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

Anonymous, German, 18th century

Landscape containing fifteen silhouettes

1793–1800

Monju on a Lion by Shūsei.

Shūsei

Monju on a Lion

late 15th century

Vanitas Still Life by Edwaert Collier.

Edwaert Collier

Vanitas Still Life

1662

"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

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill by Pieter Claesz.

Pieter Claesz

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

1628

Hunting Still Life in a Forest by Wybrand Hendriks.

Wybrand Hendriks

Hunting Still Life in a Forest

1784

The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Adoration of the Magi

late 14th century

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

Lotus and waterbirds by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Lotus and waterbirds

ca. 1300

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by René Boyvin.

René Boyvin

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

n.d.

Minah Bird on a Loquat Branch by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Minah Bird on a Loquat Branch

Date not stated

Horsemanship Competition for the Shunzhi Emperor by Nardunbu.

Nardunbu

Horsemanship Competition for the Shunzhi Emperor

dated 1662

View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) by Katsushika Hokusai.

Katsushika Hokusai

View from the Other Side of Fuji from the Minobu River (Minobugawa ura Fuji), from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

ca. 1830–32

Self-Portrait by Egon Schiele.

Egon Schiele

Self-Portrait

1911

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

Two Roses by Anne Vallayer-Coster.

Anne Vallayer-Coster

Two Roses

ca. 1810

Deer hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Deer hunt, from 'Animal hunts' (Chasses à différents animaux)

ca. 1654

Brahma with Attendants and Musicians by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Brahma with Attendants and Musicians

late 16th century

Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea) by James McNeill Whistler.

James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea)

1878

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

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

Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757

Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo by Lin Liang.

Lin Liang

Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo

Date not stated

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

Egrets and Cotton Roses by Tosa Mitsuoki.

Tosa Mitsuoki

Egrets and Cotton Roses

mid- to late 17th century

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