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

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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

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

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

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

after Polykleitos, Roman copy of Greek original, the original executed in bronze, c.440 BCE; one of four known extant copies — The Doryphoros, 120–50 BCE
Italy

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

G321

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

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Warrior with Shield, 1953–54
Henry Moore

G371

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

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Portrait Of Frank James — Frank, 1969
Chuck Close

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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

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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
El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)

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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

low relief carving of a Winged Genius, from the Northwest palace of Ashur-Nasir-Pal at Nimrud; a wide band of inscribed writing crosses the slab in the central section — Winged Genius, c. 883–859 BCE
Assyrian

G240

gallery installation/"period room" — Curator's Office, 2012-2013
Mark Dion

G378

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

Head of a woman with a base, stone on a marble base, size; 26in.; base IRC floor area — Head, 1911–1912
Amedeo Modigliani

G367

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

G216

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
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Woodwork from the interior of Colonel John Stuart's house at 104 Tradd Street, Charleston S.C. Cypress paneling from the drawing room showing doorways and fireplace with elaborate overmantle, showing French influence. The house was built in 1772. — Charleston Drawing Room, 1772
United States

G336

a: wire framework in organic shape with printed tin, plastic and wooden toys and noisemakers attached--Jack-in-the-boxes, various shapes of noisemakers, drums, clickers, tops and tambourines; b: suit installed over black plastic mannequin; colorful sweater fragments pieced together to create a bodysuit with head and face covering; bodysuit covered overall with crocheted doilies and hot pads, embroidered felt fragments and pieced stitched pieces; pink and white doily over face area — Soundsuit, 2010
Nick Cave

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Convulsionists of Tangier, Eugène Delacroix — Convulsionists of Tangier, 1837-1838
Eugène Delacroix

G321

bis pole, mangrove wood, New Guinea, Asmat — Bis Pole, 20th century
Asmat (Bismam group)

G256

vintage print; printed 1940 or before; mounted, matted — Migrant Mother, Nipomo, California, 1936
Dorothea Lange; Depicted: Florence Owens Thompson

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

G306

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

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

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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
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woman wearing a white satin gown trimmed with lace and pearls, holding a book, and seated on a yellow sofa; woman wears pearl necklaces and earrings, with her hair decorated with pearls; guitar and music next to woman on sofa; black and white lap dog in LRC — The Comtesse d'Egmont Pignatelli in Spanish Costume, 1763
Alexander Roslin

G307

white dog standing on all four paws; upright short tail; round red nose — Your Dog, 2002
Yoshitomo Nara

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floating multicolored rocks/metors; four separate videos (#1, 2, 4, 5) — 6EQUJ5, 2012-2013
Jennifer Steinkamp

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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

G236

ritual beadwork with face and sixteen birds mounted on the crown; long fringe hangs from crown — Crown, about 1920
Yoruba

G236

Still life with meat. — Carcass of Beef, 1925
Chaim Soutine

G377

Nude female figure lying on a flowered couch — Nude on a Couch, c. 1880
Gustave Caillebotte

G355

Madonna and Child, Segna di Buonaventura — Madonna and Child, c. 1310
Segna di Buonaventura

G343

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. — Fantasy coffin, 1993
Sowah Kwei

G250

Landscape. Urban. Architecture. — City Night, 1926
Georgia O'Keeffe

G378

St. Jerome, Adam Lenckhardt — St. Jerome, c. 1635
Adam Lenckhardt

G341

Mandala of colored sand on wood; Yamantaka (Conqueror of Death) is represented at the center by the blue 'vajra'; consists of a series of concentric bands; outermost represents burial grounds with a landscape and animals; moving inward are a circle of flames, a circle of 'vajras' and a circle of lotus petals; these bands circumscribe a quadrangle with gates at the four compass points; innermost square divided into triangular quadrants and an inner circle is divided into nine units containing symbols which represent various deities; attributes of the five senses are depicted in the four outside corners — Yamantaka Mandala, 1991
Monks of the Gyuto Tantric University

G277

Dutch still life with fruit, foliage, and insects. — Still Life with Fruits, Foliage and Insects, c. 1669
Abraham Mignon

G311

Alterations made to the painting in the 1920's; composition exists on verso of a woman after her bath. — Dance Training, 1910-11 (altered 1920)
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

G371

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

Landscape. Architecture. — The Bronze Horses of San Marco, Venice, 1876
Charles Caryl Coleman

G305

The Cat's Paw, Sir Edwin Henry Landseer — The Cat's Paw, c. 1824
Sir Edwin Henry Landseer

G305

Portrait of a young boy, three quarters view, with a dog — Portrait of James Ward, 1779
Gilbert Stuart

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

G371

Still life. Neoclassicism. — The Attributes of the Arts and the Rewards Which Are Accorded Them, 1766
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin

G306

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

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Genre. — A "Bear" Chance, 1907
Philip R. Goodwin

G301

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

G377

Portrait Bust of Pope Clement X, Circle of Gianlorenzo Bernini — Portrait Bust of Pope Clement X, modeled c. 1668 (cast late 17th century)
Circle of Gianlorenzo Bernini

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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

Portrait. Posthumous mourning portrait of an unknown child. — Portrait of a Boy, 1856
attributed to James B. Read

G304

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

Bust — Portrait of Luca Salvioni, c. 1536
Agostino Zoppo

G340

Three quarter-length portrait of a woman in a blue satin dress with broad flat hat, pulling on her glove. — Portrait of Sarah Allen, née Sargent, c. 1763
John Singleton Copley

G322

Religion: NT. — Destruction of the Beast and the False Prophet, 1804
Benjamin West

G321

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

G311

Portrait. George Washington in red drapery, black costume with white frills. — Portrait of George Washington, c. 1820
Thomas Sully

G332

man with thick belly, seated cross-legged on a platform; man wears crown, beaded necklace and holds flower in each hand; flames or flower behind head on architectural element — Deified King, late 10th century
Cham

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sound film installation without dialogue; instrumental music with some vocals; views of landscapes and the exteriors of motels; scenes of various animals inside motel rooms--horse, birds, raccoon, deer, bison, fox, rabbits, beaver, mountain lion; total running time: 24 minutes, 28 seconds Certificate of Authenticity in presentation box (copy in object file) Installation and technical requirements: see Notes — migration (empire) - linear version, 2008
Doug Aitken

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human face with long ears; open mouth with teeth; red linear designs — Mask, c. 900-300 BCE
Olmec

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black openwork barbed wire cube with 8" sections repeated — Cube (9 x 9 x 9), 2008
Mona Hatoum

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five detaching sections of mixed media construction that is painted primarily maroon in center section with embracing couple — Alixa and Naima, 2008
Swoon

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sleeping man with his head down on a desk, wearing maroon tights and brightly-patterned jacket and knickers; lynx-like cat on floor behind man; black cat visible behind PL hip of man; owls on desk and flying owls in background behind man; flying bats at top; grey ground; text on side of desk: "Les songes de la raison produisent - ils des monstres en Australie?" — The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters (Australia), 2008
Yinka Shonibare

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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

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

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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

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Wallpaper, China — Wallpaper, 19th century
China

G328

Man with halo carries sword and wears sash — Portrait of Shah Jahan, 1700-1720
India

G243

ivory noisemaker; extension carved with flowers and crosshatched designs; plexi stand — Grogger (noise maker), 20th century
Middle East or India

G362

standing horse balancing on three legs; mouth open; short tail pointing up; leaning slightly to proper left — Prancing Horse, 1st-3rd century
China

G215

cabbage tureen, cover and stand; porcelain in green glaze of verying tones; veining in yellow and green, younger leaves in yellow — Cabbage tureen, cover and stand, before 1754
France

G333

X-ray of Lady Tashat is at column in Paintings racks in MS — Cartonnage of Lady Tashat, 945-712 BCE
Ancient Egyptian

G250

mermaid with flowing red hair rising above the waves; she is holding a fish in each hand — A Sea-Nymph, 1881
Edward Coley Burne-Jones

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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

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Geometric motifs with red yellow black and blue — Composition with Blue, Red, Yellow, and Black, 1922
Piet Mondrian

G377

Head of a woman. — Head of a Woman, 1938
Joan Miró

G376

Wheatstack — Grainstack, Sun in the Mist, 1891
Claude Monet

G355

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

Landscape with deer — Deer in the Forest, 1868
Gustave Courbet

G321

still life with grapes of various colors and grapevines and leaves, melon, peaches, raspberries, blackberries, plums, oranges, apples, lemon; goblet with water with lemon at L; basket at center bottom, white pedestal plate at top left — Abundant Fruit, 1858
Severin Roesen

G322

1756 - Benedict XIV Presenting Ex Omnibus to Choiseul. — Pope Benedict XIV Presenting the Encyclical "Ex Omnibus" to the Comte de Stainville, Later Duc de Choiseul, 1757
Pompeo Girolamo Batoni

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Historical. Charles I, King of England. A helmeted Britannia, wearing violet drapery, holds steady the golden crown which England and Scotland, in red and yellow draperies, suspend above the head of the Infant Charles I. Two putti above support an escutcheon with the arms of the United Kingdom lightly indicated, and a putto below holds a torch to a heap of armor, spears, and dull red banners which the union makes no longer necessary. — The Union of England and Scotland (Charles I as the Prince of Wales), 1633–34
Peter Paul Rubens

G313

From the high altar of San Marco, Florence Italy (sold late 18th century) — Saint Romuald, c. 1440
Fra Angelico (Fra Giovanni da Fiesole)

G343

modified telephone; lobster receiver — Aphrodisiac Telephone, 1938
Salvador Dali

G376

James J. Hill Presentation Tray, 1884

Tiffany & Co.

G303

Veiled Lady, Raffaelo Monti — Veiled Lady, c. 1860
Raffaelo Monti

G357

The Wu Family Reception Hall, China — The Wu Family Reception Hall, early 17th century
China

G218

Little Girl, Otto Dix — Little Girl, 1922
Otto Dix

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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

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

G367

Portrait of a woman — Portrait of Countess Maria Theresia Bucquoi, née Parr, 1793
Elisabeth Louise Vigée-Le Brun

G306

bust of a woman with a cluster of small snakes at the front of her head, wings at the side of her head; intertwined snakes below her breasts — Medusa, c. 1854
Harriet Goodhue Hosmer

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angular design--angular handle and top knob; pointed shoulder; tall neck; flat top; two ivory rings on handle; decorated with Asian-style designs of cranes, bamboo, fan shapes, the moon and flowers — Coffee pot, from a four-piece coffee and tea set, c. 1875
William Fairbourne and Sons

G350

bust of a man with thick curly hair, beard under his chin and moustache; draping garment with round brooch at PR shoulder; unfinished concave back — Bust of Emperor Hadrian as a Young Man, c. 1590
Giovanni Battista Caccini

G340

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

G319

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