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Painting of a rutted dirt path through dry winter fields lined with bare shrubs and trees under a pale sky.

The Path

Janus la Cour, 1896

Painting of a large ship launching into turquoise water as a crowd of people lines a sandy shore beneath green trees.

Launching of the Griffin. July 1679

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Hero ventende Leander

Hero ventende Leander

Troels Lund, 1817-1826

Sheet music cover for The Two Roses with a photo of a woman in a lace gown, green art nouveau border and rose motifs.

There's Not a Thing I Wouldn't Do

John Frew, 1900

Painting of a man playing piano while a standing woman sings, with candles, yellow flowers and a green curtain.

Edvard Grieg accompanying his Wife

P.S. Krøyer, 1898

Painting of a sailing ship on a turquoise bay surrounded by canoes, with figures and tipis on a sandy shore under a golden sk

First Sailing of the Griffin on Lake Erie. August 7, 1679

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Men rest on a sandy beach at dusk while a standing figure looks out over calm sea; a boat and lighthouse appear.

Summer Evening on the Beach at Skagen

P.S. Krøyer, 1884

Sailing ship approaching a shore crowded with canoes, paddlers, and people, with tipis on a high bluff under a pink sky.

The Griffin Entering the Harbor at Mackinaw. August 27, 1679

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Painted riverside scene of canoes approaching a village of huts and tipis, with figures on the sandy bank and rolling green h

La Salle and Party Arrive at the Village of the Illinois. January 1, 1680

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Two women in white dresses walk arm in arm along a pale sandy beach beside a calm blue sea at dusk.

Summer Evening on the Southern Beach

P.S. Krøyer, 1893

Painting of Noah's ark beneath a double rainbow, with an angel, animals, and a crowd of figures on a flooded landscape.

The Ark

Painting of a crowd in feathered headdresses gathered around a ceremonial pole among tipis and bark lodges beneath trees.

La Salle's Party Feasted in the Illinois Village. January 2, 1680

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Painting of a snowy winter encampment with figures in feathered headdresses gathered on frozen ground beside tents and trees.

De Tonty Suing for Peace in the Iroquois Village. January 2, 1680

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Hand-colored lithograph of dancer Fanny Elssler in pink costume with black lace skirts, arms outstretched, on grass with flow

Fanny Elssler

John T. French, 1830

Painted river scene with red canoes full of paddlers passing green hills and rocky bluffs under a pale sky.

Father Hennepin and Two Companions Made Prisoners by the Sioux. April 1680

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Painting of red canoes with paddlers on a wide river below tall grassy cliffs under a cloudy sky.

Father Hennepin and Companions Passing Lover's Leap. April 1680

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Perugino's Crucifixion altarpiece with Christ on the cross, angels, kneeling saints and a landscape background.

Chigi Altarpiece

Pietro Perugino, 1506

Painted riverside scene of figures beside a canoe and campfire, with a wide waterfall across the river behind them.

Father Hennepin and Companions at the Falls of St. Anthony. May 1, 1680

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Fruits in an Italian landscape

Fruits in an Italian landscape

Christine Løvmand, 1842-1843

Fresco of God the Father above saints Roch and Romanus, with a painted town view below.

God the Father with Two Saints

Pietro Perugino, 1476

Painting of a river valley with red canoes on the water, a wooden cross on the shore, and green rolling hills under a pale sk

Father Hennepin Leaving the Mississippi to Join La Salle. May 8, 1680

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Hand-colored print of General Washington in blue and gold uniform holding the Declaration of Independence, with a horse, cann

General Washington

Noël Le Mire, 1780

Painting of the Virgin and Child in clouds with angels above two kneeling friars and a crowd before a distant town.

Banner of Justice

Pietro Perugino, 1496

Figures haul canoes on sledges across a snowy frozen lake toward a tree-lined shore under a cloudy sky.

La Salle Crossing Lake Michigan on the Ice. December 8, 1681

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Renaissance altarpiece with a central Nativity, Crucifixion above, and saints and angels in side wings under arches.

Altarpolyptychon, Haupttafel: Christi Geburt, Lünette der Haupttafel: Kreuzigung, linker Flügel: Hl. Johannes d. Täuf…

Pietro Perugino, 1491

Painting of canoes with paddlers travelling down a river past green hills and trees under a cloudy sky.

La Salle's Party Entering the Mississippi in Canoes. February 6, 1682

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Painted portrait of a man in a black cap and dark robe, set against a hilly landscape under a pale blue sky.

Portrait of Lorenzo di Credi

Pietro Perugino, 1488

Painting of a riverbank gathering with canoes on the water and a crowd of figures under tall green trees.

La Salle Taking Possession of the Land at the Mouth of the Arkansas. March 10, 1682

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Half-length portrait of a man in a black beret and red doublet holding a scroll, with a blue hilly landscape behind him.

Portrait of Francesco delle Opere

Pietro Perugino, 1494

Painting of a Native American village gathering where a feathered chief greets European visitors before thatched lodges and h

Chief of the Taensa Indians Receiving La Salle. March 20, 1682

George Catlin, 1847/1848

Virgin Mary rising among angels and cherubs while apostles gaze upward in a hilly landscape.

Pala di Corciano

Pietro Perugino, 1513

Painting of a crowd by a riverbank with a wooden cross, European men, Indigenous people, tipis and tall trees.

La Salle Erecting a Cross and Taking Possession of the Land. March 25, 1682

George Catlin, 1847/1848