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A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

A Panel from a Porticoes Series, 1775/1800

Jean-Baptiste Oudry

A work made of linen, wool, and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Table Carpet (Depicting Scenes from the Life of Christ), 1600/50

A work made of wool and silk, slit and dovetailed tapestry weave warp: count: 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–0.7 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 38 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-spun elements; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun elements and a single z-spun element; diameters: 0.4–1.5 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements (may be replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; wool and silk; paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameters: 1.0–1.4 mm. three-quarters of piece rewoven.

Justitia (Justice) from Los Honores, 1525-1532

Bernard van Orley

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Large Leaf Verdure with Birds, c. 1550/75

A work made of wool and silk, slit and double interlocking tapestry weave.

Armorial with an Unidentified Coat of Arms, c. 1550

A work made of wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count: 7–8 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.0 mm weft: count: varies from 16 to 32 wefts per cm; wool: s-ply of two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.4–1.0 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements (maybe replacement wefts); diameters: 0.4–0.9 mm. right half of piece was rewoven..

Prudentia (Prudence) from Los Honores, 1525-1532

Bernard van Orley

A work made of wool and silk; slit, dovetailed, and double interlocking tapestry weave warp: count; 6 warps per cm; wool: s-ply of three z-spun elements; diameter: 1.5 mm weft: count: varies from 17 to 28 wefts per cm; wool; s-ply of two z-spun elements; pairs of s-ply ol two z-spun elements; diameters: 0.5–1.5 mm; silk: s-ply of two z-twisted elements; pairs of s-ply of two z-twisted elements; diameters: 0.35–1.0 mm; wool and silk: paired yarns of s-ply of two z-spun wool elements and s-ply of two z-twisted silk elements; diameter: 0.8 mm.

Alexander Kneeling before Jaddus at the Gates of Jerusalem [left section] from The Story of Alexander the Great, c. 1600

Nicolaas van Orley

Large tapestry depicts Chinese emperor heading to sea in opulent ceremony.

The Emperor Sailing, from The Story of the Emperor of China, 1716/22

Guy-Louis Vernansal

A work made of lithograph on paper.

Woman (The Sphinx), 1899

Edvard Munch

Black and white with floral-like shapes closing in a semi-circle.

Celestial Chaos No. 1, 2014

Tai Xiangzhou

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bowl with Thickly-Painted Polychrome Zigzag Motif, 650–150 BCE

Paracas

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bowl Depicting a Costumed Ritual Performer with Abstract Plants, Holding a Captive, 180 BCE–500 CE

Nasca

A work made of blue ballpoint pen, colored pencil, and pastel on ivory wove paper.

American Zeppolin Flight from New York City to Paris France in Year 1939, 1969

Joseph Yoakum

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Double Spout Vessel with Incised and Painted Abstract Feline Head, 650–150 BCE

Paracas

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bowl with Anthropomorphic Figure, 650–150 BCE

Paracas

A work made of earthenware and slip.

Fragment of a Drum Chamber, 180 BCE–500 CE

Nasca

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Bottle in the Form of a Severed Trophy Head, 180 BCE–500 CE

Nasca

A work made of ceramic and pigment.

Vessel with Bird Beings, 50–500 CE

Nasca

Painting, heavy in tones of blue-green and burnt orange, depicting a bar scene at night. The men wear top hats and many are bearded; the women are dressed in voluminous gowns and decorative hats. Five people converse in the center of the composition and a woman with a green face dominates the right foreground.

At the Moulin Rouge, 1892–95

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A work made of charcoal, gouache, and soft pastel on coventry vellum paper, cut and collaged onto white wove paper.

JB and Bobby, 2018

Nathaniel Mary Quinn

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