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Ganymede jewelry, Gold, rock crystal, emerald, Greek
Ganymede jewelry
Greek
ca. 330–300 BCE
Taūs (mayuri), Wood, parchment, metal, feathers, Indian
Taūs (mayuri)
Indian
19th century
Evening dress, Halston American, silk, American
Evening dress
Halston
ca. 1978
Armorial Plate (tondino): The story of King Midas, Nicola da Urbino Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware)
Armorial Plate (tondino): The story of King Midas
Nicola da Urbino
ca. 1520–25
Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata, pottery, white cream slip, paint
Blue-Painted Ibex Amphora from Malqata
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.
Saint Andrew, Simone Martini Italian, Tempera on wood, gold ground
Saint Andrew
Simone Martini
ca. 1326
Untitled, Francesca Woodman American, Diazotype
Untitled
Francesca Woodman
ca. 1980
Samson Captured by the Philistines, Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) Italian, Oil on canvas
Samson Captured by the Philistines
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
1619
Head of Tutankhamun, Indurated Limestone
Head of Tutankhamun
ca. 1336–1327 B.C.
Crowned Buddha, Wood with lacquer and gilt, Burma
Crowned Buddha
Burma
ca. 13th–early 14th century
Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan, Paul Cézanne French, Oil on canvas
Trees and Houses Near the Jas de Bouffan
Paul Cézanne
1885–86
Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu, Ni Zan Chinese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, China
Woods and Valleys of Mount Yu
Ni Zan
dated 1372
Formes et couleurs: vingt planches en couleurs contenant soixante-sept motifs decoratifs, Auguste H. Thomas French, Printed book, pochoir plates
Formes et couleurs: vingt planches en couleurs contenant soixante-sept motifs decoratifs
Auguste H. Thomas
1921
Palampore, Cotton (painted resist and mordant, dyed), India (Coromandel Coast), for the Sri Lankan market
Palampore
India (Coromandel Coast), for the Sri Lankan market
first quarter of the 18th century
Two Young Girls at the Piano, Auguste Renoir French, Oil on canvas
Two Young Girls at the Piano
Auguste Renoir
1892
Game Piece with a Scene from the Life of Apollonius of Tyre, Walrus ivory, German
Game Piece with a Scene from the Life of Apollonius of Tyre
German
ca. 1170
Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan Chinese, Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper, China
Wang Xizhi watching geese
Qian Xuan
ca. 1295
A. Persii Satyrarum liber I.D. Iunii Iuuenalis Satyrarum lib. V. Supliciae Satyra I : cum veteribus commentarijs nunc primum editis ex bibliotheca P. Pithoei I C. cuius etiam notae quaedam adiectae sunt, Persius German
A. Persii Satyrarum liber I.D. Iunii Iuuenalis Satyrarum lib. V. Supliciae Satyra I : cum veteribus commentarijs nunc primum editis ex bibliotheca P. Pithoei I C. cuius etiam notae quaedam adiectae sunt
Multiple artists/makers
1585
Ushnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a Stupa, Distemper on cloth, Nepal
Ushnishavijaya Enthroned in the Womb of a Stupa
Nepal
dated 1510–19
Amategram Series – The Vivification of the Flesh, Ana Mendieta American, born Cuba, Black acrylic paint on bark paper
Amategram Series – The Vivification of the Flesh
Ana Mendieta
1981
"Keats", Yeohlee American, silk, American
"Keats"
Yeohlee
Yeohlee Teng
spring/summer 1992
Fair of Face, Full of Woe, Cecily Brown British, Oil on canvas
Fair of Face, Full of Woe
Cecily Brown
2008
Cooking-on-Saturday, Leslie Garland Bolling American, Yellow-poplar, American
Cooking-on-Saturday
Leslie Garland Bolling
1936
Blade for a Dagger (Tantō), Rai Kunitoshi Japanese, Steel, Japanese
Blade for a Dagger (Tantō)
Rai Kunitoshi
ca. 1315–16
Vishnu Riding on Garuda, Gilt copper repoussé, Nepal
Vishnu Riding on Garuda
Nepal
dated 1004
Memoires de Montecuculi, generalissime des troupes de l'empereur : divisés en trois livres : I. De l'art militaire en général, II. De la guerre contre le turc, III. Relation de la campagne de 1664, Prince Raimondo Montecuccoli Italian
Memoires de Montecuculi, generalissime des troupes de l'empereur : divisés en trois livres : I. De l'art militaire en général, II. De la guerre contre le turc, III. Relation de la campagne de 1664
Prince Raimondo Montecuccoli
1760
Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848), Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun French, Oil on canvas
Comtesse de la Châtre (Marie Charlotte Louise Perrette Aglaé Bontemps, 1762–1848)
Elisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun
1789
The Lightning Testimonies, Amar Kanwar Indian, Eight-channel digital video installation, black-and-white and color, sound, 32 min., 31 sec.
The Lightning Testimonies
Amar Kanwar
2007
Mandala of Raktayamari, Mikyo Dorje, Distemper on cloth, Central Tibet
Mandala of Raktayamari
Mikyo Dorje
late 14th century
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull, Bronze, Roman
Bronze plaque of Mithras slaying the bull
Roman
mid-2nd–early 3rd century CE
Woman Fixing Her Hair, Elizabeth Catlett American and Mexican, Mahogany and opals
Woman Fixing Her Hair
Elizabeth Catlett
1993
Reflection in the Mirror, Henri Matisse French, Charcoal on paper
Reflection in the Mirror
Henri Matisse
early 1923
Pipa (琵琶 ), Wood, ivory, bone, silk, Chinese
Pipa (琵琶 )
Chinese
late 16th–early 17th century
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan, John Lloyd Stephens American, Printed book, London: J. Murray, 1842 (new ed.)
Incidents of Travel in Central America, Chiapas, and Yucatan
John Lloyd Stephens
1842
Striding Thoth, Faience
Striding Thoth
332–30 BCE
11:00 A.M. Monday, May 9th, 1910. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, Jefferson near Franklin. They were all smoking. Location: St. Louis, Missouri., Lewis Hine American, Gelatin silver print
11:00 A.M. Monday, May 9th, 1910. Newsies at Skeeter's Branch, Jefferson near Franklin. They were all smoking. Location: St. Louis, Missouri.
Lewis Hine
May 9, 1910
Lion Cub, Quartzite
Lion Cub
ca. 3100–2900 BCE
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
Luster Bowl with Winged Horse, Stonepaste; luster-painted on opaque monochrome glaze
Luster Bowl with Winged Horse
late 12th century
Koto (箏), Various woods, ivory, metal, nylon, tortoiseshell, abalone, lacquerwork, Japanese
Koto (箏)
Japanese
20th century
Doorway from Moutiers-Saint-Jean, White oolitic limestone with traces of paint, French
Doorway from Moutiers-Saint-Jean
French
ca. 1250
The Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle from the book of Saint Albans, Juliana Berners British, Illustrated book, New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1903
The Treatyse of Fysshynge wyth an Angle from the book of Saint Albans
Juliana Berners
William Loring Andrews
1903