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Painted manuscript leaf with a seated multi-armed deity, attendants, golden stupa and black Sanskrit script in side columns.

Leaves from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Sutra

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Hanging scroll of a robed bodhisattva standing on a lotus over waves, with pine, rocks and clouds on a gold ground.

Bodhisattva crossing the sea

Ink painting on silk of two robed figures, one bearded, the other holding a small qilin in his cloak.

Confucius and Buddha cradling a qilin

Miniature painting of Radha and Krishna embracing on a green path among flowering trees, peacocks and herons, with a sunset s

Radha and Krishna Walk in a Flowering Grove (recto); Krishna Fluting (verso)

the Kota Master, ca. 1720 (recto); ca. 1750-75 (verso)

Painting of a woman on horseback, a river crossing with boatmen and an ox, and a sage seated in a cave on the right bank.

Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage

Chokha, ca. 1820

Ink painting of the laughing deity Hotei carrying a sack and staff, with a calligraphic inscription above.

Hotei

Kanō Takanobu, 1616

Painting of a winged angel rising above two kneeling men in a dim interior, with women watching from a doorway.

The Angel Leaves Tobias

Alexander Lauréus, 1820

Hanging scroll of seated Guanyin on a lotus throne, holding a red vase with a willow twig against a brown ground.

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) with vase and willow twig

Charcoal and watercolor study of the Virgin Mary with bowed head, closed eyes, pale veil and blue cloak.

Virgin Mary, after El Greco

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1942

Painting of blue-skinned Krishna approaching a palace where Radha sits on a balcony, with attendants and lush trees.

Krishna approaches Radha, folio from a <em>Rasikpriya</em>

Painting of a half-nude preacher addressing a crowd in a dark forest, with a rider in armor on a white horse at left.

Saint John the Baptist Preaching

Salvator Rosa, 1636

Woman in pink robes walks a palace terrace beside a rabbit and rock, with golden clouds and tiered roofs in a blue sky.

The Goddess Chang'e in the Lunar Palace

Painting of the Crucifixion with three crosses, mourning women below, soldiers in a landscape, and a stormy sky.

The Crucifixion

Miniature painting of blue-skinned Krishna dancing with gopis in a green grove while a seated woman watches from a terrace.

Krishna playing with the <em>gopis</em>, folio from a <em>Rasikpriya</em>

Ruknuddin, 1680

Seated goddess in a white robe and jeweled crown holding a rosary on a red lotus, flanked by red flowers on maroon.

Saraswati, folio from a Goddess series

Wajid, 1700

Hanging scroll of a seated Buddha flanked by two bodhisattvas on lion and elephant, with guardian figures below.

Buddhist triad of Shakyamuni, Manjushri, and Samantabhadra

Kose Arishige （）, 1500

Handscroll painting of a red-robed figure with clasped hands beside a pine, with attendants and a sword on the right.

Emperor Shi Le reverencing a buddhist monk

Painting of Shiva and Parvati beside a willow tree, with a reclining couple on a tiger skin against a red background.

Shiva and Parvati on a tiger skin: Anakūl Nayaka folio from a <em>Rasamanjari</em>

Golu, son of Devidasa, 1700

Miniature painting of Vishnu seated on a green couch while Lakshmi massages his foot and an attendant fans him.

Lakshmi massaging the foot of Vishnu

Composition attributed to Nainsukh, 1770

Ink sketch of Krishna in a river beneath a coiled serpent, with a procession of robed musicians above.

Krishna Subdues the Serpent Kaliya in the Yamuna River: Illustration from a Bhagavata Purana Series

Nainsukh, ca. 1780

Painting of a festive courtyard with an orange canopy, a central throne, white lions, and crowds of turbaned men among palms.

Celebration of the Birth of Krishna (Janamashtami)

Ragunath, ca. 1880-1900

Profile of Madonna, after El Greco (Profile of Mary Magdalen)

Helene Schjerfbeck, 1943

Hanging scroll painting of the Buddhist deity Fudo Myo'o with flaming halo, holding a sword and rope, standing on a pedestal.

Buddhist deity: Fudo Myo 'o

Painted manuscript folio showing seated Bodhisattva Maitreya flanked by attendants, with black script columns on tan paper.

Bodhisattva Maitreya, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript folio of seated green Tara flanked by two attendants, with Sanskrit text in black columns on either side.

Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted manuscript leaf showing golden seated Bodhisattva Maitreya with attendants, flanked by columns of black Sanskrit scri

Bodhisattva Maitreya, Leaf from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painted folio showing seated White Tara with attendants and flames, flanked by two columns of black Sanskrit text.

White Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Green Tara bestows boons on ecstatic devotees in a painted manuscript folio, with Sanskrit text in black columns on each side

Green Tara Dispensing Boons to Ecstatic Devotees: Folio from a Manuscript of the Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfe…

Mahavihara Master, early 12th century

Painting of an army of crowned warriors on horseback advancing toward two deities seated on a mountain shrine.

Jarasandha’s army advances toward Krishna and Balarama, folio from a <em>Mahabharata</em>

Purkhu, 1820

Five-headed deity seated on a lotus holding weapons while a woman in red kneels in devotion before him on an orange backgroun

Sadashiva worshipped by Parvati