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The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise, Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) Italian, Tempera and gold on wood
The Creation of the World and the Expulsion from Paradise
Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia)
1445
Megastructure : urban futures of the recent past, Reyner Banham
Megastructure : urban futures of the recent past
Reyner Banham
Harper & Row
1976
Evening dress, House of Patou French, silk, French
Evening dress
House of Patou
Christian Lacroix
spring/summer 1987
Two Pupils in Greek Dress, Thomas Eakins American, Platinum print
Two Pupils in Greek Dress
Thomas Eakins
1883
Nathaniel Mary Quinn : this is life, Nathaniel Mary Quinn
Nathaniel Mary Quinn : this is life
Multiple artists/makers
2018
Century Vase, Karl L. H. Müller American, Porcelain, American
Century Vase
Karl L. H. Müller
Union Porcelain Works
1877
"On Liberty", Vivienne Westwood British, wool, cotton, leather, British
"On Liberty"
Vivienne Westwood
fall/winter 1994–95
The Penitence of Saint Jerome, Joachim Patinir Netherlandish, Oil on wood
The Penitence of Saint Jerome
Joachim Patinir
ca. 1515
The Assumption of the Virgin, Bernardo Daddi (possibly with workshop assistance) Italian, Tempera on wood, gold ground
The Assumption of the Virgin
Bernardo Daddi
ca. 1337–39
Angels Swinging Censers, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead, French
Angels Swinging Censers
French
ca. 1170
Shabti of Yuya, Cedar, paint, Egyptian blue
Shabti of Yuya
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Censer with seated king, Maya artist(s), Ceramic, slip, Maya
Censer with seated king
Maya artist(s)
300–400 CE
Theorem painted book-style pincushion. Sally
Theorem painted book-style pincushion. Sally
between 1800 and 1899
Flintlock Gun of Louis XIII (1601–1643), King of France, Pierre Le Bourgeois French, Steel, brass, silver, gold, wood (walnut), mother-of-pearl, French, Lisieux
Flintlock Gun of Louis XIII (1601–1643), King of France
Pierre Le Bourgeois
Marin Le Bourgeois
ca. 1620
Box in the form of a book
Box in the form of a book
between 1800 and 1999
Grere'o (shield), Solomon Islander artist, Fiber, parinarium-nut paste, chambered-nautilus shell, pigment, Solomon Islands people
Grere'o (shield)
Solomon Islander artist
Early to mid-19th century
Sō Sām Sāi, Coconut, skin, ivory, mother-of-pearl, Thai
Sō Sām Sāi
Thai
19th century
Les proportions du corps humain, mesurées sur les plus belles figures de l'antiquité, Girard Audran French
Les proportions du corps humain, mesurées sur les plus belles figures de l'antiquité
Girard Audran
1683
Settee (one of a pair) (part of a set), Johann Michael Bauer German, born Westheim, Carved, painted and gilded linden wood; squab pillow in silk velvet (not original), German, Würzberg
Settee (one of a pair) (part of a set)
Johann Michael Bauer
ca. 1763–64
When raven became spider, Dunlop Art Gallery
When raven became spider
Dunlop Art Gallery
2017
Brahma, Sandstone, Cambodia
Brahma
Cambodia
first quarter of the 10th century
Bronze portrait of a man, Bronze, Roman
Bronze portrait of a man
Roman
1st half of 1st century CE
Victory, Augustus Saint-Gaudens American, Bronze, gilt, American
Victory
Augustus Saint-Gaudens
1892–1903; this cast, 1914 or after (by 1916)
Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun, J. C. A. Brun French, Steel, wood (walnut), gold, French, Paris
Double-Barrel Breech-Loading Pinfire Shotgun
Multiple artists/makers
dated 1866
Dress, Viktor & Rolf Dutch, polyester, nylon, fiberglass, cotton, Dutch
Dress
Multiple artists/makers
spring/summer 2019
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei) , Katsushika Hokusai Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), or The Great Wave, from the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjūrokkei)

Katsushika Hokusai
ca. 1830–32
Stove, David II Pfau, Faience (tin-glazed earthenware), Swiss, Winterthur
Stove
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1684–85
The Shepherd's Song, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes French, Oil on canvas
The Shepherd's Song
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
1891
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds, Cotton (warp and weft), wool (pile); asymmetrically knotted pile
Carpet with Palm Trees, Ibexes, and Birds
late 16th–early 17th century
The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John, Hendrick ter Brugghen Dutch, Oil on canvas
The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John
Hendrick ter Brugghen
ca. 1624–25
Vase, Maija Grotell American, born Finland, Stoneware, American
Vase
Maija Grotell
ca. 1940–50
Standing Buddha Offering Protection, Red sandstone, India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
Standing Buddha Offering Protection
India (Uttar Pradesh, Mathura)
late 5th century
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies, Claude Monet French, Oil on canvas
Bridge over a Pond of Water Lilies
Claude Monet
1899
Seated Amitāyus, the Buddha of Eternal Life, Bronze, Burma
Seated Amitāyus, the Buddha of Eternal Life
Burma
ca. 11th–12th century
Out-of-doors in the Holy Land : impressions of travel in body and spirit, Margaret Neilson Armstrong American
Out-of-doors in the Holy Land : impressions of travel in body and spirit
Multiple artists/makers
1908
Conversion (S.M. del Popolo/after C.), Julie Mehretu American, born Ethiopia, Ink and acrylic on canvas<br/>LIGT LEVELS RESTRICTIONS per Cons: fluorescent paints: 8-10ftc max
Conversion (S.M. del Popolo/after C.)
Julie Mehretu
2019–20
Francesco d'Este (born ca. 1429, died after 1486), Rogier van der Weyden Netherlandish, Oil on wood
Francesco d'Este (born ca. 1429, died after 1486)
Rogier van der Weyden
ca. 1460
Dan Burley's original handbook of Harlem jive, Dan Burley American
Dan Burley's original handbook of Harlem jive
Dan Burley
Melvin Tapley
1944
Arte madí, Diyi Laañ Argentine
Arte madí
Diyi Laañ
1948
The Guide (Éclaireur), Hervé Télémaque Haitian, Oil on canvas
The Guide (Éclaireur)
Hervé Télémaque
1962
Minnehaha, Edmonia Lewis American, Marble, American
Minnehaha
Edmonia Lewis
1868
Hommage à Dada, Michel Tapié
Hommage à Dada
Michel Tapié
1938