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Woodblock print of a woman holding a blue-patterned cloth in a garden, with figures inside a traditional house behind her.

View of Akasaka

Utagawa Kunisada, 1837

Japanese woodblock print of a muscular warrior hurling men into a river beside a waterfall, 1813.

The warrior Chinzei Hachiro Tametomo

Katsukawa Shuntei, 1813

Woodblock print of an arched wooden bridge over a river with boats, people crossing, and Mount Fuji in the distance.

Beneath Mannen Bridge, Fukagawa

Katsushika Hokusai, 1826

Woodblock print of travelers crossing a river sandbar toward misty mountains under a pink dawn sky.

Kanaya

Utagawa Hiroshige, 1833

Vertical Japanese woodblock print of two women in patterned kimono, one holding a staff, with a large hat above and calligrap

Umegawa and Chūbei

Kitagawa Utamaro, 1798

Poster of two children shaping a sand mound, one in a striped shirt and one in a red dress, with title Sand Modeling.

Sand modeling W.P.A recreation project - Dist. no. 2 /

Shari Weisberg, 1936

Watercolor of rapids tumbling over boulders into a pool, with cliffs and pine trees rising on both sides.

On the Ausable

James David Smillie, 1869

Watercolor of a crowded hall with feathered figures on a wooden stage, a standing man, and spectators.

Exhibition of Indian Tribal Ceremonies at the Olympic Theater, Philadelphia

John Lewis Krimmel, 1811-ca. 1813

Watercolor of a mounted French cuirassier in armor and red-plumed helmet on a bay horse, with cavalry lined up behind.

French Cuirassier

Édouard Detaille, 1872

Lithograph of a ship deck with rigging and two dark standing figures, with the printed title L'Oeuvre at lower left.

Announcement for the Théâtre de L'Oeuvre

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1895

Study sheet on grey paper with several white hollyhock blossoms, pink centers, yellow stamens, and a stem with buds.

White Hollyhocks

Antoine Berjon, n.d.

Engraving of the Last Supper with Christ at a long table among apostles, a spaniel at lower right, under a coffered ceiling.

The Last Supper, with a Spaniel

Giovanni Pietro da Birago, ca. 1500

Pen and grey wash drawing of the Virgin with the infant Christ surrounded by shepherds and an older bearded man.

Adoration of the Shepherds

Jacob Jordaens, 17th century

Etching of a seated woman with bare feet in a basin, in a dark interior with a curtain and bed.

The Toilette

Édouard Manet, 1862

Brown wash drawing of soldiers tying a bearded man to an anchor by the sea, with a crowd and a classical dome on the right.

The Martyrdom of Saint Clement I, Pope

Agostino Ciampelli, 1596-97

Pen and wash drawing of classical figures, putti and a tree in a columned garden, with a seated woman tending an urn.

The Triumph of Nature Over Art (design for an engraving of 'De Florum Cultura')

Pietro da Cortona, ca. 1633

Profile of a Lady in a Bonnet

Augustin de Saint-Aubin, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of cavalry and infantry battling near pyramids, with fallen men and horses in the foreground and palm trees

Battle of the Pyramids, July 21, 1798

François-André Vincent, ca. 1800

Brown-toned drawing of a bald bearded old man in three-quarter view, head tilted down, against a dark ground.

Head of a Bearded Old Man in Three-Quarter View Looking Down

Ercole Procaccini The Younger, 17th century

Grey-toned drawing of a hilly landscape with a winding path and trees rendered in brown wash and white highlights.

Landscape (recto); Landscape (verso)

Pietro Perugino, 1489-90

Watercolor landscape of a sandy path with wooden posts, trees, and cottages under a cloudy sky.

View of Kensington Gardens, London

John Linnell, 1812

Pen and wash drawing of Saint Andrew with a transverse cross, book, and fish, standing in flowing robes with a halo.

Saint Andrew, Apostle, with Transverse Cross, Book, and Fish, (recto); Architectural sketch (verso)

Fabrizio Santafede, 1576-1623

Watercolor drawing of classical ruins with columns, a fountain with statues, arches and small figures in an oval frame.

Architectural Capriccio

Jean Henri Alexandre Pernet, ca. 1780-1800

Brown ink drawing of ruined arches, cannons behind sandbags, tall trees, and a distant domed city skyline.

Design for a Stage Set at the Opéra, Paris: Landscape Looking Toward Rome

Eugène Cicéri, 1830-90

Engraving of Cupid and Psyche on a chariot drawn by birds, with winged children and a distant landscape.

The triumph of Cupid and Psyche who are seated on a chariot drawn by two birds restrained by children

Giulio Bonasone, ca. 1550-67

Etching of a vast vaulted staircase with arches, railings, trophies and small figures in an imaginary prison interior.

The Staircase with Trophies, from "Carceri d'invenzione" (Imaginary Prisons)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, ca. 1749-50

Engraving of a young man in a plumed hat holding a skull, pointing with one hand, rendered in fine hatched lines.

Young Man with a Skull

Lucas van Leyden, ca. 1519

Woodcut of a priest in a cloak meeting a skeleton beside a well in a town street, with onlookers at left.

The Priest, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a blossom-decorated fan beneath a red lantern.

A Girl with a Fan

Chobunsai Eishi, ca. 1780

Engraving of a kneeling saint about to be struck by an executioner, with angels in clouds above and a crowd watching below.

The Martrydom of St. Barbara

Giorgio Ghisi, late 1570s