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Hanging scroll of a woman in a blue blossom-patterned kimono reading a letter on a veranda beside a shoji screen.

Beauty Reading a Letter

Tōensai Kanshi, c. 1751-72

Painting of two people in a rowboat on a river beside willow trees, with a stone arch bridge and reflections in the water.

Bridge at Poissy (Pêcheurs à ligne)

Jean-Louis-Ernest Meissonier, 1881

Painting of women and men under cherry blossoms on a hill above a harbor with sailing boats and rooftops.

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama

Utagawa Toyokuni

Painting of women gathered in shade among tall tree trunks on a green grassy clearing, with a distant park view.

Women Meeting in the Shade

Ker Xavier Roussel, c. 1890

Ink painting of Bodhidharma standing on a reed above clouds, wearing reddish-brown robes and a rosary.

Bodhidharma on a Reed

Shingo, 1500s

Painting of a woman in a grey bonnet and red shawl holding a sleeping child in a red cap against a dark background.

Street Singer and Child

Miniature painting of a crowned archer beside a tree with birds, seated courtiers and a horseman, with Persian text above.

Vabhruvahana Approaches Arjuna, page from the Khan Khanan's Razm-nama

Sur Das Gujarati, c. 1610?-17

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ, who holds a red apple, against a gold background with haloes.

Virgin and Child

Icilio Federico Joni, 1400s

Two six-panel screens showing tigers among rocks, a pine tree, and flowing water in a pale landscape.

Tiger Family

Kishi Ganku, early 1800s

Six-panel screen of a misty night landscape with a full moon, distant mountains, a winding river and pine trees.

Summer Night

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1784

Hanging scroll of misty mountains, pine and bare trees, a thatched hut and two walking figures in ink.

Solitary Colors of the Autumn Woods

Wang Jianzhang, first half 1600s

Six-panel gold screen showing two phoenixes beside paulownia, bamboo and pine trees over rocks and water.

Phoenixes and Paulownia

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 1500s

Six-panel gold screen with two peacocks among green bamboo, rocks, a pine tree and a small bird.

Peacocks and Bamboo

Tosa Mitsuyoshi, late 1500s

Oval miniature portrait of a woman with a lace ruff, jeweled hair ornaments and dark gown against a blue background.

Portrait of Lucy Russell, Countess of Bedford, née Harrington

Isaac Oliver, 1612

Painting of the Virgin and Christ child with two angels offering fruit in a wooded landscape, a man leading a donkey beyond.

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Charles Poërson, c. 1640

Seated man in black coat with open book and pinned insect box on marble table, against dark background.

Dr. Johann Henning Kjetil Hjardemaal

Christen Købke, 1833

Painting of Bacchus holding grapes beside Ceres carrying wheat, two figures in a shadowed landscape.

Ceres and Bacchus

Bartholomeus Spranger, 1600s

Painting of pine trees and a rocky outcrop beneath dramatic storm clouds, with blue mountains in the distance.

Fir Trees and Storm Clouds

Albert Bierstadt, c. 1870

Oval portrait miniature of a man with curly dark hair in a embroidered uniform and red sash, in a gold frame.

Portrait of Henri Gratien, Comte Bertrand

Jean-Baptiste Isabey, 1808

Round fan painting of green bamboo with a dragonfly and insects on a brown silk background.

Bamboo and Insects

Wu Bing, late 1100s

Ink painting of a bare tree, rock and bamboo with calligraphic inscriptions and red seals on paper.

Bamboo, Rock, and Tall Tree

Ni Zan, c. 1300s

Ink painting of a bearded man seated under a tree with a small ghost on his shoulder and bamboo nearby.

Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts

Luo Ping, 1700s

Evening landscape of a sandy pit with grass and tree clusters beneath a pale sky with a crescent moon.

The Marl Pit at Mulcent: Evening

Antoine Chintreuil, after 1857

Painting of Salome holding a silver platter with the severed head of Saint John the Baptist, flanked by two onlookers.

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Bernardino Luini, 1500s or later

Six-panel screen of a snowy winter landscape with pine trees, small village houses, a bridge, and a pale golden sky.

Winter Day

Maruyama Ōkyo, 1784

Hanging scroll of a courtesan in a red kimono with two attendants in dark patterned robes against a plain beige background.

Courtesan and Attendants

Engetsudō, c. 1748-51

Painting of a covered pleasure boat on a river with a woman in grey kimono leaning over the side and blossoming trees.

Pleasure Boat on the Sumida River

Teisai Hokuba, 1800s

Grayscale drawing of an autumn harvest landscape with villagers picking fruit, a cart with barrels, and a distant castle.

Autumn

Frans Boels, 1594

Painting of allegorical goddesses on clouds above a woodland scene with grape harvesters, a treading vat, cattle and watermel

Allegory of Agriculture

Paolo Fiammingo

Painting of a crowded court interior with richly dressed figures below and allegorical women and a youth on clouds above.

Allegory of the Joys of Life and Love

Paolo Fiammingo, 1590

Oval portrait of a man in periwig and steel armour, with a seascape and ships behind him.

Harmen Lijnslager (1664-1704). Secretaris van de admiraliteit van Amsterdam

Johannes van Haensbergen, 1699

Oval portrait of a woman in blue dress with pearls and red shawl, holding an apple beside a stone basin and landscape.

Judith Allijn (gest 1702). Echtgenote van Harmen Lijnslager

Johannes van Haensbergen, 1699