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Kota artist
19th–first half of 20th century
Kerewa people
19th–early 20th century
Pieter Claesz
1628
David Wojnarowicz
1984
possibly Ethiopian
19th century
Central African
19th century
Western Tibet or Ladakh
14th century
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)
ca. 1650
India
10th–11th century
Georges de La Tour
ca. 1640
China
early 15th century
Antonio Rossellino
ca. 1470
Tibet
15th century
China
Central Tibet
ca. 1500
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley
1575–1600
Georgia O'Keeffe
1937
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Jacques de Gheyn II
1603
Vittore Carpaccio
ca. 1490
Johann Liss
ca. 1626
probably Flemish
18th century
G. O. Brown
1866
G. O. Brown
1866
G. O. Brown
1866
G. O. Brown
1866
G. O. Brown
1866
Taíno
13th–15th century
Salvator Rosa
ca. 1647
Alison Saar
1997
Nicolas Froment
1480
Domenico Guidobono
1710–20
Payag
ca. 1630–35
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600–1000 CE
Classic Veracruz artist(s)
800–1100 CE
Mixtec (Ñuu Savi) artist(s)
1325–1521 CE
Wangechi Mutu
2019
Wenzel Jamnitzer
ca. 1550
China
dated 544 (completed 2nd year of Wuding reign)
China
inscription dated 533–43