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Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head), Polykleitos, Marble, Roman
Marble statue of the Diadoumenos (youth tying a fillet around his head)
Copy of work attributed to Polykleitos
1st–2nd century CE
Puteal (wellhead) with Narcissus and Echo, and Hylas and the Nymphs, Marble, Roman
Puteal (wellhead) with Narcissus and Echo, and Hylas and the Nymphs
Roman
2nd century
Venus and Cupid, Lorenzo Lotto Italian, Oil on canvas
Venus and Cupid
Lorenzo Lotto
1520s
Portrait of a Young Man, Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano) Italian, Oil on wood
Portrait of a Young Man
Bronzino (Agnolo di Cosimo di Mariano)
1530s
Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna, Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée) French, Oil on canvas
Pastoral Landscape: The Roman Campagna
Claude Lorrain (Claude Gellée)
ca. 1639
Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern, Hon'ami Kōetsu Japanese, Handscroll; ink and gold on silk, Japan
Twelve Poems from the New Collection of Poems Ancient and Modern
Calligraphy by Hon'ami Kōetsu
Printed designs by a follower of Tawaraya Sōtatsu
ca. 1620
Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses, Patanazzi family Italian, Maiolica (tin-glazed earthenware), Italian, Urbino
Inkstand with Apollo and the Muses
Workshop of the Patanazzi family
Probably after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)
1584
The Death of Cleopatra, Guido Cagnacci Italian, Oil on canvas
The Death of Cleopatra
Guido Cagnacci
ca. 1645–55
The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊), Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿 Japanese, Polychrome woodblock printed book; ink and color on paper, Japan
The Moon-Mad Monk, or Crazy Gazing at the Moon (Kyōgetsubō 狂月坊)
Kitagawa Utamaro 喜多川歌麿
1789, eighth month
Two Waka Poems Composed at Zenrinji Temple , Ueda Akinari 上田秋成 Japanese, Poetry sheet (waka-kaishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan

Two Waka Poems Composed at Zenrinji Temple

Ueda Akinari 上田秋成
ca. 1803–04 (Kyōwa 3–Bunka 1)
Passage from “A Modern-Day Wen Xuan: Selections of Refined Literature”, Morikawa Kyoriku (Kyoroku) 森川許六 Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink on paper, Japan
Passage from “A Modern-Day Wen Xuan: Selections of Refined Literature”
Morikawa Kyoriku (Kyoroku) 森川許六
after 1705
The Tama River at Ide, Yamashiro Province, Suzuki Harunobu Japanese, Woodblock print; ink and color on paper, Japan
The Tama River at Ide, Yamashiro Province
Suzuki Harunobu
probably 1766
Poem by Onakatomi Yoshinobu with Underpainting of Hollyhocks , Shōkadō Shōjō Japanese, Poem card (shikishi) mounted as a hanging scroll; ink, gold, and silver on colored paper, Japan

Poem by Onakatomi Yoshinobu with Underpainting of Hollyhocks

Calligraphy by Shōkadō Shōjō
Underpainting attributed to Tawaraya Sōtatsu
early 17th century
Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey, Papyrus, Greek, Ptolemaic
Papyrus fragment with lines from Homer's Odyssey
Greek, Ptolemaic
ca. 285–250 BCE
Sacrifice to Priapus, Cristoforo di Geremia Italian, Copper alloy with dull brown patina.
Sacrifice to Priapus
Cristoforo di Geremia
model ca. 1470 (possibly cast 16th century)
Julius Caesar (from the Heroes Tapestries), Wool warp, wool wefts, South Netherlandish
Julius Caesar (from the Heroes Tapestries)
South Netherlandish
ca. 1400–1410
Wilton Album, folio 10a: Priapus and Lotis, Anonymous, Italian, 16th century Italian, Etching
Wilton Album, folio 10a: Priapus and Lotis
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1530–50
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 2, Rudolph Ackermann, London British, Illustrations: hand-colored etching, engraving, woodcut, and textile samples
The Repository of Arts, Literature, Commerce, Manufactures, Fashions, and Politics, 1st series, vol. 2
Multiple artists/makers
July–December 1809
Glaive of the Bodyguard of Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte (1541–1614), Steel, wood, gold, brass, textile, Italian, Brescia
Glaive of the Bodyguard of Giovanni Battista Bourbon del Monte (1541–1614)
Italian, Brescia
ca. 1590–1600
“The Friar of Orders Gray” needlework picture, Narcissa Sewall American, Silk on silk, paint, American
“The Friar of Orders Gray” needlework picture
Narcissa Sewall
1806
Nine Auspicious Symbols of Longevity and Prosperity, Tomioka Tessai Japanese, Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk, Japan
Nine Auspicious Symbols of Longevity and Prosperity
Tomioka Tessai
August 31, 1913
The Scent of Scarlet Flowers (Shuka funpō), Kaburaki Kiyokata 鏑木清方 Japanese, Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on silk; gold leaf applied on the reverse side (urahaku), Japan
The Scent of Scarlet Flowers (Shuka funpō)
Kaburaki Kiyokata 鏑木清方
1922
Coin cabinet, Charles Percier French, Mahogany (probably Swietenia mahagoni), applied and inlaid silver, French, Paris
Coin cabinet
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1809–19
Sub Tegmine..., Sir Francis Seymour Haden British, Etching and drypoint; trial proof b (Harrington); first state of five (Schneiderman)
Sub Tegmine...
Sir Francis Seymour Haden
1859
Marriage chest (cassone), Poplar wood; painted and gilded gesso, Italian, Florence or Lucca
Marriage chest (cassone)
Italian, Florence or Lucca
ca. 1480–95
Satyr with vase (one of a pair), Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, Italian, Padua
Satyr with vase (one of a pair)
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
ca. 1540–50
Satyress with vase (one of a pair), Andrea Briosco, called Riccio Italian, Bronze, Italian, Padua
Satyress with vase (one of a pair)
Andrea Briosco, called Riccio
ca. 1540–50