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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 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

Hendrik de Keyser I - Screaming Child, Stung by a Bee

This sculpture probably depicts Cupid, the god of love, who was stung by a bee after stealing some honey. The incident is described in a poem attributed to the Greek poet Theocritus, who lived in the 3rd centur... More

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.

Environmental Images ( Water Treatment Plant, Vegetables, Sculptures, ...

Digital Photographs Relating to the Environment Public domain scan of oil tank, gas tank, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Female nature spirit, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

A female nature spirit (yakshi) stands beneath a tree. On her left shoulder she is carrying a basket with toilet articles. The fabric of her clothing is diaphanous, so that it clearly reveals the luscious curve... More

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

Kameel met zadeltassen, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Figuur van een kameel met zadeltassen. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beeld van een leeuw, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Fantasievorm van zittend leeuw. Dvaravatistijl. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boddhisattva, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This earthenware figure may have been based on a bronze model. The relief dates from the earliest period of Buddhist sculpture in China. Buddhism entered China from India around 150 AD. Indian influence is stil... 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

The bodhisattva Maitreya sculpture, Asia

Sculptures from the early 6th century are characterized by narrow waists, flat, stylized drapery folds, and angular faces, hands and feet. Later, in the brief Sui dynasty period, figures become detached from th... More

Two Statuettes of Guanyin - Public domain museum image. A gold statue ...

In the course of Buddhism’s gradual dissemination throughout Asia, the iconography of its idols evolved under regional influences. For instance, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara from India is known as Guanyin in... More

Buddha Head, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The word buddha means ‘the enlightened one’ in Sanskrit. This head was originally part of a complete body. The marble is smooth and delicately carved, the facial features in particular are elegantly executed. W... More

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

Two Statuettes of Guanyin. In the course of Buddhism’s gradual dissemination throughout Asia, the iconography of its idols evolved under regional influences. For instance, the bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara from I... 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

Standing Buddha, bronze sculpture, Asia

This kind of Buddha figurine is based on Indian models and was widely distributed in Southeast Asia, from Thailand to Indonesia. With his right hand, the Buddha is making the vitarka mudra, the gesture of teach... More

Figure of Guanyin sculpture, Asia

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

Visjnoe, brons. Eén voet ontbreekt. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Avalokiteshvara - Dutch East Indies

Three Buddhist Statuettes. 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 use... More

Figure of Guanyin sculpture, Asia

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

Ganesha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Ganesha, with the head of an elephant, is the son of the Hindu deity Shiva. He holds prayer beads in his right upper hand, while his trunk bends downwards to grasp some treats from a small bowl. The axe in his ... More

Avalokiteshvara sculpture, Asia

Beeldje van Bodhisattva Avalokitesvara, diadeem en hoofdtooi met daarin mogelijk een boeddha-figuurtje. Oorsierraad, halsketting en sieraden om bovenarmen.

Three Buddhist Statuettes - Dutch East Indies

Figure of a heavenly king - Public domain museum image. A bronze statu...

There are Four Heavenly Kings, each of whom watches over one of the cardinal directions of the world. They are muscled, grim-looking figures who protect the Buddhist faith against threats from every direction.

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

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

Guanyin is often represented together with the buddha Amitabha and the bodhisattva Mahasthamaprapta. This work is a fragment of such a triad. In it Guanyin stood to the left of Amitabha, the buddha of infinite ... More

Tomb figures of horses and camels

These figures were once painted and equipped with reins and bridles of wood and fabric or leather. They were placed in tombs, to accompany the deceased in the afterlife. From the riders’ headgear and faces, it ... More

Tomb figures of horses and camels

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

Miniatuurstupa, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Miniatuurstupa, onderste gedeelte ruw gevormd, taps toelopend naar beneden, bovenste helft is de eigenlijke stupa.

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

Nandishvara, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum, volcanic stone andesite

Nandishvara is one of the two guards at the entrance to temples of the Hindu god Shiva. He has the appearance of an elegant young man and stands on Shiva’s right side. In one hand he holds a circle of prayer be... More

Chunda sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A bronze statue o...

The Buddhist devotees of ancient Java also worshipped a number of female deities. Chunda, the goddess of eternal wisdom, is one of the best known. But there were many others, some of them directly associated wi... 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

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

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

Buddha | The Bodhisattva Maitreya, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

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

Beeldfragment: hoofd, armen en voeten ontbreken., sculpture collection...

Beeldfragment, hoofd, armen en voeten ontbreken Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Boeddha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

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

Religious teacher, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

A guru or religious teacher serves a god by spreading his doctrine among the people. This particular guru is a servant of Shiva, as is clear from the trident (Shiva’s weapon). He is carrying a string of prayer ... More

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

Brahma and Shiva sculpture, Asia

The Hindu god Brahma, creator of the physical world, can be easily identified by his four faces, which survey the four cardinal directions. He was considered a secondary deity and very few temples are dedicated... 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

Guanyin, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Guanyin stands on a lotus base, his left hand raised in the gesture of reassurance, and holds a vase in his right hand. He is here depicted as a male divinity. After the Tang dynasty (618-907) artists began por... 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

Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

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...

Kuvera of Jambhala sculpture, Asia

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

Shiva, Parvati, and Ganesha - Public domain museum image. A statue of ...

Brahma and Shiva sculpture, Asia

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.

Avalokiteshvara sculpture, Asia

As a sign of their importance, Buddhist deities were sometimes depicted in gold and silver. The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, here in silver, is revered as a powerful helper in the lives of ordinary people. He i... More

Twee figuratieve ornamenten - Public domain museum image. A statue of ...

Dit waren ooit de decoratieve uiteinden van voorwerpen. Dergelijke versieringen verwijzen vaak naar verhalen uit de oude Javaanse mythologie, maar hier is onduidelijk om welke verhalen het gaat. De staande figu... More

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.

Seated Buddha sculpture, Asia - Public domain museum image. A statue o...

The Buddha is here shown seated wearing the robes of a monk, his right hand folded downwards over his knee. This gesture refers to the fact that during meditation he touched the earth in order to defeat the for... More

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

Shiva en Parvati, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Shiva en Parvati met achter hen hemelingen in relief; een gedeelte van de benen, de lotus- troon en de rijdieren ontbreken. Op sokkel.

Visjnoe, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

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

Fragment van een Boeddha-beeld, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

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

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.

Two Images of Vajrasattva and a Vajra

The thunderbolt, or vajra, is a powerful symbol in both Hinduism and Buddhism. Small bronze vajras are often used in rituals, together with a handbell (ghanta). The Buddhist deity Vajrasattva embodies the power... More

Spuier in de vorm van een makara, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Spuier in de vorm van een makara met een voorstelling van een treurende zittende vrouw in zijn muil en een aapje tussen de rotsen.

Male deity, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Stenen kop van een godheid in de Baphuonstijl. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Kop, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Kop van een krijgsman (?). Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Stenen reliëf met voorstelling van Shiva en Parvati, sculpture collect...

Stenen reliëf met een voorstelling van Shiva en Parvati. Op sokkel.

Marmeren beeldhouwwerk, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Wit marmeren groep van twee beelden, zonder hoofden. Public domain photograph of sculpture object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Relief, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

Reliëf van een man met in de rechter hand een duif en en de linker hand een pauw. Rond het hoofd een stralenkrans. Het relief is met lijm op een handgeschreven document bevestigd.

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.

Durga Killing the Buffalo Demon, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

The fight between the Hindu goddess Durga and the demon is described in various Sanskrit texts, which are well known to Hindus. The demon could change shape. He first appeared as a buffalo and was beheaded by D... More

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

Hunting horn, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

This horn once hung with a similar one (now lost) in the middle of the Mariakerk, Utrecht. Both were given to the Bishop of Utrecht in 1095 but came from the abbey of Saint Hubert (patron saint of hunters) in t... More

Recumbent bull, sculpture collection Rijksmuseum

All the gods in the Hindu pantheon have animal mounts that share character traits with their riders. Shiva’s mount is a bull, the symbol of power and virility. This bull is richly decked out as befits an animal... More

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