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Two men in dark cloaks play chess on an ornate table, with a colonnade and garden landscape behind them.

Two Chess Players

Paris Bordone, 1540

Oil portrait of a young boy in a blue velvet coat with a yellow bird perched on his shoulder against a dark background.

Georg Vollrath de Rège, grandson of the artist

Antoine Pesne, 1747

Painting of Christ in a crown of thorns carrying a wooden cross with an elderly man supporting it behind him.

Carrying of the Cross

Titian, 1565

Oil portrait of a bearded man in a red cape and white collar, seated before a dark background with gold drapery.

Portrait of Anton Triest, Bishop of Ghent (1577-1657)

Anthony van Dyck

Black-and-white reproduction of a 1640 double portrait of a man and wife with a sailing ship on the shore behind them.

A shipowner and his wife

Isaack Luttichuys, 1640

Pastoral landscape with peasants and cattle fording a brook beneath a large tree, a village church and hilltop castle beyond.

Landscape with a fordable place in a brook with peasants and cattle

Christian Hilfgott Brand, 1746

Virgin Mary holding the infant Christ while young John the Baptist kneels in prayer at left, against a dark background.

Madonna and Child and little John

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1500

Oil portrait of a seated woman in a dark cape and green blouse beside a carved table with a framed photo.

Portrait of Vera Kharitonenko

François Flameng, 1893

Ink painting of a white crane with black wing feathers standing beside pine branches and rock.

Cranes, one of a pair, also see F1997.25.1

Itō Jakuchū, 1750

Painting of a laurel-holding woman, a helmeted warrior, and a bearded oarsman against a dark background.

Äneas, die Sibylle und Charon

Giuseppe Maria Crespi, 1695

Composite portrait head made of fish, octopus, lobster, turtle and coral arranged to form a face, dark background.

Water

Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1566

Portrait of Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415-1493)

Still life of a pewter plate heaped with sweets and pastries beside a glass decanter and overturned wine glasses.

Plato de dulces

Miguel Parra Abril, 1845

Painting of Christ's body being laid on a stone tomb, with mourning women in blue, yellow and pink robes beneath a blue sky.

The Burial of Christ

Titian, 1572

Two bearded old men read books inside a rocky cave, with a river valley and tower visible through the arched opening.

Saints Paul and Anthony Abbot in a Cave

David Teniers the Younger, 1650

Painting of a park path with trees, women in white and red dresses, a man in a dark suit, and a seated figure by a bench.

Flirting in the Park

Edvard Munch, 1942

Oil painting of a reclining nude woman in white stockings on a draped cloth, with loose sketchy background strokes.

Reclining Nude

Julius LeBlanc Stewart, 1909

Painting of costumed commedia dell'arte actors, including Pierrot and a masked harlequin, in a wooded setting.

Les acteurs de la Comédie italienne

Nicolas Lancret, 1716

Painting of two sailing boats in breaking surf under a dark stormy sky, with a small figure on the shore at right.

Twee zeilschepen in de branding

Johan Hendrik Weissenbruch, 1850

Landscape painting with a castle on a rocky hill, an eagle in the sky, a rider with dogs, and a figure in a red cloak.

Abduction of Ganymedes

Painting of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Child, kneeling kings, attendants, and donors in a landscape.

The Adoration of the Magi

Master of the Aachen Altar, 1510

Painting of Judith in a jeweled turban holding a sword and the severed head of Holofernes, with an older woman behind her.

Judith tenant la tête d'Holopherne

Georges Lallemand, 1605

Full-length portrait of a woman in silver silk and red drapery touching a white greyhound in a dark woodland.

Elizabeth Gunning, Duchess of Hamilton, 1733 - 1790

Gavin Hamilton, 1752

Painting of a battle with a commander on a rearing white horse, pikemen, banners and cavalry clashing near a fortified hill.

Battle

Juan de la Corte, 1643

Painting of a uniformed man in a dark coat raising a flag on a pole against a smoky battlefield landscape.

Napoleon Bonaparte on the Bridge at Arcole

Antoine-Jean Gros, 1796

Triptych altarpiece with three scenes: a birth in a red-canopied bed, a baptism by a river, and a beheading in a hall.

The Altar of St. John

Rogier van der Weyden, 1455

Painting of a man stealing a kiss from a woman in a white silk gown at a half-open door in an elegant interior.

The Stolen Kiss

Jean-Honoré Fragonard, 1780

Painting of tall trees and a fallen pale trunk beside a dark lake with water lilies under a cloudy sky.

Oaks at a lake with Water Lilies

Jacob van Ruisdael, 1665

Ink painting of a crane on one leg beneath a pine branch, with reeds and a red seal on a hanging scroll.

Cranes, one of a pair, also see F1997.25.2

Itō Jakuchū, 1750

Kneeling monk in white habit clasping hands with a woman in pink and blue, an angel in gold robes beside them.

The Vision of the Blessed Hermann Joseph

Anthony van Dyck, 1629