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Collection Highlights

The Temple of Dendur, Aeolian sandstone
The Temple of Dendur
completed by 10 CE
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Oil on canvas
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler)
Vincent van Gogh
1887
Washington Crossing the Delaware, Emanuel Leutze German American, Oil on canvas, American
Washington Crossing the Delaware
Emanuel Leutze
1851
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, Edgar Degas French, Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood, French, Paris
The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer
Edgar Degas
Founder Cast by A. A. Hébrard
modeled 1881, cast 1922, modern tutu
Autumn Rhythm: Number 30, 1950, Jackson Pollock American, Oil-modified alkyd resin on canvas
Autumn Rhythm: Number 30, 1950
Jackson Pollock
1950
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau), John Singer Sargent American, Oil on canvas, American
Madame X (Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau)
John Singer Sargent
1883–84
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi), Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist), Wood, iron, resin, ceramic, plant fiber, textile, pigment, Kongo peoples
Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N’Kondi)
Yombe-Kongo artist and nganga (ritual specialist)
ca. 1880–1900
The Astor Chinese Garden Court, Taihu rocks, granite terrace, ceramic tile flooring, roof tiles, and door frames, various woods (nan wood columns, pine beams, gingko latticework), brass fittings, China
The Astor Chinese Garden Court
China
17th century style
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, Claude Monet French, Oil on canvas
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
Claude Monet
1899
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora, Euphiletos Painter, Terracotta, Greek, Attic
Terracotta Panathenaic prize amphora
Attributed to the Euphiletos Painter
ca. 530 BCE
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher, Johannes Vermeer Dutch, Oil on canvas
Young Woman with a Water Pitcher
Johannes Vermeer
ca. 1662
Self-Portrait, Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) Dutch, Oil on canvas
Self-Portrait
Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn)
1660
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Perseus with the Head of Medusa
Antonio Canova
Patron Commissioned by Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6
Facade of the Second Branch Bank of the United States, Martin Euclid Thompson American, Marble, American
Facade of the Second Branch Bank of the United States
Architect Martin Euclid Thompson
1822–24
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670), Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez) Spanish, Oil on canvas
Juan de Pareja (ca. 1608–1670)
Velázquez (Diego Rodríguez de Silva y Velázquez)
1650
Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59), Jean Cousin the Elder French, Steel, gold, silver, leather, textile, French, possibly Paris
Armor of Henry II, King of France (reigned 1547–59)
Designer Part of the decoration design by Jean Cousin the Elder
Designer Part of the decoration design possibly by Baptiste Pellerin
ca. 1555
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja), Copper alloy, Indian (Tamil Nadu)
Shiva as Lord of Dance (Nataraja)
Indian (Tamil Nadu)
ca. late 11th century
The Harvesters, Pieter Bruegel the Elder Netherlandish, Oil on oak
The Harvesters
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
1565
Ceremonial House Ceiling, Sago palm spathe, paint, wood, Kwoma people
Ceremonial House Ceiling
Kwoma people
1970–1973
Damascus Room, Wood (poplar) with gesso relief, gold and tin leaf, glazes and paint; wood (cypress, poplar, and mulberry), mother-of-pearl, marble and other stones, stucco with glass, plaster ceramic tiles, iron, brass
Damascus Room
dated 1119 AH/1707 CE

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