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Brahma with Attendants and Musicians by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Brahma with Attendants and Musicians

late 16th century

Sparrows in a Plum Tree by Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪.

Nagasawa Rosetsu 長澤蘆雪

Sparrows in a Plum Tree

second half of the 1790s

Portrait of a Young Man by Pompeo Batoni.

Pompeo Batoni

Portrait of a Young Man

ca. 1760–65

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

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

The Adoration of the Magi by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

The Adoration of the Magi

late 14th century

'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

Lotus and waterbirds by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Lotus and waterbirds

ca. 1300

Mountain Valley with a Plateau by Hercules Segers.

Hercules Segers

Mountain Valley with a Plateau

ca. 1625–30

Calligraphic Galleon by 'Abd al-Qadir Hisari.

'Abd al-Qadir Hisari

Calligraphic Galleon

dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE

Horsemanship Competition for the Shunzhi Emperor by Nardunbu.

Nardunbu

Horsemanship Competition for the Shunzhi Emperor

dated 1662

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda by Winslow Homer.

Winslow Homer

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda

1899

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, various animals and two shepherds at right, plate 4 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

A Corinthian capital on the ground at left, a monument with figures in low relief at left in the middleground, various animals and two shepherds at right, plate 4 from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1646

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru by Huang Tingjian.

Huang Tingjian

Biographies of Lian Po and Lin Xiangru

ca. 1095

A shepherd on horseback in the middle of a stream, dogs, goats and cows follow, a large tree to left and mountains to right in the background, from "Four large landscapes" (Quatre grands paysages en hauteur) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

A shepherd on horseback in the middle of a stream, dogs, goats and cows follow, a large tree to left and mountains to right in the background, from "Four large landscapes" (Quatre grands paysages en hauteur)

ca. 1652–57

Witches' Sabbath, from "The Sabbaths" (Les Sabbats) by Claude Gillot.

Claude Gillot

Witches' Sabbath, from "The Sabbaths" (Les Sabbats)

ca. 1700–20

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey by George Inness.

George Inness

Spring Blossoms, Montclair, New Jersey

ca. 1891

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background by Domenico Campagnola.

Domenico Campagnola

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background

ca. 1530–35

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

Marie Antoinette in a Park by Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun.

Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun

Marie Antoinette in a Park

ca. 1780–81

Brocaded Sea of Peach Blossom Waves by Lu Zhi.

Lu Zhi

Brocaded Sea of Peach Blossom Waves

Date not stated

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai by Wang Hui.

Wang Hui

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai

datable to 1698

Cottage among Trees by Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn).

Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)

Cottage among Trees

ca. 1650

Squirrel and Grape by Liu Deliu.

Liu Deliu

Squirrel and Grape

dated 1868

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