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Title

Candidate

Artist

Kirk Newman

Artist Life Dates

born 1926

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1965/2.37

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

man

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

Title

Spanish Women (recto); Group in prayer (verso)

Artist

Gustave Doré

Artist Life Dates

1832-1883

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1832-1883

Accession Number

1965/2.4

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink, graphite and brown wash on tan paper

Secondary Keywords

europe

european

european styles and periods

figures

locality

mental activities

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

people and occupations

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Two Crossing

Artist

Robert Wilbert

Artist Life Dates

born 1929

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1964

Accession Number

1965/2.52

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

streets

Title

Polycandelon for six oil lamps

Artist

Artist Unknown, Coptic, Egypt

Physical Description

This bronze light fixture consists of a central circular celestial motif from which extend twelve arms in a radial pattern. Six of these arms, embellished with maltese crosses, end in omega-shaped terminals. These decorated arms alternate with six unadorned arms that terminate in rings designed to hold glass oil lamps. The entire disk is suspended from three bronze chains joined to a large hook.

Century

6th century

Object Creation Date

500-599

Accession Number

1965/2.54

Medium and Support

bronze

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

christianity

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

crosses (motifs)

descriptors

design elements

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

middle east (general region)

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

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

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

candleholders

candles and candleholders

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

drinking vessels

european

european styles and periods

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

lighting devices

lighting devices by form

materials

materials by origin

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

still lifes

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Homage to Augustus John

Artist

Max Beerbohm

Artist Life Dates

1872-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1907

Accession Number

1965/2.6

Medium and Support

graphite, ink and watercolor on off-white paper

Secondary Keywords

audiences

clothing

equipment

equipment by context

equipment for personal use

figures

modern and contemporary art

objects

objects we use

people and occupations

tools and equipment

walking sticks

Title

Sheet of Studies (Young Man in Various Attitudes)

Artist

Nicolas Lancret

Artist Life Dates

1690-1743

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1690-1743

Accession Number

1965/2.62

Medium and Support

sanguine on white paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

people and occupations

study

Title

Old Houses, Amiens

Artist

Auguste Louis Lepère

Artist Life Dates

1849-1918

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1849-1918

Accession Number

1965/2.64

Medium and Support

etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

architecture

buildings

churches

europe

family

france

houses

how we live

locality

man

man on horseback

men on horseback

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

places of worship

relationships

streets

Title

Blue-and-white plate with floral motif painting, Imari ware

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1965/2.65

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

arita

asian

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

dishes

east asian

japanese

japanese ceramics styles

japanese decorative arts styles

japanese styles

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

pottery (object genre)

stoneware

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Baron Paul Pérignon

Artist

Thomas Couture

Physical Description

Bust-length, three-quarter view of a man with thick black beard facing slightly left, dressed in black with scarlet ribbon of the Legion of Honor on his lapel against a neutral background.

Artist Life Dates

1815 - 1879

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1965/2.66

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

image form

figures

objects we use

oblique views

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

views

views by vantage point or orientation

visual works

visual works by form

visual works by subject type

Title

Sunday, Going to Church

Artist

George Wesley Bellows

Artist Life Dates

1882-1925

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1965/2.7

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

modern and contemporary art

objects

people and occupations

transportation

vehicles

Title

Verzweiflung (Despair)

Artist

Emil Nolde

Physical Description

Print featuring a image of a small boy and a bearded man standing at right near a body of water on left. Small bush at left and trees in the distance.

Artist Life Dates

1867-1956

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1906

Accession Number

1965/2.72

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

european

european styles and periods

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

modern and contemporary art

modern european fine arts styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

movement

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

Title

Die Sonne, No. 3 from the series 10 Holzschnitte...

Artist

Karl Schmidt-Rottluff

Artist Life Dates

1884 - 1976

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1914

Accession Number

1965/2.73

Medium and Support

woodcut on paper

Secondary Keywords

child

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

Ode on a Wanli-era Imperial Brush

Artist

Shitao (Shih-t'ao)

Physical Description

Calligraphy of a poem written in running script and including three artist's seals and the artist's signature.

Artist Life Dates

1642-1707

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1705

Accession Number

1965/2.75

Medium and Support

ink on paper

Secondary Keywords

artists

descriptors

document genres

document genres by form

document genres for literary works

image-making processes and techniques

information forms

objects we use

painters (artists)

painters by subject of work

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the visual arts

people in the visual arts and related occupations

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

writing (processes)

Title

Sleeping Infant

Artist

François Boucher

Physical Description

This is a square format drawing done with white and black chalk against a grayish background. It shows a sleeping infant, wrapped in cloth, with hands clasped on its chest.

Artist Life Dates

1703-1770

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1703-1770

Accession Number

1965/2.77

Medium and Support

black and white chalk on gray paper

Secondary Keywords

children (people by age group)

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by age group

physical activities

physical activities by general context

youth

Title

Dish (Tondino) with portrait of a young woman and grotesque decoration

Artist

Nicola da Urbino

Physical Description

The profile bust of a young woman is depicted in the well of this dish. The rim features a variety of grotesque ornament, including two winged, serpent-like creatures with human heads, whose tails interlace at the top of the plate. Cornucopias full of fruit appear beneath these creatures, followed by weapons and shields, one of which bears the date 1526. At the bottom appears the head of a cherub supporting a vase of fruit.

Artist Life Dates

c. 1480-1537/1538

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1526

Accession Number

1965/2.79

Medium and Support

tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

Secondary Keywords

ceramics

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

dishes

earthenware

motifs

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

pottery (object genre)

vessels for serving and consuming food

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

Marjorie, Emma and Elsie

Artist

George Wesley Bellows

Artist Life Dates

1882-1925

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1921

Accession Number

1965/2.8

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

Title

Leaf from a psalter or book of hours (Psalm 26)

Artist

Artist Unknown, England or France

Physical Description

This manuscript leaf contains a single column of text in Latin surrounded by generous margins on three sides. Pen-flourished initials elaborated with delicate penwork, colored red and blue alternating with gold and purple, mark the beginning of each verse along the left edge of the text column. Five line-fillers, long linear elements colored blue and gold, complete the closing line of each verse and preserve the regular shape of the text block.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1400-1450

Accession Number

1965/2.81

Medium and Support

ink, tempera and gold on parchment

Secondary Keywords

layout features

associated concepts

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by conditions of production

document genres by function

images and ornament

information form components

information forms

layout features

objects we use

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious texts

Title

The Bois de Boulogne (The Cascades)

Artist

Félix Bracquemond

Artist Life Dates

1833-1914

Century

19th Century

Object Creation Date

1857

Accession Number

1965/2.83

Medium and Support

etching on thin paper, laid down on thicker paper

Secondary Keywords

geography

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Business-men's Class, Y.M.C.A.

Artist

George Wesley Bellows

Artist Life Dates

1882-1925

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1916

Accession Number

1965/2.9

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

how we live

modern and contemporary art

organizations

people and occupations

Title

Kneeling Cleric

Artist

Eustache Le Sueur

Artist Life Dates

1616/17-1655

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1966/1.107

Medium and Support

black chalk, heightened with white on cream-colored paper

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

Title

The Mourning St. John the Evangelist with two male figures (fragment of a crucifixion from a portable altarpiece)

Artist

Embriachi Workshop, Venice, Italy

Physical Description

This carved bone sculpture depicts John the Evangelist in profile with his hands held before him, bowing his head in mourning. A male figure wearing a knee-length robe stands on the right and holds a club in his left hand. A second male figure appears behind the saint in a similar pose of grief.

Century

14th-15th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

1966/1.108

Medium and Support

bone

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

italy (nation)

materials

materials by composition

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

sculpture

sculpture by technique

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by function

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Portrait of Pan Qintai

Artist

Zeng Jing (Tseng Ching)

Physical Description

Painting of a standing male figure facing forward and holding a walking stick, against a blank background surrounded by an inscription, two artist’s seals, seven colophons and accompanying seals of contemporary scholars and artists.

Artist Life Dates

1564-1657

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1621

Accession Number

1966/1.110

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

layout features

components

components and systems

components by specific context

document genres

document genres by form

illustrations

illustrations by form

images and ornament

information form components

information forms

layout features

objects we use

paintings

paintings by form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

scroll paintings

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Portrait of Zeng Jing (Tseng Ching,1564-1647)

Artist

Shi Qu (Shin Ch'ü)

Physical Description

Inscriptions of the artist: (At right:) A portrait of Mr. Zeng Pozhen … Copied by Shi Qu in the spring of 1797. (At left:) Mr. Zeng Pozhen was a superb realistic portrait painter … Two seals of the artistColophon, signature, and seal of Fei Danxu (1802–1850), dated 1848

Artist Life Dates

(active late 18th c - late 19th c)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1797

Accession Number

1966/1.111

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

Secondary Keywords

costumes

objects we use

people and occupations

text-based art

Title

Study of Horses and a Riding Woman (recto); Seated Woman (verso)

Artist

Théodore Chassériau

Artist Life Dates

1819-1856

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1819-1856

Accession Number

1966/1.90

Medium and Support

graphite on paper

Secondary Keywords

animals

figures

mammals

people and occupations

study

the natural world

women

Title

Viewing the Waterfall at Mount Kuang-lu

Artist

Shao Mi

Artist Life Dates

1620 - 1660

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1620-1642

Accession Number

1966/1.92

Medium and Support

album leaf, ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

atmospheric effects

descriptors

geography

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Study for an Overdoor Decoration in the Sala Regia of the Vatican

Artist

Taddeo Zuccaro

Physical Description

This drawing depicts two addorsed female figures reclining on a triangular slope. The women are partly clothed, and the one on the left wears an elephant-shaped headpiece. Between their shoulders appears a blank escutcheon held by two putti. Nude men in the background strain to hold back piles of objects that include shields and spears.

Artist Life Dates

(1529 - 1566)

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1564

Accession Number

1966/1.93

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with brown wash on buff paper

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

concepts in the arts

descriptors

drawing and drawing techniques

drawings

drawings by function

europe (continent)

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

italy (nation)

lazio (region)

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by gender

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

roma (province)

symbolism

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

The Conversion of Paul

Artist

Nicolas Beatrizet

Artist Life Dates

c.1515 - after 1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

1515-1615

Accession Number

1966/1.96

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

Secondary Keywords

people and occupations

religion

religions

religious figures

Title

Late Autumn Landscape

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

The entire top portion of this painting is seemingly blank, but represents the air and atmosphere. Below are mountains hugged by clouds and trees and vegetation in the phase of autumn.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1966/2.1

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

buildings and the land

descriptors

earth sciences concepts

image-making processes and techniques

objects we use

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

paintings

paintings by form

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

scroll paintings

seasons

settlements and landscapes

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

'Sung Sang Kala' (Sunday in "Pelelintangan" —Balinese calendar)

Artist

Indonesia, Bali

Century

Late 19th century

Object Creation Date

late 19th century

Accession Number

1966/2.15

Medium and Support

ink and opaque watercolor on hand-woven cotton

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

document genres

document genres by form

information forms

legendary creatures

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

Title

Wên Wang of Chou Visiting Chiang T'ai-kung on the Banks of the Wei River

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1644-1912

Accession Number

1966/2.16

Medium and Support

handscroll, ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

animals

history

mammals

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

transportation

vehicles

Title

Crossbow fibula with vegetal ornament on the catchplate

Artist

Anonymous Gallo-Roman

Physical Description

This fibula, a type of brooch used to pin outer garments, features a crossbar that ends in three onion-shaped terminals, which give the fibula a shape reminiscent of a crossbow. An arched bow connects the crossbar to the longer catchplate, which is ornamented with vegetal motifs.

Century

5th century

Object Creation Date

450-500

Accession Number

1966/2.17

Medium and Support

gilt bronze

Secondary Keywords

additive and joining processes and techniques

associated concepts

copper alloy

copper and copper alloy

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

culture and related concepts

culture-related concepts

descriptors

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

inorganic material

jewelry

jewelry by location

jewelry worn on costume

materials

materials by composition

medieval

medieval styles and periods

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

metallizing

nonferrous metal

objects we use

people and culture

pins (jewelry)

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

surface covering processes and techniques

Title

Tankard with Lid and scenes of Judith, Lucretia, and Venus

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Physical Description

The body of the tankard is decorated with two narrow bands of gilded abstract vegetal ornament around the neck and base, separated by a wider band that features three repoussé medallions alternating with three bosses. Each medallion depicts a standing nude female: one of the nudes appears in an interior holding a dagger to her chest; another holds a sword and a man's head and stands beside a female companion; the third holds an elongated arrow with a blindfolded cupid at her feet. The cast handle consists of a clawed bird's foot grasping a ball at the base, followed by a satyr mask, a bound female nude, and, surmounting the handle, the bust of a warrior. The lid, a later addition, bears a wreath with a series of initials and the date 1639.

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1600-1639

Accession Number

1966/2.18

Medium and Support

repoussé and engraved silver, partially gilded

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

events

legendary creatures

metal decorating techniques

metalwork

metalworking

metalworking and metalworking processes and techniques

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by material

processes and techniques by specific type

scrollwork

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

At the Cloth Merchant's

Artist

Jean-Baptiste Huet

Artist Life Dates

1745-1811

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1772

Accession Number

1966/2.19

Medium and Support

pen and wash

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

commercial buildings

figures

genres

mercantile buildings

people and occupations

single built works

single built works by function

single built works by specific type

Title

The Cynic Philosopher Crates

Artist

Domenico Fetti

Physical Description

This painting shows a man seated on a bench, facing the viewer. He leans forward slightly and his right hand reaches across his body to point toward a group of coins on the ground. He is dressed in tattered clothing and his feet are bare. The bench where he is seated is inscribed with the letters: P. Q. P. C. /T. T. This is an outdoor scene with open sky in the background and some vegetation on a ledge above him, but there are no details to indicate the exact location. Another man is shown in the background at the right, walking hunched over and using a staff. There is a strong contrast between dark and light in this painting. The figure of the walking man and the dark shapes of buildings are outlined against the light backdrop of the sky. A strong warm light, from the left side of the painting, highlights the knees, hand and upper body of the seated man.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1589 - 1624)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1600-1624

Accession Number

1966/2.2

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

architecture

cloth

descriptors

fiber and fiber products

fiber products

materials

materials by form

materials by physical form

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people and occupations

people by gender

people by occupation

people in the humanities

textile materials

textile materials by form

Title

Shower

Artist

Yasuo Kuniyoshi

Artist Life Dates

1889-1953

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1932

Accession Number

1966/2.21

Medium and Support

lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

events

modern and contemporary art

natural events

people and culture

plants

the natural world

Title

Painted Words (Paroles Peintes), Plate I from 'Painted Words (Parole Peintes)

Artist

Roberto Sebastián Antonio Echaurren Matta

Artist Life Dates

1911 - 2002

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1959

Accession Number

1966/2.22

Medium and Support

color etching and aquatint with soft-ground etching on chine collé, laid down on

Secondary Keywords

genres

man

modern and contemporary art

movement

people and occupations

Title

Reclining Figures

Artist

Henry Moore

Artist Life Dates

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

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1963

Accession Number

1966/2.23

Medium and Support

color lithograph on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

Title

Portrait

Artist

Omar El Nagdi

Artist Life Dates

Born 1931

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1961

Accession Number

1966/2.24

Medium and Support

color etching on paper

Secondary Keywords

figures

genres

modern and contemporary art

people and occupations

Title

Blue-and-white brush holder with human figures and pine tree

Artist

Artist Unknown Hirado ware, Japan

Physical Description

A hexagonal container of white porcelain. Each of six rectangular panels has delicate rendering of figures or plants with blue underglaze. On one panel there is a male figure dancing and playing a drum. On another panel, dancing male figure appears as well. Next to the drumming figure, a pine tree is drawn.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1966/2.25

Medium and Support

porcelain with blue underglaze painting

Secondary Keywords

double-headed

buildings and the land

drums (membranophones)

evergreens

landscapes (environments)

membranophones

natural landscapes

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by occupation

people in the arts

people in the arts and related occupations

people in the humanities

people in the performing arts

performing artists

settlements and landscapes

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

struck drums

trees

trees by leaf life

tubular drums

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

woody plants

Title

Small bottle with incised design

Artist

Artist Unknown, Korea

Physical Description

It has a flat round shaped-body and a rim in the shape of a hemisphere. The foot is small and low-rising. The shoulder is adorned with cloud.

Century

12th century

Object Creation Date

12th century

Accession Number

1966/2.28

Medium and Support

Stoneware with celadon glaze

Secondary Keywords

asian

containers

containers by form

east asian

objects we use

people and culture

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels

Title

Mountain Landscape in Autumn

Artist

Uragami Shunkin

Physical Description

Landscape painting on a blue/purple cloth backing. Signature and title in upper right corner. Seal also located in lower left corner. Colors are faded and sparse. A small building is visible in the middle of the painting, and a bridge hidden amongst the trees is further down on the painting.

Artist Life Dates

1779-1846

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

1843

Accession Number

1966/2.29

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

architecture

asia

asian

figures

forms

geography

locality

making art

man

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Dorigen of Bretaigne Longing for the Safe Return of Her Husband

Artist

Edward Burne-Jones

Artist Life Dates

1833-1898

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870

Accession Number

1966/2.3

Medium and Support

graphite on off-white wove paper

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

european

european styles and periods

genres

geography

modern british styles and movements

modern british styles by reign

modern european regional styles and movements

modern european styles and movements

people and culture

people and occupations

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

women

Title

Autumn Colors at Mount Yu

Artist

Wang Hui

Artist Life Dates

1632-1717

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1700

Accession Number

1966/2.30

Medium and Support

ink and color on silk

Secondary Keywords

scale

architecture

atmospheric effects

buildings and the land

geography

objects we use

people and occupations

seasons

settlements

settlements and landscapes

settlements by form

the natural world

transportation vehicles

vehicles

watercraft

watercraft by general type

waterscapes

Title

Battle Scene

Artist

Raymond Lafage

Artist Life Dates

1656-1684

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1966/2.35

Medium and Support

pen and Chinese ink wash on coated vellum

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

army

how we live

mammals

military

objects

people and occupations

the natural world

war

weaponry

Title

Les ...claireurs de la Seine

Artist

James Tissot

Physical Description

This work in graphite and watercolor on off-white wove paper is vertically oriented. There are six male figures portrayed in the uniforms of éclaireurs, or scouts, of nineteenth century France. Only the second and third men from the left are colored in, the four others are graphite outlines. The men wear military jackets with belts, trousers, and black shoes with tall, white spats. Their hats have brass emblems and tipped up bills. The largest man who was been colored in has a blue sash over his gray uniform and holds a rifle at his side. There is a pale blue rectangular border around the men with the artist’s name in the bottom center.

Artist Life Dates

1836-1902

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1870-1871

Accession Number

1966/2.4

Medium and Support

graphite and watercolor on off-white wove paper

Secondary Keywords

army

figures

military

people and occupations

study

Title

Sugar Caster (one of a pair)

Artist

Monogrammist CO

Physical Description

This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.

Artist Life Dates

active 1739-1742

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1739

Accession Number

1966/2.5

Medium and Support

silver

Secondary Keywords

casters (vessels)

condiment vessels

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

metalwork

netherlands (nation)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

south holland (province)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

Sugar Caster (one of a pair)

Artist

Monogrammist CO

Physical Description

This sugar caster consists of an octagonal body topped by a domed lid. The body stands on a molded, octagonal base with alternating concave sides, a design carried through the rest of the body and the lid. The lid is pierced with geometric and floral patterns that alternate on each facet, and is surmounted by a rounded finial. The tall, slender proportions of the caster are counterbalanced by the horizontal moldings that decorate the base, body and lid. An unidentified coat of arms appears on the body of the caster.

Artist Life Dates

active 1739-1742

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1739

Accession Number

1966/2.6

Medium and Support

silver

Secondary Keywords

casters (vessels)

condiment vessels

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

european

european styles and periods

geographic and political locations

metalwork

netherlands (nation)

object genres

object genres by material

objects we use

people and culture

renaissance-baroque styles and periods

south holland (province)

styles and periods

styles and periods by region

vessels for serving and consuming food

Title

The Annunciation

Artist

Mariano Salvador de Maella

Physical Description

In this painting, rendered entirely in gray monochrome, a technique known as grisaille, an angel descends on a bank of clouds toward a woman who kneels on the floor before a prie-dieu. She looks downward and turns away from the angel in a gesture of humility, and her head is illuminated by the light from a luminescent dove in the cloud above her. A bearded man looks down from the summit of the cloud, nearly engulfed in light, and a number of cherubim appear throughout the scene. The robust forms and grounded materiality of the woman's body and the furniture around her give way to light-filled clouds and diffused forms in the upper part of the canvas as the heavenly and worldly realms come together.

Artist Life Dates

1739-1819

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

1967/1.37

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

birds

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

legendary creatures

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

seating furniture

single seating furniture

stools

stools by function

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

Title

Portrait of a Gentleman

Artist

Wallerant Vaillant

Artist Life Dates

1623-1677

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1967/1.39

Medium and Support

black chalk on buff paper

Secondary Keywords

clothing

objects

people and occupations