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'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements by Crispijn de Passe the Elder.

Crispijn de Passe the Elder

'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements

1590–1612

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by French (Fontainebleau) Painter.

French (Fontainebleau) Painter

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

Date not stated

Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Adam and Eve

1504

Portrait of a Woman by Quinten Massys.

Quinten Massys

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1520

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World" by Jan Muller.

Jan Muller

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World"

1589

Creation of Eve, from "The Dance of Death" by Hans Holbein the Younger.

Hans Holbein the Younger

Creation of Eve, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Portrait of a Man by Dieric Bouts.

Dieric Bouts

Portrait of a Man

ca. 1470

The Coronation of the Virgin by Niccolò di Buonaccorso.

Niccolò di Buonaccorso

The Coronation of the Virgin

ca. 1380

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini by Maestro delle Storie del Pane.

Maestro delle Storie del Pane

Portrait of a Woman, possibly Ginevra d'Antonio Lupari Gozzadini

1494?

Female figure (Saint Catherine?) kneeling on the ground at center pleading to a male figure (Maximus?) who wears a crown and is seated on a throne at right; at left a figure with raised sword about to strike the woman; a group of figures looking on in the background by Domenico Campagnola.

Domenico Campagnola

Female figure (Saint Catherine?) kneeling on the ground at center pleading to a male figure (Maximus?) who wears a crown and is seated on a throne at right; at left a figure with raised sword about to strike the woman; a group of figures looking on in the background

1517

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

Design for a Plate with Neptune in a Shell Drawn by Horses in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Neptune in a Shell Drawn by Horses in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries) by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Unicorn Purifies Water (from the Unicorn Tapestries)

1495–1505

Scene with a Warning Against Venereal Disease in a Circle at Center by Theodor de Bry.

Theodor de Bry

Scene with a Warning Against Venereal Disease in a Circle at Center

1580–1600

Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation by Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia).

Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation

ca. 1455–60

Design for a Plate with Arion Riding a Dolphin in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters by Adriaen Collaert.

Adriaen Collaert

Design for a Plate with Arion Riding a Dolphin in a Medallion Bordered by Sea Monsters

ca. 1600

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

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