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Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears by Auguste Renoir.

Auguste Renoir

Still Life with Flowers and Prickly Pears

ca. 1885

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

Christ Carrying the Cross by Martin Schongauer.

Martin Schongauer

Christ Carrying the Cross

ca. 1475–80

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13) by Thomas Rowlandson.

Thomas Rowlandson

The Honey Moon (The English Dance of Death, plate 13)

August 1, 1814

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece) by Robert Campin.

Robert Campin

Annunciation Triptych (Merode Altarpiece)

ca. 1427–32

The Toilers of the Sea by Albert Pinkham Ryder.

Albert Pinkham Ryder

The Toilers of the Sea

ca. 1880–85

The Judgment of Paris: he is sitting at left with Venus, Juno and Pallas Athena, a winged victory above. In the upper section the Sun in his chariot preceeded by Castor and Pollux on horseback, at lower right two river gods and a naiad above whom Jupiter, an eagle, Ganymede, Diana and another goddess by Marcantonio Raimondi.

Marcantonio Raimondi

The Judgment of Paris: he is sitting at left with Venus, Juno and Pallas Athena, a winged victory above. In the upper section the Sun in his chariot preceeded by Castor and Pollux on horseback, at lower right two river gods and a naiad above whom Jupiter, an eagle, Ganymede, Diana and another goddess

ca. 1510–20

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation by Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia).

Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)

The Annunciation to Zacharias; (verso) The Angel of the Annunciation

ca. 1455–60

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria by Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto).

Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)

The Holy Family with Saints Anne and Catherine of Alexandria

1648

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau] by Gustave Le Gray.

Gustave Le Gray

[Oak Tree and Rocks, Forest of Fontainebleau]

1849–52

Portrait of a Woman by Netherlandish Painter.

Netherlandish Painter

Portrait of a Woman

Date not stated

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka) by Katsushika Hokusai.

Katsushika Hokusai

Moonlight on the Yodo River (Yodogawa), from the series Snow, Moon, and Flowers (Setsugekka)

ca. 1833

"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

Self-Portrait by Egon Schiele.

Egon Schiele

Self-Portrait

1911

The House of Bijapur by Kamal Muhammad.

Kamal Muhammad

The House of Bijapur

ca. 1680

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet) by Mustafa ibn Vali.

Mustafa ibn Vali

"The Angel Gabriel meets 'Amr ibn Zaid (the Shepherd)", Folio from a Siyer-i Nebi (the Life of the Prophet)

ca. 1595

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

Portrait of a Man by German (Nuremberg) Painter.

German (Nuremberg) Painter

Portrait of a Man

1491

"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

Flower Study by Yun Bing.

Yun Bing

Flower Study

17th century

Landscape with a Village in the Distance by Jacob van Ruisdael.

Jacob van Ruisdael

Landscape with a Village in the Distance

1646

The Nymph of Fontainebleau by René Boyvin.

René Boyvin

The Nymph of Fontainebleau

n.d.

Portrait of a Woman by Giovanni di Francesco del Cervelliera.

Giovanni di Francesco del Cervelliera

Portrait of a Woman

ca. 1445

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

Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

1757

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