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Latine and Hispanic Artists

A panel, probably from a palace interior, the woman’s static posture contrasts with the liveliness of the creature she holds, a god of royalty with a serpent leg and a grotesque head with a smoking torch on its brow. (The same deity is shown in the nearby Eccentric Flint.) Other signs of high rank are her jade jewelry and costume, its beauty suggesting that textiles and featherwork were great Maya arts, now lost to a tropical climate. The hieroglyphics refer to an undefined ritual that the woman complete

Conservation Images

a woman in a pink dress with a veil holds narrow green palm leaf

Jewish Artists

A painting of a densely wooded green landscape with a white house partially visible through the foliage.

Black American Artists

spherical straw colored sculpture with a soft sheen

Women Artists

contemporary painting with saturated colors of two people dancing in a living room

LGBTQ+ Artists after 1900

painting of a snowy field with several haystacks in a row

Asian American Artists

abstract and figural watercolor with pink, orange and light blue

Recent Acquisitions

A man lit by a single candle wearing a cap sits at desk, His face rests on his hand, the direction of his gaze appears to be aimed back at the viewer.

Has "Did You Know?"

A woman in a floor length blue dress sits in a char, against a yellow textile background.

On Loan

A man in white tights and an ornate silver and gold armor top. A small white and brown dog stares up at him, and his hand rests on a table with additional pieces of armor, including a helmet. Other pieces are strewn on the floor.

Outdoor Sculptures

A bronze statue of a man seated, leaning forward with his elbow resting on his knee.

Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Gifts

impressionist painting of a busy treelined waterfront at dusk.