title: False Door of Nykara

medium: limestone

credit_line: False Door of Nykara, 2408–2341 BCE. Egypt, Old Kingdom (2647–2124 BCE), Dynasty 5, reign of Nyuserre (2445–2422 BCE) or later. Limestone; overall: 168 x 111.5 x 6 cm (66 1/8 x 43 7/8 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.91


title: Akshobhya: the Buddha of the East

date: late 800s

medium: bronze with silver and copper inlay

subjects: Northeast india, bihar, kurkihar, pala period

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: Akshobhya: the Buddha of the East, late 800s. Northeast India, Bihar, Kurkihar, Pala period. Bronze with silver and copper inlay; overall: 38.8 x 26.3 cm (15 1/4 x 10 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1970.10


title: Male Figure

creator: Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)

medium: lindenwood

country: Germany, Munich, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, munich, 18th century

credit_line: Male Figure, c. 1760. Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775). Lindenwood; overall: 95.3 x 65.4 x 31.8 cm (37 1/2 x 25 3/4 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.101


date: early 400s BCE

medium: bronze inlaid with powdered malachite and azurite

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

credit_line: Shallow Basin Supported by a Bird (Bian), early 400s BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze inlaid with powdered malachite and azurite ; overall: 23.3 cm (9 3/16 in.); diameter of base: 18.3 cm (7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1991.8


title: Ramblers over a Winding Stream

date: before 1330

medium: Album leaf; ink on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Ramblers over a Winding Stream (溪橋策杖圖), before 1330. Luo Zhichuan (Chinese, active 1280s–1320s). Album leaf; ink on silk; painting only: 24.5 x 25.2 cm (9 5/8 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.536


credit_line: Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band, 1415–25. Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz (orphrey). Velvet: cut pile and voided; silk, gold and silver thread: embroidery; split and couching stitches; overall: 122.2 x 73.7 cm (48 1/8 x 29 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.85


title: Casket

medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel, wood core (modern)

credit_line: Casket, 1100–1150?. Northern Germany?, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel, wood core (modern); overall: 9.3 x 23.4 x 13.5 cm (3 11/16 x 9 3/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1949.16


title: God the Father

medium: painted and gilded wood

country: Austria, Lambach, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Austria, lambach, 18th century

credit_line: God the Father, c. 1760. Johann Peter Schwanthaler (Austrian, 1720–1795). Painted and gilded wood; overall: 141.6 x 104.2 x 35.6 cm (55 3/4 x 41 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1961.30


title: Orpheus and Cerberus

creator: Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777)

medium: sandstone

country: Germany, near Bamberg, 18th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Germany, near bamberg, 18th century

credit_line: Orpheus and Cerberus, c. 1765. Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777). Sandstone ; with base: 304.8 cm (120 in.); base: 38.1 x 102.9 x 102.9 cm (15 x 40 1/2 x 40 1/2 in.); without base: 182.9 x 106.7 x 61 cm (72 x 42 x 24 in.); pedestal: 89.5 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm (35 1/4 x 35 x 35 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1971.65


title: Fragment of a furnishing textile

date: possibly 1700s or 1800s

medium: Linen, silk, and dye

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Embroidery

credit_line: Fragment of a furnishing textile, possibly 1700s or 1800s. Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Azemmour, Moroccan embroiderer. Linen, silk, and dye; overall: 27.9 x 80.6 cm (11 x 31 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1244


title: Left-Handed Dagger or "Main Gauche"

medium: steel, pierced and chiseled

country: Spain or Italy, Naples

subjects:
Arms and armor
Spain or italy, naple

credit_line: Left-Handed Dagger or "Main Gauche", c. 1650. Spain or Italy, Naples. Steel, pierced and chiseled; overall: 57.2 cm (22 1/2 in.); blade: 44.4 cm (17 1/2 in.); quillions: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.699


title: Ornament with Heron and Turtle Design

medium: bronze

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Ornament with Heron and Turtle Design (금동 왜가리·거북무늬 꾸미개 [金銅鷺龜文裝身具]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 3.4 x 2.5 cm (1 5/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1044.1


title: Comma-shaped Jade

date: 400s CE

medium: jade

subjects: Korea, three kingdom period (57 bce–668 ce)

credit_line: Comma-shaped Jade (곱은 옥 [曲玉]), 400s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Jade; overall: 8 x 4.9 x 3.1 cm (3 1/8 x 1 15/16 x 1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1057


title: String of Glass Beads

medium: glass

credit_line: String of Glass Beads (구슬 목걸이 [瑠璃玉頸飾]), 400s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Glass. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1058


title: String of Glass Beads

credit_line: String of Glass Beads (구슬 목걸이 [瑠璃玉頸飾]), 400s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Glass. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1059


title: Comma-shaped Jade

credit_line: Comma-shaped Jade (곱은 옥 [曲玉]), 400s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Jade; overall: 6.6 x 4.1 x 1.2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1060


title: Comma-shaped Jade

credit_line: Comma-shaped Jade (곱은 옥 [曲玉]), 400s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Glass; overall: 6.6 x 4 x 2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 9/16 x 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1061


title: Glass Beads with Pendant

date: 57 BCE–668 CE

credit_line: Glass Beads with Pendant (유리 목걸이 [瑠璃玉頸飾]), 57 BCE–668 CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Glass; overall: 3 x 4.5 cm (1 3/16 x 1 3/4 in.); each bead: 0.9 x 0.9 cm (3/8 x 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1062


title: Floral-shaped Cup Stand

medium: celadon

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

credit_line: Floral-shaped Cup Stand (청자 꽃모양 잔탁 [靑磁花形盞托]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; diameter of rim: 13.9 cm (5 1/2 in.); overall: 5.6 cm (2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.430


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: Nathaniel Plimer (British, 1757–1822)

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

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, c. 1795. Nathaniel Plimer (British, 1757–1822). Watercolor on ivory in a period gold and hair frame; framed: 8.5 x 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); sight: 7.1 x 5.5 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.562.2


medium: Molded ink in black

credit_line: Ink Stick from an Imperially Commissioned Set of Ink Stick with Images and Poems of Famous West Lake Sites, 1780–94. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Molded ink in black; overall: 3.9 x 3.9 cm (1 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry W. Kent, 1942.215.10


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

credit_line: Feline Head with Bovine Horns and Elephant Trunk, 1300–1000 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE). Jade; overall: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1952.573


creator: Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gold locket frame

country: England, early 19th Century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, early 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Louis-Philippe, Duke of Orléans, later King of the French, 1804. Richard Cosway (British, 1742–1821). Watercolor on ivory in a gold locket frame; framed: 7.5 x 6.6 cm (2 15/16 x 2 5/8 in.); unframed: 6.3 x 5.4 cm (2 1/2 x 2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1953.322


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: The prince’s ordeal continues, he is ordered away to be executed for the fifth time, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, c. 1560. Ghulam 'Ali (Indian, active 1550s-1590s). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 16.4 x 11.1 cm (6 7/16 x 4 3/8 in.); overall: 20 x 14.4 cm (7 7/8 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.66.a


title: Plate (Assiette)

creator: Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French)

country: France, Chantilly

subjects:
Ceramic
France, chantilly

credit_line: Plate (Assiette), c. 1785. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Tin-glazed soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; diameter: 24.8 cm (9 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.504


date: late 1100s–early 1200s

medium: Bronze

country: Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, reign of jayavarman 7th

credit_line: Portable icon of Shakyamuni Buddha in the Earth-touching gesture, late 1100s–early 1200s. Cambodia, reign of Jayavarman 7th. Bronze; overall: 42 x 18.5 x 3 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/16 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1964.93


title: Female Tree Deity with Attendant

subjects: Sculpture Trees

credit_line: Female Tree Deity with Attendant, c. 973. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century. Sandstone; overall: 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1967.202


title: Vishnu

date: late 400s CE

subjects: Central india, gupta period, 5th century

credit_line: Vishnu, late 400s CE. Central India, Gupta Period, 5th Century. Sandstone; overall: 85.4 cm (33 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1976.75


title: Boating in Moonlight

medium: album leaf; ink on silk

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Boating in Moonlight (월하주행도 [月下舟行圖]), 1600s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Album leaf; ink on silk; image: 30 x 26.3 cm (11 13/16 x 10 3/8 in.); overall: 34.9 x 30.6 cm (13 3/4 x 12 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.87


title: Brocade with Djeiran Gazing at the Moon

medium: Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded

country: China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
China, jin dynasty (1115-1234)

credit_line: Brocade with Djeiran Gazing at the Moon, 1115–1234. China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234). Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocaded; overall: 109.8 x 38.5 cm (43 1/4 x 15 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1991.4


title: Jar with Loop Handle

medium: earthenware

country: Korea, Baekje kingdom (18 BCE–660 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
Korea, baekje kingdom (18 bce–660 ce)

credit_line: Jar with Loop Handle (뚜껑있는 토기 호 [有蓋土器壺]), 200s–300s CE. Korea, Baekje kingdom (18 BCE–660 CE). Earthenware; overall: 33.8 cm (13 5/16 in.); outer diameter: 27.4 cm (10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1997.188


title: Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

creator: Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: China, Qixian, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape (牧牛圖), 1200s. Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; image: 92 x 56.5 cm (36 1/4 x 22 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 196 x 76 cm (77 3/16 x 29 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.216.1


title: Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape

credit_line: Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscape (牧牛圖), 1200s. Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; image: 91 x 56 cm (35 13/16 x 22 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 193 x 75.4 cm (76 x 29 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.216.2


creator: Maître François (French)

medium: ink, tempera and gold on vellum

country: France, central France, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
France, central france, 15th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Book of Hours: The Betrayal of Christ, c. 1470–85. Circle of Maître François (French). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; leaf: 12.4 x 9.3 cm (4 7/8 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2005.208


title: Portrait of Jean Ajalbert

creator: Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906)

medium: charcoal with white chalk

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Jean Ajalbert, c. 1893. Eugène Carrière (French, 1849–1906). Charcoal with white chalk; sheet: 27.4 x 23.7 cm (10 13/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Muriel Butkin, 2009.116


title: Mask (hemba)

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: Wood, reed, paint, and metal

credit_line: Mask (hemba), late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Suku-style carver. Wood, reed, paint, and metal; overall: 50 x 25 x 27.2 cm (19 11/16 x 9 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.450


creator: Daniel Gardner (British, c. 1750–1805)

medium: pastel with black and red chalk and graphite

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: Cropley Ashley-Cooper (Later 6th Earl of Shaftesbury) with His Sister Mary Anne Ashley-Cooper, Later Lady Sturt of Crichel, c. 1776. Daniel Gardner (British, c. 1750–1805). Pastel with black and red chalk and graphite; sheet: 50.7 x 40.2 cm (19 15/16 x 15 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2011.193


creator: William Callow (British, 1812–1908)

medium: watercolor with gouache and graphite underdrawing

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Architecture
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Temple of Vesta and the Falls at Tivoli, 1859. William Callow (British, 1812–1908). Watercolor with gouache and graphite underdrawing; sheet: 75.1 x 57.8 cm (29 9/16 x 22 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Sundry Purchase Fund, 2011.4


creator: Joseph-Benoît Suvée (French, 1743–1807)

medium: Oil on canvas

credit_line: Le Dévouement des Citoyennes de Paris (The Dedication of the Citizens of Paris), 1794. Joseph-Benoît Suvée (French, 1743–1807). Oil on canvas; overall: 49.9 x 61.3 cm (19 5/8 x 24 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2022.40


title: Leaving the Bath

creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: drypoint, aquatint

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Leaving the Bath, 1879–80. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Drypoint, aquatint; image and plate: 12.7 x 12.7 cm (5 x 5 in.); sheet: 21.5 x 29.5 cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Alma Kroeger Fund, 2025.198


title: Spread with floral medallion pattern

country: Mughal India, Deccan, probably Goa

subjects:
Ornament & design
Embroidery
Mughal india, deccan, probably goa
Flowers

credit_line: Spread with floral medallion pattern, 1700s. Mughal India, Deccan, probably Goa. Cotton: plain weave, quilted; silk and gilt-metal thread: embroidery, couched laid work; overall: 251.5 x 330.2 cm (99 x 130 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1359


title: Working Woman with Blue Shawl

creator: Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945)

medium: color lithograph

country: Germany, 20th century

subjects:
Print
Germany, 20th century

credit_line: Working Woman with Blue Shawl, 1903. Käthe Kollwitz (German, 1867–1945). Color lithograph. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1932.320


title: Deity Plaque

medium: jade

country: Mexico or Central America, Maya

subjects:
Jade
Mexico or central america, maya

credit_line: Deity Plaque, c. 300–600 CE. Mexico or Central America, Maya. Jade; overall: 9 x 7.4 cm (3 9/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.159


medium: Gum tempera on paper

credit_line: Markandeya Viewing Krishna in the Cosmic Ocean, c. 1680. Northern India, Jammu and Kashmir, Pahari Kingdom of Basohli. Gum tempera on paper; image: 15.2 x 10 cm (6 x 3 15/16 in.); overall: 20.5 x 15 cm (8 1/16 x 5 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee, 1967.241


title: Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)

date: early to mid-1900s

subjects: Botany Garment

credit_line: Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe), early to mid-1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker. Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cotton; overall: 35.8 x 26.7 x 19.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1995.211


title: Grapes

medium: hanging scroll, ink on silk

credit_line: Grapes (묵포도도 [墨葡萄圖]), 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll, ink on silk; image: 101 x 47 cm (39 3/4 x 18 1/2 in.); overall: 176.5 x 73 cm (69 1/2 x 28 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1999.43


title: Portrait of Murad Bakhsh (1624–61)

creator: Balchand (Indian, active 1595–c. 1650)

medium: gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

subjects: Painting Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Murad Bakhsh (1624–61), c. 1635; borders c. 1700s. Attributed to Balchand (Indian, active 1595–c. 1650). Gum tempera and gold on paper; overall: 28.4 x 25.7 cm (11 3/16 x 10 1/8 in.); painting: 4.3 x 3.5 cm (1 11/16 x 1 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, 2013.327


title: Pomegranate Vase

medium: blue vitreous faience

credit_line: Pomegranate Vase, 1479–1425 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE) or later. Blue vitreous faience; diameter: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.); diameter of mouth: 1 cm (3/8 in.); overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.612


medium: Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas

country: Turkey, Bursa, Ottoman period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Turkey, bursa, ottoman period

credit_line: Lampas with roundels of the image of Christ in benedictory pose, 1550–1650. Turkey, Bursa, Ottoman period. Silk and gilt-metal thread: lampas; overall: 36.5 x 33.7 cm (14 3/8 x 13 1/4 in.); mounted: 41.3 x 38.7 cm (16 1/4 x 15 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1423


title: Presentation Bowl

medium: devil's claw, sumac, yucca root, orange-shafted flicker (woodpecker) quills; coiled (2 rod and bundle of deer grass or basket grass)

subjects:
Basketry
Grasses & sedges

credit_line: Presentation Bowl, 1880–90. Native North America, Great Basin, California, Death Valley, Timbisha (Panamint) Shoshone. Devil's claw, sumac, yucca root, orange-shafted flicker (woodpecker) quills; coiled (2 rod and bundle of deer grass or basket grass); diameter: 21.5 x 48 cm (8 7/16 x 18 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.482


title: Presentation  Bowl

medium: redbud, bracken fern; coiled, grass foundation

subjects:
Basketry
Native north america, california, yokut
Ferns
Grasses & sedges

credit_line: Presentation  Bowl, 1900. Native North America, California, Yokuts. Redbud, bracken fern; coiled, grass foundation; overall: 23 x 48 cm (9 1/16 x 18 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Presented by William Albert Price in memory of Mrs. William Albert Price, 1917.492


title: Sitar

country: Eastern India, Bengal or Bangladesh

subjects:
Musical instrument
Eastern india, bengal or bangladesh
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Sitar, c. 1850. Eastern India, Bengal or Bangladesh. Gourd and wood with pigment, ivory, and bone; copper alloy: frets; iron alloy: strings (with one modern copper replacement); overall: 95.2 x 15.3 cm (37 1/2 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.346


title: Ten-Round Incense Game

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Ten-Round Incense Game (秋草に鹿文蒔絵十種香箱), 1700s–mid-1800s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). Lacquered wood with gold and silver sprinkled powder (maki-e) and mother-of-pearl inlay, metal fittings; overall: 23 x 25.4 x 16.6 cm (9 1/16 x 10 x 6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George Trumbull Ladd, 1921.405


title: Paris Gate

creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: etching

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Print
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: Paris Gate, c. 1923. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Etching; platemark: 17.3 x 22.4 cm (6 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.); paper: 25.2 x 27.8 cm (9 15/16 x 10 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.615


title: River Wall, Oporto

credit_line: River Wall, Oporto, c. 1925. Orville Houghton Peets (American, 1884–1968). Etching; plate: 23.9 x 17.9 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1926.172


title: Porgy

creator: Richard Beatty (American, 1899–1961)

medium: lithograph

credit_line: Porgy, 1929. Richard Beatty (American, 1899–1961). Lithograph; image: 25 x 18.5 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/16 in.); sheet: 48.2 x 31.5 cm (19 x 12 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1929.430


title: Landscape

medium: drypoint

country: America

subjects: Print America Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape, 1929. Jolán Gross-Bettelheim (American, 1900–1972). Drypoint; plate: 14 x 12.6 cm (5 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1930.157


country: Italy

subjects: Lace Italy

credit_line: Fragment of a Band with Vines and Leaves, 1600s. Italy. Bleached linen (est.): needle lace, filet/lacis (knotted ground and darned in one and two directions); overall: 12.7 x 64.8 cm (5 x 25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Frances McIntosh Sherwin Collection, 1936.223


title: The Old Road to the Sea

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: The Old Road to the Sea, c. 1893. William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916). Oil on canvas; framed: 134.3 x 159.7 x 10.8 cm (52 7/8 x 62 7/8 x 4 1/4 in.); unframed: 101.5 x 127 cm (39 15/16 x 50 in.); former: 118.5 x 144 x 5.5 cm (46 5/8 x 56 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Henry White Cannon, 1938.333


title: Banks of the Seine

date: not dated

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Banks of the Seine, not dated. France, 19th century. Oil on fabric; unframed: 32.3 x 55.3 cm (12 11/16 x 21 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.540


title: Bray Church Yard

creator: John Varley (British, 1778–1842)

medium: watercolor and graphite

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: Bray Church Yard, 1807. John Varley (British, 1778–1842). Watercolor and graphite; sheet: 24.9 x 36.9 cm (9 13/16 x 14 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.564


creator: David Wilkie (British, 1785–1841)

medium: watercolor, point of brush, and gouache with graphite and brown ink

credit_line: Study for "The Peep-O’-Day Boys’ Cabin, in the West of Ireland" ("The Sleeping Whiteboy"), 1835. David Wilkie (British, 1785–1841). Watercolor, point of brush, and gouache with graphite and brown ink; sheet: 23.4 x 21.9 cm (9 3/16 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Robert Hays Gries, 1941.606


title: Diana

date: modeled 1899

medium: bronze

subjects: Sculpture America

credit_line: Diana, modeled 1899. Augustus Saint-Gaudens (American, born Ireland, 1848–1907). Bronze; overall: 99.7 x 42.2 cm (39 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.); base: 33 x 33 cm (13 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Ralph King, gift of Mrs. Ralph King; Ralph T. Woods, Charles G. King; and Frances King Schafer, 1946.354


medium: ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment

country: Bohemia

subjects: Manuscript Bohemia

credit_line: Leaf from a Missal: The Crucifixion (recto) and Text (verso), c. 1330–40. Bohemia. Ink, tempera, and gold leaf on parchment; sheet: 35.4 x 23.5 cm (13 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1949.204


medium: chiaroscuro woodcut

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child with St. John, St. Catherine of Siena and St. Francis, 1585. Andrea Andreani (Italian, about 1558–1610), after Jacopo Ligozzi (Italian, 1547–1626). Chiaroscuro woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fortieth Anniversary Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in honor of William Mathewson Milliken, 1960.19


title: Reclining Water Buffalo

medium: Jade

credit_line: Reclining Water Buffalo, 1642–1722. China, Qing Dynasty (1644-1911), Kangxi reign (1642-1722). Jade; overall: 6.2 x 7.7 cm (2 7/16 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Lyon Collyer in memory of her mother, Mrs. G. M. G. Forman, 1962.223


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The daughter of the king of the jinns bows before the King of Kings who has just undergone the ordeal of passing through the boiling oil to emerge as a youth, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night, c. 1560. Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; painting only: 16.7 x 9.9 cm (6 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.); overall: 20.3 x 14 cm (8 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.49.b


title: Plate (Assiette)

medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration

country: France, Chantilly

subjects:
Ceramic
France, chantilly

credit_line: Plate (Assiette), c. 1757–60. Chantilly Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel decoration; diameter: 23.9 cm (9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.503


title: Knife Handle (manche de couteau)

creator: Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French)

medium: soft-paste porcelain, steel blade

country: France, Saint Cloud, early 18th Century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, saint cloud, early 18th century

credit_line: Knife Handle (manche de couteau), c. 1710–1730. Saint Cloud Porcelain Factory (French). Soft-paste porcelain, steel blade; overall: 19.1 cm (7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1964.511


title: Standing Cup and Cover

medium: silver, partially gilt

country: England, London

subjects:
Silver
England, london

credit_line: Standing Cup and Cover, 1593. England, London. Silver, partially gilt; overall: 19.3 x 7.4 cm (7 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in memory of Howard Parmelee Eells, 1855-1919, Member of the Advisory Council of the Cleveland Museum of Art, 1914-1919, by his daughter, Maud, 1968.241


medium: gold

country: England, Roman, Claudius I (41–54 CE)

subjects:
Coin
England, roman, claudius i (41–54 ce)

credit_line: Aureus: Bust of Claudius I (obverse); Triumphal Arch with Equestrian Statue and Trophies (reverse), 47–48 CE. England, Roman, Claudius I (41–54 CE). Gold; diameter: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1969.158


title: The Saltmaker's Story

date: early 1600s

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

credit_line: The Saltmaker's Story (文正草子), early 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). One of a 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, 1972.12.1


title: The Saltmaker's Story

credit_line: The Saltmaker's Story (文正草子), early 1600s. Japan, Edo period (1615–1868). One of a 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, 1972.12.2


title: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro

date: early 1300s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Kakinomoto no Hitomaro (柿本人麻呂像), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 107.6 x 39 cm (42 3/8 x 15 3/8 in.); mounted: 174.4 x 55 cm (68 11/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Herbert F. Leisy in memory of his wife, Helen Stamp Leisy, 1977.203


creator: William Mulready (British, 1786–1863)

medium: black and red crayon

country: England, 19th century

credit_line: Female Nude, Seated, Three Quarter View from Front, 1859. William Mulready (British, 1786–1863). Black and red crayon; sheet: 49.2 x 34.1 cm (19 3/8 x 13 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 1978.53


creator: Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1479–c. 1532)

credit_line: Sibyl Reading with a Child Holding a Torch, 1518–27. Ugo da Carpi (Italian, c. 1479–c. 1532), Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520). Chiaroscuro woodcut; platemark: 26.8 x 21.8 cm (10 9/16 x 8 9/16 in.); sheet: 27.5 x 22.6 cm (10 13/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1979.93


title: Châteauvieux-sur-Suran

medium: oil on paper mounted on fabric

country: France, 19th century

credit_line: Châteauvieux-sur-Suran, 1848. Antoine-Claude Ponthus-Cinier (French, 1812–1885). Oil on paper mounted on fabric; unframed: 53.3 x 75.1 cm (21 x 29 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.251


title: André Bénac

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 20th century

credit_line: André Bénac, 1936. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Oil on fabric; unframed: 124 x 96.8 cm (48 13/16 x 38 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kaminsky, 1981.63


title: Casually Created on a Spring Day

creator: Murase Taiitsu (Japanese, 1803–1881)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)

credit_line: Casually Created on a Spring Day (春日偶作図), c. 1825–81. Murase Taiitsu (Japanese, 1803–1881). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 135.1 x 31.5 cm (53 3/16 x 12 3/8 in.); mounted: 191.7 x 43.6 cm (75 1/2 x 17 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Kurt A. Gitter, 1981.86


title: Small Chest with Inner Drawers

medium: Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
China, qing dynasty (1644-1911)

credit_line: Small Chest with Inner Drawers (帶暗屜木箱), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Rosewood (huanghuali) and metal; overall: 40.7 x 41.3 x 35.6 cm (16 x 16 1/4 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Miss Mildred F. Walker, 1982.117


title: Sylvia Gosse

creator: Harold Gilman (British, 1876–1919)

medium: oil on canvas

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
England, 20th century

credit_line: Sylvia Gosse, c. 1913. Harold Gilman (British, 1876–1919). Oil on canvas; framed: 79.7 x 69.5 x 6.7 cm (31 3/8 x 27 3/8 x 2 5/8 in.); unframed: 61 x 51 cm (24 x 20 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1982.125


title: Liu Haichan

medium: Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Liu Haichan (劉海蟾), 1300s. China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; image: 105 x 38 cm (41 5/16 x 14 15/16 in.); overall with knobs: 182.8 x 59.1 cm (71 15/16 x 23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1982.29.2


title: Righteousness, from The Five Virtues

creator: Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770)

medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Righteousness, from The Five Virtues (五常の内　義), 1767. Suzuki Harunobu (Japanese, 1724–1770). Color woodblock print; overall: 36.6 x 21.6 cm (14 7/16 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Kelvin Smith Collection, given by Mrs. Kelvin Smith, 1985.307


title: Study for Mehmet Ali Pasha

medium: watercolor, gouache, black chalk, and graphite

credit_line: Study for Mehmet Ali Pasha, c. 1844. John Frederick Lewis (British, 1805–1876). Watercolor, gouache, black chalk, and graphite; sheet: 36.2 x 24.6 cm (14 1/4 x 9 11/16 in.); secondary support: 44.3 x 33 cm (17 7/16 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1986.78


title: Standing Buddha

medium: gold repoussé

credit_line: Standing Buddha, 1100s. Southern Myanmar (Burma), Pegu, or northwestern Thailand. Gold repoussé; overall: 13.8 x 5.7 cm (5 7/16 x 2 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxine and Morris Stone, 1987.154


title: Footed Tray

medium: lacquer over twisted and coiled paper

country: Korea

subjects: Lacquer Korea

credit_line: Footed Tray (지승사각반 [紙繩四角盤]), 1900s. Korea. Lacquer over twisted and coiled paper; overall: 34.2 x 9 x 9 cm (13 7/16 x 3 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Bernice Sapirstein Davis in memory of Jennie Sapirstein, 1988.248


title: Vessel

date: 300s BCE

medium: Earthenware

country: Japan, Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE)

subjects:
Ceramic
Japan, yayoi period (c. 300 bce–300 ce)
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel (弥生土器壺), 300s BCE. Japan, Yayoi period (c. 300 BCE–300 CE). Earthenware; height: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.); diameter: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1989.69


title: Geese Returning Home

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Geese Returning Home (노안도 [蘆雁圖]), 1600s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; overall: 182.9 x 49.6 cm (72 x 19 1/2 in.); painting only: 102.9 x 32.7 cm (40 1/2 x 12 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1993.159


creator: Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)

medium: softground, aquatint, and drypoint

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Wooded Landscape at L'Hermitage, Pontoise, 1879. Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903). Softground, aquatint, and drypoint; platemark: 21.9 x 26.9 cm (8 5/8 x 10 9/16 in.); overall: 26.9 x 35.6 cm (10 9/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 2004.105


creator: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

medium: color lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Nursemaids’ Promenade, Frieze of Carriages , 1895. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947), Molines, Galeries Lafayette. Color lithograph; sheet: 137.4 x 47.3 cm (54 1/8 x 18 5/8 in.); image: 137.4 x 47.3 cm (54 1/8 x 18 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy and Joseph P. Keithley by exchange, 2008.31.a


credit_line: Nursemaids’ Promenade, Frieze of Carriages, 1895. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947). Color lithograph; sheet: 136.9 x 47.7 cm (53 7/8 x 18 3/4 in.); image: 136.9 x 47.7 cm (53 7/8 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy and Joseph P. Keithley by exchange, 2008.31.b


credit_line: Nursemaids’ Promenade, Frieze of Carriages, 1895. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947). Color lithograph; sheet: 136.7 x 46.3 cm (53 13/16 x 18 1/4 in.); image: 136.7 x 46.3 cm (53 13/16 x 18 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Nancy and Joseph P. Keithley by exchange, 2008.31.c


title: Male figure (nkisi nkondi)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

credit_line: Male figure (nkisi nkondi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Democratic Republic of Congo or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo artist and nganga (priest). Wood, metalized glass, iron, organic material, ivory or plastic, and natural fiber; overall: 46 x 25.7 x 19.2 cm (18 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, René and Odette Delenne Collection, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2010.432


title: Bag with Human Face

medium: alpaca or llama hide, human hair, pigment, cotton; coca leaf contents

subjects: Andes, wari, middle horizon, 6th-10th century

credit_line: Bag with Human Face, 600–1000. Andes, Wari, Middle Horizon, 6th-10th century. Alpaca or llama hide, human hair, pigment, cotton; coca leaf contents; overall: 26.7 x 23.2 cm (10 1/2 x 9 1/8 in.); bag: 26 cm (10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2011.35


creator: Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)

medium: album leaf: ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters (倣古山水圖冊), 1690. Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697). Album leaf: ink and color on paper; overall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.157.1


title: Five Fragments from Four Painted Vases

medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Five Fragments from Four Painted Vases, c. 520–430 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; overall: 1.2 x 0.7 cm (1/2 x 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.533


title: Spring

creator: Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695–1736)

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Spring, c. 1720–36. Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695–1736). Oil on canvas; framed: 76.5 x 66 x 9 cm (30 1/8 x 26 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 65 x 53.7 cm (25 9/16 x 21 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harry D. Kendrick, 1951.486


title: Ringstone

date: 200s BCE

medium: steatite

country: India, Maurya period (322–185 BCE)

subjects:
Sculpture
India, maurya period (322–185 bce)

credit_line: Ringstone, 200s BCE. India, Maurya period (322–185 BCE). Steatite; diameter: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.36


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Western India, Gujarat

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat

credit_line: Kalpa-sutra manuscript with 24 illuminations, c. 1475–1500. Western India, Gujarat. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 12.5 x 25.7 cm (4 15/16 x 10 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1932.119


title: The Violin Player

country: America

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: The Violin Player, c. 1890–94. James McNeill Whistler (American, 1834–1903). Oil on canvas; unframed: 79 x 53.3 cm (31 1/8 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Howard P. Eells in memory of her husband Howard Parmelee Eells, 1942.1133


title: Columnar Figure of an Apostle

medium: limestone

country: France, Champagne, Châlons-sur-Marne

subjects:
Sculpture
France, champagne, châlons-sur-marne

credit_line: Columnar Figure of an Apostle, c. 1180. France, Champagne, Châlons-sur-Marne. Limestone; overall: 97.8 x 24.1 cm (38 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1919.38


title: Statuette of Harpocrates

medium: bronze, solid cast

credit_line: Statuette of Harpocrates, 304–30 BCE. Egypt, Greco-Roman period (332 BCE–395 CE), Ptolemaic dynasty (305–30 BCE). Bronze, solid cast; overall: 18.6 x 5.7 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 1/4 x 4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.777


title: Altarpiece with The Passion of Christ

medium: oil and gold on wood

country: Germany

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.c


title: Candlestick

medium: sheet brass inlaid with silver

country: Eastern Anatolia

subjects:
Metalwork
Eastern anatolia

credit_line: Candlestick, 1250–1350. Eastern Anatolia. Sheet brass inlaid with silver; overall: 24.4 cm (9 5/8 in.); diameter of base: 21.3 cm (8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1951.539


title: Beads from a Rosary

date: early 1500s

medium: gilt copper with champlevé enamel

country: Italy, early 16th century

subjects:
Enamel
Italy, early 16th century

credit_line: Beads from a Rosary, early 1500s. Italy, early 16th century. Gilt copper with champlevé enamel ; average: 24.5 cm (9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.277


title: Stele with Maitreya and Attendants

medium: gray limestone

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

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

credit_line: Stele with Maitreya and Attendants, 500. China, Northern Wei dynasty (386-534). Gray limestone; overall: 94.6 x 54.6 cm (37 1/4 x 21 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Severance and Greta Millikin, 1959.130


title: Hollow-Legged Tripod (Li Ding)

date: late 900 BCE

medium: bronze

credit_line: Hollow-Legged Tripod (Li Ding), late 900 BCE. China, Shaanxi province, Xi'an, Western Zhou dynasty (c. 1046–771 BCE). Bronze; diameter: 27.7 cm (10 7/8 in.); overall: 23 cm (9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from various donors by exchange and the John L. Severance Fund, 1961.203


title: Shri

medium: granite

credit_line: Shri, 900–950. South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century. Granite; overall: 138.4 x 41.9 cm (54 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.104.1


medium: porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Trees

credit_line: Bowl with Poppies, Tree Peony, and Flowering Mimosa (粉彩花卉紋碗), 1723–35. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Yongzheng mark and reign (1723-1735). Porcelain with overglaze enamel decoration; diameter: 14.1 cm (5 9/16 in.); overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.201


creator: Maxime Maufra (French, 1861–1918)

medium: oil on fabric

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Cliffs at Beg-ar-Fry, Saint-Jean-du-Doigt, 1895. Maxime Maufra (French, 1861–1918). Oil on fabric; framed: 66.5 x 80 x 4.5 cm (26 3/16 x 31 1/2 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 60 x 73.3 cm (23 5/8 x 28 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ellen Wade Chinn, Elizabeth Wade Sedgwick and J. H. Wade III in memory of their mother Irene Love Wade, 1966.382


title: Composite Lion and Bull

medium: bronze, cast

country: Iran

subjects: Sculpture Iran

credit_line: Composite Lion and Bull, 1500–1000 BCE. Iran. Bronze, cast; overall: 11.4 x 9.7 x 14.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1969.122


medium: marble

credit_line: Engaged Capital with Figures of a Man and of an Eagle, 1175–1200. Northern Italy, Emilia (Bologna?), 12th century. Marble; overall: 30.2 x 32.4 x 33 cm (11 7/8 x 12 3/4 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.21


date: c. 75 BCE

medium: terracotta

country: India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE)

subjects:
Sculpture
India, shunga period (185–78 bce)

credit_line: Female Figure, Probably a Nature Divinity (Yakshi), c. 75 BCE. India, Shunga period (185–78 BCE). Terracotta; overall: 11.5 cm (4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Eleanor and Morris Everett, 1973.24


title: Education of the Virgin

creator: Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644–1725)

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome

credit_line: Education of the Virgin, c. 1700. Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644–1725). Marble; overall: 110.5 x 96.5 x 26 cm (43 1/2 x 38 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1973.6


title: Arion on a Sea Horse

credit_line: Arion on a Sea Horse, 1855. William Adolphe Bouguereau (French, 1825–1905). Oil on fabric; framed: 87.3 x 127 x 5.4 cm (34 3/8 x 50 x 2 1/8 in.); unframed: 71.3 x 111.8 cm (28 1/16 x 44 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.238.1


title: Block Statue of Djedbastetiufankh

credit_line: Block Statue of Djedbastetiufankh, c. 664–610 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 26.1 x 14 x 19.2 cm (10 1/4 x 5 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1914.661


title: Seated Pair Statue

medium: painted limestone

credit_line: Seated Pair Statue, c. 1479–1425 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Tuthmosis III (1479–1425 BCE). Painted limestone; overall: 39 x 21 x 25.2 cm (15 3/8 x 8 1/4 x 9 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1920.2003


medium: translucent enamel (basse-taille) on silver

country: Spain, Catalonia?, 14th century

subjects:
Enamel
Spain, catalonia , 14th century

credit_line: Quatrilobed Plaque (pair): The Annunciation and The Descent from the Cross, c. 1350–1400. Spain, Catalonia?, 14th century. Translucent enamel (basse-taille) on silver; overall: 8.3 x 8.3 cm (3 1/4 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1922.312


title: Mask

medium: greenstone

subjects: Central mexico, teotihuacán, classic period

credit_line: Mask, 1–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán, Classic period. Greenstone; overall: 19 x 23.2 x 9.8 cm (7 1/2 x 9 1/8 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1942.1094


title: Pair of Vases

medium: porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration

subjects: Ceramic Roses

credit_line: Pair of Vases (粉彩桃紋瓷瓶), 1736–95. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736-1795). Porcelain with famille rose overglaze enamel decoration; overall: 51.4 cm (20 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Collection, 1944.184


title: Basin with Feathered Serpent

medium: earthenware, stucco, pigment

credit_line: Basin with Feathered Serpent, 400–550 CE. Central Mexico, Teotihuacán style, Classic period. Earthenware, stucco, pigment; diameter: 16.2 x 34.5 x 34.5 cm (6 3/8 x 13 9/16 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1965.20


title: Ewer

medium: glazed stoneware with molded and applied decoration, Changsha ware

credit_line: Ewer, 800s. China, Hunan province, Tongguan, Tang dynasty (618–907). Glazed stoneware with molded and applied decoration, Changsha ware; overall: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Fiftieth anniversary gift, 1966.145


title: Decorative Plaque: Cow Nursing Its Calf

medium: ivory

country: Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ivory
Phoenicia, iraq, nimrud

credit_line: Decorative Plaque: Cow Nursing Its Calf, 900–800 BCE. Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud. Ivory; overall: 4.6 x 12.4 cm (1 13/16 x 4 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.48


medium: alabaster

country: South Netherlands, Hainault, 16th century

subjects: South netherlands, hainault, 16th century

credit_line: Christ Carrying the Cross with Saints Simon and Veronica, c. 1545. Workshop of Jacques Dubroeucq (Netherlandish, 1500/10–1584). Alabaster; overall: 61.6 x 54 x 11.5 cm (24 1/4 x 21 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.5


title: Chest-on-Chest

medium: mahogany

credit_line: Chest-on-Chest, c. 1800. America, Rhode Island, Providence, early 19th Century. Mahogany; overall: 235 x 108.6 x 62.3 cm (92 1/2 x 42 3/4 x 24 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Moselle Taylor Meals, 1976.170


title: Virgin and Child with a Goldfinch

creator: Neroccio de' Landi (Italian, 1447–1500)

medium: tempera on wood

country: Italy, Siena

subjects:
Painting
Italy, siena

credit_line: Virgin and Child with a Goldfinch, c. 1490. Neroccio de' Landi (Italian, 1447–1500). Tempera on wood; framed: 65 x 45 x 7.5 cm (25 9/16 x 17 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.); unframed: 38.8 x 30.5 cm (15 1/4 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1980.101


title: Cosmetic Vessel (Beaker)

medium: obsidian and gold

subjects:
Vessel
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Cosmetic Vessel (Beaker), c. 1859–1814 BCE. Egypt, Middle Kingdom (2040–1648 BCE), Dynasty 12, reign of Amenemhat III (1860–1814 BCE). Obsidian and gold; diameter: 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.); overall: 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.); diameter of base: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.107


title: Urn Figure Head Fragment

medium: earthenware

country: Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec

subjects:
Sculpture
Mexico, oaxaca, zapotec

credit_line: Urn Figure Head Fragment, c. 200–500 CE. Mexico, Oaxaca, Zapotec. Earthenware; overall: 17.2 x 22.5 x 13.7 cm (6 3/4 x 8 7/8 x 5 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.275


title: Artisan

medium: earthenware with colored slips

credit_line: Artisan, 250–600 CE. Guatemala, Petén region, Maya style (250-900), Maya style (250-900). Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 56.5 x 22 x 35.5 cm (22 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 14 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.12.1


title: Artisan

credit_line: Artisan, 250–600 CE. Guatemala, Petén region, Maya style (250-900), Maya style (250-900). Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 59 x 26 x 22 cm (23 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1994.12.2


medium: ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum

subjects: North germany, hildesheim , 16th century

credit_line: Leaf from a Psalter and Prayerbook: Initial E with Ornamental Border Containing a Seated Satyr and a Bird Eating Grapes (recto), c. 1524. North Germany, Hildesheim (?), 16th century. Ink, tempera and liquid gold on vellum; each leaf: 16.6 x 13.5 cm (6 9/16 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2006.15.a


title: Herengracht, Amsterdam

creator: Jan Wijnants (Dutch, 1635–1684)

medium: oil on canvas

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: Herengracht, Amsterdam, c. 1661. Jan Wijnants (Dutch, 1635–1684). Oil on canvas; framed: 87 x 101 x 9.2 cm (34 1/4 x 39 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.); unframed: 67.2 x 81.6 cm (26 7/16 x 32 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Harry D. Kendrick, 1964.419


title: Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash

medium: dolerite

country: Mesopotamia, Iraq, Lagash (Tello)

subjects:
Sculpture
Mesopotamia, iraq, lagash (tello)

credit_line: Head of Gudea, ensi of Lagash, 2144–2124 BCE. Mesopotamia, Iraq, Lagash (Tello). Dolerite; overall: 21 x 17.8 x 20.4 cm (8 1/4 x 7 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1963.680


title: Flowering Crab Apple

creator: Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)

medium: hanging scroll, ink on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Flowering Crab Apple (海棠圖), 1500. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Hanging scroll, ink on paper; painting: 87 x 28.5 cm (34 1/4 x 11 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 238.5 x 52.5 cm (93 7/8 x 20 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.101


date: early 1800s

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Portraits of Cho Hyun-myeong and Cho Jae-ho (조현명·조재호 초상 [趙顯命·趙載浩肖像]), early 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Pair of album paintings; ink and color on silk; image: 35.6 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.); mounted: 44.4 x 33.2 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.15


title: Cho Jae-ho from Punhyang Cho Family

medium: album painting, ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: Cho Jae-ho from Punhyang Cho Family (조재호 초상 [趙載浩肖像]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Album painting, ink and color on silk; image: 35.6 x 27.3 cm (14 x 10 3/4 in.); mounted: 44.4 x 33.2 cm (17 1/2 x 13 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.15.2


title: The Golden Hour

creator: Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881)

medium: watercolor and gouache with graphite and scraping

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Golden Hour, 1865. Samuel Palmer (British, 1805–1881). Watercolor and gouache with graphite and scraping; sheet: 25.6 x 35.4 cm (10 1/16 x 13 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2009.3


title: Royal Round Tent Made for Muhammad Shah

country: Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925)

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Iran, rasht, qajar period (1779-1925)

credit_line: Royal Round Tent Made for Muhammad Shah, 1834–48. Iran, Rasht, Qajar period (1779-1925). Interior: wool: plain weave, inlaid work; silk: embroidery, chain stitch; tape, leather; Exterior: cotton, wool: plain weave; rope, iron ring; overall: 360 x 400 x 400.1 cm (141 3/4 x 157 1/2 x 157 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2014.388


date: early 1400s

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on parchment

country: Bohemia, Prague, 15th century

subjects:
Manuscript
Bohemia, prague, 15th century

credit_line: Bifolio from an Antiphonary: Historiated Initial O with the Nativity, early 1400s. Bohemia, Prague, 15th century. Ink, tempera, and gold on parchment; sheet: 56.8 x 38.9 cm (22 3/8 x 15 5/16 in.); framed: 61.6 x 76.8 cm (24 1/4 x 30 1/4 in.); matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1976.100


title: The Power of Women: Samson and Delilah

medium: woodcut

country: Netherlands, 16th century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, 16th century

credit_line: The Power of Women: Samson and Delilah, c. 1512. Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, 1494–about 1533). Woodcut; image: 41.1 x 28.7 cm (16 3/16 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Charles T. Brooks, 1935.117


medium: bronze

country: America

subjects: Metalwork America

credit_line: American Red Cross War Council Medal (obverse), 1920. Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931), Medallic Art Company (American). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1921.1724.a


title: Business Men's Class

creator: George Bellows (American, 1882–1925)

medium: lithograph

subjects: Print America

credit_line: Business Men's Class, 1916. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Lithograph; sheet: 54.1 x 70 cm (21 5/16 x 27 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1936.630


title: In the Subway

credit_line: In the Subway, 1921. George Bellows (American, 1882–1925). Lithograph; platemark: 21.4 x 17.8 cm (8 7/16 x 7 in.); sheet: 24.7 x 20.4 cm (9 3/4 x 8 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1937.502


medium: etching and engraving

country: Flanders

subjects: Print Flander

credit_line: Views of Villages in Brabant and Campine:  A Moated Village, c. 1561. After Master of the Small Landscapes (Flemish). Etching and engraving; image: 12.8 x 20.4 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.); sheet: 12.8 x 20.4 cm (5 1/16 x 8 1/16 in.); mounted: 17.8 x 21.9 cm (7 x 8 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Charles G. Prasse Collection, 1964.404


medium: Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

country: Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan

subjects:
Painting
Western india, gujarat, possibly patan
Palms

credit_line: Folio 1, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka, 1428. Western India, Gujarat, possibly Patan. Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf; part 2: 5.7 x 47 cm (2 1/4 x 18 1/2 in.); part 1: 5.7 x 45.7 cm (2 1/4 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1971.130


medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century

subjects:
Painting
India, bengal, mughal, 18th century

credit_line: Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm, c. 1770. India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century. Gum tempera and gold on paper; page: 26.1 x 37.4 cm (10 1/4 x 14 3/4 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, 2013.352


title: American Red Cross War Council Medal

credit_line: American Red Cross War Council Medal, 1920. Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931), Medallic Art Company (American). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1921.1724


credit_line: American Red Cross War Council Medal (reverse), 1920. Daniel Chester French (American, 1850–1931), Medallic Art Company (American). Bronze; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1921.1724.b


title: The Passion: Christ Taken Captive

medium: engraving

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Passion: Christ Taken Captive, c. 1480. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1922.88


title: The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures

creator: Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677)

medium: etching

country: Bohemia

subjects: Print Bohemia

credit_line: The Great Chalice Adorned with Figures, 1640. Wenceslaus Hollar (Bohemian, 1607–1677). Etching; sheet: 46.7 x 24.5 cm (18 3/8 x 9 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1924.648


medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties (吾妻美人ゑらみ　扇屋内滝川), c. 1798. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; sheet: 33 x 22.3 cm (13 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.219


title: Mummy Bundle "Mask"

medium: cotton and pigment, plain weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Mummy Bundle "Mask", 400–200 BCE. Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Ocucaje site, Paracas style (700 BCE–1 CE). Cotton and pigment, plain weave; overall: 103.5 x 40 cm (40 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1940.521


title: Violin Player Seated in the Inn

creator: Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, 1660–1704)

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: Violin Player Seated in the Inn, 1685. Cornelis Dusart (Dutch, 1660–1704). Etching; platemark: 28.1 x 25 cm (11 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.); sheet: 29.6 x 26.1 cm (11 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1943.562


title: Dr. Gachet

creator: Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

credit_line: Dr. Gachet, 1890. Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890). Etching and drypoint, enhanced with black ink on laid paper; 18.1 x 15.2 cm (7 1/8 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1948.303


title: Blessed Lord Buddha

medium: gum tempera on paper, varnished

country: Sri Lanka

subjects:
Painting
Sri lanka

credit_line: Blessed Lord Buddha, c. 1825–50. Sri Lanka. Gum tempera on paper, varnished; overall: 57.8 x 48.3 cm (22 3/4 x 19 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Obeysekera Ukwattage, 1949.152


title: Ornament with Dance of the Lovers

subjects:
Ornament & design
Print
Germany

credit_line: Ornament with Dance of the Lovers, c. 1490. Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503). Engraving; sheet: 12.1 x 26.8 cm (4 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.532


subjects: Print Germany Landscapes Trees

credit_line: River Landscape with Three Bare Willow Trees at Right and a Long Winding Wooden Bridge at Center Leading to a Village, 1546. Augustin Hirschvogel (German, 1503–1553). Etching; image: 13.9 x 21 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.); sheet: 13.9 x 21 cm (5 1/2 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1953.157


creator: Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828)

medium: etching and aquatint

country: Spain

subjects: Print Spain

credit_line: Los Caprichos: When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71, 1799. Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828). Etching and aquatint; image: 17.3 x 12.7 cm (6 13/16 x 5 in.); plate: 19.7 x 14.9 cm (7 3/4 x 5 7/8 in.); sheet: 32 x 22.4 cm (12 5/8 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1956.274


title: The Passion:  Christ Before Pilate

credit_line: The Passion:  Christ Before Pilate, c. 1480. Martin Schongauer (German, c. 1450–1491). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Collection by exchange, 1958.409


title: Samson and Delilah

creator: Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)

credit_line: Samson and Delilah, 1519. Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531). Woodcut; sheet: 12.1 x 9.7 cm (4 3/4 x 3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 1960.71


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: A woman with two children, having abandoned her home, goes into the forest where she encounters a leopard, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth 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: 15.6 x 10.2 cm (6 1/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.200.b


title: A Satyr Family Traveling

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: A Satyr Family Traveling, c. 1657. Stefano Della Bella (Italian, 1610–1664). Etching; sheet: 22.4 x 22.4 cm (8 13/16 x 8 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of George P. Bickford, 1963.171


title: Necklace

medium: gold, silver and brilliants

country: England or France

subjects:
Jewelry
England or france

credit_line: Necklace, c. 1775–95. England or France. Gold, silver and brilliants; part 1: 29.6 cm (11 5/8 in.); part 2: 12.1 cm (4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Severance A. Millikin, 1964.35


title: Pendant with Chain

credit_line: Pendant with Chain, 1700s. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Jaipur. Gold, emerald, diamonds, enamel, and pearl; overall: 7.4 x 4.8 cm (2 15/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Anne Jessop Smith, 1966.515


title: Drinker Seen From Behind

creator: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Drinker Seen From Behind, c. 1621–25. Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635). Etching; platemark: 6.3 x 8.5 cm (2 1/2 x 3 3/8 in.); sheet: 6.6 x 8.9 cm (2 5/8 x 3 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. S. Fred Rosenthal for the fiftieth anniversary of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1970.22


title: Three-pronged Vajra Pestle (Sankosho)

medium: gilt bronze

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Three-pronged Vajra Pestle (Sankosho), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Gilt bronze; overall: 17.5 x 5 cm (6 7/8 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Richard G. Paley, 1974.264


title: Lot and His Daughters

country: Netherlands

credit_line: Lot and His Daughters, 1631. Jan Georg van Vliet (Dutch, c. 1610–1635), after Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Etching and engraving; platemark: 27 x 22.3 cm (10 5/8 x 8 3/4 in.); sheet: 27.9 x 22.8 cm (11 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 1977.24


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: Lotus and Rocks, 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, 1979.27.1.6


title: Sculptress

creator: Eugène Grasset (French, 1841–1917)

medium: lithograph with watercolor added by hand

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Sculptress, 1897. Eugène Grasset (French, 1841–1917). Lithograph with watercolor added by hand; sheet: 64.5 x 49.5 cm (25 3/8 x 19 1/2 in.); image: 53.1 x 37 cm (20 7/8 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Henry H. Hawley, 1986.136


title: Woman in Lorraine Dress

creator: Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877)

medium: carbon print

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Woman in Lorraine Dress, c. 1871. Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877). Carbon print; paper: 40.8 x 29 cm (16 1/16 x 11 7/16 in.); matted: 66 x 55.9 cm (26 x 22 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.109


title: Behind the Troglodyte Farm

creator: Henri Le Secq (French, 1818–1882)

medium: salted paper print from waxed paper negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Behind the Troglodyte Farm, c. 1853. Henri Le Secq (French, 1818–1882). Salted paper print from waxed paper negative; image: 50.9 x 31.1 cm (20 1/16 x 12 1/4 in.); matted: 76.2 x 61 cm (30 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 2004.32


title: Mount for Purse or Escarcelle

creator: Diego de Çaias (Spanish, 1535–1560)

medium: steel with gold inlay

subjects: Metalwork Spain

credit_line: Mount for Purse or Escarcelle, c. 1559. Workshop of Diego de Çaias (Spanish, 1535–1560). Steel with gold inlay; overall: 19 x 13.9 cm (7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1550


title: The Dead Christ with Angels

creator: Leandro Bassano (Italian, 1557–1623)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: The Dead Christ with Angels, c. 1580. Leandro Bassano (Italian, 1557–1623). Oil on canvas; framed: 157 x 129.5 x 13 cm (61 13/16 x 51 x 5 1/8 in.); unframed: 123.3 x 96.5 cm (48 9/16 x 38 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.806


creator: Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)

medium: album leaf: ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters (倣古山水圖冊), 1690. Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697). Album leaf: ink and color on paper; overall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.157.4


credit_line: Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters (倣古山水圖冊), 1690. Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697). Album leaf: ink and color on paper; overall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1962.157.8


title: Naga (Serpent Divinity)

date: 300s CE

medium: sandstone

country: India, Mathura, Kushan period

subjects:
Sculpture
India, mathura, kushan period

credit_line: Naga (Serpent Divinity), 300s CE. India, Mathura, Kushan period. Sandstone; overall: 67.3 cm (26 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.661


title: The Waterfalls at Tivoli

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: The Waterfalls at Tivoli, 1737. Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714–1789). Oil on canvas; framed: 142.5 x 192.5 x 9 cm (56 1/8 x 75 13/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 123.2 x 172.6 cm (48 1/2 x 67 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.175


title: Executioner's Sword

date: blade dated 1634

medium: steel

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Executioner's Sword, blade dated 1634. Germany. Steel; overall: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.); blade: 75.3 cm (29 5/8 in.); quillions: 15.5 cm (6 1/8 in.); grip: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1616


title: Comma-shaped Jade

date: 400s CE

medium: glass

subjects: Korea, three kingdom period (57 bce–668 ce)

credit_line: Comma-shaped Jade (곱은 옥 [曲玉]), 400s CE. Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BCE–668 CE). Glass; overall: 7.3 x 3.9 x 2.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 9/16 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1056


title: Guqin made by Zhang Ruixiu of Suzhou

subjects:
Musical instrument
China, ming dynasty (1368–1644)

credit_line: Guqin made by Zhang Ruixiu of Suzhou (古吳張睿脩製古琴), 1584. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Seven-string Asian long zither, chordophone, made from wood, lacquer, mother of pearl, and silk strings; overall: 4.5 x 18.1 x 123.5 cm (1 3/4 x 7 1/8 x 48 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles G. King Jr. collection; Gift of Ralph King in memory of Charles G. King Jr., 1918.371


medium: celadon

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Floral-shaped Cup with Incised Chrysanthemum Design (청자 음각 국화무늬 꽃모양 잔 [靑磁陰刻菊花文花形盞]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Celadon; diameter of mouth: 7.1 cm (2 13/16 in.); overall: 6.9 cm (2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1918.427


title: Midnight

creator: Jean-Charles Cazin (French, 1841–1901)

medium: oil on fabric

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: Midnight, 1891. Jean-Charles Cazin (French, 1841–1901). Oil on fabric; framed: 113 x 112.4 x 11.4 cm (44 1/2 x 44 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.); unframed: 88 x 89 cm (34 5/8 x 35 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Gift, 1923.602


creator: Jean Poyet (French)

medium: Tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Tours

subjects:
Manuscript
France, tour

credit_line: Miniature from a Book of Hours: The Pentecost, c. 1500. Jean Poyet (French). Tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 17.5 x 11.7 cm (6 7/8 x 4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from J. H. Wade, 1924.426


title: The Last Supper

creator: Lucantonio degli Uberti (Italian)

medium: engraving on two sheets printed from two plates

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: The Last Supper, c. 1500. Lucantonio degli Uberti (Italian), after Perugino (Italian, c. 1450/55–1523). Engraving on two sheets printed from two plates. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1940.473.b


title: The Queen of Sheba

creator: Edmund Dulac (British, 1882–1953)

country: England, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 20th century

credit_line: L’Illustration: The Queen of Sheba, 1911. Edmund Dulac (British, 1882–1953). Pen and brown ink, watercolor, and gouache, with graphite and color wax crayon, on artist’s drawing board; sheet: 31.6 x 25.4 cm (12 7/16 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of James Parmelee, 1940.738


title: Portrait of a Woman

creator: Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837)

date: late 1790s

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

country: England, 18th -19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th -19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman , late 1790s. Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837). Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with glazed reverse; framed: 8.5 x 7.2 cm (3 3/8 x 2 13/16 in.); sight: 8 x 6.5 cm (3 1/8 x 2 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.561


creator: George Engleheart (British, 1752–1829)

medium: watercolor on ivory in a gilt metal frame with plaited brown hair in glazed reserve on back

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 19th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Sir Thomas Baring, 2nd Baronet, 1803. George Engleheart (British, 1752–1829). Watercolor on ivory in a gilt metal frame with plaited brown hair in glazed reserve on back; framed: 8.6 x 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 8 x 6.3 cm (3 1/8 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1140


title: Portrait of a Woman, called Mrs. Close

creator: Horace Hone (British, 1756–1825)

medium: watercolor on ivory in an ormolu frame

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, called Mrs. Close, 1786. Horace Hone (British, 1756–1825). Watercolor on ivory in an ormolu frame; framed: 8.9 x 7.5 cm (3 1/2 x 2 15/16 in.); sight: 6.5 x 5.2 cm (2 9/16 x 2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1943.644


title: Portrait of a Woman

medium: watercolor on ivory in a period gold frame

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, 1790s. Andrew Plimer (British, 1763–1837). Watercolor on ivory in a period gold frame; framed: 8.4 x 6.8 cm (3 5/16 x 2 11/16 in.); sight: 7.1 x 6 cm (2 13/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1943.649


title: Panel from a Head Covering (‘Ajar)

date: probably 1800s or early 1900s

medium: Silk, metal, dye

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Panel from a Head Covering (‘Ajar), probably 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, North Africa, Tunisia, probably Testour or Tunis, Tunisian weaver. Silk, metal, dye; overall: 117.2 x 53.4 cm (46 1/8 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1953.320


medium: Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

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

credit_line: Persian Verses: The Fortieth Year of King Kisra Nushirwan's Reign and the Story of Buzurgmihr (recto) from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (940–1019 or 1025), 1330–35. Iran, Tabriz, Ilkhanid period (1256-1353). Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; sheet: 59.3 x 40.2 cm (23 3/8 x 15 13/16 in.); text area: 40.6 x 29.2 cm (16 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1959.330.a


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

credit_line: Rustam meets the challenge of Ashkabus, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020), c. 1590–1600. Iran, Shiraz, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; image: 25.4 x 15.7 cm (10 x 6 3/16 in.); overall: 31 x 20.1 cm (12 3/16 x 7 15/16 in.); text area: 21 x 13.5 cm (8 1/4 x 5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John C. Heege, 1960.199


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: The dervish brings the King of Kings before the king of Bahilistan, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh 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: 13.3 x 9.9 cm (5 1/4 x 3 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.46.a


credit_line: The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh 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: 10.6 x 10 cm (4 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1962.279.46.b


title: Female Attendants

medium: ivory

country: India, Kashmir

subjects:
Ivory
India, kashmir

credit_line: Female Attendants, 700s. India, Kashmir. Ivory; overall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); base: 2.2 x 2.3 cm (7/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1972.35


medium: watercolor with black ink and graphite underdrawing

subjects:
Drawing
England, 19th century

credit_line: The Arch of Titus and the Coliseum, Rome, 1846. Thomas Hartley Cromek (British, 1809–1873). Watercolor with black ink and graphite underdrawing; sheet: 52.4 x 36 cm (20 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Reverend and Mrs. Danila Pascu, 1975.149


title: Kubjika–Navatman

medium: Gilt bronze with semiprecious stones

country: Nepal

subjects: Sculpture Nepal

credit_line: Kubjika–Navatman, 1300s. Nepal. Gilt bronze with semiprecious stones; overall: 29.8 x 27.2 cm (11 3/4 x 10 11/16 in.); with base: 32.6 cm (12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1984.3


title: Su Wu the Shepherd

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

medium: album leaf, ink on paper

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

credit_line: (雑畫圖冊): Su Wu the Shepherd, 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, 1985.71.10


title: Lu Tong and Servant

credit_line: (雑畫圖冊): Lu Tong and Servant, 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, 1985.71.2


title: Peaches

credit_line: (雑畫圖冊): Peaches (桃子), 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, 1985.71.9


title: Recumbent Bull

medium: gilt bronze

country: China, Tang dynasty (618-907)

subjects:
Sculpture
China, tang dynasty (618-907)

credit_line: Recumbent Bull, 700s. China, Tang dynasty (618-907). Gilt bronze; overall: 3.5 x 7 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.74


title: Manjuvara with consort (yab-yum)

medium: Kaolin

country: Tibet

subjects: Sculpture Tibet

credit_line: Manjuvara with consort (yab-yum), c. 1100s. Tibet. Kaolin; overall: 7.3 x 4.7 x 2.5 cm (2 7/8 x 1 7/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1987.44


title: Ring-Base Vessel

medium: marble

country: Honduras, Maya, Ulúa Valley

subjects:
Sculpture
Honduras, maya, ulúa valley
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Ring-Base Vessel, c. 600–1000. Honduras, Maya, Ulúa Valley. Marble; overall: 9.5 x 13.5 x 10.1 cm (3 3/4 x 5 5/16 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. James C. Gruener, 1990.170


title: Scholar Playing a Qin

medium: album leaf; ink and color on silk

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Scholar Playing a Qin (거문고 타는 인물 [月下彈琴圖]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Album leaf; ink and color on silk; painting only: 23.5 x 23.8 cm (9 1/4 x 9 3/8 in.); overall: 26.5 x 26.5 cm (10 7/16 x 10 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1990.69


title: The Parable of the Tribute Money

country: Netherlands, late 16th Century

subjects:
Drawing
Netherlands, late 16th century

credit_line: The Parable of the Tribute Money, c. 1580–1600. Master of the Egmont Albums (Netherlandish, 1480-1620). Pen and brown ink, traces of pen and black ink and black chalk, on paper; framing lines in brown ink; sheet: 27.2 x 35.4 cm (10 11/16 x 13 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1992.115


title: Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika)

medium: bronze

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

credit_line: Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) (청동 정병 [靑銅淨甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; outer diameter: 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); overall: 33 cm (13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Robert Moore, 1992.141


title: Pietà

medium: woodcut, hand colored with watercolor

country: Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Southern germany, swabia, 15th century

credit_line: Pietà, c. 1460. Southern Germany, Swabia, 15th century. Woodcut, hand colored with watercolor; sheet: 38.7 x 28.8 cm (15 1/4 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2002.4


title: Sindhu Raga

medium: Gum tempera and ink on paper

credit_line: Sindhu Raga, c. 1720. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera and ink on paper; overall: 48.1 x 27.9 cm (18 15/16 x 11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2004.110


creator: "Master of Noah's Ark" (Italian)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, florence

credit_line: Cutting from a Gradual: Initial I with Departure of Tobias, c. 1390. "Master of Noah's Ark" (Italian). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; leaf: 17.8 x 17.4 cm (7 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2011.68


title: Fairy of the Alps

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

medium: charcoal with white chalk and black chalk, with framing lines in black crayon and squaring marks in graphite, on laid paper discolored to tan

country: France

subjects: Drawing France

credit_line: Fairy of the Alps, c. 1885. Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904). Charcoal with white chalk and black chalk, with framing lines in black crayon and squaring marks in graphite, on laid paper discolored to tan; sheet: 62.5 x 46.7 cm (24 5/8 x 18 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Richard W. Whitehill Art Purchase Endowment Fund, 2019.225


title: Family Scene

creator: Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947)

medium: color lithograph on beige wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Family Scene, 1893. Pierre Bonnard (French, 1867–1947). Color lithograph on beige wove paper; image: 28.8 x 19.8 cm (11 5/16 x 7 13/16 in.); sheet: 56.5 x 43.5 cm (22 1/4 x 17 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.150


title: Bidri Basin

medium: Zinc alloy with silver and brass inlay

subjects: Southwestern india, deccan, karnataka, bidar

credit_line: Bidri Basin, c. 1650. Southwestern India, Deccan, Karnataka, Bidar. Zinc alloy with silver and brass inlay; diameter: 34.5 cm (13 9/16 in.); height: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2020.205


title: Knife Sheath

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

credit_line: Knife Sheath (장도집), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt silver (body) and brass (trefoil-shaped ring); length: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2022.38


country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Jonah Cast Out by the Whale onto the Shore of Nineveh, 1566. Maarten van Heemskerck (Dutch, 1498–1574). Pen and brown ink over indications in black chalk, within brown ink framing lines; indented for transfer; sheet: 19.6 x 25 cm (7 11/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2024.28


title: Christ Taken before Caiaphas

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

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with white gouache

credit_line: Christ Taken before Caiaphas, c. 1641–42. Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn (Dutch, 1606–1669). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with white gouache; sheet: 18.2 x 23.4 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.); secondary support: 18.2 x 23.4 cm (7 3/16 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1960.187


title: Altar Frontal with the Lamentation

creator: Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

medium: Wool, silk, gold and silver threads

country: Italy, Ferrara

subjects:
Tapestry
Italy, ferrara

credit_line: Altar Frontal with the Lamentation, c. 1474. Attributed to Cosimo Tura (Italian, c. 1430–1495), Rubinetto de Francia (Italian, active 1457–1483). Wool, silk, gold and silver threads; overall: 104.2 x 199.4 cm (41 x 78 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.145


date: 100 BCE–100 CE

country: Roman, said to be from Corfu, Greece

subjects:
Sculpture
Roman, said to be from corfu, greece

credit_line: Circular Altar with Hermes and Pallas Athena, 100 BCE–100 CE. Roman, said to be from Corfu, Greece. Marble; overall: 80 x 53.3 x 22.9 cm (31 1/2 x 21 x 9 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.559


title: Belt Buckle

medium: Gilt bronze

credit_line: Belt Buckle (금동 허리띠 고리 [金銅製鉸具]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Gilt bronze; diameter: 5 cm (1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1917.1023


title: Spoon

medium: silver bronze

credit_line: Spoon (보주형 은동 수저 [寶珠形銀銅匙]), 918–1392. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Silver bronze; overall: 31 cm (12 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, General Income Fund, 1917.338


title: Rank Badge (buzi)

medium: silk, satin weave; silk embroidery

credit_line: Rank Badge (buzi), 1736–95. China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95). Silk, satin weave; silk embroidery; overall: 31.8 x 30.5 cm (12 1/2 x 12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.69


title: Covered Jar

medium: porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow

credit_line: Covered Jar, 1573–1620. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620). Porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.62


title: Covered Jar

credit_line: Covered Jar, 1573–1620. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620). Porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.62.a


title: Covered Jar (lid)

credit_line: Covered Jar (lid), 1573–1620. China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620). Porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellow; overall: 10.2 cm (4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1957.62.b


title: Rank Badge (buzi)

medium: silk; slit tapestry weave (kesi)

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Rank Badge (buzi), c. 1500–1550. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Silk; slit tapestry weave (kesi); overall: 32 x 36.1 cm (12 5/8 x 14 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1985.32


title: Twelve Views of Tiger Hill

creator: Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)

date: after 1490

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

credit_line: Twelve Views of Tiger Hill (虎丘十二景圖), after 1490. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Album of twelve leaves; ink or ink and slight color on paper; overall: 36.5 x 49.9 cm (14 3/8 x 19 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.371


title: Venus, Mars and Cupid

medium: engraving

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Venus, Mars and Cupid, 1508. Marcantonio Raimondi (Italian, 1470/82–1527/34). Engraving; sheet: 28.9 x 20.9 cm (11 3/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1924.333


date: before 1467

medium: engraving hand-colored with gold

country: Italy, Ferrara, 15th century

subjects:
Print
Italy, ferrara, 15th century

credit_line: The Artisan (from the Tarocchi, series E: Conditions of Man, #3), before 1467. Master of the E-Series Tarocchi (Italian, active 1460s). Engraving hand-colored with gold. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1924.432.3


title: Box in the Form of Asparagus

creator: Sceaux Factory (French, active 1748–66)

medium: tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration

country: France, Sceaux(?), 18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sceaux , 18th century

credit_line: Box in the Form of Asparagus, c. 1765. Probably by Sceaux Factory (French, active 1748–66). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 6.4 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm (2 1/2 x 7 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1966.229.a


title: Box in the Form of Asparagus (lid)

credit_line: Box in the Form of Asparagus (lid), c. 1765. Possibly by Sceaux Factory (French, active 1748–66). Tin-glazed earthenware (faience) with enamel decoration; overall: 6.4 x 17.8 x 8.3 cm (2 1/2 x 7 x 3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1966.229.b


title: Decorations and Sleeve from a Tunic

medium: wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Decorations and Sleeve from a Tunic, 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.107


title: Clavi (Decorative Band)

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Clavi (Decorative Band), 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave; overall: 81 x 20.3 cm (31 7/8 x 8 in.); mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.107.a


title: Clavi (Decorative Band)

credit_line: Clavi (Decorative Band), 700s. Egypt, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Wool; plain weave with slit-tapestry weave; overall: 80 x 17.8 cm (31 1/2 x 7 in.); mounted: 92.7 x 68.6 cm (36 1/2 x 27 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1982.107.b


title: The Risen Christ

credit_line: The Risen Christ, c. 1503–1504. Jacopo de' Barbari (Italian, c. 1460/70–c. 1516). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1983.11


creator: Jan Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628)

medium: engraving (printed from two plates)

country: Netherlands, early 17th Century

subjects:
Print
Netherlands, early 17th century

credit_line: Bellona Leading the Armies of the Emperor against the Turks, 1600. Jan Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628), after Bartholomaeus Spranger (Flemish, 1546–1611). Engraving (printed from two plates); image: 66.2 x 50.3 cm (26 1/16 x 19 13/16 in.); sheet: 70.8 x 51.2 cm (27 7/8 x 20 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1985.142


title: The Nativity

creator: Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582)

credit_line: The Nativity, 1553. Giorgio Ghisi (Italian, 1520–1582), Hieronymus Cock, after Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572). Engraving; overall: 67.5 x 45.6 cm (26 9/16 x 17 15/16 in.); part 1: 32.9 x 45 cm (12 15/16 x 17 11/16 in.); part 2: 34 x 45.6 cm (13 3/8 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.233


medium: tin-lead alloy with leather fragments

credit_line: Pilgrim's Ampulla with the Ascension (back), c. 600. Byzantium; Palestine, early Byzantine period, early 7th Century. Tin-lead alloy with leather fragments; overall: 6.3 x 4.6 x 1.5 cm (2 1/2 x 1 13/16 x 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1999.46.b


title: Feline Pendant

medium: cast gold

subjects: Panama, veraguas style, 10th-16th century

credit_line: Feline Pendant, c. 1000–1550. Panama, Veraguas(?) style, 10th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 2.1 x 1.9 cm (13/16 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1943.285


title: Covered Cup

medium: ruby glass with engraved decoration

country: Bohemia

subjects: Glass Bohemia

credit_line: Covered Cup, mid-1800s. Bohemia. Ruby glass with engraved decoration; diameter: 36.5 x 17.5 cm (14 3/8 x 6 7/8 in.); overall: 59 cm (23 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. S. Prentiss Baldwin, 1947.274


title: Bowl with Ducks among Waves and Reeds

medium: cream-glazed porcelain with incised decoration, Ding ware

credit_line: Bowl with Ducks among Waves and Reeds, 1100s. China, Hebei province, Quyang, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127). Cream-glazed porcelain with incised decoration, Ding ware ; diameter: 20.3 cm (8 in.); overall: 5.4 cm (2 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1929.995


title: Flintlock Pistol

medium: steel, walnut and bone stock

country: Italy, Brescia, 18th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, brescia, 18th century
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Flintlock Pistol, 1788. Italy, Brescia, 18th century. Steel, walnut and bone stock; overall: 48.3 cm (19 in.); barrel: 31.5 cm (12 3/8 in.); bore: 1.9 cm (3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.49


title: Procession of the Magi

creator: Bernardo Parentino (Italian)

medium: tempera on wood

country: Italy, Padua, 15th century

subjects:
Painting
Italy, padua, 15th century

credit_line: Procession of the Magi, c. 1450–1500. Attributed to Bernardo Parentino (Italian). Tempera on wood; unframed: 47.5 x 53.8 cm (18 11/16 x 21 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.790


title: Reliquary in Purse Form

medium: copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood core

subjects:
Metalwork
Minerals & gems

credit_line: Reliquary in Purse Form, c. 1320. Germany, Upper Rhine, Southern Swabia, Gothic period, 14th century. Copper, gilded and engraved; glass; rock crystal; precious stones; wood core; overall: 17.2 x 13.4 x 7.7 cm (6 3/4 x 5 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1932.422


title: Water Jar (Olla) with Rainbird

medium: ceramic, slip

credit_line: Water Jar (Olla) with Rainbird, 1850–60. Native North America, Southwest, New Mexico, Zuni (A:shiwi) Pueblo. Ceramic, slip; overall: 25.5 x 33 cm (10 1/16 x 13 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Amelia Elizabeth White, 1937.898


title: Pair of Firedogs

medium: gilt bronze

subjects:
Furniture and woodwork
France

credit_line: Pair of Firedogs, 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


title: Firedog

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, 1944.126.2


medium: limestone

credit_line: Mentuemhat as Priest with Staff and Scepter, c. 667–647 BCE. Egypt, Late period (715–332 BCE), Dynasties 25–26. Limestone; overall: 85.2 x 46 cm (33 9/16 x 18 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1949.492


title: Altarpiece with The Passion of Christ

medium: oil and gold on wood

country: Germany

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.b


title: Talatat: Men Hoeing the Earth

medium: painted sandstone

credit_line: Talatat: Men Hoeing the Earth, c. 1353–1347 BCE. Egypt, Karnak, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18, reign of Akhenaten (1351–1334 BCE). Painted sandstone; overall: 21.4 x 53.3 cm (8 7/16 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1959.187


medium: gold

country: France, Gothic period, 14th century

subjects:
Coin
France, gothic period, 14th century

credit_line: Mouton d'Or of King Jean le Bon of France, 1350-1364 , 1350–1364. France, Gothic period, 14th century. Gold; diameter: 3.1 cm (1 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1964.372


medium: ivory

country: Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud

subjects:
Ornament & design
Ivory
Phoenicia, iraq, nimrud

credit_line: Decorative Plaque: Man; and Griffin in Combat, 900–800 BCE. Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud. Ivory; overall: 6.5 x 3.9 cm (2 9/16 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.45


subjects:
Ornament & design
Ivory
Phoenicia, iraq, nimrud
Trees

credit_line: Decorative Plaque: Ram-Headed Sphinxes Flanking a Sacred Tree, 900–800 BCE. Phoenicia, Iraq, Nimrud. Ivory; overall: 15.1 x 9 x 1.1 cm (5 15/16 x 3 9/16 x 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1968.47


subjects: France, lorraine , gothic period, 14th century

credit_line: Panel from a Casket with Scenes from Courtly Romances, 1330. France, Lorraine?, Gothic period, 14th century. Ivory; overall: 9.7 x 25.9 x 0.8 cm (3 13/16 x 10 3/16 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.39.c


medium: verre églomisé (reverse gilded glass, engraved and painted)

country: Northern Italy, Padua?, 15th century

subjects:
Glass
Northern italy, padua , 15th century

credit_line: Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints, c. 1400–1425. Northern Italy, Padua?, 15th century. Verre églomisé (reverse gilded glass, engraved and painted); overall: 19.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 cm (7 5/8 x 3 11/16 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1978.41


title: Portrait of Fabrizio Naro

creator: Domenico Guidi (Italian, 1625–1701)

medium: marble

country: Italy, Rome

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Fabrizio Naro, c. 1680. Domenico Guidi (Italian, 1625–1701). Marble; overall: 81.5 x 70.4 x 50.1 cm (32 1/16 x 27 11/16 x 19 3/4 in.); base: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.39


title: Shamvara and A Dakini

medium: bronze

country: Cambodia, Angkor, 11th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Cambodia, angkor, 11th century

credit_line: Shamvara and A Dakini, c. 1100. Cambodia, Angkor, 11th century. Bronze; overall: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.92


title: Shamvara

credit_line: Shamvara, c. 1100. Cambodia, Angkor, 11th century. Bronze; overall: 14.8 cm (5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.92.1