Mark Rothko (American, 1903–1970). No. 13 (White, Red on Yellow), 1958. Oil and acrylic with powdered pigments on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of The Mark Rothko Foundation Inc., 1985. © 2011 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York (1985.63.5)

Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez (Spanish, 1599–1660). Portrait of a Man, ca. 1630–35. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Jules Bache Collection, 1949 (49.7.42)

Bamen Tomotsugu (Japanese, active 18th century). Armor of the Gusoku type, 18th century. Japanese. Lacquered iron, shakudo, silver, silk, horse hair, and ivory. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Etsuko O. Morris and John H. Morris, Jr. in memory of Dr. Frederick M. Pedersen, 2001 (2001.642)

Paul Cézanne (French, 1839–1906). Still Life with Apples and Pears, ca. 1891–92. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 (61.101.3)

Katsushika Hokusai (Japanese, 1760–1849). Under the Wave off Kanagawa, also known as the Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1830–32. Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Howard Mansfield Collection, Purchase, Rogers Fund, 1936 (JP2569)

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973). Dora Maar in an Armchair, 1939. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Mr. and Mrs. Klaus G. Perls Collection, 1998. © 2011 Estate of Pablo Picasso / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York. (1998.230)

Skull Hook (Agiba), 19th–early 20th century. Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Pai'ia'a village, Omati River, Kikori Delta. Wood and paint. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, The Michael C. Rockefeller Memorial Collection, Gift of Nelson A. Rockefeller, 1969 (1978.412.796)

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). First Steps, after Millet, 1890. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of George N. and Helen M. Richard, 1964 (64.165.2)

Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish, 1746–1828). José Costa y Bonells (died 1870), Called Pepito. Oil on canvas. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, Gift of Countess Bismarck, 1961 (61.259)