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Title

Commemorative Shrine Lamp

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Benin or Nigeria, Bariba Region

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1997/1.348

Medium and Support

terracotta

Secondary Keywords

african

african styles by region

buildings and the land

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

gur-speaking peoples styles

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

object genres

object genres by function

objects we use

people and culture

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by material

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

west african styles

western sudanese styles

Title

Fetish Idol

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Cameroon, Ekoi

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1971

Accession Number

1971/1.187

Medium and Support

carved wood, antelope skin and vegetable pigment

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

religion

religions

religious visual works

sculpture

sculpture by function

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Ancestral Shrine Figure (Female)

Artist

African, Nigeria, Ibo

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1940

Accession Number

1981/2.142

Medium and Support

carved inoko wood and kaolin

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

descriptors

figures

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by family relationship

religious structures

sculpture

sculpture by technique

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

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

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

Commemorative Head of an Oba of the Benin kingdom

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Nigeria, Benin

Physical Description

Cast brass head of a human. An opening at the top would have supported a carved elephant tusk. The heads wears elaborate "winged" headgear.

Accession Number

2005/1.260

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

aristocracy

biological components

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

descriptors

figures

figures (representations)

groups of people

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

nobility

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

political figures

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

the human body

upper body

upper class

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Power Figure (nkisi kozo)

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Vili Peoples, Congo Republic

Physical Description

Small wooden animal, possibly a dog or warthog, stands with medicinal pack and mirror embedded into its back; face has long sneering mouth and snout, bearing teeth. short pointed ears; tail curls at end. Two “guns” or pointy projections would have come out above the dog’s front legs, but they have broken off.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1825-1899

Accession Number

2005/1.182

Medium and Support

wood, mirrors, resin, tukula powder, medicinal substances

Secondary Keywords

analytical functions

animal

associated concepts

disciplines

fetish figures

functions

functions (activities)

functions by general context

health sciences

objects we use

occult sciences

people and culture

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

science

science and related disciplines

sculpture

sculpture by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Labors of Hercules: The River-god Achelous (one of the set of 13 prints)

Artist

Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist Life Dates

1502- circa 1561

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1550

Accession Number

1956/1.67

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

animals and creatures

associated concepts

cityscapes

events

figures

figures (representations)

geography

how we live

iconography

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

personal life events

physical activities

physical activities by general context

plants

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

reptiles

rites of passage

the natural world

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Cathedral and Leaning Tower - Pisa

Artist

Fratelli Alinari

Artist Life Dates

(active 1854 - 1920)

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1865

Accession Number

1982/1.228

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings and the land

churches

churches by location or context

europe

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

locality

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

pisa (province)

positives

religious buildings

religious structures

roads

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

tuscany (region)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

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

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

Christmas Poem

Artist

Anonymous American

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1983/2.7

Medium and Support

soft graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

allegory and literature

artists

celebrations

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

events

holidays

how we live

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

information forms

layout features

making art

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

poetry

religious holidays

text-based art

visual works

visual works by subject type

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

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

Famous Views of the 60-odd Provinces: #9 The Tennô Festival at Tsushima in Owari Province

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

This piece depicts boats decorated with lanterns, the evening sky and festivities. The shore is lined with teahouses set up for the event. The title for the print is located in the upper right corner in a red box.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1853-1856

Accession Number

1960/2.144

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

scale

transfer method

asian

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

east asian

garden structures

how we live

japanese

japanese printmaking styles

japanese styles

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religious buildings

religious structures

riverine bodies

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Edo Meisho: View of the Kameido Temple in Snow, Tokyo

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

Night scene of bridges over the lake leading to the temple complex. The snow falls down from the sky and covers the bridges, roofs, and trees. There are several travelers walking with parasols.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1853

Accession Number

1969/2.17

Medium and Support

color woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

materials

materials by composition

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

precipitation

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religious buildings

religious structures

scientific concepts

seasons

settlements and landscapes

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

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woodcuts

woody plants

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

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

Views of Edo: Tenmangu Shrine in Kameido

Artist

Andô Hiroshige

Physical Description

A woodblock print depicting men and women in traditional japanese clothing crossing three red bridges in the central foreground that lead to a red temple in the central background. An island with trees is in the center of the scene. There are white clouds covering the horizon and surrounding the temple.

Artist Life Dates

1797-1858

Object Creation Date

circa 1851-1853

Accession Number

2011/2.198

Medium and Support

woodblock print on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

asian

associated concepts

buildings and the land

costume

costume by form

earth sciences concepts

east asian

landscapes (environments)

main garments

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

plants

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religious buildings

religious structures

scientific concepts

settlements and landscapes

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

transportation structures

transportation structures by form

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

woody plants

Title

Sketch of the Baths of Caracalla (?)

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

A sketch of ancient ruins. At the center is a colonnaded apse that has partially collapsed. To the left, there are a series of columns. On the reverse, there is a sketch of a sculpture.

Century

18th century?

Accession Number

2013/2.559.1

Medium and Support

red crayon on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

objects we use

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sketch of the Baths of Caracalla (?)

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

This sketch shows ancient ruins. The top half of the page is left empty with sky. At the righ is an apsed portico and from it, to the left of the page, runs a wall studded with windows. In the foreground is a set of stairs with shrubbery overgrowing.

Century

18th century?

Accession Number

2013/2.559.2

Medium and Support

red crayon on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

bath, dressing and sanitary spaces

building divisions

buildings and the land

components

components and systems

components by specific context

objects we use

religious buildings

religious structures

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Sketch of the Baths of Caracalla (?)

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

Sketch of ancient ruins. A large archway flanked by columns on either side, leads to an apse. To the left, there are stairs among rubble.

Century

18th century?

Accession Number

2013/2.559.3

Medium and Support

red crayon on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

objects we use

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Annunciation

Artist

Artist Unknown, Antwerp School, Belgium

Physical Description

An angel, holding a scepter in his left hand and making a gesture of speech with his right, interrupts the Virgin at her reading. She kneels on the floor and rests her left hand on an open book placed atop a lectern. A vase with a flowering lily sits on the floor between the angel and the Virgin and a small white dove encircled by a halo hovers between them. The scene unfolds within an elaborate and richly decorated interior that includes a chair and canopied bed in the background.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1520

Accession Number

1992/1.135

Medium and Support

oil on panel

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

antwerpen (province)

associated concepts

belgium (nation)

birds

descriptors

europe (continent)

flanders (region)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

legendary creatures

objects we use

painting (image-making)

painting and painting techniques

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Mercurius in the Vessel

Artist

Richard Anuszkiewicz

Physical Description

Concentric lines of bright red alternate with lines of blue and green to create an optical illusion of receeding squares. The juxtaposition of these colors also creates an appearance of intersecting orange lines and hues of purple.

Artist Life Dates

born 1930

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1988/1.137

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

visual arts

artistic concepts

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

forms of expression

genres

international post-1945 styles and movements

modern and contemporary art

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

post-1945 fine arts styles and movements

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Lamentation

Artist

Hans Baldung Grien

Physical Description

Three grief-striken figures lament over the body of a dead man lying on the ground before them. One of these figures, a robed woman who clasps her hands in agony, leans forward to peer into the face of the dead man, who is rendered with dramatic foreshortening. To the left of this woman sits a long-haired man wiping his eyes while another woman with wild unkempt hair seated next to him raises her arms in abject sorrow. Three nails and a pair of vessels sit in the immediate foreground next to the artist's initials "HGB."

Artist Life Dates

1484/85-1545

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1515-1517

Accession Number

1960/1.168

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

emotion

equipment

equipment by process

events

executions

objects we use

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

psychological concepts

relief prints

religions

religions and religious concepts

social science concepts

supporting equipment

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Honor Thy Father and Mother

Artist

Paul Baldung

Physical Description

Paper overlay on lower right. Print cut to frame of image. Paper size: lh 10 1/2cm & rh 10 2/5cm x tw 13 3/5cm & bw 13 1/2cm.

Artist Life Dates

(1484 - 1545)

Accession Number

2008/2.373

Medium and Support

wood cut on beige laid paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

associated concepts

groups of people

kinship groups

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

religions and religious concepts

social groups

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Apostle

Artist

Artist Unknown, Belgium

Physical Description

This marble statue depicts a standing male figure, who holds a closed book in his left hand and makes what appears to be a gesture indicating speech with his right. The curls of his flowing beard and long hair are echoed in the gentle curving folds and undulating edges of his long robe and mantle. He turns his head downward and to his left

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1350-1360

Accession Number

1957/2.3

Medium and Support

marble with gilding

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

card, table and board game elements

disciples

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

game pieces

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

recreational artifacts

recreational artifacts for competitive activities

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious functions

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Nun Mending

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun stitching a hole in linens, with figures of saints looking down from the tabletop.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.46

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people by state or condition

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

religious (people)

sculpture

sculpture by subject type

statues

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Empedocles

Artist

René Boyvin

Physical Description

A man wearing a tunic, cape and boots stands in a minimal landscape. His walking stick seems to be falling away from him at the right as the man points upwards toward the sun's rays, as well as extends his right hand towards fire at the lower left.

Artist Life Dates

1525-1598

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1539-1540

Accession Number

1990/1.189

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

associated concepts

atmospheric effects

costume

costume by form

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio prints

objects we use

outerwear

overcoats

people and culture

people and occupations

physical sciences concepts

printing

printing and printing processes and techniques

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious figures

scientific concepts

the natural world

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

worshippers

Title

Crucifixion

Artist

Bartolommeo da Brescia

Physical Description

From the height of a cross, a crucified man, wearing a crown of thorns and a loincloth, looms over a dramatic landscape. Three heads with wings appear near the top of the cross, and a skull and crossed bones lay at its base. A vast prospect of distant mountains and a bustling port unfolds through the background.

Artist Life Dates

1506 - 1576 or 1578

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1565-1576

Accession Number

1970/1.177

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

coastline bodies of water

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

events

executions

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

lombardy (region)

materials

materials by origin

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Blue Mosque, Turkey

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

An angled aerial image of the Blue Mosque in Turkey.

Artist Life Dates

b. 1957

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2012/2.57

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

image form

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

middle east (general region)

objects we use

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

Title

Priene, Temple of Athena, Turkey

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

Distant view of the ruins of the Athena Temple in Priene, Turkey.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2012/2.60

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

middle east (general region)

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Church of Mary, Ephesos, Turkey

Artist

Marilyn Bridges

Physical Description

An aerial image of the ancient ruins of the Church of Mary at Ephesos, Turkey.

Artist Life Dates

American, born 1957

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2012/2.63

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

geographic and political locations

middle east (general region)

objects we use

photographic prints

photographic prints by process

photographs

photographs by form

positives

religious buildings

religious structures

single built works

single built works by condition

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddha

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 19th century

Accession Number

1949/1.39

Medium and Support

marble

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Royal Attendant for a Buddhist Shrine (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.448.1

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with glass and tin inlay

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Royal Attendant for a Buddhist Shrine (one of a pair)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Burma

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

2005/1.448.2

Medium and Support

gilt and lacquered wood with glass and tin inlay

Secondary Keywords

aristocracy

associated concepts

groups of people

nobility

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

social classes

social classes by specific type

social groups

upper class

visual works

visual works by function

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

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

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motifs

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people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious building fixtures

religious ceremonies

sculpture

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timepieces

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walls and wall components

Title

Farm Landscape

Artist

Jacques Callot

Physical Description

Some mold damage. Paper size: lh 20 7/10cm & rh 20 9/10cm x w 32 3/5cm. Image size: h 8 1/2cm x w 21 3/5cm.

Accession Number

2008/2.381

Medium and Support

etching on beige laid paper

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

agricultural complexes

agricultural functions

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

functions

functions (activities)

functions by specific context

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

intaglio prints

mammals

objects we use

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

people by occupation

people in agriculture

people in agriculture or natural resource occupations

people in science-related occupations

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

prints

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prints by process or technique

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religious buildings

religious structures

scientists and people in science-related occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddha, seated in the ardha padmasana pose, in dhyana mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Century

Late 11th century

Object Creation Date

circa late 11th century

Accession Number

1974/2.31

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

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people and culture

religions

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Title

Four seated Buddhas, in dhyana mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, Cambodia (Khmer)

Physical Description

A molded and incised relief sculpture of four seated Buddhas, on a dais with floral rosette motifs.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

2000/2.152

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

figures (representations)

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

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

Artist

Jacopo del Casentino

Physical Description

The majestic figure of the Virgin with the infant Christ on her lap sits enthroned in the center of this painted panel. Her elaborate throne rests upon a dais and is enclosed on three sides by panels bristling with Gothic ornament. Two bishop saints holding croziers stand at the foot of the dais accompanied by two other saints who stand behind them, while fourteen angels crowd the background.

Artist Life Dates

1279 - c.1349

Century

14th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1325

Accession Number

1960/2.123

Medium and Support

tempera and gold on panel

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

california (state)

ceremonial chairs

chairs

chairs by function

christian clergy

clergy

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

legendary creatures

los angeles (county)

north and central america (continent)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in religion

people in religion and related occupations

people in the humanities

prelates

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

seating furniture

single seating furniture

united states (nation)

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Christ Healing the Deaf-Mute

Artist

Philippe de Champaigne

Physical Description

This painting depicts a river passing through a wooded landscape as human figures, dwarfed by the towering trees, move along its banks. The majestic landscape dominates the painting, but a group of four men in the right foreground also competes for attention since the bright, saturated primary colors of their robes stand out sharply against the muted tonalities of their surroundings. One of the men, wearing a blue cloak, places his left finger in the mouth of a man kneeling before him and touches the side of his head with his right hand. A third man leans forward to touch the kneeling figure's shoulder while the fourth, in a magnificent red cloak, raises his hands in astonishment.

Artist Life Dates

1602-1674

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1650-1660

Accession Number

1960/2.93

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by size

buildings and the land

events

landscapes (environments)

natural landscapes

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

riverine bodies

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Bodhisattva, possibly Padmapani, seated in lalitasana and holding a lotus bud in the left hand: part of a Buddhist altar group

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.71

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

doctrinal concepts

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Dvarapala: part of a Buddhist altar group

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

8th century

Object Creation Date

8th century

Accession Number

1961/2.73

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

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Title

Buddhist altar ornament: lotus bud supported by two dvarapala

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.74

Medium and Support

gilt bronze with blue-green patina

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

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motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

plant-derived motifs

religions

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religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Bodhisattva or royal donor figure: part of a Buddhist altar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1961/2.76

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buddhist doctrinal concepts

descriptors

doctrinal concepts

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Buddhist Bronze

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

mid 7th-early 8th centuries

Object Creation Date

circa 650-725

Accession Number

1961/2.78

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

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objects we use

people

people (agents)

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visual works

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Title

Dvarapala (guardian figure) from a Buddhist altar

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1963/1.81

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

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size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Buddha, seated, from Tongguan, with mandorla

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

4th century

Object Creation Date

4th century

Accession Number

1964/1.90

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

design elements

form attributes

motifs

natural element motifs

objects we use

people and culture

religions

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size by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha Amitâbha (Chinese, Amitofou) preaching in his Western Paradise

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene..

Century

7th-9th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.18

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

design elements

doctrinal concepts

figures (representations)

form attributes

motifs

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious concepts

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

A votive plaque depicting an image of the Buddha, housed within a small temple

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.

Century

6th-7th century

Object Creation Date

late 6th century - early 7th century

Accession Number

1964/2.21

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious buildings

religious structures

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size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

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Title

A Votive plaque depicting the Buddha seated in dhyana mudra, and flanked by two stupas

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Physical Description

A small, thin, molded clay plaque with a bas-relief scene.

Century

7th-9th century

Object Creation Date

618-907

Accession Number

1964/2.23

Medium and Support

terracotta, molded

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

form attributes

motifs

object genres

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object-making processes and techniques

objects we use

people and culture

plant-derived motifs

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relief

religions

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religious structures

sculpture techniques

single built works

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size (extent)

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visual works

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Title

Dvarapala (Buddhist guardian deity)

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th century

Object Creation Date

mid 7th century

Accession Number

1964/2.26

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

form attributes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

Title

Buddha, seated in the pralambapadasana pose (with legs pendant), in abhaya mudra

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

7th-8th century

Object Creation Date

7th century - 8th century

Accession Number

1964/2.92

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

attributes and properties

attributes and properties by specific type

descriptors

figures (representations)

form attributes

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

size (extent)

size by specific type

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by subject type