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Islamic art curator Navina Haidar contemplates the power of objects that are darkly energetic.
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Works of art in order of appearanceLast Updated: June 22, 2015. Not all works of art in the Museum's collection may be on view on a particular day. For the most accurate location information, please check this page on the day of your visit. |
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The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters: Plate 43 of The Caprices (Los Caprichos) 1799 Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish) Etching, aquatint, drypoint, and burin Gift of M. Knoedler & Co., 1918 (18.64) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Tomb guardian (zhenmushou) Northern Wei to Northern Qi dynasties, mid- to late 6th century China Earthenware with pigment Purchase, Ann Eden Woodward Foundation Gift, 1979 (1979.438) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Mangaaka Power Figure (Nkisi N'Kondi) second half of 19th century Democratic Republic of Congo or Angola, Chiloango River Region; Kongo Wood, metal, resin, enamel Purchase, Lila Acheson Wallace, Drs. Daniel and Marian Malcolm, Laura G. and James J. Ross, Jeffrey B. Soref, The Robert T. Wall Family, Dr. and Mrs. Sidney G. Clyman, and Steven Kossak Gifts, 2008 (2008.30) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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The Vision of Saint John 1608–14 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek) Oil on canvas (top truncated) Rogers Fund, 1956 (56.48) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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View of Toledo ca. 1597 El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) (Greek) Oil on canvas H. O. Havemeyer Collection, Bequest of Mrs. H. O. Havemeyer, 1929 (29.100.6) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Border #8 1997–98 Michal Rovner (Israeli) Paint on canvas Purchase, The Horace W. Goldsmith Foundation Gift, 1999 (1999.240) © Michal Rovner More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Yama mid-17th–early 18th century Tibet Distemper on cloth Purchase, Florance Waterbury Bequest, 1969 (69.71) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil 10th–11th century India, Madhya Pradesh Sandstone Purchase, Anonymous Gift and Rogers Fund, 1989 (1989.121) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva ca. 1630–35 India Opaque watercolor and gold on paper Lila Acheson Wallace Gift, 2011 (2011.409) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Great Indian Fruit Bat ca. 1777–82 Circle of Bhawani Das (Indian) India (Calcutta) Pencil, ink, and watercolors on paper Purchase, Anonymous Gift, Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gift, Virginia G. LeCount Bequest, in memory of The LeCount Family, 2007 Benefit Fund, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2008 (2008.312) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Ewer with Wild Man Finial ca. 1500 German; Made in Nuremberg Silver, silver-gilt, painted and enameled decoration The Cloisters Collection, 1953 (53.20.2) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Vanitas Still Life 1603 Jacques de Gheyn the Elder (Dutch) Oil on wood Charles B. Curtis, Marquand, Victor Wilbour Memorial, and The Alfred N. Punnett Endowment Funds, 1974 (1974.1) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Tahmuras Defeats the Divs: From the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp ca. 1522–24 Attributed to Sultan Muhammad (Iranian) Iran, Tabriz Colors, ink, silver, and gold on paper Gift of Arthur A. Houghton Jr., 1970 (1970.301.3) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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Giant by 1818 Francisco de Goya y Lucientes (Spanish) Spanish Burnished aquatint, 1st state Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1935 (35.42) More information: The Collection Online Not on view
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