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The Billiard Room, Nicolas Antoine Taunay  French, Oil on wood
Nicolas Antoine Taunay
after 1810
Sofa (canapé à confidents), Claude I Sené  French, Carved and gilded beechwood upholstered in modern blue dotted silk, French
Claude I Sené
ca. 1775–80
Venice: The Dogana and Santa Maria della Salute, Francesco Guardi  Italian, Oil on wood
Francesco Guardi
Venice: The Rialto, Francesco Guardi  Italian, Oil on wood
Francesco Guardi
The Golden Age, Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater  French, Oil on wood
Jean-Baptiste Joseph Pater
Small desk with folding top (bureau brisé), Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt  Dutch, Oak, pine, walnut veneered with ebony, rosewood, and marquetry of tortoiseshell and engraved brass; gilt bronze and steel, French, Paris
Alexandre-Jean Oppenordt
Jean Berain
ca. 1685
Cabinet on stand, Jan van Mekeren  Dutch, Oak veneered with rosewood, olivewood, ebony, holly, tulipwood, barberry and other partly green-stained marquetry woods, Dutch, Amsterdam
Jan van Mekeren
ca. 1700–1710
Chalice à soleil, Gilded silver, French, Paris
French, Paris
1532–33
Henri d'Albret (1503–55), King of Navarre, Léonard Limosin  French, Enamel, painted on copper and partly gilded, French, Limoges
Léonard Limosin
1556
Gwantigi, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Female portrait lü me (figure in wood), Zlan of Belewale, Wood, fiber, pigment, cloth, metal, Dan peoples
Zlan of Belewale
Sonzlanwon
First half 20th century
Between Earth and Heaven, El Anatsui  Ghanaian, Aluminum, copper wire
El Anatsui
2006
Seated figure, Middle Niger artist, Terracotta, Middle Niger civilization
Middle Niger artist
13th century
Marsyas, Balthasar Permoser  German, Marble on a black marble socle inlaid with light marble panels, German, executed Rome or Florence
Balthasar Permoser
ca. 1680–85
Tapestry Room from Croome Court, Robert Adam  British, Scottish, Plaster, pine, mahogany, bronze-gilt, marble, lapis lazuli, steel; wool and silk (22-24 warps per inch, 9-10 per centimeter), British, Worcestershire with French, Paris (Gobelins) tapestry
Multiple artists/makers
1763–71
Toilet set in original leather case, Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker, Gilt silver, hard-paste porcelain, cut glass, walnut, carved and partially gilt coniferous wood, blind-tooled and partially gilt leather, partially gilt steel and iron, textiles, moiré paper, hog's bristle, German, Augsburg
Fourteen identified German (Augsburg) goldsmiths and other German artisans; Japanese (Imari) porcelain maker
ca. 1743–45
Vishnu, Sandstone, India (Punjab)
India (Punjab)
10th–11th century
Jain Svetambara Tirthankara in Meditation, Marble, India (Gujarat or Rajasthan)
India (Gujarat or Rajasthan)
first half of the 11th century
The Afternoon Meal (La Merienda), Luis Meléndez  Spanish, Oil on canvas
Luis Meléndez
ca. 1772
Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil, Sandstone, India
India
10th–11th century
Perseus with the Head of Medusa, Antonio Canova  Italian, Marble, Italian, Rome
Antonio Canova
Count Jan and Countess Valeria Tarnowski
1804–6
Platter, Bernard Palissy  French, Lead-glazed earthenware, French, Paris
Bernard Palissy
last quarter 16th century
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio, Francesco di Giorgio Martini  Italian, Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods in walnut base, Italian, Gubbio
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1478–82
La Crainte des Traits de l'Amour, Jean-Louis Lemoyne, Marble, French, Paris
Jean-Louis Lemoyne
1739–40
Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux  French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67
Seasons and Elements (Air) (set of four), Charles Le Brun  French, Canvas; silk, wool, and metal-thread embroidery in tent stitch (316 stitches per sq. inch, 49 stitches per sq. cm.), French, Paris
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1683
Coffeepot, François Thomas Germain  French, Silver with ebony handle, French, Paris
François Thomas Germain
1757
Ewer, Lead-glazed earthenware inlaid with slip, with molded ornament, French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
French, Saint-Porchaire or Paris
ca. 1550
Commode, André Charles Boulle  French, Walnut veneered with ebony, marquetry of engraved brass and tortoiseshell, gilt-bronze mounts, verd antique marble, French
André Charles Boulle
ca. 1710–20
Pyxis (Cylindrical Container), Stonepaste; luster-painted on incised, opaque white glaze
late 11th–early 12th century
Bowl Emulating Chinese Stoneware, Earthenware; painted in blue on opaque white glaze
9th century
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
ca. 1180
Ewer with a Feline-Shaped Handle, Bronze; cast, chased, and inlaid with copper
7th century
Aduno Koro (Ark of the World) vessel with ancestral figures, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
16th–19th century
Karan-wemba (female figure mask), Mossi blacksmith, Ceiba(?) wood, metal, Mossi peoples
Mossi blacksmith
19th–first half 20th century
Kpeliye’e headdress, Senufo artist, Wood, horns, quills, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feathers, metal, applied organic materials, Senufo peoples
Senufo artist
19th–mid-20th century
Gwandusu, Bamana numu (blacksmith), Wood (Cordyla africana or Lonchocarpus), applied organic materials, Bamana peoples
Bamana numu (blacksmith)
15th–17th century
Seated couple, "Barnes Foundation Master", Wood, copper and iron alloy, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
"Barnes Foundation Master"
18th–early 19th century
Priest with raised arms, Dogon blacksmith, Wood, applied organic materials, Dogon peoples
Dogon blacksmith
14th–17th century
Lidded saltcellar, Temne or Bullom artist(s), Ivory, Temne or Bullom peoples
Temne or Bullom artist(s)
ca. 1490–1530