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Water Lilies (Agapanthus)

Claude Monet, c. 1915–26

4.26 m × 2.01 m

A storey and a half of a house. Stood on end it is 2.5 people tall.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 2.01 m
Width: 4.26 m
Medium: oil on canvas
Kind: Painting
Made in: France, late 19th century-early 20th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Unframed: 201.3 x 425.6 cm (79 1/4 x 167 9/16 in.)
Credit: John L. Severance Fund and an anonymous gift

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 4.26 m × 2.01 m. A storey and a half of a house. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made c. 1915–26. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: John L. Severance Fund and an anonymous gift.
How was it made?: Oil on canvas, made in France, late 19th century-early 20th century, France, late 19th century-early 20th century. You can step inside it and walk among its marks.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

One email. The smallest thing in the collection, the largest, and two that hang well together.

Scored on colour, shape, era and scale, the same way the gallery hangs them.