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Green-gray sculpture of a mummy with hieroglyphs etched from below the crossed arms to just above the feet.

Shabti of Wahibreemakhet, Late Period, Dynasty 26 (664–525 BCE)

Ancient Egyptian

Two paintings on one panel. The upper features a figure in blue clothes with gold trim holding a lance. Demons on horses climb a mountain. The lower image features a figure wearing blue clothes with gold trim standing next to knights in front of a castle. Two men, one in blue and in red, stand in opposition.

Saint Christopher Meets Satan; Saint Christopher before the King of Lycia, 1480/85

Martin de Soria

A work made of tempera and gold on panel.

Retable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin, 1396

Spanish

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

Stately interior with cream walls and high ceilings. At left is a fireplace with a large military portrait painting above it; at right are two large windows lined with dark curtains. Modern and metallic decorative elements, including a distinctive screen panel and coffee table, mix with more traditional, antique pieces.

E-15: English Drawing Room of the Modern Period, 1930s, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

Ornate interior with cream walls and dark wood floors. At left is a large window with blue curtains; at right is a fireplace with tall mirror. Gilded upholstered furniture and decorative elements, including numerous framed portraits, fill the room. A crystal chandelier hangs from the ceiling.

E-21: French Boudoir of the Louis XV Period, 1740-60, c. 1937

Narcissa Niblack Thorne

A pencil drawing of a butterfly on the lower left of a sheet of paper. The artist’s insignia stamp is in the lower right in blue ink.

Butterfly, c. 1890

James McNeill Whistler

This collage creates the illusion of both a woman's face and a home interior. Blond hair doubles as curtains in an entryway, while her eyes become framed artwork on the wall. The wall, or the top half of the face, is bright red, and doubles as a face mask.

Mae West's Face which May be Used as a Surrealist Apartment, 1934–35

Salvador Dalí

A work made of woodcut printed in black on ivory laid paper.

Laocoön, 1540/45

Nicolò Boldrini

A work made of oil on canvas.

And Man Created God in His Own Image, 1930–31

Ivan Albright

A work made of oil on canvas.

Ice (1), 1989

Gerhard Richter

Small iron sculpture of a dragon with a serpentine body, legs with talons, and long tail, all made of moveable joints.

Articulated Dragon, c. 1880

School of Myochin

A close-up view of five hickory leaves in vivid yellow, a white daisy in the lower middle portion, on a white background.

Yellow Hickory Leaves with Daisy, 1928

Georgia O'Keeffe

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 1971

José Lopez

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 1971

José Lopez

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 1971

José Lopez

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 1971

José Lopez

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 1971

José Lopez

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 1971

José Lopez

A work made of chromogenic print.

Untitled, 1971

José Lopez

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