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Larger Image	Larger image may be viewed by UofL faculty, staff, and students only (log-in required using ULink username/password) at: http://echo.louisville.edu/login?url=http://vrc-web.louisville.edu/Jpegs/2420/2424-04.jpg
Title	Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale.
Alternative Title	Two Children Are Menaced by a Nightingale.
Creator	Ernst, Max (German painter, sculptor, and author, 1891-1976)
Date	1924
Cultural Context	German European Western European
Style/Period	Modern (styles and periods) Surrealist Dada
Theme	Paintings (visual works) Oil paintings (visual works) Panel paintings (painting by form) Mixed media Fantasy Figures (representations) Figurative art Children (people by age group) Girls Youth Dresses (garments) Drapery (representations) Men (male humans) Adults Motion Fainting Running (physical activity) Knives Weapons Edged weapons Protection Birds Nightingales (birds) Animals Architecture (object genre) Architectural elements Arches Triumphal arches (memorial arches) Memorial arches Buildings Houses Roofs Pitched roofs Gable roofs Gates Hinges (hardware) Boundary walls Walls Sky Grass (plant material) Frames (furnishings) Doorknobs Knobs (handles) Inscriptions Text (layout feature) Words Lowercase letters Numbers Numerals Signatures (names) Abbreviations Initials (abbreviations) Handwriting
Subject	Paintings Oil paintings Mixed media Fantasy Children Girls Youth Dresses Men Adults Locomotion Human locomotion Loss of consciousness Running Lifting & carrying Birds Animals Flying Architecture Architectural elements Arches Memorial arches Buildings Houses Roofs Gates Hinges Walls Boundary walls Picture frames Door knobs Inscriptions Numerals Artists' signatures Initials
Description	Oil on wood with wood construction; from the MOMA website (http://www.moma.org) (11-2011): Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale / Max Ernst (French, born Germany. 1891-1976) / 1924. Oil on wood with painted wood elements and frame, 27 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 4 1/2" (69.8 x 57.1 x 11.4 cm). Purchase.
Material	Oil on wood Oil paint (pigmented coating) Paint Wood (plant material) Mixed media
Measurements	27 1/2 x 22 1/2 x 4 1/2"
Technique	Painting (image-making) Oil painting (technique) Panel painting (image-making)
Inscription	2 enfants sont menaces par un rossignol / M. Ernst
Work Type	Oil paintings Paintings Panel paintings (painting by form) Mixed media
Repository	Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) (New York, New York)
Source	Arnason, H. H. History of Modern Art: Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Photography. 3rd ed. Rev. and updated by Daniel Wheeler. New York: Abrams, 1986. (p.262 top, col.pl.124)
Rights	Photo/illustration credit/reproduced in Arnason courtesy: Collection, The Museum of Modern Art, New York. Purchase.
Digital Publisher	University of Louisville Department of Fine Arts/Allen R. Hite Art Institute Visual Resources Center
Format	image/jpeg
Digital File Name	VRC 2424-04.jpg
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