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Title

Drummer

Artist

Frederick W. Becker

Artist Life Dates

1888-1974

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1937

Accession Number

1943.5

Medium and Support

wood engraving on paper

relevance

rank 7.27997

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

genres

how we live

modern and contemporary art

music

objects

organizations

people and occupations

Title

The Accordion

Artist

Fernand Léger

Artist Life Dates

1881-1955

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950-1951

Accession Number

1954/2.60

Medium and Support

color screenprint on paper

relevance

rank 7.13575

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

music

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Ragamala: Setmalar Ragini

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1800

Accession Number

1981/2.42

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 7.13575

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

man

music

people and occupations

religion

religions

subject matter

text-based art

Title

Ragamala series: Ragini Gujari

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Jaipur School

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1750

Accession Number

1975/2.157

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 7.06576

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

birds

figures

genres

music

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

tools

Title

Wedding Procession with Camels

Artist

Marius Bauer

Artist Life Dates

1867-1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1867-1932

Accession Number

1953/2.11

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 7.06576

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

figures

mammals

modern and contemporary art

music

objects

people and occupations

streets

the natural world

Title

The Wheel, No. 14 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

1972/2.366

Medium and Support

Etching on paper

relevance

rank 7.06576

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

audiences

clubs

how we live

mammals

music

objects

rites of passage

the natural world

tools

Title

A Frieze of Horsemen

Artist

Polidoro da Caravaggio

Artist Life Dates

c. 1495-c.1543

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1951/2.32

Medium and Support

pen, bistre and wash on white paper

relevance

rank 6.99713

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

horns

horsemen

mammals

music

objects

people and occupations

swords

the natural world

visual and tactile

weaponry

Title

Trophy with Musical Instruments

Artist

Christophe Huet

Artist Life Dates

1695-1759

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1695-1759

Accession Number

1959/2.80

Medium and Support

black chalk on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 6.98171

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

music

objects

objects we use

plants

study

the natural world

Title

Triumph of Mordecai

Artist

Francesco Salviati

Artist Life Dates

1510-1563

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.19

Medium and Support

black chalk with gray wash

relevance

rank 6.92982

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

architecture

army

horns

how we live

mammals

military

music

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

war

weaponry

Title

Disks, from "Notes" portfolio

Artist

Claes Oldenburg

Artist Life Dates

American, born Sweden, 1929

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1968

Accession Number

1983/1.204

Medium and Support

lithograph on Rives BFK paper

relevance

rank 6.88242

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

grasses

modern and contemporary art

music

objects

objects we use

plants

the natural world

vessels

Title

Mercury and Argus

Artist

Simone Cantarini

Artist Life Dates

1612-1648

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1612-1648

Accession Number

1961/2.18

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.84231

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

descriptors

inorganic material

mammals

materials

materials by composition

music

objects

the natural world

Title

Reflections

Artist

Mervin Jules

Artist Life Dates

born 1912

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1949

Accession Number

1962/2.11

Medium and Support

oil on board

relevance

rank 6.75367

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

army

artists

man

military

modern and contemporary art

music

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

reflections

Title

Children's Games. No. 4. (Four Putti Playing)

Artist

Nicolas de Bruyn

Artist Life Dates

(1565-1571 - 1652)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1594

Accession Number

1949/1.105

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 6.70659

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

design elements

family

figure- and animal-derived motifs

how we live

motifs

music

musical instruments

objects

relationships

Title

The Little Tambourine Player

Artist

William Unger

Artist Life Dates

1837-1932

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1837-1932

Accession Number

1956/2.11

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.67306

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

child

drapery

family

figures

how we live

leaves

modern and contemporary art

music

objects

people and occupations

plants

relationships

sketches

streets

the natural world

Title

Folk Deva

Artist

India, Central India

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1977/2.76

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 6.52551

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

music

musical instruments

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

Title

The Peasants' Revenge, No. 17 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

1972/2.369

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.43922

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

houses

how we live

music

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

plants

rites of passage

the natural world

Title

Durga blessing a Raja and his entourage

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Rajasthan, Marwar, Jodhpur

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.147

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 6.33050

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

mammals

music

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

plants

snails

the natural world

waterscapes

Title

The Hangman's Tree, No. 11 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

1972/2.363

Medium and Support

Etching on paper

relevance

rank 6.19234

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

equipment

equipment by process

hanging

how we live

music

objects

objects we use

plants

rites of passage

supporting equipment

tents

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

The Maypole Dance

Artist

Claude-Henri Watelet

Artist Life Dates

1718-1786

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1718-1786

Accession Number

1958/2.61

Medium and Support

etching on white laid paper

relevance

rank 6.15226

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

buildings and the land

dances

mammals

music

objects

open spaces

open spaces and site elements

open spaces by function

the natural world

Title

Circus Rider

Artist

Pavel Tchelitchew

Artist Life Dates

Born 1898

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1931

Accession Number

1956/1.81

Medium and Support

ink wash on white paper

relevance

rank 6.08535

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

entertainment events

events

figures

modern and contemporary art

movement

music

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

performances

portraits

Title

Bhairava

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

16th – 19th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1981/2.55

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 6.00590

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

dogs

figures

hindu

mammals

music

named gods and goddesses

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

religion

religions

subject matter

swords

the natural world

weaponry

Title

Musical Clown

Artist

Marc Chagall

Artist Life Dates

Russia, 1889-1985

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1957

Accession Number

1983/1.248

Medium and Support

four-color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.89365

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

entertainers

entertainment events

events

modern and contemporary art

music

objects

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by activity

performances

Title

Danse des Villageois, Pl. 2 from a series of 3, "Le Mariage a la campagne"

Artist

Abraham Bosse

Artist Life Dates

1602-1676

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633

Accession Number

1964/2.107

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.85289

Secondary Keywords

scale

allegory and literature

architecture

buildings and the land

costumes

dances

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

music

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

streets

the natural world

Title

The Stake, No. 13 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

1972/2.365

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.79667

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

audiences

construction equipment

deaths

earthmoving equipment

equipment

equipment by process

events

executions

fortresses

how we live

music

objects

objects we use

people and culture

personal life events

rites of passage

shovels

smoke

tools and equipment

Title

Ornament Print: Designs for Armorial Bearings (?)

Artist

Antonio Lafreri

Artist Life Dates

1512-1577

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1512-1577

Accession Number

1960/1.121

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 5.79226

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

biological components

birds

components

components and systems

components by specific context

drapery

figures

horns

how we live

mammals

metal

music

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

the human body

the natural world

upper body

war

Title

The Strappado, No. 10 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

1972/2.362

Medium and Support

Etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.76783

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

audiences

buildings and the land

fortresses

funerary structures

hanging

how we live

music

objects

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

LES HIRONDELLES DE MER - cover sheet and printed musical composition (a poem by Richepin set to music by Dihan) no. X from a portfolio of 14 lithographs.

Artist

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

Artist Life Dates

1864-1901

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1895

Accession Number

1972/2.385

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.52446

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

modern and contemporary art

music

objects we use

sailing vessels

sailing vessels by size

text-based art

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

vessels

watercraft

watercraft by method of propulsion

watercraft by specific type

waterscapes

Title

E.K.E.

Artist

Nancy Pletos

Artist Life Dates

Born 1950

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1974

Accession Number

1975/1.60

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.33882

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

modern and contemporary art

multiple-seating furniture

music

objects

objects we use

seating furniture

stages

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

relevance

rank 5.22915

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

Enlist in the Navy - To Arms - U.S. Navy Recruiting Station

Artist

Milton Herbert Bancroft

Artist Life Dates

1867-1947

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1917

Accession Number

1954/2.35.4

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 5.21946

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

armed conflicts

armed forces

army

clothing

declaratory and advertising artifacts

events

figures

how we live

information artifacts

information artifacts by function

information forms

military

modern and contemporary art

music

musicians

objects

objects we use

organizations

people and culture

people and occupations

soldiers

text-based art

war

world wars

Title

Scene of People Signing

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A group of men seated underneath an awning. The man on the left has a laurel wreath on his head. They are sitting in a circle singing.

Century

16th-17th century

Accession Number

2013/2.527

Medium and Support

pen and brown wash on laid paper, laid down on paper

relevance

rank 4.92482

Secondary Keywords

arts

arts and related disciplines

descriptors

disciplines

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for music

document genres for oral or performed works

humanities

information forms

object genres

object genres by form

objects we use

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

performing arts

Title

Hunter's Whistle

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1987/2.47

Medium and Support

carved ivory

relevance

rank 3.97071

Secondary Keywords

aerophones

allegory and literature

biological components

bone

bone by form

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

components

components and systems

components by specific context

dentin

descriptors

duct flutes

flutes (aerophones)

forest and nature activities

materials

materials by composition

music

musical instruments

objects we use

people and culture

physical activities

physical activities by location

physical activities by specific context

sculpture

sculpture by material

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

the human body

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

upper body

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Study for 'The Dance'

Artist

Frederic Leighton

Physical Description

Black chalk drawing with white highlights on a brown colored background. Four female figures, dressed in classical style drapery, standing in various poses playing a tamborine. One (small) with arms down at her side; one (medium) in profile, with arms outstretched; and two large figures, facing front, showing the motions of hitting the tamborine.

Artist Life Dates

1830-1896

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1883

Accession Number

1981/2.131

Medium and Support

black and white chalk on brown wove paper

relevance

rank 3.94407

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

arts

arts and related disciplines

dances

disciplines

drums (membranophones)

european

european styles and periods

frame drums

humanities

membranophones

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

music

objects

objects we use

people and culture

people and occupations

performing arts

physical activities

physical activities by general context

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

sound devices by function

struck drums

study

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

visual works

visual works by subject type