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The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Adoration of the Magi

late 14th century

The Crucifixion with Saints and a Donor by Joos van Cleve.

Joos van Cleve

The Crucifixion with Saints and a Donor

ca. 1520

Augustus Saint-Gaudens by Kenyon Cox.

Kenyon Cox

Augustus Saint-Gaudens

1887, replica 1908

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso)

17th century

Plate 16: The Argonaut Asterion led by a young figure of lightning (Asterione argonote condoti da Giove fulmina), from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc) by Anonymous.

Anonymous

Plate 16: The Argonaut Asterion led by a young figure of lightning (Asterione argonote condoti da Giove fulmina), from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)

1664

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals by Charles Joseph Natoire.

Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757

Plate 2: The Argonaut Amphion led by Mercury (Anfione Argon. condotto da Mercurio), from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc) by Anonymous.

Anonymous

Plate 2: The Argonaut Amphion led by Mercury (Anfione Argon. condotto da Mercurio), from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)

1664

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog by Thomas Eakins.

Thomas Eakins

The Artist's Wife and His Setter Dog

ca. 1884–89

Studies of a Gentian, Moth, Birds, Cats, Interlacing Motif, and Greek Frets (recto); Ornamental Studies with Figures (verso) by Giorgio di Giovanni ("Giorgio da Siena").

Giorgio di Giovanni ("Giorgio da Siena")

Studies of a Gentian, Moth, Birds, Cats, Interlacing Motif, and Greek Frets (recto); Ornamental Studies with Figures (verso)

1530–40

By the Seashore by Auguste Renoir.

Auguste Renoir

By the Seashore

1883

Arques-la-Bataille by John Henry Twachtman.

John Henry Twachtman

Arques-la-Bataille

1885

Hawking Party by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Hawking Party

ca. 1500–1530

Edward and Sarah Rutter by Joshua Johnson.

Joshua Johnson

Edward and Sarah Rutter

ca. 1805

Landscape with Ducks by Charles-François Daubigny.

Charles-François Daubigny

Landscape with Ducks

1872

The Strange Thing Little Kiosai Saw in the River by John La Farge.

John La Farge

The Strange Thing Little Kiosai Saw in the River

1897

The Gulf Stream by Winslow Homer.

Winslow Homer

The Gulf Stream

1899; reworked by 1906

The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur.

Rosa Bonheur

The Horse Fair

1852–55

Michael Angelo and Emma Clara Peale by Rembrandt Peale.

Rembrandt Peale

Michael Angelo and Emma Clara Peale

ca. 1826

Plate 1: Ship of Hercules (Barcha del Hercole), with dragon-headed prow and Hercules on platform behind oarsmen and standing soldiers, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc) by Anonymous.

Anonymous

Plate 1: Ship of Hercules (Barcha del Hercole), with dragon-headed prow and Hercules on platform behind oarsmen and standing soldiers, from "The magnificent pageant on the river Arno in Florence for the marriage of the Grand Duke" (Le Magnifique carousel fait sur le fleuve de l'Arne a Florence, pour le mariage du Grand Duc)

1664

Esther and Ahasuerus by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Esther and Ahasuerus

mid-17th century

Carmencita by William Merritt Chase.

William Merritt Chase

Carmencita

1890

The Ark by Lodewijk Tieling (active ca. 1695-1700).

Lodewijk Tieling (active ca. 1695-1700)

The Ark

ca. 1700

The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, with the Four Elements by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Meeting of King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, with the Four Elements

ca. 1700

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

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