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Title

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii

Artist

Randolph Rogers

Physical Description

A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.

Artist Life Dates

1825-1892

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1861

Accession Number

1862.1

Medium and Support

Carrara marble

Secondary Keywords

aegean

aegean architecture styles

aegean styles

allegory and literature

architectural elements

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

campania (region)

capitals and capital components

card, table and board game elements

child

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

descriptors

early western world

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

europe

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

exceptional people

figures

game pieces

genres in the arts

geographic and political locations

handicapped

iconography

inorganic material

italy

italy (nation)

literary, oral and motion picture genres

locality

materials

materials by composition

mediterranean

modern european styles and movements

napoli (province)

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by state or condition

physically handicapped

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

rock

rock by form

sculpture by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

supporting and resisting elements

symbolism

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

walking sticks

Title

Sun Bathers on the Roof

Artist

John Sloan

Artist Life Dates

1871-1951

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1941

Accession Number

1941.2

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

architectural elements

cityscapes

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

figures

mammals

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

suns

the natural world

urban life

Title

Roof Scene

Artist

Isami Doi

Artist Life Dates

1903-1978

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1935

Accession Number

1943.31

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

cityscapes

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

figures

genres

how we live

laundry

modern and contemporary art

organizations

people and occupations

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

Title

Self-Portrait with Housegable

Artist

Max Beckmann

Physical Description

Bust-length self-portrait with housegable visible at left.

Artist Life Dates

1884-1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1918

Accession Number

1948/2.21

Medium and Support

drypoint on wove paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

european

european styles and periods

gables and gable components

man

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

portraits

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Horsley's Roof

Artist

Sir Francis Seymour Haden

Artist Life Dates

1818-1910

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1818-1910

Accession Number

1949/1.63

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

houses

modern and contemporary art

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

Narodni Trg, Spalato

Artist

Jane C. Stanley

Artist Life Dates

1863-1940

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1863-1940

Accession Number

1954/1.236

Medium and Support

graphite on white paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

figures

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

The Doorway, from the "Twelve Etchings", or the "First Venice Set"

Artist

James McNeill Whistler

Physical Description

A large ornate waterdoor faces onto a canal. On the threshold near the water, a woman bends down towards the surface of the canal. Behind the doorway stands another figure in the shadows and beyond is another opening to a small square or open-air workspace. The Doorway consists of a large lunette shaped transom light over the door and the portal is flanked on either side by large arched windows. The glazing is all fitted into a fine network of mullions in either square on diamond patterns. The door and windows are each framed by carved pilasters and engaged corinthian capitals. Below the windows are bands of rosettes and other carved ornaments that extends to the water level.

Artist Life Dates

1834-1903

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1879-1880

Accession Number

1954/1.375

Medium and Support

etching, drypoint, and roulette on laid paper on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

energy and related concepts

energy-related concepts

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by form

italy (nation)

light-related concepts

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

physical sciences concepts

physics concepts

scientific concepts

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

windows and window components

Title

Credenza

Artist

Artist Unknown, Italy

Physical Description

The front of this handsome oak credenza, or sideboard, is divided into halves by three pilasters. Each half is outfitted with a drawer and a door below. The decorative and functional components are artfully arranged across the front of the piece to form a balanced composition of repeated geometric shapes and harmonious proportions.

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

1500-1530

Accession Number

1955/1.228

Medium and Support

oak wood

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

case furniture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plant material

storage and display furniture

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

wood and wood products

Title

Vaulted Passageway

Artist

M. Vuillemin

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1956/2.5

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

roads

rock

rock by form

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

vaults and vault components

Title

Elevation of a Small Domed Church

Artist

Giuseppe Barberi

Physical Description

This drawing presents a frontal view of a small two-story church. The first level has a portico entrance flanked by statues in niches. Above the portico continues into the second level and is surmounted by a pediment. Above the second level is a shallow dome on a low drum.

Artist Life Dates

1746-1809

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1746-1809

Accession Number

1958/1.65

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with ink wash

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

places of worship

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

study

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Study for Two Wall Tombs

Artist

Giuseppe Barberi

Artist Life Dates

1746-1809

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1746-1809

Accession Number

1958/1.81

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with ink wash

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

people and occupations

portraits

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

study

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Study for Two Wall Tombs

Artist

Giuseppe Barberi

Artist Life Dates

1746-1809

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1746-1809

Accession Number

1958/1.82

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with ink wash

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

study

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Design for a Tomb in a Niche

Artist

Giuseppe Barberi

Artist Life Dates

1746-1809

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1746-1809

Accession Number

1958/1.84

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with ink wash

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

figures

horns

music

objects

people and occupations

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

study

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Study for the Decoration of the Cupola of the Elci Chapel in the Church of Santa Sabina

Artist

Giovanni Odazzi

Artist Life Dates

(1663 - 1731)

Century

Late 17th or early 18th century

Object Creation Date

1683-1731

Accession Number

1959/1.122

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with ink wash and watercolor

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

domes and dome components

enclosing structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

study

Title

Illusionistic Decoration of a Cupola with Alternative Suggestions

Artist

Flaminio Innocenzo Minozzi

Artist Life Dates

1735-1817

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1772

Accession Number

1959/2.60

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with watercolor

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

domes and dome components

enclosing structural elements

illusionistic ceilings

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

study

Title

Censer with Maltese crosses, birds, and columns

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

The body of this cylindrical censer is decorated with eight columns spaced at regular intervals. The lid of the censer consists of an openwork dome divided into sections by eight vertical ribs that converge at its apex. An arched horizontal band intersects the midpoint of the ribs, and these eight junctures are marked with a projecting bird that holds a small bronze ball dangling from its beak. Two segments of the dome are decorated with Maltese crosses while another two feature curved plant forms. The apex is surmounted by a finial comprised of a globe topped by a Maltese cross on which a bird holding a piece of fruit perches.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

500-699

Accession Number

1960/2.4

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

associated concepts

ceremonial containers

christianity

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by function or context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

crosses (motifs)

descriptors

design elements

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Convent Roof, Nassau

Artist

Stephen Etnier

Artist Life Dates

Born 1903

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1956

Accession Number

1962/2.8

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

modern and contemporary art

places of worship

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

St. Peter Baptising at Jerusalem

Artist

Marten van Heemskerck

Physical Description

A series of architectural spaces unfold, each showing figures engaged in some activity. At right, the largest figure is shown seated looking upwards towards a light source. The same figure, somewhat smaller, walks from right to left towards a small architectural space at the left where the same figure lays a hand on the head of a kneeling woman. Other scenes continue into the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1498-1574

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1573

Accession Number

1965/1.158

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink on cream paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

agricultural structures

architectural elements

buildings and the land

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.48

Medium and Support

silver

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

candles and candleholders

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Candlestick (one of a pair)

Artist

John Carter

Physical Description

This silver candlestick, one of a pair, is in the shape of a fluted column topped by a composite capital composed of a double row of acanthus leaves and four volutes at the corners. The column rests upon a stepped base made of four squares of diminishing size, the first and fourth of which are marked with a pattern of strigillations.

Artist Life Dates

(active ca. 1767 - 1789)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1771

Accession Number

1968/1.49

Medium and Support

silver

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

candleholders

candles and candleholders

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

metalwork

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Architectural ceiling boss with two dragons, probably from the Church of St. Andrews at Cullompton

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

Two rampant dragons with open wings, wide flared tails and red-painted eyes stand facing one another with a large plant form held between them.

Century

15th Century

Object Creation Date

circa 1430

Accession Number

1968/2.46

Medium and Support

wood with red polychrome

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by general context

components by specific context

devon (county)

enclosing structural elements

england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

legendary creatures

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

united kingdom (nation)

vaults and vault components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Architectural ceiling boss with four faces, probably from the Church of St. Andrew at Cullompton

Artist

Artist Unknown, England

Physical Description

This ceiling boss features four faces with traces of paint that are arranged in a radial pattern with the crowns of their heads converging on a single, central point. Two of the faces are female, identifiable by the wimples worn on their heads, while the other two, wearing small pointed caps and sporting beards, are male. The symmetrical regularity of the piece is counterbalanced by subtle asymmetries introduced by differences in detail and the sequence of facial types.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1430

Accession Number

1968/2.47

Medium and Support

wood with polychrome

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

biological components

components

components and systems

components by general context

components by specific context

devon (county)

enclosing structural elements

england (country)

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

heads

objects we use

sculpture

sculpture by material

sculpture by technique

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the human body

united kingdom (nation)

upper body

vaults and vault components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Covered bowl on cut-out pedestal foot

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

The cover has a button-shaped knob at the top and is mostly plain. The mounted bowl has a outward-turned rim. This type of mounted bowl may be deated to sometime in the early 5th century.

Century

5th-6th century

Object Creation Date

5th century - 6th century

Accession Number

1969/1.98A&B

Medium and Support

Stoneware

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

ceramics

components

components and systems

components by specific context

containers

containers by form

descriptors

masts

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

pottery (object genre)

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

vessels

Title

Views of Rome. 73. So-called Villa of Maecenas at Tivoli. Interior With Two Fig

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Artist Life Dates

Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1764 (n.d)

Accession Number

1969/2.66

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

europe

figures

genres

italy

locality

people and occupations

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

vaults and vault components

Title

Pennsylvania Station

Artist

Berenice Abbott

Artist Life Dates

1898-1991

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1936

Accession Number

1971/2.127

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

trains

transportation

Title

Corbels from Maison Jacques Coeur, Bourges Sketched from Casts in Museum des Arte

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

June 15, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.476

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

figures

france

locality

people and occupations

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

Caen

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

October 18, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.587

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

bell towers

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

europe

france

genres

locality

man

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

Title

Vaulting of Lady Chapel / St. Pierre Caen

Artist

Albert Kahn

Artist Life Dates

(1869 - 1942)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

October 20, 1891

Accession Number

1972/2.592

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

europe

france

locality

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

vaults and vault components

Title

Fontaine de la Villa Sacchetti

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.736

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

mammals

objects

oxen

people and occupations

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

La Villa Madama

Artist

Jean-François Janinet

Physical Description

This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.

Artist Life Dates

(active 1752 - 1814, )

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1778

Accession Number

1973/1.737

Medium and Support

etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

arches and arch components

architectural elements

architecture

bridges by form

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landscapes (environments)

laundry

mammals

natural landscapes

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

service industry buildings

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Dragon head: ornament from glazed tile roof;

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

1368-1644

Accession Number

1973/2.24

Medium and Support

earthenware with traces of blue painting

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architectural elements

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

creatures

enclosing structural elements

mythology

objects we use

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the human body

upper body

Title

Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Artist

Federico Zuccaro

Physical Description

This is a preparatory drawing of a group of putti that form part of the painted decoration of the dome of Florence cathedral. The most striking figures are the putti in the upper corners of the drawing who support an architectural cornice and a pair of putto that appear between them. One of these putti holds a shirt and his companion holds three dice. Myriad other putti are rendered more lightly to give the impression that they are positioned in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1543-1609

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1576

Accession Number

1973/2.81

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and wash on buff paper

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

california (state)

card, table and board game elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume by form

descriptors

design elements

domes and dome components

drawings

drawings by function

enclosing structural elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

game pieces

geographic and political locations

legendary creatures

los angeles (county)

main garments

main garments for the upper body

motifs

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Puttenham - Landscape with Thatched Roof Cottage

Artist

George Richmond

Artist Life Dates

1809-1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1866

Accession Number

1976/2.136

Medium and Support

black and red chalk on white laid paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

houses

huts

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

the natural world

Title

Garuda on a pedestal (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1976/2.39

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

masts

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Descent into Limbo

Artist

Zoan Andrea

Artist Life Dates

active c.1475-c.1519

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1475-1480

Accession Number

1979/1.159

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

arches and arch components

architectural elements

architecture

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

religion

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

subject matter

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Capital from the palace-city of Medinat al-Zahara with stylized acanthus leaves, vine rinceau and fleurons

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cordova, Spain

Physical Description

This capital, based upon the Roman composite order, features stylized acanthus leaves and rinceau on the bell of the capital, which terminates in a band of bead-and-reel motif on the astragal. This, in turn, is capped by an echinus decorated with three fleurons and vine rinceau on each face as well as four projecting volutes also decorated with rinceau and fleurons. Originally the bell of the capital had two tiers of acanthus leaves, but the capital has been cropped below the top of the first tier and the tips of the leaves, which once curved outward from the surface of the capital, have been sheared off.

Century

10th century

Object Creation Date

936-1010

Accession Number

1979/2.1

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Engaged capital with vine rinceau, palmette leaves, and rosettes

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

Engaged capital carved in grayish, coarse sandstone (arkose). The bell-shaped drum is decorated with a pattern of vine rinceau that encircles palmette leaves in a roughly symmetrical arrangement on each face of the capital. These ornamental plant forms are deeply undercut to highlight the pattern in sharp relief. A pair of volutes decorated with vertical striations springs from the vine rinceau in the upper portion of each face of the capital. A rosette enclosed in a circle appears at the top edge of the center of each face of the capital, above the point where the branches of the volutes diverge.

Century

First quarter of 12th century

Object Creation Date

1100-1125

Accession Number

1982/1.273

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

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rock

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structural elements

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Title

Temple

Artist

Roy Lichtenstein

Physical Description

Black and white print using Ben Day dots to depict a part of the facade of a temple.

Artist Life Dates

10/28/1923 - 9/29/1997

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1983/1.136

Medium and Support

two-color offset lithograph on wove paper

Secondary Keywords

aegean

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mediterranean

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stairs and stair components

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supporting and resisting elements

Title

Aquileia, from the portfolio "Architectural Suite, 1966-67"

Artist

Ben Nicholson

Artist Life Dates

1894-1982

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1965-1967

Accession Number

1983/1.283.2

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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Title

Siena (Small Silent Siena), from the portfolio "Architectural Suite, 1966-67"

Artist

Ben Nicholson

Artist Life Dates

1894-1982

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1966-1967

Accession Number

1983/1.283.4

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

vaults and vault components

Title

Cathedral, Florence

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1860

Accession Number

1984/1.311

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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streets

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tuscany (region)

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Title

Roof Tile

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

7th century

Accession Number

1986/1.168

Medium and Support

earthenware

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

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roofs and roof components

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Title

The Farnese Hercules

Artist

Jacob Bos

Physical Description

This engraving reproduces a colossal marble sculpture of Hercules leaning upon his club, which is draped with a lion skin. Bos carefully records the powerful musculature of the figure and sets the statue within a niche.

Artist Life Dates

active c.1520-c.1580

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1562

Accession Number

1994/2.17

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

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weapons and ammunition

Title

Buddha, seated in the padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra (architectural fragment)

Artist

Gandhara (ancient Pakistan and Afghanistan)

Century

2nd-3rd century

Object Creation Date

2nd century - 3rd century

Accession Number

1996/2.26

Medium and Support

black schist with light brown patina

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Lintel, Baphuon Style

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Century

11th century

Object Creation Date

11th century

Accession Number

2000/2.315

Medium and Support

sandstone

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

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Title

Lord Charles Spencer (1740-1820), Second son of the Third Duke of Marlborough

Artist

Joshua Reynolds

Physical Description

A young man leans against a stone ledge and gazes to his right. He wears a slate blue jacket with a white collar and cuffs and has a matching mantle. He casually hooks a finger of his left hand in the hilt of a sword that hangs at his waist. A plain stone column immediately behind the sitter creates a near silhouette of the shadowed side of his face. A hazy sky fills the background.

Artist Life Dates

1723-1792

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1759

Accession Number

2001/2.128

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

aristocrats

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components

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england (country)

europe (continent)

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greater london (metropolitan area)

objects we use

paintings

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supporting and resisting elements

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Title

Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus

Artist

Joseph Buzot

Physical Description

The dial of this elaborately decorated clock stands upon a two-tiered base. The lower tier consists of a hollow base made of ebony and adorned with a frieze of gilded bronze scrollwork and palmette motifs. The upper tier, made entirely of gilded bronze, features six fluted pilasters with a decorative panel centered on the front below the dial. This panel is composed of a pair of doves touching beaks before a crossed quiver of arrows and a flaming torch framed by leaves. A woman in long flowing robes stands to the right of the dial and empties a small cup onto a dove held by a winged putto who lies on a rocky projection. Behind the dove burns a fire on a small altar inscribed "Altar of Venus" [Autel à Venus].

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

2001/2.82

Medium and Support

gilded bronze, ebony, porcelain, and glass

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

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Title

Ritual Conch with Stand

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Physical Description

A ritual object for use in royal and religious cermonies, this bronze is cast by the lost wax process in the shape of a conch, with an intricately decorated surface. The tripod stand, which may not be of the same date, is has three coiling serpentine legs that end in stylized naga (serpent) heads with cobra-like fans.

Century

12th-13th century

Object Creation Date

12th century - 13th century

Accession Number

2003/1.387A&B

Medium and Support

bronze with malachite patina

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

architectural elements

components

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lip-vibrated aerophones

lip-vibrated aerophones with cylindrical bore

masts

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Title

Vairocana Buddha (J. Dainichi Nyorai)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2003/2.59.5

Medium and Support

cypress wood with gesso, lacquer, polychrome, and gilding

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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components

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masts

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Title

Pedestal Bowl with Cover

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

Flared base with rounded food storage bowl on top. The base is cut with evenly spaced rectangular holes. The lid is incised with a repeating herringbone, or dotted design. The know on the lid is the shape of a Buddhist canopy, or chattra.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

5th century

Accession Number

2004/1.169A&B

Medium and Support

unglazed stoneware with stamped decoration

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

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masts

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