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Piece by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Piece

1795–99

Saint John the Evangelist holding a goblet with a snake emerging from it, from "Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles" by Anonymous, 17th century.

Anonymous, 17th century

Saint John the Evangelist holding a goblet with a snake emerging from it, from "Christ, the Virgin, and Thirteen Apostles"

1600–40

Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck by Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano).

Jacometto (Jacometto Veneziano)

Portrait of Alvise Contarini(?); (verso) A Tethered Roebuck

ca. 1485–95

Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog by Jean Honoré Fragonard.

Jean Honoré Fragonard

Marie Emilie Coignet de Courson (1716–1806) with a Dog

ca. 1769

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Plate 10: a horse lying down, a cow and two goats, two seated shepherds, a waterfall and a mountain in the background, from "Roman landscapes and ruins" (Paysages et ruines de Rome)

ca. 1643–48

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece) by Robert Campin.

Robert Campin

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)

ca. 1427–32

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John by Hendrick ter Brugghen.

Hendrick ter Brugghen

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

ca. 1624–25

Portrait of a Man, possibly Matteo di Sebastiano di Bernardino Gozzadini by Maestro delle Storie del Pane.

Maestro delle Storie del Pane

Portrait of a Man, possibly Matteo di Sebastiano di Bernardino Gozzadini

1494(?)

Safavid Courtiers Leading Georgian Captives by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Safavid Courtiers Leading Georgian Captives

mid-16th century

Beach Scene by James Hamilton.

James Hamilton

Beach Scene

ca. 1865

Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri).

Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri)

Landscape with Moses and the Burning Bush

1610–16

The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder.

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Harvesters

1565

Adam and Eve by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Adam and Eve

1504

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by René Boyvin.

René Boyvin

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

n.d.

Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto).

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)

Roman Landscape with a Shepherd and Sheep

late 1640s

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari by Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif.

Farrukh ibn `Abd al-Latif

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

dated 715 AH/1315 CE

Portrait of a Man by Dieric Bouts.

Dieric Bouts

Portrait of a Man

ca. 1470

The Stag-Hunt by Lucas Cranach the Elder.

Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Stag-Hunt

1506

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Saint Jean Gualbert trampling a monster with two human heads and a serpentine body, from "Frontispiece and four scenes from the life of Saint John Gualbert" (Frontispice et quatre vignettes pour une vie de Saint Jean Gualbert)

1640

Jason, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie) by Stefano della Bella.

Stefano della Bella

Jason, from 'Game of Mythology' (Jeu de la Mythologie)

1644

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black by Corneille de Lyon.

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black

Date not stated

Still Life with a Glass and Oysters by Jan Davidsz de Heem.

Jan Davidsz de Heem

Still Life with a Glass and Oysters

ca. 1640

Haystacks: Autumn by Jean-François Millet.

Jean-François Millet

Haystacks: Autumn

ca. 1874

Portrait of a Man by Hyacinthe Rigaud.

Hyacinthe Rigaud

Portrait of a Man

1693

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