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A scene in brown and green tones of people dancing indoors. In the foreground, three women stand near boothed tables while a man sits.

Moulin de la Galette, 1889

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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

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

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

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 spotted red sandstone.

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

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 brown wooden sculpture of an eight-armed elephant-headed figure in clothing and a headdress that seems to be dancing, standing under an archway that has carved figures on the arch and columns.

Eight-Armed Dancing God Ganesha, 17th century

A work made of gilded and lacquered bronze.

Kneeling Elephant, Bangkok period, 19th century

Siamese

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

Robot, 1926

Alexandra Exter

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 bronze.

Spanish Dance, Modeled c. 1883, cast 1919–21

Hilaire Germain Edgar Degas

A work made of engraving on ivory laid paper.

Hercules and Telephos, plate two from Three Famous Antique Sculptures, c. 1592, printed c. 1617

Hendrick Goltzius

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 marble.

Head of Mars, 2nd century

Ancient Roman

Mezzotint of a light-skinned bearded man in left profile wearing a twisted band of fabric wrapped around his head.

Head of Executioner, from John Evelyn's Sculptura, 1755

Richard Houston

A work made of glazed ceramic.

Untitled, 2009

William J. O'Brien

A work made of string.

Untitled, 1993

Tom Friedman

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