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Ink and colour painting of pink peach blossoms and green willow-like leaves hanging over a grey rock, with grasses below.

Garden Flowers

Chen Chun, dated 1540

Painting of a dense bouquet of tulips, roses and poppies in an urn, with grapes and a peach on a stone ledge.

A Vase of Flowers

Margareta Haverman, 1716

Still life painting of heaped fruit and tulips, irises and hollyhocks on a stone ledge against a dark background.

Fruit and Flowers

Orsola Maddalena Caccia, ca. 1630

Painting of a woven basket spilling dahlias and zinnias on a garden path beneath a leafy vine arch.

Basket of Flowers

Eugène Delacroix, 1848-49

Painting of a dark metal jug holding tulips, irises, roses and peonies, with a butterfly and a lizard on the ledge.

A Vase with Flowers

Jacob Vosmaer, probably 1613

Handscroll painting of red camellias, a pine branch, ink rocks and a planter with budding plants on buff paper.

Letter Enclosing Flowers

Okada Hankō, 1831

Still life painting of a bouquet of mixed flowers in a glass vase on a dark ledge, with a butterfly beside a pink rose.

A Bouquet of Flowers in a Crystal Vase

Nicolaes van Verendael, 1662

Still life painting of a summer flower bouquet with roses, phlox and dahlias in a vase on a wooden table.

Summer Flowers

Henri Fantin-Latour, 1880

Painting of a white vase holding a loose bouquet of red poppies, blue cornflowers and wildflowers against a pink background.

Vase of Flowers (Pink Background)

Odilon Redon, ca. 1906

Painting of a stormy sea breaking on dark rocks, with a red setting sun and a small building on the cliff at left.

A Storm off the Normandy Coast

Eugène Isabey, probably 1850s

Painting of fishermen hauling nets on a rocky shore beside a grotto arch, with a sailing ship and hazy evening sky.

Harbor Scene with a Grotto and Fishermen Hauling in Nets

Joseph Vernet, 1770

Painting of choppy sea waves breaking on reddish rocks, with a small white sailboat near the horizon under a grey sky.

The Sea

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Dark sailboat on a moonlit sea beneath a heavy cloud, with a pale moon glowing in a band of sky.

Under a Cloud

Albert Pinkham Ryder, ca. 1900

Painting of two women and a child on a sunny beach with a white dog, sailboats on turquoise sea beyond.

Figures on the Beach

Pierre-Auguste Renoir, 1890

Three-masted ship beside towering icebergs in icy water, with rowboats, sailors on the ice, and a golden sky.

An Incident of Whaling

William Bradford, 1880s

Small painting of a dark ship with red flag tilting in rough teal waves under a pale sky.

A Ship in a Stormy Sea

Ivan Aivazovsky, 1892

Painting of stormy waves breaking against rocks on a coast under a dark, rain-filled sky.

Marine: The Waterspout

Gustave Courbet, 1870

Night seascape with moonlit waves breaking on dark rocks and a small red light on the distant horizon.

Moonlight, Wood Island Light

Winslow Homer, 1894

Night seascape with a steamship under a full moon, moonlight reflecting on waves and small figures on a dark beach.

Ship by Moonlight

Ivan Aivazovsky, 1837

Painting of a calm sea with a sailing boat and rowboat at right, under towering clouds, with distant sails on the horizon.

Calm Sea

Simon de Vlieger, after 1640

Painting of a calm turquoise sea under billowing clouds, with two beached boats on a sandy shore and distant sailboats.

The Calm Sea

Gustave Courbet, 1869

Moonlit seascape with a rowing boat, moored sailing vessel, and snowy cliffs under a cloudy night sky with a crescent moon.

The North Cape by Moonlight

Peder Balke, 1848

Painting of a turquoise sea with a dark steamship with masts, small white sailboats, and a dark boat with a brown sail in the

The "Kearsarge" at Boulogne

Édouard Manet, 1864

Painting of a stormy sea under dark clouds, with rocks on the shore and a small sailboat on the horizon.

The Sea

Gustave Courbet, 1865 or later

Painting of a ship sailing through Arctic pack ice near an iceberg, with a polar bear on the ice and a storm cloud overhead.

An Arctic Summer: Boring Through the Pack in Melville Bay

William Bradford, 1871

Winslow Homer's Maine Coast: white surf crashes over dark rocks under a grey, overcast sky.

Maine Coast

Winslow Homer, 1896

Dark sailboat on turbulent golden sea under a glowing moon and clouds, painted in muted ochre and green tones.

The Toilers of the Sea

Albert Pinkham Ryder, ca. 1880-85

Painting of sailing boats on a calm river under a cloudy sky, with a distant town and church tower on the far bank.

Marine

Salomon van Ruysdael, 1650

Beachgoers under yellow, white and red parasols on sand, with blue sea and sailboats and a cloudy sky beyond.

At the Seaside

William Merritt Chase, ca. 1892

Calm sea with small sailboats, a rowboat with one figure, and a wooded islet under a heavy cloudy sky.

Passing off of the Storm

John Frederick Kensett, 1872

Watercolor and ink drawing of a palace hall with yellow curtains, carved balcony, wooden windows and a crowd of seated figure

Palace Interior

Ragunath, ca. 1880-1900

Dim rustic interior with a man leaning on a barrel beside copper pots, cabbages, carrots and a basket, with a landscape at le

Rustic Interior

David Ryckaert III, 1632

Dim kitchen interior with an elderly woman seated by a hearth, surrounded by leeks, pumpkin, cabbage and copper pots.

Interior of a Kitchen

Willem Kalf, ca. 1642-44

Painting of a seated man and standing woman in a Dutch interior with checkered floor, open window and a small dog.

Interior with a Young Couple

Pieter de Hooch, probably ca. 1662-65

Painting of the elegant interior of Saint Peter's Basilica with crowds of figures in period dress on the marble floor.

Interior of Saint Peter's, Rome

Giovanni Paolo Panini, after 1754

Painting of a bright church interior with tall white columns, pointed arches, a brass chandelier, and small figures on the fl

Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft

Emanuel de Witte, probably 1650

Interior of a Gothic church with tall arches and columns, a kneeling woman in the foreground and small figures walking in the

Interior of the Sint-Bavokerk, Haarlem

Job Adriaenszoon Berckheyde, ca. 1676

Interior of a church with pale columns, pointed arches, a wooden pulpit, a brass chandelier, and a figure on the tiled floor.

Interior of the Oude Kerk, Delft

Hendrick Cornelisz. van Vliet, 1660

Dim Gothic church interior with vaulted arches, an altar on the right, and a couple walking across a checkered floor.

Interior of a Gothic Church at Night

Pieter Neeffs the Younger, ca. 1660

Two women in a studio: one stands with palette and brush by an easel, the other sits drawing in an orange gown.

The Interior of a Woman Painter's Studio

Marie Victoire Lemoine, 1789

Interior of a Gothic church with tall pointed arches, a carved choir screen, an organ, and a painted vaulted ceiling.

Interior of the Sint-Pieterskerk, 's-Hertogenbosch

Pieter Jansz. Saenredam, 1632

Oval painting of a woman in black with lace collar having her palm read by a cloaked figure, a feathered-hat man watching by

A Couple in an Interior with a Fortune-Teller

Jacob Duck, ca. 1632-33

Oil painting of a reclining turbaned man with two women in an ornate oriental interior with rugs and a brass ewer.

Three Figures in an Interior (Un Envoi de Serbie)

Benjamin-Constant, 1876

Painting of a museum gallery with red walls and framed pictures, a woman in a shawl viewing a glass case through a doorway.

Interior View of the Metropolitan Museum of Art when in Fourteenth Street

Frank Waller, 1881

Haloed saint seated calmly among lions and bears in a grassy arena, with spectators in a gallery and a castle on a hill.

Saint Agapitus of Praeneste in the Arena; (interior) The Beheading of Saint Agapitus of Praeneste

Swiss Painter, ca. 1500-1505

Three women and a spaniel in a dim room; one writes at a draped table while others look on, beside a gilded mirror.

Curiosity

Gérard ter Borch, ca. 1660-62

Interior hall with masked figures in dark cloaks and colorful gowns, beneath a timbered ceiling and hanging chandeliers.

The Ridotto Pubblico at Palazzo Dandolo

Francesco Guardi, ca. 1765-68

Woman seated at tea table with two girls in a glass conservatory full of potted plants and flowers.

The Family of Mr. Westphal in the Conservatory

Eduard Gaertner, 1836

Dim interior with red patterned curtains at a window, a slanted writing desk, a wooden cabinet, and a rug on the floor.

The Artist's Sitting Room in Ritterstrasse

Adolph Menzel, 1851

Painting of a large domed interior with golden light, arched windows, and small dark figures gathered on the floor below.

Santa Sofia

John Singer Sargent, 1891 (?)

Painting of Christ's body lowered by mourners beside a rocky cliff, with three crosses on a hill under a cloudy sky.

The Entombment

Moretto da Brescia, 1554

Circular painting of the Madonna praying beside the Christ Child, infant John the Baptist and a red-robed angel, with a lands

Madonna Adoring the Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and an Angel

Lorenzo di Credi, early 1490s

Painting of a kneeling woman in dark dress with hands on her chest as a winged angel descends through clouds beside her.

The Annunciation of the Death of the Virgin

Samuel van Hoogstraten, ca. 1670

Veiled woman in blue robe prays before a chalice and host on an altar, flanked by two crowned saints and candles.

The Virgin Adoring the Host

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres, 1852

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the dead Christ across her lap on a white shroud, with a crown of thorns nearby.

Pietà

Juan de Valdés Leal, ca. 1657-60

Portrait of a middle-aged man in a blue robe with a hand on his shoulder against red drapery.

A Donor Presented by a Saint

Dieric Bouts, ca. 1460-65

Gold-ground panel of an enthroned Virgin in red robes, surrounded by musician angels and two kneeling veiled figures in white

Saint Mary Magdalen Holding a Crucifix; (reverse) The Flagellation

Spinello Aretino, ca. 1395-1400

Painting of a haloed man in animal skin pointing toward a distant robed figure in a wooded landscape with a stream.

Saint John the Baptist Bearing Witness

Annibale Carracci, ca. 1600

Painting of a kneeling emaciated woman receiving communion from a monk, with angels and cherubs in a landscape with lake and

The Last Communion of Saint Mary of Egypt

Marcantonio Franceschini, 1680

Painting of the Virgin and Child in a walled courtyard, with kneeling kings, angels above, an ox, a dog and a distant landsca

The Adoration of the Magi

Hieronymus Bosch, ca. 1475

Painting of the crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John grieving beside Christ on the cross, skull below.

The Crucifixion with the Virgin and Saint John

Hendrick ter Brugghen, ca. 1624-25

Soldiers in a stone guardroom play cards beside scattered armor, a drum, and a greyhound, with a painted angel visible behind

Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter

David Teniers the Younger, ca. 1645-47

Triptych landscape with rocky peaks, a river baptism on the left, a kneeling saint in the center, and a seated saint with a b

The Penitence of Saint Jerome

Joachim Patinir, ca. 1515

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ before a landscape with trees, a river and a small house.

Virgin and Child

Gerard David, ca. 1520

Painting of the Holy Family with young Saint John the Baptist holding a globe, against a green curtain.

The Holy Family with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Andrea del Sarto, ca. 1528

Painting of the dead Christ seated on a white shroud, supported by two angels with wings, a skull and serpent at his feet.

The Dead Christ with Angels

Édouard Manet, 1864

Three saints in a painting: Saint Roch with staff, Saint Anthony Abbot with bell and dog, Saint Lucy holding a palm.

Three Saints: Roch, Anthony Abbot, and Lucy

Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano, ca. 1513

Painting of the Madonna holding the Christ Child on a throne, flanked by two winged angels against a gold background.

Madonna and Child Enthroned with Angels

Master of Varlungo, 1275

Painting of a bound, nude Christ at a column, surrounded by tormentors with rods and a spear under an arched sky.

The Flagellation; (reverse) The Madonna of Mercy

Girolamo Romanino, ca. 1540

Penitent woman with long hair gazes upward beside a skull, open book and crucifix, with angels and cherubs above.

The Penitent Magdalen

Corrado Giaquinto, ca. 1750

Oval painting of Christ being baptized by John the Baptist in a river, with angels and cherubs attending the scene.

The Baptism of Christ

Sébastien Bourdon, ca. 1650

Portrait of a bearded monk in brown robes holding an open book, with a small crucifixion scene in the background.

Brother Gregorio Belo of Vicenza

Lorenzo Lotto, 1547

Painting of three miracles of Saint Zenobius showing mourners, clergy, a bier and a horse in a Renaissance city square.

Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius

Sandro Botticelli, ca. 1500

Painting of a Tahitian woman carrying a haloed child, with two women, fruit, flowering trees and mountains behind.

Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)

Paul Gauguin, 1891

Ink painting of a bearded Daoist figure with a staff riding a horned animal across a brown silk background.

Daoist Riding Horned Animal

Tong Rênyi, 960

Decorative panel of two spotted panthers eating grapes beneath a vine, with red and green parrots perched above on a gold gro

Panthers of Bacchus Eating Grapes

Alexandre François Desportes, ca. 1719-20

Ink drawing of robed animals seated at low tables and beneath a tree, with an owl, a vase of flowers, and reeds.

Scene Inspired by the Scrolls of Frolicking Animals and Humans

Tomioka Tessai, 1890s

A Deerhound

Edwin Landseer, 1826

White dog barking beside dead game: a hanging fox, jay, dead pigeon and woodpecker against a stone wall in a forest.

Dog Guarding Dead Game

Jean-Baptiste Oudry, 1753

Two ink door panels of puppies playing in snow beside bamboo and a distant pine-covered hill.

Puppies in the Snow

Nagasawa Rosetsu, 1792-99

Painting of a crowded horse fair with men controlling many horses on dusty ground beneath trees and a cloudy sky.

The Horse Fair

Rosa Bonheur, 1852-55

Still life of a dead heron and game birds beside hunting gear, with a stone urn of flowers and a lake landscape behind.

Gamepiece with a Dead Heron

Jan Weenix, 1695

Painting of mounted soldiers in blue uniforms galloping across a dusty plain under a pale blue sky.

My Bunkie

Charles Schreyvogel, finished 1899

Ink and color sketch of a striped tiger beside a rock, with a small fox at the right edge, on a handscroll.

Sketches of Birds and Animals

Kawanabe Kyōsai, late 19th century, before 1870

Painting of a forest road with travelers, carts, horses, pigs and dogs winding toward a distant open landscape.

A Woodland Road with Travelers

Jan Brueghel the Elder, 1607

Painting of two shepherds playing pipes beside sheep, cattle and a dog, with a river and distant town under a cloudy sky.

Piping Shepherds

Aelbert Cuyp, ca. 1643-44

Hanging scroll of a white cat beside chrysanthemums with fluttering butterflies and calligraphy in the upper right.

Cat and Butterfly

Xugu, 19th century

Ink wash hanging scroll of white herons with dark reeds in misty grey, signed with red seals at lower right.

White Herons

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1769

Painting of a child surrounded by lions, a leopard, oxen, and lambs in a wooded landscape with figures at left.

Peaceable Kingdom

Edward Hicks, ca. 1830-32

Painting of a snowy city street with bare trees, row houses, and a lone man in a long coat walking across the road.

City Watchman

William P. Chappel, 1870s

Bird's-eye painting of the walled hilltop city of Ranthambhor with palaces, lakes, gardens and surrounding river.

Fortified City of Ranthambhor

Bagta, ca. 1810-18

Painting of a white city perched on a dark rock with fires at its base and three pale birds flying against a blue sky.

A City on a Rock

Francisco Goya, 1800

Ink painting of willow trees along a misty river with three small boats and a wooden footbridge.

Painting - Bi Chang

Bi Chang, 18th-19th century

Ink sketch of an elderly man in a dark cap and robe walking right, carrying a broom, with a small red seal.

Painting - Shibata Zeshin

Shibata Zeshin, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a long-tailed fenghuang phoenix perched on rocks beside bamboo, with a moon in the upper right.

Painting of Fenghuang

Lin Liang, 1416

Ink painting of the seated god Jurōjin with long white beard on a hanging scroll with gold brocade mount.

Painting of Jurōjin

Kanō Tsunenobu, late 17th-early 18th century