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Oil sketch of a golden wheat field under cumulus clouds, with dark trees and red buildings along the horizon.

Peltomaisema, harjoitelma

Werner Holmberg, 1854

Loose painting of whitewashed thatched cottages with chimneys, a stone wall and green trees under a cloudy sky.

Green and Silver: The Devonshire Cottages

James McNeill Whistler, 1880

Oil portrait of a man in a wide-brimmed black hat, face lit against a dark background, in a gilded frame.

Portrait of Whistler with a Hat

James McNeill Whistler, 1850

Painting of a tropical village with tall palms, a red-roofed hut, a man carrying red blossoms, and a seated woman in a straw

Landscape in Tahiti (Mahana Maà)

Paul Gauguin, 1892

Misty grey riverside scene with pink-sailed boats and women in long dresses walking along a promenade, in a gilded frame.

Variations in Pink and Grey: Chelsea

James McNeill Whistler, 1870

Painting of a snow-covered pine branch with green needle clusters curving across a pale background with falling snowflakes.

Snow-laden Pine Boughs

Signature of Ogata Kenzan

Portrait of Alessandro de' Medici

Giorgio Vasari, 1534

Seated woman in a golden gown holds a book labeled Sibylla Erythraea, gesturing toward a landscape with a rocky hill and town

The Erythraean Sibyl

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1564

Painting of a seated figure in a grey kimono tuning a samisen beside a screen with a lion dog and calligraphy.

An actor in female dress stringing a samisen

Toriyama Sekien

Ink painting on a fan-shaped sheet showing a dark crow beside three red maple leaves, with a red seal at lower right.

Young Crow and Maple Leaves

Katsushika Hokusai

Painting of a child in a red coat by a doorway and a child in a bed on a checkered floor, with green walls and dark angular s

Orphan

Ole Kandelin, 1943

Mannerist painting of Vulcan seated with a shield in a vaulted forge, surrounded by nude smiths, putti and a helmeted Minerva

Vulcan's Forge

Giorgio Vasari, 1540

Ink landscape hanging scroll with a tall misty mountain, riverside houses, trees and a small boat.

Landscape

Kushiro Unsen, second half 18th century

Painting of a seated woman in a pale robe resting her arms on a wooden embroidery frame with green cloth.

Girl seated at an embroidery frame

Zhou Fang, 1500

Handscroll painting of two dragons among dark clouds above green mountains and waves, with calligraphy at right.

Dragons in clouds and waters

Traditionally attributed to Chen Rong, 1640

Russian icon of Saint John the Evangelist with a winged angel, holding a red-covered book against a gold background.

Johannes Evankelista, venäläinen ikoni

tekijä ei tiedossa, 1550

Painted hanging scroll of a Noh Okina mask with hexagon pattern, crane design and cords on a pale background.

Mask for the Noh Play Okina

Shibata Zeshin, dated 1879

Oil portrait of a man in a black beret and fur-collared robe, seated at a table with coins, a book and a candle.

Portrait of (possibly) Pieter Gerritsz Bicker, pendant of (possibly) his wife Anna Codde

Maarten van Heemskerck, 1529

Ink landscape on silk: a riverside pavilion among dark trees, small boats on water, and misty mountains in the distance.

Riverside pavilion

Painting of a woman and dog on a path near a turreted castle among trees at sunset.

German Castle Park at Sunset

Werner Holmberg, 1856

Four figures laughing and eating around a large ricotta cheese on a pewter plate, with a ladle in the foreground.

The Ricotta Eaters

Vincenzo Campi, 1580

Hanging scroll of a standing samurai warrior in colorful armor holding a curved blade against a grey background.

Warrior

Tsurana, 19th century

Hanging scroll of a moonlit river with glowing fireflies and dark reeds along the banks, rendered in soft ink tones.

Fireflies Over the Uji River by Moonlight

Ink and color painting of a gnarled tree over a misty river with small boats and distant mountains.

Approaching the winter shore

Portrait of a man in red robe and laurel wreath holding an open book, with a terraced mountain and sea behind him.

Alegorical portrait of Dante Alighieri

Giovanni Battista Naldini, 1550

Hanging scroll of a spotted deer on a rocky slope beneath red autumn maple leaves, with a branch painted above.

Deer by Mountain Stream

Taki Katei, dated January 1896

Painting of a stormy sea with a towering green wave and a distant sailing ship battling rough water under grey clouds.

Merimaisema

Ivan Semenovitš Kulikov, 1893

Painting of a monkey in a striped kimono dancing with a fan while a trainer holds its rope and two women watch.

Monkey trainer and monkey performing a dance

Painting of a young Christ in red and grey gesturing among bearded doctors in red caps holding books.

Christ among the Doctors

Hans Hoffmann, 1550

Ink drawing of a palace veranda with figures beside a blossoming tree, facing a page of gold-flecked calligraphy.

Album of paintings and calligraphy depicting scenes from <em>The Tale of Genji</em>

Small fan-shaped painting of a seated man with a fan, a white bowl, and butterflies above him.

A man with a fan, butterflies, and a bowl of water

Katsushika Hokusai

Half-length painting of Christ in a crown of thorns flanked by two men, one grimacing, against a dark background.

Ecce Homo

Hans Hoffmann, 1550