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Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan of Baki

Illustrated Manuscript of the Divan of Baki

Ottoman

Folio with notes in later hands (text recto; notes verso of folio 129), from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Folio with notes in later hands (text recto; notes verso of folio 129), from a manuscript of Yusuf and Zulaykha by Nizami

Persian

Gloucester Harbor and Dory

Gloucester Harbor and Dory, 1836 - 1910

Winslow Homer

Pastel drawing of man in hat with sunset in background

Sunset; Red and Gold--The Gondolier, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Butterfly for a Valance at Dowdeswell's Gallery

Butterfly for a Valance at Dowdeswell's Gallery, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

A teardrop-shaped vessel with a wide spout and a small opening at top.

Aryballos (oil flask): Bull between Lions; Dogs Hunting Hare

Greek

Mold-made terracotta head of a young man

Head of a Male

Etruscan

Figures stand around a chariot while an eclectic parade marches above.

Hydria (water jar): Warrior's Farewell

Greek

On a vessel, a woman holds a spear and examines a helmet.

Lekythos (oil flask): Athena holding a Corinthian helmet and spear, Doric column at left

Greek

A Japanese-inspired scene of a procession of visitors bringing gifts to the seated Madame Cigale.

The Birthday of Madame Cigale, 1872 - 1898

Aubrey Vincent Beardsley

Watercolor of woman in long black coat on red background

Red and Black, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Watercolor of reclining woman with book on brown background

Maud Reading, in a Hammock, 1834 - 1903

James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Key West

Key West, 1836 - 1910

Winslow Homer

An opaque watercolor painting depicting a standing woman at the center wearing a pale green shawl and dress. She stands on a flat, white walkway with red flowers behind and in front of her. There are two birds next to her and two tall trees behind her on either side.

Virahotkanthita Nayika on a Terrace with Birds

Indian

A complex irregular grid of colored lines on paper.

Design for a Jacquard Weaving, 1899 - 1994

Anni Albers

A portrait of a woman in profile, wearing a headdress

Mlle Marcelle Lender, Half-Length, 1864 - 1901

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

A porcelain disc shaped container with two small holes in the top

Water Dropper in the Form of a Leaping Carp

Korean

William Whistler (brother of James Abbott McNeill Whistler)

William Whistler (brother of James Abbott McNeill Whistler), active 1846-1862

William Edward Kilburn

Small Jar with Pedestal Base (Kandila type)

Small Jar with Pedestal Base (Kandila type)

Cycladic

Frontal Portrait Study of a Navajo Girl

Frontal Portrait Study of a Navajo Girl, born 1952

Timothy David Mayhew

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