Works of Art (32)
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Abner's Messenger before David (?), wing of an altarpiece, ca. 1480,
Master of the Saint Barbara Legend (Netherlandish),
Oil on wood (32.100.56a) |
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Abraham and Isaac, Rembrandt (Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn) (Dutch), Etching and burin; only state (29.107.26) |
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Abraham Sacrificing Isaac, late 19th century, Iran, Opaque watercolors and ink on paper (1970.275) |
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Abraham, ca. 1408–10, Lorenzo Monaco (Piero di Giovanni) (Italian, Florentine), Tempera on wood, gold ground (65.14.1) |
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Adam and Eve, 1504, Albrecht Dürer (German), Engraving (19.73.1) |
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Adam and Little Eve, 1921, Paul Klee (German), Watercolor and transferred printing ink on paper (1987.455.7) |
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Adam, modeled in 1880; this bronze case in 1910, Auguste Rodin (French), Bronze (11.173.1) |
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Biblia Italica (Italian Bible), Book 2: Frontispiece (signature AA1),
Translator: Niccolò Malermi (or Malerbì),
Venice: Giovanni Ragazzo for Lucantonio Giunta, October 15, 1490,
Book with printed text and woodcut illustrations, handcolored (33.66) |
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Coconut Cup with Cover, ca. 1533–34, Hans van Amsterdam (Low Countries, 's Hertogenbosch), Silver gilt, coconut (Cocos nucifera) (17.190.622ab) |
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Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, 1445, Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, Sienese), Tempera on panel (1975.1.31) |
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David with the Head of Goliath, 15th century (1470–80),
Bartolomeo Bellano (Italian, Paduan),
Gilt bronze, oil gilding of later date (64.304.1) |
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A Dominican Friar [Petrus de Cruce?] and a Companion below the Dragon's Tower, ca. 1417–20,
Fra Angelico (Italian),
Pen and brush with brown ink, on parchment (1972.118.260) |
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Esther before Ahasuerus, Artemisia Gentileschi (Italian, Roman), Oil on canvas (69.281) |
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Eve with Cain and Abel, fragment, 1520s, Bacchiacca (Francesco d'Ubertino) (Italian, Florentine), Tempera and oil on wood (38.178) |
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The Gathering of Manna: From a set of Old Testament prefigurations of the Eucharist and Passion of Christ, 1595–96,
Designed by Alessandro Allori (Italian, Florentine); workshop of Guasparri di Bartolomeo Papini, Florence,
Italian,
Wool and silk (2004.165) |
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Hagar in the Wilderness, 1835,
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French),
Oil on canvas (38.64) |
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Head of King David, ca. 1145, France, Paris, Cathedral of Notre-Dame, south portal of west facade (Saint Anne Portal), Limestone (38.180) |
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1530, Lucas Cranach the Elder (German), Oil on wood (11.15) |
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Judith with the Head of Holofernes, ca. 1630–35, Massimo Stanzione (Italian, Neapolitan), Oil on canvas (59.40) |
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King David in Prayer in an Initial B: Cutting from a Psalter, 1450, Zanobi Strozzi (Italian), Tempera and gold leaf on parchment (1975.1.2470) |
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Last Supper, triptych, 1515–20, Netherlandish (Antwerp Mannerist) Painter, Oil on wood (17.190.18a–c) |
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Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh: An Allegory of the Dinteville Family, 1537, Master of the Dinteville Allegory (Netherlandish or French), Oil on wood (50.70) |
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Panel from a Tree of Jesse Window, 14th century, German (Swabia), Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint (22.25a-f) |
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Plaques with Scenes from the Story of Joshua, 10th century, Byzantine; Probably made in Constantinople, Ivory, traces of polychromy, gilding; bone (border strips) (17.190.137a-c) |
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Rosary Bead, early 16th century, South Lowlands (Brabant), Boxwood (17.190.475) |
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Samson Captured by the Philistines, 1619, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (Italian, Ferrarese), Oil on canvas (1984.459.2) |
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Samson Rending the Lion, ca. 1497–98, Albrecht Dürer (German), Woodcut (24.63.111) |
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Samson, ca. 1612–16, Jacques Bellange (French), Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, on tan antique laid paper1 (2001.568) |
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Scarf with Old Testament scenes, 1648, India, Linen and silk thread (50.73) |
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Silver Plate with David and Goliath, 629–630, Byzantine; Made in Constantinople, Silver (17.190.396) |
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Snuffbox, 1760–70, Myer Myers (American), New York City, Gold (66.102) |
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Woodblock for Samson Rending the Lion, ca. 1497–98, Albrecht Dürer (German), Pearwood (19.73.255) |
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Thematic Essays (15)
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