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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

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

Portrait.

Portrait of a Burgomaster, c. 1665–70

Attributed to Bartholomeus van der Helst

G311

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

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

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

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

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 van Rijn

G311

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

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

Coffin of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

G250

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

%C2%A9 Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York %2F VG Bild-Kunst%2C Bonn

Blind Man's Buff, 1945

Max Beckmann

G371

seated Buddha; gilt and red and blue paint

Seated Avalokiteshvara Bodhisattva (Guanyin), late 11th-early 12th century

Unknown

G200

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

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

Shrine head, 12th-14th century

Ancient Yoruba

G250

%C2%A9 The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. %2F DACS%2C London %2F ARS%2C NY 2014

Study for Portrait VI, 1953

Francis Bacon

G376

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

Portrait.

Self-Portrait with Dr. Arrieta, 1820

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

G306

Figure

%C2%A9 The Henry Moore Foundation. All Rights Reserved%2C DACS 2014 %2F www.henry-moore.org

Warrior with Shield, 1953–54

Henry Moore

G371

Leopard Aquamanile, Bronze, Benin Culture, Africa, XVIIc; covered with incised spots and smnall punch marks. Rare example.

Water pitcher, 18th century

Edo

G250

Carrara marble

Ganymede and the Eagle, 1817–29

Bertel Thorvaldsen

G307

Portrait. Mythology. History. Oval.

Portrait of Mlle. Lange as Danae, 1799

Anne-Louis Girodet de Roussy-Trioson

G306

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

chased silver dish decorated with scene from the "Former Red Cliff Ode" by Su Shi (1037-1101); engraved in painterly baimiao style showing the poet in court robes with two companions relaxing in a boat drifting on tranquil water, with a winepot and cups on the table in front of them; one figure playing a flute and the other holding an open book; rocky banks with grasses and tall reeds, a willow and a cassia tree; small waterfall spilling down from high cliffs at the far shore; sky with pair of birds flying to the left towards a constellation of seven stars drawn as circles joined by thin lines to form the Big Dipper seen through drifting clouds surrounding a full moon engraved with the legendary yu tu dao yaou scene of the Moon Rabbit under the cassia tree pounding a pestle in a mortar; shallow plain sides of octafoil bracket-lobed outline rising to a barbed everted rim

Silver plate decorated with chased “Red Cliff” scene, 13th century

China

G208

top decorated with symmetrical design with scrolling edges; some cutouts in various shapes (teardrops, circles, quatrefoil, bar) inlaid with gold stamped with repeating circular patterns on front and back of comb; tapering teeth

Hair comb, about 1800

Swahili

G254

quadruped animal form with four short, stubby legs; rounded body with sloping back; small, stubby tail; rounded head with opening roughly at mouth area; extremely heavy encrustations overall, with deep and heavy crackle throughout; brown, earth-colored, with a darker brown round area on PR side of head and in several areas on front legs and feet

Kono altar, second quarter of 20th century

Bamana

G250

axe-like weapon on wooden staff; head etched on each face with scrolling foliage against a stippled blackened ground; axe-blade with the crossed staves of Burgundy impaling a coronet and dividing the letters "FAR"; head with open socket and four side-straps; wooden haft (probably original)

Halberd, 1527–47

Austria

G340

dark blue wool with yellow, red and white stripes at one end; appliquéd silk ribbon in white, lavender, light blue and medium blue forming U-shaped section with strips of symmetrical stepped flower and leaf designs; 4 red silk hand silhouettes, trimmed in white beads; green silk trim

Friendship Blanket, c. 1900

Wazhazhe (Osage)

G261

Basket woven with plant fiber and heavily beaded with black, white, orange, blue and red beads. Flared stem base with cone-shaped lid. Two straps cross over the top and are secured at sides.

Basket, early 20th century

Unknown

G254

Coffin representing a rock lobster with five pairs of jointed limbs, two long antennae, which are hinged, and two paired feelers on top. It is painted a green color with six white and black stripes around the body, orange and white paint at sides, and light-purple painted anntenae. The upper body is covered in spines and has a rough texture.

%C2%A91993 Sowah Kwei

Fantasy coffin, 1993

Sowah Kwei

G250

figure with six heads, arms, and legs astride crouched bull on wood base; metal bands around wrists, some biceps, and most ankles; halo with flames attached at back; two hands of two arms together in praying position, other arms bent and flare outwards. Upper left arm holds long staff, lower one holds implement with "curly q"-shaped end. Upper right arm holds a trident. Lower right arm fingersshaped like it was holding something in hand. Three bottom heads have crystal inlay eyes. Three smaller heads on top considerably smaller.

Daiitoku Myōō, the Wisdom King of Awe-Inspiring Power, second half 13th century

Unknown Japanese

G220

silver four-door automobile; front in the style of a Volkswagen with three headlights; sloped back with back central vertical fin and back louvered window; brown leather interior; sunroof

Tatra T87 four-door sedan, 1948 (designed 1936)

Hans Ledwinka; Manufacturer: Ringhoffer-Tatra-Werke AG

G379

gallery installation of a fictional "period room"

%C2%A9 Mark Dion Studio

Curator's Office, 2012-13

Mark Dion

G378

triangular with clipped corners; stemmed cup with footed base; removable liner; slightly domed cover with three-dimensional finial of male figure wearing lion skin, holding a club aloft, with a three-headed dog held by chains; stem has a satyr in three dimensions seated next to cattails; grape vines twisting behind satyr; Classical themes, hunting and battle scenes and various scrollwork overall in high and low relief

Masterpiece cup and cover, 1746

Johann Friedrich Baer

G350

suit includes helmet with praying mantis maedate (forecrest), menpo (face mask), torso covering, pair of front shoulder medallions that attach to torso covering, pair of large upper arm guards, pair of small shoulder coverings (each with a pin for attachment), pair of gauntlets with arm and hand guards, apron, pair of tsutsu suneate (leg guards), and pair of kote (boot coverings); see Components for descriptions of each piece

Red-and-blue-laced Suit of Armor from the Kii Tokugawa Family, mid 17th century

Suit by Unknown Japanese; Artist: Helmet by Saotome Iechika

G219

Portrait of a woman. Dutch golden age. A lady about thirty-four years of age with her fair hair in curls, stands full length at her toilet table, almost facing the spectator. She has a book in one hand and holds up her skirt with the other. She wears a light blue satin dress embroidered with gold lace. On the table, which is covered with a Turkey carpet, are a mirror, a silver box, and a candlestick. A spaniel frisks at her feet.

Portrait of Lucia Wijbrants, 1667

Gabriël Metsu

Not on View
quilt top (stored in box), cotton and muslin

Baltimoresignature album quilt top, 1844-45

United States

G303

ear studs, pair, of hammered and engraved gold; the concave disks with beaded edges are decorated with an applied motif bearing four figures; above, a demi-god with elaborate aureloe headdress riding on a bar borne by three other figures; in one hand he holds a beaker-cup; in the other a bag adorned with loose bangles; two of the lower figures wear modified aureole headdresses and carry beakers; all are half-human, half-beast; the bar on which the demi-god rides is finished at the ends with demon heads; loose bangles are variously applied in the design; the tubes of the ear studs are decorated with engraved bands of cats and birds, and soldered to the backs of discs

Ear Spool, c. 1150-1450

Chimu

G260

unsigned

Taima Mandala, early 14th century

Unknown Japanese

G333

A yogini bearing a jar. One of 19 known sculptures from a set originating in Kanchipuram, Tamil Nadu, India.

Yogini with a jar, early 10th century

India

G211

Convulsionists of Tangier, 1837-1838

Eugène Delacroix

G321

landscape with farm field in foreground, church in background, and low buildings and sheep in middle ground

The Church at Chailly, 1868-1869

Jean-François Millet

Not on View
Yet Belt, leather, shells, beads, twine, Zaire, Kuba Tribe

Royal belt, mid 20th century

Kuba

Not on View
Portrait Of Frank James

%C2%A9 Chuck Close%2C courtesy PaceWildenstein%2C New York

Frank, 1969

Chuck Close

Not on View
Artist's multiple published in an edition of 8

%C2%A9 Estate of Roy Lichtenstein

Vicki! I--I Thought I Heard Your Voice!, 1964

Roy Lichtenstein

Not on View
Neoclassical marble-top table; corresponds exactly to one of the engravings in Piranesi's volume of designs for furniture, I Cammini (1769)

Pier table, c. 1768

Giovanni Battista Piranesi

G307

Wheatstack

Grainstack, Sun in the Mist, 1891

Claude Monet

G355

Illustration from the 'Gulshan-i 'Ishq (Rose Garden of Love). A man holds a large bag of clothes seated under a tree, upper center, seven fairies playing in a pool with fountain are gesturing to him, figures surround on four sides by a garden

Raja Bikram Collecting the Clothes of the Bathing Fairies, c. 1710

Mulla Nusrati

Not on View
Large pot with flaring midsection and tapering shoulder; decorated with incised textured half-circles below mouth and band of leaf-like shapes alternating with 4 triangles between 3 textured bands

Beer pot, mid 20th century

Zulu

Not on View
4-part plaster and wood model with front columned entry flanked by 2 small porches with columns; colonnades on both sides; curved back with small porch at center

Model of original scheme for the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts, c. 1912

McKim, Mead, and White

Not on View

Veiled Lady, c. 1860

Raffaelo Monti

G357

tan, brown and grey pattern of stripes and 3 stepped arrowheads; short fringe on one side, long twisted and tied fringe on opposite side

Prayer mat, second quarter of 20th century

Sakalava

G242

Kitchen cabinetry, sink, stool, lighting fixture; stool has three blue legs and wood seat; single-bulb light fixture is white enamelled on top and is saucer-shaped, bulb of light does not function; Siemens cookstove with small oven and two burners; 12 metal bins for dry staples; one large metal scrap bin

Frankfurt Kitchen, 1926-1930

Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky

G378

dress-like underbody; horizontal bar at top with doughnut-shaped section at center which rests on top of head; inset piece of knit blue and white material at top front (for wearer to see through); many vertical strips of various lengths of patchwork cloth trimmed in zigzags of colored felt and plastic; many different types of fabric--printed, velvet, pile, wool, felt; hammered aluminum pendants in various shapes scattered overall; some fabrics printed with text on back

Egungun ceremonial outfit, 1930-1950

Yoruba

Not on View
group of men looking out from behind barbed wire; four men wear striped pants and coats; old man at right leans against a cane

%C2%A9 Estate of Margaret Bourke-White

The Living Dead at Buchenwald, 1945

Margaret Bourke-White

Not on View
curved; each clapper in the shape of a thin human arm and hand with long, thin fingers; incised bracelets at each wrist with linear patterns; ivory colored with some tan spotting

Pair of clappers, about 1550-1292 BCE

Ancient Egyptian

Not on View
damaged wristwatch without a band against light-colored fabric background

%C2%A9 Shomei Tomatsu

Atomic Bomb Damage: Wristwatch Stopped at 11:02, August 9, 1945, Nagasaki, 1961 (printed 1980)

Shomei Tomatsu

Not on View
maroon leather binding with gilding trim; "ARC TRIOMPHAL D'APRES ALBERT DURER" on spine; colorful endpapers with green, grey, yellow, red and white spots with black; text pages followed by woodcuts of portions of fantastic triumphal archway with figures (some with names and coats of armor), scenes of battle and other vignettes, animals, text and sculptural and architectural elements; detached green silk ribbon bookmark (inserted between pages)

Ehrenpforte (The Triumphal Arch of Maximilian I), 1515 (printed 1799)

Albrecht Dürer

Not on View
horizontally oriented finlike form; rectangular form rising slightly at center

%C2%A9 Fukami Sueharu

Moment II, 2003

Fukami Sueharu

Not on View
video with animated black and white images on the turning pages of a book; imagery includes man walking and birds; music with vocals; blue presentation box in the form of a book with text from a dictionary at interior; removable cardboard tray with Blu ray DVD and USB flash drive; gold USB drive tied to tan ribbon attached to left side of cardboard tray; WD TVLive streaming media player, power cord, remote and three brochures (technical and warranty guide, connection instructions and promotional brochure)

%C2%A9 William Kentridge. All rights reserved.

Second-hand Reading, 2013

William Kentridge; Editor: Snezana Marovic; Composer: Music by Neo Muyanga

Not on View
jagged, towering rock formations at R with waterfall and gnarled pine trees; small pavilion on shore at lower center with fishing boat nearby; small footbridge connects two shores across a small channel with trees at L; bluish mountains in background; inscriptions ULQ

Early Spring Landscape, before 1533

Shūtoku; Author: Inscribed by Yōkoku Kentō; Author: Inscribed by Teihō Shōchū

Not on View
unsigned; musicians and actors on stage at L with audience outdoors, looking on and talking to one another; fence and banners erected behind audience; building at R with men standing and talking behind walls, and others outside sitting and chatting

Okuni Kabuki, first quarter 17th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
picnic set with four stacking bowls decorated with bands of flowers and foliage from each of the four seasons; sake flask created from bamboo, with bamboo leaf motif and crested flying birds; sides of caddy are decorated with wisteria; lid for stacking bowls features phoenix with chrysanthemum design; silver handle

Picnic set with plants from the four seasons, 18th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
white backing and white ground with red trim; red and green solid and yellow print appliquéd floral medallions and blooming potted floral trim

Floral appliqué quilt, c. 1860s–70s

United States

Not on View
seated angel at right, wearing long dress and crown of laurel branches, holding a book and calipers; woodworking tools at bottom; sleeping dog, LLQ; somber putto seated on a wheel to left of angel; hourglass, bell and scales in URQ; tiny village and landscape with water, ULC

Melencolia I, 1514

Albrecht Dürer

Not on View
photograph of a street scene with riot police and horses

%C2%A9 Stan Douglas. All rights reserved.

Abbott & Cordova, 7 August 1971, 2008

Stan Douglas

Not on View
bearded man wearing coveralls, holding a model plane in each hand; house at right

Copyright %C2%A9 Alec Soth

Charles, Vasa, Minnesota, 2002

Alec William Soth

Not on View
unsigned; left of a pair of six-panel folding screens; many scenes against gold leaf background; edge of building on left panel with snow; building at top across panels three to six the many seated figures wearing black with a few wearing red and blue; procession in LR of panels five and six with figures in black carrying covered dias and pulling two green carriages behind

Autumn and Winter [left of the pair Scenes from the Tale of Genji in the Four Seasons], mid 17th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
standing figure holding Christ child who sits on a book (?) in saint's PL hand; saint holds cross in PR hand; figure wears a robe with a wide collar, tied with a twisted belt, and sandals

Toni Malau (St. Anthony), late 18th-early 19th century

Kongo

Not on View
Two men lying on rocky outcrop, one on his back in a blue shirt, the other on his stomach in a white shirt; blue sky and clouds at UR. Frame: painted black with open carving of birds and flowers.

%C2%A9 2009 Kehinde Wiley

Santos Dumont - The Father of Aviation II, 2009

Kehinde Wiley

Not on View
44 individual paintings, received framed and mounted in four rows of eleven paintings, each row attached together with two string loops; oranges, flesh tone, blue, yellow, black, brown, green and grey; various religious scenes--see Components for descriptions of each leaf

(Ethiopian saints and scenes from the Hebrew scriptures and the Christian Bible), late 17th century

Unknown

Not on View
applied snakes twine into and around jug; five 3-dimensional figures and one low relief figure; applied spiders, frog and lizard; incised phrases; multicolored pigment traces

Snake jug, c. 1865

Anna Pottery

Not on View
drum core in shape of two adjoined chalices; black lacquer with gold flecked grape vines, leaves, and squirrels

Large hand-drum core with grapevines and squirrels, late 16th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
lacquered writing box with heavily decorated cover and sides; zigzag down center divides pine tree with plum blossoms against a black background, from motif of chrysanthemums and leaves against reddish background; motifs continue on sides; ink stone and two empty boxes inside

Writing box with pines, plum, chrysanthemums, and paulownia, 16th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
mounted fan painting: man in white robe holding a calligraphy brush up to the side of a small cliff or rock formation covered with foliage; shorter man behind him leans over a rock, looking on; ivory roller ends

Hanshan and Shide, mid 16th century

attributed to Kano Yukinobu

Not on View
black ground with white and brownish lines scratched in circular design; white wood frame with glass

%C2%A9 Marco Breuer. All rights reserved.

Throw (C-918), 2009

Marco Breuer

Not on View
unsigned; image of two black lacquer kimono stands with different types of gold patterning, hung with various patterned kimono; koto (zither) in LRQ; tubular case with pink flowered brocade, pink tassels and gold bells hanging from right top corner of kimono stand at right

Whose Sleeves?, early 17th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View
standing female figure wearing short pleated yellow skirt, belt with tan disks, silver blouse, red and black bolero jacket, silver shoes, and silver necklace with flower or star pendant; woman has long black hair and wide eyes; body intertwined with one snake, another snake around woman's neck; attached black metal mount

Mami Wata figure, 1950s

Igbo

Not on View
cotton patchwork, no padding

Star quilt, late 1800s

United States

Not on View
tapestry; warp undyed wool, 7½-8 ends per cm., weft dyed wool and silk, 24-28 ends per cm.; woven at the Royal Beauvais Manufactory; from the series Grotesques; lining is sewn to the tapestry

The Camel, designed 1686–1688 (woven 1688–1695)

Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer and collaborators; Cartoonist: Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer; Weaver: Royal Beauvais Manufactory under Philippe Behagle; Sponsor: Phillipe Behagle

Not on View
male figure in gray and white striped kimono grabs the wrist of a young female attendant who was handing him a red dish; other young women and geisha serve tea, play instruments, and dance around the man; small feast in front of man on ground, including large red snapper; scene takes place on a green dock over water

Summer Party on the Bank of the Kamo River, around 1800

Utagawa Toyohiro

Not on View
unsigned; white deer wearing bells and an ornate saddle with a wisteria vine growing from it; golden circle within wisteria with three figures sitting cross-legged, and sitting with hands folded in front of chest, clasping small tablets, four of the figures are in white, and center figure is in red; mountains at top with colorful mounds, water below, and golden moon near top

Deer Mandala of the Kasuga Shrine, first half 15th century

Unknown Japanese

Not on View

South Wind, Clear Weather, 1830-1833

Katsushika Hokusai; Publisher: Nishimuraya Yohachi

Not on View
snow-covered rocks at L with wilted, snow-covered reeds; hazy snowy mountain in background; patches of light gold wash; inscription at R

“River and Sky in Evening Snow,” from the Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers, c. 1602-1603

Kaihō Yūshō; Author: Inscribed by Saishō Jōtai

Not on View
Western style coat with outward flaring skirt at bottom; small rectangular flap at back of neck; black, red, tan and light grey geometric painted symmetrical designs; cuffs on sleeves; light-colored hide; no closures

Hunting Coat, c. 1750

Innu (Naskapi)

Not on View

%C2%A9 Succession H. Matisse %2F Artists Rights Society %28ARS%29%2C New York

Three Bathers, 1907

Henri Matisse

Not on View
unsigned; from the Saga Palace, Kyoto; figures inside a building, mountains in background

Winter [left from the set Rice Farming in the Four Seasons], 1620s

Attributed to Kano Sanraku

Not on View

Wallpaper, 19th century

China

Not on View

Rue Transnonain, le 15 Avril, 1834, 1834

Honoré Daumier; Publisher: Association Mensuelle; Printer: Delaunois , Paris

Not on View
white blocks and borders; blocks embroidered in red; portraits, buildings, flowers and animals

Quilt top, 1901

United States

Not on View

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