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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Portrait of a Prelate

Portrait of a Prelate

Lavinia Fontana (Italian, Bologna 1552–1614 Rome), ca. 1580

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The Assumption of the Virgin

The Assumption of the Virgin

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614), 1577–79

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Henri III (1551–1589), King of France

Henri III (1551–1589), King of France

French Painter (late 16th century), 1570

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Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Two Sisters (On the Terrace)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919), 1881

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Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

Maker unknown (Mexica, Aztec) Probably Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), Mexico, c. 1503

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The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)

The Advance-Guard, or The Military Sacrifice (The Ambush)

Frederic Remington (American, 1861–1909), 1890

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Old Man with a Gold Chain

Old Man with a Gold Chain

Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669), 1631

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Portrait Vessel

Portrait Vessel

Ceramist unknown (Moche) Southern Moche region, north coast, Peru, 600–700

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Distant View of Niagara Falls

Distant View of Niagara Falls

Thomas Cole (American, born England, 1801–1848), 1830

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Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)

Improvisation No. 30 (Cannons)

Vasily Kandinsky Born Moscow (formerly Russian Empire, now Russia), 1866; died Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1944, 1913

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Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (Kanagawa oki nami ura), also known as The Great Wave, from the series "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji (Fugaku sanjurokkei)"

Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾 北斎 Japanese, 1760-1849, 1830/33

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Retable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin

Retable and Frontal of the Life of Christ and the Virgin

Spanish, 1396

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The Assumption of the Virgin

The Assumption of the Virgin

El Greco (Doménikos Theotokópoulos; Greek, active in Spain, 1541–1614), 1577–79

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The Watermill with the Great Red Roof

The Watermill with the Great Red Roof

Meindert Hobbema (Dutch, 1638–1709), c. 1665

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Still Life with Game Fowl

Still Life with Game Fowl

Juan Sánchez Cotán (Spanish, 1560–1627), c. 1600–3

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Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

Acrobats at the Cirque Fernando (Francisca and Angelina Wartenberg)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919), 1879

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Interrupted Reading

Interrupted Reading

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875), c. 1870

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Self-Portrait

Self-Portrait

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), 1887

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The Crucifixion

The Crucifixion

Francisco de Zurbarán (Spanish, 1598–1664), 1627

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View of Cotopaxi

View of Cotopaxi

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900), 1857

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Flower Clouds

Flower Clouds

Odilon Redon French, 1840-1916, c. 1903

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Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

Coronation Stone of Moctezuma Xocoyotzin

Maker unknown (Mexica, Aztec) Probably Tenochtitlan (now Mexico City), Mexico, c. 1503

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Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)

Bust of a Youth (Saint John the Baptist)

Francesco Mochi (Italian, 1580–1654), 1630-40

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Icebound

Icebound

John Henry Twachtman (American, 1853–1902), c. 1889

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The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

The Fountain, Villa Torlonia, Frascati, Italy

John Singer Sargent (American, 1856–1925), 1907

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Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

Stacks of Wheat (End of Summer)

Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926), 1890–91

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Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

Early Morning, Tarpon Springs

George Inness (American, 1825–1894), 1892

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The Home of the Heron

The Home of the Heron

George Inness (American, 1825–1894), 1893

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Coffin and Mummy of Paankhaenamun

Coffin and Mummy of Paankhaenamun

Egyptian; Thebes (now Luxor), Egypt, Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, reign of Osorkon I (about 924–889 BCE)

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Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair

Madame Cezanne in a Yellow Chair

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906), 1888–90

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

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

Frans Snyders (Flemish, 1579-1657), 1614

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Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Ballet at the Paris Opéra

Edgar Degas French, 1834-1917, 1877

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At the Moulin Rouge

At the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (French, 1864–1901), 1892–95

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Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)

Merahi metua no Tehamana (Tehamana Has Many Parents or The Ancestors of Tehamana)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), 1893

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Cupid Chastised

Cupid Chastised

Bartolomeo Manfredi (Italian, 1582–1622), 1613

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Landscape with Saint John on Patmos

Landscape with Saint John on Patmos

Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594–1665), 1640

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The Fountains

The Fountains

Hubert Robert (French, 1733-1808), 1787–88

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Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

Nocturne: Blue and Gold—Southampton Water

James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903), 1872

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Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Fishing Boats with Hucksters Bargaining for Fish

Joseph Mallord William Turner (English, 1775–1851), 1837–38

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Judith

Judith

Jan Sanders van Hemessen (Netherlandish, active c. 1519–1556), c. 1540

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Fish (Still Life)

Fish (Still Life)

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883), 1864

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Croquet Scene

Croquet Scene

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1866

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E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90

E-10: English Dining Room of the Georgian Period, 1770-90

Designed by Narcissa Niblack Thorne American, 1882-1966, c. 1937

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A City Park

A City Park

William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916), c. 1887

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The Bedroom

The Bedroom

Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890), 1889

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884

Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891), 1884–86, border added 1888–89

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Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz

Jacques and Berthe Lipchitz

Amedeo Modigliani Italian, 1884–1920, 1916

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Woman before an Aquarium

Woman before an Aquarium

Henri Matisse French, 1869–1954, 1921–23

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The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist

The Holy Family with Saints Elizabeth and John the Baptist

Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640), c. 1615

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Madame de Pastoret and Her Son

Madame de Pastoret and Her Son

Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825), 1791–92

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The Herring Net

The Herring Net

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910), 1885

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Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja)

Shiva as Lord of the Dance (Nataraja)

India Tamil Nadu, Chola period, about 10th/11th century

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Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Correggio (Antonio Allegri; Italian, 1489–1534), c. 1515

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Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra)

Buddha Shakyamuni Seated in Meditation (Dhyanamudra)

India Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu, Chola period, about 12th century

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Paris Street; Rainy Day

Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894), 1877

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Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra

Hercules and the Lernaean Hydra

Gustave Moreau (French, 1826-1898), 1875–76

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The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)

The Captive Slave (Ira Aldridge)

John Philip Simpson (English, 1782–1847), 1827

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Arlésiennes (Mistral)

Arlésiennes (Mistral)

Paul Gauguin (French, 1848–1903), 1888

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Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Ceremonial Knife (Tumi)

Chimú Lambayeque Valley, north coast, Peru, 1100–1470

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