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Hanging scroll of pink, purple and white tree peonies rising beside a mineral-dotted rock, with calligraphy at upper left.

Tree Peonies

Handscroll painting of white magnolias, pink peonies, red camellias and plum blossoms on gnarled branches against tan silk.

One Hundred Flowers

Yun Shouping, 18th century

Ink drawing of robed bald figures among rocky cliffs, a stream, and bare trees with blossoms, in grey wash.

The Sixteen Luohans

Shitao, dated 1667

Ink landscape of a twisted tree, rocky path, tiny standing figure and cliff, with calligraphy and red seals in the margin.

Landscape with solitary figure

Shitao, 1660s

Oil portrait of a man in a green coat with gold buttons and lace jabot, turned toward the viewer on a dark background.

Dr. Jonathan Potts (1745-1781)

Henry Benbridge, 1770-76

Ink painting of tall bamboo stalks and leaves in wind, with calligraphy and red seals at left on a grey ground.

Bamboo in wind and rain

Shitao, ca. 1694

Ink and blue wash fan painting of pine-covered mountains, huts and a small figure, with calligraphy at top.

Landscape

Shitao, dated 1699

Ink and color album leaf of a pavilion on a riverbank with trees, a distant shore, and calligraphy in the upper left.

Wilderness Colors

Shitao, ca. 1700

Ink landscape with craggy rocks, a grotto opening at left, and trees with red foliage, with calligraphy at upper right.

Outing to Zhang Gong's Grotto

Shitao, ca. 1700

Painting of a sunlit garden pergola with orange trees, stone columns, pink roses, and a seated man near an arched gate.

Pergola with Oranges

Thomas Fearnley, c. 1834

Hanging scroll of misty autumn mountains with pines, a thatched hut, small figures and calligraphy in the upper right.

Drunk in Autumn Woods

Shitao, ca. 1702

Oval miniature of a young boy in a red lace-collared garment and blue sash with a star badge, in a gilt frame.

Portrait of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (1688-1766)

Nicolas Prévost, 1692

Ink and color album leaf of two sailboats on a river beside a pavilion on a rocky cliff, with calligraphy and seals.

Landscapes

Shitao, ca. 1690

Oval miniature of a woman with powdered hair, pearl tiara and blue gown with red sash, in an ornate gold filigree frame.

Portrait of Maria Fedorovna, Empress of Russia

Unknown artist, c. 1796

Ink landscape with misty distant mountains, leafless trees, rocks, and a small roofed pavilion beside red seals.

Landscapes of the Four Seasons

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountain peaks, pine trees, a small pavilion, and a seated figure by a stream.

Thirty-six Peaks of Mount Huang Recollected

Shitao, ca. 1705

Painting of an equestrienne riding a grey horse in a circus ring as a ringmaster with a whip looks on.

Equestrienne (At the Cirque Fernando)

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1887-88

Ink landscape hanging scroll with misty mountains, pine trees, a thatched hermitage and a seated figure, with calligraphy at

Hermitage in Mount Lu

Painting of the Virgin Mary holding the Christ Child on a pedestal, with halos, a white dove, and a cloudy sky behind them.

Virgin and Child Enthroned

Girolamo da Santacroce, 1516

Ink landscape hanging scroll with tall rocky mountains, pine trees, pavilions, a footbridge over a stream, and calligraphy.

Landscape after Wu Zhen

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1695

Painting of Saint John the Baptist climbing rocky peaks above a walled gate, with a city and striped fields in the distance.

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Handscroll landscape with rocky hills, bamboo, pavilions by a river, a small boat, and distant blue mountains.

Wangchuan Villa

Wang Yuanqi, dated 1711

Painting of Saint John the Baptist behind prison bars speaking to two disciples, with a chained dog and Gothic buildings.

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Hanging scroll of a flowering crabapple branch with a pair of long-tailed birds perched among white blossoms beside a rock.

Flowering Crabapple and Pair of Birds

Shen Quan, dated 1744

Painting of the beheading of Saint John the Baptist with a headless body at a barred window and an executioner in gold armor.

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Ink wash album leaf of lotus leaves, stalks and reeds with calligraphy and red seals at upper left.

Lotus Leaves and Water Reeds

Painting of a banquet where a kneeling servant presents a platter with a severed head to Herod and startled guests.

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod

Giovanni di Paolo, 1455-60

Ink painting of chrysanthemums beside a tall grey rock with calligraphic inscription and red seals.

Chrysanthemums by a rock

Gao Fenghan, 18th century

Gold-ground panel of the Virgin's death, with apostles around the bier, Christ above holding her soul, and angels with candle

The Death of the Virgin

Starnina, 1405-10

Album leaf with pink plum blossoms and blue-green bamboo, with a column of Chinese calligraphy at the left edge.

Landscapes and Flowers

Wang Shishen, dated 1745