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6,941 works

Medieval Netherlandish panel showing a river town with boats, cattle, windmills and workers carrying sacks in the foreground.

The St Elizabeth's Flood

Unknown artist, c. 1490 - c. 1495

Illuminated Qur'an page with black Arabic calligraphy, gold rosettes, and blue and gold floral cartouches.

Page from a Copy of The Qur'an

Unknown artist, 16th/17th century

Painting of the Madonna nursing the Christ child, both with gold halos, against a dark background.

Madonna and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1505/1510

Portrait of a man in black with a gold collar holding a falcon, against a red background, in an ornate gilded frame.

Engelbert II of Nassau Master of the Portraits of Princes

Unknown artist, c. 1480 - c. 1490

Painted Nepalese banner with a multi-armed dancing goddess flanked by two dakinis within flaming aureoles.

Tantric Temple Banner of a Dancing Goddess Flanked by Dakinis

Unknown artist, 17th century

Dark painting of figures on ladders lowering a body from a cross, with mourners and a red-robed elder in the foreground.

The Descent from the Cross

Unknown artist, 1650/1652

Painting of Christ in glory above angels with trumpets, with resurrected nude figures and men burying a coffin below.

Last Judgment and the Burying of the Dead

Unknown artist, c. 1560 - c. 1570

Indian manuscript painting: seated king on gold throne, blue axe-wielding figure battling a many-armed demon on yellow ground

Krishna's Fifth and Sixth Avatars, page from a copy of the Gitagovinda of Jayaveda

Unknown artist, Late 17th century

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and gold-embroidered robe with a gold chain, looking to the left.

The Philosopher

Unknown artist, c. 1653

Oil painting of a walled town with red roofs and church spires across a choppy river, with ships and rowboats in front.

Trading posts of the Dutch East India Company (VOC)

Unknown artist, c. 1662 - c. 1663

Red silk scroll with Manchu script columns, gold cloud motifs, and two woven dragons on the right.

Imperial Edict

Unknown artist, Dated: October 12, 1856, in the reign of Emperor Xianfeng (1851-1861)

Oil painting of a young woman in a feathered hat and blue dress against a patterned tapestry, looking toward the viewer.

Girl with a Flute

Unknown artist, c. 1669/1675

Painting of a palisaded settlement with red-roofed buildings beside a river under a cloudy sky, with distant hills.

Two views of VOC settlements, Lawec in Cambodia and Banda in the southern Moluccas

Unknown artist, c. 1662 - c. 1663

Painting of a chaotic battle with chariots, archers and horses on a red background, with a multi-armed figure at center.

Battle of the Forces of Krishna and Bana, from a copy of the Dispersed Bhagavat Purana

Unknown artist, c. 1520-1530

Painting of the Madonna in red and dark robes holding a haloed Christ Child who reaches up toward her, against a blue sky.

Madonna and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1470/1480

Painting of a procession of women bearing gold vessels before a seated ruler, with Renaissance buildings in the background.

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Unknown artist, c. 1540 - c. 1545

Tibetan thangka of a multi-armed Hevajra embracing his consort in yab-yum, with skull garland and gold scrollwork border.

Hevajra Kapaladhara and Nairatmya in Ritual Embrace (Yab-Yum)

Unknown artist, c. 1604

Painting of a seated woman in black with a veil, holding a young child in white and a feathered cap before draped curtains.

Mother and Child

Unknown artist, c. 1810

Panoramic landscape painting on a harpsichord lid with trees, a watermill, distant towers and a reclining nude figure.

Painting on a harpsichord lid with Bacchus and Cybele

Unknown artist, 1590 - 1675

Tibetan painting of seated Bodhisattva Maitreya on a lotus throne, surrounded by attendants and rows of Buddha figures in red

Bodhisattva Maitreya Surrounded By His Retinue

Unknown artist, 16th century

Painting of the Rialto Bridge over a busy Venetian canal, with gondolas, boatmen, and palazzi lining the waterfront.

Rialto Bridge, Venice

Unknown artist, c. 1770/1800

Oil painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, who reaches for a small bird, against green drapery and a red bord

Virgin and Child

Unknown artist, 1490 - 1510

Tibetan painting of two seated lamas flanked by rows of lineage figures in arched niches, with gold clouds and lotus thrones.

Two Lamas in the Sakya Lamdre Teaching Lineage

Unknown artist, c. 16th century

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a red coat with a young page in yellow beside him, hand resting on a green-draped table.

Alessandro Alberti with a Page

Unknown artist, possibly 1544/1545

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a black doublet, white ruff and red sash against a dark background.

Portrait of Philippe de Montmorency, Count of Horne, Admiral of the Netherlands, Member of the Council of State

Unknown artist, 1540 - 1650

Tibetan thangka of wrathful deity Rakta Yamari with buffalo head and flames on blue ground, surrounded by smaller deities.

Rakta Yamari, a Wrathful Form of Manjushri

Unknown artist, 18th/19th century

Crucifixion scene with Christ on the cross, armored soldiers, grieving women in pink and teal robes, and a city in the distan

The Crucifixion

Unknown artist, c. 1550/1575

Oil painting of two men at a table exchanging a bowl, a dog at their feet, with a bed scene in the background.

Esau selling his Birthright

Unknown artist, after 1609

Painted banner of a multi-armed deity with a trident standing on a bull, set against a red background with flowers.

Double-Sided Painted Banner (Paubha) with God Shiva

Unknown artist, 16th-17th century

Risen Christ with a cross banner above nude souls raising their hands among ruined buildings and flames.

Christ in Limbo

Unknown artist, c. 1550/1575

Painting of the Annunciation: kneeling Mary at a table with an open book, a winged angel with a lily, and a dove in golden li

The Annunciation

Unknown artist, 1700 - 1800

Tibetan thangka of a seated monk with disciples, snowy mountains, clouds, and animals in a lower register.

Milarepa on Mount Kailash

Unknown artist, c. 1500