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after Polykleitos, Roman copy of Greek original, the original executed in bronze, c.440 BCE; one of four known extant copies — The Doryphoros (after Polykleitos), 27 BCE–68 CE
Unknown Roman; Artist: Polykleitos

G241

tusk, ivory, Benin Culture, Nigeria, Africa, XVIII c.; a rare ivory tusk from the Kingdom of Benin, finely carved with the figures of warriors, serpents, etc.; the inclusion of the carved figure of the Oba or King, represented with its traditional mudfish, instead of legs, denotes that this was one of the Royal tusks which stood in the great bronze heads on the altar of the Oba's ancestors — Tusk, 1775-1777
Edo

G250

Portrait. — Portrait of a Burgomaster, c. 1665–70
Bartholomeus van der Helst and Studio; Artist: Bartholomeus van der Helst

G311

Found in a temple near Pondicherry. The figure represents cosmic activity. The significance of the gestures is as follows the drum in the right hand signifies creation; the fire in the upper left hand, destruction; the abaya (fear not) position of the lower right hand, protection; the position of the raised left foot, salvation; the foot placed on the prostrate dwarf, Apasmarapurusa, removal of illusion/ignorance. — Shiva Nataraja (Lord of the Dance), c. 1100
India

G211

Warrior with Shield, 1953–54
Henry Moore

G371

Carrara marble — Ganymede and the Eagle, 1817–29
Bertel Thorvaldsen

G307

Allegory. Lucretia, portrait of a young woman, seconds after taking her own life, holding knife in right hand, blood-stained chemise, left hand grasps bell cord. — Lucretia, 1666
Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn

G311

Religion: NT. Purification of the temple. Christ driving the money-changers from the temple with a whip. — Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple, c. 1570-75
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

G341

Shrine head, Ancient Yoruba — Shrine head, 12th-14th century
Ancient Yoruba

G250

Bowman riding a horse both set on a hollowed spherical support. Radio carbon dated to 945-1235 A.D. — Equestrian figure, about 1450
Djenne

G250

Mende Society Mask, wood and raffia, Mende Tribe, Sierra Leone, Africa, XIX c. Msmt.s of helmet only. *Med.Raffia ?- Poss. Human Hair! — Sande mask, second quarter of 20th century
Mende

G254

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example. — Water pitcher, 18th century
Edo

G250

The inkstand is a replica of the Quirinal Monument in Rome and was made to commemorate its erection during the pontificate of Pius VI. The composition includes an Egyptian obalisk, and four horse tamers that can be swung from their bases on levers to reveal an inkwell and a sandbox; Sphinxes' headdresses conceal candle sockets; one of the drawers contains an assortment of tromp l'oeil engravings; two doves can be made to kiss by means of a lever located in the fountain; the inkstand has a leather carrying case that resembles a medieval fortified town, with gates, battlements and a bell tower. — The Coaci Inkstand, 1792
Vincenzo Coaci

G310

seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint — Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century
Unknown

G200

Carved from pale gray-green stone with cloudy white mottling and black and brown rivering throughout, the mountain landscape with high rising peaks and numerous figures and pavillions amid foliage on both sides, with the seal of the Emperor Qianlong above a long inscription on one side, the reverse with a further inscription and a seal, one seal referring to the eightieth year of the Emperor Qianlong,corresponding to the year 1784. — Jade Mountain Illustrating the Gathering of Scholars at the Lanting Pavilion, 1790
China

G210

standing horse with legs slightly splayed outward; wide eyes; open mouth with exposed teeth; upward-pointed ears; green patina with white, blue and red pigment traces — Celestial Horse, 25-220
China

G215

Portrait. — Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta, 1820
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

G306

Portrait. Mythology. History. Oval. — Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799
Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson

G306

Blind Man's Buff, Max Beckmann — Blind Man's Buff, 1945
Max Beckmann

G371

Study for Portrait VI, Francis Bacon — Study for Portrait VI, 1953
Francis Bacon

G376

Coffin of Lady Tashat, Ancient Egyptian — Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

Nkisi Nkonde (nail fetish); a fetish figure in wood; the surface is covered with a variety of accoutrements: nails, reed, shells, bone, wood, string and clay; the 'magic' receptacle in the abdominal area bears a mirror — Power figure, early 20th century
Kongo

G250

Historical. Death of Germanicus Caesar; he is lying on his death-bed with his wife Agrippina grieving at his bedside. — The Death of Germanicus, 1627
Nicolas Poussin

G313

pendant suspended from a garland of twin rudraksha berries; central gold piece depicting two figures on a bull; one emerald pendant at bottom split during installation, two pieces stored in envelope in A12.3 MS — Rudrakshamala Necklace, early 19th century
G211

Landscape of grove of olive trees and their cast shadows in foreground, mountain looms in background, intense sun and dazzling light dominates the sky. No signature. — Olive Trees, 1889
Vincent van Gogh

G355

Gourd-shaped with lid; spade-shaped protrusion with opening on top of ewer handle; top of curl on lid handle is gilded; has lidded wooden box — Ewer in the shape of a gourd, 12th century
Unknown Korean

G206

Bowl, polychromed. King seated on a throne with two personages; to left and right of throne two angels; two birds below. Eight figures seated around throne. — Bowl Depicting a Seated King with Attendants, c. 1180-1220
Iran

G243

Bowl, overglaze painted ware; mounted ladies — Bowl Depicting Ladies on Horseback, c.1180-1220
Iran

G243

Ewer, white with gold luster decoration. On body seated figures separated by polygons. Arabesques on neck. — Ewer (water pitcher), late 12th-early 13th century, before 1220
Iran

G243

possibly a cast of the bozzetto of the larger sculpture modeled by Giovanni Bologna for a statue at the Medici Villa of Castello, outside Florence; base is of a later date — Florence or Venus, first half of the 17th century
Italy

G310

Enshrined Buddha, Myanmar (Burma) — Enshrined Buddha, c. 1850
Myanmar (Burma)

G213

Library and Rock Garden — The Studio of Gratifying Discourse, 1797
Unknown

G216

Bust of Diana, Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière — Bust of Diana, 19th century
Jean Alexandre Joseph Falguière

G319

Genre. Cubist. Seated man and woman. — Married Life, 1912
Roger de la Fresnaye

G367

standing male nude; represents man awakening to a fuller comprehension of his physical powers — The Age of Bronze, 1876–77 (plaster model); casting date unknown
Auguste Rodin; Caster: Alex Rudier Fondeur

G355

The Fugitives, Honoré Daumier — The Fugitives, c. 1868–70
Honoré Daumier

G354

German Expressionism. Genre. Figures in an interior of a house; (nude) human figure - female — Modern Bohemia, 1924
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

G371

Madonna and Child, Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano — Madonna and Child, probably between 1500 and 1504
Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano

G343

Baboon and Young, Pablo Picasso — Baboon and Young, 1951
Pablo Picasso

G376

The Tiber Muse, 2nd-1st century BCE
Graeco-Roman

G241

standing figure with arms bent at elbows, PL forearm slightly lower than PR forearm; unfinished back; looping drapery folds — Standing Shakyamuni Buddha, late 6th century
China

G207

bas-relief; the bronze was cast by Siot-Decauville and bears the number 4 — The Fugitives, modeled c. 1850 (casting date unknown)
Honoré Daumier

G354

Black-figured amphorah, used for carrying wine or oil; the front side depicts a quadriga with Poseidon, Amphitrite, another unidentified goddess, and heroenes; on the reverse and around warrior appears to be leaving for battle, with his wife and son bidding him farewell — Black-Figure Neck Amphora, c. 540 BCE
Attributed to the Painter of Vatican 359

G241

One of a pair of marriage portraits (see 57.10) — Portrait of Moritz Buchner, c. 1520
Lucas Cranach the Elder

G342

Ptolomaic Period. Torso, inscribed later with the titles of Roman Emperor Commodus (reigned: 180-192 A.D.) inscription of left side. — Striding figure, 300-30 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

Landscape with cattle — Fontainebleau Oaks, c. 1840
Jules Dupré

G321

The Avenger, modeled 1914, cast 1923
Ernst Barlach

G371

Providence parlour, United States — Providence parlour, c. 1760-1770
United States

G335

Bagpipes Bagpiper — The Bagpiper, 1910-1911
André Derain

G367

Impressionist. Brook with a bridge. — The Japanese Bridge, c. 1923-1925
Claude Monet

G377

Snow, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, Paul Signac — Snow, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, 1886
Paul Signac

G351

Armor, Germany — Armor, c. 1520
Germany

G340

Filler panels above doors (part of Tudor Room), wood, English XVIc stored in strip frame behind MacFarlane Room; An envelope of bits from the room is stored in D11.5 MS. — Tudor room, c. 1600
England

G325

The right-hand half of a pair of decorations painted by Vuillard for Dr. Vaquez in 1912-1913; shows the junction of the Boulevard Haussmann and Boulevard Malesherbes at the Place St. Augustin as seen from a café at the Rue de la Pépinière — Place Saint-Augustin, 1912-1913
Edouard Vuillard

G355

Interior — The Sunny Room, c. 1920
Edouard Vuillard

G351

Fauve. London: Church. St. Paul's Cathedral — London: St. Paul's Cathedral seen from the Thames, 1906
André Derain

G371

Landscape depicting the ruins of the Temple of Vespasian. — Roman Landscape with Cattle and Shepherds, 1676
Johann Heinrich Roos

G309

Religious. New Testament. Jesus Christ seated wearing a crown of thorns, meditating quietly on the Passion. Cross building tools are on the floor surrounding him (hammer, awl, nails and broom). — Man of Sorrows, c. 1560
Luis de Morales (called El Divino)

G341

Georgian drawing room, England — Georgian drawing room, c. 1740
England

G327

Three quarter length self-portrait of Francesco de Mura — Self-Portrait, c. 1740
Francesco de Mura

G307

Pair of "chrysanthemum" Candelabra, Charles T. Grosjean; Maker: Tiffany & Co. — Pair of "chrysanthemum" Candelabra, 1891-1902
Charles T. Grosjean; Maker: Tiffany & Co.

G350

Seascape. German Expressionism. — Evening Glow, 1915
Emil Nolde (born Emil Hansen)

G377

Worship and devotion non-Christian religions — Young Greeks in the Mosque, 1865
Jean-Léon Gérôme

G357

Abstraction. 63.14.1 ter is on P49B MS(old frame) — Composition, 1936-39
Arshile Gorky

G376

Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Maria Borghese — Portrait of Cardinal Pietro Maria Borghese, late 1620s–early 1630s
Pietro da Cortona (Pietro Berrettini)

G313

Harbor in Italy — Imaginary Landscape, Italian Harbor Scene, 1746
Claude-Joseph Vernet

G307

Female Figure, 1913
Sir Jacob Epstein

G367

Study for Improvisation V, Vassily Kandinsky — Study for Improvisation V, 1910
Vassily Kandinsky

G371

Holy Trinity and Purgatory — The Trinity with Souls in Purgatory, early 1740s
Corrado Giaquinto

G308

Life of the Virgin Mary ; The Presentation of the Christ Child in the Temple — The Presentation in the Temple, c. 1490–1500
Jacob Jansz.

G342

Coat of Arms at right identified as that of Kuetraffer family of Regensburg, identification of the young girl not obtained. — Portrait of a Girl, 1547
Georg Pencz

G342

Madonna and Child. — Standing Madonna with Child, c. 1350-1354
Nardo di Cione

G343

Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, Graeco-Egyptian — Ptolemaic Ruler in the Guise of Hercules, 2nd century BCE
Graeco-Egyptian

G241

Landscape. Tohickon Creek, Pennsylvania. — A Scene on the Tohickon Creek: Autumn, 1868
Thomas Moran

G323

Abstract. — Tahkt-I-Sulayman Variation II, 1969
Frank Stella

G235

Light golden brown patination. After the monument in Dijon, France, commissioned 1852. — Hebe and the Eagle of Jupiter, model c. 1853-55 (casting history and edition size unknown)
François Rude; Caster: Thièbaut Frères

G354

Part of a series of 12 paintings by Vouet of angels holding symbols of the Passion; other is 69.36.2 — Angels with Attributes of the Passion: Angel Holding the Vessel and Towel for Washing the Hands of Pontius Pilate, 1627
Simon Vouet

G313

A wounded officer lying on his couch, at the head of which is seated his wife. An Irish wolfhound is also lying curled up on the sofa. Arched top. — Peace Concluded, 1856
Sir John Everett Millais

G357

model of Frank Lloyd Wright designed house; 3 short flights up a small hill on one long side; semicircular porch on same side; large, sprawling floor plan — Architectural model, 1998-1999
Construct Studios (David Swanson); Architect: Frank Lloyd Wright

G300

triangular fragment decorated with rust-red and dark brown geometric stamps in 4 repeated rows on 2 sides; beige ground — Tapa Cloth, 1800-1825
United States

G256

New Testament; three men (Magi) crossing the mountains on a dusty road on camels; camels behind them. — Journey of the Magi, c. 1894
James Tissot

G357

sketchy portrait of a man with bushy brown hair, small beard and mustache, wearing a dark suit with a white shirt; abstracted foliage in background with bit of sky at UL corner. Painted entirely en plein air. — Portrait of the Artist Alphonse Legros, 1856
Henri Fantin-Latour

G354

figure, called Moai-Kava-Kava; toromiro wood — Moai Kavakava, 18th century
Rapa Nui (Easter Island)

G256

Mask, Guro — Mask, 19th century
Guro

G250

One of a pair; see 73.11.1; near view, has conversation group; — View of a Town House Garden in The Hague, 1775
Paulus Constantijn la Fargue

G314

Frank Lloyd Wright Hallway, Frank Lloyd Wright; Maker: Temple Art Glass Company — Frank Lloyd Wright Hallway, c. 1912-1914
Frank Lloyd Wright; Maker: Temple Art Glass Company

G300

Silenus, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot — Silenus, 1838
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

G321

Holy Family, Luis Tristán — Holy Family, 1613
Luis Tristán

G341

Old base (b) R5A2.1 MS — Psyche Abandoned, c. 1800
Augustin Pajou; Caster: Possibly Pierre-Philippe Thomire

G306

Relief-carved Fragment from Persepolis, 486-465 BCE

Persian

G241

doll, cloth with leather moccasins, two beaded shoulder bags, one containing wood arrows in a quiver, doll has human hair. — Doll, c. 1900
Anishinaabe (Ojibwe)

G260

Light yellow interior; short, bulbous body resting on a splaying foot with a flaring wide neck; neck decorated with 3 circular cartouches surrounding horses with crowns on their backs and dark blue pseudo-Islamic text against a light blue ground; white 'text' and foliage on body; floral designs on foot — Vase in the form of a mosque lamp, c. 1870
Joseph-Théodore Deck

G243

Cast c.1841 after plaster model of 1831. Signed P.Grass (on right side of base). Inscribed 'ICARE. D'apres la statue en bronze detruite en 1870 à Strasbourg' on front edge of base. Foundry mark Eck et Durand (on back of base). — Icarus Making Trial of His Wings, modeled 1831
Philippe Grasse

G321

'The Three Graces', plaster, French XIXc cat. card dims H 32-1/2 x W 18-1/2'; measurements above of base and sculpture; Base (b) is on R5A3.2 MS — Les Trois Grâces (The Three Graces), c. 1872
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

G321

Arched top. The Madonna, in a gold and blue mantle over a red and gold brocade robe, seated on a throne in Renaissance style holding the infant Christ who stands on her knee, an apple in his hand; at the foot of the throne, pinks in a vase, apples, and marrows. — Madonna and Child Enthroned, c. 1490
Nicola di Maestro Antonio (di Ancona)

G343

silver gilt, separates into five parts; fluted foot and bowl with four panels embossed with scenes of the life of the emperor Caligula and capped with a cast and chased figure of Emperor Augustus — Tazza, c. 1587–1599
Unknown Netherlandish?

G350

Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness in a loin cloth reclining on red drapery under a tree by a stream with his hands clasped with the lamb and the cross by his side. in the clouds above are seven infant Angels' heads — Saint John the Baptist, c. 1755
François Boucher

G308

lacquered and giltwood, gilt bronze mounts; writing desk and chest-of-drawers which opens — Writing desk, c. 1760
Italy

G308

painting on white ground — Standing Deity Holding Horn and Bucket, 1st century
Roman

G241

Bureau de Dame, Jean Gaspard Feilt, kingwood, oak, marquetry, gilded bronze mounts, French XVIII listed on cat. card as Louis XV Lady's Writ- ing Desk; Dims 38-1/4 x 41-1/2 x 23-1/2'; 6/88: a-desk; b-j-drawers; k-l lower drawers; key — Lady’s writing desk, c. 1750
Jean Gaspard Feilt

G314

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