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Etching of the Virgin's burial: haloed mourners carry a shrouded body in a cave, with light and angels above.

The Interment of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin

Jacques Callot, n.d.

Medieval illuminated manuscript leaf with four framed scenes of figures, including an angel, under Gothic arches.

Scenes from the Miracles of St. Peter, from a Bible Historiale or Pictorial New Testament

Unknown artist, c. 1350

Medieval manuscript leaf with four painted scenes of Christ's cross, Crucifixion, Descent, and Entombment under Gothic arches

Leaf from a Picture Cycle: Christ Carrying the Cross, The Crucifixion, The Descent from the Cross, and the Entombment

active in Northern France French Painter, 1325/50

Medieval illuminated leaf with four framed scenes of Christ's resurrection appearances and red-blue French captions.

Leaf from a Picture Cycle: Christ Appearing to the Three Marys, Christ and the Pilgrims on the Road to Emmaus, Doubti…

active in Northern France French Painter, 1325/50

Manuscript miniature of a haloed saint kneeling at an altar as armed men approach, framed by a gold and floral border.

The Murder of Thomas Becket, page one, from a Book of Hours

Unknown artist, 1430/40

Pen and brown ink drawing of a chaotic battle with mounted horsemen, rearing horses, and fallen soldiers among shields and sw

Battle Scene with Horses and Men

Domenico Campagnola, c. 1517

Woodblock print of a woman playing shamisen beside a grey cat in a black box and a white dog.

Woman with Shamisen and Cat

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1820s

Japanese woodblock print of two women reading in a room with a plum tree outside the window and a geometric screen.

Two Women Reading

Yashima Gakutei, 19th century

Five seated warriors in patterned robes and armor beside a pine tree, in a Japanese woodblock print.

The Five Tiger Generals of the Tales of the Water Margin (Suikoden Goko Shogun)

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1828

Woodblock print of the warrior woman Tomoe in armor with a naginata, framed by a patterned border and poem text.

Lady Tomoe (Tomoe jo), from the series "Framed Pictures of Women for the Katsushika Circle (Katsushikaren gakumen fuj…

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1822

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono holding a brush beside a stack of paper and a red writing box.

Woman About to Write a Poem

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Woman in patterned robe examining thread and a spider web over a lacquered box, in a Japanese woodblock print with pine motif

Two Chinese Women Examining Thread and a Spider’s Web in a Box, from the series "Diptych for the Drum Group"

Yashima Gakutei, c. 1824

Japanese woodblock print of dancing women in kimono and a standing man on a veranda beneath lanterns and pine trees.

Dancing Courtesan and a Man (possibly poet Hisakataya), Two, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performanc…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women in kimono dancing on a veranda under lanterns, with pine trees behind.

Dancing Courtesans, Three, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisaka…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of dancing women in patterned kimono on a veranda beneath lanterns and pine trees.

Dancing Courtesans, Four, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisakat…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Five-panel Japanese woodblock print of women dancing on a veranda under paper lanterns, with pine trees behind.

Dancing Courtesans, Five, from the pentaptych series of "Furuichi Dance Performance (Furuichi odori)" for the Hisakat…

Yashima Gakutei, mid 1820s

Brown wash drawing of a funerary monument with a battle relief of horsemen and shielded warriors flanked by two bearded male

Design for Funerary Monument to the Marchese Francesco Gonzaga

After Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael, n.d.

Woman in a brown kimono reads a letter at a low table in a study room with poem cards and a round window.

Woman reading poems in a study room

Katsushika Hokuga, c. 1833

Pen and brown ink drawing of a Last Judgement with Christ and the Virgin enthroned above rising and struggling figures.

Last Judgement

Circle of Jacopo Negretti, called Palma il Giovane, n.d.

Woodblock print of a woman in a patterned kimono writing at a desk beside blossoming plum branches, with calligraphy above.

Seated woman holding brush and poem card

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Japanese woodblock print of a robed man raising a brush beside a pillar, with poetry inscription and wave patterns.

Xiangru (Jp: Shojo), from the series "Meng Qiu (Jp: Mogyu)"

Totoya Hokkei, c. 1821

Japanese woodblock print of a fierce seated man in a black patterned robe holding a brush and ink stone beside a sword.

Earth: Lin Chong (Do, Rinchu), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water Margin (Suiko gogyo)"

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Woodblock print of warrior Lu Zhishen climbing a tree in a blue floral robe, with a sword and inscribed poem panel.

Wood: Lu Zhishen (Moku, Rochishin), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water Margin (Suiko gogyo)"

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Red chalk drawing of a woman's head tilted upward with flowing hair and an anguished, searching expression.

Distress: Head of a Woman Looking Upwards

Possibly or school of Jean-Baptiste Greuze, n.d.

Woodblock print of warrior Zhang Shun wielding an oar amid swirling water, with a mountain backdrop and calligraphic cartouch

Water: Zhang Shun (Mizu, Chojun), from the series "The Five Elements of The Water Margin (Suiko gogyo)"

Totoya Hokkei, early 1830s

Pencil drawing of two shepherdesses and a young man playing bagpipe beneath a tree, with a dog in a rural setting.

Shepherdesses and Young Man Playing Bagpipe

After François Boucher, n.d.

Woman's Head in Three-Quarter Profile to Right

Louis-Marin Bonnet, n.d.

Brown ink drawing of a seated bearded man scratching his leg beside a dog, with trees and a distant village behind him.

Seated Man Scratching His Leg

After Adam Elsheimer, n.d.

Brown wash drawing with white highlights of a seated man in flowing robes holding a small child beside a stone pedestal.

Man with Hands Clasped

Style of Thomas Willeboirts, n.d.

Japanese woodblock print of two women in kimono gathering blue leaves into baskets, one standing and one kneeling.

Two women gathering herbs

Katsushika Taito II, early 1830s