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Mrs. Robert M. Weidenhammer

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A bronze vessel in the shape of a person’s head and neck faces us with the chin tilted slightly up in this photograph. The surface has aged to form a natural green patina, which is most intense at the inner corners of the lidded eyes. The head has a square jaw, wide nose, closed mouth, and short, stylized curly hair. The pouring spout emerges from the top center of the head. The rim of the spout flares like ears on either side and is pierced with a small circular hole. A ring hangs on our right side, resting against the hair. A row of circles has been incised or punched around the neck of the spout and around the neck of the person, near the chin. Each circle is punched with a dot at its center. Bands of circles decorate the flaring foot of the vessel as well.
Etruscan 4th/2nd Century B.C., Container in the Form of an African's Head, 4th/2nd century B.C., bronze, Gift of Nell W. Weidenhammer, 2003.132.2

Container in the Form of an African's Head

Etruscan 4th/2nd Century B.C. · 4th/2nd century B.C. · bronze ·  Accession ID  2003.132.2

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Stiletto

Dutch 19th Century · c. 1850 · silver and steel ·  Accession ID  2003.132.1

David Teniers the Younger, Two Peasants with a Glass of Wine, c. 1645, oil on panel, Gift of Nell V. Weidenhammer, 1992.27.1

Two Peasants with a Glass of Wine

David Teniers the Younger · c. 1645 · oil on panel ·  Accession ID  1992.27.1

People gather under trees next to an expansive river dotted with boats in this horizontal landscape painting. The people are tiny in scale in the landscape, and they all have light skin. The softly rippling river takes up the right half of the composition. The water is bottle green closest to us, shifting to celestial blue in the distance. The water blends with the same color blue in the sky along the horizon, which comes halfway up the painting. Rowboats and sailboats line the shore along our left and float into the distance, some with sails tied up and others unfurled. In the lower right corner, a ferryboat filled with travelers, horses, and cattle approaches a landing on the lower left. At the landing, a boatman passes a baby to a man standing on the riverbank, while several ladies, a young girl, and a dog wait nearby. On the ground in front of this group is a basket, several packages, and dead fish. A second small group awaits passage just beyond the man receiving the baby. The women wear long dresses and hats or bonnets, and the men wear jackets, knee-length britches, stockings, and caps in shades of royal blue, petal pink, laurel green, ruby red, or white. A copse of trees with tall, slender canopies fills the left third of the composition. People walk along a path through the trees and work in and around boats along the riverbank. Farther back, a stone bridge crosses a stream, and beyond it, tan buildings cluster around a church spire seen through a break in the trees. Above the church, the sky is a pale cream color, and the light streams down to highlight the bridge, buildings, and the water. Birds sit in the trees and fly overhead, while waterfowl gather by the landing, near the lower left. The painting is signed and dated in the lower left: “BRVEGHEL 1607.”
Jan Brueghel the Elder, River Landscape, 1607, oil on copper, Patrons' Permanent Fund and Nell and Robert Weidenhammer Fund, 2000.4.1

River Landscape

Jan Brueghel the Elder · 1607 · oil on copper ·  Accession ID  2000.4.1

European 17th Century, Henry, Duke of Lorrain, first quarter 17th century, gouache on parchment, mounted to wood, Gift of Mrs. Robert M. Weidenhammer, 1992.27.2

Henry, Duke of Lorrain

European 17th Century · first quarter 17th century · gouache on parchment, mounted to wood ·  Accession ID  1992.27.2