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Painting of a crowded tavern-like scene under a ruined arch, with a magpie perched on a barrel and a sea view beyond.

The Tame Magpie

Alessandro Magnasco, ca. 1707-8

Painting of nuns sewing and spinning in a dim convent room with a servant carrying a tray near a high window.

Nuns at Work

Alessandro Magnasco

Seated woman in white gown with two cherubs, one holding arrows on green velvet, before a red curtain and flowers.

The Dream after the Ball

Landscape with a large tree, rocky cliffs, a waterfall and a group of armed figures on a ledge overlooking a distant valley.

David at the Cave of Adullam

Giovanni Maldura

Painted portrait of a bearded man in a brown fur hat and black fur-trimmed coat, with an inscription below.

Sebastian Andorfer (1469-1537)

Hans Maler, 1517

Portrait of a bearded man in a dark cap and black garment with white collar, against a blue background.

Ulrich Fugger the Younger (1490-1525)

Hans Maler, 1525

Painting of a young woman in black espada costume with a pink cape and sword in a bullring, a horse and rider behind her.

Mademoiselle V. . . in the Costume of an Espada

Édouard Manet, 1862

Still life painting of a brioche, white rose, peaches, grapes and plums on a white napkin over an ornate table.

The Brioche

Édouard Manet, 1870

Full-length painting of a young boy in dark jacket and blue stockings holding a sword against a brown background.

Boy with a Sword

Édouard Manet, 1861

Dark painting of a crowded boat with anguished figures and a standing red-hooded man, loosely brushed in browns and greens.

Copy after Delacroix's "Bark of Dante"

Édouard Manet, ca. 1859

Painting of men fishing from a rowboat on a river, with an elegant couple and a dog at right and a rainbow above.

Fishing

Édouard Manet, ca. 1862-63

Loose painting of a domed city on a hill with cypress trees, and a small funeral group with a carriage in the foreground.

The Funeral

Édouard Manet, ca. 1867

Loose sketch of a bearded man in a bowler hat leaning on a café table, with blue outlines on a pale beige canvas.

George Moore (1852-1933) at the Café

Édouard Manet, 1878 or 1879

Oil portrait head study of a bearded bald man in a white jacket against a brown background, by Edouard Manet.

Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914)

Édouard Manet, 1882-83

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a tan jacket and dark cravat against a dark background, by Edouard Manet.

Jean-Baptiste Faure (1830-1914)

Édouard Manet, 1882-83

Madame Edouard Manet (Suzanne Leenhoff, 1829-1906)

Édouard Manet, ca. 1873

Full-length painting of a matador in silver embroidered costume holding a black hat and a red cape against a dark background.

A Matador

Édouard Manet, 1866-67

Still life painting of pink and white peonies in a grey vase on a wooden table, with one fallen white peony in front.

Peonies

Édouard Manet, 1864-65

Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child with two saints in red robes, gold haloes, and oranges behind them.

The Holy Family with Saint Mary Magdalen

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1495-1500

Arched panel of the Madonna holding the Christ Child, with a gold halo and rows of red winged cherubim behind them.

Madonna and Child with Seraphim and Cherubim

Andrea Mantegna, ca. 1454

Painting of a brown cow wading in water beside a wooden flood gate, with grazing cattle and a stormy sky in a meadow.

The Flood Gate

Émile van Marcke

Painted panel of a horseback procession past a church, and a banquet of richly dressed figures under an arcade.

The Story of Esther

Marco del Buono Giamberti

Painting of a canal quay with a horse, figures, moored boats, a brick building and a cloudy sky.

Canal Side

Dim painting of a woman in a green dress and brown shawl, head bowed, with flowers in her hair, beside a doorway.

Reverie

Matthys Maris, 1875

Painting of a red poppy plant surrounded by insects, snails, a lizard, mushrooms and a stone on a dark forest floor.

Still Life with Poppy, Insects, and Reptiles

Otto Marseus van Schrieck, ca. 1670

Painting of Saint Anthony of Padua in brown habit holding a green book, with a gold halo and arched gold background.

Saint Anthony of Padua

Maso di Banco, ca. 1340

Painting of the Virgin and Christ Child receiving a kneeling king and attendants bearing gold vessels, with a crowd behind.

The Adoration of the Magi

Quinten Metsys, 1526

Portrait of a man in a black beret and fur-trimmed coat, wearing a gold chain, against a green background.

Portrait of a Man

Oil portrait of a woman in white headdress and dark dress holding a book, framed by gilded columns against a black background

Portrait of a Woman

Quinten Metsys, ca. 1520

Virgin Mary holds a child who reaches for grapes, with a fruit basket and a wide landscape of cliffs and a river behind.

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Jan Matsys, 1537-40

Octagonal panel of women around a fountain with hunters and hounds chasing deer through rocky hills under a dark sky.

Ameto's Discovery of the Nymphs

Master of, ca. 1410

Octagonal panel with two shepherds at left and three women in red, pink and yellow robes among rocks and trees.

A Contest between the Shepherds Alcesto and Acaten

Master of, ca. 1410

Panel painting of a haloed nude saint bound on a grill, surrounded by robed onlookers against a gold background.

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty

Master of the Acts of Mercy

Portrait of an elderly man in black cap and fur-trimmed robe with gold chain, hands resting on red patterned cloth.

Jan (1438/41-1516), First Count of Egmond; Magdalena, Countess of Egmond (1464-1538)

North Netherlandish Painter

Painting of a young woman in a brown vest looking into a mirror she holds, her reflection visible in the glass against a dark

The Sense of Sight

Master of the Annunciation to the Shepherds

Horizontal panel with armored riders, hunting dogs, a fortified gate, rocky cliffs and a ship in a gilded frame.

Scenes from the Story of the Argonauts

Jacopo di Arcangelo, ca. 1465

Painting of a well-dressed man in a black hat and cloak facing beggars, including a woman with a baby, under a stone archway.

Beggars at a Doorway

French or Master of the Béguins

Medieval painting of the Crucifixion with Christ on the cross, mourning women on the left, a saint with a book on the right,

The Crucifixion

Master of the Berswordt Altar, ca. 1400

Medieval panel of armored troops and horsemen with banners marching past tents, a walled harbor city, and ships.

The Conquest of Naples by Charles of Durazzo

Master of Charles of Durazzo, 1381-82

Horizontal panel with three narrative scenes of horsemen, a Madonna and child, and a bed scene, framed by raised gilded borde

Scenes from a Legend; Coats of Arms

Master of Charles of Durazzo

Two haloed saints on a gold background: a bishop with mitre and crozier, and a figure in black robe with red cap and book.

Saint Adalbert and Saint Procopius

Master of Eggenburg, ca. 1490-1500

Painted scene of men lowering a haloed figure in red robes into a stone tomb within a Gothic church interior.

The Burial of Saint Wenceslas

Master of Eggenburg, ca. 1490-1500

Reclining nude woman with an infant and attendants in draped robes beside an ornate couch, in a dark interior.

The Birth of Cupid

Master of Flora

Gold-ground painting of Christ on the cross with angels, grieving women kneeling below, and soldiers on horseback at right.

The Crucifixion

Fra Angelico, ca. 1420-23

Triptych of the Descent from the Cross with grieving figures around Christ's body, flanked by two saints in landscapes.

The Descent from the Cross

Master of the Holy Blood

Panoramic landscape with travelers and a donkey, red bridges over a river, a walled town, and a rocky peak under a luminous s

The Arrival in Bethlehem

Master of the Brussels Calling of Saint Matthew, ca. 1540-50

Painting of the Virgin holding the Christ Child in an arched niche, she wears a pink gown and teal cloak with gold halo.

Madonna and Child

Master of the Lanckoronski Annunciation

Gilded cassone panel showing a procession of carriages, camels and crowds passing walled cities across a hilly landscape.

King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba

Master of Lecceto

Medieval-style painting of the Virgin Mary nursing the Christ child, in a blue mantle against a gold background with Latin in

Virgin and Child

Netherlandish Painter

Medieval panel of Madonna and Child with a bishop presenting a kneeling donor, with gold throne and flowers.

Madonna and Child with the Donor, Pietro de' Lardi, Presented by Saint Nicholas

Master G.Z., ca. 1420-30

Half-length Madonna in dark veil and gold halo, with one hand raised to her chest, painted on a fragment of panel.

Madonna and Child

Master of the Magdalen, ca. 1280

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding and kissing the Christ Child, with a red mantle and a blue hilly landscape behind them.

Virgin and Child

Master of the Mansi Magdalen

Gold-ground panel with three stacked scenes: an angel greeting Mary, the Nativity with angels, and the Magi adoring the Chris

Saints and Scenes from the Life of the Virgin

Master of Monte Oliveto, ca. 1320

Gilded triptych with Madonna and Child enthroned among angels and saints, flanked by scenes of the Passion.

Madonna and Child Enthroned

Master of Monte Oliveto, ca. 1315-20

Gold-ground painted crucifix with Christ on a blue cross, the Virgin and Saint John in roundels, and two haloed friars.

Crucifix

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci, 1370-75

Painting of Christ's frontal head with a gold halo, two blue-robed angels above, and gilded background.

Head of Christ

Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci

Grisaille painting of the Madonna and Child with infant John the Baptist and angels beneath a dove in a starry sky.

Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Angels

Master called Pseudo-Pier Francesco Fiorentino

Two altarpiece wings showing a messenger before a crowned king and a queen bringing gifts, with kneeling donors below.

Abner's Messenger before David; The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to Solomon; The Annunciation

Master of the Saint Barbara Legend, ca. 1480

Multi-panel medieval altarpiece showing scenes of a feast, a church with angels, and figures in a town and landscape.

The Life and Miracles of Saint Godelieve

Master of the Saint Godelieve Legend

Portrait of a young man in dark cap and gown holding an open book, with a Gothic church and townscape behind him.

Young Man Holding a Book

Master of the View of Saint Gudula, ca. 1480

Black and white reproduction of a religious painting showing the Virgin and Child enthroned between two haloed standing saint

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Saints James Minor and Lucy

Marco di Paolo Veneziano

Painting of the Virgin nursing the infant Christ, in red robe and blue mantle, against an incised gold background in an arche

Virgin and Child

Follower of Rogier van der Weyden

Round painting of Joseph gesturing to fellow prisoners at a table, with dream vignettes of a basket of birds and a grape vine

Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of His Fellow Prisoners

Master of the Story of Joseph

Painting of the dead Christ on the ground surrounded by grieving figures in red, blue and black robes before a rocky landscap

The Lamentation

Master of the Virgin among Virgins