title: Figure Seated on a Lion

creator: Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)

country: France

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Figure Seated on a Lion, c.1740–45. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 18.3 x 30.5 x 12.1 cm (7 3/16 x 12 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.60


title: Woman Holding Plum Blossoms

medium: earthenware covered in white slip with traces of pigment

country: North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Sculpture
North china, tang dynasty (618-907)
Flowers

source: The Cleveland Museum of Art

source_id: cleveland

rights: Public Domain / CC0

rights_statement: CC0 (Creative Commons Zero) via the Cleveland Museum of Art Open Access programme.

credit_line: Woman Holding Plum Blossoms, mid-700s. North China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Earthenware covered in white slip with traces of pigment; overall: 43.8 x 16.5 x 12.2 cm (17 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.13


title: Barbarian

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome

credit_line: Barbarian, 1–100 CE. Italy, Rome. Bronze; overall: 8.5 x 3.3 x 1.8 cm (3 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1987.64


title: Mosaic of Tigress and Cubs

date: 300s CE

medium: tesserae

country: Eastern Roman Empire

subjects:
Mosaic
Eastern roman empire

credit_line: Mosaic of Tigress and Cubs, 300s CE. Eastern Roman Empire. Tesserae; overall: 142.9 x 135.4 cm (56 1/4 x 53 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.65


title: Statuette of a Serving Girl

medium: terracotta, originally painted

credit_line: Statuette of a Serving Girl, c. 1323–1186 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasties 18–19. Terracotta, originally painted; overall: 38.4 x 9.2 cm (15 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1991.107


title: Octagonal Pendant

medium: gold

credit_line: Octagonal Pendant, 324–26 CE. Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period. Gold; overall: 9.7 x 9.4 x 1.7 cm (3 13/16 x 3 11/16 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1994.98.1


title: Figure of Demosthenes

creator: Enoch Wood (British, 1759–1840)

medium: lead glazed earthenware

country: England, Staffordshire, Burslem

subjects:
Ceramic
England, staffordshire, burslem

credit_line: Figure of Demosthenes, c. 1800. Enoch Wood (British, 1759–1840). Lead glazed earthenware; overall: 47.5 x 39.2 x 18.6 cm (18 11/16 x 15 7/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Nicholas J. Velloney, 2003.249


title: Club (Knobkerrie)

medium: Wood

credit_line: Club (Knobkerrie), 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, Kingdom of Eswatini, Swazi-style maker. Wood; overall: 66 cm (26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.203


title: Preparation for the Crucifixion

date: early 1600s

medium: oil on copper

country: Northern Italy, early 17th century

subjects:
Painting
Northern italy, early 17th century

credit_line: Preparation for the Crucifixion, early 1600s. Northern Italy, early 17th century. Oil on copper; framed: 73.5 x 63.5 x 6.4 cm (28 15/16 x 25 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 55 x 46.2 cm (21 5/8 x 18 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.816


title: One Hundred Children at Play

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

country: China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

subjects: China, southern song dynasty (1127-1279)

credit_line: One Hundred Children at Play, 1100s–1200s. Tradition of Su Hanchen (Chinese, active c. 1101–1125), tradition of Wang Juzhen (Chinese). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; image: 28.7 x 31.2 cm (11 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.261


title: Bodhidharma Meditating Facing a Cliff

date: late 1200s

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: China, Song dynasty (960-1279)

subjects:
Painting
China, song dynasty (960-1279)

credit_line: Bodhidharma Meditating Facing a Cliff, late 1200s. China, Song dynasty (960-1279). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting only: 116.5 x 46.4 cm (45 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 203.2 x 63.5 cm (80 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.41


title: Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene

creator: Wang Yuan (Chinese, c. 1299-after 1366)

medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

subjects:
Painting
China, yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

credit_line: Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene (秋景鶉雀圖), 1347. Wang Yuan (Chinese, c. 1299-after 1366). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; painting: 114.3 x 56 cm (45 x 22 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 267.5 x 85 cm (105 5/16 x 33 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.91


medium: red chalk over black chalk or charcoal

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Study for the Nude Youth over the Prophet Daniel (recto), 1510–1511. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Red chalk over black chalk or charcoal; sheet: 34.3 x 24.3 cm (13 1/2 x 9 9/16 in.); secondary support: 34.4 x 24.4 cm (13 9/16 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Henry G. Dalton by his nephews George S. Kendrick and Harry D. Kendrick, 1940.465.a


medium: Silk and gold thread: lampas

country: Central Asia

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Central asia

credit_line: Cloth of gold with winged lions and griffins, 1225–75. Central Asia. Silk and gold thread: lampas; overall: 124 x 48.8 cm (48 13/16 x 19 3/16 in.); mounted: 135.6 x 59.4 cm (53 3/8 x 23 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1989.50


title: Landscape after Guo Zhongshu

creator: Bada Shanren (Chinese, 1626–1705)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

subjects:
Painting
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)
Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape after Guo Zhongshu (仿郭忠恕山水), c. 1680–1705. Bada Shanren (Chinese, 1626–1705). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 109.9 x 56.4 cm (43 1/4 x 22 3/16 in.); overall with knobs: 247.7 x 84.5 cm (97 1/2 x 33 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.36


title: Clog-shaped Teabowl

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, momoyama period (1573–1615)

credit_line: Clog-shaped Teabowl (黒織部沓形茶碗), early 1600s. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). Glazed stoneware (Mino ware, Oribe type); overall: 8 x 14.2 x 11.5 cm (3 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.214


creator: Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717)

subjects:
Painting
China, qing dynasty (1644–1911)

credit_line: Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains, after Wang Meng (仿王蒙修竹遠山圖), 1694. Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 79.6 x 39.4 cm (31 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.); overall with knobs: 215.8 x 61.6 cm (84 15/16 x 24 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.629


title: Rhyton

date: c. late 600s–early 700s

medium: silver with gilded foil

country: Central Asia (Sogdiana) or Tibet

subjects:
Silver
Central asia (sogdiana) or tibet

credit_line: Rhyton, c. late 600s–early 700s. Central Asia (Sogdiana) or Tibet. Silver with gilded foil; overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.); . The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Clara Taplin Rankin, 1988.67.3


creator: Zhao Yong (Chinese, c. 1289-c. 1362)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Fishermen-Hermits in Stream and Mountain (溪山漁隱圖), 1300s. Zhao Yong (Chinese, c. 1289-c. 1362). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 85.5 x 42.5 cm (33 11/16 x 16 3/4 in.); overall with knobs: 229 x 70 cm (90 3/16 x 27 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.93


title: Streams and Mountains

creator: Xu Ben (Chinese, 1335–1380)

credit_line: Streams and Mountains (溪山), 1372. Xu Ben (Chinese, 1335–1380). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 92.2 x 37.6 cm (36 5/16 x 14 13/16 in.); overall: 228 x 54.5 cm (89 3/4 x 21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.96


title: Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides

medium: limestone

credit_line: Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides, c. 1391–1353 BCE. Egypt, probably Thebes, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Limestone; overall: 34.4 x 24 x 7 cm (13 9/16 x 9 7/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1975


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Neck-Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Storage Vessel), 525–500 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; overall: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1923.644


title: Black-Figure Olpe (Wine Jug): Rooster

date: c. 575 BCE

country: Greek, Middle/Late Corinthian

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, middle/late corinthian

credit_line: Black-Figure Olpe (Wine Jug): Rooster, c. 575 BCE. Greek, Middle/Late Corinthian. Ceramic; overall: 35.5 cm (14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.355


medium: celadon ware with incised decoration

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

credit_line: Wine Ewer with Incised Bamboo Shoot Design (청자 죽순모양 주전자 [靑磁竹筍形注子]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with incised decoration; diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.179


title: Saint Andrew

creator: Master of Elsloo (Netherlandish)

medium: oak with traces of paint

country: Netherlands, Elsloo, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Netherlands, elsloo, 16th century

credit_line: Saint Andrew, c. 1515–20. Circle of Master of Elsloo (Netherlandish). Oak with traces of paint; overall: 70.8 x 27 cm (27 7/8 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John D. Rockefeller Jr., 1938.169


title: Pair of Pharmacy Bottles

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Papal States, Faenza

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, papal states, faenza

credit_line: Pair of Pharmacy Bottles, c. 1500–1510. Italy, Papal States, Faenza. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 38.8 cm (15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.52


country: South Italian, Campanian, Cumaean

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, campanian, cumaean
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Bail Amphora (Storage Vessel): Draped Women, 330–320 BCE. Attributed to CA Painter, Walters Sub-group (South Italian, Campanian, active at Cumae, c. 350–320 BCE). Ceramic; diameter: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.); overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Italian Ministry of Public Education, 1967.245


country: South Italian, Paestan

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, paestan
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Pan Presenting Hare to Woman, c. 330–320 BCE. Attributed to Asteas/Python Workshop (South Italian, Paestan, active c. 360–320 BCE). Ceramic; diameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); overall: 25.7 x 12.9 cm (10 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.); diameter of foot: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.1


title: Statue of Minemheb

medium: granodiorite

credit_line: Statue of Minemheb, c. 1391–1353 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Amenhotep III (1390–1352 BCE). Granodiorite; overall: 45 x 16.6 x 28.3 cm (17 11/16 x 6 9/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1996.28


title: Dido

creator: Aurelio Lombardo (Italian, 1501–1563)

medium: marble

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Dido, c. 1525. Aurelio Lombardo (Italian, 1501–1563). Marble; overall: 50 x 26.5 x 14 cm (19 11/16 x 10 7/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 2021.2


creator: Song Lizong (Chinese, 1205–1264)

medium: Album leaf; ink on silk

subjects: China, southern song dynasty (1127-1279)

credit_line: Poem by Wang Wei in the Cursive Script Style (王維詩), 1256. Song Lizong (Chinese, 1205–1264). Album leaf; ink on silk; image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1961.421.2


creator: Hon'ami Kōetsu (Japanese, 1558–1637)

medium: handscroll; ink, gold, and silver on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Calligraphy
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)
Crustaceans
Grasses & sedges

credit_line: Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and Modern Times (Shinkokin wakashū) with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass (目日芝に唐獅子摺絵新古今集和歌巻), early 1600s. Hon'ami Kōetsu (Japanese, 1558–1637), Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640). Handscroll; ink, gold, and silver on paper; overall: 23.2 x 346.6 cm (9 1/8 x 136 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.118


title: Venus with a Burning Urn

medium: gilt bronze

country: Northern Italy, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern italy, 16th century

credit_line: Venus with a Burning Urn, c. 1500–1520. Northern Italy, 16th century. Gilt bronze; overall: 19.6 x 6.3 x 4 cm (7 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.); with base: 28.6 x 7 x 7 cm (11 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1948.171


title: Piazza San Marco, Venice

creator: Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, 1721–1780)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Piazza San Marco, Venice, c. 1740. Attributed to Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, 1721–1780). Oil on canvas; framed: 164.5 x 264 x 12 cm (64 3/4 x 103 15/16 x 4 3/4 in.); unframed: 136.2 x 232.5 cm (53 5/8 x 91 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1962.169


medium: tempera and gold on parchment

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, siena

credit_line: Illumination Excised from a Choir Book: Two Female Angels, c. 1332. Niccolo di ser Sozzo Tegliacci (Italian, Siena, active 1334–63). Tempera and gold on parchment; sheet: 8.2 x 7.3 cm (3 1/4 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1924.430


title: Dragon and Tiger

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615)

credit_line: Dragon and Tiger (龍虎図屏風), c. 1546–56. Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper; painting: 157.3 x 339 cm (61 15/16 x 133 7/16 in.); framed: 172.3 x 354 cm (67 13/16 x 139 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.136.1


title: Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere

medium: oil on wood, transferred to canvas

country: Spain

subjects: Painting Spain Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Pope Sixtus IV della Rovere, c. 1476–82. Pedro Berruguete (Castilian, c. 1445/1450-1503). Oil on wood, transferred to canvas; framed: 95.5 x 76 x 5 cm (37 5/8 x 29 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 70.2 x 51.4 cm (27 5/8 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.815


creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

medium: pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, venice

credit_line: A Procession of Triumphal Cars in the Piazza San Marco, Venice, Celebrating the Visit of the Conti del Nord (recto); Three Sketches of Arches (verso), 1782. Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793). Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash; sheet: 25.9 x 36.8 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.164


title: Outskirts of Paris

creator: Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, late 19th Century-early 20th Century

subjects: France, late 19th century-early 20th century

credit_line: Outskirts of Paris, c. 1897–1905. Henri Rousseau (French, 1844–1910). Oil on fabric; framed: 56.5 x 65.5 x 8 cm (22 1/4 x 25 13/16 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 37.8 x 45.8 cm (14 7/8 x 18 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.951


title: Boy with Anchor

creator: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

medium: watercolor and gouache with graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Boy with Anchor, 1873. Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Watercolor and gouache with graphite; sheet: 19.4 x 34.9 cm (7 5/8 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1954.128


title: River Village in a Rainstorm

creator: Lu Wenying (Chinese)

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

subjects:
Painting
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: River Village in a Rainstorm (江村風雨圖), c. 1480–1507. Lu Wenying (Chinese). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk; painting: 170.5 x 103.4 cm (67 1/8 x 40 11/16 in.); overall with knobs: 279.6 x 134.3 cm (110 1/16 x 52 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.76


title: A Prunus in the Moonlight

creator: Wang Mian (Chinese, 1287–1359)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

subjects:
Painting
China, yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

credit_line: A Prunus in the Moonlight (月下梅花圖), 1300s. Wang Mian (Chinese, 1287–1359). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting: 164.6 x 94.6 cm (64 13/16 x 37 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 260.6 x 126.3 cm (102 5/8 x 49 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1974.26


country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Apollo and Goddesses with Chariot (A); Komos (Revel) (B), c. 470–460 BCE. Attributed to Cleveland Painter (name vase; Greek, Attic, active c. 470–460 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.104


title: Bird Pendant

medium: cast gold

subjects: Metalwork Birds

credit_line: Bird Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Costa Rica, Diquís region, or Panama, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 10.6 x 12.7 x 2.5 cm (4 3/16 x 5 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. S. Ingalls, 1946.223


title: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)

country: Colombia, Muisca style

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, muisca style

credit_line: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 12.9 x 5.1 x 0.6 cm (5 1/16 x 2 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.18


title: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)

credit_line: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 10.1 x 2.4 x 0.7 cm (4 x 15/16 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.22


title: Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

subjects: Costa rica, diquí region, 11th-16th century

credit_line: Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 8.7 x 9 x 3.1 cm (3 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1948.18


creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: lithograph

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And I Saw an Angel Coming Down from Heaven, Having the Key of the Bottomless Pit and a Great Chain in His Hand, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph; image: 30.4 x 23.2 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.9


country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Birds

credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series): And a Large Bird, Descending from the Sky, Hurls Itself against the Topmost Point of Her Hair, 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Lithograph; image: 19 x 16 cm (7 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477.4


creator: Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581–1666)

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, probably Aeltje Dircksdr. Pater, 1638. Frans Hals (Dutch, c. 1581–1666). Oil on canvas; framed: 82 x 67 x 6.5 cm (32 5/16 x 26 3/8 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 66.5 x 52.3 cm (26 3/16 x 20 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.137


date: about 1511–12

medium: engraving

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy Trees

credit_line: The Massacre of the Innocents (Without the Fir Tree), about 1511–12. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82–1527/34), after Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520). Engraving; sheet: 28 x 42.6 cm (11 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1964.23


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The Brahman gives an account of his falling in love with the king of Babylon’s daughter to his friend, the magician, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9.7 x 10.2 cm (3 13/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.231.b


title: Ancestor Group Portrait

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Ancestor Group Portrait, 1796–1820. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing period (1796-1820). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 278.2 x 112.2 cm (109 1/2 x 44 3/16 in.); painting only: 157.2 x 90.2 cm (61 7/8 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Joyce G. Ames in honor of her husband B. Charles Ames, 2019.82


title: The Mender

creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

medium: pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Mender, c. 1881. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Pen and black ink and gray wash over graphite heightened with white gouache; sheet: 15.1 x 10.2 cm (5 15/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.298


title: The Triumph of the Church

creator: Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640)

date: after 1628

medium: oil on wood

country: Flanders

subjects: Painting Flander

credit_line: The Triumph of the Church, after 1628. Follower of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Oil on wood; framed: 129.5 x 96.5 x 8.5 cm (51 x 38 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 74.1 x 105.7 cm (29 3/16 x 41 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1037


title: Cupid and Psyche

creator: Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825)

medium: gray wash and pen and black ink with white paint and traces of black chalk

credit_line: Cupid and Psyche, 1813. Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825). Gray wash and pen and black ink with white paint and traces of black chalk ; sheet: 16.7 x 22.4 cm (6 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 2002.91


title: Madame Lerolle

creator: Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904)

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Madame Lerolle, 1882. Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904). Oil on fabric; framed: 132.4 x 103.5 x 8.3 cm (52 1/8 x 40 3/4 x 3 1/4 in.); unframed: 108.2 x 78.9 cm (42 5/8 x 31 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund and the Fanny Tewksbury King Collection by exchange, 1969.54


medium: steel, leather and wire bound grip

country: Germany, Brunswick, 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, brunswick, 16th century

credit_line: Two-Handed Sword of the State Guard of Julius of Brunswick-Lunüneburg, 1574. Germany, Brunswick, 16th century. Steel, leather and wire bound grip; overall: 186.1 cm (73 1/4 in.); blade: 132.1 cm (52 in.); quillions: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.); grip: 45.7 cm (18 in.); ricasso: 25.1 cm (9 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1508


medium: Steel; brass rivets simulating buttons

country: North Italy, 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
North italy, 16th century

credit_line: "Waistcoat" Cuirass (Combined Breast and Backplates), c. 1580. North Italy, 16th century. Steel; brass rivets simulating buttons; overall: 47.6 x 29.6 x 25.7 cm (18 3/4 x 11 5/8 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1721


title: Wheel-Lock Hunting Pistol

medium: steel, walnut stock with engraved stag horn; ball butt

country: South Germany, 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
South germany, 16th century

credit_line: Wheel-Lock Hunting Pistol, 1578. South Germany, 16th century. Steel, walnut stock with engraved stag horn; ball butt; overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.); barrel: 31.8 cm (12 1/2 in.); bore: 1.4 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.672


medium: steel, chiseled; inlaid gilt- silver foil; wood and wire grip

credit_line: Basket-Hilt Broadsword ("Mortuary Sword"), hilt: c. 1640–50; blade: 1700s. Hilt: England; Blade: Germany, Solingen (?), Hilt: 17th Century; Blade: 18th Century. Steel, chiseled; inlaid gilt- silver foil; wood and wire grip; overall: 101.6 cm (40 in.); blade: 85.2 cm (33 9/16 in.); hilt: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.696


title: Head of Buddha

medium: limestone

credit_line: Head of Buddha (佛頭), c. 570. China, Hebei province, northern Xiangtangshan caves, South cave, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Limestone; overall: 62.2 x 54.6 cm (24 1/2 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of C. T. Loo, 1923.97


title: Geometric Pitcher: Swans

medium: ceramic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Geometric Pitcher: Swans, c. 740–730 BCE. Attributed to Swan Painter (Greek, Attic, Late Geometric Ib-IIa). Ceramic; overall: 36.2 cm (14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.259


medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Head of a Woman, Probably the Empress Faustina Minor, c. 165 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1925.161


title: Statuette of a Horse

medium: bronze

country: Greek, Geometric, probably Corinthian

subjects:
Sculpture
Greek, geometric, probably corinthian

credit_line: Statuette of a Horse, 750–700 BCE. Greek, Geometric, probably Corinthian. Bronze; overall: 11.5 x 10 x 2.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.173


title: Gothic Breastplate

medium: steel

country: South Germany or Austria

subjects:
Arms and armor
South germany or austria

credit_line: Gothic Breastplate, c. 1485. South Germany or Austria. Steel; overall: 50.5 x 35.8 x 15.8 cm (19 7/8 x 14 1/8 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.29


title: Parade Sword

medium: steel, etched and gilded

country: Italy, Ferrara, early 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, ferrara, early 16th century

credit_line: Parade Sword, c. 1500–1525. Italy, Ferrara, early 16th Century. Steel, etched and gilded; overall: 101.9 cm (40 1/8 in.); blade: 85.4 cm (33 5/8 in.); quillions: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.); grip: 11.1 cm (4 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.704


title: Guardian Griffin (pair)

medium: pink limestone (called "Verona Marble")

country: Northern Italy, Emilia, 12th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern italy, emilia, 12th century

credit_line: Guardian Griffin (pair), 1150–1175. Northern Italy, Emilia, 12th century. Pink limestone (called "Verona Marble"); overall: 75.9 x 50.2 x 120.7 cm (29 7/8 x 19 3/4 x 47 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1928.861


title: Plate Depicting Christ’s Passion

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Florentine region, Cafaggiolo

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, florentine region, cafaggiolo

credit_line: Plate Depicting Christ’s Passion, c. 1510. Attributed to Painter of the Royal Procession (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.55


country: Etruscan

subjects: Metalwork Etruscan

credit_line: Mirror with Engraved Scene: Thesan and Memnun (Eos and Memnon), c. 470–460 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; diameter: 14.4 cm (5 11/16 in.); overall: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.259


title: Cameo: Head of a Woman

medium: amethyst

subjects:
Jewelry
Italy, roman

credit_line: Cameo: Head of a Woman, 1–100 CE. Italy, Roman. Amethyst; overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.92


title: Votive Pin with Decorated Disc

medium: silver, repoussé and incised

country: Iran, Luristan

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, luristan

credit_line: Votive Pin with Decorated Disc, 800–600 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Silver, repoussé and incised; overall: 35.1 x 15.9 x 1.7 cm (13 13/16 x 6 1/4 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 1963.257


country: Greek, Attic

credit_line: Siana Cup (Black-Figure Kylix [Drinking Cup]): Horseman and Warriors, 575–550 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; diameter: 26.8 cm (10 9/16 in.); overall: 14.1 cm (5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Edgar A. Hahn, 1965.78


title: Potpourri Vase with Cover

creator: Mennecy Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: France, Vincennes

subjects:
Ceramic
France, vincenne

credit_line: Potpourri Vase with Cover, c. 1750. Mennecy Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 17.2 x 15.9 x 10.5 cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1966.233


country: Cambodia, probably Koh Ker

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, probably koh ker

credit_line: Durga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon, 900s. Cambodia, probably Koh Ker. Bronze; overall: 52 x 18.4 x 12.5 cm (20 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.); without tang: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.27


title: Clio, Muse of History

creator: Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832)

medium: oil on canvas

country: France, late 18th-early 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, late 18th-early 19th century

credit_line: Clio, Muse of History, 1800. Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832). Oil on canvas; framed: 290 x 192.4 x 7 cm (114 3/16 x 75 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 273 x 176 cm (107 1/2 x 69 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2003.6.5


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Germany, Regensburg

subjects:
Manuscript
Germany, regensburg

credit_line: Initial E from a Municipal Law Book: The Last Judgment, c. 1330. Germany, Regensburg. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 21.3 x 18.2 cm (8 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.637


title: Book-Shaped Reliquary

medium: ivory, silver: gilded, pearls, rubies, emeralds, crystals, onyx, carnelian, oak

country: Ivory:  Ottonian, Lorrain; Frame: Germany, Lower Saxony, Brunswick, Gothic period, 14th century

subjects:
Metalwork
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Book-Shaped Reliquary, c. 1000. Circle of The Master of the Registrum Gregorii (German, active c. 972–1000). Ivory, silver: gilded, pearls, rubies, emeralds, crystals, onyx, carnelian, oak; overall: 31.6 x 24.4 x 7.5 cm (12 7/16 x 9 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.); part 1: 17.8 x 14 cm (7 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1930.741


creator: Sassetta (Italian, 1392–1450)

medium: tempera and gold on wood

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: St. Francis Kneeling before Christ on the Cross, 1437–1444. Sassetta (Italian, 1392–1450). Tempera and gold on wood; framed: 91 x 46.5 x 4.5 cm (35 13/16 x 18 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 81 x 40.2 cm (31 7/8 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1962.36


title: Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal

creator: Alfred Sisley (French, 1840–1899)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal, 1885. Alfred Sisley (French, 1840–1899). Oil on fabric; unframed: 46.6 x 55.8 cm (18 3/8 x 21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams from The Blair Trust, 1961.262


title: Jacques Dumont, called Le Romain

medium: black and white chalk with pastel

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Jacques Dumont, called Le Romain, c. 1742. Maurice Quentin de La Tour (French, 1704–1788). Black and white chalk with pastel; sheet: 30.8 x 20.8 cm (12 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1983.89


title: Wardrobe (Kast)

medium: oak with ebony and rosewood veneers

country: Netherlands, Holland

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Netherlands, holland

credit_line: Wardrobe (Kast), c. 1625–50. Netherlands, Holland. Oak with ebony and rosewood veneers; overall: 244.5 x 224.3 x 85.2 cm (96 1/4 x 88 5/16 x 33 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1982.57


title: The Marsh Flower, a Sad Human Head

medium: lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Flowers

credit_line: Homage to Goya: The Marsh Flower, a Sad Human Head, 1885. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Lemercier & Cie.. Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 27.5 x 20.5 cm (10 13/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.344.2


country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: The Haunted House: Below, I Saw the Vaporous Contours of a Human Form, 1896. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936). Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 25.3 x 18.1 cm (9 15/16 x 7 1/8 in.); sheet: 44.9 x 31.2 cm (17 11/16 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1966.413.2


credit_line: The Haunted House: He Fixed His Eyes on Me with an Expression That Was So Strange, 1896. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936). Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 22.8 x 15.3 cm (9 x 6 in.); sheet: 44.9 x 31.6 cm (17 11/16 x 12 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1966.413.4


credit_line: The Haunted House: To All Appearances, It Was a Hand of Flesh and Blood Just Like My Own, 1896. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936). Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 24.5 x 17.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 in.); sheet: 24.8 x 31.3 cm (9 3/4 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1966.413.5


title: Garden for Solitary Enjoyment

creator: Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)

medium: Handscroll; ink and light color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

subjects:
Painting
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Garden for Solitary Enjoyment (獨樂園), 1515–52. Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552). Handscroll; ink and light color on silk; painting: 28 x 518.5 cm (11 x 204 1/8 in.); overall: 32 x 1290.2 cm (12 5/8 x 507 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.67


title: Squat Jar with Lug Handles

medium: pegmatitic hornblende diorite

credit_line: Squat Jar with Lug Handles, 2950–2573 BCE. Egypt, Early Dynastic (2950–2647 BCE), Dynasties 1–3. Pegmatitic hornblende diorite; diameter: 21.1 cm (8 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); diameter of mouth without rim: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.648


title: Bust of Ankh-Hor

medium: basalt

subjects: Egypt, late period (715–332 bce), dynasty 27

credit_line: Bust of Ankh-Hor, 525–404 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 27. Basalt; overall: 21.5 x 15 cm (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.662


title: Coffin of Nesykhonsu

medium: gessoed and painted sycamore fig

credit_line: Coffin of Nesykhonsu, c. 976–889 BCE. Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22. Gessoed and painted sycamore fig ; overall: 70 cm (27 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.714.a


title: Coffin of Nesykhonsu (lid)

credit_line: Coffin of Nesykhonsu (lid), c. 976–889 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22. Gessoed and painted sycamore fig; overall: 211 cm (83 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.714.b


title: Halberd

medium: steel, with pierced trefoils; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Halberd, c. 1550. Germany. Steel, with pierced trefoils; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners); overall: 200.7 cm (79 in.); blade: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1542


title: Halberd

medium: steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)

country: Switzerland

subjects:
Arms and armor
Switzerland

credit_line: Halberd, c. 1480–1500. Switzerland. Steel; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners); overall: 205.7 cm (81 in.); blade: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1556


title: Halberd

medium: steel, quatrefoil piercing; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners)

country: Germany (?)

credit_line: Halberd, c. 1500–1525. Germany (?). Steel, quatrefoil piercing; wood haft (rectangular with planed corners); overall: 217.4 cm (85 9/16 in.); blade: 21.9 cm (8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1561


title: Halberd

medium: steel, pierced quatrefoil; rectangular wood haft with planed corners

credit_line: Halberd, c. 1520. Germany. Steel, pierced quatrefoil; rectangular wood haft with planed corners; overall: 182.3 cm (71 3/4 in.); blade: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1564


title: Halberd

medium: steel, pierced; appliqué masks in brass; octagonal wood haft with studs and leather straps

country: France, early 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
France, early 17th century

credit_line: Halberd, c. 1600–25. France, early 17th century. Steel, pierced; appliqué masks in brass; octagonal wood haft with studs and leather straps; overall: 239 cm (94 1/8 in.); blade: 48 cm (18 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1797


title: Finger Ring with Frog

medium: gold

subjects:
Jewelry
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Finger Ring with Frog, c. 1353–1337 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (1351–1334 BCE). Gold; diameter: 2.3 cm (7/8 in.); overall: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.658


title: Plate with Arms of the Pucci Family

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Urbino

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, urbino

credit_line: Plate with Arms of the Pucci Family, 1532. Francesco Xanto Avelli (Italian, 1487?–1544?). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 3.2 x 19.4 cm (1 1/4 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.625


title: Mosque Lamp

medium: Fritware with underglaze design

subjects: Turkey, iznik, ottoman period (1299–1922)

credit_line: Mosque Lamp, 1585–95. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with underglaze design; overall: 28.4 x 19.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 11/16 in.); diameter of rim: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.236


title: Mantel

creator: Inigo Jones (English, 1573–1652)

medium: marble

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
England, 18th century

credit_line: Mantel, c. 1730. After Inigo Jones (English, 1573–1652), probably by William Kent (British, 1685–1748). Marble; overall: 153.7 x 204.4 cm (60 1/2 x 80 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Fund, 1944.472


medium: white glass with silver stain and pot metal

country: Germany or Switzerland, 16th century

subjects:
Glass
Germany or switzerland, 16th century

credit_line: Heraldic Panel with Arms of Lichtenfels and a Unicorn Hunt, c. 1515. Germany or Switzerland, 16th century. White glass with silver stain and pot metal; overall: 39.1 x 28.9 cm (15 3/8 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.149


medium: boxwood

country: Northern Netherlands (Holland)

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern netherland (holland)

credit_line: Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater, c. 1500–1530. Adam Dircksz (Netherlandish, active c. 1500), and Workshop. Boxwood; overall: 5.8 x 4.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.87


title: Cake Basket

medium: silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Cake Basket, 1887–96. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel; overall: 7.7 x 22.4 x 17.5 cm (3 1/16 x 8 13/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.6


title: Creamer

credit_line: Creamer, 1887–96. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel; overall: 9.9 x 9.9 x 7.4 cm (3 7/8 x 3 7/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.7


title: Tea Strainer

credit_line: Tea Strainer, 1887–96. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel; overall: 17.2 x 5.9 cm (6 3/4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.8


title: Hookah Base

date: early 1700s

medium: Glass with colored enamel and gilding

country: India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)

subjects:
Glass
India, mughal dynasty (1526-1756)

credit_line: Hookah Base, early 1700s. India, Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756). Glass with colored enamel and gilding; overall: 17.8 cm (7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.286


title: Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro)

date: early 1900s

medium: Wood and paint

credit_line: Mask (Omono or Tana Wurum Bogoro), early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver. Wood and paint; overall: 91.5 cm (36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1975.151


title: Stemless Kylix

date: c. 200s BCE

medium: silver

country: Greece

subjects: Metalwork Greece

credit_line: Stemless Kylix, c. 200s BCE. Greece. Silver; diameter: 15 cm (5 7/8 in.); overall: 6.1 x 18.2 cm (2 3/8 x 7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Max Ratner, 1977.166


medium: gray schist

credit_line: Miniature Stone Reliquary or Toilette Casket, 1–100 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Sirkap, early Kushan period. Gray schist; diameter: 4 cm (1 9/16 in.); overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1977.64


medium: bronze

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Pope Paul II Barbo (obverse) and (reverse), c. 1468. Cristoforo di Geremia (Italian, active 1456–76). Bronze; overall: 4.2 x 3.7 cm (1 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Kelvin Smith in memory of Kenall Kelley, 1984.16


title: Fork with Mule-Head Finial

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Metalwork
Italy, roman

credit_line: Fork with Mule-Head Finial, 375–425 CE. Italy, Roman. Silver; overall: 0.5 x 20.4 cm (3/16 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Quentin Alexander, 1987.210


title: Pendant

medium: gold and turquoise

credit_line: Pendant, 1069–715 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22. Gold and turquoise; overall: 5.1 x 2.3 cm (2 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Vivian Merrin, 1989.39


title: Palette in the Form of a Turtle

medium: graywacke

credit_line: Palette in the Form of a Turtle, c. 3500–3050 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada IIa–IIIa (3650–3000 BCE). Graywacke; overall: 7.8 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1989.47


title: Statuette of Dionysos

date: 50 BCE–50 CE

medium: bronze and silver and traces of gilding, hollow cast

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Statuette of Dionysos, 50 BCE–50 CE. Italy, Roman. Bronze and silver and traces of gilding, hollow cast; overall: 39.7 x 17.8 x 16.1 cm (15 5/8 x 7 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in honor of Arthur Fleischman by his parents, Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, 1995.9


title: Hat (Kalyeem)

date: possibly early 1900s

subjects:
Garment
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Hat (Kalyeem), possibly early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker. Raffia, glass beads, cowrie shells, cloth (including wool), thread, and copper alloy; overall: 29 x 23 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.29


title: Aurora and Cephalus

medium: oil on canvas

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Aurora and Cephalus, c.1810. Anne-Louis Girodet de Roucy-Trioson (French, 1767–1824). Oil on canvas; framed: 34.9 x 29.9 x 7 cm (13 3/4 x 11 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 22.8 x 16.8 cm (9 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Painting and Drawing Society of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 2002.101


title: Snuff Container

medium: Wood, glass beads, shell, and cotton

subjects:
Vessel
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Snuff Container, 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Northern Nguni-style maker. Wood, glass beads, shell, and cotton; overall: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.201


title: Colossal Head of a Deva

medium: sandstone

country: Cambodia, Angkor, Preah Khan

subjects:
Stone
Cambodia, angkor, preah khan

credit_line: Colossal Head of a Deva, c. 1200. Cambodia, Angkor, Preah Khan. Sandstone; overall: 71.3 x 50 x 47 cm (28 1/16 x 19 11/16 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma, 2011.147


title: Helmet Mask

date: possibly early to mid-1900s

medium: Wood and organic materials

credit_line: Helmet Mask, possibly early to mid-1900s. Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver. Wood and organic materials; overall: 36 cm (14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2011.196


title: Standing Female Figure

medium: ceramic, pigment

credit_line: Standing Female Figure, 600–1000. Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Nopiloa style?, 7th-10th century. Ceramic, pigment; overall: 25.2 x 28.4 x 10 cm (9 15/16 x 11 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2014.390


title: Ram Mask (Bolo)

credit_line: Ram Mask (Bolo), possibly early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Burkina Faso, Bobo-style blacksmith-carver. Wood and paint; overall: 45 x 36 x 36 cm (17 11/16 x 14 3/16 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2016.56


title: Figure of the Pietà

creator: Joseph Willems (Flemish, 1715–1766)

country: England, London, Chelsea

subjects:
Ceramic
England, london, chelsea

credit_line: Figure of the Pietà, c. 1761. Sculpture Joseph Willems (Flemish, 1715–1766), manufactured by Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste porcelain, painted in enamels; height: 38.5 cm (15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Museum purchase from various donors by exchange, 2019.75


title: Breton Landscape

creator: Jan Verkade (Dutch, 1868–1946)

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland Landscapes

credit_line: Breton Landscape, 1891–92. Jan Verkade (Dutch, 1868–1946). Oil on canvas; unframed: 65.4 x 54.3 cm (25 3/4 x 21 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.117


title: Flat Dish Made of Marbled Clay

credit_line: Flat Dish Made of Marbled Clay (絞釉盤), 960–1234. North or Central China, Northern Song (960–1127) or Jin dynasty (1115–1234). Stoneware with marbled clay and transparent glaze; diameter: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.187


title: Garniture Set (one clock and 2 vases)

credit_line: Garniture Set (one clock and 2 vases), 1736–1770. Chinese hard-paste porcelain, gilt bronze, enameled metal. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Horace Wood Brock, 2020.421


title: High-Footed Bowl with Lotus Pond

creator: Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914)

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)

credit_line: High-Footed Bowl with Lotus Pond (青華磁高月), 1887–92. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze color and modeled designs; height: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); diameter: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.155


title: Sweets Bowl with Plum Tree

creator: Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951)

country: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) to Shōwa period (1926–89)

subjects: Ceramic Trees

credit_line: Sweets Bowl with Plum Tree (月宵青磁梅図菓子鉢), 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Porcelain with underglaze color and modeled design; 11.5 x 21.5 cm (4 1/2 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.242


title: Vishnu Riding on Garuda

medium: schist

country: Eastern India, Bihar

subjects:
Sculpture
Eastern india, bihar

credit_line: Vishnu Riding on Garuda, 300s CE. Eastern India, Bihar. Schist; overall: 81.3 x 47 cm (32 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.46


title: Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano (熊野宮曼荼羅図), 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) to Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 134 x 62 cm (52 3/4 x 24 7/16 in.); overall: 217.2 x 80 cm (85 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.16


subjects: Northern india, pahari kingdom of chamba

credit_line: Rumal with Vishnu temple and subsidiary shrines, 1700s. Northern India, Pahari Kingdom of Chamba. Silk and silver embroidery on cotton tabby ground; overall: 62.2 x 63.5 cm (24 1/2 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1208


title: Jar

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Jar (青花瓷罐), 1522–66. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Jiajing mark and reign (1522–66). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; overall: 34.6 cm (13 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Worcester R. Warner Collection, 1917.13


title: Carving from an Overmantel

creator: Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721)

medium: lindenwood

country: England, 17th century (Charles II)

subjects:
Sculpture
England, 17th century (charle ii)

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–1677. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.a


title: Finial of a Staff

date: Chimú style (900–1470)

medium: cast copper alloy

subjects: Peru, north coast, chimú style (900-1470)

credit_line: Finial of a Staff, Chimú style (900–1470). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style (900-1470). Cast copper alloy; overall: 11.8 x 6.8 cm (4 5/8 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1946.229


title: Vessel with Feline

date: 700 BCE–1 CE

medium: earthenware, resin-based paint

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel with Feline, 700 BCE–1 CE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas (Cavernas) style (700 BCE–1 CE). Earthenware, resin-based paint; diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); overall: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1948.477


medium: Gum tempera on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Cremation of the demon Putana, from a Krishna-Lila, c. 1790. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera on paper; overall: 20.9 x 31.2 cm (8 1/4 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1984.4


title: Baptism of Christ

creator: Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1518–1594)

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Baptism of Christ, 1580s. Workshop of Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1518–1594). Oil on canvas; framed: 200 x 286.5 x 14 cm (78 3/4 x 112 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.); unframed: 169 x 251.4 cm (66 9/16 x 99 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1950.400


title: Jeanne Balzac

creator: Eugene Speicher (American, 1883–1962)

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Jeanne Balzac, 1923. Eugene Speicher (American, 1883–1962). Oil on canvas; unframed: 127.6 x 102.3 cm (50 1/4 x 40 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1924.1424


title: Seated Female Nude (Self-Portrait?)

medium: charcoal with stumping

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Seated Female Nude (Self-Portrait?), c. 1899. Paula Modersohn-Becker (German, 1876–1907). Charcoal with stumping; sheet: 62.2 x 33.9 cm (24 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.35


title: In the Salon

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: monotype

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: In the Salon, c. 1880s. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Monotype; sheet: 24.5 x 18.8 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.); image: 11.9 x 16 cm (4 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1977.44


title: Apollo and Daphne

medium: terracotta

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Apollo and Daphne, c. 1700. Massimiliano Soldani (Italian, 1656–1740). Terracotta; overall: 55.5 x 34.2 x 21.9 cm (21 7/8 x 13 7/16 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1992.230


title: Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow

creator: John Constable (British, 1776–1837)

medium: oil on paper, mounted on canvas

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
England, 19th century

credit_line: Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow, c. 1821. John Constable (British, 1776–1837). Oil on paper, mounted on canvas; framed: 39 x 44.5 x 5 cm (15 3/8 x 17 1/2 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 25.9 x 31.3 cm (10 3/16 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1027


title: Still Life with Sweets

country: Spain

subjects: Painting Spain

credit_line: Still Life with Sweets, 1622. Juan van der Hamen y Léon (Spanish, 1596–1631). Oil on canvas; framed: 83 x 122 x 7.5 cm (32 11/16 x 48 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.); unframed: 58 x 97 cm (22 13/16 x 38 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1980.6


title: Angel Blowing a Trumpet

medium: black chalk

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Angel Blowing a Trumpet, 1857–59. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Black chalk; sheet: 44.1 x 54 cm (17 3/8 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1976.130


title: Winter and Summer Flowers

creator: Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615)

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, momoyama period (1573–1615)
Flowers

credit_line: Winter and Summer Flowers (冬夏花図屏風), c. 1600. Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 174 x 376 cm (68 1/2 x 148 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.40


title: Winter and Summer Flowers

credit_line: Winter and Summer Flowers (冬夏花図屏風), c. 1600. Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 157 x 357.6 cm (61 13/16 x 140 13/16 in.); overall: 169.6 x 370.2 cm (66 3/4 x 145 3/4 in.); panel: 169.6 x 61.7 cm (66 3/4 x 24 5/16 in.); with frame: 173.2 x 373.8 cm (68 3/16 x 147 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.40.1


title: Winter and Summer Flowers

credit_line: Winter and Summer Flowers (冬夏花図屏風), c. 1600. Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 157 x 358.2 cm (61 13/16 x 141 in.); overall: 169.6 x 370.8 cm (66 3/4 x 146 in.); panel: 169.6 x 61.6 cm (66 3/4 x 24 1/4 in.); with frame: 173.2 x 374.4 cm (68 3/16 x 147 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.40.2


title: Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure

medium: silver

country: early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century

credit_line: Chalice from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500–700. Early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century. Silver; overall: 17 x 14.2 cm (6 11/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.378


title: Ruins of an Ancient City

creator: John Martin (British, 1789–1854)

credit_line: Ruins of an Ancient City, c. 1810–20. John Martin (British, 1789–1854). Oil on paper, mounted on canvas; framed: 118.5 x 142 x 8 cm (46 5/8 x 55 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 95.6 x 118.6 cm (37 5/8 x 46 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1981.13


title: Greeting the Spring

creator: Wu Bin (Chinese, active c. 1591–1626)

medium: handscroll; ink and light color on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

subjects:
Painting
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Greeting the Spring (迎春圖), 1600. Wu Bin (Chinese, active c. 1591–1626). Handscroll; ink and light color on paper; image: 34.3 x 252.8 cm (13 1/2 x 99 1/2 in.); overall: 35 x 1022.2 cm (13 3/4 x 402 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.45


title: Ink Flowers

medium: Handscroll; ink on paper

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

subjects:
Painting
China, yuan dynasty (1271–1368)
Flowers

credit_line: Ink Flowers (墨花圖), 1361. Zhao Zhong (Chinese, second half of the 1300s). Handscroll; ink on paper; overall: 31.8 x 153.2 cm (12 1/2 x 60 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1967.36


credit_line: Alamshah cleaving asunder the chain of the wheel, from volume 11 of a Hamza-nama (Adventures of Hamza), c. 1560s–70s. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on cotton and paper; page: 83.7 x 67 cm (32 15/16 x 26 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford, 1976.74


title: Morning Sun over Heavenly Citadel Peak

creator: Ding Yunpeng (Chinese, 1547-c. 1628)

credit_line: Morning Sun over Heavenly Citadel Peak (天都曉日圖), 1614. Ding Yunpeng (Chinese, 1547-c. 1628). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; painting: 212.7 x 55.4 cm (83 3/4 x 21 13/16 in.); overall with knobs: 344.1 x 87.7 cm (135 1/2 x 34 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1965.28


title: Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon

creator: Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, 1793–1841)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Ōzora Buzaemon (大空武左衛門像), 1827. Watanabe Kazan (Japanese, 1793–1841). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 221.8 x 117.8 cm (87 5/16 x 46 3/8 in.); overall: 256.8 x 131 cm (101 1/8 x 51 9/16 in.); with knobs: 256.8 x 140.5 cm (101 1/8 x 55 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1980.177


title: The Departure of Jacob

creator: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: The Departure of Jacob, c. 1755. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Pen and brown-black ink, brown ink wash, and red chalk wash, with black chalk on cream laid paper; sheet: 34.8 x 23.1 cm (13 11/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1981.58


creator: Cornelis de Heem (Flemish, 1631–1695)

date: late 1600s or early 1700s

medium: oil on canvas

country: Flanders

subjects: Painting Flander Fruits

credit_line: Still-Life with Crayfish, Oysters, and Fruit, late 1600s or early 1700s . Follower of Cornelis de Heem (Flemish, 1631–1695). Oil on canvas; framed: 61 x 74 x 5.3 cm (24 x 29 1/8 x 2 1/16 in.); unframed: 43.5 x 56.7 cm (17 1/8 x 22 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2008.290


medium: etched steel

country: North Italy, 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
North italy, 16th century

credit_line: Breastplate with Etched Bands of Trophies and Medallions, c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Etched steel; overall: 46 x 34.7 x 15.9 cm (18 1/8 x 13 11/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1654


title: Gothic Breastplate

date: late 1400s

medium: steel

credit_line: Gothic Breastplate , late 1400s. South Germany or Austria, Innsbruck, late 15th century. Steel; overall: 53.2 x 35.2 x 16.3 cm (20 15/16 x 13 7/8 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1720


creator: Anton Peffenhauser (German, 1525–1603)

medium: blued, etched, and gilded steel

country: Germany, Augsburg

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, augsburg

credit_line: Pommel Plate of a Saddle, from the Garniture of Rudolf II, c. 1571. Anton Peffenhauser (German, 1525–1603). Blued, etched, and gilded steel; overall: 31.3 x 17 cm (12 5/16 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1888.2


title: Luster Dish with Seated Prince

medium: fritware with luster-painted design

credit_line: Luster Dish with Seated Prince, 1170–1220. Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194). Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.289


date: c. 520 BCE

medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Fragment from Black-Figure Neck-Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Storage Vessel): Apollo and Zeus, c. 520 BCE. Manner of Antimenes Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 530–510 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 1.2 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.533.a


subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Fragment from Red-Figure Oinochoe (Wine Jug) or Hydria (Water Jar): Woman Holding Box, c. 425–420 BCE. Attributed to Shuvalov Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 0.4 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.533.d


credit_line: Fragment from Black-Figure Neck-Amphora of Panathenaic Shape (Storage Vessel): Apollo with Lyre, c. 520 BCE. Manner of Antimenes Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 530–510 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 1.1 x 0.8 cm (7/16 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.533.f


title: Rondache (Round Shield)

medium: etched and gilded steel with brass rivets

country: Italy, Milan

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, milan

credit_line: Rondache (Round Shield), c. 1570. Italy, Milan. Etched and gilded steel with brass rivets; diameter: 57.8 cm (22 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1504


title: Corsèque

medium: steel; round wood haft; tassel

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, venice

credit_line: Corsèque, c. 1520. Italy, Venice. Steel; round wood haft; tassel; overall: 269.2 cm (106 in.); blade: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1535


title: Bardiche (Pole Axe)

medium: steel, leather, brass; wood haft

country: Germany or Russia, 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany or russia, 16th century

credit_line: Bardiche (Pole Axe), 1500s. Germany or Russia, 16th century. Steel, leather, brass; wood haft; overall: 178.5 cm (70 1/4 in.); blade: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1563


title: Seven-Flanged Mace

medium: gilded russet steel; with chiseled foliate decoration

country: Italy (?), 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy , 16th century

credit_line: Seven-Flanged Mace, c. 1540–50. Italy (?), 16th century. Gilded russet steel; with chiseled foliate decoration; overall: 64.5 cm (25 3/8 in.); head: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1589


title: Burgonet

medium: steel, radiate flutings

country: Italy, possibly Milan

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, possibly milan

credit_line: Burgonet, c. 1510–40. Italy, possibly Milan. Steel, radiate flutings; overall: 25.3 x 26 x 25.3 cm (9 15/16 x 10 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1642


medium: painted steel

country: Germany, Nuremberg

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, nuremberg

credit_line: Closed Sallet with Grotesque Face (Schembart visor), c. 1500. Germany, Nuremberg. Painted steel; overall: 27.3 x 25.7 x 22.2 cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1646


title: Burgonet

medium: steel, etched

credit_line: Burgonet, c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Steel, etched; overall: 31.5 x 35.4 x 21.3 cm (12 3/8 x 13 15/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1653


title: Tschinki (Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle)

medium: steel with traces gilding; walnut stock inlaid with bone, stag horn, mother-of-pearl

country: Poland, Silesia, 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Poland, silesia, 17th century
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Tschinki (Wheel-Lock Hunting Rifle), c. 1630–50. Poland, Silesia, 17th century. Steel with traces gilding; walnut stock inlaid with bone, stag horn, mother-of-pearl; overall: 122.9 cm (48 3/8 in.); butt: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); barrel: 94.9 cm (37 3/8 in.); bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1782


title: Corsèque (Chauve-Souris)

medium: steel; round wood haft with leather straps

credit_line: Corsèque (Chauve-Souris), c. 1530. North Italy, 16th century. Steel; round wood haft with leather straps; overall: 183.5 cm (72 1/4 in.); blade: 22.2 cm (8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1802


title: Morion

medium: steel with etched floral motif and medallion (on comb) with boar under oak tree

country: North Italy, late 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
North italy, late 16th century
Flowers
Trees

credit_line: Morion, c. 1575–1600. North Italy, late 16th Century. Steel with etched floral motif and medallion (on comb) with boar under oak tree; overall: 39 x 23.5 x 33 cm (15 3/8 x 9 1/4 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1808


title: Rapier

medium: steel, pierced and chiseled, leather and wood grip

country: Spain

subjects:
Arms and armor
Spain

credit_line: Rapier, c. 1650. Spain. Steel, pierced and chiseled, leather and wood grip; diameter: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.); overall: 105.6 cm (41 9/16 in.); blade: 99.5 cm (39 3/16 in.); quillions: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1811


credit_line: Pommel Plate of a Saddle, from the "Flechtband" Garniture of Rudolf II and Archduke Ernst, Vienna, c. 1571. Anton Peffenhauser (German, 1525–1603). Blued, etched, and gilded steel; overall: 33 x 17.8 cm (13 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1888.1


title: Buffe (etched with bands of trophies)

credit_line: Buffe (etched with bands of trophies), c. 1550–1600. North Italy, 16th century. Etched steel; overall: 25.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (10 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1930


title: Snaphance Gunlock

medium: steel, chiseled

country: Italy, Brescia (?), 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, brescia , 17th century

credit_line: Snaphance Gunlock, c.1660–80. Italy, Brescia (?), 17th century. Steel, chiseled; overall: 14 x 7.3 cm (5 1/2 x 2 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.41


title: Rapier

creator: Clemens Horn (German, 1586–1617)

medium: steel, blued and gilded

country: Germany, Solingen, 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, solingen, 17th century

credit_line: Rapier, c. 1620–30. Clemens Horn (German, 1586–1617). Steel, blued and gilded; overall: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.); blade: 89.2 cm (35 1/8 in.); quillions: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.697


title: Cup-Hilted Rapier

medium: steel, pierced, chased and chiseled; wire ferrules on leather-covered wood grip

credit_line: Cup-Hilted Rapier, c.1610–30. Italy, possibly Milan. Steel, pierced, chased and chiseled; wire ferrules on leather-covered wood grip; overall: 123.2 cm (48 1/2 in.); blade: 100.9 cm (39 3/4 in.); quillions: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.); grip: 11.8 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.706


title: Wheel-Lock Rifle

medium: steel, brass, walnut stock inlaid with bone, horn and ivory

country: Germany, Bavaria (?), 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, bavaria , 17th century
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Wheel-Lock Rifle, 1618. Germany, Bavaria (?), 17th century. Steel, brass, walnut stock inlaid with bone, horn and ivory; overall: 77.5 cm (30 1/2 in.); butt: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); barrel: 49.8 cm (19 5/8 in.); bore: 1.5 cm (9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1919.65


title: Bishop's Mantle (Cape)

medium: riveted steel (some brass) rings; reinforced collar

credit_line: Bishop's Mantle (Cape), c. 1520–30. European (German or Swiss?), early 16th century. Riveted steel (some brass) rings; reinforced collar; overall (display): 55.9 x 53.3 x 27.9 cm (22 x 21 x 11 in.); laid flat: 95.8 cm (37 11/16 in.); diameter: 1 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1921.1256


medium: celadon ware with incised and carved decoration

subjects: Ceramic Flowers

credit_line: Long-necked Bottle with Incised Floral Design (청자 음각 초화무늬 장경병 [靑磁陰刻草花文長頸甁]), 1100s–1200s. Celadon ware with incised and carved decoration; overall: 32.2 cm (12 11/16 in.); outer diameter: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.622


title: Portrait of a Woman

medium: oil on wood

country: Netherlandish, active France, 16th century

subjects: Netherlandish, active france, 16th century

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1540. Corneille de Lyon (Netherlandish, 1500/10–1574). Oil on wood; framed: 39 x 26 x 5 cm (15 3/8 x 10 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 16.5 x 14.8 cm (6 1/2 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey, 1942.48


title: Incense Burner

date: 100s BCE

medium: bronze

country: Etruscan

subjects: Metalwork Etruscan

credit_line: Incense Burner, 100s BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 61 cm (24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.96


title: Bhu

medium: granite

credit_line: Bhu, 900–950. South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century. Granite; overall: 175.9 x 61.6 cm (69 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.104.3


medium: steatite

country: Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization

subjects:
Seal
Pakistan, indus valley civilization

credit_line: Seal with Two-Horned Bull and Inscription, c. 2000 BCE. Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization. Steatite; overall: 3.2 x 3.2 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.160


date: probably 400–375 BCE

subjects:
Ornament & design
Sculpture
Etruscan
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel Ornament of Banqueter Holding an Omphalos, probably 400–375 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ernest Brummer, 1987.157


title: Vessel Ornament of Banqueter

credit_line: Vessel Ornament of Banqueter, probably 400–375 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 5.2 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ernest Brummer, 1988.155


title: Bathers Playing with a Crab

medium: oil on canvas

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century
Crustaceans

credit_line: Bathers Playing with a Crab, c. 1897. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919). Oil on canvas; framed: 75.5 x 85.5 x 10 cm (29 3/4 x 33 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 54.6 x 65.7 cm (21 1/2 x 25 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.269


title: Woman Meditating

date: after 1868

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Woman Meditating, after 1868. Copy after Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875). Oil on fabric; unframed: 59.4 x 42.9 cm (23 3/8 x 16 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.189


title: Satyress

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Satyress, c. 1525–1528. Giovanni Maria Mosca (Italian, 1495/99–1574). Bronze; overall: 16.5 x 11.5 cm (6 1/2 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1947.29


title: Xu Jingyang Moving His Family

creator: Cui Zizhong (Chinese, 1574–1644)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

subjects:
Painting
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Xu Jingyang Moving His Family (許旌陽移居圖), 1644. Cui Zizhong (Chinese, 1574–1644). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 268.2 x 66 cm (105 9/16 x 26 in.); painting only: 165.3 x 64 cm (65 1/16 x 25 3/16 in.); overall with knobs: 268.2 x 74.1 cm (105 9/16 x 29 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1961.90


creator: Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)

medium: handscroll; ink and light color on paper

credit_line: Zhao Mengfu Writing the Heart (Hridaya) Sutra in Exchange for Tea, 1542–43. Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552). Handscroll; ink and light color on paper; image: 20.6 x 78.3 cm (8 1/8 x 30 13/16 in.); overall: 21.1 x 553.6 cm (8 5/16 x 217 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.102


title: The Knickknack Peddler

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on silk

country: China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

subjects: China, southern song dynasty (1127-1279)

credit_line: The Knickknack Peddler (嬰戲貨郎圖), 1212. Li Song (Chinese, active c. 1190–c. 1230). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; image: 24.1 x 26 cm (9 1/2 x 10 1/4 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1963.582


title: En no Gyōja

medium: wood

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

subjects:
Sculpture
Japan, kamakura period (1185–1333)

credit_line: En no Gyōja (役行者像), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood; average: 74.9 cm (29 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.65


title: St. Sebastian

creator: Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652)

medium: red chalk with pen and brown ink

country: Spain, active in Naples, 17th century

subjects:
Drawing
Spain, active in naples, 17th century

credit_line: St. Sebastian, 1626–30. Jusepe de Ribera (Spanish, 1591–1652). Red chalk with pen and brown ink; sheet: 17.3 x 12.4 cm (6 13/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1997.53


date: mid- to late 1300s

country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

credit_line: Shakyamuni with the Sixteen Benevolent Deities (釈迦三尊十六善神像), mid- to late 1300s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold and cut gold on silk; painting: 106.5 x 56.6 cm (41 15/16 x 22 5/16 in.); overall with knobs and cord: 201.5 x 80.4 cm (79 5/16 x 31 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry S. Upson, 25th Anniversary Gift, 1941.279


title: Ornament with Figure

medium: shell, stone, and metal (silver?)

country: Central Andes, Wari style

subjects:
Ornament & design
Jewelry
Central andes, wari style
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Ornament with Figure, 600–1000. Central Andes, Wari style. Shell, stone, and metal (silver?); overall: 6.6 x 3.6 cm (2 5/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1944.291


title: Dragon and Tiger

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615)

credit_line: Dragon and Tiger (龍虎図屏風), c. 1546–56. Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper; painting: 157.3 x 339 cm (61 15/16 x 133 7/16 in.); framed: 172.3 x 354 cm (67 13/16 x 139 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.136.2


title: The Garden Court

creator: Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833–1898)

medium: graphite and watercolor, heightened with white gouache

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Garden Court, 1870–75. Edward Burne-Jones (British, 1833–1898). Graphite and watercolor, heightened with white gouache; matted: 54.3 x 81.4 x 0.8 cm (21 3/8 x 32 1/16 x 5/16 in.); frame: 61.3 x 88.9 x 3.2 cm (24 1/8 x 35 x 1 1/4 in.); image: 32.3 x 60.2 cm (12 11/16 x 23 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1994.197


title: Footpath in the Woods

creator: Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906)

medium: watercolor and graphite on modern laid paper

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Footpath in the Woods, 1882–84. Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906). Watercolor and graphite on modern laid paper; support: 51.6 x 35.9 cm (20 5/16 x 14 1/8 in.); matted: 62.9 x 48.3 x 0.6 cm (24 3/4 x 19 x 1/4 in.); image: 47.9 x 31.4 cm (18 7/8 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2021.165


title: Plaque

medium: Copper alloy

credit_line: Plaque, 1500s–1600s. Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild. Copper alloy; overall: 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.1


creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Architecture
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Temptation of Saint Anthony (First Series): First a Pool of Water, Then a Prostitute, the Corner of a Temple, a Soldier's Face, a Chariot with Two White, Rearing Horses, 1888. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French), published by Edmond Deman. Lithograph; image: 29.1 x 20.8 cm (11 7/16 x 8 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.477.2


title: Fear

medium: etching

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Fear, 1866. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916). Etching; image: 11 x 20 cm (4 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.); platemark: 14 x 22.3 cm (5 1/2 x 8 3/4 in.); sheet: 27.4 x 35.1 cm (10 13/16 x 13 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1998.69


creator: Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50)

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal court, made for Shah Jahan

subjects: India, mughal court, made for shah jahan

credit_line: Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album), illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658. Probably by Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50). Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 40 x 27.7 cm (15 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.331


medium: Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Ravana addresses Sita in the garden of Lanka, from Chapters 53 and 54 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1725. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, gold, and silver on paper; painting: 55.5 x 79 cm (21 7/8 x 31 1/8 in.); overall: 56.3 x 81 cm (22 3/16 x 31 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford, 1966.143


title: Vajrapani

medium: bronze with silver overlay and gum tempera

country: India, Kashmir

subjects:
Sculpture
India, kashmir

credit_line: Vajrapani, 700s. India, Kashmir. Bronze with silver overlay and gum tempera; overall: 22 cm (8 11/16 in.); base: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.14


title: Portrait of An Qi

creator: Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

subjects:
Painting
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of An Qi (麓村高逸圖), 1715. Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717), Tu Luo (Chinese, active c. 1715), Yang Jin (Chinese, 1644–1728). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 122 x 53.6 cm (48 1/16 x 21 1/8 in.); overall: 259.7 x 80.1 cm (102 1/4 x 31 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.17


title: Saint John the Baptist

creator: Giulio Campagnola (Italian, 1482–1515)

medium: engraving

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Saint John the Baptist, c. 1505. Giulio Campagnola (Italian, 1482–1515). Engraving; image: 34.3 x 23.7 cm (13 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.); sheet: 34.3 x 23.7 cm (13 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1934.247


title: Russian Dancer

medium: bronze

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Sculpture
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Russian Dancer, 1925. Alexander Blazys (American, born Russian Empire [now Lithuania], 1894–1963). Bronze; overall: 26.1 x 29.2 x 12.8 cm (10 1/4 x 11 1/2 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1926.1547


credit_line: Portrait of Priest Dazhi (1048–1116), Master of Law (大智律師元照像), 1100s. Inscribed by Liu Tao (Chinese, late 1000s–early  1100s). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on silk; image: 92.4 x 40.5 cm (36 3/8 x 15 15/16 in.); overall: 171.9 x 55.1 cm (67 11/16 x 21 11/16 in.); with knobs: 171.9 x 60.5 cm (67 11/16 x 23 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1974.29


title: Tankard

medium: silver gilt

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Tankard, 1665. England, London. Silver gilt; diameter: 20.7 x 14.3 cm (8 1/8 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Studebaker Fish in memory of her father, John Mohler Studebaker, 1936.352


title: Three-Part Pitcher

medium: earthenware, unglazed slip

country: Iran, Luristan

subjects:
Ceramic
Iran, luristan

credit_line: Three-Part Pitcher, c. 800–700 BCE. Iran, Luristan. Earthenware, unglazed slip; overall: 18.1 x 17 x 21.5 cm (7 1/8 x 6 11/16 x 8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1081


title: Mosque Lamp

medium: Fritware with underglaze design

subjects: Turkey, iznik, ottoman period (1299–1922)

credit_line: Mosque Lamp, 1585–95. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with underglaze design; overall: 30.4 x 19.7 cm (11 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.); diameter of rim: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.287


title: Saltcellar

creator: the Patanazzi Family (Italian)

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Urbino, 16th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, urbino, 16th century

credit_line: Saltcellar, c. 1570–90. Circle of the Patanazzi Family (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 20.3 x 21 x 12.8 cm (8 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather, 1945.126.1


title: Saltcellar

credit_line: Saltcellar, c. 1570–90. Circle of the Patanazzi Family (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); overall: 20.3 x 21 x 12.8 cm (8 x 8 1/4 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Philip R. Mather, 1945.126.2


title: Figure of a Gardener

creator: Bow Porcelain Factory (British)

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, London, Bow

subjects:
Ceramic
England, london, bow

credit_line: Figure of a Gardener, c. 1765–70. Bow Porcelain Factory (British). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. M. Luntz, 1945.36


title: Figure of a Gardener

credit_line: Figure of a Gardener, c. 1765–70. Bow Porcelain Factory (British). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. M. Luntz, 1945.37


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Yusuf and Zulaykha (recto), from an Anthology of Persian Verses, including the Haft Awrang (Seven Thrones) of Jami: The Fifth Throne, c. 1556–65. Iran, Shiraz or Mashhad, Safavid period (1501–1722). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 29.8 x 17.3 cm (11 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.); image: 21.3 x 15.3 cm (8 3/8 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.501.a


title: Bodhisattva Guanyin

medium: gilt bronze

country: China, Sui dynasty (581-618)

subjects:
Sculpture
China, sui dynasty (581-618)

credit_line: Bodhisattva Guanyin (觀音菩薩), 581–618. China, Sui dynasty (581-618). Gilt bronze; overall: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1962.217


title: Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman

medium: red earthenware, incised slipware

country: Italy, Ferrara, early 16th Century

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, ferrara, early 16th century
Portraits

credit_line: Plate with a Portrait of a Gentleman, c. 1500–1510. Italy, Ferrara, early 16th Century. Red earthenware, incised slipware; diameter: 32.4 cm (12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Damiron, 1966.128


title: Stand for Covered Tureen

creator: Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844)

medium: silver

credit_line: Stand for Covered Tureen, 1812. Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844). Silver; overall: 50.8 cm (20 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas F. Grasselli in memory of Thomas S. and Emilie S. Grasselli, 1968.242.c


title: Fibula (Pin)

date: 300s BCE

medium: gold

country: Etruscan

subjects: Jewelry Etruscan

credit_line: Fibula (Pin), 300s BCE. Etruscan. Gold; overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1974.17


title: Ewer (aiguière)

creator: Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot (French)

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Silver
France, 19th century

credit_line: Ewer (aiguière), c. 1817. Jean Baptiste Claude Odiot (French). Silver gilt; overall: 24.6 x 11.6 x 9.9 cm (9 11/16 x 4 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1980.183


country: Greece

subjects: Metalwork Greece

credit_line: Patera with Fluted Handle and Ram Head Finial, 500–400 BCE. Greece. Bronze; diameter: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.); overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1981.6


title: Bowl

date: 200–1 BCE

country: Greece, late Hellenistic period

subjects:
Metalwork
Greece, late hellenistic period

credit_line: Bowl, 200–1 BCE. Greece, late Hellenistic period. Silver gilt; diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.24


medium: sandstone

country: Northern India

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern india

credit_line: Pediment with the Face of Glory (Kirti-mukha), c. 1000s. Northern India. Sandstone; overall: 50.8 x 94 cm (20 x 37 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1988.102


country: Italy, Deruta, 16th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, deruta, 16th century

credit_line: Bowl Depicting Saint Francis Receiving Stigmata, 1531. Italy, Deruta, 16th century. Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 41.3 cm (16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Mildred Andrews Fund, 1988.95


title: Plate

medium: earthenware with colored slips

country: Mexico, Campeche, Maya

subjects:
Ceramic
Mexico, campeche, maya

credit_line: Plate, c. 800. Mexico, Campeche, Maya. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 6.5 x 41.5 cm (2 9/16 x 16 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.182


title: Armchair

country: America, New York

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
America, new york

credit_line: Armchair, c. 1891–93. Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933), Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Primavera with inlays of brass and various woods; overall: 82.9 x 63.2 x 64.3 cm (32 5/8 x 24 7/8 x 25 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1990.91


title: Globular Pot

medium: gray ware with black burnished slip and Barbotine decoration

credit_line: Globular Pot, 25–50 CE. Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd quarter 1st Century. Gray ware with black burnished slip and Barbotine decoration; diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); overall: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.124


title: Face Urn

medium: reddish ware with gray burnished slip

credit_line: Face Urn, 25–50 CE. Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo Roman, 2nd quarter, 1st Century. Reddish ware with gray burnished slip; diameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.); overall: 19 x 20 cm (7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.125


title: "Caster Ware" Vase with Hunt Scene

date: mid-100s CE

medium: reddish ware with black burnished slip and Barbotine decoration

credit_line: "Caster Ware" Vase with Hunt Scene, mid-100s CE. Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, mid-2nd Century. Reddish ware with black burnished slip and Barbotine decoration; diameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); overall: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.126


title: Beaker with Scale Pattern

medium: reddish ware with dark gray burnished slip

subjects: Rhenish (cologne), gallo-roman, 1st century

credit_line: Beaker with Scale Pattern, 1–100 CE. Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 1st Century. Reddish ware with dark gray burnished slip; diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.); overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Rainer Zietz, 1992.183


title: Tripod Base

date: 100–1 BCE

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Tripod Base, 100–1 BCE. Italy, Roman. Bronze; overall: 77 x 32.3 x 28 cm (30 5/16 x 12 11/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in honor of Arthur Fleischman by his parents, Barbara and Lawrence Fleischman, 1995.10


country: China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, eastern han dynasty (25–220 ce)

credit_line: Mirror with Deities, Chariot, and the White Tiger (書畫鏡), 100–200 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Bronze; diameter: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.); overall: 1.7 cm (11/16 in.); rim: 0.9 cm (3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.332


title: Nautilus Reading Lamp

medium: bronze, leaded glass

country: America, early 20th Century

subjects:
Metalwork
America, early 20th century

credit_line: Nautilus Reading Lamp, c. 1899–1902. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Bronze, leaded glass; overall: 34.5 x 21.3 x 13.4 cm (13 9/16 x 8 3/8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Virginia Hubbell, 1997.298


title: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia

date: 300s–100s BCE

credit_line: Bell with Diamond-Shaped Insignia, 300s–100s BCE. China, along the southern borders, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE) to Han dynasty (202 BCE–220 CE). Bronze; overall: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.77.2


title: Container in the form of a Sacrificer

medium: wood and red pigment (cinnabar)

country: Peru, Middle Horizon, Wari Culture

subjects:
Wood
Peru, middle horizon, wari culture

credit_line: Container in the form of a Sacrificer, 770–890 (radiocarbon date, 95% probability). Peru, Middle Horizon, Wari Culture. Wood and red pigment (cinnabar); overall: 10.8 x 7 x 7.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2007.193.a


title: Headrest

medium: Wood

credit_line: Headrest, 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Zulu-style carver. Wood; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.198


title: Pipe

credit_line: Pipe, 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Xhosa-style maker(s). Wood, copper, glass beads, sinew, leather, and thread; overall: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.199


title: Snuff Container

medium: Gourd and copper alloy

credit_line: Snuff Container, 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Zimbabwe or Mozambique, Northern Nguni-style or Shona-style maker. Gourd and copper alloy; overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.200


title: Club (Knobkerrie)

date: late 1800s or early 1900s

credit_line: Club (Knobkerrie), late 1800s or early 1900s. Southern Africa, South Africa, Northern Ngun-style or Zulu-style maker. Wood; overall: 66 cm (26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dori and Daniel Rootenberg, Jacaranda Tribal, New York, 2010.232


title: Vessel with Litter Group

medium: ceramic and slip

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel with Litter Group, 600–1000. Central Andes, central highlands, reportedly Wari Wilka, Wari style, 6th-10th century. Ceramic and slip; overall: 28 x 16 x 14 cm (11 x 6 5/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2011.36


title: Bust of a Classical Hero or Emperor

date: early to mid 16th century

medium: glazed terracotta

country: Italy

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Bust of a Classical Hero or Emperor, early to mid 16th century. Girolamo della Robbia (Italian, 1488–1566). Glazed terracotta; overall: 37.5 x 37.5 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2013.31


title: Cake Basket

creator: Samuel Herbert and Company

medium: Silver

country: Britain, London

subjects:
Silver
Britain, london

credit_line: Cake Basket, 1753. Samuel Herbert and Company. Silver; 26.4 x 30.1 cm (10 3/8 x 11 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Richard and Ann Gridley, 2016.302


title: Vase

creator: Walter Crane (British, 1845–1915)

medium: Earthenware

country: Britain

subjects: Ceramic Britain

credit_line: Vase, 1889. Walter Crane (British, 1845–1915), Maw & Co. (British (modern), 1850–1969). Earthenware; 22.4 x 22.7 cm (8 13/16 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Lee Reid, 2017.208


medium: Oil on canvas

country: Norway

subjects: Painting Norway

credit_line: Feige Waterfall (Feigefossen), Lysterfjord, Norway, 1848. Johan Christian Clausen Dahl (Norwegian, 1788–1857). Oil on canvas; 42 x 58 cm (16 9/16 x 22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund, 2019.76


title: Sake Cups with Auspicious Flora

creator: Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878)

country: Japan

subjects: Botany Ceramic Japan

credit_line: Sake Cups with Auspicious Flora (蘭竹菊・松梅図盃), 1861–78. Seifū Yohei II (Japanese, 1844–1878). Pair of sake cups; porcelain with underglaze blue; height (each): 3 cm (1 3/16 in.); diameter (each): 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.145


creator: Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914)

medium: Porcelain with underglaze blue

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)
Orchids

credit_line: Sake Pourer with Chrysanthemum, Orchid, and Plum (四君子図酒瓶), c. 1887. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Porcelain with underglaze blue; height with handle: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.); width with spout: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.); diameter: 18.5 cm (7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.158


title: Sweets Bowl

medium: Glazed porcelain

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)

credit_line: Sweets Bowl (本窯璜玓磁菓子鉢), 1893–1914. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Glazed porcelain; height: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); diameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.195


title: Vase with Plum Blossoms

creator: Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951)

country: Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) or Shōwa period (1926–89)

subjects: Ceramic Flowers

credit_line: Vase with Plum Blossoms (梅花紋花瓶), 1914–46. Seifū Yohei IV (Japanese, 1872–1951). Glazed porcelain with molded and carved design; 32.9 x 23.1 cm (12 15/16 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.211


title: Gu-Shaped Flower Vase

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, meiji period (1868–1912)
Flowers

credit_line: Gu-Shaped Flower Vase (櫻華釉花缾), 1893–97. Seifū Yohei III (Japanese, 1851–1914). Glazed porcelain with molded and carved designs; height: 31.1 cm (12 1/4 in.); diameter of mouth: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); diameter of foot: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James and Christine Heusinger, 2022.224