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Great Indian Fruit Bat, Bhawani Das or a follower Indian, Pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper
Great Indian Fruit Bat
Bhawani Das
ca. 1777–82
The Crucifixion, Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) Italian, Tempera on wood, gold ground
The Crucifixion
Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia)
ca. 1400
The Couple, Mohan Samant Indian, Oil and plaster on paperboard
The Couple
Mohan Samant
ca. 1956
Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses, Steel, iron, copper alloy, silver, leather, Iranian or Turkish
Pair of Thigh and Knee Defenses
Iranian or Turkish
15th century
Duchess of Devonshire Portrait Diamond, Diamond and painted ivory
Duchess of Devonshire Portrait Diamond
19th century
Lidded beaker, Georg Lorenz Warnberger German, Gilded silver, painted enamel on copper, agate, German, Augsburg
Lidded beaker
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1715
Shattered Mirror, Shattered Music, Reza Derakhshani Iranian, Mixed media
Shattered Mirror, Shattered Music
Reza Derakhshani
2010
Treatise on the Art of Miniature Painting, by an Amateur
J. G. F.
ca. 1830
Pipes, Shiva Ahmadi Iranian-American, Watercolor, ink, and acrylic on aquaboard
Pipes
Shiva Ahmadi
2013
Self Portrait, Unknown Artist, Watercolor on ivory
Self Portrait
Unknown Artist
ca. 1800–1805
Fragment of Wall Painting with a Scene of Two Horsemen Slaying a Serpent, Gypsum plaster; painted
Fragment of Wall Painting with a Scene of Two Horsemen Slaying a Serpent
early 20th century
Self-portrait, Simon Bening Netherlandish, Tempera and gold leaf on parchment
Self-portrait
Simon Bening
1558
[Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian)], Babaev Studio, Albumen silver print from glass negative with inset oil painting
[Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian)]
Babaev Studio
Ivan Konstantinovich Aivazovsky (Hovhannes Aivazian)
1893
Apsara with Harp, Y. G. Srimati Indian, Watercolor on paper, India (Chennai)
Apsara with Harp
Y. G. Srimati
ca. 1944
Eternal War, Second Circle, Samira Abbassy Iranian-American, Oil on gesso
Eternal War, Second Circle
Samira Abbassy
2011
Portrait Miniature of the Marquis de Lafayette, Ivory
Portrait Miniature of the Marquis de Lafayette
1775–1883
Dressing Table, Armand-Albert Rateau French, Bronze, basalt, mirror glass
Dressing Table
Armand-Albert Rateau
ca. 1925
The Astrologer, Mohan Samant Indian, Oil, plaster, charcoal on canvas
The Astrologer
Mohan Samant
1964
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, Wenceslaus Hollar Bohemian, Etching; third state of three
Solomon and the Queen of Sheba
Multiple artists/makers
1642
From Persian Miniatures to Stan Brakhage, Vivan Sundaram Indian, Oil on canvas
From Persian Miniatures to Stan Brakhage
Vivan Sundaram
1968
Eye Miniature, British Painter British, Ivory
Eye Miniature
British Painter
Eye Miniature, British Painter British, Ivory
Eye Miniature
British Painter
Eye Miniature, British Painter British, Ivory
Eye Miniature
British Painter
Eye Miniature, British Painter British, Ivory
Eye Miniature
British Painter
Eye Miniature, British Painter British, Ivory
Eye Miniature
British Painter
Arthur St. Clair, Charles Willson Peale American, Watercolor on ivory, American
Arthur St. Clair
Charles Willson Peale
1780
Snuffbox with miniature representing battle scene, Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe French, Silver, gold, painting, French
Snuffbox with miniature representing battle scene
Louis Nicolas van Blarenberghe
late 18th century (?)
Allan Melville, John Rubens Smith American, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on smooth surfaced off-white wove paper, American
Allan Melville
John Rubens Smith
1810
Embroidered Picture, Elizabeth Folwell's School American, Silk thread, paint, ink, and paper on silk, American
Embroidered Picture
Elizabeth Folwell's School
Samuel Folwell
ca. 1800
Beauty Revealed, Sarah Goodridge American, Watercolor on ivory, American
Beauty Revealed
Sarah Goodridge
1828
Self-portrait, John Singleton Copley American, Watercolor on ivory, American
Self-portrait
John Singleton Copley
1769
Fragmentary Leaf from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra, Unidentified Artist, Kashmiri, Gold, lapis lazuli, cinnabar, indigo, and orpiment pigments and black ink on paper, Kashmir or western Tibet
Fragmentary Leaf from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra
Unidentified
12th century
Trompe l'oeil with Palettes and Miniature, Jean François de Le Motte French, Oil on canvas
Trompe l'oeil with Palettes and Miniature
Jean François de Le Motte
Composition 14, Faramarz Pilaram Iranian, Watercolor, graphite, metallic paints, colored pencil, charcoal, and black ink stamps on paper, Persia, Iran, Middle East
Composition 14
Faramarz Pilaram
ca. 1960–63
Miniature headdress with owl, Moche artist(s), Gold, Moche
Miniature headdress with owl
Moche artist(s)
500–800 CE
Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14, Two handscrolls; gold, silver on indigo-dyed paper, Japan
Lotus Sutra, Chapters 12 and 14
Japan
ca. 1667
Portrait Miniature of Benjamin Franklin, Jacques Thouron, Ivory
Portrait Miniature of Benjamin Franklin
Jacques Thouron
1776–1883
Untitled
Ardeshir Mohassess
ca. 1983
Abstract Signs and Temple Frieze, Mohan Samant Indian, Oil, plaster, sand, charcoal on canvas
Abstract Signs and Temple Frieze
Mohan Samant
1964
Untitled, Ardeshir Mohassess Iranian, Graphite, watercolor, and crayon with ink on paper
Untitled
Ardeshir Mohassess
ca. 1983
Sarah Miriam Peale
James Peale
ca. 1815
Box with miniature portrait of a woman, French Painter , ca. 1790 French, Gold, tortoiseshell, glass, ivory, French
Box with miniature portrait of a woman
French Painter
ca. 1790