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Title

Calavera Zapatista

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Life Dates

1851-1913

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1851-1913

Accession Number

1958/1.123

Medium and Support

relief engraving on metal

relevance

rank 27.30535

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

clothing

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.4

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 27.30535

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

genres

materials

materials by origin

mythology

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Melanchonia

Artist

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist Life Dates

1609-1664

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1648

Accession Number

1959/1.128

Medium and Support

etching on medium-weight, slightly textured, buff laid paper

relevance

rank 27.30535

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

figures

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materials

materials by origin

objects

people and occupations

plants

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

The Five Orders of Architecture

Artist

Herbert W. Johe

Artist Life Dates

born 1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

1998/1.173

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 27.30535

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

architecture

creatures

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

panels

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.1

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 27.30535

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

genres

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

standing

weaponry

Title

Calavera Huertista

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Life Dates

1851-1913

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1958/1.122

Medium and Support

relief engraving on metal

relevance

rank 27.30535

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

how we live

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

rites of passage

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Scherzi di Fantasia. No. 6. The Magician seated with four figures by a burning

Artist

Giovanni Batttista Tiepolo

Artist Life Dates

(Venice, 1696 - 1770, Madrid)

Century

18th Century

Object Creation Date

after 1757

Accession Number

1960/2.39

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 27.30199

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

birds

descriptors

figures

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects

people and occupations

sheep

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Orders of Architecture , Index to Plates

Artist

Herbert W. Johe

Artist Life Dates

born 1914

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1993

Accession Number

1998/1.174.1-4

Medium and Support

watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 27.28394

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

architecture

creatures

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

panels

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

text-based art

Title

Death and the Ploughman's Wife

Artist

William Strang

Artist Life Dates

1859-1921

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1894

Accession Number

1930.22

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 27.23523

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

family

how we live

landscapes

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

relationships

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

suns

the natural world

vessels

Title

Elephant Skull (plate XI, 'Elephant Skull Album'), ii/ii (?)

Artist

Henry Moore

Artist Life Dates

(Castleford, England, 7/30/1898 - 8/31/1986, Hertforshire, England)

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1969

Accession Number

1985/1.105

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 27.23325

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.2

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 27.23325

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

genres

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

standing

Title

Calavera de la Catrina

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Life Dates

1851-1913

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1910

Accession Number

1958/1.124

Medium and Support

relief etching on paper

relevance

rank 27.14777

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

clothing

descriptors

feathers

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Study of the Hand of the Magdalene; Verso: Lower Half of a Male Nude

Artist

Anonymous Northern Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1948/1.37

Medium and Support

sanguine and white on buff paper

relevance

rank 27.14777

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

hands

human body

materials

materials by origin

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

study

the natural world

Title

St. Francis as Penitent, with a skull

Artist

Giovanni Crespi

Artist Life Dates

c.1575-1632

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

early 17th century

Accession Number

1960/2.78

Medium and Support

black and white chalk on blue paper

relevance

rank 27.14777

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

faces

materials

materials by origin

people and occupations

religious figures

saint

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Day of All Dead (Día de todos muertos), from "Manuel Alvarez Bravo"

Artist

Manuel Alvarez Bravo

Artist Life Dates

1902-2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1933; printed circa 1981

Accession Number

1987/1.174.8

Medium and Support

gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 27.14777

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

child

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.7

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 27.02074

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

genres

human body

materials

materials by origin

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Bleeding Skull

Artist

Helmut Weitz

Artist Life Dates

born 1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1960/2.91

Medium and Support

watercolor, tempera and crayon on white paper

relevance

rank 26.84378

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

blood

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.8

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 26.84378

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

genres

materials

materials by origin

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

standing

Title

Le pinchet noir et la tête de mort (Black Pitcher and Death's Hand)

Artist

Pablo Picasso

Artist Life Dates

1881 - 1973

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1946

Accession Number

1968/1.114

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 26.60630

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.3

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 26.32913

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

genres

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Wherefore War

Artist

Marian Spore Bush

Physical Description

Grey, black and white in color. There is a large black creature (snake-like) in the center. Below is dark (water or underground), and there are hundreds of skulls floating. In the grey areas (possibly land?), there are hundreds of soldiers wearing black, in formation.

Artist Life Dates

1878-1946

Object Creation Date

circa 1930

Accession Number

2014/2.200

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 26.29485

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

people and culture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

St. Jerome

Artist

Jusepe de Ribera

Artist Life Dates

c.1591-1652

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1954/1.55

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 26.16545

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

figures

horns

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

objects

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Children's Games. No. 6. (Two Putti with Skull)

Artist

Nicolas de Bruyn

Artist Life Dates

(1565-1571 - 1652)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1594

Accession Number

1949/1.104

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 25.91959

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

design elements

family

figure- and animal-derived motifs

how we live

materials

materials by origin

motifs

relationships

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Cranes et Masques ('Un cauchemar')

Artist

James Ensor

Artist Life Dates

1860-1949

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1888

Accession Number

1971/2.14

Medium and Support

etching on Japan paper

relevance

rank 25.89204

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

objects

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

La Melancholia

Artist

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Artist Life Dates

1609-1664

Century

17th Century

Object Creation Date

circa 1647

Accession Number

1994/2.12

Medium and Support

etching on thin, slightly textured, beige laid paper, trimmed to platemark

relevance

rank 24.95638

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

equipment

equipment by process

image-making equipment

mammals

materials

materials by origin

objects

objects we use

painting equipment

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

St. Jerome Reading

Artist

Jusepe de Ribera

Artist Life Dates

c.1591-1652

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1959/1.129

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 24.04328

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

mammals

man

man on horseback

materials

materials by origin

men on horseback

people and culture

people and occupations

physical activities

physical activities by general context

religious figures

saint

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Nepal

Physical Description

A small stone sculpture in bas-relief, depicting a tantric goddess. The back of the image is carved in a stylized petal shape, while the figure is crudely carved in relief on the front.

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1983/1.111

Medium and Support

stone

relevance

rank 22.88547

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

asian

associated concepts

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

religions

religions and religious concepts

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Miserere. Pl. 54. 'Debout les morts!' 'Arise, ye dead!'

Artist

Georges Rouault

Artist Life Dates

1871-1958

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1927

Accession Number

1964/2.150

Medium and Support

aquatint and etching on paper

relevance

rank 22.45344

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

how we live

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

rites of passage

skeleton and skeleton components

Title

Hand and Chest

Artist

Lowell Nesbitt

Artist Life Dates

1933-1993

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1969/2.9

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 22.43319

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

hands

human body

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.5

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 22.42840

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

materials

materials by origin

multiple-seating furniture

objects we use

people and occupations

plants

seating furniture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Miravan

Artist

Valentine Green

Artist Life Dates

1739-1813

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1772

Accession Number

1995/1.82

Medium and Support

mezzotint on medium, slightly textured, off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 22.42596

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

how we live

materials

materials by origin

objects

rites of passage

skeleton and skeleton components

tools

Title

Calavera Maderista

Artist

José Guadalupe Posada

Artist Life Dates

1851-1913

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1944

Accession Number

1949/1.180

Medium and Support

etching on zinc

relevance

rank 22.42596

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

clothing

descriptors

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

objects

skeleton and skeleton components

Title

La Comédie de la Mort

Artist

Rodolphe Bresdin

Artist Life Dates

1822-1885

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1854

Accession Number

1975/1.84

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 22.39391

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

geography

how we live

materials

materials by origin

people and occupations

plants

rites of passage

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Sea Fantasy with a Note from the Artist

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1900-1962

Accession Number

1964/2.43

Medium and Support

pen, India ink on paper

relevance

rank 22.39391

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

figures

genres

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

note

people and occupations

skeleton and skeleton components

Title

Scene in the Desert

Artist

J. Sébah

Artist Life Dates

active 1860-1880

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1880

Accession Number

1980/1.210

Medium and Support

albumen print on paper

relevance

rank 22.39391

Secondary Keywords

africa

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

desert

landscapes

locality

mammals

materials

materials by origin

sand

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Small Horse--Skeleton

Artist

Thomas Eakins

Artist Life Dates

1844 - 1916

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1878

Accession Number

1953/1.32

Medium and Support

painted plaster relief

relevance

rank 22.36591

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

mammals

materials

materials by origin

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Hiroshima Series

Artist

Jacob Lawrence

Artist Life Dates

1917 - 2000

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1983

Accession Number

1997/1.533.6

Medium and Support

screenprint, printed in eleven colors on Somerset soft-white paper

relevance

rank 22.18410

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

architecture

descriptors

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

genres

materials

materials by origin

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

seating furniture

single seating furniture

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Acteon, Plate VI, from "The Brunidor Portfolio No. One"

Artist

Kurt Seligmann

Artist Life Dates

1900-1962

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1947/2.15

Medium and Support

etching on Strathmore Rhododendron Cover

relevance

rank 22.10830

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

dogs

genres

iconography

mammals

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Death Appearing on Horseback

Artist

Héctor Xavier

Artist Life Dates

Born 1921

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1954

Accession Number

1958/1.112

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

relevance

rank 21.91419

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals

descriptors

family

figures

how we live

mammals

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

relationships

rites of passage

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Liber Studiorum. 6. Jason

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

1775-1851

Accession Number

1953/1.50

Medium and Support

mezzotint and etching on paper

relevance

rank 21.54939

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

figures

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

materials by origin

people and occupations

plants

skeleton and skeleton components

the natural world

Title

Skulls

Artist

Andy Warhol

Physical Description

A large skull with zigzag lines on the one side. The skull is a black outline and there are varying shapes behind in grey, green, blue, white and black.

Artist Life Dates

1928-1987

Object Creation Date

1976

Accession Number

2014/1.578

Medium and Support

screenprint on Strathmore Bristol paper

relevance

rank 21.27511

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

image-making processes and techniques

materials

materials by origin

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Democritus in Meditation

Artist

Salvator Rosa

Physical Description

A bearded man sits in a cemetery upon a stone block and leans on a sarcophagus with his head in his hand. A book sits in his lap. Sarcophagi, obelisks, and funerary urns surround him. The bones and body parts of humans and animals along with a discarded helmet and books are strewn across the foreground.

Artist Life Dates

1615-1673

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1615-1673

Accession Number

1959/1.126

Medium and Support

etching with drypoint on laid paper

relevance

rank 21.00196

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

buildings and the land

built complexes and districts

complexes

complexes by function

descriptors

events

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

materials

materials by origin

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the humanities

personal life events

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

Title

Death in the Family

Artist

Eli Levin

Physical Description

Scene of three nude people (two women, one man) and a skeleton in a room next to a bathroom that is sketched on the left hand side of the scene. The skeleton is wrapping itself around the younger woman while the older woman, in darker and more opaque colors tries to free her. The man in the back is depicted as much smaller and week, lagging behind.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, IL, 1938 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.228

Medium and Support

graphite and watercolor on paper

relevance

rank 20.83206

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

bath, dressing and sanitary spaces

building divisions

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

figures (representations)

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

rooms and spaces

rooms and spaces by function

skeleton and skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Rispah, 2nd Book of Samuel. Chap. 21

Artist

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Artist Life Dates

1775-1851

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1812

Accession Number

1997/1.277

Medium and Support

etching on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 20.72042

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

descriptors

figures

materials

materials by origin

moons

objects

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by state or condition

skeleton and skeleton components

stars

the natural world

time

tools

Title

St. Jerome in His Study

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

This engraving depicts a comfortable domestic interior. An old bearded man sits poring over a book at table in the back of the room. A lion and dog rest on the floor in the foreground. Various other objects appear around the room, including a skull, books, slippers, a crucifix, and a pair of scissors.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1514

Accession Number

1993/2.1

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 20.68128

Secondary Keywords

image form

transfer method

animal material

animal material by form or function

animals and creatures

bavaria (state)

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

germany (nation)

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

intaglio prints

mammals

materials

materials by origin

mittelfranken (national district)

objects we use

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by medium or technique

Title

South Polar Quadrille

Artist

John Tunnard

Artist Life Dates

1900-1971

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1947

Accession Number

1954/2.49

Medium and Support

ink, colored crayons, watercolor and gouache on white wove paper

relevance

rank 20.62529

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

atmospheric effects

automata

descriptors

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for costume

genres

geography

materials

materials by origin

modern and contemporary art

movement

objects we use

skeleton and skeleton components

southern cross

the natural world

tools and equipment

Title

Skeleton Chasing Woman

Artist

Eli Levin

Physical Description

A skeleton chasing a woman who is holding on to a piece of clothing that she was wearing, while her bra is also being torn off of her body. The woman has a very scared look on her face as she is trying to get away.

Artist Life Dates

(Chicago, IL, 1938 - )

Accession Number

2012/1.230

Medium and Support

etching and aquatint on paper

relevance

rank 20.55894

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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materials

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people

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skeleton and skeleton components

Title

Dakini

Artist

Artist Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A bronze image of a dancing figure, cast in the cire perdue (lost wax) technique in one piece with its lotus-petal base.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

15th century

Accession Number

2000/2.157

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 19.69346

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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arts and related disciplines

asian

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skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

south asian

styles and periods

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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

relevance

rank 19.26672

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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coastline bodies of water

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europe (continent)

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intaglio printing processes

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lombardy (region)

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Title

Vanitas (Still Life), with globe, skull, candle, tazza, and covered cup

Artist

Willem Claesz Heda

Physical Description

This remarkable still life depicts a table crowded with, among other things, a gilded covered goblet, a wide saucer-shaped silver tazza, a celestial globe painted with images of the constellations, a skull wearing a laurel wreath, and an extinguished candle, all rendered in exquisite detail with careful attention paid to the effects of light and texture. While the arrangement of objects may appear casual, the composition is artfully balanced along two diagonal axes centered on the two cups that lie crossed on the table. The repetition of ovoid shapes throughout the painting and the monochrome tonality with its restricted range of hues and values, a hallmark of Heda's style, assures the seamless integration of the sundry objects into a unified whole.

Artist Life Dates

1594-1680

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1633-1635

Accession Number

1965/2.55

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 18.30662

Secondary Keywords

animal material

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candles and candleholders

containers

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descriptors

drinking vessels

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