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[The Great Wave, Sète] by Gustave Le Gray.

Gustave Le Gray

[The Great Wave, Sète]

1857

A Stallion by Habiballah of Sava.

Habiballah of Sava

A Stallion

ca. 1601–6

Ocean Life by James M. Sommerville.

James M. Sommerville

Ocean Life

Date not stated

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

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

Armor by Odilon Redon.

Odilon Redon

Armor

1891

Flowering Plum and Bamboo by Unidentified artist.

Unidentified artist

Flowering Plum and Bamboo

17th century

An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch by Shaikh Zain al–Din.

Shaikh Zain al–Din

An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch

dated 1778

Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book by French Painter.

French Painter

Portrait of a Woman Holding a Book

Date not stated

A Rocky Coast by William Trost Richards.

William Trost Richards

A Rocky Coast

1877

The Genius of Castiglione by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto).

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)

The Genius of Castiglione

ca. 1645–47 (published 1648)

Christ Carrying the Cross by Martin Schongauer.

Martin Schongauer

Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1475–80

Still Life with Fruit by Jan van Huysum.

Jan van Huysum

Still Life with Fruit

n.d.

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons by Kano Sanboku.

Kano Sanboku

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons

late 17th century

Plate 35: Philip of Spain as Neptune, riding in a chariot drawn by two sea horses; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...' by Pieter de Jode II.

Pieter de Jode II

Plate 35: Philip of Spain as Neptune, riding in a chariot drawn by two sea horses; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...'

1636

Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects by Joris Hoefnagel.

Joris Hoefnagel

Still Life with Flowers, a Snail and Insects

1589

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

The Lake of Zug by Joseph Mallord William Turner.

Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Lake of Zug

1843

The House of Bijapur by Kamal Muhammad.

Kamal Muhammad

The House of Bijapur

ca. 1680

[Fontainebleau Forest] by Eugène Cuvelier.

Eugène Cuvelier

[Fontainebleau Forest]

early 1860s

Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo by Lin Liang.

Lin Liang

Birds Amidst Blossoming Plum and Bamboo

Date not stated

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head by Anonymous, Italian, 17th century.

Anonymous, Italian, 17th century

A caricature figure representing a street musician(?) with a mouse (lizard?) on his nose and a bird on his head

ca. 1640–60

Piece by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Piece

1795–99

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi by Amir Khusrau Dihlavi.

Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

"Bahram Gur Sees a Herd of Deer Mesmerized by Dilaram' s Music", Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Amir Khusrau Dihlavi

1597–98

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