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A work made of cardboard, fabric, wood, glass, and string.

Robot, 1926

Alexandra Exter

Orange, yellow, and white flowers in a brown vase on a round table, with a blue-green floral tablecloth and mottled, brownish background. Each perceived main color is made up of strokes of bright, vibrant colors—reds, blues, pinks, and purples—lending dimension to the scene.

Chrysanthemums, 1881–82

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

For Kandinsky

For Kandinsky, 1961

Mark di Suvero

A boldly painted orange tiger lies on brown, rocky ground, his body nearly filling the canvas, blue water and gray sky in the background.

Tiger Resting, c. 1845

Pierre Andrieu

A work made of gray earthenware with polychrome painting and openwork decoration.

Incense Burner (Xianglu), Western Han dynasty, 206 BCE–9 CE

A work made of marble.

Head of Mars, 2nd century

Ancient Roman

A work made of chalkware.

Fruit sculpture, 1800–1900

Artist unknown

Serene red-haired woman, framed with allegorical symbols of red bird, sundial.

Beata Beatrix, 1871–72

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

A light-skinned, blond Virgin Mary in blue holds a child, his arms reaching around her neck and face upturned toward hers. At left, an angel looks on.

Virgin and Child with an Angel, 1475–85

Sandro Botticelli

An older man at left in red raises his hat toward a central table chaotically overflowing with dead game, fruits, and vegetables. The wings of dead birds and limbs of animals are splayed out at dramatic angles; a deer at center is suspended by his back legs. Live birds and a cat animate the scene.

Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market, 1614

Frans Snyders

A work made of spotted red sandstone.

Lion Protome, probably for a Throne, c. 2nd century

A work made of gilt copper alloy.

Eleven-Headed and Six-Armed Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara) Standing on a Lotus, Tang dynasty (618–907), c. 9th century

A work made of marble.

Deposition, c. 1800-1805

Antonio D'Este

A work made of fabric, wood, foam, latex rubber, gesso, and rhoplex.

Durango, 1979

Harmony Hammond

A work made of bronze.

The Filatrice (The Spinner), 1850

Henry Kirke Brown

A man sits on a brown horse at center wearing a soldier's uniform, red pants, and blue and gray jacket, with other soldiers in the background. The ground appears wet, the sky vast and gray. A weapon hangs from his side.

A Mounted Officer, 1877

Jean Baptiste Édouard Detaille

A work made of gilded and lacquered bronze.

Kneeling Elephant, Bangkok period, 19th century

Siamese

Vivid, lush view of rolling waves in purple, white, blue, and green against a bright blue sky with a watercolor-like blending of blues and purples. Sea and sky nearly become one.

Seascape, 1879

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Surrounded by lush, bright foliage, man and a young girl at close range lean against a fence near a lake. The man is smoking, and both wear straw hats.

Near the Lake, 1879–80

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

A work made of gray earthenware with slip and polychrome pigments.

Female Attendant, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–9 CE), about 2nd century BCE

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