Human Generated Data

Title

Letter A

Date

15th-16th century

People

Artist: Anonymous Germany 1500, German

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer, M6431

Human Generated Data

Title

Letter A

People

Artist: Anonymous Germany 1500, German

Date

15th-16th century

Classification

Prints

Credit Line

Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Philip Hofer, M6431

Machine Generated Data

Tags

Amazon
created on 2019-08-08

Text 97.7
Label 96.3
Rug 82.8
Symbol 72.9
Paper 62.5
Logo 58.9
Trademark 58.9

Clarifai
created on 2019-08-08

old 97.4
paper 97.3
art 97.1
ancient 96.5
symbol 95.2
retro 95.2
print 94.7
antique 94.7
vintage 94.6
text 94.5
illustration 94.4
letter 91.3
architecture 89.8
collection 89.4
post 88.4
document 87
desktop 85.4
message 83
sign 82.6
culture 81.5

Imagga
created on 2019-08-08

arabesque 64.7
old 36.3
vintage 34.8
paper 33.8
money 31.5
currency 28.8
grunge 28.1
ancient 27.7
cash 26.6
texture 25.7
retro 24.6
bank 23.3
finance 22.9
art 21.4
antique 21.2
aged 20.9
dollar 20.5
stamp 18.6
dollars 16.5
bill 16.2
history 16.1
financial 16.1
banking 15.7
wall 15.4
frame 15
note 14.7
design 14.7
business 14.6
border 14.5
letter 13.8
pattern 13.7
bills 13.6
structure 13.5
wealth 13.5
pay 13.5
rich 13.1
historic 12.9
banknote 12.6
material 12.5
parchment 12.5
empty 12
us 11.6
mail 11.5
commerce 11.2
savings 11.2
blank 11.2
close 10.9
wallpaper 10.7
exchange 10.5
rusty 10.5
style 10.4
envelope 10.4
brown 10.3
collection 9.9
postmark 9.9
postage 9.9
stucco 9.8
backgrounds 9.8
one 9.7
hundred 9.7
payment 9.6
brass 9.5
textures 9.5
symbol 9.4
page 9.3
economy 9.3
sundial 9.2
stone 9.1
philately 8.9
detail 8.9
grime 8.8
textured 8.8
faded 8.8
memorial 8.7
damaged 8.6
grain 8.3
backdrop 8.3
card 8.2
success 8.1
carving 7.8
ragged 7.8
mottled 7.8
fracture 7.8
stains 7.8
crack 7.8
decay 7.7
mark 7.7
notes 7.7
floral 7.7
post 7.6
united 7.6
old fashioned 7.6
decoration 7.6
investment 7.3
timepiece 7.3
graphic 7.3
rough 7.3
surface 7.1
architecture 7

Google
created on 2019-08-08

Text 85.2
Font 84.9
Triangle 62
Postage stamp 57.8
Illustration 50.4
Art 50.2

Microsoft
created on 2019-08-08

text 100
drawing 95.2
handwriting 91.3
sketch 82.5
sign 79.4
engraving 68.7
manuscript 57.8
woodcut 54
plaque 15.4

Color Analysis

Feature analysis

Amazon

Rug
Rug 82.8%

Categories

Imagga

paintings art 89.3%
text visuals 10.6%

Captions

Microsoft
created on 2019-08-08

a close up of a sign 93%
close up of a sign 91.1%
a black sign with white text 78.6%

OpenAI GPT

Created by gpt-4 on 2025-02-09

The image shows a printed page or a section of a page with both text and an illustration. The text is printed in a traditional font characteristic of early printing, perhaps from the 15th to the 17th centuries. The language seems to be Latin, given the word forms like "morte" and "per morbos acutos." At the center of the image is an illustrated capital 'A', decorated with a triangular frame within which a face appears. The face seems to have an intense or stern expression. The 'A' might be a drop cap, serving as the beginning of a new paragraph or section. Around the 'A', intricate leaf or vine-like patterns are visible, which add to the decorative quality of the letter. Such decorated initials are common in early printed books or manuscripts and were used to mark important passages or to add visual interest to the text. The art and craftsmanship involved suggest that this might be from an era when particular attention was given to the aesthetics of printed materials.

Created by gpt-4o-2024-05-13 on 2025-02-09

The image depicts an ornate, decorative initial capital letter "A" that appears to be from an old printed text. This type of letter is commonly found in illuminated manuscripts or early printed books. The letter "A" is set within a richly detailed, square frame featuring intricate designs and possibly floral or scroll motifs in the background. Surrounding the bordered letter are fragments of text in Latin, suggesting that this is part of a larger historical or classical document. The artistic detail and style point towards a period where embellishment in typography was common, possibly during the Renaissance.

Anthropic Claude

Created by claude-3-5-sonnet-20241022 on 2025-02-09

This image shows a decorative initial letter 'A' from what appears to be an old printed book or manuscript. The letter is contained within a square frame and is illustrated with an ornate woodcut design. Inside and around the letter 'A' are detailed figures and swirling patterns in black and white. The style suggests this is from a medieval or Renaissance-era text. There is some Latin text visible around the decorated initial, including phrases like "per morbos acutos" and other partial text. The overall piece appears to be a fragment from a larger page of text, likely from a medical or scholarly work given the Latin terminology.

Created by claude-3-opus-20240229 on 2025-02-09

The image depicts a decorative capital letter "A" in an ornate woodcut style on an aged, off-white background. The letter is heavily embellished with intertwined flourishes and what appear to be depictions of a man wielding an axe or tool. Surrounding the large "A" is Latin text that translates to English as "That no one may die well through sharp pains, but ...". The text seems to be hinting at some moral lesson or philosophical statement, though the full context is cut off. The aged appearance and printing style suggest this is a reproduction of an illustration from an antique book or manuscript, likely from the medieval or early Renaissance period in Europe.

Created by claude-3-haiku-20240307 on 2025-02-09

This image appears to be a historical woodcut or engraving featuring a large letter "A" at the center, surrounded by intricate landscape elements. The text below the image states "Qva none morte IN I. N dun bene / per morbos acutos, fed", which seems to be some kind of Latin text or inscription. The overall style and design of the image suggests it is from an older, historical time period, though I cannot identify any specific individuals depicted.

Amazon Nova

Created by amazon.nova-pro-v1:0 on 2025-02-09

The image shows a page from a book. The page is covered with text, which appears to be written in a foreign language. The text is printed in black ink on a white background. The page has a decorative border that features a large letter "A" with intricate designs. The letter "A" is surrounded by other decorative elements, including a crown and a bird. The text on the page is arranged in a grid-like pattern.

Created by amazon.nova-lite-v1:0 on 2025-02-09

The image appears to be a page from an old book or manuscript. The page has a decorative border and features a large letter "A" in the center, surrounded by intricate designs and illustrations. The letter "A" is accompanied by the phrase "QUA NON MORT" written in a cursive font. The rest of the text on the page is written in a different font and appears to be in a foreign language. The image has a sepia tone, giving it an antique appearance.

Text analysis

Amazon

none
bene
per
morbos
morte
per morbos acutos, fed
fed
dun
acutos,
Nee
INe dun
QV E
bene y
INe
y

Google

QVA non e morte Nt dun bene per morbos acutos, fed
non
per
QVA
e
morte
Nt
dun
bene
morbos
acutos,
fed