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Young women at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida

Local call number: JJS0370..Title: Young women at the municipal casino: Lido Beach, Florida..Date: ca. 1945..Physical descrip: 1 transparency - col. - 5 x 4 in...Series Title: Joseph Janney Steinmetz Collection... More

[Statue of Liberty at Twilight]

Title: [Statue of Liberty at Twilight]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Desc... More

[Statue of Liberty at Night] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

Title: [Statue of Liberty at Night]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Descrip... More

[Statue of Liberty at Dusk] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

Title: [Statue of Liberty at Dusk]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Descript... More

[Statue of Liberty with Lower Manhattan in Background]

Title: [Statue of Liberty with Lower Manhattan in Background] ..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie pho... More

[Statue of Liberty and Rising Moon During Blackout]

Title: [Statue of Liberty and Rising Moon During Blackout]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photogr... More

[Statue of Liberty and Lighted Brooklyn Bridge]

Title: [Statue of Liberty and Lighted Brooklyn Bridge]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph ... More

[Statue of Liberty and Rising Moon During Blackout]

[Statue of Liberty at Sunset] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

Title: [Statue of Liberty at Sunset]..Creator: Robert Yarnall Richie, 1908-1984..Date: November 9, 1965..Place: New York Harbor, Manhattan, New York..Part Of: Robert Yarnall Richie photograph collection..Descri... More

[Statue of Liberty at Dusk] - Photo: Robert Yarnall Richie

Fragment of a Male Figurine, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Used as a grave offering, this figurine was not actually naked. It was originally a standing figure, but its arms and lower body have been lost, along with the actual clothes on the sculpture. Attention was lav... More

Graffiguur: dienares, Chinese Ceramics, Rijksmuseum.

graffiguur van een dienares. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A gold statue of a person with a hand on it. Hand thumb pray, religion...

The hand of the buddha / A gold hand holding a rosary sculpture.

Beeld van staande Boeddha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Beeld van staande Boeddha. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

The bodhisattva Maitreya sculpture, Asia

Maitreya, the Buddha of the future, is making the abhaya mudra, or ‘fear not’ gesture. His webbed fingers are a sign of his divine nature. This figure shows that Buddhist art in Gandhara, which was in contact v... More

Graffiguur sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A statue of a...

Gezadeld paard, beschilderd in kleuren. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tomb figure of a standing person

Graffiguur van aardewerk met resten van beschildering in rood, wit en zwart. De staande figuur heeft een plat kapsel; de linkerhand uitgestrekt met de palm naar boven en de rechterhand ter hoogte van de borst t... More

Head of the Buddha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The protuberance or topknot on the head (ushnisha) and the raised spot on the forehead (urna) are standard features of the Buddha. The wavy hair combed back from the face is characteristic of Buddha figures fro... More

The bodhisattva Maitreya, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future, will appear during the following world cycle and rule an earthly paradise as successor to the Buddha. At present he is still in his heaven, awaiting his descent to earth. Thi... More

Three Buddhist Statuettes - Dutch East Indies

Although these three statuettes were found together in Sulawesi, they differ greatly in style. This makes it clear that in Indonesia images coming from many different regions were used. The style of the Buddha ... More

Figure of Guanyin sculpture, Asia

Three Guanyin Figures. During the Tang dynasty, Guanyin was the most frequently represented of all the deities. In this period artists began to vary their portrayals of this divinity. Small sculptures such as t... More

Shiva sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A statue of a man ...

Sculptuur voorstellend Siva. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Three Buddhist Statuettes - Dutch East Indies

Windstreekhoeder sculpture, Asia

Eén van de wachters van de vier windstreken. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

A bodhisattva, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

During the Tang dynasty the route to India attracted many travellers, including Chinese Buddhist monks on pilgrimages to the region where the Buddha had once preached. Near this route were the caves of Mount Ti... More

Buddha | The Bodhisattva Maitreya

The aureole of flames around the body and head of the Buddha ends in a point. This is typical of Kashmiri sculpture from this period. His right hand makes the gesture of reassurance (abhaya mudra). In his left ... More

Tijger, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Tijger gemodelleerd in leem op een houten voetstuk. Public domain photograph of wood sculpture, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Staande Boeddha sculpture, Asia

Beeldje van staande Boeddha, onderarmen opgeheven tot heuphoogte, vingers van rechterhand zijn afgebroken, kleed nauw aansluitend op het lichaam, zonder plooien. (Divine Bronze, nr. 4)

Standing Buddha sculpture, Asia

Although this figure was found on Java, it was most likely made elsewhere and exported to Indonesia. The drapery folds of the monk’s robe are characteristic of Buddha figures from India or Sri Lanka. The protub... More

Boeddha Shakyamuni, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Kop van Boeddha Shakyamuni van grijze kalksteen; neus ontbreekt. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Vishnu sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A statue of a wom...

This statuette of the Hindu god Vishnu has undergone some modifications in the course of time. The deity holds a discus (cakra) in his raised right hand, while his lowered left hand probably rested on a club (g... More

Three-headed Vishnu, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Vishnu is represented here with two extra heads, that of a lion and that of a boar. Originally he also had four arms. This manifestation of the Hindu god was especially popular in Kashmir between the 8th and 10... More

Brahma, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The Hindu deity Brahma is easy to recognize by his four faces, each directed toward one of the four cardinal directions. He is revered as the creator of the universe and is often part of the group of supreme de... More

Mahakala, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum, volcanic stone andesite

The second guard at a Shiva temple is Mahakala, who stands on Shiva’s left side. His demonic characteristics – wild hair, bulging eyes and open mouth, a fat body and curled-up toes – make him the opposite of th... More

Male deity, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This figure comes from one of the shrines at Candi Loro Jonggrang, the largest Hindu temple complex in Central Java. The three most important temples in the complex are dedicated to the gods Shiva, Vishnu and B... More

Demonic figure, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This small figure is represented in an active pose, with his right knee drawn up and right arm flung across his body. The moustache and broad dagger on his back are features of Mahakala, Shiva’s doorkeeper, but... More

Head of a Buddha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This head probably comes from one of the 504 Buddha statues placed on and around the great Buddhist monument of Borobudur. All these figures represent the Buddha seated, with his eyes cast down. The raised spot... More

Manjushri sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A bronze statu...

The bodhisattva Manjushri is here identified by the water flower (utpala) in his left hand, which supports a book or Buddhist text. The relaxed, elegant posture and the circular flaming disk behind him are both... More

The Buddha between two bodhisattvas

Seated on the right side of the Buddha is Avalokiteshvara; the figure on his left is probably Vajrapani. The Buddha is making the gesture of teaching. Although he is dressed in a simple monk’s robe, he is clear... More

Boeddha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Boeddha gezeten op lotuskussen in wajrasana, uitgevoerd in zwart-grijze kalksteen. Op sokkel.

The bodhisattva Manjushri, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Manjushri was venerated in China as one of the first advocates of Buddhism. On Java, he was represented as a young man with bejewelled straps across his chest. This figure’s missing hands may once have made the... More

Two Bodhisattvas, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who can reach the state of enlightenment, but chooses to stay on earth to help others in their pursuit of this spiritual knowledge. The crown of the bodhisattva from China... More

Shiva sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A bronze statue of...

Hindu religion and mythology feature elements of the animal world. The Hindu god Shiva is often depicted riding on a bull, but is here shown supported by a seated figure with a bull’s head. Animal strength is a... More

Padmapani sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A statue of a ...

Sculptuur voorstellend Padmapani. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lokeshvara and Kuvera (Jambhala)

Small bronze statuettes were used in ancient Java for private devotion. Buddhists revered the eight-armed bodhisattva Lokeshvara for his infinite compassion and help in time of need. The lord of wealth was vene... More

Kuvera (Jambhala), bronze sculpture, Asia

The god of prosperity was worshipped by Hindus (who called him Kuvera) and Buddhists (under the name Jambhala). During recent research a gold coin and gold and silver foil were discovered in the base of the sta... More

Shiva, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The Hindu deity Shiva holds a jar of sacred water in his lower left hand and prayer beads in his upper right hand. We know from the smaller silver statuette nearby that in his two other hands he probably held a... More

Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Shiva was the most important Hindu deity of ancient Java. Great temples were dedicated to him and images of him were made in stone, bronze, and precious metal. This pair of silver statuettes shows him together ... More

Two Statuettes of Padmapani - Public domain museum image. A statue of ...

Padmapani is one of the most important deities of the Buddhist heaven. His attribute is the lotus, a sacred flower in Buddhism, as the Sanskrit name Padmapani means ‘the lotus holder.’ These two figures hold th... More

Two Statuettes of Padmapani - Public domain museum image. A bronze sta...

Vajrasattva | Vairocana sculpture, Asia

Vairocana, een in rijk ornaat getooide figuur gezeten op een dubbel lotuskussen rustend op bronzen voetstuk. De handhouding is de bodhyagri-mudra van de wijsheidsvuist.

Dienaar met vliegenwaaier en bloem, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Zijfiguur van een dienaar met een vliegenwaaier en een bloem in de handen. De figuur staat met een elegante knik in het lichaam terzijde van een verlorengegane hoofdgodheid. Op sokkel.

Boeddha-beeld - Public domain museum image. A bronze statue of a stand...

Staande Boeddha, rechterhand in abhaya-, linkerhand in waradamudra, op voetstuk. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Visjnoe, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Beeld van Visnu; sculptuur in zwarte steen op de achtergrond en aan de zijkanten beschadigd. Op sokkel.

Heavenly beauty, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This female figure has raised her flywhisk to brush away the little monkey tugging at her clinging lower garment. The imprints of fingernails on her cheek and shoulder betray the fact that she has just been wit... More

Vajrasattva - Public domain museum image. A statue of a person sitting...

Zilveren beeldje van de boeddha Vajrasattva, zittend op een bronzen voetstuk.

Shiva with the Moon in his Hair

The god is making the abhaya mudra, or ‘fear not’ gesture, with his front right hand and the varada mudra, the ‘wish granting’ gesture, with his left. In his raised, rear hands he holds two of his attributes, a... More

Hand Visnu-figuur, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Linkerhand die op de knop van een staf rust; fragment van een Visnu-figuur. In houten steun.

The Bodhisattva Manjushri - Public domain museum image. A statue of a ...

Manjushri sits on his mount, the lion, in a relaxed pose. To the right on the water lily lies his attribute, the book, symbol of wisdom. With his hands he makes the gesture of setting the wheel of law in motion... More

Bishamon - Public domain photo of museum object

Public domain photo of Heian sculpture, China, classical or archaic, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Torso of a goddess, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This figure is made in the Baphuon style, recognizable by the draped lower garment worn around the hips and fastened high at the back. The style is named after the Baphuon Temple, part of the complex at Angkor.... More

Kop van een nimf, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Kop van een hemelse nimf (asparas), ernstig verweerd. Op sokkel. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Heavenly beauty, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The body of this heavenly beauty (apsara) is laden with jewellery, which has been meticulously carved. This is characteristic of the period in which the sculpture was made, during the reign of the Hoysala dynas... More

Shiva Nataraja, bronze - Public domain dedication photo

Shiva, in his manifestation as Nataraja (King of Dancers), represented in the anandatandava pose and encircled by a halo of fire, is both the creator and destroyer of the world. Beneath his foot is a dwarf, sym... More

Photo of Guanyin - Public domain dedication

Here the Buddhist deity Guanyin, saviour of people in peril, is represented meditating on a rock. According to legend, he was once found in this position, meditating on the reflection of the moon in water, a sy... More

Photo of Boeddha - Public domain dedication

Boeddha op de Naga Mucilinda; Boeddha in meditatie gezeten op een troon; de troon wordt gevormd door het lichaam van de zevenkoppige slang, die met zijn koppen het hoofd van Boeddha omgeeft. Op sokkel.

The bodhisattva Lokeshvara, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This head was found near the western gate of the walled city of Angkor Thom. In the late 12th century the bodhisattva Lokeshvara was particularly revered there. The head’s distinctive expression, with closed ey... More

Boeddha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Kop van Boeddha of godheid in de Bayonstijl. Op sokkel. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Photo of Visjnoe - Public domain dedication

Visjnoe staat op de schouders van zijn rijdier, de mythologische vogel Garuda.

Shotoku Taishi, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Buddhism took hold in Japan in the middle of the 6th century. Around 600, the statesman Shotoku Taishi was a major advocate of the new religion. He would later be revered as a deity himself. Here Shotoku Taishi... More

Bodhisattva, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

In Buddhism a bodhisattva is an enlightened being. The buddha figure in the crown makes it clear that we are dealing with Avalokiteshvara. The figure exhibits the influence of Nepal and India, visible in the so... More

Shiva Nataraja - Rijksmuseum public domain dedication image

Nataraja, King of Dancers, is one of the best-known manifestations of Shiva. This form probably originated in the 9th or 10th century, in southeast India (the present state of Tamil Nadu), and became very popul... More

Jizo bosatsu, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Staande Jizo waarvan handen en voeten ontbreken. Jizo bosatsu. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Virgin and Child, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The Virgin sits with the Christ Child on her lap. Not only is she the mother of Jesus, here she is also the sedes sapientiae (seat of wisdom) – thus the throne on which is seated Christ, who represents divine w... More

Crucifix, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The theme of Christ dying on the cross originated just before the year 1000. Until then, theologians had argued at great length about whether Christ died as a man or as a god. This early statue emphasizes the h... More

Virgin and Child, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Although Christ’s head is missing, this elegant statue is one of the Rijkmuseum’s most important ivories. It is a rare example of the earliest phase of Gothic ivory carving in France, directly influenced by the... More

Seitaka doji, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This partial figure probably represents Seitaka doji (literally ‘the youth Seitaka’), one of the attendants of Fudo Myoo, patron deity of those who follow Buddhist teachings. Seitaka aids the deity in his dutie... More

Two Bodhisattvas, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Photo of The Bodhisattva Padmapani - Public domain dedication

Padmapani (‘the lotus bearer’) is a form of the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Now gone, the lotus was probably held in his left hand. Avalokiteshvara is one of the most popular bodhisattvas, revered by Buddhists... More

Fragment vrouwenfiguur, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Fragment van een vrouwenfiguur. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Statuette of a woman or heavenly nymph, sculpture collection Rijksmuse...

Tuff stone or tufa was only rarely used for religious images in Java. Smaller, secular figurines were commonly made of terracotta. This exceptional statuette of a lady holding a cloth to her breast is in the st... More

Beeldhouwwerk, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Kop met diadeem, haar van achteren hoog naar voren gekamd, met grote oorsieraden. Op sokkel.

The Virgin, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Maria staat met het linkerbeen gebogen en heeft het hoofd iets naar links (in de richting van de engel). In de afhangende linkerhand houdt zij een opengeslagen boek naar beneden, met de gebogen rechterarm neemt... More

Vrouwenkop van terracotta, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Vrouwenkop met bolle wangen, rond gezicht, brede kaken. Op sokkel. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beeldhouwwerk, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Kop met hoge holle haartooi of hoofddeksel, naar boven toe wijd uitlopend. Aan weerszijden van gezicht twee ornamenten boven elkaar; een halve maanvorm en een langgerekte vorm over de oren. Op sokkel.

Fragment van een beeldhouwwerk, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Beeld met hoofd, afgebroken bij hoofd; armen ook afgebroken. Bloemenkrans(?) met knoop rond nek. Plat niet al te hoog kapsel, lang haar op rug (?). Op sokkel.

Topstuk in de vorm van een demon

Bronzen beeld van een gestalte, weergegeven in demonische vorm met bolle ogen, wangen, horens op het hoofd en schouders. In beide handen een attribuut (mogelijk een mes in de rechterhand). Een nimbus om het hoo... More

Beeldhouwwerk, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Vrouwenkop met hoog a-symmetrisch kapsel aan linkerzijde van het hoofd. Langwerpig gezicht, lange neus, ronde ogen. Geen nek. Op sokkel.

Beeldhouwwerk, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Kop (van vrouw) (?), met hoog eenzijdig kapsel. Op sokkel. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Heavenly beauty, pillar decoration, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

In contrast to Javanese sacred figures made of stone, which tend to be rigid and formal, their terracotta counterparts are often naturalistic and three-dimensional. This heavenly beauty with large ear ornaments... More

Virgin and Child, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

From the 13th century onwards, life-size statues of the Virgin and Child were found throughout Europe. In form, they reflected monumental statues in large French cathedrals in cities such as Paris, Chartres, Am... More

God the Father, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This statue is half of a sculptural group that would have formed the central section of an altar dedicated to the Coronation of the Virgin. With his arm (now partially broken off), God the Father reaches up to ... More

Virgin and Child, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The most precious monumental French and Mosan sculptures were made from imported Italian marble, such as this fine example. Mary holds a lily in her right hand as a symbol of her virginity.

Virgin and Child, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Statues of the Virgin with her son on her arm often depict him holding an attribute in his hand, such as an apple, a globe or, as here, a bird. This is a reference to his suffering on the cross. According to on... More

Virgin and Child, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Maria staat op het linkerbeen, heeft het rechterbeen iets gebogen en de voet naar buiten, waarbij haar bovenlichaam even naar links overhelt. In de rechterhand houdt zij een bloeiende tak, op de linkerarm heeft... More

Female Saint coat of arms - Public domain museum object photograph

Zij staat op een grondje met de rechtervoet opzij en iets hoger dan die van het linkerbeen, waarop zij rust en waardoor de linkerheup schuin naar voren komt. De armen zijn gebogen, het hoofd met peinzende blik ... More

Beeld van een heilige in wijd, breed geplooid gewaad, sculpture collec...

Beeld van een heilige in wijd, breed geplooid gewaad. Op de linkerarm het Christuskindje met een takje in de hand, in de rechterhand een leliestengel dragend. Misschien een Maria, misschien echter de H. Antoniu... More

Dancing Putti, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Pleisterafdruk naar het middelste paneel van de zeven reliëfs aan de buitenkansel van de Dom te Prato.

Fragment van pijpaarden beeldje, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Fragment van pijpaarden beeldje van Maria met kind(?) Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Leeuw waarop een dame van marmer, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Leeuw waarop een dame van marmer. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

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