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Woodcut of seven angels sounding trumpets above an altar, with fire, a dragon, a falling star and ships on a sea below.

The Seven Trumpets, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496-98, published 1511

Woodcut of an enthroned crowned figure with angels above, horned beasts and a dragon below, and a crowd of figures in a lands

The Beast with Two Horns like a Lamb, from The Apocalypse

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496-98, published 1511

Brown wash drawing of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove, an angel, and God with cherubs above.

Baptism of Christ

Bolognese Italian, c. 1560

Sepia print of a nude woman bending over a round metal bath in an interior room with a chair in the background.

The Bath

Georges-William Thornley, 1889-90

Horizontal strip of pen-and-ink political cartoons with Uncle Sam, an eagle, and a Don Quixote figure, 1893.

Pen Pictures of the Leading Events of the Last Week, from Chicago Tribune

H. R. H., published Feb 26, 1893

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a rounded hill with trees and shrubs on greenish-grey paper.

Walking Through the Fields

John Linnell, July 25, 1868

Sepia print of a Gothic chapel interior with stone columns, a lit crucifix over an altar, and kneeling worshippers.

Chapel of Saint Margaret in the City of Nuremberg, from Collection of Memorable Medieval Buildings in Germany

Domenico Quaglio the Younger, 1819

Woodcut of Christ kneeling in prayer with an angel holding a chalice, sleeping disciples in the foreground, and soldiers appr

Agony in the Garden, from The Large Passion

Albrecht Dürer, c. 1496-97, published 1511

Black ink woodblock print of winged tengu figures with swords training and leaping around a long curving pole.

The Tengu King Training his Pupils

Attributed to Hishikawa Moronobu, c. 1690

Vertical Japanese print of two red-haired shōjō drinking sake beside a large jar, with swirling wave lines in the background.

Drunken Goblins (Shôjô)

Okumura Masanobu, 18th century

Woodblock print of women and a man in kimono on a terrace before a two-story teahouse with a bamboo fence and trees.

Outdoor Amusements at the Kankanro Teahouse in Yoshiwara

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1794

Two men cling to a ship's mast in a stormy sea while a distant ship sails on the horizon, drawn in brown wash.

Mentor and Telemachus, Having Survived the Storm, Are Spirited to the Island of Calypso on a Mast, from The Adventure…

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1808

Gray wash drawing of a winged figure above standing and seated allegorical figures in an interior.

The Genius of Painting

Gabriel Jacques de Saint-Aubin, n.d.

Pen and ink drawing of a riverside village with stilt houses, palm trees, a canoe and towering rock cliffs.

Exotic Landscape

Rodolphe Bresdin, n.d.

Woodblock print of Hotei holding a gourd with a young boy in a pink robe looking up at him.

Young Boy Beseeching Hotei

Kitao Shigemasa, late 18th century

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a yellow crested kimono beside tea utensils and shop curtains with kana characters.

The Actor Yamamura Ichitaro as Oichi in the play "Totsusaka-no-jo Tsuru no Sugomori," performed at the Nakamura Theat…

Torii Kiyotomo, 1721

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a sword, with calligraphy in the margins.

The Actor Sawamura Sojuro II

Torii Kiyoshige, c. 1750

Woodblock print of a hawk perched on a gnarled branch beneath yellowed autumn leaves, against a plain tan background.

A Hawk on a Kiri Tree

Okumura Masanobu, c. 1720/25

Vertical woodblock print of a woman in a striped kimono and a man holding cloth beside a black lacquer box.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Okoma (right), and Arashi Sangoro III as the Hairdresser Obana Saizaburo (left), in…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Japanese woodblock print of a standing woman and a kneeling child with a round fan beside an incense burner.

Mother and Child at Dusk (Oyako yugure), from the series "Three Evening Pleasure of the Floating World (Ukiyo san seki)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Woodblock print of a standing woman in a pink kimono beside a kneeling attendant with a round fan, by Kitagawa Utamaro.

Northern Quarter (Hokkoku), from the series "Three Amusements of Contemporary Beauties (Tosei bijin sanyu)"

Kitagawa Utamaro, c. 1800

Three-panel Japanese woodblock print of women on a veranda with lanterns and a shamisen, overlooking a river and city.

A Party Viewing the Moon Across the Sumida River

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1787

Brown ink drawing of a hunter in a snowy forest camp with a bear, wolves, a falcon, and dogs around him.

The Daring Hunter, Enduring in Winter

Johann Elias Ridinger, n.d.

Brown ink and wash drawing of a bearded armored man greeting a kneeling figure, with armed men and a landscape of sheep behin

The Reconciliation of Jacob and Esau

Maerten de Vos, 1581

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding an umbrella while snow falls around her.

Beauty Under an Umbrella in the Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1770

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of a young woman in a patterned kimono holding a striped parasol beneath bamboo branches.

Young Woman Walking in Snow

Suzuki Harunobu, c. 1767/68

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women, one exhaling smoke that forms a galloping horse and rider in the sky.

Couple Conjuring Up a Horse and Rider (parody of Tekkai [Chinese: Li Tieguai] and Chokaro [Chinese: Zhang Guo Lao])

Isoda Koryusai, c. 1772/81

Two women in kimono stand beneath a flowering cherry branch in a vertical Japanese woodblock print.

Two Women Viewing Cherry Blossoms

Torii Kiyonaga, c. 1780

Vertical Japanese print of two hares among bamboo stalks and leafy branches in soft rose and green tones.

Hares and Roses

Katsushika Hokusai, c. 1783

Chalk drawing on tan paper of a draped woman with bowed head leaning on a pedestal, with white highlights on her cloak.

Study of a Draped Woman Leaning on a Pedestal

François Boucher, 1759/61

Brown and white drawing of Apollo driving a chariot of four rearing horses, with a nude youth below.

Apollo Driving the Chariot of the Sun

Lelio Orsi, 1544/45

Woodblock print of kimono-clad women on a wooden walkway among cherry blossoms, with temple roofs and a stream beyond.

Visiting Kiyomizu Temple

Sugimura Jihei, c. 1684/98