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Painting1943.7.1

A Painter's Studio

Louis-Léopold Boilly

c. 1800 · oil on canvas

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The image shows a woman seated on a red folding chair, with her upper body turned towards an easel to the right. Her arms are crossed over her chest, and she has an elegant updo with loose strands framing her face. She is draped in a blue fabric with a floral pattern. Surrounding her are several large books or portfolios, and some sheets of paper are scattered on the floor. In the background, there is a lightly sketched image on the wall, a guitar hanging next to a framed picture on the left. The setting appears to be an artist's studio, with a plain wall and a wooden floor.

Drawing2009.90.1

A Painter's Studio with a Model Wrapped in Japanese Silk

Louis Emile Adan

1890s · black chalk, watercolor, and gouache on wove paper

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The sculpture portrays an eagle with a powerful stance, sharp beak, spread wings, and intricate feather details. It is made of a metallic-looking material, likely bronze. The eagle's eyes are focused, and its talons grip onto a wavy base. The sculpture stands robustly and appears lifelike, with attention to anatomical features.

Sculpture2022.181.55.1

A Pair of Eagles [right-facing eagle]

Probably South Netherlandish or German (Nuremberg)

c.1500/1560 · bronze

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The sculpture depicts a bird with its wings slightly spread and its head turned to the side. It is made of a material resembling bronze, giving it a metallic, golden-brown color. The feathers are detailed, with each layer carefully crafted for a realistic appearance. The bird stands on a textured base, and its eyes and beak are prominent features. The sculpture appears small and designed for indoor display, featuring a shiny surface that reflects light.

Sculpture2022.181.55.2

A Pair of Eagles [left-facing eagle]

Probably South Netherlandish or German (Nuremberg)

c. 1500/1560 · bronze

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The image depicts a garden setting with tall trees framing the scene. Beyond the trees, there are staircases, pedestals, and columns. The horizon is obscured by foliage and architectural features. The artwork shows precise, linear brushstrokes with washes of ink creating texture and volume. The color palette is monochromatic with shades of gray. The brushwork captures details of the elements in the scene.

Drawing1994.9.1

A Palatial Garden with Circular Terraces

Alessandro Sanquirico

c. 1810 · pen and black ink with gray wash over graphite, squared in graphite, on laid paper

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This is a drawing of a complex architectural design with ornate decorative elements. The drawing shows the façade of a building or a conceptualized architectural structure featuring intricate details typical of classical architecture. It includes three levels adorned with sculptures set within niches, decorative cornices, and ornamental panels. The top section includes garlands, putti, and urns. Human figures in relief are depicted across the top two levels, enclosed in rounded niches, while more elaborate scenes with multiple figures are seen in two central panels on the middle level. The bottom portion of the structure is simpler with rectangular outlines. Thin pen lines and a light wash suggest that the drawing serves as a preparatory study or design proposal for an architectural project.

Drawing1994.9.5

A Palatial Wall Ornamented with Sculptures and Paintings

Andrea Semino

c. 1570 · pen and brown ink with brown wash over graphite on laid paper

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The sculpture depicts a hunting scene with armed hunters on horseback, holding spears, accompanied by dogs. There are additional horses in the background. The sculpture has an oval relief presentation with intricate details, such as flowing garments and textures reminiscent of ancient Roman or Greek warriors. The color of the sculpture is bronze-like, suggesting a metallic composition. The figures are highly detailed, showing the textures of the horses' manes and the musculature of the riders and dogs, creating a dynamic visual narrative.

Sculpture1957.14.521

A Panther Hunt

Giovanni Bernardi

Date not recorded · lead//Very dark brown patina

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Print1979.49.200

A Paris nous ne pouvions... aller a Versailles...

Honoré Daumier

1871 · gillotype on newsprint

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In this black and white illustration, several figures are depicted dancing energetically. Positioned in the center, both men and women are engaged in a lively dance. The men are wearing formal attire, including top hats and suits with tails. The women wear long, flowing dresses with full skirts, featuring stripes and patterns. Some women are holding their skirts up. The background is filled with a large crowd of other spectators also dressed in formal wear, under a canopy of hanging lights. Stone arches in the far background suggest the scene takes place in a grand hall or garden pavilion.

Print1958.3.21

A Parisian Ball - Dancing at the Mabille, Paris

after Winslow Homer

published 1867 · wood engraving

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Drawing2009.70.26

A Partially Skinned Rat

Italian 16th/17th Century, possibly Florentine or Roman

late 16th or early 17th century · two shades of red chalk with traces of black chalk on laid paper

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This is a drawing of an architectural scene with various figures and elements. The scene depicts a complex layout with architectural structures, including columns, archways, and detailed facades. There are figures throughout the scene, some engaged in conversation, while others are reclined or in motion. Additionally, there is a horse and rider captured in motion towards the left. The drawing is sketch-like, with delicate lines emphasizing movement and structure over detail. The composition suggests a lively scene against a backdrop of classical architecture and landscape elements.

Drawing1986.38.1.a

A Party in a Roman Villa [recto]

Pirro Ligorio

Date not recorded · pen and brown ink on laid paper

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Two figures in military attire are depicted conversing. On the left, a person on horseback with one arm resting on their thigh, wearing a tall helmet with a plume, a detailed jacket, and boots is shown. The figure has distinct facial features and a firm expression. On the right, another figure stands beside a horse, facing the seated figure, wearing a similar helmet, a cross-body sash, a jacket, and high boots, holding an object resembling a sword. The background features faint sketches of additional horse-mounted figures, blending into a lightly shaded backdrop, suggesting an informal military setting. The image has a monochromatic tone, enhancing its historical and formal appearance.

Print1950.16.78

A Party of Life Guards

Théodore Gericault

1821 · lithograph

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The image shows a group of cavalry horses and riders. Two central figures are depicted dressed in uniform with helmets and plumed headdresses; one is mounted on a horse, while the other stands beside another horse, holding a sword at his side. Several horses and riders are seen behind them, fading into the background, creating a sense of depth and movement. The composition is detailed, capturing the musculature of the horses and the folds in the uniforms, while lines suggest the ground underfoot, adding realism to the scene.

Print1981.16.1

A Party of Life Guards

Théodore Gericault

1821 · lithograph

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The image shows a person seated on the ground, depicted from the waist up. This individual is leaning slightly forward, with their head turned to the side and their eyes closed or looking down. They have short, curly hair, possibly styled back, a straight nose, and closed lips. The person wears a sleeveless tunic, holding a shepherd's crook in one hand. Sheep and lambs are around them, and the background includes a lightly sketched landscape with trees and a flock of sheep grazing in the distance.

Print2008.115.1236

A Pastoral

Frederick Stuart Church

1881 · etching

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The image shows a pastoral scene with people and animals in a natural landscape. The horizon line is near the top, with hills and trees in the distance. A tree stands on the left, with figures like cows, sheep, and shepherds. A young boy plays a flute by a tree on the left. A man sits among cows on the right. The style includes detailed linework and crosshatching for texture. The color palette is primarily sepia, giving a vintage feel.

Print2009.93.12

A Pastoral Journey with a Boy Playing His Flute by a Tree

Gaetano Zompini, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

1759 · etching in sanguine on laid paper

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The image shows a pastoral scene with people and animals depicted through etching. The viewpoint is slightly elevated, offering an overview of the scene. A group of sheep is being herded in the foreground, with detailed textures. In the center, a figure rides a donkey carrying baskets, alongside a leading figure gesturing. The background features hills, mountains, and trees. The etching uses shades of brown for depth and contrast.

Print2009.93.13

A Pastoral Journey with a Child in a Basket on Horseback

Gaetano Zompini, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

1758/1759 · etching in sanguine on laid paper

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The image shows a landscape scene with figures and animals on rocky terrain. The horizon line is at the top, dividing clouds from the landscape below. A man gestures towards a flock of sheep on a winding path. A figure leads the flock, and a woman rides a donkey on a rock. The scene suggests rugged travel, with a delicate, monochromatic color palette.

Print2009.93.8

A Pastoral Journey with a Mother and Child on Horesback and an Elderly Shepherd Seated

Gaetano Zompini, after Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

1758/1759 · etching in sanguine on laid paper

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The image shows a landscape with a wide sky, trees, a rustic fence, and a marshland. The horizon is near the lower third, featuring trees and a fence. The sky has dispersed clouds, while the foreground includes a marsh reflecting the sky. The colors are mainly sepia tones, creating a vintage look.

Print2008.4.2

A Pastoral Landscape with a Stream

Daniel Kotz

c. 1890 · monotype in dark brown ink on wove paper

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This is an ornate manuscript page. The manuscript is adorned with decorative borders featuring floral patterns at the top of the page and a large letter "A" embellished with vines. The text, written in Greek, is in the center of the page. Below the script, the painting depicts a pastoral landscape. On the lower left, a seated man with a brown beard plays a stringed instrument, resembling a viola or a lute, while on the lower right, another person clad in blue plays panpipes. Surrounding them are various animals including sheep and goats on top of small green hills with a small river in the center. Trees rise along the sides of the page, and two small coats of arms hang from branches on either side.

Drawing2005.1.1.a

A Pastoral Landscape with Shepherds Playing a Viola and Panpipes

Albrecht Dürer

1496/1497 · watercolor and gouache heightened with pen and ink and gold, pasted back onto page 1 of "Idylls and Other Texts"

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A placid river winds past low hills with cows to fields blanketed with trees leading back to mountains lining the horizon in this hazy, horizontal, landscape painting. The river curves in a tight backward C shape from the lower left corner of the composition. The right half of the foreground closest to us is made up of a gently sloping, grass-covered hill alongside the water. Four cows graze in the sunshine closer to the water, and the right portion is in deep shade under towering trees that nearly fill the right half of the composition. Logs, moss-covered boulders, stones, and plants line the bottom edge of the painting. Languid, golden light works across the treetops in the middle distance. The mountains along the horizon, which comes about a third of the way up this painting, are slate gray. The sky above is streaked with pale yellow near the horizon and deepens to pale blue along the top edge of the canvas. A few deeply shaded, ivory-yellow clouds float across the sky. The artist signed and dated the painting in the lower center, “A B Durand 1858.”

Painting1978.6.3

A Pastoral Scene

Asher Brown Durand

1858 · oil on canvas

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Two men, a woman, and three children, all with brown skin, gather around a table in a house in this horizontal painting. A bespectacled, white-haired man sits to our left, wearing a black coat and suit. He looks up and to our right, his chin slightly lifted. A black top hat and a book sit near his feet, and a gray umbrella leans against the back of his worn wooden chair. Opposite him, to our right, a younger man has short black hair and a trimmed beard. He props one elbow on a cigar box on the table and rests his chin in that hand. With his other hand, he grasps the lapel of his slate-blue jacket, which is worn over a cream-white shirt. There is a patch in one elbow of the jacket and on one of the knees in his tan-colored pants. Two small children gather around him. The smallest child turns away from us as they rest their folded arms and head on one of the man's knees. That child wears a knee-length, dress-like garment striped with parchment brown and beige. Behind the man, to our right, a slightly older boy kneels on a bench on the far side of the table and rests his elbows on the white tablecloth. That boy wears an aquamarine-blue shirt and dove-gray pants. Both children are barefoot. On the far side of the table, near the older man, a woman stands and leans forward to spoon food into the white dish he holds. She wears a red kerchief tied around her head and a fog-blue apron over a white shirt patterned with a muted indigo-blue grid. A young girl, the oldest child, stands on the far side of the table between the younger man and woman. Seen from the chest up, the girl's face and body are angled to our right, toward her father, but she looks to our left from the corners of her eyes. She wears a coral-red, high-collared garment with white polka dots. On the table is a serving bowl, cup, and a kettle. Behind the woman, one door of a tall brick-red cupboard is ajar. Plates and vessels line the shelves within. A fireplace to the right has an opening as tall as the stooping woman. The mantle is lined with a manual coffee grinder, a white jar painted with a blue design, and clothes irons. A circus poster hangs behind the open door of the cupboard. A string of dried red chilis hangs next to a window between the poster and fireplace mantle. A banjo rests on a stool in front of the table, and a white cat licks a pie plate near the father's feet. The aritst signed and dated the painting in the lower right corner, "Richd. N. Brooke. 1881 (ELEVE DE BONNAT - PARIS)."

Painting2014.136.119

A Pastoral Visit

Richard Norris Brooke

1881 · oil on canvas

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The image displays a landscape with a winding path through rugged terrain, hills, trees, and a cloudy sky. The artwork features detailed etching with a monochromatic sepia color palette, giving it a vintage feel. The path leads through the scene towards rolling hills.

Drawing2007.111.153

A Path through a Hilly Landscape

Carl Friedrich Ludwig Felix von Rumohr

1831 · pen and brown ink on laid paper

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The image shows a winding path through a natural landscape, with soft strokes defining the horizon line and delicate brushstrokes conveying texture in the grasses and rocks. The color palette is muted, primarily in shades of beige and grey. Closest to us, tufts of grass and small stones populate the path, which becomes more surrounded by taller grasses as it extends into the distance.

Drawing2000.65.1

A Path through Fields near Leipzig

Carl Gustav Carus

c. 1812 · graphite and wash on slightly blued laid paper

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The image shows three individuals standing in full-length. The person on the left is holding a staff and wearing a feathered headdress and a robe with intricate designs. The central figure wears a robe fastened with a fur shawl, has a red mohawk hairstyle and holds a staff. The person on the right stands with a shield and a cylindrical object on their back. They all stand on a grassy patch with a light background, framed by a narrow pale green border.

Painting1965.16.61

A Pawnee Chief with Two Warriors

George Catlin

1861/1869 · oil on card mounted on paperboard

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