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Albert Kahn (American (North American))
Vestibule St. Mark's Venice
04/13/1891
Transferred from the College of Architecture and Design, 1972—Gift of the Family of Albert Kahn: through Dr. Edgar A. Kahn; Mrs. Barnett Malbin; Mrs. Martin L. Butzel
1972/2.697
This black and white print shows an outdoor setting with two men, one reclining and facing the viewer, the other seated with his legs drawn into his chest and gazing out to the right. They are dressed in robes and wear Arabic headdresses ("Guhtra"). There are rifles at their sides. In the background on the right are two men, one riding a horse, who walk toward a group of buildings in the distance. There is a French inscription below this scene that identifies the artist, title and publisher of the print.
Eugène Delacroix (French (culture or style))
Arabes d'Oran
1833
Museum Purchase
1953/2.25
This is one of a pair of Javanese bells.  A talon-like vajra sits atop the bronze handle.  Lotus petals decorate the base, and the faces encircling the the bell above them depict Prajnaparamita, the bodhisattva aspect of “Perfection of Wisdom.”
Indonesian
Prayer Bell (Lontjeng) (One of a Pair)
1500 – 1699
Museum Purchase
1957/2.53

Albert Kahn (American (North American))
St. Marks Rome
01/02/1912
Transferred from the College of Architecture and Design, 1972—Gift of the Family of Albert Kahn: through Dr. Edgar A. Kahn; Mrs. Barnett Malbin; Mrs. Martin L. Butzel
1972/2.679
A group of figures and pigeons lounge around the base of a column, which is unfinished in the upper portion of the plate. In the distance are a number of buildings of different styles that form a square where there are more people--and pigeons.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Piazzetta, one of the "Twelve Etchings," or the "First Venice Set"
1879 – 1880
Museum purchase made possible by the Alfred E. Pernt Memorial Fund in honor of Dr. of Technical Sciences Max H.J. Pernt and his wife Anna Pernt (née Mueller)
1987/2.41

Albert Kahn (American (North American))
Grill in Venice; St. Marks on outside; Capital in Vestibule
03/23/1891
Transferred from the College of Architecture and Design, 1972—Gift of the Family of Albert Kahn: through Dr. Edgar A. Kahn; Mrs. Barnett Malbin; Mrs. Martin L. Butzel
1972/2.432

Albert Kahn (American (North American))
In the Vestibule - St. Marks, Venice
04/11/1891
Transferred from the College of Architecture and Design, 1972—Gift of the Family of Albert Kahn: through Dr. Edgar A. Kahn; Mrs. Barnett Malbin; Mrs. Martin L. Butzel
1972/2.448

Albert Kahn (American (North American))
Some of the heads on front doors of bronze central arch S. Marks, Venice
04/13/1891
Transferred from the College of Architecture and Design, 1972—Gift of the Family of Albert Kahn: through Dr. Edgar A. Kahn; Mrs. Barnett Malbin; Mrs. Martin L. Butzel
1972/2.449
This photograph depicts a view of an empty piazza and a cathedral and tower at the far end. The image is framed by the shadowed form of an arched doorway.
Carlo Ponti (Italian (culture or style))
St. Mark's Cathedral and Tower, Venice
1855 – 1880
Gift of Howard and Margaret Bond
1990/2.22
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