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Title

Schonen Madonna

Artist

Artist Unknown, Czech Republic, Prague

Physical Description

Bust of Madonna with head facing down and to the side. The main sculpture is of wood with a layers of paint on the face and veil.

Object Creation Date

circa 1400

Accession Number

2013/1.227

Medium and Support

polychromed wood

relevance

rank 6.24329

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Title

Kalpasutra manuscript page: Monks and Devotees

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Physical Description

The horizontal folio from a Kalpasutra manuscript consists of seven lines of text to the left and center broken by a squarish gold symbol framed in a red line and cusped blue lines. Gold diamond shapes framed in red are at the sides, with a vertical red line between the one on the left and the text. Between the text and the right diamond shape there is a painting consisting of three registers of figures against a red ground. The top row depicts three laymen wearing crowns, the middle two monks and a nun and the bottom row three nuns.

Century

15th century

Object Creation Date

1400-1450

Accession Number

1970/2.116

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 6.13059

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Title

Jina venerated by a monk, men and women, a naga, and animals from a Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A Jina is encircled by a giant halo of ref, green, blue, gold, and white. Within the halo are different creatures, including a tiger, bird, naga, and devotees. The Jina sits nude on a throne with his legs crossed and hands together. Above him are clouds in the sky, and below a monk and devotees.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.170

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 5.81204

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Pointer Nun

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun wearing a habit with her left hand pointed. She is looking at the camera.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2014/2.271

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.73527

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Devotion of Little St. John the Baptist [Les hommages du petit saint Jean] from a suite of nine scenes of the life of the Virgin

Artist

Anonymous French

Physical Description

The Virgin Mary seated with an infant on her lap. She is surrounded by angels and two saints on either side. To her left, the little St. John the Baptist looks up to her. There is a puti above sprinkling something in the air. Drapes pushed back on either side.

Century

17th century

Accession Number

2013/2.542

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.73105

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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Title

Baptism of a Warrior by a Bishop Saint (recto); Young Woman's Head (verso)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.17

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with gray wash and black chalk on cream paper

relevance

rank 5.61686

Secondary Keywords

ceremonies

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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

relevance

rank 5.47766

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Title

Digambara Jain manuscript page: Jina venerated by a community of laymen

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

Eight worshippers sit to the right of a sky-clad (nude) Jina and monk. They each raise beads in their hands. Below them a struggle is depicted. Two men in shorts wrestle, while a snake, tiger, and elephant rera up beside a fire.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.169

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 5.44809

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

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reptiles

Title

A Rabbi Studying, from a drawing by Rembrandt

Artist

Augustus John

Physical Description

A bearded man sits stooped over his literature. He is adorned in thick robes and his head wrapped. He sits at a table that is also covered in cloth.

Artist Life Dates

1878-1961

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1906

Accession Number

1949/1.70

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.35820

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

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Title

Christ in Limbo (The Harrowing of Hell) from "The Small Woodcut Passion"

Artist

Albrecht Dürer

Physical Description

A group of figures at the left stand in a vaulted space under a cross. They look towards the lower right of the composition where a man holding a standard with a cross on top is bending forward and offering his hand to an old bearded man in an arched doorway. Above the doorway are several fantastical figures with beaked or animal heads and arms with claws.

Artist Life Dates

Nüremberg, 1471-1528

Century

Early 16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1509-1511

Accession Number

2011/2.55

Medium and Support

woodcut print on laid paper

relevance

rank 5.21195

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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bible

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old testament

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Title

He's Got You and Me Brother

Artist

Ronald E. Cooper

Artist Life Dates

born 1931

Century

late 20th century

Object Creation Date

1992

Accession Number

2002/1.213

Medium and Support

carved and painted wood

relevance

rank 5.20848

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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bible

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Title

Buddhist Monk with begging bowl

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1979/2.81

Medium and Support

hanging scroll fragment (framed), ink and color on silk

relevance

rank 5.19701

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Jina venerated by a monk, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi from Digambara Jain manuscript

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Sirohi School

Physical Description

A nude monk on the top left sits before a Jina at top right. Three Hindu gods, Harihara, Garuda, and Nandi venerate the Jina in the bottom registers.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.164

Medium and Support

ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

relevance

rank 5.19392

Secondary Keywords

animals

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the natural world

Title

Buddhist Surplice

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

1950-1959

Accession Number

1998/1.144

Medium and Support

patchwork silk brocade, with ivory ring

relevance

rank 5.14731

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Title

Ôtsu-e: Demon soliciting alms (Oni no nembutsu)

Artist

Artist Unknown, Japan

Physical Description

In this painting, a mischievous demon is depicted in priest’s garb begging for alms.

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1964/2.102

Medium and Support

hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

relevance

rank 5.13462

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Nun with Recorder

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A nun holding a recording tool.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.45

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 5.12824

Secondary Keywords

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Title

The Church at Le Tréport, France

Artist

R. G. Mathews

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1940.200

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 5.09832

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

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Title

The Virgin and the Cradle

Artist

Marcantonio Raimondi

Physical Description

This sober, pyramidal composition consists of five figures within an interior. A seated woman and child occupy the center of the composition while flanking her to the left is a kneeling older woman with her left hand on the child her right hand on the cradle. To the right of the seated woman is a putti holding a ewer and standing next to a basin. Standing behind the seated woman is a standing woman with hands raised. All of the women are dressed in generalized classical drapery.

Artist Life Dates

ca. 1475-before 1534

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1520

Accession Number

1995/1.81

Medium and Support

engraving on medium-weight, slightly textured, off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 5.08427

Secondary Keywords

layout features

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Title

Procession, Rio de Contas, Brazil

Artist

Kristin Capp

Physical Description

Two men, darkened by shadow, holding processional items, one with a cross. Palm tree behind, clear sky.

Object Creation Date

2004

Accession Number

2014/2.369

Medium and Support

archival pigment print on paper

relevance

rank 4.95412

Secondary Keywords

buildings and the land

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Title

Nuns Folding Linens

Artist

Ilse Bing

Physical Description

A group of nuns folding linens.

Artist Life Dates

American, born Germany, 1899/1900-1998

Object Creation Date

1935

Accession Number

2012/2.44

Medium and Support

vintage gelatin silver print on paper

relevance

rank 4.94818

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Boaz and the Elders. from the Story from Ruth in Gerard de Jode's "Thesaurus Sacrarum historiarum Veteris et Novi Testamenti"

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

A group of men in an outdoor setting of a stone structure all seated having a conversation. Towards the one side you can see two houses in the distance. The men are all wearing cloaks.

Century

16th century

Accession Number

2013/2.534

Medium and Support

engraving on laid paper

relevance

rank 4.93022

Secondary Keywords

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Title

Yungdron Dorje Pal (1284–1365) subduing a wrathful demon while attended by a meditation deity, Mahakala and other monks.

Artist

Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Physical Description

A portable painting done in ink and gouache on loose-weave, primed cotton, surround by two strips of fabric. This painting has suffered greatly from water damage, running the pigments together.

Century

18th-20th century

Object Creation Date

1700-1750

Accession Number

1973/1.719

Medium and Support

ink and gouache on cotton

relevance

rank 4.89073

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

Durga as slayer of the Buffalo Demon (Mahisasuramardini)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

circa 17th century

Accession Number

1975/2.109

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Two Standing Female Figures, Linga at Base (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1977/2.136

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Lakshmi (from an altar set)

Artist

India, South India, Ganga-Jamni

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1976/2.41

Medium and Support

copper with gold embellishment

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Parshvanatha (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1975/2.122

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Pair Giving Offerings (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.111

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Virabhadra

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.128

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Two Figures

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1977/2.123

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Vinadhara - Dakshinamurti

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Object Creation Date

15th century - 16th century

Accession Number

1975/2.127

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Ambika, mother Goddess holding a child on her left leg with feet resting on a lion

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Gujarat

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

16th century

Accession Number

1976/2.58

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Folk Rama

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra

Century

19th-20th century

Object Creation Date

19th century - 20th century

Accession Number

1976/2.33

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Folk Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1977/2.125

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.136

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Durga

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, North India

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1975/2.112

Medium and Support

brass

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Twin deities seated in lalitasana pose (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1977/2.118

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Rama

Artist

India, South India, Ganga-Jamni

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1976/2.40

Medium and Support

copper with gold embellishment

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Unidentified figure (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1977/2.127

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Laksmi-Narayana on Garuda

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1975/2.108

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Pedestal of a HIndu (?) diety (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.130

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Male and female figures

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, North or Central India

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1977/2.81

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Unidentified Hindu (?) deity (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1977/2.113

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Shiva in ekamukhalinga form, with cobra hood, on a dais

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1977/2.104

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Lakshmi (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown India, Tamil Nadu, Pudukottai Workshop

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 16th century

Accession Number

1975/2.143

Medium and Support

copper

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Durga as slayer of the Buffalo Demon (Mahsasuramardini), enthroned

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

16th-18th century

Object Creation Date

16th century - 17th century

Accession Number

1976/2.37

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Unidentified figure, standing male (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.139

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Figure

Artist

Artist Unknown, India

Object Creation Date

n.d.

Accession Number

1978/2.135

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

Linga Shrine, with cobra and bull in attendance (small folk bronze)

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Maharashtra

Century

20th-century

Object Creation Date

20th century

Accession Number

1976/2.34

Medium and Support

bronze

relevance

rank 4.85641

Secondary Keywords

religion

religions

Title

An imaginary portrait of the Tibetan monk and scholar Go Lotsawa (1392–1481)

Artist

Workshop Unknown, Tibet or Nepal

Century

18th-19th century

Object Creation Date

18th century - 19th century

Accession Number

1972/2.347

Medium and Support

ink on silk?

relevance

rank 4.85319

Secondary Keywords

asian

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Title

The Bodhisattva Guanyin

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

19th century

Accession Number

1991/2.23

Medium and Support

Blanc de Chine glaze on porcelain

relevance

rank 4.80242

Secondary Keywords

buddhism

religion

religions