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The image shows a canal or waterway with boats docked along the edge. A detailed boat with people is closest to the viewer. Behind the boats are large multi-story buildings lining the water's edge. A tall steeple rises above the buildings on the horizon. The sky is cloudless with textured engravings. The monochrome composition consists of etched lines in black and gray. Trees are interspersed with the buildings.

Print1941.1.175

Ale Porte del Dolo

Canaletto

c. 1735/1746 · etching

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This image shows a riverside scene with a high horizon, rooftops, a tower in the distance, and a boat with people. The detailed etching features fine lines depicting architecture, water, and figures. A monochrome color palette of gray tones adds to the historical feel. Wooden buildings, trees, and more structures are visible in the background.

Print1946.9.27

Ale Porte del Dolo

Canaletto

c. 1735/1746 · etching

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The image shows an etching of a riverside scene with small boats on the water. Buildings line the horizon, with one having a tall spire. Figures and boats can be seen along the shore. The etching is detailed with fine line work, capturing textures of walls, roofs, and water. The color palette is monochrome in shades of black and gray. Closest to us, there is a wooden structure and figures attending to boats near the shore.

Print1985.64.142

Ale Porte del Dolo

Canaletto

c. 1735/1746 · etching on laid paper

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The image shows a large clear glass cup with a wide, flat base and a slightly tapered mouth. The color palette is minimal with transparent shades and subtle gray lines outlining the glass against an off-white background. The glass is centrally positioned in the frame, standing upright with the base on the surface.

Index of American Design1943.8.10835

Ale Schooner

Alice Cosgrove

1935/1942 · watercolor, graphite, and colored pencil on paper

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This painting depicts two people, an adult man and a young boy. The man is seen from the knees up, standing with one arm on a table and the other on his hip. He has light skin, light green eyes, a brown beard and mustache, and dark hair under a black cap. He is wearing a bright red jacket with several buttons down the front, which is open to reveal a white garment with several pleats and folds. The boy, who has short brown hair and fair skin, leans against the man's leg, tying a bow on the white garment and looking over his shoulder at us. He wears a yellow outfit with subtle white stripes. On the left is a table covered with dark green fabric which the man has his hand on; there are three books on it, and a letter on white paper propped up against the books. The background is a muted green-brown color.

Painting1952.5.80

Alessandro Alberti with a Page

North Italian 16th Century (Possibly Gian Paolo Pace)

possibly 1544/1545 · oil on canvas

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Sculpture1957.14.1082.a

Alessandro Caimi [obverse]

Pier Paolo Galeotti

1556 · bronze

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Sculpture1957.14.909.a

Alessandro de' Medici, 1510-1537, 1st Duke of Florence 1532 [obverse]

Domenico di Polo di Angelo de' Vetri

c. 1541 · bronze

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Sculpture1957.14.910.a

Alessandro de' Medici, 1510-1537, 1st Duke of Florence 1532 [obverse]

Francesco dal Prato

1534 · bronze

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Sculpture1957.14.1259.a

Alessandro de' Medici, 1512-1537, 1st Duke of Florence 1523 [obverse]

Benvenuto Cellini

1500-1571 · silver testoon//Struck

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Sculpture1957.14.884.a

Alessandro di Gino Vecchietti, 1472-1532 [obverse]

Style of Niccolò Fiorentino

c. 1498 · bronze

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Sculpture1957.14.1084

Alessandro Farnese, 1545-1592, 3rd Duke of Parma and Piacenza 1586

Gianpaolo Poggini

1558 · bronze

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Sculpture1957.14.982.a

Alessandro Maggi, called Bassiano, and Giovanni da Cavino [obverse]

Giovanni da Cavino

c. 1538 · bronze

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Print2013.73.2

Alessandro Manzoni

Giuseppe Cornienti, after Gaetano Monti

1858 · aquatint and roulette

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Sculpture1957.14.689.b

Alessandro Sforza, 1409-1468, Lord of Pesaro 1445 [reverse]

Gianfrancesco Enzola

1475 · bronze

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Sculpture1957.14.717.a

Alessandro Tartagni, 1421-1477, Lawyer [obverse]

Sperandio

c. 1478 · bronze

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The image is a full-body caricature of a person with exaggerated features. The individual is standing upright, slightly leaned back, holding a folded document or paper. The person has a large head, elongated eyes, a prominent nose, and a small mouth. They have dark, voluminous hair styled to curl outward and wear a formal suit with a high-collared shirt and a bow tie. The background is plain with a gradient effect.

Print1949.5.51

Alex. Ch. Henri de Tocqueville

Honoré Daumier

1849 · lithograph

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Print1958.8.29

Alex. Thomas Marie

Honoré Daumier

1849 · lithograph

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Two groups of people face off in front of a hilly landscape in this loosely painted, vertical scene. On our left, a pale young man in a white tunic looks with eyes wide and lips parted at a group of three people on our right. The young man's right hand, on our left, is raised to stroke the head of a reddish-brown horse at his right shoulder. He stands with feet planted wide, knees bent, and he curls his left hand into a fist. Behind him, a man holds up a fluttering, light blue cape. A mottled red wall forms a backdrop to this scene on our left. The tight group gathered under a tree on our right stares back at the young man. The trio is made up of a balding, older man, a light-skinned boy also wearing a white tunic, and, closest to us, a brown-skinned woman wearing a marigold-orange shirt and a maroon-red skirt. Behind this group, a pair of pale raised arms suggests a fourth person, but the head is missing or has been painted over. The ground under the people is saffron orange. In the center of the picture, beyond the people, a group of horses stands near a green bank by a river, its surface reflecting white. The far bank is lined with white buildings. Tan and olive-green slopes rise from the opposite riverbank under a pale blue sky with cream-white clouds sweeping along the top edge of the composition. The artist signed his name in red paint in the lower right corner: “Degas.”

Painting1997.57.1

Alexander and Bucephalus

Edgar Degas

1861/1862 · oil on canvas

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The image shows two full-body figures in a dynamic pose. Both individuals are standing, facing each other. One figure on the left has an outstretched arm. They are wearing a helmet with a plume and scant armor, while the figure on the right is adorned in flowing garments. The scene appears to be set indoors, with subtle architectural lines in the background and an indistinct depiction of people or statues in the distance. The drawing emphasizes the contours and form of the clothing and bodies.

Drawing1975.55.1

Alexander and Thaïs Setting Fire to Persepolis

Lodovico Carracci

probably c. 1592 · pen and brown ink with brown wash and white heightening on paper washed orange-brown

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This is a print of a kneeling figure before a standing figure with an architectural dome in the background. The scene is set on a rugged landscape. The kneeling figure is adorned in classical armor and a plumed helmet, while the standing figure wears a long robe and a large, distinctively shaped hat. The structure in the background is a large dome with ornate columns. Above the scene, the sky is portrayed with a stylized cloud. The image is rendered in a highly detailed black and white engraving style.

Print1968.18.20

Alexander and the High Priest of Jerusalem

Master IRs

Date not recorded · engraving

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The image shows a person standing upright, facing slightly to the right. The person has indistinct facial features with a mustache and medium-length dark hair, wearing a dark overcoat and trousers with a white collar. The hands are clasped together in front. The background has a textured beige wall and dark floor, with a reddish-brown object partially visible on the right side.

Painting1943.11.7

Alexander Arnold Hannay

James McNeill Whistler

c. 1896 · oil on wood

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This is a painting of a scene with a warrior and an elderly figure near an ancient monument. The warrior is depicted in detailed armor, a helmet, and a cloak, leaning forward, interacting with the seated figure. The aged figure is wearing robes and has a crown of leaves. A monumental structure can be seen in the background, along with fabric draping. The sky shows clouds and urn-like structures. The image uses warm and muted colors, creating light and shadow effects on the figures and surroundings. This painting style is reminiscent of Giovanni Battista Tiepolo.

Drawing1981.10.1

Alexander at the Tomb of Cyrus

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

1645/1650 · oil heightened with white on laid paper

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Print2015.19.1584.39.9

Alexander Baron

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1808 · mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper

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Print2015.19.1584.45.8

Alexander Baron, Jr.

Charles B. J. Févret de Saint-Mémin

1809 · mezzotint and engraving in black on wove paper mounted to brown wove paper

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