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A work made of pen and black ink on ivory laid paper.

Young Bull, c. 1496, erroneously inscribed in another hand 1508

Albrecht Dürer

A sparsely painted waterside scene in dark tones with minimal ghostly shapes suggesting ships, yellow glitches of paint for light reflections, and the orb of an orange moon overhead.

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water, 1872

James McNeill Whistler

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap

Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap, 1765/68

Joseph Wright of Derby

Portrait of a man wearing glasses, pink and white scarf, and blue visor.

Self-Portrait with a Visor, c. 1776

Jean Siméon Chardin

Gold knife with figure on handle, round turquoise inlays on crown.

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi), 1100–1470

Chimú

Large rectangle of fabric, geometric shapes depicting ship and people, in red, blue and yellow.

Ceremonial Hanging (palepai), 19th century

Paminggir

Black and white photograph of river seen through pine tree forest.

Big River, from the Rancherie, Mendocino, California, 1863

Carleton Watkins

Color photograph of a cemetery, a large open grave in the foreground with a rumpled tarp and pile of gravel nearby. The grave is filled with water and marine life, including several starfish.

The Flooded Grave, 1998–2000

Jeff Wall

Large painting of ancient arch ruins, statues, humans are small in comparison.

The Fountains, 1787–88

Hubert Robert

Carved ceremonial objects colored with orange and blue of a man, woman, snake, curved sticks, and cougar.

Ritual Cache, 1300–1400

Salado

Cream-colored tunic with stylized birds, cats, and geometric border.

Feathered Tunic, 1470-1532

Chimú

Portrait of white man dressed in all black with medallion and sword.

Amédée-David, the Comte de Pastoret, 1823–26

Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres

Vividly colored painting of Virgin Mary with baby Jesus and baby John the Baptist.

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c. 1515

Antonio da Correggio

A black-and-white photo collage featuring Mies van der Rohe's Crown Hall building—a long, rectangular, single-story building with walls of glass windows—submerged in a large body of water at 45 degrees, against a cloud-filled sky.

The Titanic, 1978

Stanley Tigerman

Vibrant colored print in black, yellow, red, and blue of man reclining.

Portrait of Otto Mueller, 1915

Ernst Ludwig Kirchner

Painting of four nude women composed of geometric shapes, against patterned background.

Bathers by a River, 1909–10, 1913, and 1916–17

Henri Matisse

Brown-tone drawing of a nude woman seated on a small stool, looking downward.

Seated Female Nude, 1660/62

Rembrandt van Rijn

Pale watercolor drawing of young dancer in long sheer dress.

Green and Blue: The Dancer, c. 1893

James McNeill Whistler

Abstract painting with beige background, lines creating sharp angles, minimal color.

Excavation, 1950

Willem de Kooning

Wood cabinet with lighter wood floral design and brass.

Cabinet, 1878–80

Herter Brothers

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