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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

Cima da Conegliano, ca. 1513

Pen and ink drawing with blue wash of a praying robed figure flanked by two women within a circular arched frame.

Design for a Wall Monument

Francesco di Giorgio, 1490

Portrait of a seated woman in pink dress with feathered hat, holding a fan, with a parrot, black cat and butterflies.

Molly Wales Fobes

Rufus Hathaway, 1790

Portrait of a woman in black with lace bonnet holding a young girl in a red dress with flowers against dark background.

Mrs. Mayer and Daughter

Ammi Phillips, 1835-40

Gothic gilded altarpiece with enthroned Madonna and Child at center, flanked by saints in arched niches.

Altar von San Domenico in Ascoli, Polyptychon, Gesamtansicht, Mitteltafel: Thronende Madonna, linke und rechte Tafeln…

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Painting of a rider in yellow brocade on a rearing black horse, with a gold halo and an attendant walking beside.

Maharana Sangram Singh Riding a Prize Stallion

Stipple Master, ca. 1712

Painting of a boy blowing a soap bubble through a pipe at a stone ledge, with a child peeking from the right.

Soap Bubbles

Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, ca. 1733-34

Painting of nude figures dancing on a flowery shore, with a yellow veil streaming behind them and a child standing at right.

Scherzo (from Rhythmen)

Otto Friedrich, 1913

Circular painting of a winged figure atop a sphere, with armored horsemen and animals in a rocky landscape below.

The Triumph of Fame; (reverse) Impresa of the Medici Family and Arms of the Medici and Tornabuoni Families

Giovanni di ser Giovanni Guidi, ca. 1449

Painting of three figures by the sea with a shepherd and goats on a rocky cliff, under a pale blue sky.

The Shepherd's Song

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes, 1891

Bearded man in a gold chain resting his hand on a bust, against a dark background, in a Rembrandt painting.

Aristotle with a Bust of Homer

Rembrandt van Rijn, 1653

Merry company feasting and making music on a leafy terrace, with a child and spaniel, a songbird cage and a boy on a ladder.

Merry Company on a Terrace

Jan Steen, ca. 1670

Painting of young ballet dancers in white tutus practicing in a green-walled studio, with a cellist and an older man with a c

The Dance Class

Edgar Degas, 1874

Medieval painting of a banquet where a severed head is served on a platter while guests watch and an executioner stands nearb

The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of the Baptist

Giovanni Baronzio, ca. 1330-35

Triptych altarpiece with the Virgin and Child enthroned in the center, kneeling donors below, and saints with monks on the wi

The Cellier Altarpiece

Jean Bellegambe, 1511-12

Painting of a young woman with a candlestick and jug, a cavalier in a feathered hat behind her, on a patterned table.

A Young Woman and a Cavalier

Cornelis Bisschop, early 1660s

Painting of a reclining woman and a young man beside a tree, with a spaniel, sheep, and flower basket in a pastoral landscape

The Interrupted Sleep

François Boucher, 1750

Round miniature of a woman with red ribbons in her hair playing a harp, wearing a white dress and red sash, in a gilt frame.

A Woman Playing a Harp

Joseph Marie Bouton

Byzantine icon of the Presentation in the Temple with robed figures, gold background, and an arched canopy over an altar.

The Presentation in the Temple

Byzantine Painter

Round miniature portrait of a man in a powdered wig, red embroidered coat, and blue sash, in a gold pendant frame.

Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France

Antoine François Callet, 1787

Miniature oval portrait of an older bearded bald man in a teal collar, with Latin inscription, under glass in a brass frame.

Portrait of a Man

Continental Painter

Portrait of a bearded man in a black beret and dark garment with white collar against a green background.

Portrait of a Bearded Man in Black

Corneille de Lyon

Painting of the dead Christ held by the grieving Virgin, with mourning figures and a gold arched background.

Pietà

Carlo Crivelli, 1476

Painting of the Virgin and Child receiving a kneeling king with a golden gift, attendants in rich robes, a dog, and a castle

The Adoration of the Magi

Gerard David, ca. 1520

Oval-shaped portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and dark garment against a green background.

Portrait of a Man

Corneille de Lyon, ca. 1545

Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte (1778-1851), Daughter of Louis XVI

Jacques Joseph de Gault, 1795

Two ballet dancers in white tutus practice at a barre in a studio with a yellow wall and wooden floor.

Dancers Practicing at the Barre

Edgar Degas, 1877

Portrait of a bearded man in a black cap and dark doublet holding gloves against a green background.

Portrait of a Man with Gloves

Corneille de Lyon, 1540-45

Painting of elegant figures in a wooded glade, with cupids, a masked harlequin and a reclining man in a gold gown.

Surprised, or Infidelity Found Out

Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich

Painting of four ballet dancers in green tutus adjusting their hair and costumes in a backstage area beside a pillar.

Dancers, Pink and Green

Edgar Degas, ca. 1890