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Title

Portrait of Francis Russel, the 2nd Earl of Bedford

Artist

Jacobus Houbraken

Artist Life Dates

1698-1780

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1740

Accession Number

1930.14

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 27.80909

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

motifs

Title

Corner Decoration of a Painted Ceiling

Artist

Angelo Michele Colonna

Artist Life Dates

(1604 - 1687)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1959/2.31

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 27.78581

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

motifs

study

Title

The Triumph of Galatea

Artist

Giovanni Battista Gaulli (Baciccio)

Artist Life Dates

(1639 - 1709)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.15

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and brown wash, heightened with white, laid down

relevance

rank 27.57704

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

how we live

motifs

people and occupations

war

Title

Academic Figure; Verso: Putto with Death's Head

Artist

Giovanni Battista Piazzetta

Artist Life Dates

1682 - 1754

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1948/1.41

Medium and Support

red and black chalk on blue paper

relevance

rank 27.43388

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

how we live

motifs

people and occupations

rites of passage

Title

A Female Nude with Putti in a Landscape

Artist

Eugène Delacroix

Artist Life Dates

1798-1863

Century

19th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1850

Accession Number

1997/1.64

Medium and Support

graphite on thin, smooth brownish beige wove paper

relevance

rank 27.27399

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

motifs

people and occupations

plants

study

the natural world

Title

Two Putti

Artist

Artist Unknown

Century

17th-18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1951/2.6

Medium and Support

engraving on paper

relevance

rank 26.92068

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

motifs

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

vessels

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 26.73300

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

descriptors

design elements

family

figure- and animal-derived motifs

how we live

motifs

music

musical instruments

objects

relationships

Title

Allegory Presented to M and Mme Cuisy on Their Wedding Anniversary, July 30, 176

Artist

Gilles Demarteau

Artist Life Dates

1729-1776

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1722-1776

Accession Number

1969/2.71

Medium and Support

crayon manner engraving on off-white laid paper

relevance

rank 26.73300

Secondary Keywords

animals

anniversary

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

genres

mammals

motifs

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

Allegory of the Holy Catholic Faith

Artist

Marcantonio Franceschini

Artist Life Dates

1648-1729

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

1970/2.10

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with gray wash and black chalk

relevance

rank 26.34514

Secondary Keywords

architecture

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

genres

models

motifs

people and occupations

plants

religion

religions

the natural world

Title

Amorini and Monkeys in a Trellis Work Pavilion

Artist

Claude Gillot

Artist Life Dates

1673-1722

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1961/1.171

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and brown and black inks with gray wash

relevance

rank 26.34514

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

descriptors

design elements

fantasy

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

mammals

man on horseback

motifs

people and occupations

the natural world

Title

A Muse Presiding over the Arrangement of a Painting Gallery (Génie présidant à l

Artist

Noâl Le Mire

Artist Life Dates

1724-1801

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1756

Accession Number

1970/2.132

Medium and Support

etching and engraving on paper

relevance

rank 26.34514

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

genres

making art

motifs

object

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

Allegory

Artist

Pierre Brébiette

Artist Life Dates

1598 - circa 1650

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1598 - c. 1650

Accession Number

1930.5

Medium and Support

etching on paper

relevance

rank 25.94872

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

animals

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

genres

mammals

motifs

mythology

objects

people and occupations

plants

the natural world

Title

The Virgin of the Immaculate Conception

Artist

Ubaldo Gandolfi

Artist Life Dates

1728-1781

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

1970/2.43

Medium and Support

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

relevance

rank 25.78192

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

holy figures and saints

motifs

people and occupations

religion

subject matter

Title

Urn Decorated with Two Seated Putti, Rams' Heads as Handles, Garlands and Cornuc

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.50

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 25.74943

Secondary Keywords

animals

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

mammals

motifs

objects

people and occupations

plants

sheep

spears

study

the natural world

vessels

weaponry

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 25.68711

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

Self-Portrait with Allegorical Figures

Artist

Anonymous French

Artist Life Dates

()

Century

18th century?

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

1970/2.102

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with white chalk

relevance

rank 25.55021

Secondary Keywords

allegory and literature

architecture

atmospheric effects

creatures

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

genres

man

mermaids

motifs

mythology

people and occupations

portraits

the natural world

Title

Studies of Putti; studies of a Female Saint and various heads

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

Late 16th or early 17th century

Object Creation Date

1575-1625

Accession Number

1970/2.37

Medium and Support

pen and brown ink with brown wash and red chalk on brown paper

relevance

rank 23.77178

Secondary Keywords

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

motifs

study

the human body

upper body

Title

Section of a Plasterwork Ceiling

Artist

Daniel Marot

Artist Life Dates

c.1663-1752

Century

late 17th-early 18th century

Object Creation Date

1663-1752

Accession Number

1959/2.59

Medium and Support

pen and bistre ink with gray wash

relevance

rank 23.38515

Secondary Keywords

animals

architecture

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures

materials

materials by composition

motifs

people and occupations

shell and shell material

study

the natural world

Title

An Urn Decorated with Two Seated Female Figures, Each Accompanied by a Putto, th

Artist

Anonymous Italian

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

mid 18th century

Accession Number

1959/2.49

Medium and Support

graphite, pen and gray ink with ink wash

relevance

rank 23.32583

Secondary Keywords

animals

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

mammals

materials

materials by composition

motifs

plants

shell and shell material

study

the natural world

Title

Virabhadra plaque

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, South India

Century

17th–18th century

Object Creation Date

17th century - 18th century

Accession Number

1977/2.43

Medium and Support

brass (?)

relevance

rank 23.26919

Secondary Keywords

descriptors

design elements

edged weapons

figure- and animal-derived motifs

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

weapons

weapons and ammunition

Title

Head of a ram

Artist

Artist Unknown, India, Bengal

Physical Description

This terracotta is modeled in the shape of a ram’s head. The snout is softly modeled by hand and his two horns form coils to either side of his head. A decorative band with punch-marked floral decoration on it divides the snout from the area of the head with the spiral horns. The horns are decorated with lines and encircle a donut shaped element in the center. A floral motif is between the two above the decorative band and other punch-marked floral forms decorate his snout at the top and at each cheek. His eyes are incised in a diamond pattern with a circular center and his nostrils are simple indentations.

Century

1st century

Object Creation Date

1st century

Accession Number

1980/2.283

Medium and Support

terracotta

relevance

rank 22.83137

Secondary Keywords

animals

animals and creatures

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

mammals

motifs

sheep

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

St. Felix of Valois

Artist

Gaspar Miguel de Berrío

Physical Description

A bearded man with a halo and wearing ecclesiastical vestments appears rapt in ecstasy in the upper third of this painting. He stands on a cloud beneath an elaborate baldachin with his eyes turned upward. A stag with a cross between its antlers lies at his feet on the figure's right while a putto sits at his left. Two more putti hover to the left and right of the man, holding a red curtain behind him. This scene is surrounded on three sides by dense painted decoration composed primarily of vegetal motifs, which is complemented by the exuberant scrolling foliage and fish scale patterns of the gilded frame. A cartouche bearing a Latin inscription identifying the standing figure is located near the bottom of the painted surface.

Artist Life Dates

1706 - after 1761

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1735

Accession Number

2002/1.157

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 21.47839

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

edging and surfacing patterns

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

imbrication

mammals

motifs

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

people and culture

religions

religions and religious concepts

scrollwork

south america (continent)

Title

Iridescent Glass Inkwell with purple-gray iridescent, gold ram head stopper

Artist

Artist Unknown

Physical Description

An iridescent glass inkwell with a gold lid. The base is purplish-gray while the lid has a ram's head engraved on it.

Object Creation Date

1875-1975

Accession Number

2010/1.274

Medium and Support

glass, metal

relevance

rank 20.99608

Secondary Keywords

containers

containers by function or context

containers for writing equipment

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

glass and glassmaking mixtures

gold and gold alloy

inorganic material

materials

materials by composition

metal

metal and metal products

metal by composition or origin

motifs

nonferrous metal

objects we use

Title

Daphnis and Chloe

Artist

Anonymous

Physical Description

This work depicts a lively outdoor scene in pen and ink with grey wash and pink and blue watercolor. The setting is replete with lush foliage and populated by several figures and animals. A nude female figure stands holding onto a slender fruit tree looking over a body of water in which a winged boy wades holding his hands to his head. Another nude female figure is shown seated on the right holding a dog tied to a leash. Two playful birds and another winged boy are shown in the bottom foreground.

Object Creation Date

18th century

Accession Number

2012/2.217

Medium and Support

pen and ink, wash and watercolor on laid paper

relevance

rank 20.20216

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

buildings and the land

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures (representations)

inorganic material

landscapes (environments)

mammals

materials

materials by composition

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

plants

settlements and landscapes

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by subject type

woody plants

Title

Virgin of the Apocalypse

Artist

Gaetano Gandolfi

Physical Description

A woman dressed in a rose-colored robe with a blue mantle and flowing white veil stands on a silver crescent moon among a bank of dark clouds. A halo of stars encircles her head. She clasps both hands before her. The heads of two putti peak out from beneath her mantle next to her left hip. Her right foot treads upon a long serpent that curves back upon itself with an open mouth.

Artist Life Dates

(1728 - 1781)

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

1770-1780

Accession Number

2009/1.537

Medium and Support

oil on canvas, mounted on board

relevance

rank 20.08005

Secondary Keywords

associated concepts

descriptors

design elements

earth sciences concepts

figure- and animal-derived motifs

image-making processes and techniques

motifs

natural element motifs

painting and painting techniques

painting techniques

painting techniques by medium

people and culture

physical sciences concepts

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

scientific concepts

weather and related phenomena

weather-related phenomena

Title

Belt Ornament in the Form of a Ram's Head

Artist

Artist Unknown, African, Congo (Zaire), Kuba

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1950

Accession Number

1986/1.212

Medium and Support

glass beads, shells and leather

relevance

rank 19.68530

Secondary Keywords

animals

beads and sets of beads

beadwork

biological components

components

components and systems

components by specific context

costume

costume accessories

costume accessories worn

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

mammals

motifs

object genres

object genres by form

objects

objects we use

ornamental

sheep

the human body

the natural world

upper body

Title

Ivory snuff bottle with ram heads and person

Artist

Artist Unknown, China

Century

20th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1st half of 20th century

Accession Number

1980/2.65

Medium and Support

ivory

relevance

rank 19.47135

Secondary Keywords

bone

bone by form

buildings and the land

combination inorganic/organic animal material

combination inorganic/organic material

containers

containers by function or context

containers for personal use

containers for smoking and tobacco use

dentin

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

garden structures

materials

materials by composition

motifs

objects we use

single built works

single built works by location or context

single built works by specific type

tooth and tooth components

tooth components

Title

Coconut Cup

Artist

Artist Unknown, Germany

Physical Description

This cup is fashioned from a coconut shell set in a shallow bowl supported on a long, narrow stem and held in place by three straps and a tall neck band. The shallow domed lid has a plain, overhanging rim and terminates in a finial with a statuette of a nude sea nymph and serpent. The metalwork is densely decorated with various masks, animals, fantastic creatures, and vegetal ornament.

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

2nd half of 16th century

Accession Number

1969/2.36

Medium and Support

coconut shell with gilded silver

relevance

rank 18.82440

Secondary Keywords

animals and creatures

birds

containers

containers by function or context

containers for serving and consuming food

culinary containers

cups by form

descriptors

design elements

figure- and animal-derived motifs

food

fruit

mammals

materials

materials by function

motifs

mounted cups

objects we use

patterns (design elements)

patterns by specific type

scrollwork

standing cups

vessels for serving and consuming food

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 18.52225

Secondary Keywords

animal material

animal material by form or function

associated concepts

bodies of water

bodies of water and components of bodies of water

bodies of water by location

buildings and the land

coastline bodies of water

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

events

executions

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

image-making processes and techniques

intaglio printing processes

italy (nation)

landscapes (environments)

lombardy (region)

materials

materials by origin

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

printing and printing processes and techniques

printing processes

processes and techniques

processes and techniques by specific type

religions

religions and religious concepts

settlements and landscapes

skeleton and skeleton components

skeleton components

visual works

visual works by subject type

Title

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

relevance

rank 18.05211

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

The Annunciation

Artist

Juan de Valdés Leal

Physical Description

An angel, draped with a flowing red mantle, descends on the left from a bank of clouds. He holds a scepter and twisting scroll in his left hand while he points with his right toward a white dove encircled by a halo of light that descends toward a woman dressed in long robes and a veil. She sits, holding a book open on the lectern before her, and draws back slightly with her right hand raised and her eyes downcast. Six cherubim sit above on the edge of the cloudbank, which opens to reveal a male figure barely visible in the blinding light that fills the cloud.

Artist Life Dates

1622-1690

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

1661

Accession Number

1962/1.99

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 18.04578

Secondary Keywords

andalusia (autonomous community)

animals and creatures

associated concepts

buildings and the land

bulbs

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

geographic and political locations

herbaceous plants

landscapes (environments)

legendary creatures

motifs

natural landscapes

objects we use

people and culture

plants

religions

religions and religious concepts

religious visual works

settlements and landscapes

seville (province)

spain (nation)

vegetation and vegetation components

vegetation components

visual works

visual works by function

woody plants

Title

Mars and Venus Surrounded by Nymphs and Putti

Artist

Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio

Physical Description

The nude figures of four women, a man, a winged boy, and numerous putti stand in front of a curtained bed. The man stands near the center of the crowd and gasps, apparently in shock, as his jacket is pulled off by the young boy behind him. The woman seated on the bed beckons toward the man.

Artist Life Dates

c.1505-1565

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1530-1540

Accession Number

1985/1.86

Medium and Support

engraving on cream laid paper

relevance

rank 17.85072

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

europe (continent)

figure- and animal-derived motifs

figures (representations)

furnishings

furnishings by form or function

furniture

furniture by form or function

geographic and political locations

intaglio prints

italy (nation)

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by state or condition

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

sleeping and reclining furniture

veneto (region)

venezia (province)

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

L'Alliance de la Poésie et de la Musique (The Alliance of Poetry and Music)

Artist

Charles Joseph Natoire

Physical Description

Two women clad in flowing robes sit beneath a curved colonnade at the center of this delicately painted scene. The woman on the left, wearing a blue mantle, holds a lyre in her right hand and leans toward her companion, who holds open a musical score on her lap to which she points with her right hand. Books are piled on the steps next to the woman on the left and a putto sits next to her with a scroll unrolled across his lap. A second putto stands next to the other seated woman and plays a viol. A winged putto hovers over the heads of the two women, holding a small trumpet in his left hand and a laurel crown in his right, which he is about to place on the head of the woman with the lyre. Two bust-length portraits of men in oval frames wreathed with laurel hang from the columns in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1700-1777

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1746

Accession Number

1994/1.81

Medium and Support

oil on panel

relevance

rank 17.46521

Secondary Keywords

bowed

artistic concepts

artistic devices

arts

arts and related disciplines

associated concepts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

disciplines

fiddles

figure- and animal-derived motifs

genres in the arts

humanities

literary, oral and motion picture genres

lutelike chordophones

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

performing arts

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

symbolism

violin family instruments

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

visual works by subject type

Title

Sibyl Seated with Tablet

Artist

Bartolomeo Coriolano

Physical Description

A woman wearing long robes sits holding a pen in her right hand and props up a blank tablet in her lap. A putto helps support the table from behind and points toward the seated figure. A pot of ink with another pen appears next to his foot.

Artist Life Dates

(ca. 1599 - ca. 1676)

Century

17th century

Object Creation Date

17th century

Accession Number

2009/2.23

Medium and Support

chiaroscuro woodcut on laid paper

relevance

rank 17.40455

Secondary Keywords

transfer method

descriptors

design elements

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

equipment

equipment by process

figure- and animal-derived motifs

image-making equipment

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

motifs

objects we use

people

people (agents)

people and culture

people by activity

prints

prints by process

prints by process or technique

relief prints

tools and equipment

visual works

visual works by medium or technique

woodcuts

Title

Fame and Erato, Muse of Love Poetry

Artist

Sebastiano Conca

Physical Description

Two women accompanied by a pair of putti appear seated in the foreground of this painting. On the left sits a winged woman crowned with a laurel wreath and wearing a long white robe and a vivid ocher-colored mantle. She leans on a globe while cradling a large book in her right arm to which she points with her left hand. In her right hand she holds a compass. A putto peeks from beneath her mantle, and a viol is visible beneath the globe. The other woman sits on a cloud. She wears a golden crown and a richly colored blue mantle. She grasps a lyre with her left hand and leans toward the woman seated next to her, gesturing in the direction of the book with her right hand. A second putto stands near her left shoulder holding a gold circlet in his left hand. The background is filled with glimpses of neoclassical architecture, including fluted columns and a facade with a row of Ionic columns supporting an entablature.

Artist Life Dates

1680 - 1764

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1725

Accession Number

1987/1.159

Medium and Support

oil on canvas

relevance

rank 17.16380

Secondary Keywords

artistic concepts

artistic devices

associated concepts

chordophones

concepts in the arts

descriptors

design elements

drafting, drawing and writing equipment

drafting, drawing and writing equipment by specific type

equipment

equipment by process

figure- and animal-derived motifs

image-making equipment

information artifacts

information artifacts by physical form

information forms

motifs

objects we use

paintings

paintings by material or technique

people and culture

sound devices

sound devices by acoustical characteristics

symbolism

tools and equipment

visual works

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Title

Study for the Last Judgement in the Dome of Santa Maria del Fiore, Florence

Artist

Federico Zuccaro

Physical Description

This is a preparatory drawing of a group of putti that form part of the painted decoration of the dome of Florence cathedral. The most striking figures are the putti in the upper corners of the drawing who support an architectural cornice and a pair of putto that appear between them. One of these putti holds a shirt and his companion holds three dice. Myriad other putti are rendered more lightly to give the impression that they are positioned in the background.

Artist Life Dates

1543-1609

Century

16th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1576

Accession Number

1973/2.81

Medium and Support

pen, brown ink and wash on buff paper

relevance

rank 16.38053

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Title

Mantel clock with a priestess and Cupid offering a sacriffice to Venus

Artist

Joseph Buzot

Physical Description

The dial of this elaborately decorated clock stands upon a two-tiered base. The lower tier consists of a hollow base made of ebony and adorned with a frieze of gilded bronze scrollwork and palmette motifs. The upper tier, made entirely of gilded bronze, features six fluted pilasters with a decorative panel centered on the front below the dial. This panel is composed of a pair of doves touching beaks before a crossed quiver of arrows and a flaming torch framed by leaves. A woman in long flowing robes stands to the right of the dial and empties a small cup onto a dove held by a winged putto who lies on a rocky projection. Behind the dove burns a fire on a small altar inscribed "Altar of Venus" [Autel à Venus].

Century

18th century

Object Creation Date

circa 1780

Accession Number

2001/2.82

Medium and Support

gilded bronze, ebony, porcelain, and glass

relevance

rank 13.58560

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