These pairings are part of The African Origin of Civilization initiative.
Ways of the Cross in Africa
Medieval Art, Gallery 304
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Northern Highlands region artist
13th–14th century
Northern Highlands region artist
14th–15th century
Central or Northern Highlands region artist
15th century
Ezra
ca. 1500
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Kongo artist
16th–17th century (central figure); 18th–19th century (top and bottom figures)
Kongo artist
16th–17th century
Kongo artist
16th–18th century (pendant figure); 19th century (cross)
Maestà/Mɔgɔbaya/Majesty
European Paintings, Gallery 601
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Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
1648
Bamana numuw (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Lineages of Knowledge
European Paintings, Gallery 601
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Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1653
Fang-Betsi artist
19th century
Soulful Elegance
The Robert Lehman Collection, Galleries 957 and 964
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Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres
1851–53
Igbo artist
19th century
Islam’s Deep History in West Africa
Islamic Art, Galleries 455 and 456
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Amadou Ahejo, Kano, Nigeria
ca. 1940
Mande blacksmith
19th–early 20th century
From Bondage to Liberation
The American Wing, Gallery 753
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Samuel Jennings
ca. 1791–92
Kongo artist
Late 18th–19th century
Inventing Environments
Modern & Contemporary, Gallery 828
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Pierre Bonnard
1939
Olowe of Ise
before 1938
Power and Precious Matter
Arms and Armor, Gallery 376
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Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Yoruba artist
19th–20th century
Yoruba artist
17th–19th century
Africa and Europe: The Dawn of Atlantic Trade and Its Imperial Aftermath
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Gallery 550
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Portuguese
ca. 1520–50
Edo artist
16th–19th century
Edo artist
16th–19th century
Alessandro Algardi
Giovanni Andrea Lorenzani
second half of the 17th century
Africa and Europe: The Dawn of Atlantic Trade and Its Imperial Aftermath
European Sculpture and Decorative Arts, Gallery 550
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Edo artist
16th–17th century
French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
mid-16th century
Master of the Heraldic Ship
ca. 1525–1600
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530
Music and Memory
Musical Instruments, Gallery 681
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Malinke
19th century
Dogon blacksmith
18th–early 19th century