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Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Adam and Eve

1504

Reverse copy of The Martyrdom of St Paul from The Matyrdom of the Twelve Apostles by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

Reverse copy of The Martyrdom of St Paul from The Matyrdom of the Twelve Apostles

Date not stated

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

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Plate 3: a gale in the forest, two horsemen wrapped in their cloaks, the wind blowing, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1643–48

Sea and Sky at Sunrise by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Sea and Sky at Sunrise

17th century

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

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)

Seated Giant

by 1818 (possibly 1814–18)

Winter Scene in Moonlight by Henry Farrer.

Henry Farrer

Winter Scene in Moonlight

1869

Flowers and Bees by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Flowers and Bees

18th century

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon] by Adolphe Braun.

Adolphe Braun

[Flower Study, Rose of Sharon]

ca. 1854

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka) by Katsushika Hokusai.

Katsushika Hokusai

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

ca. 1833

Calais and Zetes led by Boreas and Oreithyia (Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia), 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

Calais and Zetes led by Boreas and Oreithyia (Calai e Zeti condotti da Borea et Oritia), 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

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau] by Gustave Le Gray.

Gustave Le Gray

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau]

1849–52

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

Wang Xizhi watching geese by Qian Xuan.

Qian Xuan

Wang Xizhi watching geese

ca. 1295

Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Chand Bibi Hawking with Attendants in a Landscape

ca. 1700

A wooded river landscape with cattle by Benjamin Barker, the younger.

Benjamin Barker, the younger

A wooded river landscape with cattle

1826

Flowers and Butterflies by Ma Quan.

Ma Quan

Flowers and Butterflies

Date not stated

Tree with roots laid bare alongside a stream, a hilly landscape and a man walking behind quadrupeds beyond by Karel Dujardin.

Karel Dujardin

Tree with roots laid bare alongside a stream, a hilly landscape and a man walking behind quadrupeds beyond

1659

Maria Scotorv Regin et Franciae Dotaria, from "Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famous Persons" by George Vertue.

George Vertue

Maria Scotorv Regin et Franciae Dotaria, from "Heads of the Kings of England, and of several Famous Persons"

1735

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

Garden Flowers by Chen Chun.

Chen Chun

Garden Flowers

dated 1540

Monju on a Lion by Shūsei.

Shūsei

Monju on a Lion

late 15th century

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

Henri-Edmond Cross (Henri-Edmond Delacroix)

Landscape with Stars

ca. 1905–1908

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

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