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Quail and Autumn Flowers by Tosa Mitsuoki.

Tosa Mitsuoki

Quail and Autumn Flowers

late 17th century

Old Plum by Kano Sansetsu.

Kano Sansetsu

Old Plum

1646

White Plum Blossoms and Moon by Itō Jakuchū.

Itō Jakuchū

White Plum Blossoms and Moon

1755

Judith, looking towards the right, seated nude atop the dead body of Holofernes, with a sword in her right hand and the head of Holofernes in her left hand by Barthel Beham.

Barthel Beham

Judith, looking towards the right, seated nude atop the dead body of Holofernes, with a sword in her right hand and the head of Holofernes in her left hand

1525

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso) by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Sunrise (recto); Landscape with Figures (verso)

17th century

Night-Shining White by Han Gan.

Han Gan

Night-Shining White

ca. 750

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

Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Saint Eustace

ca. 1501

Portrait of a Woman by Quinten Massys.

Quinten Massys

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1520

View on the Columbia, Cascades by Carleton E. Watkins.

Carleton E. Watkins

View on the Columbia, Cascades

1867

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album by Govardhan.

Govardhan

"Akbar With Lion and Calf", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album

verso: ca. 1630; recto: ca. 1530–50

Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Female Satyr Seated on a Helmet by Heinrich Aldegrever.

Heinrich Aldegrever

Panel with a Candelabrum Containing a Female Satyr Seated on a Helmet

1549

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Plate 6: cows crossing a valley to left, a group of trees to left, a horseman and other cows in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1643–48

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus by Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée).

Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)

Queen Esther Approaching the Palace of Ahasuerus

1658

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River by Thomas Rowlandson.

Thomas Rowlandson

Deer Hunting – A Landscape Scene with Stag and Hounds in a River

1787

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World" by Jan Muller.

Jan Muller

The Fifth Day (Dies V): The Creation of the Kingdom of Animals, from "The Creation of the World"

1589

Tiger, Tigress and Cub by Kishi Chikudō.

Kishi Chikudō

Tiger, Tigress and Cub

1892

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

James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne (Nocturne: The Thames at Battersea)

1878

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by René Boyvin.

René Boyvin

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

n.d.

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

Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757

Self-Portrait by Egon Schiele.

Egon Schiele

Self-Portrait

1911

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

Dune Landscape with Oak Tree by Jacob van Ruisdael.

Jacob van Ruisdael

Dune Landscape with Oak Tree

1650–55

"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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