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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

Artist

Abbott, Berenice

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

Textile panel

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Ndengese

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950-1965

Accession Number

1987/2.54

Medium and Support

woven and dyed raffia

Artist

African, Congo (Zaire), Ndengese, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

motifs

natural element motifs

object genres

object genres by material

surface element components

surface elements and surface element components

visual and tactile

Title

Altar

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.359

Medium and Support

carved wood

Artist

African, Nigeria, Benin, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

altars and altar components

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

mammals

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

religious building fixtures

sculpture

sculpture by technique

sheep

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

I-S Va 4 (Six Variants)

Artist

Josef Albers

Physical Description

Geometric abstract rectangular arches in shades of red and orange

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1888-1976

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

2011/1.116

Medium and Support

screenprint on Arches

Artist

Albers, Josef

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

abstraction

arches and arch components

architectural elements

artistic concepts

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

european

european styles and periods

forms of expression

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

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

Artist

Alinari, Fratelli

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

buildings and the land

churches

churches by location or context

components

components and systems

components by specific context

cultural landscapes

cultural landscapes by location or context

domes and dome components

enclosing structural elements

europe

europe (continent)

firenze (province)

geographic and political locations

italy

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

locality

objects we use

places of worship

religious buildings

religious structures

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

streets

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

The Capital, Rome

Artist

James Anderson

Artist Life Dates

1813-1877

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.187

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Artist

Anderson, James

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

architecture

building divisions

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

europe

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

locality

measuring devices

measuring devices for extent

objects

objects we use

roma (province)

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by form

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

stairs and stair components

timepieces

timepieces by form

uncovered spaces

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Comparisons between Mountains and Seas: Mt. Rokuso in Kazusa Province, Kazusa Kanozan

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

The dark color pallette and black strip across the top indicate that the image is set at night. A mountain with pine trees and steps leading to the top loom over the image. The sea appears behind the mountain in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1858

Accession Number

1948/1.136

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

upward

architectural elements

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

marine bodies

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

settlements and landscapes

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

Edo Meisho: Yushima Shrine in the Snow (Yushima tenmangu, Yukihare no zu)

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A snow scene of people walking up the stairs leading to the snow-covered shrine and temple complex.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1948/1.144

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

earth sciences concepts

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religious buildings

religious structures

scientific concepts

seasons

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woodcuts

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #27 Kakegawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Figures surrounded by large pines and a monumental gate that seems to be entrance of a shrine. There is a statue standing on the side of the gate. The red glow on the edge of the hills in the distance suggest the time as at dawn or at dusk. Writing in upper left and right corners, title in red box in upper right corner.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.318

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

evergreens

gates and gate components

gateway components

gateways and gateway components

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

trees

trees by leaf life

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #1 Nihonbashi

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

"Nihonbashi" - A view of pedestrian traffic crossing a bridge in Edo.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

2008/2.322

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

scale

architectural elements

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #7 Fujisawa

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A view of a village by the water, with many shops and travellers in the street. On the right foreground there is an arched bridge with figures crossing. A gate that looks like the entrance of a shrine appears by the end of the bridge.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.324

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

scale

upward

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

gates and gate components

gateway components

gateways and gateway components

inorganic material

landforms

landforms and landform components

landforms by shape or position

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kyoka Edition): #52 Ishibe

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

View of an interior of an inn, with tatami-matted rooms and sliding doors. The rooms have doors open. Men and women wearing yukata are resting in one of the rooms. The other room seems to be a public bathroom, with one man taking a bath in the deep soaking tubs, and the other sitting on the stool to put on his clothes.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

late 1830s

Accession Number

2008/2.330

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Artist

Andô, Hiroshige

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

doors and door components

doorway components

doorways and doorway components

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plants

public accommodations

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by location or context

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

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

Artist

Andrea, Zoan

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

Angel of Annunciation

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

An angel flying next to a column, drapes above, staircase below.

Accession Number

2013/2.548

Medium and Support

gouache and wash on paper

Artist

Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

legendary creatures

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

The Visitation

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

Two women on a staircase in an embrace. A man on one side with an arm raised in greeting. Another man is on the other side with a bag over his shoulder.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1827

Accession Number

2013/2.560

Medium and Support

pencil, pen and brown ink on laid paper

Artist

Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

biological concepts

chimneys and chimney components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

food

fruit

heating and cooking elements

materials

materials by function

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

religions

religions and religious concepts

scientific concepts

Title

Portrait of Princess Mary, part of a series of portraits of King George III's Family

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

The Princess is standing with one gloved hand hanging by her side and the other, ungloved, resting on the banister of the stairs. In front of her, the stairs rise to a large stone building (possibly Windsor Castle). In the background is a deep landscape with figures in the distance at the right.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1810

Accession Number

2013/2.564.2

Medium and Support

pencil and wash on wove paper

Artist

Anonymous

Secondary Keywords

layout features

architectural elements

aristocracy

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

groups of people

illustrations

illustrations by subject type

images and ornament

information form components

layout features

nobility

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in government and administration

rulers (people)

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

stairs and stair components

upper class

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Street in Porto Maurizio

Artist

John Taylor Arms

Physical Description

This portrait-style etching is of a narrow, cobblestone alleyway. There is a short bridge in the upper foreground; other bridges, as well as many brick buildings, are pictured intricately in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1887-1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

2009/1.478

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Artist

Arms, John Taylor

Secondary Keywords

scale

transfer method

arches and arch components

architectural elements

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

intaglio prints

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

roads

roads by form

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

transportation spaces

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Artist

Barberi, Giuseppe

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

Artist

Barberi, Giuseppe

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

Artist

Barberi, Giuseppe

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

Artist

Barberi, Giuseppe

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

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

Artist

Beckmann, Max

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

Tonnerre, Rue de l'hopital, Roof with Seventeenth-Century Weathervanes

Artist

Emile Bernard

Physical Description

An ink drawing of a thatched roof and chimney. There are four windows, three to the front of the house and one on the side next to the chimney. At both ends of the roof are two wheathervanes, identified as being from the 17th century.

Artist Life Dates

(1868 - 1941)

Object Creation Date

1903-1941

Accession Number

2009/1.530

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Artist

Bernard, Emile

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

chimneys and chimney components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

heating and cooking elements

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

roofs and roof components

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

windows and window components

Title

Joanna, Age 15

Artist

Rita Bernstein

Physical Description

A girl with arms raised above her head in front of a white curtained window.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1950

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2013/2.90

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Bernstein, Rita

Secondary Keywords

animal material

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

coverings and hangings

coverings and hangings by location or context

coverings and hangings by specific type

coverings and hangings for openings

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

hair and hair components

keratinous material

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

windows and window components

Title

Michaela and Collin (Bow and Arrow)

Artist

Rita Bernstein

Physical Description

Boy and girl at a window. The boy is holding an arrow at the girl's head. She is resting her head against the frame and looking out.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1950

Object Creation Date

1998

Accession Number

2013/2.95

Medium and Support

toned gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Bernstein, Rita

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for noncompetitive activities

windows and window components

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

Artist

Bing, Ilse

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)

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

Artist

Bing, Ilse

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

Title

Window Ledge with Plants

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

Stone window ledge exterior with various clay pots and plants. Lace curtain hanging on one side of the window.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1947; printed circa 1960

Accession Number

2013/2.274

Medium and Support

early gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Bing, Ilse

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

architectural elements

assembling

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

plants

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

windows and window components

woody plants

Title

Front Porch

Artist

Julie Blackmon

Physical Description

Four kids on concrete steps, two boys and two girls. One boy has a frog in his hand.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1966

Object Creation Date

2003

Accession Number

2013/2.101

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Blackmon, Julie

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dwellings

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by family relationship

residential structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

Title

Untitled

Artist

Lee Bontecou

Physical Description

graphite drawing on cream paper, unframed

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1961

Accession Number

1962/1.97

Medium and Support

graphite on cream paper

Artist

Bontecou, Lee

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

architectural elements

artistic concepts

associated concepts

biomorphic

components

components and systems

components by specific context

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

genres

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

people and culture

sketches

study

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Artist

Bos, Jacob

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

enclosing structural elements

figures (representations)

intaglio prints

objects we use

percussive weapons

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

San Francisco, CA

Artist

Chuck Bowman

Physical Description

Man holding a camera, wearing khakis, one leg up against a wall. The wall is shot is on an angle, view of the sidewalk.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.197

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Bowman, Chuck

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

plants

roads

roads by form

settlements and landscapes

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

transportation spaces

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

San Francisco, CA

Artist

Chuck Bowman

Physical Description

A man holding a camera, wearing khakis, one leg up against a graffiti covered wall.

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

2013/2.198

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Bowman, Chuck

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

enclosing structural elements

image-making processes and techniques

photography and photographic processes and techniques

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

walls and wall components

Title

Frontispiece, "Eaux-fortes Modernes," The Societe des Aquafortistes"

Artist

Félix Bracquemond

Physical Description

A rooster standing at the base of a column, engraved with the publication information. Before the base is an arrangement of the chemistry and tools used to create etchings. The Societe des Aquafortistes was founded in 1862 and included several renowned artists of the time - Delacroix, Corot, Millet, Manet, Jongkind, Pissarro, etc. This is the first edition of the regular portfolio published by Cadart to highlight their work.

Artist Life Dates

1833-1914

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

1863

Accession Number

2011/2.211

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Artist

Bracquemond, Félix

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

architectural elements

birds

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Synergistic Reflections, Jag Prittker Pavilion, Chicago, IL

Artist

John F. Bush

Physical Description

Side of a contemporary building displaying the reflections, window opened.

Object Creation Date

April 6, 2007

Accession Number

2013/1.238

Medium and Support

pigment ink print on paper

Artist

Bush, John F.

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

architectural elements

assembling

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

windows and window components

Title

Untitled (Staircase)

Artist

Linda Butler

Physical Description

A winding staircase in between floors. Curves from the lower left up into the upper left, almost like a large "J" curve.

Artist Life Dates

(Appleton, Wisconsin, 1947 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.236

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Butler, Linda

Secondary Keywords

color

architectural elements

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

photographs

photographs by form

stairs and stair components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

Artist

Buzot, Joseph

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

altars and altar components

animals and creatures

architectural elements

architectural elements by building type

birds

ceremonies

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

enclosing structural elements

european

european styles and periods

events

figure- and animal-derived motifs

measuring devices

measuring devices for extent

metallizing

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

modern french styles and movements

modern french styles by reign

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious building fixtures

religious ceremonies

sculpture

sculpture by material

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

surface covering processes and techniques

timepieces

timepieces by form

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

wall components

wall components by form or function

walls and wall components

Title

Distribution of Rewards, No. 18 from 'Les Grandes Misères de la Guerre'

Artist

Jacques Callot

Artist Life Dates

1592/3-1635

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633

Accession Number

1972/2.370

Medium and Support

Etching on paper

Artist

Callot, Jacques

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

audiences

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

genres

how we live

people and occupations

political figures

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

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

Artist

Cambodia (Khmer), Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

object genres

object genres by form

spanning and projecting structural elements

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

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

Artist

Cambodia (Khmer), Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

events

lip-vibrated aerophones

lip-vibrated aerophones with cylindrical bore

masts

objects we use

people and culture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

Title

Untitled (Girl and Water Fountain)

Artist

Manuel Carrillo

Artist Life Dates

(1906 - 1989)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1960-1980

Accession Number

1987/1.220

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Artist

Carrillo, Manuel

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

buildings and the land

child

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

family

how we live

hydraulic structures

hydraulic structures by function

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

relationships

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

the natural world

water distribution structures

waterscapes

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

Artist

Carter, John

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

Artist

Carter, John

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

Tobit Burying the Dead

Artist

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist Life Dates

1609-1664

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1647-1651

Accession Number

1977/2.6

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Artist

Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

circulation elements

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

events

forming

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

physical activities

physical activities by general context

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

stair components

stairs and stair components

steps and step components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Two Door Cabinet

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

early 20th century

Accession Number

2001/1.345

Medium and Support

blond rosewood (huali) with brass handles

Artist

China, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

components

components and systems

components by general context

components by specific context

doors and door components

doorway components

doorways and doorway components

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

objects we use

openings (architectural elements)

openings and opening components

openings by form

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

Artist

China, Artist Unknown

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

Beauvais Cathedral

Artist

John Coney

Physical Description

This highly detailed drawing in a vertical format depicts the interior of a gothic cathedral looking up at the soaring rib-vaulted ceiling. It appears as though every brick and architectural detail is rendered. The image provides a view into the choir and a transept to the right, which is decorated with a very ornate rose window.

Artist Life Dates

1786-1833

Object Creation Date

1823

Accession Number

2012/2.192

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink on extremely fine paper laid down on heavy cream wove paper

Artist

Coney, John

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

building divisions

buildings and the land

ceilings

christian religious building spaces

churches

churches by location or context

components

components and systems

components by specific context

european

european styles and periods

medieval styles and periods

people and culture

religious building spaces

religious buildings

religious structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by building type

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

surface elements

surface elements and surface element components

Title

Regent Duck, Dutch Galliot

Artist

Edward William Cooke

Physical Description

Sketches of a ship, seamen and their distinct Dutch clogs, and of masts.

Artist Life Dates

British, 1811 - 1880

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

December 13, 1827

Accession Number

2013/2.553

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Artist

Cooke, E. W.

Secondary Keywords

accessories worn on the legs or feet

architectural elements

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

footwear

footwear by function

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by location or context

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

structural elements

structural elements and structural element components

supporting and resisting elements

transportation complexes

transportation vehicles

vehicles

water transportation complexes

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterfront spaces

waterfronts and waterfront spaces

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

Artist

Coptic, Egypt, Artist Unknown

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

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

Artist

Cordova, Spain, Artist Unknown

Secondary Keywords

architectural elements

associated concepts

buildings and the land

capitals and capital components

column components

columns and column components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

dwellings

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

houses

houses by occupants

official residences

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

residential structures

scrollwork

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