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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

Still Life with Pansies by Henri Fantin-Latour.

Henri Fantin-Latour

Still Life with Pansies

1874

Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer.

Albrecht Dürer

Knight, Death and the Devil

1513

Portrait of a Man by Corneille de Lyon.

Corneille de Lyon

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

"The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens) by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

"The Seven Sleepers of Ephesus", Folio from a Falnama (Book of Omens)

1550s

A Brazilian Landscape by Frans Post.

Frans Post

A Brazilian Landscape

1650

A Cat Stealing Fish by Giuseppe Recco.

Giuseppe Recco

A Cat Stealing Fish

late 1660s

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

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

A Hunting Scene by Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio).

Piero di Cosimo (Piero di Lorenzo di Piero d'Antonio)

A Hunting Scene

ca. 1494–1500

View of Ornans by Gustave Courbet.

Gustave Courbet

View of Ornans

probably mid-1850s

Old Plum by Kano Sansetsu.

Kano Sansetsu

Old Plum

1646

A Banquet by Dirck Hals.

Dirck Hals

A Banquet

1628

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

Portrait of a Woman with a Balance by Thomas de Keyser.

Thomas de Keyser

Portrait of a Woman with a Balance

ca. 1625–26

The Meditation on the Passion by Vittore Carpaccio.

Vittore Carpaccio

The Meditation on the Passion

ca. 1490

Horse and Groom by Unidentified.

Unidentified

Horse and Groom

14th century

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda by Winslow Homer.

Winslow Homer

Flower Garden and Bungalow, Bermuda

1899

The Lake of Zug by Joseph Mallord William Turner.

Joseph Mallord William Turner

The Lake of Zug

1843

Portrait of a Man by Arnold Boonen.

Arnold Boonen

Portrait of a Man

ca. 1720

Emperor Vespasian Cured by Veronica's Veil by Unknown maker.

Unknown maker

Emperor Vespasian Cured by Veronica's Veil

ca. 1510

Chrysanthemums in the Garden at Petit-Gennevilliers by Gustave Caillebotte.

Gustave Caillebotte

Chrysanthemums in the Garden at Petit-Gennevilliers

1893

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895) by Auguste Renoir.

Auguste Renoir

Madame Georges Charpentier (Marguerite-Louise Lemonnier, 1848–1904) and Her Children, Georgette-Berthe (1872–1945) and Paul-Emile-Charles (1875–1895)

1878

Portrait of a Man by Spanish (Andalusian) Painter.

Spanish (Andalusian) Painter

Portrait of a Man

Date not stated

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