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Shown from the waist up, a young, pale-skinned woman faces our left in profile, filling the height of this vertical portrait painting. She is brightly lit from the left and set against an inky black background. A faint eyebrow arches over the green eye we can see, and her blush pink lips are closed. Her auburn-red hair is pulled back with a few loose strands brushing her pale cheek. A cluster of jewels, like a brooch, is affixed to a thin, black band that encircles her brow, over her ear. The brooch has an azure-blue jewel over a knot of four topaz-brown gems, all set in gold. Four pink pearls hang from the bottom edge, and a banner with the words “MERITO ET TEMPORE” intertwines among the jewels along the top. Long, black loops hang from the headband to brush the woman’s shoulder. The headband wraps over an elaborate headdress that covers the back of her head like a cap. The headdress is a golden net adorned with pearls, garnets, and other gems. A thick ponytail falls down her back past her waist, and is wrapped with crisscrossing strands of black and white pearls. Her dress has a low-cut, square neckline, a tight-fitting bodice, and a flaring skirt. The fabric is patterned with stylized flowers and leaves outlined in brown against honey gold. A strand of gleaming white pearls hangs around her thin, long neck over a gold chain with a pendant made up of black and ruby-red gems. One more teardrop-shaped pearl hangs from the bottom of the pendant. A gem-studded, gold belt wraps around her waist. A red carnation is tucked into the belt near her elbow. The sleeve we can see is tied onto the bodice at the shoulder with black cord over cream-white fabric, which cascades out from the wide seams across the shoulder and down the back of the arm.
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The Art of Looking: Ambrogio de Predis, Bianca Maria Sforza 

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The image shows an urban scene from an elevated viewpoint, looking out from a window across a row of buildings. The skyline consists of building tops, with a larger distant building visible in the background. In the middle section, more buildings with dimly lit windows are visible. Near the foreground, a bar with a figure inside is seen through large windows. The image is monochromatic with a grayscale palette, conveying a somber mood, heightened by the contrast between dark buildings and illuminated windows. The image appears to use a soft focus or blurred technique.
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The Art of Looking: John Cohen, Tenth Street, New York City

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Truman and Tennessee: An Intimate Conversation

East Building, Concourse, Large Auditorium

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Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars 

East Building, Concourse, Large Auditorium

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Museum of the Night

East Building, Concourse, Large Auditorium

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At the top of this painting is a smooth, dark shape resembling a bird in flight. The bird is made of long, curved lines, with its wings extended to either side and its head pointing to the left. The background of the painting is a blue gradient, transitioning from a medium blue at the top to a very light, almost-white shade of blue in the middle of the painting. The very bottom of the painting is completely white and forms a U-shaped valley below the bird.
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Finding Awe: Georgia O’Keeffe’s A Black Bird with Snow-Covered Red Hills  

West Building, Ground Floor, Gallery G6

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Brass Queens

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The Honey Dewdrops

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Eric Byrd Trio

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