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A work made of black crayon on off-white wove card.

Group of Trees, n.d.

Paul Dougherty

A work made of oak and glazed earthenware.

Fireplace Surround, 1901

George Washington Maher

Print in color of two sailboats on blue water carrying cargo. One boat has five humans in it, two wearing red with wide hats, three in blue. A black mountain range, sparse with trees, rises in the background. Japanese characters appear in black ink in the upper portion of the image, with additional text on a red vertical banner in the the upper-right corner and in red at lower left.

Maisaka: The Ferry at Imagiri (Maisaka, Imagiri funawatashi), from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with Poem (Kyoka iri Tokaido), c. 1837/42

Utagawa Hiroshige

A work made of silver gilt and rock crystal.

Circular Reliquary with Domed Roof and Relics of Saints Godehard and Bernward, 1375/1400

A white-toned, blocklike sculpture with rough areas and three highly polished nude figures emerging from the rough portions. In front, a mournful man and woman grasp tightly at each other's hands while from behind, another figure buries his head in his own crossed arms, the woman's upturned hand holding onto them.

The Solitude of the Soul, Modeled in plaster 1901; sculpted in marble 1914

Lorado Taft

A work made of wood, pigment, and kaolin.

Headdress for Gelede (Igi), Early/mid–20th century

Yoruba

A work made of oil on linen.

Garden Airplane-Trap, 1935

Max Ernst

Painting of four figures in blue, red, brown dresses playing croquet.

Croquet Scene, 1866

Winslow Homer

Shallow terracotta pan-like cup with black glaze, incised floral decoration at bottom, and handles on either side.

Stemless Kylix (Drinking Cup), 460-450 BCE

Ancient Greek

A work made of terracotta, with silhouette decoration.

Miniature Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects), 300-270 BCE

Ancient Greek

Three adult figures walk on a boardwalk over reed-filled water, one carrying a baby, wearing clothes in red, blue, and gray tones, with shadowy trees and a tent structure in the background. Japanese characters in red and black ink appear at upper left and bottom right.

No. 37: Miyanokoshi, from the series "Sixty-nine Stations of the Kisokaido (Kisokaido rokujukyu tsugi no uchi)", c. 1835/38

Utagawa Hiroshige

A work made of pen lithograph on tan wove paper.

Title Page, from Long Live Fashion, Down with Art, 1919, published 1920

Max Ernst

A work made of lithograph in black on buff wove paper.

The Tailor, from Arts et Métiers, 1838

Bernard Gaillot

A three-part panel featuring a variety of scenes, vertically stacked and richly painted. The central panel features the Virgin Mary and and Child flanked by archangels Gabriel and Michael, twelve disciples below them in grid formation.

Triptych Icon, Late 17th century

A work made of acrylic on canvas.

Screamin' Jay Hawkins, 1968

Karl Wirsum

A work made of tin-glazed earthenware.

Vase Depicting a Phoenixlike Bird, 1700–50

Talavera Poblana

A work made of etching, burnished aquatint and drypoint on ivory laid paper.

A Moor Caught by the Bull in the Ring, plate 8 from The Art of Bullfighting, 1814/16, published 1816

Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes

A work made of pen lithograph on tan wove paper.

Plate One, from Long Live Fashion, Down with Art, 1919, published 1920

Max Ernst

A work made of oil on canvas.

The Fates Gathering in the Stars, 1887

Elihu Vedder

A work made of oil, enamel, metallic paint, fabric, synthetic polymer, tar, paper, thread, and gold leaf on fabric.

White (Bianco), 1952

Alberto Burri

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