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Jean Boissieu
Portrait of a Man (Self-Portrait?) (recto); Sketch of head of a young woman with
1736 – 1810
Purchased from the Estate of Edward Sonnenschein
1970/2.72
Two vertical designs dominate the drawing. Natural forms such as vines and other vegetal forms create designs that are symmetrical and organized around a central vertical axis.
Étienne Delaune
Two Designs for Jewelry
1533 – 1566
Museum Purchase
1963/2.6A
A group of little girls sitting on the stairs in front of a school.
Dorothea Lange
Girls of Lincoln Bench School Studying their Reading Lessons, New Ontario, Malheur County, Oregon
1939 – 1990
Gift from the Collection of David S. Rosen MD, MPH Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division Reproduction # (407697, LCUSF34 - 21216E)
2013/2.153
A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1955/1.125
The sketch for a church is presented with the view towards the door. The church has a portico entrance with columns and and pediment. Above that his a high glazed drum supporting the dome. Atop the dome is a lantern and cross. At the ends of the entableture are sculptures of standing figures. The sides of the stucture appear to be quite shallow, suggesting that the church is a short-armed Greek cross or even round in plan.
Giuseppe Barberi
Elevation of a Small Domed Church
1777 – 1784
Museum Purchase
1958/1.64
A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges, and promenades can be seen groupings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.378
A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Riva, No. 2, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.389
Seen from an elevated vantage point, a quay in the foreground with boats anchored nearby and figures talking is balanced in the upper part of the image by a view of buildings along the canals, gondolas, shipping and, just left of center, a large domed church.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
Upright Venice, One of the 'Twenty-six Etchings,' or the 'Second Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.388
The viewer is presented with an illusionistic rendering of a corner an ornate celiing. Architectural moldings, windows, and a still life in the corner with a globe and measuring instruments suggest that this might have been intended for a library
Flaminio Innocenzo Minozzi
Corner Decoration of a Painted Ceiling
1735 – 1817
Museum Purchase
1959/2.77
A view of a city along the edge of water sweeps from the foreground towards the right in the distance. Along quays, bridges and promenades can be seen groupoings of people walking and in conversation. Boats populate the water's edge: smaller boats in the foreground, larger multi-masted ships in the distance.
James Abbott McNeill Whistler (American (North American))
The Riva, One of the 'Twelve Etchings,' or the 'First Venice Set'
1879 – 1880
Bequest of Margaret Watson Parker
1954/1.379
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