Works of Art (87)
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Air: Louis XIV as Jupiter, from a set of eight wall hangings depicting the Elements and the Seasons, ca. 1683, French, Silk, wool, and metal thread (46.43.4) |
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Andrew Jackson, 1834–35; this carving, 1839, Hiram Powers (American), Marble (94.14) |
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Artist's sketch of Ramesses IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses IV, ca. 1153–1147 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (30.8.234) |
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Bust of Francis I, 1529, Girolamo della Robbia (Italian), Glazed terracotta (41.100.245) |
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Bust of Napoleon III, 1873,
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French), Marble (1974.297) |
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Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1771, Jean-Baptiste Nini (French); Chaumont-sur-Loire, Cast terracotta (terre de Chaumont) (52.189.11) |
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Chair panel of Thutmose IV, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose IV, ca. 1400–1390 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Cedar (30.8.45) |
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Coins of Titus, Trajan, and Hadrian, 80–81, 105–7, 134–38 A.D.; Flavian, Trajanic, Hadrianic, Roman, Bronze and gold (99.35.177) |
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Doorway from Moutiers-Saint-Jean, ca. 1250, French, Limestone with traces of polychromy (32.147) |
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Emperor Gaius Julius Caesar Germanicus, known as Caligula, 37–42; Julio-Claudian, Roman, Marble (14.37) |
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Face of Senwosret III, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret III, ca. 1878–1840 B.C., Egyptian, Quartzite (26.7.1394) |
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Facsimile of tomb painting of Ramesses III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses III, ca. 1184–1153 B.C.,
Egyptian (33.8.7) |
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Figure of Augustus the Strong, ca. 1713, Stoneware, German; Meissen, Stoneware (1982.60.318) |
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Fragmentary face of King Khafre, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Khafre, ca. 2520–2494 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Egyptian alabaster (26.7.1392) |
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George Washington, ca. 1795–96,
Gilbert Stuart (American),
Oil on canvas (07.160) |
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God Horus Protecting King Nectanebo II, Late Period, Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo II, 360–343 B.C., Egyptian, Greywacke (34.2.1) |
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Haremhab as a Scribe, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun or Aye, ca. 1336–1323 B.C., Egyptian, Granodiorite (23.10.1) |
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Hatshepsut, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Hatshepsut, ca. 1473–1458 B.C., Egyptian; From Deir el-Bahri, western Thebes, Indurated limestone (29.3.2) |
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Head of a Ptolemaic queen, Hellenistic, ca. 270–250 B.C.,>
Greek,
Marble (2002.66) |
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Head of Ahmose I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Ahmose I (ca. 1550–1525 B.C.),
Egyptian,
Limestone (2006.270)
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Head of Amenemhat III, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III, ca. 1859–1813 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Black granite (24.7.1) |
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Head of Amenhotep I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep I, ca. 1525–1504 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Sandstone (26.3.30a) |
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Head of Amenhotep II, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep II, ca. 1427–1400 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Black granite (66.99.20) |
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Head of Amenhotep III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III, ca. 1390–1352 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Brown quartzite (56.138) |
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Head of Amenmesse, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Amenmesse, ca. 1203–1200 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Quartzite (34.2.2) |
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Head of Augustus, Roman Period, 27–20 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Blue-green (glassy?) faience (26.7.1428) |
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Head of Ptolemy II or III, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy III Euergetes, ca. 246–221 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Bronze (66.99.134) |
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Head of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy II Philadelphos, ca. 285–246 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Diabase (12.187.31) |
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Head of Ptolemy VI Philometor, Ptolemaic Period, reign of Ptolemy VI Philometor, ca. 180–145 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.166) |
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Head of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Tutankhamun, ca. 1336–1327 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Indurated limestone (50.6) |
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Henry II Between France and Fame, ca. 1548, Jean Duvet (French), Etching (25.2.93) |
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James Monroe, ca. 1820–22, Gilbert Stuart (American), Oil on canvas (29.89) |
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King Sahure and a Nome God, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 5, ca. 2458–2446 B.C., Egyptian, Gneiss (18.2.4) |
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Kneeling statuette of Thutmose III, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose III, ca. 1479–1425 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Bronze (1995.21) |
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Le Passé–Le Présent–L'Avenir (Past, Present, Future), January 9, 1834, Honoré Daumier (French), Lithograph (41.16.1) |
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Menat of Taharqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Taharqo, ca. 690–664 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Faience (41.160.104) |
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Osirid figure of Merneptah, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Merneptah, ca. 1213–1203 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (26.7.1451) |
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Philip IV (1605–1665), King of Spain, probably 1624, Workshop of Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish), Oil on canvas (14.40.639) |
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Plaque with Otto I presenting the Cathedral of Magdeburg, 962–968, Ottonian; From the Cathedral of Magdeburg, probably made in Milan, northern Italy, Ivory (41.100.157) |
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Pope Alexander VII, Fabio Chigi (1599–1667, r. 1655–1667), 1667, Melchiore Caffa (Maltese), Bronze (57.20) |
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Pope Innocent X, Giovanni Battista Pamphilj (1574–1655, r. 1644–1655), second half of 17th century, After Alessandro Algardi (Italian), Bronze (08.49) |
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Portrait head of the Emperor Augustus, ca. 14–37; Julio-Claudian, Roman, Marble (07.286.115) |
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Portrait head of the emperor Constantine I, ca. 324–337; Constantinian; Late Antique period, Roman, Marble (26.229) |
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Portrait head of the emperor Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (called Caracalla), ca. 217–230; Late Severan, Roman, Marble (40.11.1a) |
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Portrait Medals: Empress Maria and Emperor Maximillian II, dated 1575, Monogrammed "AN:AB" for Antonio Abondio (Italian) Silver, uniface (1989.12.2,3) |
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Portrait of Nasir al-Din Shah, ca. 1852–55, Iran, Salt print (1977.683.24) |
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Portrait of Rudolph II, 1603, Aegidius Sadeler (Netherlandish), after Hans von Aachen (German), Engraving (51.501.6469) |
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Portrait of Sultan Ahmed I, 17th century; Ottoman, Turkey, Colors and gilt on paper (44.30) |
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Portrait of the emperor Antoninus Pius, 138–161; Antonine, Roman, Marble (33.11.3) |
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President Martin Van Buren, 1855–58, Mathew B. Brady (American), Salted paper print from glass negative (56.517.4) |
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Queen Victoria, 1838, Thomas Sully (American), Oil on canvas (14.126.1) |
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Relief Allegory of Virtues and Vices at the Court of Emperor Charles V, dated 1522, Monogrammed "HD" for Hans Daucher (German, Augsburg), Honestone relief, touches of gilding (17.190.745) |
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Relief of Apries, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Apries, ca. 589–570 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (09.183.1a) |
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Relief of King Amenemhat I, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat I, ca. 1981–1952 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Painted limestone (08.200.5) |
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Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II (detail), Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, reign of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, ca. 2051–2000 B.C., Egyptian; From the king's temple at Deir el-Bahri in western Thebes, Painted limestone (07.230.2) |
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Relief of Ramesses I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, ca. 1295–1294 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone,
Gift of J. Pierpont Morgan, 1911 (11.155.3a) |
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Relief of Ramesses IX, New Kingdom, Dynasty 20, reign of Ramesses IX, ca. 1126–1108 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (59.51a,b) |
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Relief of Senwosret I, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reign of Senwosret I, ca. 1961–1917 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Painted limestone (14.3.6) |
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Relief of Thutmose I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Thutmose I, ca. 1504–1492 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Color facsimile by Nina deGaris Davies (1925),
Rogers Fund, 1930 (30.4.137) |
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Relief portrait of the emperor Lucius Verus, ca. 166–170; Antonine, Roman, Marble (13.227.1) |
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Relief: king and eunuch attendant, 883–859 B.C.; Neo-Assyrian period, reign of Ashurnasirpal II, Excavated at Nimrud (ancient Kalhu), northern Mesopotamia, Alabaster (gypsum) (32.143.4) |
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Ring with intaglio portrait of Emperor Tiberius, 14–37 A.D.; Early Imperial,
Roman,
Gold, carnelian (1994.230.7)
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Ritual Figure, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, reigns of Amenemhat II–Senwosret II, ca. 1919–1878 B.C., Egyptian; From Lisht, Painted wood (14.3.17) |
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Scenes from the Passion of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, 1244–1247, French; From the Church of St. Germain-des-Prés, Paris, Pot-metal glass with vitreous paint (24.167a–k) |
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Schiac Appas, Re di Persia (Shah cAbbas, King of Persia),
Engraver: Giacomo Franco (Italian, Venetian),
From: Effigie naturali dei maggior prencipi et più valorosi capitani di questa età con l'armi loro, raccolte et con dilegentia intagliate da Giacomo Franco,
Publisher: Giacomo Franco, Venice, 1596 (57.506) |
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Sculptor's model of the head of Akhenaten, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten, ca. 1349–1336 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (66.99.40) |
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Seated statue of Gudea, 2150–2100 B.C.; Neo-Sumerian period, Probably Tello (ancient Girsu), southern Mesopotamia, Diorite (59.2) |
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Seated statue of King Menkaure, Old Kingdom, Dynasty 4, reign of Menkaure, ca. 2490–2472 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (37.6.1) |
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Shawabti of Siptah, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Siptah, ca. 1194–1188 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Alabaster (14.6.179) |
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Solidus of Constantius II (Sole Emperor, 350–361), 350–361, Byzantine, Gold (04.35.18) |
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Solidus of Justinian I (r. 527–565), 538–565, Byzantine; Minted in Constantinople, Gold (99.35.7406) |
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Stained-Glass Panel, ca. 1245–1248, France, Tours, Ambulatory of the Cathedral of Saint-Gatien, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint (37.173.3) |
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Stater with head of Alexander the Great, 286–281 B.C.; Hellenistic,
Greek; Lysimachos, Pella,
Gold (52.127.4) |
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Statue of Psamtik I, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Psamtik I, ca. 664–610 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Granite (X.358) |
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Statue of Queen Arsinoe II, Ptolemaic Period, probably after 270 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone with traces of gilding and paint (20.2.21) |
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Statue of Seti I, New Kingdom, Dynasty 19, reign of Seti I, ca. 1294–1279 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Black granite (22.2.21) |
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Statuette of a queen, Middle Kingdom, late Dynasty 12–Early Dynasty 13 (ca. 1825–1750 B.C.),
Egyptian,
Schist (65.59.1) |
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Statuette of Amasis, Late Period, Dynasty 26, reign of Amasis, ca. 570–526 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Bronze inlaid with gold (35.9.3) |
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Stele of King Intef II, First Intermediate Period, Dynasty 11, reign of Intef II, ca. 2108–2059 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (13.182.3) |
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Stele of Shabaqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, reign of Shabaqo, ca. 712–698 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (55.144.6) |
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Stele of Shebitqo, Late Period, Dynasty 25, ca. 707–690 B.C.,
Egyptian,
Limestone (65.45) |
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Sultan Süleyman the Magnificent Wearing a Jewel-Studded Helmet, ca. 1532,
Venice,
Woodcut on paper (42.41.1) |
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Tapestry: Portrait of Napoleon I, 1808–11, After a painting by Baron François-Pascal-Simon Gérard (French); Gobelins Royal Manufactory; Workshop of Michel-Henri Cozette (French), High-warp tapestry of wool, silk, and silver-gilt thread (43.99)
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Theodosius Arrives at Ephesus (Scene from the Legend of the Seven Sleepers), ca. 1200–1205, French; From the Cathedral of Notre-Dame, Rouen, Pot-metal glass and vitreous paint (1980.263.4) |
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Thomas Jefferson, 1788, John Trumbull (American), Oil on mahogany (24.19.1) |
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Two portraits of Trebonianus Gallus, 251–53 A.D., Roman, Bronze (05.30, 05.47) |
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Watch, ca. 1850–55, Firm of François Czapek (Swiss), Case of enameled gold; dial of painted enamel; movement of gilded brass and steel (1983.183.5) |
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Thematic Essays (14)
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