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A work made of bronze.

Bodhisattva with Hands in Gesture of Teaching (Vitarkamudra), 9th/10th 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 work made of oil on canvas.

The Terrace, c. 1660

Dutch

A work made of sandstone.

Goddess Durga Slaying the Buffalo Demon (Mahishasuramardini), 6th century

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.

Portrait Head of a Youth, 14-68, reworked by the late 4th-early 5th century

Ancient Roman

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 light-skinned nude woman, center, struggles while a light-skinned nude man, top left, violently pulls white translucent fabric off of her. Dark red and brown textiles, a pillow, dagger, and fallen nude statue complete the scene.

Tarquin and Lucretia, 1578–80

Tintoretto

A work made of marble.

Classical Head, 1909–10

Elie Nadelman

A work made of painted wood.

A Group of Houses and Figures, c. 1949

Lyonel Feininger

A work made of painted wood closet and table with aluminum fox, iron chain, locks, keys, rope, aluminum letter, iron block, and artist-made newspapers.

parallel occurrence, 2001

Mark Manders

A work made of stoneware (jasperware), cut steel frame.

Apollo, 1775/80

Wedgwood Manufactory

A work made of bronze.

A Goddess, Champa period, 9th–10th century

Cham

Outdoors, distinct groupings of adult men and women, some with halos, gather near a building. The front-facing wall of the building is not depicted, allowing for a view inside, where a woman sits in bed with two women nearby and two other women dress a baby. A bearded man sits near the bed.

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist, 1490/95

Bartolomeo di Giovanni

Family Tree

Family Tree, 1954

Joseph Goto

A work made of glazed ceramic.

Untitled, 2009

William J. O'Brien

A work made of marble.

Saint Elizabeth of Hungary, 1851

Félicie de Fauveau

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