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Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects by Joris Hoefnagel.

Joris Hoefnagel

Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects

1589

Cider Making by William Sidney Mount.

William Sidney Mount

Cider Making

1840–41

Vase of Flowers in a Niche by Michel Bruno Bellengé.

Michel Bruno Bellengé

Vase of Flowers in a Niche

Date not stated

"Black Buck", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Manohar.

Manohar

"Black Buck", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

recto: ca. 1615–20; verso: ca. 1530–50

Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen by Bernard van Orley.

Bernard van Orley

Otto, Count of Nassau and his Wife Adelheid van Vianen

1530–35

View of the Seacoast near Wargemont in Normandy by Auguste Renoir.

Auguste Renoir

View of the Seacoast near Wargemont in Normandy

1880

The Titan's Goblet by Thomas Cole.

Thomas Cole

The Titan's Goblet

1833

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai by Wang Hui.

Wang Hui

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai

datable to 1698

Landscape with Ducks by Charles-François Daubigny.

Charles-François Daubigny

Landscape with Ducks

1872

The Forest in Winter at Sunset by Théodore Rousseau.

Théodore Rousseau

The Forest in Winter at Sunset

ca. 1846–67

Bouquet of Chrysanthemums by Auguste Renoir.

Auguste Renoir

Bouquet of Chrysanthemums

1881

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background by Domenico Campagnola.

Domenico Campagnola

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background

ca. 1530–35

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head by Anonymous, Italian, 17th century.

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head

ca. 1640–60

Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Sparrows, plum blossoms, and bamboo

late 12th century

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, July 7th, 1866 by Robert Charles Dudley.

Robert Charles Dudley

The Heights over Foilhummerum Bay, Valentia, the William Corey Heading Seawards, Laying the Shore-end of the Atlantic Telegraph Cable, July 7th, 1866

1865–66

Musk Cat by Uto Gyoshi.

Uto Gyoshi

Musk Cat

mid- to late 16th century

A Bouquet of Flowers by Clara Peeters.

Clara Peeters

A Bouquet of Flowers

ca. 1612

Landscape containing fifteen silhouettes by Anonymous, German, 18th century.

Anonymous, German, 18th century

Landscape containing fifteen silhouettes

1793–1800

St. William of Aquitaine in armor bearing a standard in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield, a landscape beyond by Martinus Martini.

Martinus Martini

St. William of Aquitaine in armor bearing a standard in his right hand and resting his left hand on a shield, a landscape beyond

ca. 1581–1610

Vanitas Still Life by Herman Henstenburgh.

Herman Henstenburgh

Vanitas Still Life

n.d.

Landscape with Stars by Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix).

Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)

Landscape with Stars

ca. 1905–1908

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness by Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio).

Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio)

Saint Anthony the Abbot in the Wilderness

ca. 1440

Design for a Plate with Galatea on a Shell Flanked by Trumpeters in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Galatea on a Shell Flanked by Trumpeters in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

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