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Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii; Randolph Rogers

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
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius; Anonymous Italian

Title: Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Accession Number: 1895.10
Medium and Support: bronze on marble base
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

The Doges' Palace, Venice; Egisto Manzuoli; Attributed to Egisto Manzuoli; After Canaletto

Title: The Doges' Palace, Venice
Artist: Egisto Manzuoli
Artist Life Dates: active 19th century
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1895.8
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

A Visit to the Gallery; Pier Celestino Gilardi

Title: A Visit to the Gallery
Artist: Pier Celestino Gilardi
Physical Description: Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.
Artist Life Dates: 1837 - 1905
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1877
Accession Number: 1895.94
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Handwoven Linen, Vest lining; Velvet; Embroiders, from a vest (Louis XVI); Anonymous Italian

Title: Handwoven Linen, Vest lining; Velvet; Embroiders, from a vest (Louis XVI)
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1930.54.1
Medium and Support: velvet
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Flora; Richard James Wyatt

Title: Flora
Artist: Richard James Wyatt
Physical Description: White marble sculpture of female figure, partially nude with a cloth draped loosely around her waist and over her left forearm. She holds a cluster of flowers in her left hand, and a single bloom in her right; a basket of flowers located on base to left and slightly behind figure.
Artist Life Dates: 1795 - 1850
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 1850
Accession Number: 1931.17
Medium and Support: marble
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Head of a Man; Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Title: Head of a Man
Artist: Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Artist Life Dates: 1609-1664
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1937.5
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse); Neri di Bicci; Attributed to

Title: Processional cross with triumphant Christ (Christus triumphans) flanked by busts of the evangelists, Saints Matthew, John, Mark, and Luke (obverse); and suffering Christ (Christus patiens) flanked by busts of the Virgin Mary, God the father, Saint John and unidentified male saint with cross (Saint Philip?) (reverse)
Artist: Neri di Bicci
Physical Description: The arms of the cross end in quatrefoil-shaped terminals. The front (obverse) is gilded and features a molding along the edges. The back (reverse) has a deep azurite blue ground and a gilded band punched with tiny rosettes that runs along the border.
Artist Life Dates: 1418-1492
Century: 15th century
Object Creation Date: circa 1475
Accession Number: 1942.6
Medium and Support: tempera and gold on wood
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Child's Head; Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)

Title: Child's Head
Artist: Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
Physical Description: A young child is seated facing out toward the viewer and looking to the right. The shading and details of the face are created with multiple pen strokes but the torso is suggested by just a few.
Artist Life Dates: 1591 - 1666
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1947/2.3
Medium and Support: pen and ink with crayon touches on cream laid paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Music-making Angels and Cherubs Adoring the Holy Spirit; Anonymous Italian (Venetian)

Title: Music-making Angels and Cherubs Adoring the Holy Spirit
Artist: Anonymous Italian (Venetian)
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1948/1.40
Medium and Support: pen, wash and crayon on white paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Celebrant; Verso: Architectural Motifs; Anonymous Italian

Title: Celebrant; Verso: Architectural Motifs
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Century: 19th century
Object Creation Date: 19th century
Accession Number: 1948/1.42
Medium and Support: pen, wash, crayon and ink on white paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Horses at Pasture; Antonio Music

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Title: Horses at Pasture
Artist: Antonio Music
Artist Life Dates: Born 1909
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1909-1951
Accession Number: 1951/2.52
Medium and Support: color lithograph on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Fantasy of Roman Ruins (recto); Sketch of a Colonnade with Superstructure (Stage; Anonymous Northern Italian

Title: Fantasy of Roman Ruins (recto); Sketch of a Colonnade with Superstructure (Stage
Artist: Anonymous Northern Italian
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: mid 18th century
Accession Number: 1951/2.54
Medium and Support: pen and bistre ink with gray wash and touches of white heightening
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Pas de Deux; Gino Severini

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Title: Pas de Deux
Artist: Gino Severini
Artist Life Dates: 1883 - 1966
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 20th century
Accession Number: 1953/1.25
Medium and Support: color lithograph on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

The Adoration of the Shepherds; Annibale Carracci

Title: The Adoration of the Shepherds
Artist: Annibale Carracci
Artist Life Dates: 1560-1609
Century: 16th-17th century
Object Creation Date: 1560-1609
Accession Number: 1953/1.46
Medium and Support: etching and engraving on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Horses and Rider; Marino Marini

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Title: Horses and Rider
Artist: Marino Marini
Artist Life Dates: 1901-1980
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1953
Accession Number: 1953/2.51
Medium and Support: color lithograph on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Ponte Vecchio, Florence; G. Benvenuti

Title: Ponte Vecchio, Florence
Artist: G. Benvenuti
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1954/1.81
Medium and Support: watercolor on white paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Porto Santo Stefano; Afro (Afro Basaldella)

Title: Porto Santo Stefano
Artist: Afro (Afro Basaldella)
Artist Life Dates: 1912-1976
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1952
Accession Number: 1954/2.44
Medium and Support: oil on canvas
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Rebecca Taking Leave of Her Family; Francesco Solimena

Title: Rebecca Taking Leave of Her Family
Artist: Francesco Solimena
Artist Life Dates: 1657-1747
Century: 17th century
Object Creation Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 1954/2.53
Medium and Support: pen, brush, graphite, brown ink, brown wash on white paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Silk Brocade; Anonymous Italian

Title: Silk Brocade
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.215
Medium and Support: lined coral and silver silk brocade with silver braid
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Silk Brocatelle; Anonymous Italian

Title: Silk Brocatelle
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.216
Medium and Support: lined blue silk brocatelle
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Damask; Anonymous Italian

Title: Damask
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.217
Medium and Support: red damask
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Damask; Anonymous Italian

Title: Damask
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.218
Medium and Support: red damask
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Child's Twill Dress; Anonymous Italian

Title: Child's Twill Dress
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.219
Medium and Support: blue, green, yellow, and red twill with silver lace trim
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Cut Velvet; Anonymous Italian

Title: Cut Velvet
Artist: Anonymous Italian
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.220
Medium and Support: lined green, pink, purple and blue velvet with white braid
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Two Angels with Chalice and Cross; Anonymous Italian?

Title: Two Angels with Chalice and Cross
Artist: Anonymous Italian?
Object Creation Date: n.d.
Accession Number: 1955/1.226
Medium and Support: embroidered silk
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Credenza; Artist Unknown, Italy

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
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Views of Rome. 79. Entrance Door to Part of the Villa Called the 'Sette Bassi' o; Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title: Views of Rome. 79. Entrance Door to Part of the Villa Called the 'Sette Bassi' o
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates: Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1766
Accession Number: 1955/2.5
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Roman Antiquities Series. Vol. III, Pl. V. Mattoni quadrati segati e linee diag; Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title: Roman Antiquities Series. Vol. III, Pl. V. Mattoni quadrati segati e linee diag
Artist: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates: Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: 1720-1778
Accession Number: 1955/2.6
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

(El Sereno) The Watchman; Afro (Afro Basaldella)

Title: (El Sereno) The Watchman
Artist: Afro (Afro Basaldella)
Artist Life Dates: (Udine, Italy, 1912 - 1976, Zurich, Switzerland)
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1912-1956
Accession Number: 1956/1.85
Medium and Support: color lithograph on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Painted Wall Decoration for a Bedroom, with Alternative Suggestions; Anonymous Northern Italian

Title: Painted Wall Decoration for a Bedroom, with Alternative Suggestions
Artist: Anonymous Northern Italian
Century: 18th century
Object Creation Date: mid 18th century
Accession Number: 1957/1.112
Medium and Support: pen and brown ink with watercolor
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Landscape with Equestrian Statue, No. 20 from the set of 31, Vedute, altre pres; Canaletto

Title: Landscape with Equestrian Statue, No. 20 from the set of 31, Vedute, altre pres
Artist: Canaletto
Artist Life Dates: 1697-1768
Century: 18th Century
Object Creation Date: published circa 1744
Accession Number: 1957/1.26
Medium and Support: etching on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Horse and Rider; Marino Marini

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Title: Horse and Rider
Artist: Marino Marini
Artist Life Dates: 1901-1980
Century: 20th century
Object Creation Date: 1901-1957
Accession Number: 1957/2.18
Medium and Support: lithograph on paper
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)

Stage Set: Courtyards with Staircases; Giuseppe Galli Bibiena; Attributed to Giuseppe Galli Bibiena

Title: Stage Set: Courtyards with Staircases
Artist: Giuseppe Galli Bibiena
Physical Description: An intricate series of arches, stairs, and balustrades are presented obliquely. The deepest recession into space is at the center of the design. Seen from a low vantage point, the soaring columns and arcades create the illusion of deep space.
Artist Life Dates: 1696-1757
Century: 17th-18th century
Object Creation Date: 1696-1757
Accession Number: 1957/2.2
Medium and Support: ink and wash
Creation Place 2: Italy (nation)