creator: Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520)

medium: metalpoint

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Studies of a Seated Female, Child's Head, and Three Studies of a Baby, c. 1507–8. Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520). Metalpoint; sheet: 12 x 15.3 cm (4 3/4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1978.37


creator: Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636)

medium: Handscroll; ink on Korean paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

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: River and Mountains on a Clear Autumn Day (江山秋霽圖), c. 1624–27. Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636). Handscroll; ink on Korean paper; painting only: 38 x 136.8 cm (14 15/16 x 53 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.46


creator: Yan Hui (Chinese, active 1270–1310)

date: late 1200s–early 1300s

medium: handscroll; ink and slight color on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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

credit_line: The Lantern Night Excursion of Zhong Kui (鍾馗元夜出遊圖), late 1200s–early 1300s. Yan Hui (Chinese, active 1270–1310). Handscroll; ink and slight color on silk; image: 24.8 x 240.3 cm (9 3/4 x 94 5/8 in.); overall: 25.7 x 904.4 cm (10 1/8 x 356 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1961.206


title: Temperance

creator: Domenichino (Italian, 1581–1641)

medium: black chalk heightened with white chalk, squared with black chalk

credit_line: Temperance, 1628–30. Domenichino (Italian, 1581–1641). Black chalk heightened with white chalk, squared with black chalk; sheet: 59.2 x 43.7 cm (23 5/16 x 17 3/16 in.); secondary support: 61.2 x 45.7 cm (24 1/8 x 18 in.); tertiary support: 61.2 x 45.7 cm (24 1/8 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1964.445


medium: ceramic, with gilding

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Birth of Erichthonios, c. 420–410 BCE. Attributed to Meidias Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 420–400 BCE). Ceramic, with gilding; diameter: 18.6 cm (7 5/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 8.7 cm (3 7/16 in.); overall: 30.3 cm (11 15/16 in.); diameter of foot: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1982.142


date: c. 480 BCE

medium: ceramic

country: Greece, Athens

subjects:
Ceramic
Greece, athen

credit_line: Red-Figure Kylix (Drinking Cup): Dionysos and Satyr (I); Satyrs and Maenads (A, B), c. 480 BCE. Attributed to Douris (Greek, Attic, active c. 500–470 BCE), or Painter of London E 55. Ceramic; diameter: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1915.718


title: Kneeling Figure

medium: stone

country: Mexico, Guerrero, Olmec

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, guerrero, olmec

credit_line: Kneeling Figure, c. 1200–600 BCE. Mexico, Guerrero, Olmec. Stone; overall: 26.3 x 20 x 21.3 cm (10 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.179


title: Ornament from Sitio Conte: Small Plaque

medium: hammered gold

country: Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century

subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork
Panama, conte style, 5th - 10th century

credit_line: Ornament from Sitio Conte: Small Plaque, c. 400–500. Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century. Hammered gold; overall: 9.3 x 10 cm (3 11/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.155


title: Sheet of Studies and Sketches

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: graphite, pen and dark brown ink, and watercolor on thick ivory wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Sheet of Studies and Sketches, 1858. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Graphite, pen and dark brown ink, and watercolor on thick ivory wove paper; sheet: 30.4 x 23.5 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.430


title: Diego Martelli

medium: charcoal and white chalk

credit_line: Diego Martelli, 1879. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Charcoal and white chalk; sheet: 44 x 31.3 cm (17 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.268


title: Madonna Nursing the Christ Child

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over red and black chalk, with traces of white; framing lines in pen and brown ink

country: Spain

subjects: Drawing Spain

credit_line: Madonna Nursing the Christ Child, c. 1670–72. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617–1682). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over red and black chalk, with traces of white; framing lines in pen and brown ink; sheet: 21.4 x 15.4 cm (8 7/16 x 6 1/16 in.); secondary support: 24.1 x 18.5 cm (9 1/2 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1968.66


title: The Park-Winter

creator: Leon Kroll (American, 1884–1974)

medium: oil on canvas

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: The Park-Winter, 1923. Leon Kroll (American, 1884–1974). Oil on canvas; unframed: 91.5 x 122 cm (36 x 48 1/16 in.); framed: 109.2 x 139.7 x 7.6 cm (43 x 55 x 3 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1923.1339


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572)

medium: oil on wood

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Painting
Italy, florence
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1550. Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572). Oil on wood; framed: 81.6 x 68.5 x 6.7 cm (32 1/8 x 26 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.); unframed: 60 x 48.8 cm (23 5/8 x 19 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.121


title: Vishnu

medium: gray sandstone

country: Cambodia

subjects: Sculpture Cambodia

credit_line: Vishnu, 650–99. Cambodia. Gray sandstone; overall: 87 cm (34 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1942.562


title: Monteith Bowl

medium: silver gilt

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Monteith Bowl, 1715–16. Benjamin Pyne (English, active 1693–1727). Silver gilt; diameter: 32.9 cm (12 15/16 in.); overall: 26.9 x 37.5 cm (10 9/16 x 14 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Warren H. Corning, 1965.467


title: Parrot from the Parrot on a Perch

medium: jasper, agate, emeralds

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Parrot from the Parrot on a Perch, 1896–1903. Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Jasper, agate, emeralds; overall: 15.3 x 7.4 cm (6 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.447.a


title: Banks of the Oise at Dawn

creator: Louis Hayet (French, 1864–1940)

medium: Oil on canvas

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Banks of the Oise at Dawn, 1888. Louis Hayet (French, 1864–1940). Oil on canvas; 51 x 71 cm (20 1/16 x 27 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Art - Miscellaneous Fund, 2019.18


date: c. 500 BCE

medium: Terracotta (moldmade)

country: Greek / South Italian, Taranto

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ceramic
Greek / south italian, taranto

credit_line: Gorgoneion Antefix (Ornamental Roof Tile), c. 500 BCE. Greek / South Italian, Taranto. Terracotta (moldmade); height: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2021.3


credit_line: Geometric Neck-Handled Amphora (Storage Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners, Chariots, c. 720–700 BCE. Attributed to Workshop of Athens 894 (Greek, Attic, Late Geometric llb). Ceramic; overall: 60 cm (23 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.6


title: Portrait Head of a Man

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Head of a Man, c. 100 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1925.944


title: Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome

medium: tempera on wood, mounted on canvas

country: Italy, late 15th Century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, late 15th century

credit_line: Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome, c. 1470. Jacopo del Sellaio (Italian, c. 1441–1493). Tempera on wood, mounted on canvas; framed: 81.9 x 202.2 x 11.4 cm (32 1/4 x 79 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.); unframed: 41 x 165.4 cm (16 1/8 x 65 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.646


title: Portrait Head of a Noble or Official

country: Italy, Roman, Antonine period

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman, antonine period
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Head of a Noble or Official, 175–200 CE. Italy, Roman, Antonine period. Marble; overall: 38.2 cm (15 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.260


title: Necklace with Pendants

medium: gold, garnets

credit_line: Necklace with Pendants, 500s. Byzantium, Constantinople?, early Byzantine period, 6th century. Gold, garnets; part 1: 56.5 cm (22 1/4 in.); part 2: 4.5 x 3.1 x 1.6 cm (1 3/4 x 1 1/4 x 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1954.3


title: Adoring Monk

date: early 500s

medium: gilt bronze

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

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

credit_line: Adoring Monk (僧人), early 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gilt bronze; overall: 14.9 cm (5 7/8 in.); base: 3.6 x 5.2 x 3.9 cm (1 7/16 x 2 1/16 x 1 9/16 in.); figure: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1962.213


title: Virgin and Child

medium: limestone with traces of polychromy

country: France, Loire Valley, 14th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, loire valley, 14th century

credit_line: Virgin and Child, c. 1385–90. France, Loire Valley, 14th century. Limestone with traces of polychromy; overall: 135.3 x 41.3 x 30.5 cm (53 1/4 x 16 1/4 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1962.28


title: Headdress (chi wara)

date: early to mid-1900s

subjects:
Mask
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Headdress (chi wara), early to mid-1900s. Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver. Wood, cowrie shells, glass beads, possibly aluminum, iron alloy, upholstery studs, and natural fibers; overall: 44.5 x 66 cm (17 1/2 x 26 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ralph M. Coe in memory of Ralph M. Coe, 1965.325


date: 200s CE

medium: bronze

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Oil Ampulla in the Form of a Dancing Bear, 200s CE. Italy, Roman. Bronze; overall: 14.6 x 10.4 x 9.5 cm (5 3/4 x 4 1/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.102


title: Scenes of Witchcraft

creator: Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673)

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Scenes of Witchcraft, c. 1645–1649. Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673). Oil on canvas; framed: 76.2 x 9.6 cm (30 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 54.5 cm (21 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.37


title: Ascetic Holding a Skull

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

credit_line: Ascetic Holding a Skull, c. 500 CE. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gilt bronze; overall: 19.4 cm (7 5/8 in.); figure: 18.1 cm (7 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1980.25


creator: Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588)

medium: pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Architecture
Drawing
Italy, venice

credit_line: Various Sketches of the Madonna and Child (recto); Architectural Studies (verso) [partially visible on recto], c. 1570. Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588). Pen and brown ink (iron gall) and brush and brown wash; sheet: 20.5 x 23.4 cm (8 1/16 x 9 3/16 in.); secondary support: 22 x 28.2 cm (8 11/16 x 11 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries, 1939.670


title: Talatat: Portrait of Nefertiti

medium: painted sandstone

subjects: Sculpture Portraits

credit_line: Talatat: Portrait of Nefertiti, c. 1353–1347 BCE. Egypt, Karnak, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (1351–1334 BCE). Painted sandstone; overall: 22 x 22.7 cm (8 11/16 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.188


title: Standing Amitabha

country: Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)

subjects:
Sculpture
Korea, unified silla period (676-935)

credit_line: Standing Amitabha (금동아미타여래입상 [金銅阿彌陀如來立]), 800s. Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935). Gilt bronze; overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.); with tang: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.34


medium: Ceramic

subjects:
Ceramic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Stamnos (Mixing/Storage Vessel): Komos (Musicians and Revelers), c. 435–425 BCE. Attributed to Kleophon Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BCE). Ceramic; height: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.); diameter of foot: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.); diameter of mouth: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); width with handles: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2023.3


title: Bird Pendant

medium: cast gold

subjects: Metalwork Birds

credit_line: Bird Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Panama, Veraguas-Chiriquí style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 5.6 x 6.5 x 2 cm (2 3/16 x 2 9/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.289


title: Statuette of Isis and Horus

medium: bronze, solid cast

credit_line: Statuette of Isis and Horus, 664–30 BCE OR 664–330 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Bronze, solid cast; overall: 22.9 x 5.5 cm (9 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee, 1993.110


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Column Krater (Mixing Vessel): Komos (Revel), c. 470–460 BCE. Attributed to Pig Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 480–460 BCE). Ceramic; diameter: 40.6 cm (16 in.); overall: 42.5 cm (16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1926.549


medium: black chalk heightened with traces of white chalk

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, venice

credit_line: A Flying Angel (recto); Studies of Hands Playing Instruments (verso), 1723–27. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Black chalk heightened with traces of white chalk; sheet: 56.3 x 42.6 cm (22 3/16 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.388


title: Dancers and Musicians from Phrygia

medium: schist

credit_line: Dancers and Musicians from Phrygia, 1–100 CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Buner area, early Kushan period. Schist; overall: 17.1 x 44.5 cm (6 3/4 x 17 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.328.1


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

medium: oil on wood

country: Flanders

subjects: Painting Flander

credit_line: Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid), c. 1639. Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Oil on wood; framed: 70.5 x 40.6 x 7.6 cm (27 3/4 x 16 x 3 in.); unframed: 26 x 53.7 cm (10 1/4 x 21 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1983.69


creator: William Blake (British, 1757–1827)

medium: black, gray, and brown ink applied with pen and point of brush; gray, pink, yellow, and green wash

subjects:
Drawing
England, london

credit_line: The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth), c. 1805. William Blake (British, 1757–1827). Black, gray, and brown ink applied with pen and point of brush; gray, pink, yellow, and green wash; sheet: 37.9 x 32.5 cm (14 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.239


title: Portrait of a Woman

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, 1620s. Jan Anthonisz. van Ravesteyn (Dutch, c. 1570–1657). Oil on wood; framed: 86.5 x 77.5 x 7 cm (34 1/16 x 30 1/2 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 53.2 x 45 cm (20 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1055


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaves

country: Nepal

subjects: Painting Nepal Palms

credit_line: Seven Leaves from a Manuscript of the Gandavyuha-sutra (Scripture of the Supreme Array), 1000s-1100s. Nepal. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaves; overall: 4.2 x 52.4 cm (1 5/8 x 20 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1955.49


title: Frieze with Dancer and Musicians

medium: sandstone

credit_line: Frieze with Dancer and Musicians, c. 973. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century. Sandstone; overall: 33.4 x 95.3 x 11.3 cm (13 1/8 x 37 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.34


title: Lime Dipper

medium: gold

country: Colombia, Calima region, Yotoco style

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, calima region, yotoco style

credit_line: Lime Dipper, c. 1–800 CE. Colombia, Calima region, Yotoco style. Gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Benjamin P. Bole, 1946.461


title: Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude

date: shortly after 1038

medium: gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core

subjects:
Metalwork
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude, shortly after 1038. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core; overall: 10.5 x 27.5 x 21 cm (4 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.a


title: Head of Saint John the Baptist

medium: oil on canvas

credit_line: Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1550–1650. Spain or Northern Italy, mid 16th - mid 17th century. Oil on canvas; framed: 80.6 x 104.8 x 7.6 cm (31 3/4 x 41 1/4 x 3 in.); unframed: 50 x 75.2 cm (19 11/16 x 29 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1953.424


creator: Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)

medium: album leaf; ink and light color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf D (previous leaf 2) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.2


credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf A (previous leaf 4) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.4


credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf G (previous leaf 7) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.7


credit_line: Album of Seasonal Landscapes, Leaf H (previous leaf 8) (山水圖冊), 1668. Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673). Album leaf; ink and light color on paper; overall: 21 x 15.8 cm (8 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1955.302.8


title: Processional Cross

creator: Master of Santa Chiara (Italian)

medium: oil on canvas on wood

country: Italy, Umbria

subjects:
Painting
Italy, umbria

credit_line: Processional Cross, c. 1320. Master of Santa Chiara (Italian). Oil on canvas on wood; unframed: 61.3 x 44.2 x 2.6 cm (24 1/8 x 17 3/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.280


title: Mt. Qingbian

medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Mt. Qingbian (青弁圖), 1617. Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; painting: 225 x 67.6 cm (88 9/16 x 26 5/8 in.); overall: 355 x 92.7 cm (139 3/4 x 36 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1980.10


title: The Lock at Pontoise

creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Lock at Pontoise, 1872. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Oil on fabric; framed: 76.8 x 105.7 x 11.4 cm (30 1/4 x 41 5/8 x 4 1/2 in.); unframed: 53 x 83 cm (20 7/8 x 32 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1990.7


creator: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

country: France

subjects:
Drawing
France
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells, c. 1736. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Black chalk with stumping, and red chalk, heightened with white chalk on beige laid paper; sheet: 37.7 x 22.2 cm (14 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.); secondary support: 39.6 x 24.2 cm (15 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.529


title: Flower Study of a Wild Rose

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

medium: gold, silver, enamel, diamond, jade, rock crystal

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Russia, st. petersburg
Flowers
Minerals & gems
Roses

credit_line: Flower Study of a Wild Rose, c. 1885–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Gold, silver, enamel, diamond, jade, rock crystal; overall: 10.2 x 4.5 cm (4 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.440


medium: chalcedony, jade, rock crystal, gold

subjects:
Russia, st. petersburg
Flowers
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Flower Study of a Lowbush Cranberry or Lingonberry, c. 1885–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Chalcedony, jade, rock crystal, gold; overall: 11.5 x 4.8 cm (4 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.446


title: Perch for the Parrot on a Perch

medium: Silver, enamel

credit_line: Perch for the Parrot on a Perch, 1896–1903. Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver, enamel; overall: 15.3 x 7.4 cm (6 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.447.b


title: Sleeping Puppies on a Mat

medium: agate, chalcedony

credit_line: Sleeping Puppies on a Mat, c. 1895–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Agate, chalcedony; overall: 2.9 x 11.7 x 9.9 cm (1 1/8 x 4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.451


title: Imperial Barometer

creator: Johan Viktor Aarne (Finnish, 1863–1934)

medium: palisander, silver gilt, ruby

credit_line: Imperial Barometer, 1900–1901. Johan Viktor Aarne (Finnish, 1863–1934), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Palisander, silver gilt, ruby; overall: 14 x 12.5 cm (5 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.484


title: Seated Arhat with Two Attendants

date: late 1200s

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

subjects: South china, southern song dynasty (1127–1279)

credit_line: Seated Arhat with Two Attendants, late 1200s. South China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall with knobs: 201 x 75.5 cm (79 1/8 x 29 3/4 in.); painting only: 94 x 50 cm (37 x 19 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.91


title: Woman Ironing

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: oil on board

credit_line: Woman Ironing, 1892. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Oil on board; unframed: 21.4 x 25.4 cm (8 7/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.119


creator: Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)

medium: woodcut, in black and white on paper washed blue

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany Portraits

credit_line: Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian, 1508. Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531). Woodcut, in black and white on paper washed blue; sheet: 32.3 x 22.7 cm (12 11/16 x 8 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.72


creator: Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678)

medium: brush and brown wash, gouache and watercolor over black and red chalk, heightened with traces of white; framing lines in graphite

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross, c. 1645–47. Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678). Brush and brown wash, gouache and watercolor over black and red chalk, heightened with traces of white; framing lines in graphite; sheet: 33 x 19.9 cm (13 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1954.367


title: Still Life

creator: Preston Dickinson (American, 1891–1930)

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Still Life, c. 1924. Preston Dickinson (American, 1891–1930). Oil on canvas; framed: 75.5 x 91 x 5.5 cm (29 3/4 x 35 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 61.2 x 76.5 cm (24 1/8 x 30 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1926.1664


title: Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike

creator: Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike (平家物語巻第五より月見図), 1700s. Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; overall: 157.5 x 28.6 cm (62 x 11 1/4 in.); painting only: 111.3 x 27.1 cm (43 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 1971.233


title: Reverberations of Taiga

creator: Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802)

medium: set of two albums of 36 double-leaves each; ink, or ink and light color on paper

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

credit_line: Reverberations of Taiga (大雅餘韻), mid-1700s–1802. Aoki Shukuya (Japanese, d. 1802). Set of two albums of 36 double-leaves each; ink, or ink and light color on paper; album, closed: 28.3 x 33 cm (11 1/8 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1979.73


country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinshō) (十二神将立像), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood with lacquer, color, gold, and crystal eyes; 117.2 cm (46 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.53


medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Iran, tabriz, ilkhanid period (1256-1353)

credit_line: Bahram Gur Arrives at the House of a Merchant, text page (recto), from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), known as the Great Mongol Shahnama, 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 45.8 x 34.4 cm (18 1/16 x 13 9/16 in.); image: 19.5 x 29.5 cm (7 11/16 x 11 5/8 in.); text area: 41 x 29.5 cm (16 1/8 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.658.a


title: Armchair

medium: Wood

country: American

source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

source_id: met

rights_statement: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via The Met Open Access.

credit_line: Bequest of Adeline R. Brown, 1947


title: Armchair

medium: Tulip poplar, maple, oak

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1947


title: Armchair

medium: Maple

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Robert W. de Forest, 1933


title: Spindle-back armchair

medium: Maple, soft maple, ash

credit_line: Bequest of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1951


title: Splat-back armchair

creator: John Gaines III

medium: Soft maple, poplar, ash


title: Spindle-back armchair

medium: Ash

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1951


title: Teapot

creator: Wood and Hughes

medium: Silver

credit_line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 2006


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, red maple, white pine

credit_line: Gift of James DeLancey Verplanck and John Bayard Rodgers Verplanck,  1939


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, spruce

credit_line: Rogers Fund, 1953


title: Armchair

medium: Ebony, aspen, yellow pine, ivory, mother-of-pearl

credit_line: Purchase, Mrs. Paul Moore Gift, by exchange, 1981


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, ash

credit_line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. George M. Kaufman and Mr. and Mrs. Eric M. Wunsch Gifts, 1978


title: Armchair

creator: Gustave Herter

medium: Walnut, original leather, modern velvet cushion

credit_line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1986


title: Armchair

credit_line: Purchase, Virginia H. Groomes Gift, in memory of her mother, Mary W. Groomes, 1975


title: Turned armchair

credit_line: Rogers Fund, 1941


title: Turned Armchair

medium: Maple, ash


title: Armchair

medium: Black walnut, hard pine, cedar

credit_line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1984


title: Armchair

creator: Thomas Affleck

medium: Mahogany

credit_line: Bequest of Mary Stillman Harkness, 1950


title: Armchair

creator: Solomon Fussell

medium: Painted maple; rush (modern)

credit_line: Anonymous Gift, in memory of Mrs. J. Insley Blair, 1979


title: Armchair

creator: Herter Brothers

medium: Rosewood, marquetry, gilt

credit_line: Gift of Paul Martini, 1972


title: Rocking Chair

creator: Hudson and Brooks

medium: Maple, pine, mahogany

credit_line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Arnold B. Skromme, 1971


title: Reclining Armchair

creator: George Jakob Hunzinger

date: after 1866

medium: Cherry

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. D. Chester Noyes, 1968


title: Armchair

creator: Léon Marcotte

medium: Maple, gilt bronze


title: Folding Armchair

date: after 1876

medium: Maple, steel mesh

credit_line: Sansbury-Mills Fund, 1982


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, white oak

credit_line: Purchase, Gift of Mrs. Russell Sage and The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, by exchange; Robert G. Goelet Gift; and funds from various donors, 1959


title: Armchair

creator: John and Joseph W. Meeks

credit_line: Friends of the American Wing Fund, 1985


title: Armchair

creator: J. S. Ford, Johnson and Company

medium: Oak, poplar

credit_line: Purchase, Mr. and Mrs. David Lubart Gift, in memory of Katherine J. Lubart, 1944–1975, 1981


title: Armchair

creator: North American Iron Works

medium: Cast iron

credit_line: Rogers Fund, 1969


title: Armchair

creator: Henry Connelly

credit_line: Rogers Fund, 1944


title: Armchair

creator: Duncan Phyfe

medium: Rosewood


title: Folding Armchair

creator: Marks Adjustable Folding Chair Company

medium: Walnut, metal

credit_line: Purchase, Mrs. Russell Sage Gift, 1975


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, red oak, sweet gum, ash; upholstery (modern)

credit_line: Bequest of Barbara Bradley Manice, 1984


title: Armchair

creator: Henry Hobson Richardson

medium: Oak

credit_line: Anonymous Gift, 1986


title: Side chair

creator: Pottier and Stymus Manufacturing Company

medium: Black walnut

credit_line: Gift of Auguste Pottier, 1888


title: Armchair

medium: Rosewood, prickly juniper veneer, gilding, brass, original tapestry upholstery

credit_line: Funds from various donors, 1970


title: Armchair

creator: Samuel McIntire

medium: Mahogany, birch, white pine

credit_line: Rogers Fund, 1945


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany

credit_line: Gift of Richard T. Button, 1970


title: Armchair

creator: John Jelliff

medium: Rosewood, ash, mother-of-pearl

credit_line: Gift of Josephine M. Fiala, 1968


title: Side Chair

creator: Joseph Meeks & Sons

credit_line: Gift of Bradford A. Warner, 1969


title: Armchair

medium: Walnut, ash, white pine

credit_line: Bequest of Maria P. James, 1910


title: Armchair

creator: Charles-Honoré Lannuier

credit_line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1931


title: Armchair

medium: Walnut, ash, mahogany


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, satinwood inlay, ash

credit_line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1932


title: Armchair

medium: Birch

country: Canadian

credit_line: The Sylmaris Collection, Gift of George Coe Graves, 1930


title: Armchair


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, ash, cherry

credit_line: Gift of the Members of the Committee of the Bertha King Benkard Memorial Fund, 1946


title: Armchair

creator: Auguste-Emile Rinquet-Leprince

medium: Applewood or pearwood, ebonized walnut, beech

country: American or French

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Douglas Williams, 1969


title: Square-back armchair

medium: Mahogany, cane

credit_line: Purchase, Mrs. Russell Sage Gift, 1971


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, brass

credit_line: Gift of C. Ruxton Love Jr., 1960


title: Square-back armchair

medium: Mahogany and cane

credit_line: Purchase, Mrs. Russell Sage Gift, 1970


title: Armchair

medium: Mahogany, cherry, ash

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Alfred Joltin, in memory of Ida Louise Opdycke, 1971


title: Armchair

medium: Primary: mahogany; Secondary: cherry (medial braces), ash or oak (stubb tenon feet).


title: Armchair

medium: Black walnut, original and reproduction upholstery


title: Armchair

medium: Applewood or pearwood, ebonized walnut, beech, and gilt bronze mounts


title: Armchair

creator: John Henry Belter

medium: Rosewood, ash

credit_line: Gift of Mrs. Charles Reginald Leonard, in memory of Edgar Welch  Leonard, Robert Jarvis Leonard, and Charles Reginald Leonard, 1957


title: Landscape

creator: Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525)

date: early 1500s

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Landscape (山水図), early 1500s. Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 128.5 x 111.7 cm (50 9/16 x 44 in.); overall: 253 x 137.8 cm (99 5/8 x 54 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.262


medium: bronze

credit_line: Trident with Shiva as Half-Woman (Ardhanarishvara), c. 1050. South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century). Bronze; overall: 39.6 cm (15 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1969.117


title: Luster Dish with Polo Player

medium: fritware with luster-painted design

country: Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194)

subjects:
Ceramic
Iran, seljuq period (1037–1194)

credit_line: Luster Dish with Polo Player, 1170–1200. Iran, Seljuq period (1037–1194). Fritware with luster-painted design; overall: 7.2 x 35.5 cm (2 13/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.74


title: The Trinity

creator: Laurent Girardin (French, 1478)

medium: oil on wood

country: France, Lyon

subjects:
Painting
France, lyon

credit_line: The Trinity, c. 1460. Laurent Girardin (French, 1478). Oil on wood; framed: 134.5 x 114.5 x 8 cm (52 15/16 x 45 1/16 x 3 1/8 in.); unframed: 114 x 94.5 cm (44 7/8 x 37 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1960.79


medium: unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit)

country: France, Sèvres

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre

credit_line: Figure Group of Love Carried by the Three Graces, c. 1768–78. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), after a design by François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Unglazed soft-paste porcelain (biscuit); overall: 25.4 x 12.8 x 14 cm (10 x 5 1/16 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1966.235


title: Nature Divinity (Yakshi)

date: c. 75 CE

medium: mottled red sandstone

credit_line: Nature Divinity (Yakshi), c. 75 CE. India, Mathura, Kshatrapa period (c. 20 BCE–114 CE). Mottled red sandstone; overall: 127.6 x 49 x 25.4 cm (50 1/4 x 19 5/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.104


title: Statue of Heqat, the Frog Goddess

medium: travertine (Egyptian alabaster)

subjects:
Sculpture
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Statue of Heqat, the Frog Goddess, c. 2950 BCE. Egypt, Predynastic (5000–2950 BCE), Naqada III (3200–3000 BCE)–Egypt, Early Dynastic (2950–2647 BCE), Dynasty 1. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster); overall: 15.4 x 14.7 x 15.5 cm (6 1/16 x 5 13/16 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1976.5


title: Female Mask (Gambanda or Kambanda)

date: early 1900s

medium: Wood, plant fiber, and colorant

subjects: Botany Mask

credit_line: Female Mask (Gambanda or Kambanda), early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Pende-style maker. Wood, plant fiber, and colorant; overall: 27 x 22 x 28.5 cm (10 5/8 x 8 11/16 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2008.150


title: The Judgment of Solomon

medium: pot metal, white glass, and silver stain

country: Netherlands, South Lowlands, 16th century

subjects: Netherlands, south lowlands, 16th century

credit_line: The Judgment of Solomon, c. 1530. Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85–1547). Pot metal, white glass, and silver stain; overall: 69.3 x 46.4 cm (27 5/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1968.188.1


medium: black and white chalk (both stumped)

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study of a Nude Woman, Seated Looking to the Right (recto) Study of a Male Nude (verso), c. 1810. Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823). Black and white chalk (both stumped). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.318


title: In the Palace

creator: Zhou Wenju (Chinese, active 942–961)

date: before 1140

medium: Handscroll; ink and light color on silk

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

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

credit_line: In the Palace (宮中圖), before 1140. After a work attributed to Zhou Wenju (Chinese, active 942–961). Handscroll; ink and light color on silk; painting: 28.5 x 168.6 cm (11 1/4 x 66 3/8 in.); overall: 29.7 x 306.1 cm (11 11/16 x 120 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.1


title: Hanging with Christian Images

medium: dyed wool, undyed linen: plain weave (tabby) with inwoven tapestry weave

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Hanging with Christian Images, 500s. Egypt, Byzantine period. Dyed wool, undyed linen: plain weave (tabby) with inwoven tapestry weave; overall: 110.5 x 76.8 cm (43 1/2 x 30 1/4 in.); mounted: 120.9 x 87 x 3.9 cm (47 5/8 x 34 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.73


title: White Flower

creator: Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting America Flowers

credit_line: White Flower, 1929. Georgia O'Keeffe (American, 1887–1986). Oil on canvas; framed: 80 x 95.3 x 4.5 cm (31 1/2 x 37 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 76.2 x 91.5 cm (30 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1930.2162


title: The Thinker

creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Thinker, 1880–81. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 182.9 x 98.4 x 142.2 cm (72 x 38 3/4 x 56 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1917.42


creator: Bishandas (Indian)

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india
Portraits

credit_line: Nur Jahan holding a portrait of Emperor Jahangir, c. 1627. Mughal India. Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting only: 13.6 x 6.4 cm (5 3/8 x 2 1/2 in.); page: 30 x 22.1 cm (11 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.325


title: English Warship Firing a Salute

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: English Warship Firing a Salute, 1690. Netherlands. Oil on canvas; framed: 91 x 103 x 4 cm (35 13/16 x 40 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.); unframed: 63.7 x 77.5 cm (25 1/16 x 30 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1975.80


title: Sketches of Virgin and Child

creator: Giulio Campi (Italian, c. 1500–1572)

medium: black chalk; framing lines in traces of gold ink

country: Italy

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Sketches of Virgin and Child, 1550–1600. Giulio Campi (Italian, c. 1500–1572). Black chalk; framing lines in traces of gold ink; sheet: 20.3 x 13.4 cm (8 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.1002


title: Figures Depicting the Four Seasons

medium: hard-paste porcelain

country: England, Bristol

subjects:
Ceramic
England, bristol

credit_line: Figures Depicting the Four Seasons, c. 1775. Bristol Porcelain Factory (British, 1770–81). Hard-paste porcelain; part 1: 28.4 x 16.2 x 13.7 cm (11 3/16 x 6 3/8 x 5 3/8 in.); part 2: 27 x 14.5 x 9.4 cm (10 5/8 x 5 11/16 x 3 11/16 in.); part 3: 27 x 15.9 x 11.7 cm (10 5/8 x 6 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.); part 4: 27.2 x 13 x 11.5 cm (10 11/16 x 5 1/8 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mary Warden Harkness, 1917.611


subjects:
Metalwork
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Trap door for the Portable Altar of Countess Gertrude, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Gold, cloisonné enamel, porphyry, gems, pearls, niello, wood core; overall: 10.5 x 27.5 x 21 cm (4 1/8 x 10 13/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.b


title: Fluted Cup with Dragon Handle

date: early 1300s

credit_line: Fluted Cup with Dragon Handle, early 1300s. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Glazed porcelain, Qingbai (bluish-white) ware; diameter: 9 cm (3 9/16 in.); overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.163


title: Monogram of Christ (Chrismon)

medium: gold sheet, gold wire, and garnets

credit_line: Monogram of Christ (Chrismon), 500s. Byzantium, Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th century. Gold sheet, gold wire, and garnets; overall: 14.8 x 12.1 x 0.7 cm (5 13/16 x 4 3/4 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lillian M. Kern, 1965.551


title: Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg

creator: Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920)

medium: gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg, c. 1885–90. Attributed to Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), attributed to House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies; overall: 5.9 x 4.5 cm (2 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.436.a


credit_line: Miniature Crown Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg, c. 1885–90. Attributed to Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), attributed to House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.436.b


credit_line: Ruby or Pink Sapphire Surprise from the Lapis Lazuli Easter Egg, c. 1885–90. Attributed to Peter Carl Fabergé (Russian, 1846–1920), attributed to House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Gold, enamel, lapis lazuli, pearls, diamonds, rubies. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.436.c


title: Arhat

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Arhat (세공양존자 [世供養尊者]), 1235. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk; image: 52.7 x 40.6 cm (20 3/4 x 16 in.); overall: 140 x 54.1 cm (55 1/8 x 21 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1979.71


title: Animal-Headed Figure Pendant

medium: cast gold

country: Colombia, Quimbaya or Yotoco style

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, quimbaya or yotoco style

credit_line: Animal-Headed Figure Pendant, 1–800 CE. Colombia, Quimbaya or Yotoco style. Cast gold; overall: 5.5 x 3.9 x 1.9 cm (2 3/16 x 1 9/16 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.15


creator: Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)

medium: oil on linen

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids"), c. 1835. Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835). Oil on linen; framed: 377.2 x 154.9 x 12.7 cm (148 1/2 x 61 x 5 in.); unframed: 353.1 x 132.1 cm (139 x 52 in.); former: 306.8 x 131.5 cm (120 13/16 x 51 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.17.2


creator: Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808)

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: The Colonnade of St. Peter's, Rome, during the Conclave, c.1769. Hubert Robert (French, 1733–1808). Oil on canvas; framed: 56 x 47.5 x 6 cm (22 1/16 x 18 11/16 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 42.6 x 33.4 cm (16 3/4 x 13 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1976.97.1


title: Two Bohemian Peasants in Half-Length

creator: Roelant Savery (Flemish, 1576–1639)

country: Flanders

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: Two Bohemian Peasants in Half-Length, c. 1600. Roelant Savery (Flemish, 1576–1639). Pen and light- and dark-brown inks over preliminary drawing in black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink; sheet: 15.1 x 18.8 cm (5 15/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.114


title: Streams and Mountains without End

medium: handscroll; ink and slight color on silk

credit_line: Streams and Mountains without End (溪山無盡), 1100–1150. China, late Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Handscroll; ink and slight color on silk; image: 35.1 x 213 cm (13 13/16 x 83 7/8 in.); overall: 35.1 x 1103.8 cm (13 13/16 x 434 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1953.126


title: Vulture Headdress Inlay

date: 100–1 BCE

medium: gold and semi-precious stones

credit_line: Vulture Headdress Inlay, 100–1 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Gold and semi-precious stones; overall: 3 x 2.8 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1991


creator: Villeroy Factory

country: France, Villeroy, 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, villeroy, 18th century

credit_line: Pair of Bottle Coolers (seaux à rafraîchir), c. 1740. Villeroy Factory, Mennecy- Villeroy Factory (French). Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 15.7 x 21.9 x 18.8 cm (6 3/16 x 8 5/8 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.60


title: Portrait Bust of a Girl

medium: marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Bust of a Girl, c. 250–75 CE. Italy, Roman. Marble; overall: 52.1 cm (20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.288


title: Book of Hours (Use of Rouen)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Rouen

credit_line: Book of Hours (Use of Rouen), c. 1470. Master of the Geneva Latini (French, active Rouen, 1460–80). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; codex: 19.5 x 13.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Feiss family in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Paul L. Feiss, 1952.227


title: Caryatid Mirror

medium: bronze with black copper inlay?

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

credit_line: Caryatid Mirror, c. 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Bronze with black copper inlay?; overall: 38.9 x 20 cm (15 5/16 x 7 7/8 in.); figure: 16.7 x 4 cm (6 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.); disk: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1983.196


title: Bronze Ritual Bell

medium: cast bronze with incised inscription

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

credit_line: Bronze Ritual Bell (청동 범종 [靑銅梵鐘]), 1226. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Cast bronze with incised inscription; diameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.118


title: Rock at Sea

creator: Raymond Jonson (American, 1891–1982)

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Rock at Sea, 1920–1922. Raymond Jonson (American, 1891–1982). Oil on canvas; unframed: 88.9 x 104.2 cm (35 x 41 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2009.269


title: Pine Tree

creator: Giovanni Segantini (Italian, 1858–1899)

country: Italy, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 19th century
Trees

credit_line: Pine Tree, c. 1897. Giovanni Segantini (Italian, 1858–1899). Oil on canvas; framed: 149.5 x 84.8 x 4.1 cm (58 7/8 x 33 3/8 x 1 5/8 in.); unframed: 135.2 x 72 cm (53 1/4 x 28 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1982.124


title: Cat Coffin

medium: bronze, hollow cast

credit_line: Cat Coffin, 305–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Bronze, hollow cast; overall: 51 x 14.1 x 24 cm (20 1/16 x 5 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.998


creator: Johannes Zehngraf (Russian, 1857–1908)

medium: jade, gold, rubies, gouache, ivory, glass

subjects:
Portrait miniature
Russia, st. petersburg
Portraits

credit_line: Imperial Framed Miniature of Tsar Nicholas II, 1896. Johannes Zehngraf (Russian, 1857–1908), Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903), House of Fabergé, (Russian, 1842–1918). Jade, gold, rubies, gouache, ivory, glass; overall: 15.3 x 5 x 5 cm (6 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.458.1


title: Segmentum from a Tunic

medium: tapestry; linen and wool

country: Egypt, Abbasid period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, abbasid period

credit_line: Segmentum from a Tunic, 750–99. Egypt, Abbasid period. Tapestry; linen and wool; overall: 23.5 x 20.4 cm (9 1/4 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1969.38


medium: bronze

credit_line: Tripod Container with Dragon-Head Handle (Zhadou), 500s. China, Southern and Northern Dynasties period (386-589). Bronze; overall: 22.8 cm (9 in.); diameter of mouth with rim: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.214


medium: brush and brown and gray wash, with gouache, watercolor, and traces of graphite

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Costumed Dancers Performing in a Garden Tavern, 1756. Gabriel de Saint-Aubin (French, 1724–1780). Brush and brown and gray wash, with gouache, watercolor, and traces of graphite; sheet: 19.8 x 31.3 cm (7 13/16 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1966.124


title: Shah Jahan

creator: Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Shah Jahan, c. 1656–61. Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash; sheet: 22.5 x 17.1 cm (8 7/8 x 6 3/4 in.); secondary support: 27.6 x 22.4 cm (10 7/8 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.38


title: The Game of Bowls

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk; framing lines in brown ink over graphite on antique laid paper

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Divertimento per li Regazzi (Entertainment for Children): The Game of Bowls, 1797–1804. Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo (Italian, 1727–1804). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, over traces of black chalk; framing lines in brown ink over graphite on antique laid paper; image: 29.7 x 41.6 cm (11 11/16 x 16 3/8 in.); sheet: 35.5 x 47.3 cm (14 x 18 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1937.571


title: Altarpiece with Relics

medium: gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper

country: Germany, Bavaria, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, bavaria, 18th century
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Altarpiece with Relics, c. 1735–40. Joseph Matthias Götz (German, 1696–1760), and Workshop. Gilded wood, with relics in niches: gilded wood, mother-of-pearl, ebony, red silk, gold wire, seed pearls, rock crystal, pen and ink on paper; overall: 165.1 x 108 x 20 cm (65 x 42 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.357


title: Portrait of King Louis XIII of France

creator: Frans Pourbus (Flemish, 1569–1622)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting Flander Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of King Louis XIII of France, 1611. Frans Pourbus (Flemish, 1569–1622). Oil on canvas; framed: 186.7 x 122.4 x 6.3 cm (73 1/2 x 48 3/16 x 2 1/2 in.); unframed: 159.3 x 95.3 cm (62 11/16 x 37 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 2003.225


medium: bronze, copper, and stone inlay

country: Greece, Athens

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, athen
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: The Cleveland Apollo: Apollo Sauroktonos (Lizard-Slayer) or Apollo the Python-Slayer, c. 350–200 BCE. Attributed to Praxiteles (Greek, Athenian, c. 400–330 BCE), or Follower. Bronze, copper, and stone inlay; base: 0.5 x 47.3 x 40.7 cm (3/16 x 18 5/8 x 16 in.); overall: 150 x 50.3 x 66.8 cm (59 1/16 x 19 13/16 x 26 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2004.30


title: Athlete Making an Offering

medium: bronze (hollow cast)

credit_line: Athlete Making an Offering, c. 450–425 BCE. Greece, probably from workshop of Locri or Tarentum, Classical Period. Bronze (hollow cast); overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); without tang: 19.8 cm (7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1955.684


title: Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl

medium: encaustic on linden wood

country: Egypt, Roman Empire, late Tiberian

subjects:
Painting
Egypt, roman empire, late tiberian
Portraits

credit_line: Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl, c. 25–37 CE. Egypt, Roman Empire, late Tiberian. Encaustic on linden wood; overall: 39.4 x 17.4 cm (15 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.137


country: England, 16th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 16th century
Portraits

credit_line: Sir Anthony Mildmay, Knight of Apethorpe, Northamptonshire, c. 1590–93. Nicholas Hilliard (English, c. 1547–1619). Watercolor on vellum, laid on card, mounted on wood; sheet: 23.2 x 17.1 cm (9 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.); unframed: 23.3 x 17.4 cm (9 3/16 x 6 7/8 in.); overall framed: 32.7 x 26.8 cm (12 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.554


medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts (乾隆帝及后妃圖卷), 1736–70s. Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688–1766), and others (Chinese). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 53.8 x 1154.5 cm (21 3/16 x 454 1/2 in.); painting only: 53 x 688.3 cm (20 7/8 x 271 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.31


title: Mountains of the Immortals

creator: Chen Ruyan (Chinese, c. 1331–1371)

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Mountains of the Immortals (仙山圖), 1300–1370. Chen Ruyan (Chinese, c. 1331–1371), calligraphy by Ni Zan (Chinese, 1301–1374). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; painting only: 33.4 x 97.3 cm (13 1/8 x 38 5/16 in.); height: 35 cm (13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.95


title: Bill

medium: steel, wood haft

country: Italy

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy

credit_line: Bill, c. 1480. Italy. Steel, wood haft; overall: 184.8 cm (72 3/4 in.); blade: 11.4 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1835


country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Prunus Vase with Inlaid Lotus and Reed Design (청자 상감 연꽃·갈대무늬 매병 [靑磁象嵌蓮蘆文梅甁]), 1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.472


medium: limestone with traces of pigment

credit_line: Standing Disciple Mahakasyapa Holding a Cylindrical Reliquary, c. 550. China, Hebei province, Southern Xiangtangshan caves, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Limestone with traces of pigment; overall: 116 x 33 x 25 cm (45 11/16 x 13 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.166


title: Portrait of an Official

date: early 1800s

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

subjects:
Painting
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of an Official (관료초상 [官僚肖像]), early 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting only: 147.7 x 76.4 cm (58 1/8 x 30 1/16 in.); overall: 218.9 x 89.6 cm (86 3/16 x 35 1/4 in.); overall with knobs and cord: 221.9 x 96.9 cm (87 3/8 x 38 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1999.45


country: Austria

subjects: Painting Austria

credit_line: Triptych with The Lamentation of Christ (center), St. Barbara (left wing), St. Catherine of Alexandria (right wing), The Annunciation (reverse wings), c. 1500. Master of the Krainburg Altar (Austrian, active c. 1485–1510). Center: oil on poplar; Wings: oil and gold leaf on poplar panel; center: 45.7 x 33 cm (18 x 13 in.); wings: 51 x 15.9 cm (20 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2022.86


title: Coffin of Bakenmut (lid)

medium: gessoed and painted sycamore fig

credit_line: Coffin of Bakenmut (lid), c. 1000–900 BCE. Egypt, Thebes, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE), Dynasties 21–22. Gessoed and painted sycamore fig; overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.561.b


medium: wood (walnut?), bone veneers, flax cord, steel (etched, traces of gilding). woolen pompoms, stock decorated wih inlaid trophies of arms

country: Germany, Saxony, 16th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, saxony, 16th century
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Crossbow of Elector Augustus I of Saxony, c. 1553–73. Germany, Saxony, 16th century. Wood (walnut?), bone veneers, flax cord, steel (etched, traces of gilding). woolen pompoms, stock decorated wih inlaid trophies of arms; overall: 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.); bow: 58.5 cm (23 1/16 in.); butt: 5.7 cm (2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1723.a


medium: steel; etched, chased and gilded

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

credit_line: Cranequin with Arms of Elector Augustus I of Saxony, c. 1553–73. Germany, Saxony, 16th century. Steel; etched, chased and gilded; rack: 34.4 cm (13 9/16 in.); crank: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.); gear housing: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1723.b


medium: gilded silver, rock crystal, bone, parchment

subjects:
Metalwork
Minerals & gems
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Monstrance with a Relic of Saint Sebastian, 1484. Germany, Lower Saxony, Brunswick, Gothic period, 15th century. Gilded silver, rock crystal, bone, parchment; overall: 47 cm (18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Julius F. Goldschmidt, Z. M. Hackenbroch, and J. Rosenbaum in memory of the Exhibition of the Guelph Treasure held in the Cleveland Museum of Art from 10 January to 1 February 1931, 1931.65


title: Punch Bowl

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, Worcester

subjects:
Ceramic
England, worcester

credit_line: Punch Bowl, c. 1770. Worcester Porcelain Factory (British, established 1751). Soft-paste porcelain; face: 11.5 x 27.7 cm (4 1/2 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in memory of John MacGregor Jr. and Mary Folger MacGregor, by Mrs. John F. McGuire, 1938.331


title: Disk Pendant (akrafokɔnmu)

medium: Gold

credit_line: Disk Pendant (akrafokɔnmu), 1800s. Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Asante Empire/ Kingdom, member of the goldsmiths’ guild. Gold; diameter: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.84


title: Miniature Table with Compass

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

medium: gold, enamel, glass, steel

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Miniature Table with Compass, c. 1890–95. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918), Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903). Gold, enamel, glass, steel; overall: 5.6 x 4.2 cm (2 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.480


medium: oil on canvas, original frame

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: René-Charles Dassy and His Brother Jean-Baptiste-Claude-Amédé Dassy, 1850. Hippolyte Jean Flandrin (French, 1809–1864). Oil on canvas, original frame; framed: 173.5 x 134 x 14 cm (68 5/16 x 52 3/4 x 5 1/2 in.); unframed: 133.4 x 92.7 cm (52 1/2 x 36 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2000.17


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). Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; painting: 146 x 349.6 cm (57 1/2 x 137 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1934.373


medium: opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

subjects: Iran, shiraz, timurid period (1370-1501)

credit_line: Royal Reception in a Landscape, right folio from the double frontispiece of a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 940–1019 or 1025) (verso), 1444. Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501). Opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper; image: 26.3 x 20.7 cm (10 3/8 x 8 1/8 in.); overall: 32.5 x 22.1 cm (12 13/16 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.169.b


creator: Wolfgang Huber (Austrian, 1490–1553)

medium: pen and brown ink

subjects: Drawing Austria

credit_line: View of a Castle (recto); Eight-Sided Cup (verso), 1513. Wolfgang Huber (Austrian, 1490–1553). Pen and brown ink; sheet: 13.1 x 21.2 cm (5 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.277


creator: Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260)

medium: Album leaf; ink on silk

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

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

credit_line: Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei (坐看雲起圖; 王維詩), c. 1256. Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260). Album leaf; ink on silk; image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1961.421


title: Turban Band (Llauto)

medium: wool and cotton: needle reseau (netting)

country: Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Peru, south coast, paracas, late period

credit_line: Turban Band (Llauto), c. 300–100 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period. Wool and cotton: needle reseau (netting); overall: 426.5 x 7 cm (167 15/16 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1946.228


title: TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples

date: 9–23 CE

medium: bronze

country: China, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
China, xin dynasty (9–23 ce)

credit_line: TLV Mirror with Multiple Nipples (多乳博局式鏡), 9–23 CE. China, Xin dynasty (9–23 CE). Bronze; diameter: 16.9 cm (6 5/8 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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, 1995.298


medium: ceramic

country: South Italian, Apulian

subjects:
Ceramic
South italian, apulian
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Bust of Dionysos and Comic Actors (A); Dionysos, Satyr, Maenad (B), c. 390–380 BCE. Attributed to Choregos Painter (South Italian, Apulian, active c. 390–380 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); diameter of rim: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); diameter of foot: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.73


title: Portrait of the Marquise d'Aguirandes

medium: oil on canvas

country: France

subjects: Painting France Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of the Marquise d'Aguirandes, 1759. François Hubert Drouais (French, 1727–1775). Oil on canvas; framed: 138.6 x 111.9 x 13.7 cm (54 9/16 x 44 1/16 x 5 3/8 in.); unframed: 101 x 85.6 cm (39 3/4 x 33 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.638


country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Study for "The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian" (for the Augustinian monastery at Diessen, Germany), 1739. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (Italian, 1696–1770). Oil on canvas; framed: 67.5 x 45.5 x 6 cm (26 9/16 x 17 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 51.7 x 31.7 cm (20 3/8 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1946.277


title: Claire Campbell

creator: Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883)

medium: Pastel with oil on fine-weave canvas

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Claire Campbell, 1876. Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883). Pastel with oil on fine-weave canvas; unframed: 55.2 x 45.7 cm (21 3/4 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1956.718


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventh Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9 x 10 cm (3 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.43.a


title: Dead Blue Roller

creator: Hans Hoffmann (German, 1545/50–1591/92)

medium: watercolor and gouache with touches of gold

country: Germany

subjects: Drawing Germany

credit_line: Dead Blue Roller, 1583. Hans Hoffmann (German, 1545/50–1591/92), after Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Watercolor and gouache with touches of gold; sheet: 29.2 x 16.9 cm (11 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.); secondary support: 29.2 x 16.9 cm (11 1/2 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1946.217


title: Bodhisattva

date: late 100s CE

medium: schist

country: Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
Pakistan, gandhara, kushan period

credit_line: Bodhisattva, late 100s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Kushan period. Schist; overall: 132.4 cm (52 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1965.476


title: Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: Byzantium, Constantinople

subjects:
Manuscript
Byzantium, constantinople

credit_line: Leaf from a Lectionary with St. Luke, 1057–1063. Byzantium, Constantinople. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; sheet: 28.9 x 22.6 cm (11 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.); matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1511


creator: Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242)

medium: tempera and gold on wood

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: The Crucifixion of St. Andrew, with St. Francis and St. Paul below, c. 1230s. Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242). Tempera and gold on wood; unframed: 42.5 x 12.5 cm (16 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1966.237.b


title: Amulet of Bastet

medium: hematite

subjects: Egypt, third intermediate (1069–715 bce)

credit_line: Amulet of Bastet, c. 1069–715 BCE. Egypt, Third Intermediate (1069–715 BCE). Hematite; overall: 4.4 x 1.1 x 2.8 cm (1 3/4 x 7/16 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1973.29


title: The Seine at Bas-Meudon

medium: oil on fabric

credit_line: The Seine at Bas-Meudon, 1865. Johan Barthold Jongkind (Dutch, 1819–1891). Oil on fabric; framed: 55.6 x 69.5 x 11.1 cm (21 7/8 x 27 3/8 x 4 3/8 in.); unframed: 34.1 x 48.1 cm (13 7/16 x 18 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the family of Constance Mather Bishop, 1993.236


title: Beggars and Street Characters

creator: Zhou Chen (Chinese, c. 1450–c. 1536)

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Beggars and Street Characters (流氓圖), 1516. Zhou Chen (Chinese, c. 1450–c. 1536). Handscroll; ink and light color on paper; overall: 31.9 x 244.5 cm (12 9/16 x 96 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1964.94


title: Declaration of Love

creator: Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743)

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Declaration of Love, c. 1720. Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743). Oil on canvas; framed: 103 x 90.5 x 9 cm (40 9/16 x 35 5/8 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 80.1 x 64 cm (31 9/16 x 25 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.86


title: Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors

medium: oil on wood

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Painting
Italy, venice

credit_line: Virgin and Child with Saints and Donors, c. 1515. Giovanni Battista Cima da Conegliano (Italian, c. 1459–1518), and Workshop. Oil on wood; framed: 103 x 125 x 16 cm (40 9/16 x 49 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.); unframed: 56 x 78.8 cm (22 1/16 x 31 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.636


title: Figure of Budai or Hotei with Jar

creator: Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)

country: France, Chantilly

subjects:
Ceramic
France, chantilly

credit_line: Figure of Budai or Hotei with Jar, c. 1735–40. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; overall: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1947.62


title: Triptych: The Life of the Virgin

medium: ivory, traces of gilding

credit_line: Triptych: The Life of the Virgin, c. 1325–1350. France, Lorraine?, or Austria?, Gothic period, 14th century. Ivory, traces of gilding; overall: 25.9 x 21.3 cm (10 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.450


title: Shawabty of Nectanebo II

medium: pale turquoise faience

credit_line: Shawabty of Nectanebo II, 360–342 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 30, reign of Nectanebo II (358–340 BCE). Pale turquoise faience; overall: 19 x 6.1 x 3.8 cm (7 1/2 x 2 3/8 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.1989


title: Platter

creator: Bernard Palissy (French, 1510–1589)

date: late 1500s

medium: lead-glazed earthenware

subjects: Ceramic France

credit_line: Platter, late 1500s. Circle of Bernard Palissy (French, 1510–1589). Lead-glazed earthenware; overall: 49 x 40 cm (19 5/16 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1986.57


title: Card Rack with a Jack of Hearts

creator: John F. Peto (American, 1854–1907)

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Card Rack with a Jack of Hearts, c.1895. John F. Peto (American, 1854–1907). Oil on canvas; framed: 95.9 x 83.2 x 4.4 cm (37 3/4 x 32 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 76.2 x 63.5 cm (30 x 25 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.30


title: Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant

medium: gold

country: Panama, Initial style

subjects:
Metalwork
Panama, initial style

credit_line: Curly-Tailed Animal Pendant, 100–800 CE. Panama, Initial style. Gold; overall: 1.8 x 4 x 2.7 cm (11/16 x 1 9/16 x 1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.288


title: Lobster Pendant

medium: cast gold

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

credit_line: Lobster Pendant, c. 1000–1500. Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 8.3 x 5.8 cm (3 1/4 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert Ford Memorial Fund, 1943.290


title: Double Bird-Headed Figure Pendant

medium: cast and hammered gold

credit_line: Double Bird-Headed Figure Pendant, c. 1000–1500. Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century. Cast and hammered gold; overall: 7.2 x 9.4 cm (2 13/16 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Thirty-fifth anniversary gift in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, Gift of their daughter, Helen, 1951.442


title: Bird Pendant

country: Colombia, Tairona

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, tairona
Birds

credit_line: Bird Pendant, 900–1550. Colombia, Tairona. Cast gold; overall: 8.1 x 6.3 x 3.6 cm (3 3/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1965.466


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Genoa

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, genoa

credit_line: Leaf from a Cocharelli Treatise on the Vices: Acedia and Her Court, c. 1330. Italy, Genoa. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 16.3 x 10.3 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.152


creator: Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678)

country: Flanders

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: The Conversion of Saul with Horseman and Banner, c. 1645–47. Jacob Jordaens (Flemish, 1593–1678). Black and red chalk, pen and black and gray ink, brush and brown wash, watercolor, and gouache, heightened with white gouache; framing lines in red chalk and graphite (right edge); sheet: 32.9 x 19.9 cm (12 15/16 x 7 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden and L. E. Holden Funds, 1954.366


title: A Flying Angel (recto)

medium: black chalk heightened with traces of white chalk

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, venice

credit_line: A Flying Angel (recto), 1723–27. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Black chalk heightened with traces of white chalk ; sheet: 56.3 x 42.6 cm (22 3/16 x 16 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.388.a


title: Dragon; Tiger

creator: Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280)

medium: Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk

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

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

credit_line: Dragon; Tiger (龍虎圖), c. 1250–79. Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280). Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk; painting: 125.2 x 57.2 cm (49 5/16 x 22 1/2 in.); overall: 226.8 x 71.8 cm (89 5/16 x 28 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1958.427


title: A Lady with Three Suitors

medium: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalk

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: A Lady with Three Suitors, c. 1500. France. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalk; sheet: 23 x 19.3 cm (9 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1956.40


title: Head of a Woman

medium: marble

country: Greece, Hellenistic period

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, hellenistic period

credit_line: Head of a Woman, 300–200 BCE. Greece, Hellenistic period. Marble; overall: 16.6 x 9.6 x 9.6 cm (6 9/16 x 3 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Liberty E. Holden, 1916.831


title: Dish with Reeds and Mist

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Dish with Reeds and Mist (色絵靄芦皿), c. 1700. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze color enamel (Hizen ware, Nabeshima type); diameter: 20.1 cm (7 15/16 in.); overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.271


title: Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)

medium: bronze

subjects: China, western han dynasty (206 bce–8 ce)

credit_line: Incense Burner (Boshan Lu) (博山爐), 200–100 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); lid: 7.8 x 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); container: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1986.46.a


title: Incense Burner (Boshan Lu)

credit_line: Incense Burner (Boshan Lu) (博山爐), 200–100 BCE. China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Bronze; diameter: 9.9 cm (3 7/8 in.); overall: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.); lid: 7.8 x 9.1 cm (3 1/16 x 3 9/16 in.); container: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1986.46.b


medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: England, London, Chelsea

subjects:
Mythology
Ceramic
England, london, chelsea

credit_line: Pair of Candelabra Depicting Allegorical Figures of Liberty and Matrimony, c. 1775. Derby Porcelain Factory (Chelsea-Derby Period, 1770–84). Soft-paste porcelain; part 1: 31.1 x 25.7 x 15.6 cm (12 1/4 x 10 1/8 x 6 1/8 in.); part 2: 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


title: Flower Study of Forget-Me-Nots

medium: turquoise, diamonds, rock crystal, silver gilt

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Russia, st. petersburg
Flowers
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Flower Study of Forget-Me-Nots, c. 1885–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Turquoise, diamonds, rock crystal, silver gilt; overall: 8.9 x 3.1 cm (3 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.444


medium: pearls, jade, rock crystal, gold, diamonds

subjects:
Russia, st. petersburg
Flowers
Lilies
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Flower Study of a Miniature Lily of the Valley, c. 1885–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Pearls, jade, rock crystal, gold, diamonds; overall: 5.1 x 2.3 cm (2 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.445


title: Male Figure (Ofika)

date: late 1800s or early 1900s

medium: Wood, colorant, and upholstery studs

credit_line: Male Figure (Ofika), late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Mbole-style carver. Wood, colorant, and upholstery studs; 42.2 cm (16 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2016.33


title: Beatrice

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: color lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper

country: France, late 19th Century

subjects:
Print
France, late 19th century

credit_line: Beatrice, 1897. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936), published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867–1939). Color lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 33.6 x 29.6 cm (13 1/4 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1931.50


title: Athlete or Apollo

date: probably 100–1 BCE

medium: bronze with silver inlays

country: Greece, Macedonia(?)

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, macedonia

credit_line: Athlete or Apollo, probably 100–1 BCE. Greece, Macedonia(?). Bronze with silver inlays; overall: 30.8 x 9 cm (12 1/8 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1927.170


title: Vase in the Form of a Melon

medium: celadon

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Vase in the Form of a Melon (청자 참외모양 병 [靑磁瓜形甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; overall: 25.2 cm (9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.164


title: Kneeling Winged Monster

medium: limestone

credit_line: Kneeling Winged Monster (鬼神), 550–77. China, Hebei province, northern Xiangtangshan caves, North cave, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Limestone; overall: 75 x 63.6 cm (29 1/2 x 25 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Fanny Tewksbury King Collection, 1957.360


title: Statue of Gudea

medium: dolerite

country: Mesopotamia, Neo-Sumerian, Iraq, Girsu

subjects:
Sculpture
Mesopotamia, neo-sumerian, iraq, girsu

credit_line: Statue of Gudea, c. 2144–2124 BCE. Mesopotamia, Neo-Sumerian, Iraq, Girsu. Dolerite; overall: 126 x 55 x 36 cm (49 5/8 x 21 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1963.154


title: Saint Mary Magdalen

creator: Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649)

medium: oil on panel

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Saint Mary Magdalen, c. 1630. Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649). Oil on panel; framed: 159 x 132 x 13 cm (62 5/8 x 51 15/16 x 5 1/8 in.); unframed: 130.8 x 103.5 cm (51 1/2 x 40 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.108


title: Sword

medium: steel; wood and leather grip

country: Germany (?)

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Sword, 1400s. Germany (?). Steel; wood and leather grip; overall: 104.2 cm (41 in.); blade: 87.3 cm (34 3/8 in.); quillions: 20.3 cm (8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1600


title: Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird

subjects: Ceramic Birds

credit_line: Dish with Falcon Attacking a Water Bird, 1100s. Syria, possibly Tell Minis, Zangid (1127–1251) or Ayyubid period (1171–1260). Fritware with carved decoration and underglaze design, Lakabi ware; overall: 8.3 x 40 cm (3 1/4 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1938.7


title: Portrait of Sandford Peacocke

creator: William Wood (British, c. 1768–1809)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with glazed reverse

country: England, early 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, early 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Sandford Peacocke, 1801. William Wood (British, c. 1768–1809). Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with glazed reverse; framed: 8.6 x 7.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.); sight: 8 x 6.7 cm (3 1/8 x 2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1159


title: Saint John the Baptist

creator: Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish, 1415–1475)

medium: oil on wood (grisaille)

country: Netherlands, Leuven, 15th century

subjects:
Painting
Netherlands, leuven, 15th century

credit_line: Saint John the Baptist, c. 1475–85. Circle of Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish, 1415–1475). Oil on wood (grisaille); framed: 126.1 x 88.3 x 7.6 cm (49 5/8 x 34 3/4 x 3 in.); unframed: 102.8 x 65.5 cm (40 1/2 x 25 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.354


title: Virgin and Child with Saints

medium: tempera and gold on wood

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1230s. Berlinghiero (Italian, before 1242). Tempera and gold on wood; unframed: 42.8 x 27 cm (16 7/8 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1966.237.a


title: Cupid Secretly Drawing an Arrow

medium: terracotta

country: Belgium, Brussels

subjects:
Sculpture
Belgium, brussel

credit_line: Cupid Secretly Drawing an Arrow, 1807. Gilles-Lambert Godecharle (Belgian, 1750–1835). Terracotta; overall: 22.8 cm (9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1977.72


title: Boxer

medium: bronze. solid cast, with copper inlays

credit_line: Boxer, 100–30 BCE. Greece, Greco-Roman Period, late Ptolemaic Dynasty. Bronze. solid cast, with copper inlays; overall: 21 x 11 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.137


title: Peasant Girl with Dog

medium: red chalk

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Peasant Girl with Dog, c. 1894. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919). Red chalk; sheet: 31 x 24.1 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1949.551


creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi, c. 1875. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Oil on fabric; framed: 67.6 x 58.4 x 6 cm (26 5/8 x 23 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 49 x 39.4 cm (19 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.28


title: May Day, Central Park

medium: watercolor over graphite

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: May Day, Central Park, 1901. Maurice Prendergast (American, born Newfoundland [now Canada], 1858–1924). Watercolor over graphite; sheet: 35.4 x 50.6 cm (13 15/16 x 19 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.17


title: Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians"

country: Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

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

credit_line: Arrival of the "Southern Barbarians" (南蛮図屏風), c. 1600. Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper; image: 146.7 x 337.2 cm (57 3/4 x 132 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1960.193.1


title: François Tronchin

creator: Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789)

medium: pastel on parchment

country: Switzerland

subjects: Drawing Switzerland

credit_line: François Tronchin, 1757. Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789). Pastel on parchment; unframed: 38 x 46.3 cm (14 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.54


title: Togatus Figure

medium: pentelic marble

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, roman

credit_line: Togatus Figure, 1–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Pentelic marble; overall: 167.7 x 63.5 x 40.6 cm (66 x 25 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.439


title: Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George

medium: bloodstone

credit_line: Bloodstone Cameo with Saint George, 1000–1100. Byzantium, Contantinople, Byzantine period, 11th century. Bloodstone; overall: 3.2 x 2.8 x 1.4 cm (1 1/4 x 1 1/8 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1959.41


title: Askos

date: 200–1 BCE

medium: agate and gold

country: Greece, Ptolemaic Dynasty

subjects:
Cosmetic object
Greece, ptolemaic dynasty

credit_line: Askos, 200–1 BCE. Greece, Ptolemaic Dynasty. Agate and gold; overall: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1964.92


title: Mother Goddess

medium: schist

credit_line: Mother Goddess, c. 600. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Udaipur District. Schist; overall: 79.4 x 23.2 cm (31 1/4 x 9 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1970.12


title: Mlle. Alexandrine-Julie de la Boutraye

creator: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)

credit_line: Mlle. Alexandrine-Julie de la Boutraye, c. 1832–34. Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863). Oil on fabric; framed: 94.5 x 81 x 10.5 cm (37 3/16 x 31 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.); unframed: 73 x 59.2 cm (28 3/4 x 23 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Maud Stager Eells, gift from her daughter, 1962.3


date: late 700s

medium: cloisonné enamel and gold on copper

credit_line: Medallion with the Bust of Christ ("The Cumberland Medallion"), from the Guelph Treasure, late 700s. Germany, Weserraum, Migration period, late 8th century. Cloisonné enamel and gold on copper; diameter: 5.1 x 0.2 cm (2 x 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.504


creator: Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260)

medium: Album leaf; ink on silk

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

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

credit_line: Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds, Poem by Wang Wei (坐看雲起圖), c. 1256. Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260). Album leaf; ink on silk; image: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1961.421.1


title: The Orange Christ

creator: Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943)

medium: oil on board

credit_line: The Orange Christ, 1889. Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943). Oil on board; unframed: 23.8 x 18.9 cm (9 3/8 x 7 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.107


title: Young Woman Arranging Her Earring

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 20th century

credit_line: Young Woman Arranging Her Earring, 1905. Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919). Oil on fabric; framed: 76.5 x 67.5 x 10 cm (30 1/8 x 26 9/16 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 55.3 x 46.4 cm (21 3/4 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of William G. Mather, 1951.324


title: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits

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

country: Germany, Middle Rhine

subjects:
Germany, middle rhine
Portraits

credit_line: Gospel Book with Evangelist Portraits, c. 1480. Master of the House-Book (German, c. 1470–1500). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; original blind stamped leather binding; codex: 23.7 x 18.4 x 5.4 cm (9 5/16 x 7 1/4 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.465


title: Still Life with Herrings

creator: Jean-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Still Life with Herrings, c. 1735. Jean-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779). Oil on canvas; framed: 58.5 x 50.5 x 8.5 cm (23 1/16 x 19 7/8 x 3 3/8 in.); unframed: 41 x 33.6 cm (16 1/8 x 13 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1974.1


title: Chanfron in Maximilian Style

medium: steel

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, nuremberg , early 16th century

credit_line: Chanfron in Maximilian Style, c. 1510. Germany, Nuremberg (?), early 16th Century. Steel ; overall: 59.2 x 33.2 x 10.1 cm (23 5/16 x 13 1/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1845


creator: Anton Peffenhauser (German, 1525–1603)

medium: blued, etched, and gilded steel

country: Germany, Augsburg

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, augsburg

credit_line: Pommel Plates from the Garniture of Rudolf II, c. 1571. Anton Peffenhauser (German, 1525–1603). Blued, etched, and gilded steel. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1888


title: Bottle with Chrysanthemum Design

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Bottle with Chrysanthemum Design (청자 상감 국화무늬 병 [靑磁象嵌菊花文甁]), 1200s-1300s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon ware with inlaid white and black slip decoration; diameter: 14.7 cm (5 13/16 in.); overall: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.454


title: Idealized Head

date: 50 BCE–100 CE

medium: dolomite

credit_line: Idealized Head, 50 BCE–100 CE. Italy, Roman. Dolomite; overall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Leonard C. Hanna, 1924.125


title: Portrait of a Man

creator: Nathaniel Plimer (British, 1757–1822)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, c. 1795. Nathaniel Plimer (British, 1757–1822). Watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame; framed: 9.2 x 7.7 cm (3 5/8 x 3 1/16 in.); sight: 6.7 x 5.3 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.562.1


title: Charger Depicting a Chariot Race

creator: Fontana Family (Italian)

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica)

country: Italy, Urbino

subjects:
Ceramic
Italy, urbino

credit_line: Charger Depicting a Chariot Race, c. 1575. Circle of Fontana Family (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 8.6 x 45.7 cm (3 3/8 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.622


title: Feast Ladle

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: horn, bone, copper, abalone shell inlay

subjects:
Shells & molluscs
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Feast Ladle, late 1800s–early 1900s. Native North America, Northwest Coast, Alaska, Tlingit. Horn, bone, copper, abalone shell inlay; overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1953.386


title: Stela Fragment

medium: limestone

country: Mexico, Veracruz?, 600-950 AD

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, veracruz , 600-950 ad

credit_line: Stela Fragment, 600–950. Mexico, Veracruz?, 600-950 AD. Limestone; each: 31.8 x 30.8 x 12.2 cm (12 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1959.334


title: Portrait of a Man

medium: oil on wood

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, c. 1480–1500. Northeastern France or the Burgundian Netherlands, 15th century. Oil on wood; framed: 52.5 x 38 x 5 cm (20 11/16 x 14 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 42.5 x 27.6 cm (16 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1963.503


title: River Goddess Ganga

medium: sandstone

country: Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern india, uttar pradesh, mathura

credit_line: River Goddess Ganga, c. 700. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura. Sandstone; overall: 108 cm (42 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.119


creator: Jacob Duck (Dutch, c. 1600–1667)

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, mid-1600s. Jacob Duck (Dutch, c. 1600–1667). Oil on wood; framed: 92 x 76.5 x 4 cm (36 1/4 x 30 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.); unframed: 71 x 54.6 cm (27 15/16 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Noah L. Butkin, 1975.79


title: Vase (Meiping) with Waves

medium: glazed stoneware with slip painted decoration, Jizhou ware

credit_line: Vase (Meiping) with Waves (吉州窯水波紋梅瓶), 1200s–1300s. China, Jiangxi Province, Yonghezhen, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Glazed stoneware with slip painted decoration, Jizhou ware; diameter: 16.7 cm (6 9/16 in.); overall: 26.3 cm (10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gifts of J. H. Wade and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade; and purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund by exchange, 1980.186


title: Tritoness or Scylla Relief Applique

date: late 200s BCE

medium: bronze with copper inlays

country: Greece, Hellenistic period

subjects:
Metalwork
Greece, hellenistic period

credit_line: Tritoness or Scylla Relief Applique, late 200s BCE. Greece, Hellenistic period. Bronze with copper inlays; overall: 22.4 x 24.5 x 7.8 cm (8 13/16 x 9 5/8 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.184


title: Jar (Hu)

date: 202 BCE–9 CE

medium: earthenware with slip and painted decoration

credit_line: Jar (Hu), 202 BCE–9 CE. China, probably Henan province, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Earthenware with slip and painted decoration; overall: 48.2 cm (19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1989.15


medium: bronze

credit_line: Octafoil-shaped Mirror Featuring Ci Fei, the Dragon Slayer (황비창천경 [惶丕昌天鏡]), 900s–1300s. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234) or Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918-1392). Bronze; diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); overall: 1.1 cm (7/16 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, 1995.376


title: Female Bowl-Bearing Figure

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

subjects: Botany Sculpture

credit_line: Female Bowl-Bearing Figure, late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba-style carver. Wood, glass beads, upholstery studs, plant fiber, and iron; overall: 40.8 x 16.1 x 27.3 cm (16 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.454.a


title: Female Bowl-Bearing Figure (lid)

medium: Wood and upholstery studs

credit_line: Female Bowl-Bearing Figure (lid), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Luba-style carver. Wood and upholstery studs; overall: 40.8 x 16.1 x 27.3 cm (16 1/16 x 6 5/16 x 10 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.454.b


medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti, c. 1790–1800. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 22.2 x 33.5 cm (8 3/4 x 13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1936.684


title: Charger Depicting a Boar Hunt

credit_line: Charger Depicting a Boar Hunt, c. 1575. Circle of Fontana Family (Italian). Tin-glazed earthenware (maiolica); diameter: 8.6 x 45.7 cm (3 3/8 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.623


title: Flower Study of a Violet

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

medium: enamel, silver gilt, jade, diamond, rock crystal

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Russia, st. petersburg
Flowers
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Flower Study of a Violet, c. 1885–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Enamel, silver gilt, jade, diamond, rock crystal; overall: 9.9 x 3.7 cm (3 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.442


title: Begging Poodle

medium: agate, rubies

credit_line: Begging Poodle, c. 1895–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Agate, rubies; overall: 6.4 x 2.6 x 2.3 cm (2 1/2 x 1 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.448


title: Bulldog

medium: amethystine quartz, diamonds

credit_line: Bulldog, c. 1895–1915. House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Amethystine quartz, diamonds; overall: 4.4 x 5.1 x 3.5 cm (1 3/4 x 2 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.450


title: Pill or Snuff Box

medium: silver gilt and enamel

credit_line: Pill or Snuff Box, 1906–16. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt and enamel; diameter: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.466


title: Seated Buddha

medium: stucco

subjects: Afghanistan, hadda, probably tape shotor

credit_line: Seated Buddha, c. 300 CE. Afghanistan, Hadda, probably Tape Shotor. Stucco; overall: 36.9 x 26 x 10.1 cm (14 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1967.39