dürer

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Title: Christ before Caiphas from "The Small Woodcut Passion"
Artist: Albrecht Dürer
Physical Description: A man seated on a throne under a canopy at the right looks toward a group of standing figures at the left. A group of soldiers in helmets and armor and spears surround a tall bearded man who stands looking at the seated official. In the distance is a view of a town in a landscape and at the feet of the seated man is a dog.
Artist Life Dates: 1471-1528
Century: Early 16th century
Object Creation Date: 1509-1511
Accession Number: 2011/2.56
Medium and Support: woodcut print on laid paper
Secondary Keywords: allegory and literature; animals and creatures; army; bible; ceremonial chairs; chairs; chairs by function; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; furniture; furniture by form or function; mammals; military; objects; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people and occupations; people by occupation; people in law; people in social science-related occupations; people in the social sciences and related occupations; religion; seating furniture; single seating furniture; subject matter; themes (religious); weaponry

Nun at Door; Ilse Bing

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Title: Nun at Door
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A nun at the threshold of a large door.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2012/2.42
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: architectural elements; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; doors and door components; doorway components; doorways and doorway components; image-making processes and techniques; openings (architectural elements); openings and opening components; openings by form; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; photographic processes; photography and photographic processes and techniques; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religious (people)

Nun Greeting Postman; Ilse Bing

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Title: Nun Greeting Postman
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A nun and postman exchanging a signature for a package.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2012/2.43
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; photographic processes; photography and photographic processes and techniques; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; public buildings; public buildings by function; religious (people); single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type

Nuns Folding Linens; Ilse Bing

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Title: Nuns Folding Linens
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A group of nuns folding linens.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2012/2.44
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; object genres; object genres by material; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; photographic processes; photography and photographic processes and techniques; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religious (people); textiles

Nun with Recorder; Ilse Bing

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Title: Nun with Recorder
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A nun holding a recording tool.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2012/2.45
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; photographic processes; photography and photographic processes and techniques; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religious (people)

Nun Mending; Ilse Bing

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Title: Nun Mending
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A nun stitching a hole in linens, with figures of saints looking down from the tabletop.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2012/2.46
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religious (people); sculpture; sculpture by subject type; statues; visual works; visual works by medium or technique

Nun with Book; Ilse Bing

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Title: Nun with Book
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A nun seated on a rocking chair near a window reading a book.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2012/2.47
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: architectural elements; components; components and systems; components by specific context; descriptors; image-making processes and techniques; information artifacts; information artifacts by physical form; information forms; objects we use; openings (architectural elements); openings and opening components; openings by form; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; photographic processes; photography and photographic processes and techniques; processes and techniques; processes and techniques by specific type; religious (people); windows and window components

Schonen Madonna; Artist Unknown, Czech Republic, Prague

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Title: Schonen Madonna
Artist: Artist Unknown, Czech Republic, Prague
Physical Description: Bust of Madonna with head facing down and to the side. The main sculpture is of wood with a layers of paint on the face and veil.
Object Creation Date: circa 1400
Accession Number: 2013/1.227
Medium and Support: polychromed wood
Secondary Keywords: figures (representations); holy figures and saints; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religion; sculpture; sculpture by material; subject matter; visual works; visual works by medium or technique; visual works by subject type

Boaz and the Elders. from the Story from Ruth in Gerard de Jode's "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"; Artist Unknown

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Title: Boaz and the Elders. from the Story from Ruth in Gerard de Jode's "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"
Artist: Artist Unknown
Physical Description: A group of men in an outdoor setting of a stone structure all seated having a conversation. Towards the one side you can see two houses in the distance. The men are all wearing cloaks.
Century: 16th century
Accession Number: 2013/2.534
Medium and Support: engraving on laid paper
Secondary Keywords: accessories worn on the legs or feet; associated concepts; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; footwear; footwear by form; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts

Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48); Jacques Callot

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Title: Saint Maria, Saint Claude, Saint Norbert, and Saint Robert from Israel Henriet's "Images of the Saints" (Plate 48)
Artist: Jacques Callot
Physical Description: Four oval illustrations of different scenes of saints helping others.
Artist Life Dates: 1592-1635
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 1636
Accession Number: 2013/2.540
Medium and Support: etching on laid paper
Secondary Keywords: associated concepts; bishops (prelates); christian clergy; clergy; descriptors; document genres; document genres by function; equipment; equipment by context; equipment for personal use; information artifacts; information artifacts by physical form; information forms; object genres; object genres by form; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people by state or condition; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; prelates; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious texts; tools and equipment; walking sticks

Devotion of Little St. John the Baptist [Les hommages du petit saint Jean] from a suite of nine scenes of the life of the Virgin; Anonymous French

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Title: Devotion of Little St. John the Baptist [Les hommages du petit saint Jean] from a suite of nine scenes of the life of the Virgin
Artist: Anonymous French
Physical Description: The Virgin Mary seated with an infant on her lap. She is surrounded by angels and two saints on either side. To her left, the little St. John the Baptist looks up to her. There is a puti above sprinkling something in the air. Drapes pushed back on either side.
Century: 17th century
Accession Number: 2013/2.542
Medium and Support: engraving on laid paper
Secondary Keywords: animals and creatures; legendary creatures; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities

Night Scene from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's "The Lectern" [Le Lutrin], Illustration for the 3rd Canto; Bernard Picart

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Title: Night Scene from Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux's "The Lectern" [Le Lutrin], Illustration for the 3rd Canto
Artist: Bernard Picart
Physical Description: Three men standing in a surprised movement with an owl coming out of an overturned lectern. There is decorated border around the drawing.
Artist Life Dates: 1673-1733
Century: 18th century
Accession Number: 2013/2.566
Medium and Support: etching and engraving on laid paper
Secondary Keywords: accessories worn on the head; animals and creatures; architectural elements; architectural elements by building type; associated concepts; birds; candles and candleholders; christian religious building fixtures; clergy; components; components and systems; components by specific context; costume; costume accessories; costume accessories worn; furnishings; furnishings by form or function; headgear; information artifacts; information artifacts by physical form; information forms; lighting devices; lighting devices by form; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by gender; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religions; religions and religious concepts; religious building fixtures

Ingrid Bergman (The Nun); Andy Warhol

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Title: Ingrid Bergman (The Nun)
Artist: Andy Warhol
Physical Description: Portrait of a nun wearing a habit, hands together in prayer and bright pink lips. The screenprint is black and pink with royal blue lines outlining the nun's figure.
Artist Life Dates: 1928-1987
Object Creation Date: 1983
Accession Number: 2014/1.579
Medium and Support: screenprint on Lenox Museum board
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; costume; costume by function; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religious buildings; religious structures; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type

Pointer Nun; Ilse Bing

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Title: Pointer Nun
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A nun wearing a habit with her left hand pointed. She is looking at the camera.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2014/2.271
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: costume; costume by function; objects we use; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religious (people)

Nun Hanging the Wash; Ilse Bing

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Title: Nun Hanging the Wash
Artist: Ilse Bing
Physical Description: A nun wearing a habit hanging laundry on the line outdoors.
Artist Life Dates: American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998
Object Creation Date: 1935
Accession Number: 2014/2.272
Medium and Support: vintage gelatin silver print on paper
Secondary Keywords: buildings and the land; built complexes and districts; commercial buildings; complexes; complexes by function; people; people (agents); people and culture; people by occupation; people in religion; people in religion and related occupations; people in the humanities; religious (people); service industry buildings; single built works; single built works by function; single built works by specific type

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