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Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

Portrait of a Man by Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi).

Francesco Salviati (Francesco de' Rossi)

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi.

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"The Funeral of Isfandiyar," Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

1330s

Cider Making by William Sidney Mount.

William Sidney Mount

Cider Making

1840–41

Seated Giant by Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes).

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)

Seated Giant

by 1818 (possibly 1814–18)

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black by Corneille de Lyon.

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black

Date not stated

A fisherman leaning against a large tree, a woman walking next to a horse in the background, from "Four large landscapes" (Quatre grands paysages en hauteur) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

A fisherman leaning against a large tree, a woman walking next to a horse in the background, from "Four large landscapes" (Quatre grands paysages en hauteur)

ca. 1652–57

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?) by Edgar Degas.

Edgar Degas

A Woman Seated beside a Vase of Flowers (Madame Paul Valpinçon?)

1865

The Coronation of the Virgin by Niccolò di Buonaccorso.

Niccolò di Buonaccorso

The Coronation of the Virgin

ca. 1380

Portrait of a "Mamelouk" by Horace Vernet.

Horace Vernet

Portrait of a "Mamelouk"

1810

Façade of the church of San Lorenzo in Florence, decorated with the emperor's arms, four figures of death flanking the three entrances, the two in center on horseback, a large angel above central door, from "Ceremonies for the Funeral of Emperor Ferdinand II" (Funérailles de l'empereur Ferdinand II) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Façade of the church of San Lorenzo in Florence, decorated with the emperor's arms, four figures of death flanking the three entrances, the two in center on horseback, a large angel above central door, from "Ceremonies for the Funeral of Emperor Ferdinand II" (Funérailles de l'empereur Ferdinand II)

1637

Portrait of a Man by Tommaso Fiorentino (Tommaso di Stefano Lunetti).

Tommaso Fiorentino (Tommaso di Stefano Lunetti)

Portrait of a Man

1521

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

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri by George Caleb Bingham.

George Caleb Bingham

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

1845

"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Mansur.

Mansur

"Red-Headed Vulture and Long-Billed Vulture", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

verso: ca. 1615–20; recto: ca. 1535–45

Phebe Warner Coverlet by Sarah Furman Warner Williams.

Sarah Furman Warner Williams

Phebe Warner Coverlet

ca. 1803

Heroic Landscape with Rainbow by Joseph Anton Koch.

Joseph Anton Koch

Heroic Landscape with Rainbow

1824

Portrait of a Man by Abraham de Vries.

Abraham de Vries

Portrait of a Man

1643

St. Mark, seated with an unfurled scroll in his hands, a winged lion's head and forefeet emerge beneath his robes, from a series of the four evangelists after Agostino Veneziano, which are in turn after Giulio Romano by Anonymous, Italian, 16th century.

Anonymous, Italian, 16th century

St. Mark, seated with an unfurled scroll in his hands, a winged lion's head and forefeet emerge beneath his robes, from a series of the four evangelists after Agostino Veneziano, which are in turn after Giulio Romano

after 1518

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

"The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

"The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens)

1550s

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari by Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif.

Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

dated 715 AH/1315 CE

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

"Kai Khusrau, Gudarz and Giv Capturing the Demon's Fortress, Bahman (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) by Abu'l Qasim Firdausi.

Abu'l Qasim Firdausi

"Kai Khusrau, Gudarz and Giv Capturing the Demon's Fortress, Bahman (?)", Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings)

ca. 1430–40

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