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Poet's (Conrad Aiken) Garden, New York City; André Kertész

Title
Poet's (Conrad Aiken) Garden, New York City
Artist
André Kertész
Physical Description
A decapitated sculpture of a human head sits peacefully atop a stone pile. In the front of the photo stretches a stem bursting with floral blooms while flora and fauna seep out rom the cracks of the rocks in the foreground.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1985
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1950
Accession Number
2000/2.16
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 8.78658
Primary Keywords
flora
heads
statues
stone

Intérieur de la Cour de l'...cole des Beaux-Arts; Charles Toussaint

Title
Intérieur de la Cour de l'...cole des Beaux-Arts
Artist
Charles Toussaint
Artist Life Dates
1849-1911
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1849-1911
Accession Number
1973/1.789
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 8.78658
Primary Keywords
arches
buildings
statues
trees

Arles; Albert Kahn

Title
Arles
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
October 14, 1925
Accession Number
1972/2.638
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 8.78658
Primary Keywords
buildings
columns
stair
statues

Saint-Gilles; Albert Kahn

Title
Saint-Gilles
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
October 13, 1925
Accession Number
1972/2.637
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 8.78658
Primary Keywords
architectural drawings
buildings
statues

Scenographic Design; Luigi Canonica; Attributed to

Title
Scenographic Design
Artist
Luigi Canonica
Artist Life Dates
1762-1844
Century
18th-19th century
Object Creation Date
1764-1844
Accession Number
1970/2.101
Medium and Support
pen and brown ink with brown wash and green watercolor
relevance
rank 8.78658
Primary Keywords
arches
interiors
stair
statues

Saint-Gilles; Albert Kahn

Title
Saint-Gilles
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1869-1942
Accession Number
1972/2.650
Medium and Support
black grease pencil on paper
relevance
rank 8.69103
Primary Keywords
arches
buildings
columns
stair
statues

Vezelay; Albert Kahn

Title
Vezelay
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
October 22, 1925
Accession Number
1972/2.642
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 8.69103
Primary Keywords
arches
architectural drawings
columns
statues

People and Statues on Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, from "Recent Developments"; Elliott Erwitt

Title
People and Statues on Beach, San Juan, Puerto Rico, from "Recent Developments"
Artist
Elliott Erwitt
Artist Life Dates
Born 1928
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1978
Accession Number
1987/1.175.3
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 8.69103
Primary Keywords
beaches
groups
historical figures
statues

Church, Coapiaxtla, from "The Mexican Portfolio", 2nd Edition; Paul Strand

Title
Church, Coapiaxtla, from "The Mexican Portfolio", 2nd Edition
Artist
Paul Strand
Artist Life Dates
1890-1976
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1967
Accession Number
1971/2.126.2
Medium and Support
photogravure on paper
relevance
rank 8.69103
Primary Keywords
arches
churches
doorways
mexico
statues

Clermont; Albert Kahn

Title
Clermont
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
October 17, 1925
Accession Number
1972/2.639
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 8.69103
Primary Keywords
arches
architectural drawings
doorways
statues

The Helicopters (Les Hélicoptères), from "Portfolio of Photographs, 1979"; Robert Doisneau

Title
The Helicopters (Les Hélicoptères), from "Portfolio of Photographs, 1979"
Artist
Robert Doisneau
Artist Life Dates
1912-1994
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1972; printed 1979
Accession Number
1984/1.259.1
Medium and Support
gelatin silver print on paper
relevance
rank 8.59753
Primary Keywords
groups
helicopters
nudes
sculpture
standing
statues

The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #27 Kakegawa; Andô Hiroshige

Title
The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido (Kichizo Edition): #27 Kakegawa
Artist
Andô Hiroshige
Physical Description
Figures surrounded by large pines and a monumental gate that seems to be entrance of a shrine. There is a statue standing on the side of the gate. The red glow on the edge of the hills in the distance suggest the time as at dawn or at dusk. Writing in upper left and right corners, title in red box in upper right corner.
Artist Life Dates
1797-1858
Object Creation Date
circa 1850
Accession Number
2008/2.318
Medium and Support
woodblock print on paper
relevance
rank 8.59753
Primary Keywords
gates
pine trees
shrines
statues
travelers

The Farnese Hercules; Jacob Bos

Title
The Farnese Hercules
Artist
Jacob Bos
Physical Description
This engraving reproduces a colossal marble sculpture of Hercules leaning upon his club, which is draped with a lion skin. Bos carefully records the powerful musculature of the figure and sets the statue within a niche.
Artist Life Dates
active c.1520-c.1580
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
1562
Accession Number
1994/2.17
Medium and Support
engraving on laid paper
relevance
rank 8.59753
Primary Keywords
clubs (weapons)
engravings
niches
nudes
statues

Two Statues' Shadows; André Kertész

Title
Two Statues' Shadows
Artist
André Kertész
Physical Description
Square photograph with brown/amber/white color tones. Two glass objects sit in an abstract shape of a human figure. They are placed in the foreground with the heads tilted toward each other. On the right side there is a partial view of a table that is shown out of focus. Light is reflected on the rounded forms of the figures and their shadows are projected on a blank wall behind them. There is a large shadow profile of a man also projected onto the wall.
Artist Life Dates
1894-1985
Object Creation Date
1979
Accession Number
2009/2.13
Medium and Support
Polaroid SX-70-Cibachrome on paper
relevance
rank 8.59753
Primary Keywords
glass
heads
photographs
shadows
statues
torsos

Chartres; Albert Kahn

Title
Chartres
Artist
Albert Kahn
Artist Life Dates
(1869 - 1942)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
September 11, 1891
Accession Number
1972/2.530
Medium and Support
graphite on paper
relevance
rank 8.59753
Primary Keywords
architectural drawings
chartres
columns
figures
statues

La fête au juillet, 1882 (La fête du 14 juillet); Auguste Louis Lepère

Title
La fête au juillet, 1882 (La fête du 14 juillet)
Artist
Auguste Louis Lepère
Artist Life Dates
1849-1918
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1849-1918
Accession Number
1978/2.37
Medium and Support
wood engraving on paper
relevance
rank 8.59753
Primary Keywords
bridges
buildings
domes
night
statues
water

Apostle; Artist Unknown, Belgium

Title
Apostle
Artist
Artist Unknown, Belgium
Physical Description
This marble statue depicts a standing male figure, who holds a closed book in his left hand and makes what appears to be a gesture indicating speech with his right. The curls of his flowing beard and long hair are echoed in the gentle curving folds and undulating edges of his long robe and mantle. He turns his head downward and to his left
Century
14th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1350-1360
Accession Number
1957/2.3
Medium and Support
marble with gilding
relevance
rank 8.59753
Primary Keywords
apostles
blessing
books
christianity
marble
statues

Rome - Fountain of Trevi; Anonymous Italian?

Title
Rome - Fountain of Trevi
Artist
Anonymous Italian?
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1865
Accession Number
1980/1.161
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 8.50603
Primary Keywords
buildings
columns
fountains
rome
sculpture
statues
stone

Grandi Come Li Originali, unbound page, from "Le Antichita di Eroclano Esposte" (Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed); Giovanni Battista Casanova

Title
Grandi Come Li Originali, unbound page, from "Le Antichita di Eroclano Esposte" (Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed)
Artist
Giovanni Battista Casanova
Artist Life Dates
1730-1795
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1757-1792
Accession Number
1977/2.28
Medium and Support
engraving on paper
relevance
rank 8.50603
Primary Keywords
clothed
figures
helmet
males
nudes
standing
statues

Hercules; James Anderson; Attributed to

Title
Hercules
Artist
James Anderson
Artist Life Dates
1813-1877
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1980/1.198
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 8.50603
Primary Keywords
hercules
heroes
nudes
sculpture
standing
statues
stone

West Doorway at (?); Louis Conrad Rosenberg

Title
West Doorway at (?)
Artist
Louis Conrad Rosenberg
Artist Life Dates
1890-1983
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1890-1973
Accession Number
1973/1.732
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 8.41645
Primary Keywords
arches
architectural drawings
buildings
columns
standing
statues
steps

Palace Hall with a Staircase; Anonymous French

Title
Palace Hall with a Staircase
Artist
Anonymous French
Artist Life Dates
()
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
mid 18th century
Accession Number
1960/2.129
Medium and Support
pen and black and brown ink with gray wash
relevance
rank 8.41645
Primary Keywords
arches
hallways
interiors
males
palaces
stair
statues
winged

Facciata interna del Palazzo Ducale, con la Scala dei Giganti; Carlo Naya

Title
Facciata interna del Palazzo Ducale, con la Scala dei Giganti
Artist
Carlo Naya
Artist Life Dates
Active from the late 1860s
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1875
Accession Number
1995/1.72
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 8.41645
Primary Keywords
arches
buildings
courtyards
sculpture
statues
steps
venice
window

Female Ancestor Figure; Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon

Title
Female Ancestor Figure
Artist
Artist Unknown, African, Mali, Dogon
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1900-1971
Accession Number
1971/2.24
Medium and Support
carved wood, patination, blood, millet, egg shell
relevance
rank 8.41645
Primary Keywords
ancestor figures
ancestors
females
figurines
standing
statues
women

Study in White and Grey; Jean Paul Slusser

Title
Study in White and Grey
Artist
Jean Paul Slusser
Physical Description
A triangular formation of three figures. The one on the right is a seated male nude, the other two are partially intact sculptures that look like Classical Greek pieces. The one in the middle is a bust. The one on the left is a body on its knees, with no arms or head. The surrounding interior is done in yellows, pinks, and dark blues.
Artist Life Dates
1886 -1981
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1948
Accession Number
1982/2.32
Medium and Support
casein and pastel on cardboard
relevance
rank 8.32874
Primary Keywords
figures
fragment
nudes
pastels (visual works)
seated
sitting
statues

In the Studio (Erna and Guest); Ernst Kirchner

Title
In the Studio (Erna and Guest)
Artist
Ernst Kirchner
Physical Description
Three figures with canted tabletop set with teapot, carafe, and dishes. A nude figure stands on the right side of the image, representing the ethnographic statue that the artist admired and kept in his studio. Artist's sketch from life; Kirchner developed a rapid, stroke-oriented (as opposed to detail-oriented) sketch style.
Artist Life Dates
1880-1938
Century
20th century
Object Creation Date
1912-1913
Accession Number
2007/2.81
Medium and Support
ink on paper
relevance
rank 8.32874
Primary Keywords
eating
oceania (continent)
portraits, companion
statues
studios (work spaces)

Florence - Loggia dei Lanzi; Anonymous Italian

Title
Florence - Loggia dei Lanzi
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1875
Accession Number
1980/1.154
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 8.32874
Primary Keywords
buildings
columns
florence
groups
sculpture
seated
statues
steps
stone

Fontaine de la Villa Sacchetti; Jean-François Janinet; After Hubert Robert

Title
Fontaine de la Villa Sacchetti
Artist
Jean-François Janinet
Artist Life Dates
(active 1752 - 1814, )
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1778
Accession Number
1973/1.736
Medium and Support
etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper
relevance
rank 8.32874
Primary Keywords
arches
buildings
dogs
figures
niche
ox
sheep
stair
statues

Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius; Anonymous Italian

Title
Equestrian Statuette of Marcus Aurelius
Artist
Anonymous Italian
Accession Number
1895.10
Medium and Support
bronze on marble base
relevance
rank 8.32874
Primary Keywords
bronzes
emperors
equestrian statues
horses
roman (style or period)
sculpture

Views of Rome. 129. S. Maria Degli Angeli. Interior. Formerly the Central Hall o; Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Title
Views of Rome. 129. S. Maria Degli Angeli. Interior. Formerly the Central Hall o
Artist
Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Artist Life Dates
Venice, 1720 - 1778, Rome
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1776
Accession Number
1972/2.47
Medium and Support
etching on paper
relevance
rank 8.32874
Primary Keywords
arches
columns
interiors
rome
seated
standing
statues
walking
window

Doriforo di Policleto; James Anderson; Attributed to

Title
Doriforo di Policleto
Artist
James Anderson
Artist Life Dates
1813-1877
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1980/1.199
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 8.24283
Primary Keywords
males
men
nudes
sculpture
spears (weapons)
standing
statues
stone
walking

The Farnese Hercules; Hendrick Goltzius

Title
The Farnese Hercules
Artist
Hendrick Goltzius
Physical Description
This impressively large engraving depicts the muscular back of a marble statue of a man. The figure leans upon a club draped with a lion skin and holds three apples in his right hand behind his back. Two men look up at the statue from the lower right corner of the print.
Artist Life Dates
1558 - 1617
Century
16th century
Object Creation Date
circa 1592
Accession Number
1994/2.13
Medium and Support
engraving on medium weight laid paper
relevance
rank 8.24283
Primary Keywords
apples
clubs (weapons)
engraving (printing process)
mannerist
nudes
spectators
statues

Triumph of Mordecai; Francesco Salviati; After

Title
Triumph of Mordecai
Artist
Francesco Salviati
Artist Life Dates
1510-1563
Century
17th century
Object Creation Date
17th century
Accession Number
1970/2.19
Medium and Support
black chalk with gray wash
relevance
rank 8.07624
Primary Keywords
battle
buildings
columns
drums
horn
horses
musical instruments
soldiers
spears
stair
statues

Interior of a Pompeiian Home with Figures (The Impluvium); Eugène Viollet-le-Duc

Title
Interior of a Pompeiian Home with Figures (The Impluvium)
Artist
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
Physical Description
An ink drawing in shades of gray with very exact detailing of objects and architectural elements in the scene. It shows the interior of a Roman house with sunlight streaming into an open courtyard with a fountain. The stone fountain has a square basin supported by a pedestal and a standing nude sculpture above it. One wall of the courtyard is decorated with floral designs and two figural scenes. A small bush is growing in a dirt area of the floor and there are two large vessels against the wall. Two figures are standing in a colonnade to the left of the courtyard. One is a woman dressed in a toga who is looking at a man dressed in a short sleeved tunic. The decorations of the floor, walls and ceiling depict ancient classical designs such as ascanthus leaves, meander and scroll patterns and the roof tiles have floral plume decorations and lion's head spouts.
Artist Life Dates
1814-1879
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1873
Accession Number
1976/2.20
Medium and Support
ink and wash over graphite on cream wove paper
relevance
rank 7.91625
Primary Keywords
architecture (object genre)
house
houses
interior spaces
interiors
plants
seated
sitting
standing
statues
vessels

The Capital, Rome; James Anderson; Firm of

Title
The Capital, Rome
Artist
James Anderson
Artist Life Dates
1813-1877
Century
19th Century
Object Creation Date
circa 1880
Accession Number
1980/1.187
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 7.67506
Primary Keywords
buildings
clock
clocks
courtyards
lamp
rome
rome (inhabited place)
stair
stairs
statues

Flora; Richard James Wyatt

Title
Flora
Artist
Richard James Wyatt
Physical Description
White marble sculpture of female figure, partially nude with a cloth draped loosely around her waist and over her left forearm. She holds a cluster of flowers in her left hand, and a single bloom in her right; a basket of flowers located on base to left and slightly behind figure.
Artist Life Dates
1795 - 1850
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1850
Accession Number
1931.17
Medium and Support
marble
relevance
rank 7.63521
Primary Keywords
allegory
flowers
flowers (plants)
mythology (literary genre)
neoclassical
nudes
sculpture
standing
statues
women

A Visit to the Gallery; Pier Celestino Gilardi

Title
A Visit to the Gallery
Artist
Pier Celestino Gilardi
Physical Description
Two women on a settee dressed in elegant 19th century attire, one holding a fan and the other a parasol, while another richly clad woman leans in close beside them, in a lavishly decorated interior setting with ornately carved gilded walls, a large mirror above the settee, inlaid marble floor, and large vases to either side of the settee. In the center of the room is a sculpture of the Medici Venus on a pedestal with her back to the viewer, her reflection evident in the mirror. Between the base of the sculpture and the viewer is an elaborately carved gilt stool covered with rich red fabric. Beside the sculpture, another woman holding a book walks towards the cluster of women.
Artist Life Dates
1837 - 1905
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1877
Accession Number
1895.94
Medium and Support
oil on canvas
relevance
rank 7.61455
Primary Keywords
candles
candlestick
galleries (display spaces)
groups
interiors
mirror
mirrors
sculpture
seated
standing
statues
stone
stools
venus
walking
women

Firenze - Palazzo Pitti, La Fontana; Fratelli Alinari

Title
Firenze - Palazzo Pitti, La Fontana
Artist
Fratelli Alinari
Artist Life Dates
(active 1854 - 1920)
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1832-1865
Accession Number
1982/1.229
Medium and Support
albumen print on paper
relevance
rank 7.54280
Primary Keywords
albumen prints
buildings
courtyards
firenze (province)
fountains
landscapes
natural landscapes
sculpture
stair
statues
stone
trees

Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens; James McNeill Whistler

Title
Conversation under the Statue, Luxembourg Gardens
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
In the lower left corner, two women are seen seated out of doors conversing in a park-like setting. In the middle distance is a large sculpture on a raised pedestal. Grouped around the sculpture are other small gatherings of people in conversation. Behind the figures and sculpture is the loose indication of trees.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1893
Accession Number
1954/1.438
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with stumping on laid paper
relevance
rank 7.44015
Primary Keywords
armies
army
chairs
figures
gardens
paris
paris (inhabited place)
seated
sitting
st. jerome
statue
statues
woman
women

La Villa Madama; Jean-François Janinet; After Hubert Robert

Title
La Villa Madama
Artist
Jean-François Janinet
Physical Description
This etching, in a pale blue, brown and gray color scheme, depicts an outdoor scene with a large Roman style building and several human figures in the foreground. One giant wall, with two large arches, with semi-circular apses behind, crosses the middle section of the composition from left to right. It intersects a massive building that has a series of vaulted chambers. Both structures have crumbling stonework and overgrown vegetation. There are several groups of women in the foreground on both sides of a river. Some are in the water washing laundry and some are standing with wash hanging on lines. There is a small dog on the shore.
Artist Life Dates
(active 1752 - 1814, )
Century
18th century
Object Creation Date
1778
Accession Number
1973/1.737
Medium and Support
etching and lavis-manner engraving printed in color on paper
relevance
rank 7.41784
Primary Keywords
arch bridges
arches
bridges
bridges (built works)
buildings
dogs
figures
laundries
statues
trees

Nursemaids—Les Bonnes du Luxembourg; James McNeill Whistler

Title
Nursemaids—Les Bonnes du Luxembourg
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A scattering of figures, mostly women and young chidren, occupy the foreground and middle ground of the image. In the distance are several sculptures and urns framed by a curving balustrade with trees and some buildings behind.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1894
Accession Number
1954/1.443
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph on laid paper
relevance
rank 7.24555
Primary Keywords
gardens
luxembourg gardens
paris
paris (inhabited place)
parks
seated
sitting
standing
statue
statues

The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens; James McNeill Whistler

Title
The Steps, Luxembourg Gardens
Artist
James McNeill Whistler
Physical Description
A broad set of steps leading up to a tree-lined terrace are the main features of this work. Figures on the terrace and a sculpture of putti supporting an urn or pot are visible at the top of the stairs; in the left foreground, a woman and little girl are climbing the stairs.
Artist Life Dates
1834-1903
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1893
Accession Number
1954/1.437
Medium and Support
transfer lithograph with stumping on wove paper
relevance
rank 6.88424
Primary Keywords
birds
farm
farms
gardens
luxembourg gardens
miners
paris
paris (inhabited place)
standing
statue
statues
steps
steps and step components

Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii; Randolph Rogers

Title
Nydia, the Blind Flower Girl of Pompeii
Artist
Randolph Rogers
Physical Description
A white marble statue of a young female figure, leaning forward holding a staff with eyes closed, her left hand held up to her right ear. A flowing, wind-swept garment drapes the figure. On the base to the left of the figure is a broken capital of a Corinthian column lying on its side.
Artist Life Dates
1825-1892
Century
19th century
Object Creation Date
1861
Accession Number
1862.1
Medium and Support
Carrara marble
relevance
rank 6.57777
Primary Keywords
allegory
blind
blind (people)
capitals
corinthian (architectural style)
figures (representations)
girl
girls
marble
mythology (literary genre)
neoclassical
nydia
pompeii
pompeii (deserted settlement)
sculpture
staff
staffs (walking sticks)
standing
statues
stone
women
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