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Dark painting of a mounted rider on a pale horse beside a woman in a flowing gown under a stormy, cloud-filled sky.

King Cophetua and the Beggar Maid

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1900

Painting of a woman with two children in a columned room, a child reaching toward a goldfish bowl on a table.

The Goldfish Bowl (Mrs. Richard Cary Morse and Family)

Samuel Finley Breese Morse, 1835

Full-length painted portrait of a man in a red robe and black hat standing on a green-carpeted staircase before a wooded view

King of Korea

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Painted portrait of an older woman in a dark head covering and dark dress, head bowed, against a red background.

Mother of Henry O. Tanner

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1930

Still life of a green ceramic jar with a carved lid, beside a small gold figurine on a red block.

Green Chinese Jar

Ruth Payne Burgess, 1924

Oil portrait of a woman with long dark hair, beaded necklaces, fringed clothing and a dark blanket, against a cloudy backgrou

Chan-ku-wash-te-mine (Good Road Woman)

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Apauly-Tustennuggee

Charles Bird King, 1820

Watercolor of the domed Santa Maria della Salute church in Venice at dusk, with gondolas and figures on the quay.

Santa Maria Della Salute, Venice

Cass Gilbert, 1933

Seated man in red blanket and beaded moccasins holding a pipe, against a dark wooded background, painted 1880.

Spotted Tail

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1880

Oil study of white and red lilies among dark foliage, with a pale sky and distant horizon behind them.

Flower Studies

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1880

Oil portrait of a seated woman with curled hair, white dress, and red shawl, arms crossed on a dark ledge.

Portrait of Fidelia Marshall

Charles C. Ingham, 1840

Full-length portrait of a standing man in red and white robes with a rifle on a rocky mountain path.

Kurd Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Loose painting of a woman in a white bridal gown and veil against a warm tan background.

A Bride

Abbott Handerson Thayer, 1890

Watercolor of a canal in Bruges with a stone arch bridge, moored boats, gabled houses and church spires.

On the Canal, Bruges

Cass Gilbert, 1928

Oil painting of the Baptism of Christ with John the Baptist, a dove descending in light, and angels above a river.

Baptism of Christ

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1700

Painting of a seated shirtless man with a red headband weaving a geometric textile on a loom beside a pottery jar.

Hopi Weaver

Carl Moon, 1940

Painting of a standing Fijian man holding a spiked club on his shoulder, with mountains and thatched huts behind him.

Fijian Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil painting of a Montreal street with a tram, storefronts with awnings, utility poles and pedestrians under a stormy sky.

Main Street, Montreal

Louis Wiesenberg, 1920

Oval half-length portrait of a woman with dark curled hair in a blue dress with a white collar against a dark background.

Mrs. Price

Mrs. Price, 1700

Painting of a woman in a lilac kimono arranging violet flowers at a mirrored dressing table in a sunlit room.

The Violet Kimono

Robert Reid, 1910

Loose painting of a masted sailing ship in a harbor at dusk, with blue water, dark hull and buildings on the shore.

Porte de Cherbourg

Frank Edwin Scott, 1920

Vertical panel showing a seated woman in a pale gown among roses and foliage, in warm golden tones with fine surface cracks.

Panel for a Screen: Woman with a Deer

Albert Pinkham Ryder, 1870

Oval portrait of a woman in a red dress and lace collar holding white feathers, with an inscribed border.

Pocahontas

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Oil portrait of a young man with dark hair in a dark coat and gold waistcoat against a brown background.

Portrait of a Young Man

William Page, 1830

Painting of a shaded blue arched street with robed figures, opening onto a sunlit square beyond the arch.

Street in Tangier

Henry Ossawa Tanner, 1910

Oil painting of a standing shirtless man with a spear and round wooden shield on a sandy beach by the sea.

Nubian

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Seated man reading an open book in a wood-paneled study with bookshelves, a desk, and a checkered floor.

Peter Bell Smith

John J. Porter, 1850

Interior of a Gothic chapel with a carved wooden screen, tall stained glass windows, and figures in period dress.

King's College Chapel--Cambridge

David Roberts, 1830

Oil painting of a standing shirtless man with braided hair holding a spear and blade, with banana plant and hills behind him.

Niam-Niam Man

Antonion Zeno Shindler, 1890

Pearl of Grief

Mary Jane Peale, 1850