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24,211 works

Etching of Judith holding the severed head of Holofernes beside an older woman, with dense crosshatched drapery.

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Marco San Martino, n.d.

Japanese print of morning glory vines over a patterned porcelain bowl beside a clear glass goblet, on pale paper.

Plants, Porcelain Bowl, and Glass Goblet

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1789

Japanese woodblock print of two kabuki actors in kimono beside a black ox and a waterfall.

The Actors Segawa Kikunojo III as Princess Hatsune (Hatsune Hime) (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Miyukinosuke…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1785

Painting of a deity embracing a devotee on a flowering hillside with cows, devotees, and yellow-roofed buildings below.

Pratham Milan, Shrinathji revealing himself to Vallabhacharya on Mount Govardhan

Unknown artist, Early 19th century

Grey-brown wash drawing of a Gothic church with a pointed doorway, tall windows and gravestones in the churchyard.

Cley Church, Norfolk

John Sell Cotman, 1818

Japanese woodblock print of a kabuki actor in red face paint holding a striped parasol and patterned kimono.

Half-Length Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kazusa no Gorobei Tadamitsu in Act Three of the play Kitekaer…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1780

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a flame-patterned kimono with long dark hair and a fan crest on the chest.

Actor Onoe Matsusuke I as Retired Emperor Sutoku

Katsukawa Shunkō, About 1780

Two-panel woodblock print of kabuki actors: a man leading an ox with a maple branch, and a hooded woman in a patterned kimono

The Actors Iwai Hanshiro IV as Okume (right), and Ichikawa Monnosuke II as Koshiba Yukienojo Disguised as the Eboshi…

Katsukawa Shunkō I, c. 1779

Japanese woodblock print of a youth dancing with a spear, wearing a pink floral kimono and black sleeved overgarment.

Youth Dancing with a Spear

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in black kimono and red hakama holding a katana, glancing sideways with a stern expression.

The Actor Matsumoto Koshiro IV as Kakogawa Honzo in the Play Kanadehon Chushingura, Performed at the Kawarazaki Theat…

Katsukawa Shun'ei, c. 1795

Line print of a standing man and seated woman in an interior, with a figure peeking through a curtain at left.

Act Ten: The Amakawaya House from the play Chushingura (Treausry of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Black-and-white Japanese woodblock print of three figures on a veranda beside bamboo, one in patterned armor with swords.

Act Nine: Yuranosuke's House in Yamashina from the play Chushingura (Treasury of the Forty-seven Loyal Retainers)

Katsukawa Shun'ei, early 1790s

Pastel beach scene at low tide with tidal pools, a beached sailboat, and small figures under a pale blue sky.

Beach at Low Tide (Mouth of the River)

Edgar Degas, 1869

Vertical poster of a woman in a blue gown lifting an oil lamp against red, with Saxoléine text below.

Saxoleine

Jules Chéret, 1893

Woodblock print of three women in kimono in a room with patterned screens, a bamboo plant and a hanging lantern.

Courteousness (Rei), from the series "Five Virtues in the Manners of Women (Fuzoku onna gojo)"

Katsukawa Shunzan, c. 1781/1801

Brown wash drawing of a figure group at a table in a rustic interior with dogs and a basket, by Jacob Jordaens.

Jacob and Esau

Jacob Jordaens, c. 1655

Drawing of Saint John the Evangelist holding a chalice, rendered in white heightening on a brown ground.

Saint John the Evangelist

the Elder Hans Franckenberger, 1519

Japanese kabuki print of a samurai actor with a sword in front of a pale ghostly spirit in a white robe, c. 1771.

The Actors Otani Hiroji III as Koga Saburo, and Ichimura Uzaemon IX as the Devil of Kogakeyama, the Spirit of Wakasa…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1771

Woodblock print of a figure in white robes with red lining, raising a hood, beside bamboo and a snowy fence.

The Actor Segawa Tomisaburo I as the Heron Maiden (Sagi Musume)

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1774

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a floral kimono holding a fan and sword, standing on a green stage floor.

The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro V as Kudo Kanaishi in the Play Izu-goyomi Shibai no Ganjitsu, Performed at the Morita Thea…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor as a wild-haired hermit holding a red staff, in grey and orange patterned robes.

Actor Ichikawa Danjûrô IV as an Immortal Hermit in “Tenjiku Tokubei Turns the Helm toward Home” (“Tenjiku Tokubei kok…

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1768

Woodblock print of an actor in a floral kimono dancing with a fan and white cloth on a wooden stage floor.

The Actor Segawa Kikunojo III as the Courtesan Kisegawa in a "Nuno Sarashi" Dance, in the Play Hana-zumo Genji Hiiki,…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1775

Woodcut of Saint Barbara seated with a chalice beside a round tower, with a landscape and sailboat behind her.

Saint Barbara

Hans Baldung Grien, 1505/07

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary crowned and haloed, seated on a grassy bench holding the Christ child, with a town in the backgrou

Madonna and Child on a Grassy Bench

Hans Baldung Grien, 1505-07

Woodblock print of two kabuki actors in patterned kimono, one seated gripping his foot while an older man in red and green le

Actors playing the roles of Giheiji and his son-in-law, Danshichi Kurobei

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1768

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a woman's role, wearing a pink and grey autumn-leaf kimono and holding a fan.

The Actor Yamashita Kinsaku II as Lady Kikusui (Kikusui Gozen) (?) in the Play Kaeribana Eiyu Taiheiki (?), Performed…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1779

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in layered patterned robes beside a flowering branch, with long black hair.

The Actor Iwai Hanshiro IV as Kojoro-gitsune of Hakata in the Play Hikitsurete Yagoe Taiheiki, Performed at the Morit…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1776

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in patterned kimono holding a staff beside a green bell with pine branches.

Actor Arashi Hinaji I Dancing in “The Maiden at Dojo Temple” (“Musume Dôjô-ji”)

Katsukawa Shunshō, About 1772

Woodblock print of a kabuki actor in a patterned kimono holding a bell-hung parasol, standing on a tan ground.

The Actor Nakamura Tomijuro I as the female fox from Mt. Ubagadake in the play "Chigo Torii Tobiiri Kitsune," perform…

Katsukawa Shunshō, c. 1777

Woodcut of the Virgin Mary ascending on clouds and being crowned, with apostles below and angels above.

Assumption and Coronation of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin

Albrecht Dürer, 1510