credit_line: Text, folio 251 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.251.b


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding

country: Byzantium, Constantinople

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: Text, folio 253 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.253.a


credit_line: Text, folio 256 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.256.a


credit_line: Text, folio 265 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.265.a


credit_line: Text, folio 276 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.276.b


credit_line: Text, folio 283 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.283.a


credit_line: Text, folio 283 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.283.b


credit_line: Text, folio 292 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.292.b


credit_line: Text, folio 293 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.293.a


credit_line: Text, folio 293 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.293.b


credit_line: Text, folio 306 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.306.a


credit_line: Text, folio 307 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.307.a


credit_line: Text, folio 315 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.315.a


credit_line: Text, folio 317 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.317.a


credit_line: Text, folio 32 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.32.a


credit_line: Text, folio 323 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.323.b


credit_line: Text, folio 339 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.339.a


credit_line: Text, folio 339 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.339.b


credit_line: Text, folio 342 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.342.b


credit_line: Text, folio 346 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.346.b


credit_line: Text, folio 354 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.354.a


credit_line: Text, folio 356 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.356.b


credit_line: Text, folio 360 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.360.a


credit_line: Text, folio 365 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.365.a


credit_line: Text, folio 365 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.365.b


credit_line: Text, folio 367 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.367.a


credit_line: Text, folio 369 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.369.b


credit_line: Text, folio 372 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.372.a


credit_line: Text, folio 375 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.375.b


credit_line: Text, folio 377 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.377.a


credit_line: Text, folio 385 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.385.b


credit_line: Text, folio 387 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.387.b


credit_line: Text, folio 388 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.388.b


credit_line: Text, folio 391 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.391.b


credit_line: Text, folio 394 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.394.b


credit_line: Text, folio 412 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.412.a


credit_line: Text, folio 55 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.55.b


credit_line: Text, folio 61 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.61.b


credit_line: Text, folio 67 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.67.a


credit_line: Text, folio 71 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.71.a


credit_line: Text, folio 79 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.79.a


credit_line: Text, folio 88 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.88.a


date: probably 1800s

medium: Wood, copper alloy, and iron

credit_line: Sculptural Element from a Reliquary Ensemble (mbulu ngulu), probably 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Gabon, Kota-style maker. Wood, copper alloy, and iron; overall: 61 x 27.5 x 3 cm (24 x 10 13/16 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2005.2


credit_line: Text, folio 10 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.10.a


credit_line: Text, folio 104 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.104.b


credit_line: Text, folio 105 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.105.a


credit_line: Text, folio 110 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.110.b


credit_line: Text, folio 111 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.111.b


credit_line: Text, folio 112 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.112.a


credit_line: Text, folio 113 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.113.b


credit_line: Text, folio 118 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.118.a


credit_line: Text, folio 125 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.125.b


credit_line: Text, folio 127 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.127.a


credit_line: Text, folio 128 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.128.b


credit_line: Text, folio 137 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.137.b


credit_line: Text, folio 139 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.139.b


credit_line: Text, folio 14 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.14.b


credit_line: Text, folio 143 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.143.b


credit_line: Text, folio 165 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.165.a


credit_line: Text, folio 167 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.167.b


credit_line: Text, folio 168 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.168.b


credit_line: Text, folio 183 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.183.b


credit_line: Text, folio 186 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.186.b


credit_line: Text, folio 189 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.189.a


credit_line: Text, folio 19 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.19.b


credit_line: Text, folio 191 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.191.a


credit_line: Text, folio 191 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.191.b


credit_line: Text, folio 195 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.195.b


credit_line: Text, folio 2 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.2.a


credit_line: Text, folio 205 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.205.a


credit_line: Text, folio 207 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.207.a


credit_line: Text, folio 21 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.21.a


credit_line: Text, folio 214 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.214.a


credit_line: Text, folio 228 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.228.a


credit_line: Text, folio 234 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.234.a


credit_line: Text, folio 235 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.235.a


credit_line: Text, folio 243 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.243.b


credit_line: Text, folio 246 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.246.b


credit_line: Text, folio 248 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.248.b


credit_line: Text, folio 25 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.25.a


credit_line: Text, folio 253 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.253.b


credit_line: Text, folio 26 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.26.b


credit_line: Text, folio 263 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.263.b


credit_line: Text, folio 264 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.264.b


credit_line: Text, folio 266 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.266.b


credit_line: Text, folio 270 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.270.a


credit_line: Text, folio 284 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.284.b


credit_line: Text, folio 285 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.285.b


credit_line: Text, folio 29 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.29.a


credit_line: Text, folio 294 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.294.a


credit_line: Text, folio 296 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.296.b


credit_line: Text, folio 297 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.297.b


credit_line: Text, folio 30 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.30.a


credit_line: Text, folio 308 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.308.b


credit_line: Text, folio 311 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.311.b


credit_line: Text, folio 318 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.318.b


credit_line: Text, folio 32 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.32.b


credit_line: Text, folio 320 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.320.b


credit_line: Text, folio 322 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.322.b


credit_line: Text, folio 326 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.326.b


credit_line: Text, folio 327 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.327.b


credit_line: Text, folio 33 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.33.a


credit_line: Text, folio 33 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.33.b


credit_line: Text, folio 333 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.333.a


credit_line: Text, folio 337 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.337.a


credit_line: Text, folio 337 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.337.b


credit_line: Text, folio 338 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.338.a


credit_line: Text, folio 338 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.338.b


credit_line: Text, folio 36 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.36.a


credit_line: Text, folio 36 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.36.b


credit_line: Text, folio 383 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.383.b


credit_line: Text, folio 384 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.384.a


credit_line: Text, folio 384 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.384.b


credit_line: Text, folio 386 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.386.b


credit_line: Text, folio 395 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.395.b


credit_line: Text, folio 4 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.4.a


credit_line: Text, folio 406 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.406.b


credit_line: Text, folio 407 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.407.b


credit_line: Text, folio 408 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.408.a


credit_line: Text, folio 411 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.411.b


credit_line: Text, folio 412 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.412.b


credit_line: Text, folio 419 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.419.b


credit_line: Text, folio 420 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.420.b


credit_line: Text, folio 426 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.426.a


credit_line: Text, folio 426 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.426.b


credit_line: Text, folio 52 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.52.b


credit_line: Text, folio 55 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.55.a


credit_line: Text, folio 57 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.57.a


credit_line: Text, folio 6 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.6.b


credit_line: Text, folio 62 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.62.a


credit_line: Text, folio 69 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.69.a


credit_line: Text, folio 73 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.73.a


credit_line: Text, folio 74 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.74.a


credit_line: Text, folio 78 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.78.b


credit_line: Text, folio 80 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.80.a


credit_line: Text, folio 83 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.83.b


credit_line: Text, folio 88 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.88.b


credit_line: Text, folio 90 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.90.b


credit_line: Text, folio 91 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.91.b


credit_line: Text, folio 92 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.92.a


credit_line: Text, folio 97 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.97.b


credit_line: Text, folio 98 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.98.b


title: Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)

creator: Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)

medium: Gilt-wood, gesso

country: England

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
England

credit_line: Pair of Candle Stands (torchères), c. 1773. Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779). Gilt-wood, gesso; each: 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2018.203


credit_line: Text, folio 1 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.1.b


credit_line: Text, folio 126 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.126.a


credit_line: Text, folio 140 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.140.b


credit_line: Text, folio 145 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.145.a


credit_line: Text, folio 149 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.149.b


credit_line: Text, folio 157 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.157.a


credit_line: Text, folio 170 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.170.a


credit_line: Text, folio 180 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.180.a


credit_line: Text, folio 190 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.190.a


credit_line: Text, folio 190 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.190.b


credit_line: Text, folio 201 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.201.b


credit_line: Text, folio 222 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.222.a


credit_line: Text, folio 224 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.224.b


credit_line: Text, folio 239 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.239.a


credit_line: Text, folio 240 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.240.a


credit_line: Text, folio 245 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.245.b


credit_line: Text, folio 249 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.249.a


credit_line: Text, folio 267 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.267.b


credit_line: Text, folio 273 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.273.b


credit_line: Text, folio 275 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.275.b


credit_line: Text, folio 277 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.277.a


credit_line: Text, folio 284 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.284.a


credit_line: Text, folio 285 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.285.a


credit_line: Text, folio 288 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.288.b


credit_line: Text, folio 289 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.289.a


credit_line: Text, folio 295 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.295.b


credit_line: Text, folio 300 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.300.b


credit_line: Text, folio 302 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.302.a


credit_line: Text, folio 331 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.331.a


credit_line: Text, folio 334 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.334.a


credit_line: Text, folio 334 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.334.b


credit_line: Text, folio 352 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.352.b


credit_line: Text, folio 354 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.354.b


credit_line: Text, folio 356 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.356.a


credit_line: Text, folio 358 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.358.b


credit_line: Text, folio 362 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.362.a


credit_line: Text, folio 364 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.364.a


credit_line: Text, folio 371 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.371.b


credit_line: Text, folio 382 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.382.a


credit_line: Text, folio 383 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.382.b


credit_line: Text, folio 387 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.387.a


credit_line: Text, folio 390 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.390.b


credit_line: Text, folio 399 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.399.b


credit_line: Text, folio 400 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.400.b


credit_line: Text, folio 401 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.401.a


credit_line: Text, folio 417 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.417.a


credit_line: Text, folio 417 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.417.b


credit_line: Text, folio 421 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.421.a


credit_line: Text, folio 427 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.427.a


credit_line: Text, folio 94 (recto), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.94.a


credit_line: Text, folio 96 (verso), from a Gospel Book with Commentaries, c. 1000–1100. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leather binding; sheet: 28 x 23 cm (11 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.152.96.b


creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: monotype

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Conversation: Ludovic Halévy and Madame Cardinal (The Conversation) for "La Famille Cardinal" by Ludovic Halévy, c. 1880–83. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Monotype; platemark: 21.3 x 16 cm (8 3/8 x 6 5/16 in.); sheet: 25.5 x 17.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of Henry Sayles Francis, 1967.167


title: Portrait of a Man

medium: enamel on copper in a gold frame with a blue glass and hair reverse

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, c. 1735. Christian Friedrich Zincke (German, 1683/85–1767). Enamel on copper in a gold frame with a blue glass and hair reverse; framed: 5.1 x 4.3 cm (2 x 1 11/16 in.); unframed: 4.5 x 3.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1940.1221


date: late 1600s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)
Orchids

credit_line: Large Jar with Peonies, Orchids, and Chrysanthemums (染付牡丹蘭菊文大壺), late 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration (Imari ware); diameter: 30.5 cm (12 in.); height: 40.1 cm (15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.266


title: Flower Study of an Anemone

creator: Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923)

medium: mat white stone, gold, sapphires, jade, rock crystal

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Russia, st. petersburg
Corals & anemones
Flowers
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Flower Study of an Anemone, c. 1905–15. Henrik Wigström (Russian, 1862–1923), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Mat white stone, gold, sapphires, jade, rock crystal; overall: 14.3 x 3.9 cm (5 5/8 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.441


title: Lacquer Box

creator: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)

medium: lacquer, papier-mâché, gold, diamonds

credit_line: Lacquer Box, c. 1890. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Factory N. Lukutin (Russian). Lacquer, papier-mâché, gold, diamonds; overall: 1.8 x 14.5 x 5 cm (11/16 x 5 11/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.464


title: Tea Service

medium: silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel

credit_line: Tea Service, 1887–96. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500


title: Portrait of a man

medium: Gum tempera on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Drawing
Northern india, pahari kingdom
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a man, c. 1700. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera on paper; overall: 18 x 13.3 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund, 1968.41


title: Frog Amulet

medium: polychrome faience

subjects: Egypt, new kingdom (1540–1069 bce), dynasty 18

credit_line: Frog Amulet, c. 1380–1330 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Polychrome faience; overall: 0.8 x 0.9 cm (5/16 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Cyril and Jessica Aldred, 1980.123


title: Augury of the crow (Vasakasajja Nayika)

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Augury of the crow (Vasakasajja Nayika), c. 1800. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 21.4 x 14.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.337


title: The Autumn Hunt

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 Autumn Hunt (胡騎秋獵圖), c. 1201–4. Attributed to Chen Juzhong (Chinese, active c. 1201–1207). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; painting: 24.4 x 27.3 cm (9 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1930.314


title: Horse Stable

date: early 1500s

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)

credit_line: Horse Stable (厩図屏風), early 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; painting: 146.1 x 346.8 cm (57 1/2 x 136 9/16 in.); mounted: 163.3 x 366 cm (64 5/16 x 144 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1934.373.2


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). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper; each: 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


creator: Léon Cogniet (French, 1794–1880)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Artist in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome, 1817. Léon Cogniet (French, 1794–1880). Oil on canvas; framed: 58 x 51 x 7.5 cm (22 13/16 x 20 1/16 x 2 15/16 in.); unframed: 44.5 x 37 cm (17 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1978.51


title: The Feast of Herod (recto)

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

medium: pen and brown ink, with black and red chalk, touched with white gouache

country: Flanders

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: The Feast of Herod (recto), c. 1637–38. Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Pen and brown ink, with black and red chalk, touched with white gouache ; sheet: 27.2 x 47.2 cm (10 11/16 x 18 9/16 in.); secondary support: 27.6 x 47.3 cm (10 7/8 x 18 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1954.2.a


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Fragmentary Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Warrior Sacrificing Ram, c. 490–480 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; diameter: 10.1 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1926.242


title: Bird Pendant

medium: cast gold

subjects: Metalwork Birds

credit_line: Bird Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 11th - 16th century. Cast gold; overall: 11.1 x 4.3 x 3.5 cm (4 3/8 x 1 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1956.669


title: Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, London, Chelsea

subjects:
Ceramic
England, london, chelsea

credit_line: Hen and Chicks Covered Tureen on Stand, c. 1755. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 24.8 x 34.9 x 25.7 cm (9 3/4 x 13 3/4 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1984.58


title: Story of Perseus and Andromeda

medium: tapestry weave: wool and silk

country: Netherlands, early 16th century

subjects:
Tapestry
Netherlands, early 16th century

credit_line: Story of Perseus and Andromeda, early 1500s. Netherlands, early 16th century. Tapestry weave: wool and silk; overall: 320.5 x 446.8 cm (126 3/16 x 175 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1927.487


medium: elk horn, steel mounts

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Powder Flask with Standing figures of a Man and  Woman, 1570. Germany. Elk horn, steel mounts; overall: 23.4 x 11.8 cm (9 3/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.37


title: Figure of Spring from the Four Seasons

medium: hard-paste porcelain

country: England, Bristol

subjects:
Ceramic
England, bristol

credit_line: Figure of Spring from the Four Seasons, c. 1775. Bristol Porcelain Factory (British, 1770–81). Hard-paste porcelain; overall: 27 x 14.5 x 9.4 cm (10 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.611.2


title: Figure of Summer from the Four Seasons

credit_line: Figure of Summer from the Four Seasons, c. 1775. Bristol Porcelain Factory (British, 1770–81). Hard-paste porcelain; overall: 27 x 15.9 x 11.7 cm (10 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.611.3


subjects:
Mythology
Ceramic
England, london, chelsea

credit_line: Candelabrum Depicting an Allegorical Figure of Matrimony, c. 1775. Derby Porcelain Factory (Chelsea-Derby Period, 1770–84). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 31.1 x 25.7 x 15.6 cm (12 1/4 x 10 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.627.1


credit_line: Candelabrum Depicting an Allegorical Figure of Liberty, c. 1775. Derby Porcelain Factory (Chelsea-Derby Period, 1770–84). Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 32.4 x 25.6 x 14.2 cm (12 3/4 x 10 1/16 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.627.2


medium: bronze: cast, gilded, engraved, and chased

credit_line: Incense Burner and Stand for an Altar Cross, 1150–75. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, 12th century. Bronze: cast, gilded, engraved, and chased; overall: 18.1 x 12.7 cm (7 1/8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.555


title: Covered Tureen on Stand (Pot à oille)

creator: Henry Auguste (French, 1759–1816)

medium: silver

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

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

credit_line: Covered Tureen on Stand (Pot à oille), 1797–98. Henry Auguste (French, 1759–1816). Silver; overall: 26.2 x 29.1 cm (10 5/16 x 11 7/16 in.); average: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of James Hazen Hyde, 1952.592


creator: Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242)

medium: tempera and gold on wood

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Christ in a Mandorla, with the instruments of the Passion, with St. Stephen and St. Lawrence below, c. 1230s. Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242). Tempera and gold on wood; unframed: 42.4 x 12 cm (16 11/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1966.237.c


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The Heroine Who is Faithfully Loved: Madhya Svadhinapatika Nayika, from a Rasamanjari of Bhanudatta, c. 1710. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 17 x 26.8 cm (6 11/16 x 10 9/16 in.); overall: 20.5 x 28.2 cm (8 1/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1967.239


title: Seated Ruler

medium: limestone with shell inclusions

country: North Syria, possibly Ebla

subjects:
Sculpture
North syria, possibly ebla
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Seated Ruler, 2000–1700 BCE. North Syria, possibly Ebla. Limestone with shell inclusions; overall: 66.7 x 38.2 x 54.6 cm (26 1/4 x 15 1/16 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1969.37


title: Head of Male Deity, possibly Aiyanar

medium: sandstone

credit_line: Head of Male Deity, possibly Aiyanar, 600–650. Central Thailand, Phetchabun province, possibly Si Thep. Sandstone; overall: 26.1 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.11


title: The Jewish Boy

creator: Medardo Rosso (Italian, 1859–1928)

medium: wax on plaster

country: Italy, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, 19th century

credit_line: The Jewish Boy, c. 1892. Medardo Rosso (Italian, 1859–1928). Wax on plaster; overall: 23.2 x 18.1 x 14.9 cm (9 1/8 x 7 1/8 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1970.33


medium: marble

credit_line: Engaged Capital with a Lion and a Basilisk, 1175–1200. Northern Italy, Emilia (Bologna?), 12th century. Marble; overall: 30.2 x 33 x 29.3 cm (11 7/8 x 13 x 11 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.20


title: Dog

medium: earthenware with lead glaze

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

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

credit_line: Dog (狗), 25–220 CE. China, Eastern Han dynasty (25–220 CE). Earthenware with lead glaze; overall: 36.5 cm (14 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.1


title: Krishna summoning the cows

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Krishna summoning the cows, c. 1780–90. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 24.3 x 27 cm (9 9/16 x 10 5/8 in.); with borders: 25.1 x 30.5 cm (9 7/8 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.339


title: Helmet Mask

date: mid- to late 1800s

medium: Wood and probably resin

credit_line: Helmet Mask, mid- to late 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Mali, Malinke-style blacksmith-carver. Wood and probably resin; overall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 2004.84


medium: Alabaster

country: Southern Netherlands or Northern France

subjects:
Sculpture
Southern netherland or northern france

credit_line: Two Standing Apostles (probably Saint John the Evangelist and St. Paul), c. 1430. Master of the Saint-Omer Apostles (Southern Netherlandish, active Bruges?). Alabaster; overall: 23.7 x 9.3 x 5.8 cm (9 5/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 5/16 in.); overall: 23.7 x 10.2 x 5.9 cm (9 5/16 x 4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.41


medium: oil on canvas

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: The Monastery of San Pedro (Our Lady of the Snows), 1879. Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900). Oil on canvas; unframed: 118.8 x 183.2 cm (46 3/4 x 72 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1915.684


title: Statuette of a Black African Person

medium: bronze, solid cast, with silver and copper inlays

credit_line: Statuette of a Black African Person, 100–50 BCE. Greece, Greco-Roman Period, late Ptolemaic Dynasty. Bronze, solid cast, with silver and copper inlays; overall: 18.4 x 5.3 x 7.2 cm (7 1/4 x 2 1/16 x 2 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1963.507


creator: Group of the Dublin Situlae

date: c. 350 BCE

medium: ceramic

country: South Italian, Apulian

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, apulian

credit_line: Red-Figure Situla (Deep Bucket): Bellerophon Slaying Chimaera (A); Dionysos, Maenads, Eros (B), c. 350 BCE. Attributed to Group of the Dublin Situlae. Ceramic; with handle: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 in.); diameter of rim: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.); diameter of foot: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.); without handle: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1977.179


title: Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome)

medium: 112 printed folios on parchment, bound

country: France, Paris

credit_line: Printed Book of Hours (Use of Rome), 1510. Printed by Guillaume Le Rouge (French, Paris, active 1493–1517), miniatures by Master of the Très Petites Heures of Anne of Brittany (French, Paris, active c.1480–1510). 112 printed folios on parchment, bound; overall: 16.7 x 10.5 x 3 cm (6 9/16 x 4 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2009.276


title: Christ on the Cross

creator: El Greco (Spanish, 1541–1614)

country: Spain

subjects: Painting Spain

credit_line: Christ on the Cross, c. 1600–1610. El Greco (Spanish, 1541–1614). Oil on canvas; framed: 221 x 144 x 10 cm (87 x 56 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 193 x 116 cm (76 x 45 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1952.222


title: Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso)

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: Wood and iron

subjects: Africa, west africa, mali, bamana blacksmith

credit_line: Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso), late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana blacksmith. Wood and iron; overall: 14 x 13.8 x 40.8 cm (5 1/2 x 5 7/16 x 16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1935.307


title: Bamboo, Rocks, and Lonely Orchids

creator: Zhao Mengfu (Chinese, 1254–1322)

medium: Handscroll; ink on paper

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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

credit_line: Bamboo, Rocks, and Lonely Orchids (竹石幽蘭圖), 1271–1368. Zhao Mengfu (Chinese, 1254–1322). Handscroll; ink on paper; mounted: 52.4 x 1337.7 cm (20 5/8 x 526 5/8 in.); image: 50.9 x 147.8 cm (20 1/16 x 58 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund by exchange, 1963.515


title: Leaping Trout

creator: Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910)

medium: watercolor over graphite

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Leaping Trout, 1889. Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910). Watercolor over graphite; sheet: 35 x 50.6 cm (13 3/4 x 19 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1973.142


title: Seated Figure

medium: albitite

country: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec

subjects:
Jade
Mesoamerica, mexico, olmec

credit_line: Seated Figure, c. 900–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Albitite; overall: 11 x 6.2 x 3.9 cm (4 5/16 x 2 7/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1941.390


title: Pierrot

creator: Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866)

medium: watercolor heightened with white gouache on off-white wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Pierrot, c. 1850–60. Paul Gavarni (French, 1804–1866). Watercolor heightened with white gouache on off-white wove paper; sheet: 31.8 x 21 cm (12 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1923.854


title: Reliquary Box

medium: bronze

credit_line: Reliquary Box, 200–400 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, probably Swat, late Kushan period. Bronze; diameter: 8.6 cm (3 3/8 in.); overall: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1976.71


title: Belt Buckle

medium: bronze with garnets, glass, mother of pearl, gold foil, traces of gilding; bronze and glass

credit_line: Belt Buckle, c. 525–560. Visigothic, Spain, Migration Period, 6th century. Bronze with garnets, glass, mother of pearl, gold foil, traces of gilding; bronze and glass; overall: 7.1 x 2.7 cm (2 13/16 x 1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2001.119


medium: silver, gilded silver, niello, rock crystal

country: paten: Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim; monstrance: Germany, Lower Saxony, Brunswick, Gothic period, paten: 12th century; monstrance: 14th century

subjects:
Metalwork
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Monstrance with the "Paten of Saint Bernward", c. 1180–1190. Saint Oswald Reliquary Workshop (German). Silver, gilded silver, niello, rock crystal; overall: 34.5 x 15.9 x 14 cm (13 9/16 x 6 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.); part 1: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.); part 2: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund with additional gift from Mrs. R. Henry Norweb, 1930.505


title: Bacchanalian Scene

medium: schist

credit_line: Bacchanalian Scene, 1–100 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period. Schist; overall: 16.5 x 53 cm (6 1/2 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.328.2


creator: Juran (Chinese, active 960–985)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: China, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

subjects:
Painting
China, northern song dynasty (960–1127)

credit_line: Buddhist Retreat by Stream and Mountains (溪山蘭若圖), 960–85. Juran (Chinese, active 960–985). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting only: 184.5 x 56.1 cm (72 5/8 x 22 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 260.5 x 77.4 cm (102 9/16 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer, 1959.348


title: A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm

creator: John La Farge (American, 1835–1910)

medium: watercolor and gouache over graphite

credit_line: A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm, 1897. John La Farge (American, 1835–1910). Watercolor and gouache over graphite; sheet: 27.3 x 38.9 cm (10 3/4 x 15 5/16 in.); image: 25 x 33.7 cm (9 13/16 x 13 1/4 in.); secondary support: 28 x 40.8 cm (11 x 16 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1939.267


title: Swift Bull from the Ten Swift Bulls

date: late 1200s–early 1300s

medium: section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Swift Bull from the Ten Swift Bulls (駿牛図　断簡), late 1200s–early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; painting: 27.1 x 31.9 cm (10 11/16 x 12 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.286


title: Kneeling Carthusian Monk

medium: marble

country: France, Burgundy, Dijon

subjects:
Sculpture
France, burgundy, dijon

credit_line: Kneeling Carthusian Monk, c. 1380–1400. France, Burgundy, Dijon. Marble; overall: 24.2 x 14.7 x 7.6 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.113


title: Estoc

medium: steel, wood and leather

country: Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, early 16th century

credit_line: Estoc, early 1500s. Germany, early 16th Century. Steel, wood and leather; overall: 156.6 cm (61 5/8 in.); blade: 125.3 cm (49 5/16 in.); quillions: 26.2 cm (10 5/16 in.); grip: 30 cm (11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.686


medium: iron

country: North Italy, 14th-15th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
North italy, 14th-15th century

credit_line: Barbute (from the Venetian Garrison at Chalcis), c. 1350–1420. North Italy, 14th-15th century. Iron; overall: 29 x 21 x 25 cm (11 7/16 x 8 1/4 x 9 13/16 in.); sleeves: 43.2 cm (17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1923.1065


creator: Class of Vatican 440 (Greek, Attic)

date: c. 530 BCE

medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Black-Figure Trefoil Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Europa on Bull, c. 530 BCE. Attributed to Class of Vatican 440 (Greek, Attic). Ceramic; overall: 23.6 cm (9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.978


title: Procession of Non-Buddhists

credit_line: Procession of Non-Buddhists, 1–100 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period. Schist; overall: 16 x 53 cm (6 5/16 x 20 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.328.3


creator: Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

country: France, Saint Cloud, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, saint cloud, 18th century

credit_line: Pair of Bottle Coolers (Seaux à rafraîchir), c. 1730. Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 11 x 11.5 cm (4 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.226


title: Charger Depicting the Three Graces

medium: tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica)

country: Italy, Urbino region, Gubbio, 16th century

subjects: Italy, urbino region, gubbio, 16th century

credit_line: Charger Depicting the Three Graces, c. 1525. Circle of Maestro Giorgio Andreoli (Italian, 1465?–1553). Tin-glazed earthenware with gold lustre (maiolica); diameter: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.2


title: Figure (kiteki)

date: late 1800s–mid-1900s

subjects:
Sculpture
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Figure (kiteki), late 1800s–mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Yaka-style carver. Wood, lizard skin, leopard tooth, pods, cloth, and natural fiber; overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1974.201


title: Bodhisattva Guanyin

medium: gilt bronze

country: China, Liao dynasty (916-1125)

subjects:
Sculpture
China, liao dynasty (916-1125)

credit_line: Bodhisattva Guanyin (觀音菩薩), 900s. China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Gilt bronze; overall: 43.8 cm (17 1/4 in.); diameter of base: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1976.14


title: Mirror Back with Great Goddess

medium: slate, pigment; other side originally inlaid with polished pyrite mirror

credit_line: Mirror Back with Great Goddess, 400–550 CE. Guatemala(?), Escuintla, Teotihuacán style, Classic Period. Slate, pigment; other side originally inlaid with polished pyrite mirror; overall: 20.1 x 0.2 cm (7 15/16 x 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1989.65


title: Portrait of a Government Official

creator: Chae Yongshin (Korean, 1850–1941)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: Korea, Japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

subjects: Korea, japanese colonial period (1910−1945)

credit_line: Portrait of a Government Official (관료 초상), 1921. Chae Yongshin (Korean, 1850–1941). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 156.4 x 87.3 cm (61 9/16 x 34 3/8 in.); painting only: 127 x 71.1 cm (50 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2020.259


creator: Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506)

medium: opaque watercolor and gold on paper

country: Afghanistan or Iran, Timurid period (1370–1501)

credit_line: Left side of a double-page album folio: Outside a Royal Encampment (recto), c. 1485. Style of Bihzad (Iranian, active 1470–1506). Opaque watercolor and gold on paper; image: 24.4 x 14.1 cm (9 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.); overall: 27 x 17.2 cm (10 5/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1944.490.a


creator: Sahkulu (Turkish, active 1526–56)

medium: Ink, gum tempera, and gold on paper

country: Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul

subjects:
Drawing
Ottoman turkey, istanbul

credit_line: Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads, mid-1500s. Attributed to Sahkulu (Turkish, active 1526–56). Ink, gum tempera, and gold on paper; sheet: 17.3 x 40.2 cm (6 13/16 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.492


title: Dragon

creator: Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280)

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

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

credit_line: Dragon (龍圖), c. 1250–79. Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting: 125.2 x 57.2 cm (49 5/16 x 22 1/2 in.); overall with knobs: 226.8 x 78 cm (89 5/16 x 30 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1958.427.1


title: Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

date: mid 1700s

medium: two-fold screen; ink, color, and gold on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals (三十六歌仙図屏風), mid 1700s. Attributed to Tatebayashi Kagei (Japanese, active mid-1700s). Two-fold screen; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 170 x 182.8 cm (66 15/16 x 71 15/16 in.); overall: 174.4 x 187.2 cm (68 11/16 x 73 11/16 in.); closed: 94 x 4 cm (37 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1960.183


creator: The Bateman Group

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Amphora (Type B; Storage Vessel): Battling Warriors (A); Dionysos and Satyrs (B), c. 530–520 BCE. Attributed to The Bateman Group, manner of Lysippides Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 530–515 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 49.5 cm (19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1927.433


title: Dancing Sailors

creator: Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935)

medium: watercolor over graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Dancing Sailors, 1917. Charles Demuth (American, 1883–1935). Watercolor over graphite; sheet: 20.4 x 25.7 cm (8 1/16 x 10 1/8 in.); secondary support: 21.4 x 26.3 cm (8 7/16 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1980.9


title: Bamboo in the Wind

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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

credit_line: Bamboo in the Wind (風竹圖), 1300s. Puming (Xuechuang) (Chinese, active before 1274–after 1329). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; painting: 77.6 x 45.7 cm (30 9/16 x 18 in.); overall with knobs: 209.5 x 75.5 cm (82 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.246


title: Horse Stable

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

subjects:
Painting
Japan, muromachi period (1392–1573)

credit_line: Horse Stable (厩図屏風), early 1500s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; painting: 146.1 x 346.6 cm (57 1/2 x 136 7/16 in.); mounted: 163.3 x 366 cm (64 5/16 x 144 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1934.373.1


title: Estérel Village

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: color monotype

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Estérel Village, c. 1890. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Color monotype; sheet: 29.9 x 39.9 cm (11 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.); image: 29.9 x 39.9 cm (11 3/4 x 15 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fiftieth anniversary gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1966.177


title: Parsifal

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: lithograph

country: France, 19th-20th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th-20th century

credit_line: Parsifal, 1892. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Becquet (French). Lithograph; image: 32.2 x 24.2 cm (12 11/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1925.21


medium: lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: The Apocalypse of Saint John: And He Had in His Right Hand Seven Stars; and Out of His Mouth Went a Sharp Two-Edged Sword, 1899. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard, published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 29.2 x 20.9 cm (11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.); sheet: 56.1 x 42.4 cm (22 1/16 x 16 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1926.140.8


title: Turtle Baby

medium: bronze

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Turtle Baby, c. 1910–16. Edith Barretto Stevens Parsons (American, 1878–1956). Bronze; overall: 104.2 cm (41 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry A. Everett for the Dorothy Burnham Everett Memorial Collection, 1923.724


title: Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise

medium: green jade with brown markings

credit_line: Miniature Mountain with Daoist Paradise, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Green jade with brown markings; overall: 17.5 cm (6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Memorial Gift, 1941.594


title: Book of Hours (Use of Paris)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Paris

credit_line: Book of Hours (Use of Paris), c. 1420. Possibly studio or workshop of The Bedford Master (French, Paris, active c. 1405–30). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 18.4 x 13.3 cm (7 1/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1951.120


title: The New-born Buddha

date: 400s CE

medium: gilt bronze with inlays of blue glass and turquoise

country: China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534)

subjects:
Sculpture
China, northern wei dynasty (386-534)

credit_line: The New-born Buddha, 400s CE. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gilt bronze with inlays of blue glass and turquoise; overall: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); diameter of base: 6.8 cm (2 11/16 in.); base: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.46


title: Cameo:  Head of Diana

medium: glass

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Glass
Italy, roman

credit_line: Cameo:  Head of Diana, 25 BCE - 100 CE. Italy, Roman. Glass; overall: 3.7 x 3.3 cm (1 7/16 x 1 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Klejman, 1965.465


title: Pair of Candelabra

creator: House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918)

medium: silver

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Silver
Russia, st. petersburg

credit_line: Pair of Candelabra, 1887–90. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Julius Alexandrovitch Rappoport (Russian, 1864–1916). Silver; overall: 28.5 x 25.1 x 12 cm (11 1/4 x 9 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.494


title: Layman bearing offerings

medium: stucco with mother-of-pearl inlay

subjects: Afghanistan, hadda, probably tape shotor

credit_line: Layman bearing offerings, c. 300 CE. Afghanistan, Hadda, probably Tape Shotor. Stucco with mother-of-pearl inlay; overall: 25.3 x 9 x 5 cm (9 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1967.40


title: Monk bearing offerings

medium: stucco

credit_line: Monk bearing offerings, c. 300 CE. Afghanistan, Hadda, probably Tape Shotor. Stucco; overall: 27.3 x 10.3 x 5.4 cm (10 3/4 x 4 1/16 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1967.41


title: Face Mask

date: possibly early 1900s

credit_line: Face Mask, possibly early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire or Liberia, Dan-style maker. Wood, metal, leather, and organic materials; overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1972.331


title: Dancing Dwarf

date: 100 BCE–100 CE

country: Italy(?), Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy , roman

credit_line: Dancing Dwarf, 100 BCE–100 CE. Italy(?), Roman. Bronze; overall: 4.4 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund by Exchange, 1972.72


title: Hand-and-a-Half Sword

medium: steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Hand-and-a-Half Sword, c.1540–80. Germany. Steel; wood, leather, sharkskin grip; overall: 116.8 cm (46 in.); blade: 94.8 cm (37 5/16 in.); quillions: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.); grip: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Bascom Little Estate, 1974.58


title: Mask (Kple Kple or Kouassi Gbe)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

medium: Wood, resin, and paint

credit_line: Mask (Kple Kple or Kouassi Gbe), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood, resin, and paint; overall: 40.7 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1975.155


title: Monkey General Hanuman

subjects: Southern india, chola period (900s–1200s)

credit_line: Monkey General Hanuman, c. 1000. Southern India, Chola period (900s–1200s). Bronze; height: 58.4 cm (23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1980.26


title: Interior

creator: Gwen John (British, 1876–1939)

medium: oil on canvas

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
England, 20th century

credit_line: Interior, 1915. Gwen John (British, 1876–1939). Oil on canvas; unframed: 33 x 24.2 cm (13 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1982.6


title: Jar

credit_line: Jar, 1200s–1300s. China, Jiangxi province, Jizhou kilns, Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279) - Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368). Glazed stoneware with resist and slip-painted decoration, Jizhou ware; diameter: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); overall: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.14


title: Turned Armilla

medium: bronze, wrought

country: Hungary, Bronze Age

subjects:
Metalwork
Hungary, bronze age

credit_line: Turned Armilla, c. 1500 BCE. Hungary, Bronze Age. Bronze, wrought; overall: 12.5 x 10.4 cm (4 15/16 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.5


title: Eva Meurier in a Green Dress

creator: Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Eva Meurier in a Green Dress, 1891. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Oil on canvas; framed: 72.7 x 56.5 x 6.4 cm (28 5/8 x 22 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.); overall: 55 x 38 cm (21 5/8 x 14 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 2002.92


medium: Alabaster

country: Southern Netherlands or Northern France

subjects:
Sculpture
Southern netherland or northern france

credit_line: Standing Apostle (Probably Saint John the Evangelist), c. 1430. Master of the Saint-Omer Apostles (Southern Netherlandish, active Bruges?). Alabaster; overall: 23.7 x 10.2 x 5.9 cm (9 5/16 x 4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.41.1


title: Standing Apostle (Saint Paul?)

credit_line: Standing Apostle (Saint Paul?), c. 1430. Master of the Saint-Omer Apostles (Southern Netherlandish, active Bruges?). Alabaster; overall: 23.7 x 9.3 x 5.8 cm (9 5/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.41.2


title: Fruit Basket

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london
Fruits

credit_line: Fruit Basket, 1729. Paul Jacques de Lamerie (British, 1688–1751). Silver; overall: 9.1 cm (3 9/16 in.); center: 33 x 29 cm (13 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Studebaker Fish in memory of her father, John Mohler Studebaker, 1936.353


title: Bell Push

medium: silver gilt, enamel, bowenite, cabochon sapphire

credit_line: Bell Push, c. 1895–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, enamel, bowenite, cabochon sapphire; diameter: 3.5 x 5.8 cm (1 3/8 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.472


title: Covered Tureen on Stand

creator: Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844)

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Covered Tureen on Stand, 1812. Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844). Silver; overall: 35.2 x 43.2 cm (13 7/8 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Thomas F. Grasselli in memory of Thomas S. and Emilie S. Grasselli, 1968.242


date: late 1700s to mid-1800s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

subjects:
Portfolio
Japan, edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: Famous Early Modern Calligraphers and Painters (近世名家書画冊), late 1700s to mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Set of two folding-albums; ink and color on silk and paper; each album, closed: 31 x 21 cm (12 3/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mary B. Lee, C. Bingham Blossom, Dudley S. Blossom III, Laurel B. Kovacik, and Elizabeth B. Blossom, in memory of Elizabeth B. Blossom, 1972.117


title: Portrait Mask (mblo)

date: early to mid-1900s

medium: Wood and paint

subjects: Mask Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Mask (mblo), early to mid-1900s. Africa, West Africa, Côte d’Ivoire, Baule-style carver. Wood and paint; overall: 41.2 cm (16 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1974.203


title: Footed Dish (soucoupe à pied)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

country: France, Sèvres

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre

credit_line: Footed Dish (soucoupe à pied), 1786. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), Etienne Evans (French, 1733–1806). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; diameter: 4 x 22.4 cm (1 9/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1983.55


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Shishupala arguing with Rukmini’s father, Bhishmaka, from a Rukmini Haran, c. 1800. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 21.6 x 30.5 cm (8 1/2 x 12 in.); overall: 24.5 x 33 cm (9 5/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1984.66


title: Mirror with Four T's

date: 300s BCE

medium: bronze

subjects: China, warring state period (475–221 bce)

credit_line: Mirror with Four T's (四山鏡), 300s BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 10.4 cm (4 1/8 in.); rim: 0.5 cm (3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Drs. Thomas and Martha Carter in Honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1995.281


medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, Chelsea, mid-18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
England, chelsea, mid-18th century

credit_line: Pairs of Figures from the Four Continents, c. 1760. Chelsea Porcelain Factory (Britain, London, 1745–84). Soft-paste porcelain; part 1: 24.6 x 18.9 x 16.9 cm (9 11/16 x 7 7/16 x 6 5/8 in.); part 2: 23.5 x 17.6 x 18.7 cm (9 1/4 x 6 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.601


title: Indian Basket Lamp

medium: Leaded glass, gilt bronze

country: America, New York

subjects:
Lamp
America, new york

credit_line: Indian Basket Lamp , c. 1902–10. Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Leaded glass, gilt bronze; diameter: 31.6 cm (12 7/16 in.); overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.276


title: Poppy Inkwell

medium: favrile glass mosaic, bronze

subjects:
Glass
America, new york

credit_line: Poppy Inkwell, c. 1898–1906. Attributed to Clara Wolcott Driscoll (American, 1861–1944), Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902), Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32). Favrile glass mosaic, bronze; overall: 8 x 10.5 cm (3 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Charles Maurer, 2018.289


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), 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.a


title: Altar Front

medium: marble

country: early Byzantium, Constantinople or Ravenna, Byzantine period, 6th century

credit_line: Altar Front, c. 540–600. Early Byzantium, Constantinople or Ravenna, Byzantine period, 6th century. Marble; overall: 101 x 169.5 x 25.5 cm (39 3/4 x 66 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1948.25


title: Saint John the Baptist

medium: Tonnerre limestone

country: French, Lorraine, Nancy or Bar-le-Duc

subjects:
Sculpture
French, lorraine, nancy or bar-le-duc

credit_line: Saint John the Baptist, c. 1500. Attributed to Jan Crocq (Netherlandish, act. 1486–1510). Tonnerre limestone; overall: 163 x 59 x 40 cm (64 3/16 x 23 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2017.54


title: Kneeling Carthusian Monk

country: France, Burgundy, Dijon

subjects:
Sculpture
France, burgundy, dijon

credit_line: Kneeling Carthusian Monk, c. 1380–1400. France, Burgundy, Dijon. Marble; overall: 25.7 x 14.1 x 6.8 cm (10 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.112