title: Firedog

medium: gilt bronze

country: France

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Firedog, c. 1785. France. Gilt bronze; overall: 50.3 x 46.3 x 14 cm (19 13/16 x 18 1/4 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.126.1


title: Madonna Enthroned with Eight Angels

creator: Master ES (German, active 1450–67)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

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: Madonna Enthroned with Eight Angels, 1467. Master ES (German, active 1450–67). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1948.170


title: Pedestal Bowl

medium: earthenware with colored slips

credit_line: Pedestal Bowl, c. 900–1519. Mexico, Cholula?, Mixteca-Puebla Style, 10th-16th century. Earthenware with colored slips; diameter: 14.4 x 18.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.); overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.317


title: Altarpiece with The Passion of Christ

medium: oil and gold on wood

subjects: Painting Germany

credit_line: Altarpiece with The Passion of Christ, c. 1440s. Master of the Schlägl Altarpiece (German). Oil and gold on wood; framed: 88.9 x 157.5 x 8.3 cm (35 x 62 x 3 1/4 in.); unframed: 74.3 x 69.8 cm (29 1/4 x 27 1/2 in.); part 1: 84.9 x 81.4 x 8.3 cm (33 7/16 x 32 1/16 x 3 1/4 in.); part 2: 84.6 x 152.2 x 8.3 cm (33 5/16 x 59 15/16 x 3 1/4 in.); part 3: 84.6 x 78.7 x 8.3 cm (33 5/16 x 31 x 3 1/4 in.); panel: 36.2 x 35 cm (14 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1951.453.a


title: Standing Cup

creator: Virgil Solis (German, 1514–1562)

date: mid- to late 1500s

medium: gilt silver

country: Germany, Nuremberg

subjects:
Metalwork
Germany, nuremberg

credit_line: Standing Cup, mid- to late 1500s. After a design by Virgil Solis (German, 1514–1562). Gilt silver; overall: 50.8 x 20.4 cm (20 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.286


title: Brush Washer with Dragons

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Brush Washer with Dragons, 1426–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande reign (1426-35). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 18 cm (7 1/16 in.); overall: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.166


title: Elongated Mask Ornament

medium: greenstone

country: Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec

subjects:
Ornament & design
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, mexico, olmec

credit_line: Elongated Mask Ornament, c. 900–300 BCE. Mesoamerica, Mexico, Olmec. Greenstone; overall: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James B. Wadhams in memory of Miss Helen Humphreys, 1967.154


medium: oolitic limestone

credit_line: Head of an Apostle from the South Portal of the Cathedral of Thérouanne, c. 1235–1240. Northern France (Pas-de-Calais), Thérouanne, 13th century. Oolitic limestone; overall: 41.9 x 30.4 x 32.4 cm (16 1/2 x 11 15/16 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1978.56.1


title: Crucified Christ

medium: wood (walnut) once polychromed

country: Germany, Cologne

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, cologne

credit_line: Crucified Christ, c. 1340–1350. Germany, Cologne. Wood (walnut) once polychromed; overall: 41.6 x 36.9 cm (16 3/8 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1981.52


medium: basse-taille enamel on gold; onyx cameo

credit_line: Pendant Triptych with an Onyx Cameo of the Nativity, c. 1460–1500; cameo: c. 1250–1300. Pendant: France, Paris or Tours; Cameo: Italy, 13th-15th century. Basse-taille enamel on gold; onyx cameo; overall: 5.8 x 2 cm (2 5/16 x 13/16 in.); part 1: 4.5 x 3.5 cm (1 3/4 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.508


creator: Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634–1705)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi, 1680s. Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634–1705). Oil on canvas; framed: 273 x 229 x 10 cm (107 1/2 x 90 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 239.4 x 195.7 cm (94 1/4 x 77 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1966.125


title: Fountain of Venus

creator: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Fountain of Venus, 1756. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Oil on canvas; framed: 246 x 228.5 x 6.5 cm (96 7/8 x 89 15/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 233 x 215 cm (91 3/4 x 84 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.55


date: c. 500 BCE

medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Loutrophoros-Amphora (Ritual Water Vessel): Prothesis (Laying out of Corpse), Mourners, c. 500 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; overall: 43.5 cm (17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1927.145


title: Madonna and Child

creator: Mino da Fiesole (Italian, c. 1430–1484)

medium: marble with traces of gilding

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome

credit_line: Madonna and Child, by 1461. Mino da Fiesole (Italian, c. 1430–1484). Marble with traces of gilding; overall: 93.7 x 80 x 12.7 cm (36 7/8 x 31 1/2 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Leonard C. Hanna, 1928.747


title: Bottle

medium: glass with enameled and gilded decoration

country: Europe

subjects: Glass Europe

credit_line: Bottle, c. 1900. Europe. Glass with enameled and gilded decoration. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.488


title: Bowl with Flower Petals

medium: glazed porcelain with molded decoration, Shufu ware

subjects: Ceramic Flowers

credit_line: Bowl with Flower Petals, 1300s. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368). Glazed porcelain with molded decoration, Shufu ware; diameter: 17.2 cm (6 3/4 in.); overall: 7.9 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1953.122


credit_line: Bowl with Decoration of the "Three Friends", 1426–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and reign (1426-1435). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.631


medium: limestone with traces of paint

credit_line: Tomb Relief of the Chief Physician Amenhotep and Family, c. 1279–1257 BCE. Egypt, Asyut, New Kingdom, (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 19, reign of Ramesses II (1279–1213 BCE). Limestone with traces of paint; overall: 128 x 119.5 cm (50 3/8 x 47 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1963.100


creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Sacrifice of Isaac, Tobias and the Angel, The Angels Appearing to Abraham, Abraham Welcoming the Three Angels (painting series), 1750s. Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793). Oil on canvas; framed: 71 x 90.5 x 5.5 cm (27 15/16 x 35 5/8 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 56.5 x 75.5 cm (22 1/4 x 29 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1952.235


title: Apple Blossoms

country: America

subjects: Painting America Flowers

credit_line: Apple Blossoms, 1873. Martin Johnson Heade (American, 1819–1904). Oil on canvas; unframed: 35.8 x 30.7 cm (14 1/8 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1915.687


creator: John I Smart (British, 1741–1811)

medium: graphite and wash on laid paper

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Charlotte Bertie, née Warren, 4th Countess of Abingdon, 1778. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; sheet: 8.5 x 7.5 cm (3 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.); unframed: 5.8 x 4.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.572


title: Fragment

medium: Silk and gold: compound twill, brocaded

country: Byzantium

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Byzantium

credit_line: Fragment, 900s–1000s. Byzantium. Silk and gold: compound twill, brocaded; overall: 46.4 x 54.6 cm (18 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.); mounted: 61.9 x 67 x 2.5 cm (24 3/8 x 26 3/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.2


title: Portrait of Constantine Phipps

medium: watercolor on ivory in a later gold and woven hair bracelet

credit_line: Portrait of Constantine Phipps, 1770. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Watercolor on ivory in a later gold and woven hair bracelet; framed: 4.6 x 4.1 cm (1 13/16 x 1 5/8 in.); unframed: 3.8 x 3.2 cm (1 1/2 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1951.437


title: Fragment with Inscription

date: before 1962

medium: Silk: lampas weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Fragment with Inscription, before 1962. Iran, in the style of the Buyid period (945–1055). Silk: lampas weave; overall: 171 x 65 cm (67 5/16 x 25 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1962.264


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects: Painting Birds

credit_line: The origin of music from a fabulous bird of India which had seven holes in its beak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourteenth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.2 x 14 cm (7 15/16 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10 x 10 cm (3 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.110.b


title: Vase

credit_line: Vase, 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95). Porcelain with decoration in colored fa-lang enamels, Guyuexuan ware; overall: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.514


title: Pair of Guardian Kings (Niō)

medium: Chestnut and cypress wood

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Pair of Guardian Kings (Niō), 1200s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Chestnut and cypress wood; overall: 167.9 cm (66 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.158


title: The Idolatry of Solomon

creator: Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669)

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: The Idolatry of Solomon, 1622–23. Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669). Pen and brown ink, point of brush and black ink, brush and brown wash, and white and blue gouache, framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 24.8 x 43.3 cm (9 3/4 x 17 1/16 in.); secondary support: 25.5 x 44.1 cm (10 1/16 x 17 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.142


medium: lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

subjects:
Lacquer
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Tray for Sewing Tools with Mother-of-Pearl Inlay (나전 칠기 반짇그릇 [螺鈿漆器箱子]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Lacquer with mother-of-pearl inlay; diameter: 33.1 cm (13 1/16 in.); overall: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1987.42


title: Budding Sycamore

creator: John Ruskin (British, 1819–1900)

medium: black and gray wash, gouache, and graphite

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Budding Sycamore, c. 1876. John Ruskin (British, 1819–1900). Black and gray wash, gouache, and graphite; sheet: 34.8 x 44.8 cm (13 11/16 x 17 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1989.14


date: late 1300s

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva with Lion) (釋迦三尊：釋迦摩尼與文殊菩薩普賢菩薩), late 1300s. China, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 107 x 46.5 cm (42 1/8 x 18 5/16 in.); overall with knobs: 192 x 66.7 cm (75 9/16 x 26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2009.342.1


credit_line: Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra (Buddha) (釋迦三尊：釋迦摩尼與文殊菩薩普賢菩薩), late 1300s. China, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 107 x 46.6 cm (42 1/8 x 18 3/8 in.); overall with knobs: 192.4 x 66.7 cm (75 3/4 x 26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2009.342.2


credit_line: Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra (Bodhisattva with Elephant) (釋迦三尊：釋迦摩尼與文殊菩薩普賢菩薩), late 1300s. China, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; overall: 106.9 x 46.4 cm (42 1/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2009.342.3


title: Under apron (iinkciya)

medium: Leather, glass beads, and sinew

credit_line: Under apron (iinkciya), 1800s–1900s. Africa, Southern Africa, South Africa, Xhosa-style (South Nguni) maker. Leather, glass beads, and sinew; overall: 34 x 18 x 2.5 cm (13 3/8 x 7 1/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.206


date: early 1400s

medium: tempera with raised and gilded gesso on wood

country: Spain, Catalonia, early 15th century

subjects:
Painting
Spain, catalonia, early 15th century

credit_line: A Bishop Saint with a Donor (Saint Louis of Toulouse?), early 1400s. Spain, Catalonia, early 15th century. Tempera with raised and gilded gesso on wood; framed: 191.4 x 127.3 x 14 cm (75 3/8 x 50 1/8 x 5 1/2 in.); painted surface: 171.5 x 107 cm (67 1/2 x 42 1/8 in.); panel: 178 x 117.2 cm (70 1/16 x 46 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Friends of The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1927.197


title: Plate with Grapes and Floral Sprays

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue decoration

credit_line: Plate with Grapes and Floral Sprays, 1403–24. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Yongle period (1403–24). Porcelain with underglaze blue decoration; diameter: 43.2 cm (17 in.); overall: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1953.127


title: Feline-Handled Incense Burner

medium: bronze, cast

subjects: Burudjird , parthian empire (247 bce–224 ce)

credit_line: Feline-Handled Incense Burner, c. 100 CE. Burudjird(?), Parthian Empire (247 BCE–224 CE). Bronze, cast; overall: 11.6 x 30 cm (4 9/16 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.32


title: Dancer and Gazelles

creator: Paul Manship (American, 1885–1966)

medium: bronze

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Dancer and Gazelles, 1916. Paul Manship (American, 1885–1966). Bronze; overall: 82 x 82.6 cm (32 5/16 x 32 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1079


title: Cup with Dragon Handles

medium: Pale gray-green white jade

credit_line: Cup with Dragon Handles (雙龍耳杯)), 1662–1722. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1662-1722). Pale gray-green white jade; diameter: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.); overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.424


title: Rue Transnonain, April 15, 1834

creator: Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879)

medium: lithograph

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Rue Transnonain, April 15, 1834, 1834. Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879). Lithograph; sheet: 36.5 x 55 cm (14 3/8 x 21 5/8 in.); image: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1924.809


title: Wine Ewer with Incised Scroll Design

medium: celadon with incised and carved design

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Wine Ewer with Incised Scroll Design (청자 음각 당초무늬 주전자 [靑磁陰刻唐草文注子]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon with incised and carved design; outer diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1928.172


title: Princes hunting in a rocky landscape

date: c. 1580–85; borders added c. 1700s

medium: Ink, slight color, and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal, 16th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 16th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Princes hunting in a rocky landscape, c. 1580–85; borders added c. 1700s. India, Mughal, 16th century. Ink, slight color, and gold on paper; image: 26.4 x 15.8 cm (10 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.); overall: 40.5 x 26 cm (15 15/16 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1940.1197


medium: graphite and wash on laid paper in a modern gold frame

credit_line: Portrait of Mrs. Nathaniel Bailey, née Lamack, c. 1776. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper in a modern gold frame; framed: 6.2 x 5.3 cm (2 7/16 x 2 1/16 in.); unframed: 5.8 x 4.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1155


title: Silk Sleeve Decoration with Hunters

credit_line: Silk Sleeve Decoration with Hunters, 700s. Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk: complementary weft-faced twill with inner warps (samit); overall: 28.9 x 20.3 cm (11 3/8 x 8 in.); mounted: 37.8 x 29.2 cm (14 7/8 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.193


title: Gunakali Ragini

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Jaipur

subjects:
Painting
Northwestern india, rajasthan, jaipur

credit_line: Gunakali Ragini, c. 1750. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Jaipur. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 23.6 x 15.6 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/8 in.); overall: 30.5 x 22.9 cm (12 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1954.261


credit_line: The merchant’s daughter encounters a wolf and bandits on her way to meet the gardener in order to keep her promise, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 11.2 x 10.1 cm (4 7/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.99.b


title: Woman Standing among the Friars (recto)

creator: John Brown (British, 1752–1787)

medium: graphite and gray and black wash with point of brush

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: Woman Standing among the Friars (recto), c. 1770–75. John Brown (British, 1752–1787). Graphite and gray and black wash with point of brush; image: 25.8 x 36.9 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1969.28.a


title: Monju with Five Hair Knots

date: late 1200s–early 1300s

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

credit_line: Monju with Five Hair Knots (五髻文殊像), late 1200s–early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silk; overall: 102 x 42.6 cm (40 3/16 x 16 3/4 in.); with knobs: 190.5 x 65.5 cm (75 x 25 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.21


title: Grotesque Dancers Performing

medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India

subjects:
Painting
Mughal india

credit_line: Grotesque Dancers Performing, c. 1600. Mughal India. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 16 x 9 cm (6 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.88


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 2

creator: Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694)

date: early 1650s

medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 2 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.2


title: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 8

medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects, Leaf 8 (山水花鳥圖冊), early 1650s. Fan Qi (Chinese, 1616–after 1694). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; image: 12.6 x 17.3 cm (4 15/16 x 6 13/16 in.); overall: 21 x 22 cm (8 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1975.22.8


title: Trees and Undergrowth

medium: watercolor with gouache

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century
Trees

credit_line: Trees and Undergrowth, 1885. Garden William Fraser (British, 1856–1921). Watercolor with gouache; sheet: 19 x 26.8 cm (7 1/2 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1978.52


creator: George Richmond (British, 1809–1896)

medium: graphite with touches of watercolor

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: A Portrait of Welby Sherman Asleep in a Chair, 1828. George Richmond (British, 1809–1896). Graphite with touches of watercolor; sheet: 16 x 13.2 cm (6 5/16 x 5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Greene by exchange, 1981.29


title: Miniature Votive Stupa

medium: bronze with inlay of semiprecious stones

country: Eastern India, Bihar

subjects:
Sculpture
Eastern india, bihar

credit_line: Miniature Votive Stupa, c. 1000s. Eastern India, Bihar. Bronze with inlay of semiprecious stones; overall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.132


title: Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads

medium: cotton: plain weave patterned by fiber-wrapped warps and supplementary wefts

subjects: Peru, south coast, ica valley, chavín style

credit_line: Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads, 500–200 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style. Cotton: plain weave patterned by fiber-wrapped warps and supplementary wefts; overall: 112 x 61.2 cm (44 1/8 x 24 1/8 in.); mounted: 123.8 x 72.4 cm (48 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.139


title: Bird on a Flowering Branch

medium: album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Bird on a Flowering Branch (白梅與禽), 1100s. China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279). Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 23.8 x 24.5 cm (9 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.); overall: 117 x 41.7 cm (46 1/16 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.371


title: Listening to the Wind in the Pines

creator: Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394–1481)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Listening to the Wind in the Pines, 1400s. Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394–1481). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 76.8 x 32 cm (30 1/4 x 12 5/8 in.); including mounting: 153.7 x 38.1 cm (60 1/2 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1985.89


title: Zaō Gongen

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

subjects:
Metalwork
Japan, heian period (794–1185)

credit_line: Zaō Gongen (蔵王権現), 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Gilt bronze with repoussé and incised details; overall: 25.8 x 17.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1986.47


title: Eighteen Views of Huzhou

creator: Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606)

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Wanli reign (1573–1620)

credit_line: Eighteen Views of Huzhou (湖州十八景圖), c. 1588. Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606). Album of eighteen leaves; ink and color on silk; each leaf: 26.4 x 28.4 cm (10 3/8 x 11 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1998.78


title: Staff

medium: Wood

country: Africa, South Africa, South Africa or Mozambique, probably Tsonga peoples

credit_line: Staff, 1800s–1900s. The Baboon Master (probably Tsonga peoples). Wood; overall: 120.7 cm (47 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.204


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, probably Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

subjects: Mughal india, probably uttar pradesh, lucknow

credit_line: Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto), 1764. Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 14.4 x 10.3 cm (5 11/16 x 4 1/16 in.); page: 28 x 23.8 cm (11 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in honor of Madeline Neves Clapp; Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon by exchange; Bequest of Louise T. Cooper; Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund; From the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection, 2013.347.a


creator: Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506)

credit_line: Returning Sails off a Distant Shore, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang (瀟湘八景の内 遠浦帰帆図), 1460s to 1550s. Hanging scroll from a set of eight; ink and color on silk; painting: 143.6 x 72.7 cm (56 9/16 x 28 5/8 in.); mounted: 251.1 x 90.3 cm (98 7/8 x 35 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.589


credit_line: Sunset Glow over a Fishing Village, from Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang (瀟湘八景の内 漁村落照図), 1460s–1550s. Follower of Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506). Hanging scroll from a set of eight; ink and color on silk; painting: 143.7 x 72.5 cm (56 9/16 x 28 9/16 in.); mounted: 250.8 x 90.1 cm (98 3/4 x 35 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from the Collection of George Gund III, 2015.590


title: Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe

medium: Silk: lampas

country: Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, safavid period (1501–1722)
Landscapes

credit_line: Wine bearers in landscape, from a robe, 1525–50. Iran, Safavid period (1501–1722). Silk: lampas; overall: 85.1 x 38.1 cm (33 1/2 x 15 in.); mounted: 91.4 x 45.7 cm (36 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1924.743


title: Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type

medium: Rosewood (huanghuali)

credit_line: Roundback Armchair: Lohan Type (黃花梨圈椅), 1600s–1700s. China, Jiangsu province, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) or Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Rosewood (huanghuali); overall: 86 x 58.4 cm (33 7/8 x 23 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1955.40.2


title: The Lovers

creator: Wenzel von Olmütz (Bohemian)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Lovers, c. 1490. Wenzel von Olmütz (Bohemian), after Hausbuch Master (German, active 1470–1500). Engraving; image: 16.7 x 10.9 cm (6 9/16 x 4 5/16 in.); sheet: 16.9 x 11.3 cm (6 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2010.262


title: The Supper at Emmaus

medium: oil on canvas

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Supper at Emmaus, c. 1720. Giovanni Battista Piazzetta (Italian, 1682–1754). Oil on canvas; framed: 133.4 x 167 x 9.5 cm (52 1/2 x 65 3/4 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 108 x 140.6 cm (42 1/2 x 55 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1931.245


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

subjects: Germany, abbey of reichenau, 11th century

credit_line: Title Page of Abbot Berno's "Tonarius:"  Initial D[omino], c.1030. Germany, Abbey of Reichenau, 11th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 21.5 x 15.3 cm (8 7/16 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.88


country: Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

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

credit_line: Monk Mending Clothes in the Morning Sun (Chōyō Hotetsuzu) (朝陽補綴図), c. 1350. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 84.3 x 35.2 cm (33 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.); overall: 168.5 x 47.7 cm (66 5/16 x 18 3/4 in.); with knobs: 168.5 x 52 cm (66 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.163


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: India, Mughal, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Oval portrait of a woman in a Chaghtai hat, c. 1740–50. India, Mughal, 18th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 9.5 x 7.4 cm (3 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1920.1967


title: Christ Crowned with Thorns

credit_line: Christ Crowned with Thorns, 1470–82. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.89


title: Supper at Emmaus

credit_line: The Passion: Supper at Emmaus, c. 1480. Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503). Engraving; sheet: 21 x 14.7 cm (8 1/4 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1924.512


title: St. John with Serpent in Chalice

credit_line: St. John with Serpent in Chalice, c. 1480–1500. Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503), after Hans Holbein (German, c. 1465–1524). Engraving; sheet: 20.3 x 10 cm (8 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1925.991


title: St. Christopher

credit_line: St. Christopher, 1475–80. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; image: 16.1 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.); sheet: 16.1 x 11.2 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.574


title: Covered Cup with Grape Festoon

medium: etching

country: France?, 16th century (?)

subjects:
Print
France , 16th century

credit_line: Covered Cup with Grape Festoon, mid-1500s. Copy after Antonio Fantuzzi (Italian, c. 1510-c. 1550). Etching; platemark: 31.7 x 24.8 cm (12 1/2 x 9 3/4 in.); sheet: 33.3 x 25.5 cm (13 1/8 x 10 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1932.317


creator: Hanns Lautensack (German, 1524–1566)

subjects: Print Germany Landscapes Trees

credit_line: Landscape with the Town on a River and the Cottage between Trees, 1551. Hanns Lautensack (German, 1524–1566). Etching; image: 17 x 23 cm (6 11/16 x 9 1/16 in.); sheet: 17 x 23 cm (6 11/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1938.386


title: Mount Vesuvius at Midnight

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Mount Vesuvius at Midnight, 1868. Albert Bierstadt (American, born Prussia [now Germany], 1830–1902). Oil on canvas; framed: 62 x 77 x 9 cm (24 7/16 x 30 5/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 42.6 x 60.7 cm (16 3/4 x 23 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of S. Livingstone Mather, Philip Richard Mather, Katherine Hoyt (Mather) Cross, Katherine Mather McLean and Constance Mather Bishop, 1949.541


title: Reading

creator: Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)

medium: brush and brown ink

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Reading, c. 1875–1900. Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906). Brush and brown ink; image: 33 x 27 cm (13 x 10 5/8 in.); sheet: 41.8 x 66.6 cm (16 7/16 x 26 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in tribute to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, 1957.212


title: After the Bath (Large Version)

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: transfer lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: After the Bath (Large Version), 1891–92. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Transfer lithograph; image: 30.4 x 32.4 cm (11 15/16 x 12 3/4 in.); sheet: 40.3 x 46.8 cm (15 7/8 x 18 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Richard B. King for the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1970.285


title: Hermine Gallia

creator: Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918)

medium: black chalk with graphite on light brown laid paper

country: Austria

subjects: Drawing Austria

credit_line: Hermine Gallia, c. 1904. Gustav Klimt (Austrian, 1862–1918). Black chalk with graphite on light brown laid paper; sheet: 45.6 x 31.2 cm (17 15/16 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley, 1972.312


creator: Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)

medium: album leaf, ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Chrysanthemum and Rock, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf, ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.1.9


title: The Bread Line

medium: bronze

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: The Bread Line, 1926. Max Kalish (American, born Russia [now Lithuania], 1891–1945). Bronze; overall: 37.2 x 50.2 x 23.5 cm (14 5/8 x 19 3/4 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Lulie and Gordon Gund, 2015.161


title: Study of a Reclining Nude

creator: Isidore Pils (French, 1813/15–1875)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study of a Reclining Nude, c. 1841. Isidore Pils (French, 1813/15–1875). Oil on fabric; unframed: 72.5 x 92 cm (28 9/16 x 36 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1939.63


title: Buddhist Vestment (Kesa)

date: early 1900s

medium: silk with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread

country: Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

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

credit_line: Buddhist Vestment (Kesa) (花喰鳥文袈裟), early 1900s. Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912). Silk with supplementary weft, brocaded; metal thread; overall: 119.4 x 205.7 cm (47 x 81 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1340


title: An Elephant with Howdah

credit_line: An Elephant with Howdah, c. 1485. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving; sheet: 10.8 x 14.6 cm (4 1/4 x 5 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1927.199


title: The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth, c. 1503. Jacopo de' Barbari (Italian, c. 1460/70–c. 1516). Engraving; platemark: 12.8 x 16.3 cm (5 1/16 x 6 7/16 in.); sheet: 13.3 x 16.6 cm (5 1/4 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.575


title: Decanter Stand

creator: Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844)

medium: silver gilt

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Decanter Stand, 1814. Paul Storr (British, 1771–1844), Rundell, Bridge and Rundell (British, 1797–1834). Silver gilt; diameter: 8.3 x 13.7 cm (3 1/4 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Otto Miller, 1941.598


credit_line: Battle between Manuchihr and Tur, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020), c. 1610. Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 12.4 x 11 cm (4 7/8 x 4 5/16 in.); overall: 34.6 x 22.9 cm (13 5/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1945.171


title: Ballgame Thin Stone Head (Hacha)

medium: stone

country: Mesoamerica, Classic Veracruz style

subjects:
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, classic veracruz style

credit_line: Ballgame Thin Stone Head (Hacha), 600–900. Mesoamerica, Classic Veracruz style. Stone; overall: 20 x 6.8 x 14.3 cm (7 7/8 x 2 11/16 x 5 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.33


title: Interior with Pink Wallpaper II

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: color lithograph

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: Interior with Pink Wallpaper II, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 39.5 x 30.8 cm (15 9/16 x 12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.7


country: Egypt or Syria(?)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt or syria
Trees

credit_line: Roundel with curvilinear palmette tree, from a tunic, 600–850. Egypt or Syria(?). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 20.6 x 19 cm (8 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.); mounted: 27.9 x 26.7 cm (11 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.102


title: The Petit Pont

creator: Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868)

medium: etching with engraving

credit_line: Etchings of Paris: The Petit Pont, 1850. Charles Meryon (French, 1821–1868). Etching with engraving; sheet: 26.4 x 19.6 cm (10 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.); image: 24.6 x 18.8 cm (9 11/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.10


creator: Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944)

country: Norway

subjects: Print Norway

credit_line: Woman with Red Hair and Green Eyes (The Sin), 1901. Edvard Munch (Norwegian, 1863–1944). Color lithograph; sheet: 77.7 x 49.2 cm (30 9/16 x 19 3/8 in.); image: 69.8 x 40.2 cm (27 1/2 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1983.185


title: Beneath the Willow

creator: Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, d. 1839)

date: after 1778

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Beneath the Willow, after 1778. Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, d. 1839). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 94 x 33.2 cm (37 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.273


medium: woodcut, hand colored with watercolor

subjects: Germany or the netherlands, 15th century

credit_line:
Biblia Pauperum: The Bible of the Poor (Biblia Pauperum),
Pharaoh's Army Drowned in the Red Sea; Baptism of Christ; and Moses' Spies Returning with Grapes from Canaan
Esau Selling Jacob his Birthright; Temptation of Christ; and Temptation of Adam and Eve, c. 1465. Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century. Woodcut, hand colored with watercolor; sheet: 26.9 x 38.8 cm (10 9/16 x 15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.91


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

subjects:
Ornament & design
Painting
Birds
Flowers

credit_line: Leaf from the Late Shah Jahan Album: Harem Night-Bathing Scene (recto); Calligraphy Framed by an Ornamental Border of Flowers and Birds (verso), c. 1650. Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 37.8 x 27.6 cm (14 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.); painting only: 19.4 x 14.1 cm (7 5/8 x 5 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Alton W. Whitehouse, 1987.153


creator: Purkhu (Indian, 1750–1860)

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Sakhi persuades Radha to meet Krishna, from a Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) of Jayadeva, c. 1820–25. Attributed to Purkhu (Indian, 1750–1860). Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 24.1 x 32.1 cm (9 1/2 x 12 5/8 in.); with borders: 25.4 x 30.3 cm (10 x 11 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.334


title: Group of Trees

medium: cliché-verre

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Trees

credit_line: Group of Trees, 1858. Jean Baptiste Camille Corot (French, 1796–1875). Cliché-verre; sheet: 15.5 x 22.9 cm (6 1/8 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of the Broh-Kahns, 1991.85


title: Dog Walker

date: early 1830s

medium: gum tempera and ink on paper

country: British India, Lucknow

subjects:
Painting
British india, lucknow

credit_line: Dog Walker, early 1830s. British India, Lucknow. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 22.2 x 15.9 cm (8 3/4 x 6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of William E. Ward in memory of his wife, Evelyn Svec Ward, 1992.143


title: Monsieur Merlen

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative, uncut carte-de-visite proof print

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Monsieur Merlen, 1861. André Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (French, 1819–1889). Albumen print from wet collodion negative, uncut carte-de-visite proof print; image: 19.9 x 23.1 cm (7 13/16 x 9 1/8 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Paula and Robert Hershkowitz in memory of Sam Wagstaff, 1995.179


title: Sarah Bernhardt in "Zaire" by Voltaire

creator: Étienne Carjat (French, 1828–1906)

medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative

credit_line: Sarah Bernhardt in "Zaire" by Voltaire, 1874. Étienne Carjat (French, 1828–1906). Albumen print from wet collodion negative; image: 27.3 x 21.3 cm (10 3/4 x 8 3/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1996.245


title: The Temple of Isis at Pompeii

creator: Francesco Piranesi (Italian, 1758–1810)

medium: etching, hand-colored with watercolor

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Architecture
Print
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: The Temple of Isis at Pompeii, 1788. Francesco Piranesi (Italian, 1758–1810), Louis Jean Desprez (French, 1743–1804). Etching, hand-colored with watercolor; sheet: 47.7 x 69.6 cm (18 3/4 x 27 3/8 in.); secondary support: 59.2 x 81.3 cm (23 5/16 x 32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.19


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, probably Poitiers, 15th century

subjects:
Architecture
Manuscript
France, probably poitiers, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours:  Presentation in the Temple with Roundels of the Casting of Lots, the Deposition, and Pietà (None, Office of the Virgin), c. 1460–70. Follower of Master of Adélaïde de Savoie (French, active c. 1450–70). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 11.2 x 9 cm (4 7/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2001.78


medium: ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum

country: France, Rouen

subjects:
Manuscript
France, rouen

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: Adam and Eve and the Fall of Man (Prefatory Miniature to the Office of the Virgin) (recto), c. 1510. France, Rouen. Ink, tempera, and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 17.9 x 12.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2001.79.a


title: Personification of the Discus

medium: chlorite

credit_line: Personification of the Discus, 670. Northeastern India, Bihar, Aphsad, early Pala period, 7th Century. Chlorite; overall: 81.3 cm (32 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.367


title: Tray Portraying Courtly Pleasures

medium: sheet brass inlaid with silver

country: Syria, Ayyubid period (1171–1260)

subjects:
Metalwork
Syria, ayyubid period (1171–1260)

credit_line: Tray Portraying Courtly Pleasures, 1240s. Syria, Ayyubid period (1171–1260). Sheet brass inlaid with silver; diameter: 53.8 cm (21 3/16 in.); overall: 5.8 cm (2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.386


title: Stem Cup

medium: porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel decoration

credit_line: Stem Cup, 1426–35. China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368–1644), Xuande mark and period (1426–35). Porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel decoration; overall: 9 x 9.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.60


title: Lovers (Mithuna)

medium: sandstone

credit_line: Lovers (Mithuna), 1000s. India, Madhya Pradesh, Khajuraho, Medieval period, Chandela dynasty. Sandstone; overall: 74 cm (29 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1982.64


title: Jacques Luc Barbier-Valbonne

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Jacques Luc Barbier-Valbonne, 1796. Jean-Baptiste Isabey (French, 1767–1855). Black chalk with stumping, heightened with white gouache on beige wove paper; sheet: 26.2 x 20.7 cm (10 5/16 x 8 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harry D. Kendrick, 1950.496


title: Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse

country: England

subjects: Embroidery England Trees

credit_line: Orphrey Band: The Tree of Jesse, c. 1350. England. Silk, gold and silver thread, linen; embroidery: split and couching stitches; overall: 85.7 x 18.1 cm (33 3/4 x 7 1/8 in.); mounted: 109.2 x 28.6 cm (43 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.503


title: Young Saint John and the Lamb

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Young Saint John and the Lamb, c. 1680–1700. Probably by Giuseppe Piamontini (Italian, 1664–1742). Bronze; overall: 43.2 x 33 x 25.4 cm (17 x 13 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.586


title: View of Rome

medium: oil on paper, mounted on board

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: View of Rome, c. 1782–1784. Pierre Henri de Valenciennes (French, 1750–1819). Oil on paper, mounted on board; framed: 30 x 49 x 4.5 cm (11 13/16 x 19 5/16 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 19.5 x 39 cm (7 11/16 x 15 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1970.55


title: Lion Head

medium: glassy faience

credit_line: Lion Head, 664–332 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasty 26 or later. Glassy faience; overall: 3 x 2.8 x 3 cm (1 3/16 x 1 1/8 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1974.87


title: Hanshan and Shide

creator: Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)

medium: hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

credit_line: Hanshan and Shide (寒山拾得図), c. 1745–76. Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; image: 121.5 x 41 cm (47 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.); overall: 213.4 x 44.2 cm (84 x 17 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1979.49


title: Standing Virgin

medium: painted and gilded limestone

country: Netherlands, active Dijon, 15th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Netherlands, active dijon, 15th century

credit_line: Standing Virgin, c. 1440–1450. Follower of Claus de Werve (Netherlandish, 1380–1439). Painted and gilded limestone; overall: 104.8 cm (41 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1986.92


title: Dish

medium: porcelain with yellow glaze

credit_line: Dish, 1465–87. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487). Porcelain with yellow glaze; diameter: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1989.288


creator: Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863)

date: not dated

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Count Demetrius de Palatiano in Suliot Costume, not dated. Imitator of Eugène Delacroix (French, 1798–1863). Oil on fabric; unframed: 40.7 x 33.2 cm (16 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1973.33


title: Virgin and Child

medium: cast stone with traces of original paint

credit_line: Virgin and Child, c. 1395. Austria, Lungau, Church of Mariapfarr, late 14th century. Cast stone with traces of original paint; overall: 101.9 cm (40 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1965.236


title: The Resurrection, from an Altar Frontal

subjects:
Embroidery
Italy, florence

credit_line: The Resurrection, from an Altar Frontal, 1375–1400. Italy, Florence. Silk, gold and cotton thread, linen; raised work, embroidery: split, stem, and couching stitches; overall: 29.2 x 41.9 cm (11 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.); mounted: 38.7 x 51.4 cm (15 1/4 x 20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.904


title: Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe)

date: early to mid-1900s

medium: Wood and organic materials

credit_line: Face Mask with Female Figure (satimbe), early to mid-1900s. Africa, West Africa, Mali, Dogon-style blacksmith-carver. Wood and organic materials; overall: 111.1 cm (43 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1960.169


title: Shrine Figure (Ikenga)

date: possibly early 1900s

medium: Wood, organic materials, and raffia

subjects: Africa, west africa, nigeria, igbo carver

credit_line: Shrine Figure (Ikenga), possibly early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Igbo carver. Wood, organic materials, and raffia; overall: 74.5 x 18 x 20 cm (29 5/16 x 7 1/16 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2015.72


medium: engraving, hand-colored with gold

country: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, ferrara, 15th century

credit_line: Gentleman (from the Tarocchi series E: Conditions of Man, #5), c. 1465. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s). Engraving, hand-colored with gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.432.5


title: The Virgin with a Starry Crown

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Virgin with a Starry Crown, 1508. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1934.334


title: Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli with Lion

subjects: Print France Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Baccio Bandinelli with Lion, 1548. Nicolo della Casa (French, active 1543–48), after Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, 1493–1560). Engraving; platemark: 41.5 x 30.9 cm (16 5/16 x 12 3/16 in.); sheet: 41.7 x 31.1 cm (16 7/16 x 12 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1965.308


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Bologna

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, bologna

credit_line: Single Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion, c. 1390. Attributed to Nicolò da Bologna (Italian, c. 1325–1403). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 26.8 x 20.2 cm (10 9/16 x 7 15/16 in.); framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 in.); matted: 48.9 x 36.2 cm (19 1/4 x 14 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1924.1013


title: Candelabrum Pair

medium: silver

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Silver
France, pari

credit_line: Candelabrum Pair , 1757–1758. François Thomas Germain (French, 1726–1791). Silver; diameter: 19.9 cm (7 13/16 in.); overall: 38.1 x 24.5 cm (15 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1940.14


title: Fragment of Embroidered Cloth

medium: embroidery on plain wool ground

country: Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period

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

credit_line: Fragment of Embroidered Cloth, c. 300–100 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Paracas, Late Period. Embroidery on plain wool ground; average: 100.3 x 139.1 cm (39 1/2 x 54 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.528


title: Portrait of Mr. Gambier

creator: John I Smart (British, 1741–1811)

medium: graphite and wash on laid paper

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Mr. Gambier, c. 1776. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 7.9 x 6.9 cm (3 1/8 x 2 11/16 in.); unframed: 5.8 x 2.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.566


credit_line: Portrait of Sukey, Lady Oglander, née Serle, c. 1770s. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 7.7 x 6.5 cm (3 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 5.4 x 3.8 cm (2 1/8 x 1 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.567


title: Portrait of M. de Viapre

credit_line: Portrait of M. de Viapre, c. 1776. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 7.5 x 6.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.); unframed: 5.1 x 4.5 cm (2 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.570


creator: Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gold frame

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of the Hon. Anne Annesley, later Countess of Mountnorris, c. 1800. Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821). Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame; framed: 9 x 7.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 7/8 in.); unframed: 8.3 x 6.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1138


title: Portrait of an Officer

medium: watercolor on ivory in a contemporary gold frame with plain back

country: England, late 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, late 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of an Officer, c. 1794. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Watercolor on ivory in a contemporary gold frame with plain back; framed: 6.5 x 5.4 cm (2 9/16 x 2 1/8 in.); unframed: 6.4 x 5.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1157


credit_line: Imperially Commissioned Set of Ink Sticks with Images and Poems of Famous West Lake Sites (御製西湖名勝圖詩硃錠), 1780–94. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Molded ink in yellow, blue, black, green, red, brown, white, and gold; average: 3.9 x 8.3 cm (1 9/16 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.215


title: Portrait of Anna Walmesley

creator: Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837)

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

credit_line: Portrait of Anna Walmesley, 1795. Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837). Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with hair reverse; image: 6.4 x 5.6 cm (2 1/2 x 2 3/16 in.); framed: 7.5 x 6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 3/8 in.); sight: 6.7 x 5.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1943.648


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Rama and Lakshmana Fighting Ravana, from a Dashavatara (Ten Incarnations [of Vishnu]) series, c. 1765. Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Chamba, Court of Raj Singh (reigned 1764–94). Gum tempera and gold on paper; painting: 21.2 x 15.8 cm (8 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.); overall: 26.8 x 19.4 cm (10 9/16 x 7 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1953.357


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

subjects: Painting Palms

credit_line: Two nuns teaching lay women, colophon page of folio 167 (recto) from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya, 1278. Western India, Gujarat, Palanpur (Prahladanapura). Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; overall: 5.4 x 32.1 cm (2 1/8 x 12 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.126.a


title: Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs

medium: gray earthenware with traces of slip

subjects: China, northern wei dynasty (386–534 ce)

credit_line: Mortuary Figures of the Zodiac Signs, 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386–534 CE). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1972.76


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

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

credit_line: Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Rat (Aries), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1972.76.1


credit_line: Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Dog (Aquarius), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1972.76.11


credit_line: Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Boar (Pisces), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1972.76.12


credit_line: Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Ox (Taurus), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1972.76.2


credit_line: Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Tiger (Gemini), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1972.76.3


credit_line: Mortuary Figure of the Zodiac Sign: Hare (Cancer), 500s. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray earthenware with traces of slip; overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1972.76.4


medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Laozi Riding an Ox, 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.1.2


title: Semi-formal Court Robe (Jifu)

date: late 1700s

credit_line: Semi-formal Court Robe (Jifu), late 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Jiaqing period (1796–1820). Silk: satin weave; silk and metal thread: embroidery; width across shoulders: 226.1 cm (89 in.); length back of neck to hem: 154.9 cm (61 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1983.32


title: Virgin Nursing the Christ Child

medium: painted limestone

country: France, Île de France

subjects:
Sculpture
France, île de france

credit_line: Virgin Nursing the Christ Child, c. 1370. France, Île de France. Painted limestone; overall: 111 x 38.5 cm (43 11/16 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.157


title: Incense Box with Dragon Design

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Incense Box with Dragon Design (용무늬 화각함 [龍文華角函]), 1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Painted wood with flattened ox-horn inlay; diameter: 7.2 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 3.6 cm (1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1988.54


title: Royal Belt (yet)

subjects:
Botany
Garment
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Royal Belt (yet), possibly early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-style maker. Plant fiber, rawhide or leather, glass beads, seashells, cowrie shells, cloth, and colorant; overall: 139.5 cm (54 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.87


date: early 1600s

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain, early 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Pair of six-fold screens; ink, color, and gold and silver foil on gilded paper; overall: 170.2 x 346.7 cm (67 x 136 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2000.4


medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: South Flanders

subjects:
Manuscript
South flander

credit_line: Leaf Excised from an Antiphonary: Initial Q with Saints Peter and Paul, c. 1325. South Flanders. Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; each leaf: 32.3 x 21.9 cm (12 11/16 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2003.171


title: Lineage Portrait of Buddhist Monks

medium: hanging scroll mounted on a panel (framed); ink, color, and gold on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

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

credit_line: Lineage Portrait of Buddhist Monks, 1600s. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911). Hanging scroll mounted on a panel (framed); ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 171.5 x 99.7 cm (67 1/2 x 39 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Robert T. Gow, 2003.352


title: Scepter

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: ivory

credit_line: Scepter, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of Congo, probably Kongo-style (Yombe sub-group) carver. Ivory; overall: 28 x 2.5 x 4 cm (11 x 1 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.447


creator: Hashim (Indian, active 1598-c.1650)

country: India, Mughal, 17th century

subjects:
Painting
India, mughal, 17th century

credit_line: Shah Jahan holding a spinel and a long Deccan sword, from the Late Shah Jahan Album, c. 1650. India, Mughal, 17th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 36.7 x 25.4 cm (14 7/16 x 10 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, 2013.328


title: Self-Portrait

creator: Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841–1927)

medium: pastel on cream laid paper mounted on cardboard

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait, 1872. Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841–1927). Pastel on cream laid paper mounted on cardboard; image and sheet: 37.8 x 31.9 cm (14 7/8 x 12 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.129


medium: engraving

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Risen Christ Between Saints Andrew and Longinus, c. 1500–1504. Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (Italian, about 1460–about 1520), after Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1924.220


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: Jean Petitot (Swiss, 1607–1691)

medium: enamel in a silver gilt frame

country: France

subjects:
Portrait miniature
France
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1670. Jean Petitot (Swiss, 1607–1691). Enamel in a silver gilt frame; framed: 2.9 x 2.2 cm (1 1/8 x 7/8 in.); unframed: 2.3 x 2.1 cm (7/8 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1152


title: Bowl with Costumed Being

date: 100 BCE–700 CE

medium: earthenware with colored slips

country: Peru, South Coast, Nasca

subjects:
Ceramic
Peru, south coast, nasca

credit_line: Bowl with Costumed Being, 100 BCE–700 CE. Peru, South Coast, Nasca. Earthenware with colored slips; diameter: 12.8 x 17.7 cm (5 1/16 x 6 15/16 in.); overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1949.561


title: Flute

medium: hammered and cut gold

credit_line: Flute, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, Northern Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1957.398


title: Ear Ornament

subjects:
Ornament & design
Metalwork

credit_line: Ear Ornament, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; diameter: 9.6 cm (3 3/4 in.); overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1957.400.1


title: Spoon with Bird

subjects: Metalwork Birds

credit_line: Spoon with Bird, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Hammered and cut gold; overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.178


title: Nose Ornament

medium: cut and hammered gold

credit_line: Nose Ornament, c. 500–200 BCE. Peru, North Highlands, Chavín de Huantar(?), Chavín style. Cut and hammered gold; overall: 3.2 x 9.6 cm (1 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Tishman, 1958.181


title: Study of Honoré de Balzac

creator: Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917)

medium: bronze

subjects:
Sculpture
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study of Honoré de Balzac, 1891–1892. Auguste Rodin (French, 1840–1917). Bronze; overall: 52.7 x 39.4 x 32.4 cm (20 3/4 x 15 1/2 x 12 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edgar A. Hahn, 1972.277


country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: St. Augustine and the Child on the Seashore, c. 1465–1469. Master of the Nuremberg Passion (German, active mid-1400s). Engraving; image: 19.1 x 12.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.); sheet: 19.1 x 12.3 cm (7 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.55


title: Waste Bowl

creator: Louis Rorimer (American, 1872–1939)

medium: silver, moonstones, ebony

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Silver
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Waste Bowl, c. 1910. Louis Rorimer (American, 1872–1939), and Rokesley Shop (American). Silver, moonstones, ebony; overall: 9.3 x 15.9 x 15.3 cm (3 11/16 x 6 1/4 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Louis Rorimer from his daughter, Louise Rorimer Dushkin and his granddaughter, Edie Soeiro, 1991.314.5


title: Adoration of the Magi

creator: Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Adoration of the Magi, 1642. Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642). Oil on canvas; framed: 378 x 280.5 x 10.5 cm (148 13/16 x 110 7/16 x 4 1/8 in.); unframed: 367.3 x 268.6 cm (144 5/8 x 105 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1969.132


title: Upper Paneling from a Sacristy Armoire

creator: Giuliano da Maiano (Italian, 1432–1490)

medium: walnut, inlaid with holly and ebony

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
Italy, florence

credit_line: Upper Paneling from a Sacristy Armoire, c. 1460–75. Attributed to Giuliano da Maiano (Italian, 1432–1490). Walnut, inlaid with holly and ebony; overall: 160 x 476 x 69.2 cm (63 x 187 3/8 x 27 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.526


date: pendant 1100s; frame mid-1300s

medium: steatite, gilt silver, pearls

credit_line: Pendant Icon with the Virgin "Dexiokratousa" and Frame with Winged Bull of Saint Luke on the back, pendant 1100s; frame mid-1300s. Byzantium (pendant); Germany, Aachen (frame), Byzantine period, 12th century (pendant); Byzantine period, 14th century (frame). Steatite, gilt silver, pearls; overall: 6.8 x 6.3 x 1.6 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 5/8 in.); chain: 13.6 cm (5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.445


title: Kneeling Angel

creator: Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)

medium: gessoed and painted wood

country: Germany, Munich, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, munich, 18th century

credit_line: Kneeling Angel, c. 1760. Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775). Gessoed and painted wood; overall: 83.5 x 39 x 23.5 cm (32 7/8 x 15 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.18


title: Summer: Harvest Scene

subjects: Tapestry France

credit_line: Four Seasons: Summer: Harvest Scene, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; overall: 254 x 255 cm (100 x 100 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn, 1952.544.2


title: Autumn: Vintage Scene

credit_line: Four Seasons: Autumn: Vintage Scene, designed c. 1535, woven mid- to late 1600s. Possibly by Gobelins Manufactory (France, Paris, est. 1662). Wool, silk, and gold filé: tapestry weave; overall: 263 x 370 cm (103 9/16 x 145 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Francis Ginn, Marian Ginn Jones, Barbara Ginn Griesinger, and Alexander Ginn in memory of Frank Hadley Ginn and Cornelia Root Ginn, 1952.544.3


title: Rank Badge (buzi)

medium: silk, satin weave; silk and metal thread embroidery

credit_line: Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Silk, satin weave; silk and metal thread embroidery; overall: 27.3 x 26 cm (10 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.72


title: Aquamanile: Saddled Horse

medium: copper alloy

subjects: North germany, lower saxony , 14th century

credit_line: Aquamanile: Saddled Horse, c. 1250–1300. North Germany, Lower Saxony (?), 14th century. Copper alloy; overall: 23.1 x 22.4 cm (9 1/8 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1969.26


title: Wild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs

creator: Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755)

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Wild Sow and Her Young Attacked by Dogs, 1748. Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755). Pen and brown and gray ink, brown and gray wash, heightened with white gouache on light brown laid paper; sheet: 37.7 x 51.7 cm (14 13/16 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1997.191


medium: ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum

subjects: Germany, helmarshausen abbey, 12th century

credit_line: Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book with Initial L[iber generationis]: St. Matthew (verso), c. 1190. Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; sheet: 34.3 x 23.3 cm (13 1/2 x 9 3/16 in.); framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 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, 1933.445.b


title: Irises

creator: Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755)

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

credit_line: Irises, 1700s. Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755). One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink and color on gilded paper; painting: 154.4 x 360.4 cm (60 13/16 x 141 7/8 in.); mounted: 170.7 x 376.7 cm (67 3/16 x 148 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Norweb Foundation, 1954.603.2


medium: russet steel, etched and gilded

country: Germany, Nuremberg

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany, nuremberg

credit_line: Morion of the State Guard of Elector Christian I of Saxony, c. 1580–91. Germany, Nuremberg. Russet steel, etched and gilded; overall: 33.3 x 27 x 23.5 cm (13 1/8 x 10 5/8 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1516


title: Wine vessel (Jue)

subjects: China, shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 bce)

credit_line: Wine vessel (Jue), c. 1200 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Bronze; overall: 22.7 x 17.2 cm (8 15/16 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund and Edward L. Wittemore Fund, 1960.42


title: Male Dog

date: 200 BCE–300 CE

medium: earthenware with burnished red slip

country: West Mexico, Colima, Comala style

subjects:
Sculpture
West mexico, colima, comala style

credit_line: Male Dog, 200 BCE–300 CE. West Mexico, Colima, Comala style. Earthenware with burnished red slip; overall: 39.5 x 20.8 x 47.8 cm (15 9/16 x 8 3/16 x 18 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cornelia Blakemore Warner Fund, 1964.37


title: Angel

medium: walnut with traces of gilding and polychromy

country: France, vicinity of Reims, 13th century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, vicinity of reims, 13th century

credit_line: Angel, c. 1250. France, vicinity of Reims, 13th century. Walnut with traces of gilding and polychromy; overall: 75 x 41.5 x 22.5 cm (29 1/2 x 16 5/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1966.360


title: Angel

credit_line: Angel, c. 1250. France, vicinity of Reims, 13th century. Walnut with traces of gilding and polychromy; overall: 78.5 x 37 x 23.8 cm (30 7/8 x 14 9/16 x 9 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1967.27


creator: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Pontifical Ceremony in SS. Giovanni e Paolo, Venice, 1782, c. 1783. Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793). Oil on canvas; framed: 69.2 x 87 x 11.4 cm (27 1/4 x 34 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.); unframed: 51.4 x 68.8 cm (20 1/4 x 27 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.187.2


title: The Omnibus

creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: etching

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The Omnibus, c. 1919. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Etching; platemark: 17.5 x 22.5 cm (6 7/8 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds given by friends of the May Show, 1920.281


title: Waterfront

credit_line: Waterfront, c. 1923. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Etching; platemark: 12.6 x 17.7 cm (4 15/16 x 6 15/16 in.); paper: 21 x 25.4 cm (8 1/4 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.617


title: The Trailing Fog

medium: watercolor

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The Trailing Fog, c.1910–29. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Watercolor; paper: 36.2 x 49.5 cm (14 1/4 x 19 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1929.1978


title: Venus Wounded by a Rose's Thorn

creator: Marco Dente (Italian, c. 1486–1527)

medium: engraving

subjects: Print Italy Roses

credit_line: Venus Wounded by a Rose's Thorn, c. 1516. Marco Dente (Italian, c. 1486–1527), after Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520), published by Antonio Salamanca (c.1500–1562). Engraving; sheet: 26.1 x 16.8 cm (10 1/4 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1930.581


title: Lion-headed Stand

medium: cast brass inlaid with silver

credit_line: Lion-headed Stand, 1150–1220. Northern Iraq or Syria, Zengid or Ayyubid period. Cast brass inlaid with silver; overall: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1931.453


medium: woodcut

country: Switzerland

subjects: Print Switzerland Trees

credit_line: Mercenaries and a Woman with Death in a Tree, 1524. Urs Graf the Elder (Swiss, c. 1485–1527/29). Woodcut; image: 20.2 x 11.7 cm (7 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.); sheet: 20.2 x 11.7 cm (7 15/16 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1942.118


title: Interior with Pink Wallpaper I

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: color lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Landscapes and Interiors: Interior with Pink Wallpaper I, 1899. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Color lithograph; sheet: 39.4 x 30.8 cm (15 1/2 x 12 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1951.65.6


subjects: Print Italy Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Saint Jerome and Two Lions, c. 1530–35. Domenico Campagnola (Italian, 1500–1564). Woodcut; image: 28.7 x 41.8 cm (11 5/16 x 16 7/16 in.); sheet: 28.7 x 41.8 cm (11 5/16 x 16 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1952.271


title: Landscape with Two Pines

subjects: Print Germany Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape with Two Pines, 1521–22. Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538). Etching; platemark: 11.8 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.); sheet: 11.8 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1953.627


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The merchant’s daughter meets the gardener, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 9.8 x 10.1 cm (3 7/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.100.b


creator: Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600)

country: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

credit_line: The hunter throws away the baby parrots, who pretend to be dead, and captures the mother, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, c. 1560. Attributed to Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.); painting only: 10.6 x 10.2 cm (4 3/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.35.a


credit_line: Khujasta kills the pet mynah who advises her not to be unfaithful to Maymun, her husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of the Parrot): First Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19.9 x 14.2 cm (7 13/16 x 5 9/16 in.); painting only: 12.9 x 10.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.8.a


subjects: Painting Trees

credit_line: The street cleaner, on his way to meet King Bhojaraja, sleeps under a tree where four thieves disguised as fellow travelers deprive him of a priceless pearl, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.5 x 10.4 cm (4 1/8 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.97.a


medium: black crayon

country: America

subjects: Drawing America

credit_line: Head of a Screaming Man (recto); Woman and Man Playing Cards (verso), 1792. Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820). Black crayon; sheet: 32.3 x 40.7 cm (12 11/16 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1967.130


title: Dog with pups

medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

credit_line: Dog with pups, c. 1780. India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century. Gum tempera and ink on paper; image: 22 x 16.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.); overall: 18.7 x 25 cm (7 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of her father, Charles Svec, 1969.77


title: Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Girls Spraying Each Other at Holi, c. 1640–50. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Bikaner. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 19 x 12.5 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.83


title: The Saltmaker's Story

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

credit_line: The Saltmaker's Story (文正草子), early 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Pair of handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paper; overall: 17.7 x 917.5 cm (6 15/16 x 361 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.12


creator: Adolphe-Félix Cals (French, 1810–1880)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Still Life with Vegetables, Partridge, and a Jug, 1858. Adolphe-Félix Cals (French, 1810–1880). Oil on fabric; unframed: 49.5 x 61 cm (19 1/2 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.242


title: Li Tieguai; Liu Haichan

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Li Tieguai; Liu Haichan (李鐵拐; 劉海蟾), 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Pair of hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk; overall: 106 x 38.6 cm (41 3/4 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1982.29


title: Li Tieguai

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

credit_line: Li Tieguai (李鐵拐), 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 100.5 x 38.4 cm (39 9/16 x 15 1/8 in.); overall with knobs: 182 x 59.2 cm (71 5/8 x 23 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1982.29.1


title: Lady with a Parasol

creator: Koikawa Harumasa (Japanese)

date: early 1800s

medium: hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver pigments on paper

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

credit_line: Lady with a Parasol, early 1800s. Koikawa Harumasa (Japanese). Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and silver pigments on paper; mounted: 189.4 x 40 cm (74 9/16 x 15 3/4 in.); painting only: 103 x 27.6 cm (40 9/16 x 10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.257


medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Raja Sansar Chand of Kangra and courtiers, c. 1783. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 24.2 x 21.6 cm (9 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Clara Taplin Rankin, 1986.63


title: Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron

medium: porcelain with underglaze iron

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

credit_line: Jar with Design in Underglaze Iron (백자 철화호), 1800s–1900s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Porcelain with underglaze iron; outer diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.); overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 1986.87


title: Bamboo in Moonlight

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

credit_line: Bamboo in Moonlight (월하묵죽도 [月下墨竹圖]), 1500s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting only: 85.2 x 33.5 cm (33 9/16 x 13 3/16 in.); overall: 163 x 43.2 cm (64 3/16 x 17 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1987.186


country: Iran, Tabriz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

subjects: Iran, tabriz, safavid period (1501-1722)

credit_line: Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1522–37. Attributed to Abd al-Vahhab (Persian, active about 1516), attributed to Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555). Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper; sheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); image: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.96.a


title: Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II

credit_line: Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II, c. 1830–40. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput kingdom of Kota, court of Ram Singh II (reigned 1826–66). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 25.3 x 49.1 cm (9 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1991.168


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

credit_line: Rana Amar Singh II (reigned 1698–1710) smoking a hookah, c. 1700. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 23.8 x 20.3 cm (9 3/8 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 1991.170


title: Self-Portrait in Painting Studio

creator: Camille Dolard (French, 1810–1884)

medium: daguerreotype (full-plate)

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Self-Portrait in Painting Studio, c. 1843. Camille Dolard (French, 1810–1884). Daguerreotype (full-plate); platemark: 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.); matted: 55.9 x 45.7 cm (22 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.56


creator: Henri d'Orquevaulx (French)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Metz

subjects:
Manuscript
France, metz

credit_line: Annunciation to the Shepherds: Leaf from a Book of Hours (1 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 1999.128


credit_line: The Nativity: Leaf from a Book of Hours (3 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.1 x 12.6 cm (6 5/16 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2001.75


title: Feathered Panel

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Feathered Panel, 600–900. Peru, Far South Coast, Pampa Ocoña, 7th-10th century. Papagayo macaw feathers knotted onto strings and stitched to cotton plain-weave cloth; camelid fiber plain-weave cloth upper tape; overall: 81.3 x 223.5 cm (32 x 88 in.); mounted: 94 x 236.2 cm (37 x 93 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 2002.93


title: Loincloth

medium: cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots

subjects: Peru, north coast, chimú style, 1200–1460

credit_line: Loincloth, 1425–1500 (radiocarbon date, 92.3% probability). Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200–1460s. Cotton; plain weave, brocaded and complex alternating gauze with 5 shots of plain weave between gauze shots; overall: 151.1 x 57.2 cm (59 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.); mounted: 167.6 x 71.1 cm (66 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2005.5.2


title: Corpus (Crucified Christ)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

medium: Copper alloy

credit_line: Corpus (Crucified Christ), late 1800s-early 1900s. Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Cabinda, Kongo people. Copper alloy; overall: 16.5 x 12.5 x 2.5 cm (6 1/2 x 4 15/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.445


title: The Exit

medium: India ink and graphite on paper

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: The Exit, 1894. Félix Vallotton (Swiss French, 1865–1925). India ink and graphite on paper; sheet: 36.2 x 26.4 cm (14 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2025.149


title: Christ and Saint John the Evangelist

medium: polychromed and gilded oak

credit_line: Christ and Saint John the Evangelist, 1300–1320. Germany, Swabia, near Bodensee (Lake Constance). Polychromed and gilded oak; overall: 92.7 x 64.5 x 28.8 cm (36 1/2 x 25 3/8 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1928.753


title: Vase Bertin

medium: porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration

subjects:
Ceramic
France, 19th century

credit_line: Vase Bertin, c. 1855. Jules-Constant Peyre (French, 1811–1870?), Léopold Jules Gély (French), Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756). Porcelain with pâte-sur-pâte decoration; diameter: 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.); overall: 99 cm (39 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Darrell, Steven, Brian and Neil Young in memory of their parents, Mardelle J. and Howard S. Young, 2007.277


medium: ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum

subjects: Germany, helmarshausen abbey, 12th century

credit_line: Single Leaf Excised from a Gospel Book: The Nativity (recto), c. 1190. Germany, Helmarshausen Abbey, 12th century. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; sheet: 34.6 x 23.4 cm (13 5/8 x 9 3/16 in.); framed: 52.4 x 39.7 cm (20 5/8 x 15 5/8 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, 1933.445.a


title: The Peaceable Kingdom

creator: Edward Hicks (American, 1780–1849)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: The Peaceable Kingdom, c. 1816–18. Edward Hicks (American, 1780–1849). Oil on canvas; unframed: 47.6 x 59.7 cm (18 3/4 x 23 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1945.38


title: The Cowherdess, Eragny

creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

medium: crayon

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Cowherdess, Eragny, 1886. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Crayon; sheet: 43.6 x 29.1 cm (17 3/16 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1947.2609


country: North Netherlands, Augustinian Cloister of Agnietenberg, near Zwolle, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (Frontispiece for the Canon of the Mass), c. 1440–1450. Master of Otto van Moerdrecht (Netherlandish). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 33.6 x 25.5 cm (13 1/4 x 10 1/16 in.); framed: 63.5 x 48.3 cm (25 x 19 in.); matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1959.254


title: Child's Throne

medium: carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France, pari

credit_line: Child's Throne, 1822. Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832). Carved and gilded wood, leather upholstery; overall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1988.58


title: Attendant Bearing a Fly Whisk (Chauri)

medium: red sandstone

credit_line: Attendant Bearing a Fly Whisk (Chauri), c. 100–150 CE. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura, Kushan period. Red sandstone; overall: 55.8 cm (21 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1965.472


title: A Musical Company

creator: Jacob Ochtervelt (Dutch, 1634–1682)

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: A Musical Company, c. 1668. Jacob Ochtervelt (Dutch, 1634–1682). Oil on canvas; framed: 73 x 64.5 x 5.5 cm (28 3/4 x 25 3/8 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 58.5 x 48.9 cm (23 1/16 x 19 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1991.23


title: Portrait of Mr. Shippard

creator: John I Smart (British, 1741–1811)

medium: graphite and wash on laid paper

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Mr. Shippard, c. 1776. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Graphite and wash on laid paper; framed: 8.5 x 7.3 cm (3 3/8 x 2 7/8 in.); unframed: 5.7 x 3.7 cm (2 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.571


title: Portrait of a Man

creator: Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with blue and white enamel

country: England, late 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, late 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, c. 1790. Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821). Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with blue and white enamel; framed: 5.9 x 5 cm (2 5/16 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 5 x 4 cm (1 15/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1137


title: Portrait of a Young Man

creator: Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837)

medium: watercolor on ivory in original gold frame

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Young Man, c. 1805. Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837). Watercolor on ivory in original gold frame; framed: 8.3 x 7 cm (3 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 7.9 x 6.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1153


title: Ink Cake with Wang Ziqiao

medium: Molded ink and gold pigment

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368-1644) - Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

credit_line: Ink Cake with Wang Ziqiao (王子喬墨), c. 1600s. Attributed to Fang Yulu (Chinese, active c. 1570–1619). Molded ink and gold pigment; diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.233


title: Portrait of a Man

creator: George Engleheart (British, 1752–1829)

medium: watercolor on ivory in an original gold frame

credit_line: Portrait of a Man, 1795. George Engleheart (British, 1752–1829). Watercolor on ivory in an original gold frame; framed: 7.6 x 6.2 cm (3 x 2 7/16 in.); sight: 7 x 5.7 cm (2 3/4 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1943.640


title: Bowl with Geometric Designs

medium: sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold

credit_line: Bowl with Geometric Designs, 1450–1500. Syria, Damascus, Burji Mamluk period, 15th Century. Sheet brass, inlaid with silver and gold; diameter: 13.2 cm (5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1945.133


creator: Basawan (Indian, active mid-1500s)

medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

credit_line: The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, c. 1560. Basawan (Indian, active mid-1500s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.); painting only: 10.3 x 10.6 cm (4 1/16 x 4 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.33.b


title: Satyress and Child

creator: Clodion (French, 1738–1814)

medium: terracotta

country: France, early 19th Century

subjects:
Sculpture
France, early 19th century

credit_line: Satyress and Child, 1803. Clodion (French, 1738–1814). Terracotta; diameter: 30.7 cm (12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph King, 1963.251


title: Madame Case

creator: Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)

medium: oil on fabric

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

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

credit_line: Madame Case, after September 1900, probably summer 1901. Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906). Oil on fabric; unframed: 46.2 x 38.1 cm (18 3/16 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1967.126


title: Drawing of an Elephant

medium: ink on paper

subjects: India, mughal school, early 18th century

credit_line: Drawing of an Elephant, c. 1700. India, Mughal School, early 18th Century. Ink on paper; image: 12.8 x 18.1 cm (5 1/16 x 7 1/8 in.); overall: 20 x 25.3 cm (7 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1969.65


title: Ink Plum

creator: Peng Xu (Chinese, active 1488–1521)

date: late 1400s–early 1500s

medium: hanging scroll, ink on silk

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Ink Plum (墨梅圖), late 1400s–early 1500s. Peng Xu (Chinese, active 1488–1521). Hanging scroll, ink on silk; painting: 127.2 x 66.8 cm (50 1/16 x 26 5/16 in.); overall with knobs: 218.8 x 75.3 cm (86 1/8 x 29 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.80


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Sugriva challenges his brother Vali, King of the Forest Dwellers, to a duel, folio 10 from the Kishkindha Kanda (Book of Kishkindha) of a Ramayana (Rama’s Journey), c. 1700–1720. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting: 16.4 x 26.8 cm (6 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.); overall: 20.7 x 31 cm (8 1/8 x 12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.103


title: Tureen

medium: silver

subjects:
Silver
France, pari

credit_line: Tureen, 1735–38. Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, 1695–1750), Pierre-François Bonnestrenne (French), Henry Adnet (French, 1745). Silver. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1977.182.a


title: Cover for a Tureen

creator: Henry Adnet (French, 1745)

credit_line: Cover for a Tureen, 1735–38. Henry Adnet (French, 1745), Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, 1695–1750). Silver. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1977.182.b


title: Stand for a Covered Tureen

credit_line: Stand for a Covered Tureen, 1735–38. Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier (French, 1695–1750), Pierre-François Bonnestrenne (French). Silver. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1977.182.c


title: Elephant, Horse, and Hare

creator: Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788)

medium: album leaf, ink on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Album of Miscellaneous Subjects (雑畫圖冊): Elephant, Horse, and Hare, 1788. Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788). Album leaf, ink on paper; overall single page: 36.8 x 22.1 cm (14 1/2 x 8 11/16 in.); painting: 29 x 18.4 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.71.1


title: Banana Plants

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

credit_line: (雑畫圖冊): Banana Plants, 1788. Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788). Album leaf, ink on paper; sheet: 29 x 18.4 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.71.11


title: Cat and Butterfly

subjects:
Painting
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)
Butterflies & moths

credit_line: (雑畫圖冊): Cat and Butterfly, 1788. Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788). Album leaf, ink on paper; sheet: 29 x 18.4 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.71.5


title: Su Dongpo

credit_line: (雑畫圖冊): Su Dongpo (蘇東坡), 1788. Min Zhen (Chinese, 1730–after 1788). Album leaf, ink on paper; sheet: 29 x 18.4 cm (11 7/16 x 7 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.71.6


title: Dog-shaped Paperweight

medium: gilt bronze

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

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

credit_line: Dog-shaped Paperweight (개모양 금동 문진 [犬形金銅文鎭]), 676–935. Korea, Unified Silla period (676–935). Gilt bronze; overall: 5 x 2.7 cm (1 15/16 x 1 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert H. Ellsworth in honor of Sherman E. Lee, 1987.160


creator: Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555)

country: Iran, Tabriz, Safavid period (1501-1722)

subjects: Iran, tabriz, safavid period (1501-1722)

credit_line: Rustam's seventh course: He kills the White Div, folio 124 from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), 1520–37. Attributed to Mir Musavvir (Iranian, c. 1510–1555), attributed to Abd al-Vahhab (Persian, active c. 1516). Gum tempera, ink, gold, and silver on paper; sheet: 47.5 x 32.2 cm (18 11/16 x 12 11/16 in.); image: 28.4 x 18.5 cm (11 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.96


title: Poet Fisherman

medium: album leaf from a set; ink and color on silk

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Poet Fisherman (장지화 어부사 [張志和漁父詞]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Album leaf from a set; ink and color on silk; overall: 22.5 x 24 cm (8 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.70


title: Traveler in a Woodland Landscape

creator: John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842)

medium: graphite and gray wash

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Traveler in a Woodland Landscape, 1806. John Sell Cotman (British, 1782–1842). Graphite and gray wash; sheet: 30.3 x 21 cm (11 15/16 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1991.22


title: Cloth of Gold: Displayed Falcons

medium: Silk and gold thread, lampas

country: Central Asia

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Central asia

credit_line: Cloth of Gold: Displayed Falcons, mid-1200s. Central Asia. Silk and gold thread, lampas; overall: 57.5 x 18.4 cm (22 5/8 x 7 1/4 in.); mounted: 67.9 x 29.8 cm (26 3/4 x 11 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1996.297