Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled ("The Castle iceberg as seen in Melville Bay in July")

Date

1869

People

Artist: John L. Dunmore, American 1823 - 1892

Artist: George P. Critcherson, American 1833 - 1902

Author: William Bradford, American 1823 - 1892

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Transferred from Widener Library, 2.2002.643

Human Generated Data

Title

Untitled ("The Castle iceberg as seen in Melville Bay in July")

People

Artist: John L. Dunmore, American 1823 - 1892

Artist: George P. Critcherson, American 1833 - 1902

Author: William Bradford, American 1823 - 1892

Date

1869

Classification

Photographs

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Transfer from the Carpenter Center for the Visual Arts, Transferred from Widener Library, 2.2002.643

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2022-01-09

Nature 99.9
Outdoors 99.8
Ice 99.5
Snow 98.5
Art 95.6
Iceberg 94

Clarifai
created on 2023-10-25

art 99.6
illustration 98.4
painting 98
wear 95.5
vintage 94.3
print 91.8
people 91.7
paper 91.1
antique 90.5
texture 89.9
canvas 89.9
adult 89.9
old 89.4
retro 89.3
water 88.7
landscape 88.3
no person 85.3
collage 84.3
ancient 84
picture frame 82.4

Imagga
created on 2022-01-09

container 70.7
plastic bag 59.6
grunge 52.8
old 48.1
bag 45.4
texture 45.2
vintage 44.7
aged 38.9
antique 38.1
envelope 35.8
paper 34.6
dirty 32.5
retro 32
frame 30.8
rusty 26.7
ancient 25.1
page 25.1
blank 24.9
grungy 24.7
border 24.4
wall 24.2
material 23.2
worn 22.9
textured 22.8
damaged 21.9
parchment 21.1
brown 20.6
art 20.2
rough 20
empty 19.8
crumpled 18.4
wallpaper 18.4
pattern 17.8
design 17.4
space 15.5
weathered 15.2
surface 15
sepia 14.6
rust 14.4
cardboard 14.4
album 13.6
torn 13.5
backdrop 13.2
structure 13
document 13
shabby 12.7
stains 12.6
card 11.9
book 11.6
scrapbook 11.6
concrete 11.5
textures 11.4
detail 11.3
decorative 10.9
scratched 10.8
flower 10.8
manuscript 10.8
grime 10.7
ragged 10.7
memory 10.6
stained 10.6
stain 10.6
aging 10.5
obsolete 10.5
dirt 10.5
text 10.5
stucco 10.5
canvas 10.4
sheet 10.3
carton 10.3
floral 10.2
stone 10.2
cover 10.2
grain 10.1
binding 9.9
gray 9.9
close 9.7
messy 9.7
decay 9.6
artistic 9.6
old fashioned 9.5
architecture 9.4
leaf 9.3
sand 9.2
letter 9.2
artwork 9.2
earth 9.1
cement 8.9
scratch 8.8
board 8.7
nobody 8.6
ocean 8.4
color 8.3
paint 8.1
film 8
box 8
fracture 7.8
faded 7.8
announcement 7.8
invitation 7.7
construction 7.7
detailed 7.7
decoration 7.7
spot 7.7
dark 7.5
map 7.5
note 7.4
historic 7.3
black 7.2
world 7.1

Google
created on 2022-01-09

Microsoft
created on 2022-01-09

painting 98.2
text 92.5
drawing 91.2
picture frame 58.2

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Painting

Clarifai

Picture frame

AWS Rekognition

Painting 95.6%

Categories

Imagga
created on 2022-01-09

paintings art 100%

Captions

Clarifai

Created by general-english-image-caption-clip on 2025-07-14

photograph of a large iceberg.

Salesforce

Created by general-english-image-caption-blip on 2025-05-22

a photograph of a large iceberg with a large iceberg in the background

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4 on 2024-02-06

This is a sepia-toned photograph depicting a massive iceberg floating on the sea. The iceberg has a rugged, irregular shape with prominent peaks and what appears to be an arch or opening through one part of it. The surface of the sea is partially frozen, with ice floes scattered around. There's a scale reference provided by a tiny figure standing on the ice in the bottom left corner of the image, which gives an idea of the iceberg's enormous size. The sky is overcast, and no horizon line is visible, giving the scene an isolated and remote feeling. In the bottom left corner, there is a handwritten caption that reads, "Ice castle in bay as seen Melville by Josly," which suggests the location as Melville Bay and the photographer or the person who labeled the photo as Josly.

Anthropic Claude

Created by us.anthropic.claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022-v2:0 on 2025-06-28

This is a historical photograph showing a large iceberg in what appears to be Melville Bay, taken in July (according to the handwritten caption at the bottom of the image). The photograph has a sepia tone typical of early photography. The iceberg appears as a massive white formation rising dramatically from the dark waters, with jagged peaks and steep faces. The contrast between the bright white ice and the darker sea and sky is quite striking. The image has a contemplative, almost otherworldly quality, capturing the majestic scale and isolation of Arctic landscapes. The composition places the iceberg as the dominant feature against a stark, simple horizon line, emphasizing its impressive size and sculptural qualities.

Created by claude-3-haiku-48k-20240307 on 2024-03-29

The image shows a large, majestic iceberg floating in the ocean. The iceberg has a striking, jagged shape with various peaks and ridges. The surface of the iceberg appears to be predominantly white, with some areas exhibiting a more grayish or brownish hue. The iceberg is surrounded by calm, open waters, creating a serene and captivating scene. The image suggests a sense of the immense scale and power of nature, capturing the grandeur and beauty of this natural ice formation.

Meta Llama

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-90b-instruct-v1:0 on 2024-12-26

The image depicts a sepia-toned photograph of a large iceberg, with the title "The Castle on the Bay at Dawn - Melville Bay - July" inscribed below it. The iceberg is prominently featured in the center of the image, showcasing its rugged and irregular shape. The surrounding water appears calm, with only slight ripples visible on its surface.

In the foreground, the iceberg's base is partially submerged in the water, while its upper portion rises above the surface, forming a distinctive castle-like structure. The overall atmosphere of the image exudes serenity and tranquility, capturing the beauty of the natural world in a moment of stillness.

Created by us.meta.llama3-2-11b-instruct-v1:0 on 2024-12-02

The image depicts a sepia-toned photograph of an iceberg, with the title "The Castle, Iceberg, seen in Mitchell Bay, July" inscribed at the bottom.

The iceberg is centered in the image, featuring a large, white, and irregularly shaped mass with a prominent archway in the center. The iceberg appears to be floating on the water's surface, which is partially frozen. The sky above is a light brown color, with a few dark spots visible.

The photograph is mounted on a beige background, with a white border around it. The overall atmosphere of the image suggests a cold and serene environment, with the iceberg dominating the scene. The title at the bottom provides context, indicating that the photograph was taken in July in Mitchell Bay.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image appears to be an old photograph of a large iceberg in the sea. The photograph has a sepia tone, giving it an antique look. The iceberg is massive, with a towering structure that seems to be made of ice. The iceberg has a natural, rugged appearance, with cracks and crevices in its surface. The photograph has a watermark in the bottom left corner, which reads "The Castle Iceberg as seen in Melville Bay by J.J. Healy."

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-06-07

The image is a photograph of an iceberg, taken in black and white. The iceberg is large and has a distinctive shape with a central hole. The image has a monochromatic color scheme, with shades of gray and white. The photograph has a vintage look, with a slightly faded appearance. The image is framed with a white border, and there is a caption at the bottom that reads "The Castle Iceberg as seen in Melville Bay - July."

Google Gemini

Created by gemini-2.0-flash on 2025-05-17

Here's a description of the image:

This is a sepia-toned, old photograph of a massive iceberg, labeled as the "Ice Castle" in Michelle Bay, taken in July. The iceberg dominates the frame, its jagged peaks and textured surface standing out against a subtly clouded sky. The iceberg has an archway through it.

The foreground features a flat expanse of what appears to be frozen or slushy water, broken by patches of open water and the resulting shadows cast on the ice. These darker areas create a sense of depth and texture in the landscape.

A tiny human figure is visible at the base of the iceberg, providing a sense of scale to the enormity of the ice formation. At the base of the iceberg there is a long straight formation. The composition is carefully framed, with the iceberg positioned as the clear focal point, emphasizing its grandeur and the stark, icy environment.

Created by gemini-2.0-flash-lite on 2025-05-17

Here's a description of the image:

Overall Impression:

The image is a sepia-toned photograph of an iceberg, likely taken in the 19th century. It's mounted on a light-colored paper, which gives it the look of a vintage print.

Main Subject:

  • Iceberg: The focal point is a massive, irregularly shaped iceberg. It's bright white, contrasting sharply with the surrounding environment. The iceberg has multiple formations, including archways or holes, suggesting erosion over time.

Setting and Environment:

  • Sea/Ice: The iceberg floats on a sea or ice. The surface looks either frozen or lightly covered with ice.
  • Sky: The sky is overcast or hazy, creating a diffuse, almost washed-out appearance.
  • Lighting: The light source appears to be coming from above, casting long, elongated shadows from the iceberg onto the surrounding ice.
  • Details: there is a thin long piece of ice at the bottom of the iceberg. There appears to be a person standing in front of the iceberg, at the bottom of the archway.

Additional Information:

  • Text: Written at the bottom of the image is "The castle iceberg as seen in Melville Bay...July".

Overall, the image conveys a sense of the scale and grandeur of the natural world, capturing the beauty and power of the iceberg in its arctic environment.

Mistral Pixtral

Created by us.mistral.pixtral-large-2502-v1:0 on 2025-06-02

The image depicts an iceberg floating in a body of water. The iceberg has a jagged and uneven surface, with various peaks and crevices, giving it a rugged appearance. The iceberg is predominantly white, contrasting sharply with the darker water surrounding it. The water appears calm, with some reflections of the iceberg visible on its surface. The photograph is framed with a light-colored border, and there is a handwritten caption at the bottom that reads, "Iceberg in bay at sea in Melville bay... July." The overall tone of the image is sepia, suggesting it is an old photograph, possibly from the late 19th or early 20th century. The scene captures the majestic and imposing nature of the iceberg against the serene backdrop of the sea.

Qwen

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-7B-Instruct on 2025-07-06

The image is a sepia-toned photograph showing a large, dramatic iceberg. The iceberg is primarily white with some gray and brown tones, likely due to the age of the photograph and the sepia effect. It has several distinct features, including a prominent arch-like structure in the center and several smaller protrusions and holes. The iceberg is situated on a body of water, which appears calm and reflective. In the foreground, there is a sandy or gravelly shore, partially submerged by the water. The sky above the iceberg is a muted gray, giving the scene a serene yet somewhat somber atmosphere. At the bottom of the image, there is cursive handwriting that appears to describe the photo, possibly indicating the name of the iceberg or the location where it was seen. The paper around the photograph has a aged, yellowed appearance, suggesting that this is an older photograph.

Created by Qwen/Qwen2.5-VL-72B-Instruct on 2025-07-06

This image is a vintage photograph of a large iceberg, often referred to as the "Iceberg Castle." The iceberg has a distinctive, castle-like appearance with a prominent archway and multiple jagged peaks. It is situated in a body of water, with a flat, icy surface surrounding it. The photograph appears to be aged, with a sepia tone and some discoloration, suggesting it is from an earlier historical period. The handwritten text at the bottom of the image reads "Ice Castle iceberg as seen in Melbourne by July," indicating the location and time of the photograph. The overall scene is serene and evokes a sense of the cold, polar environment.

Text analysis

Amazon

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Google

3l. Castle ie bay Mebule by July
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