medium: color woodblock print

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women (婦人相学十躰浮気之相), c. 1793. Kitagawa Utamaro (Japanese, c. 1754–1806). Color woodblock print; 36.9 x 25.4 cm (14 1/2 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Edward L. Whittemore, 1930.218


title: Portrait of a Woman in Blue

creator: Peter Cross (British, c. 1645–1724)

medium: watercolor on vellum in original ivory frame

country: England, early 18th Century

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, early 18th century
Portraits

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: Portrait of a Woman in Blue, c. 1700. Peter Cross (British, c. 1645–1724). Watercolor on vellum in original ivory frame; framed: 9.2 x 7.3 cm (3 5/8 x 2 7/8 in.); sight: 8.2 x 6.4 cm (3 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1941.554


title: The Haven of the Peach-Blossom Spring

creator: Shi Rui (Chinese, c. 1400-c. 1470)

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: The Haven of the Peach-Blossom Spring (武陵桃源圖), mid-1400s. Attributed to Shi Rui (Chinese, c. 1400-c. 1470). Album leaf; ink and slight color on silk; image: 24.7 x 22.2 cm (9 3/4 x 8 3/4 in.); overall: 66.7 x 40.4 cm (26 1/4 x 15 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1952.283


medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

credit_line: The Bodhisattvas of the Ten Stages in Attaining the Most Perfect Knowledge (等覺位十地菩薩), 1454. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk; painting: 140.8 x 79.3 cm (55 7/16 x 31 1/4 in.); overall with knobs: 227.8 x 120 cm (89 11/16 x 47 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1973.70.1


title: Cloth of gold with felines and eagles

medium: Silk and gold thread: lampas

country: Northeast Iran

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Northeast iran

credit_line: Cloth of gold with felines and eagles, 1225–75. Northeast Iran. Silk and gold thread: lampas; overall: 170.5 x 109 cm (67 1/8 x 42 15/16 in.); mounted: 179.1 x 118.7 x 13.3 cm (70 1/2 x 46 3/4 x 5 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1990.2


title: Kero (Waisted Cup)

date: after 1550

medium: wood, inlaid pigments

country: Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century

subjects:
Wood
Peru, colonial inka style, 16th century

credit_line: Kero (Waisted Cup), after 1550. Peru, Colonial Inka style, 16th century. Wood, inlaid pigments; diameter of mouth: 18.3 x 14.4 cm (7 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.); overall: 18.3 x 14.4 cm (7 3/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John Wise, 1946.233


medium: tempera on wood panel

country: Flanders, Bruges

subjects:
Painting
Flanders, bruge

credit_line: Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara (pair), c. 1520. Master of the Holy Blood (Netherlandish). Tempera on wood panel; framed: 91 x 34.5 x 5.5 cm (35 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 86.6 x 30 cm (34 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.633


creator: François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)

medium: oil on canvas

country: France

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: Music and Dance and Cupids in Conspiracy , 1740s. François Boucher (French, 1703–1770). Oil on canvas; framed: 77.5 x 131.5 x 6 cm (30 1/2 x 51 3/4 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 69 x 123 cm (27 3/16 x 48 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Louis Dudley Beaumont Foundation, 1948.181


country: Austria

subjects: Architecture Painting Austria

credit_line: Study for "The Presentation of Christ in the Temple" (for Saint Ulrich, Vienna), c. 1750. Attributed to Franz Anton Maulbertsch (Austrian, 1724–1796). Oil on canvas; framed: 90 x 70 x 9 cm (35 7/16 x 27 9/16 x 3 9/16 in.); unframed: 69.5 x 52.3 cm (27 3/8 x 20 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1963.326


title: Celtic Head

medium: sandstone with traces of original red paint

credit_line: Celtic Head, 100–300 CE. Northern England (Romano-British), Migration period, 2nd-3rd centuries. Sandstone with traces of original red paint; overall: 30 x 31 x 24 cm (11 13/16 x 12 3/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Jacob Hirsch, 1955.555


title: Esther before Ahasuerus

medium: pot metal, white glass, and silver stain

country: Netherlands, South Lowlands, 16th century

subjects: Netherlands, south lowlands, 16th century

credit_line: Esther before Ahasuerus, c. 1530. Dirk Vellert (Netherlandish, 1480/85–1547). Pot metal, white glass, and silver stain; overall: 69.3 x 47 cm (27 5/16 x 18 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1968.188.2


title: Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant

medium: cast gold

credit_line: Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant, 1000–1550. Panama, Azuero Peninsula, Parita style, 11th-16th century. Cast gold; overall: 7.2 x 11.8 x 2.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.2


title: Figure Pendant

country: Colombia, Tairona

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, tairona

credit_line: Figure Pendant, 900–1550. Colombia, Tairona. Cast gold; overall: 6.2 x 6.1 x 2.5 cm (2 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1998.3


medium: opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: Nushirwan Listens to the Owls (recto): Illustration and Text, Persian Verses, from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Makhzan al-Asrar [Treasure of Secrets], 1555–65. Iran, Qazvin, Safavid period (1501-1722). Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper; sheet: 32.7 x 21.8 cm (12 7/8 x 8 9/16 in.); image: 20.3 x 12.7 cm (8 x 5 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1944.487.a


title: Portrait of a Child (Anton Peschka Jr.)

creator: Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890–1918)

medium: Gouache, watercolor, and graphite

subjects: Drawing Austria Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Child (Anton Peschka Jr.), 1916. Egon Schiele (Austrian, 1890–1918). Gouache, watercolor, and graphite; sheet: 49.9 x 32.2 cm (19 5/8 x 12 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1964.285


title: Imperial Framed Miniatures

creator: Johannes Zehngraf (Russian, 1857–1908)

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

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

subjects:
Portrait miniature
Russia, st. petersburg
Portraits

credit_line: Imperial Framed Miniatures, 1896. Johannes Zehngraf (Russian, 1857–1908), Mikhail Evlampievich Perkhin (Russian, 1860–1903), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Jade, gold, rubies, gouache, ivory, glass; overall: 15.3 x 5 x 5 cm (6 x 1 15/16 x 1 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.458


title: Elements from an Armor

medium: steel, leather bands; steel; steel and leather

country: Germany

subjects:
Arms and armor
Germany

credit_line: Elements from an Armor, c. 1540–70. Germany. Steel, leather bands; steel; steel and leather. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.1804


title: Pair of Gothic Fan-Shaped Pauldron

medium: steel

country: Italy, Milan

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy, milan

credit_line: Pair of Gothic Fan-Shaped Pauldron, c. 1485–1500. Antonio Missaglia (Italian, 1416/17–1495/96). Steel; overall: 21.5 x 25.2 x 14.8 cm (8 7/16 x 9 15/16 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.2080


title: Pair of Flintlock Pistols

medium: steel, chiseled decoration with walnut stock

country: Italy, Brescia, 17th century

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

credit_line: Pair of Flintlock Pistols, c. 1670. Italy, Brescia, 17th century. Steel, chiseled decoration with walnut stock; overall: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.); barrel: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.); bore: 1.3 cm (1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1916.52


title: Pikeman’s Armor

medium: steel with brass rivets and black paint

subjects: Netherlands, dutch or flemish, 17th century

credit_line: Pikeman’s Armor, c. 1620–30. Netherlands, Dutch or Flemish, 17th century. Steel with brass rivets and black paint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1923.1063


title: Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor

medium: steel with black paint

credit_line: Elements from a Partial Suit of Armor, c. 1510–30. Germany. Steel with black paint. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. John L. Severance, 1923.1067


title: Relic of St. Vincent

medium: bone, plain weave undyed silk

subjects:
Metalwork
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Relic of St. Vincent, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone, plain weave undyed silk. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.f


title: Portrait Head of a Youth

medium: marble

country: Egypt, Alexandria, Roman

subjects:
Sculpture
Egypt, alexandria, roman
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Head of a Youth, 1–100 CE. Egypt, Alexandria, Roman. Marble; overall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1947.188


title: Situla

medium: bronze

country: Etruscan

subjects: Metalwork Etruscan

credit_line: Situla, c. 525–450 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; without handle: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.28


title: Seal with Unicorn and Inscription

medium: steatite

country: Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization

subjects:
Seal
Pakistan, indus valley civilization

credit_line: Seal with Unicorn and Inscription, c. 2000 BCE. Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization. Steatite; overall: 3.5 x 3.6 cm (1 3/8 x 1 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1973.161


title: Section of a Coffin Platform: Feline

medium: limestone

country: China, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577)

subjects:
Sculpture
China, northern qi dynasty (550-577)

credit_line: Section of a Coffin Platform: Feline, 550–77. China, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Limestone; overall: 45.7 x 211.4 x 10.8 cm (18 x 83 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.); panel: 45.7 x 27.3 x 10.8 cm (18 x 10 3/4 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lange, 1982.260.a


title: Section of a Coffin Platform: Dragon

credit_line: Section of a Coffin Platform: Dragon, 550–77. China, Northern Qi dynasty (550-577). Limestone; overall: 45.7 x 211.4 x 10.8 cm (18 x 83 1/4 x 4 1/4 in.); panel: 45.7 x 26.3 x 10.8 cm (18 x 10 3/8 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar Lange, 1982.260.e


title: Vessel Ornament of Banqueter

subjects:
Ornament & design
Sculpture
Etruscan
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Vessel Ornament of Banqueter, c. 400–375 BCE. Etruscan. Bronze; overall: 5.1 x 1.8 cm (2 x 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Ernest Brummer, 1989.38


creator: Group of Rhodes 11941 (Greek, Attic)

date: c. 540 BCE

medium: ceramic

credit_line: Black-Figure Band Skyphos (Drinking Cup): Sirens, Stags, and Panthers, c. 540 BCE. Attributed to Group of Rhodes 11941 (Greek, Attic). Ceramic; diameter: 22.5 cm (8 7/8 in.); overall: 13.1 x 29.9 cm (5 3/16 x 11 3/4 in.); diameter of foot: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Maud Eells Corning, 1992.368


title: Male Figure

date: mid- to late 1800s

medium: Wood and colorant

credit_line: Male Figure, mid- to late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Hungaan-style maker. Wood and colorant; overall: 68 cm (26 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 2003.36


title: Jar with Spiral Designs

medium: earthenware with slip-painted decoration

credit_line: Jar with Spiral Designs, 3300–2650 BCE. Northwest China, Neolithic period, Majiayao culture, Majiayao phase (3300–2650 BCE). Earthenware with slip-painted decoration; diameter: 39.1 cm (15 3/8 in.); overall: 45.2 cm (17 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna S. and James S. Reid Jr. in honor of Dr. Ju-hsi Chou, 2004.64


medium: oil on panel

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Holy Family with the Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, c. 1560. Tommaso d’Antonio Manzuoli, called Maso da San Friano (Italian, 1531–1571). Oil on panel; image: 148 x 103 cm (58 1/4 x 40 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2019.168


title: Cup with Four Faces

medium: Stone with shell inlay

country: Central Andes, Wari people

subjects:
Stone
Central andes, wari people
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Cup with Four Faces, 600–1000. Central Andes, Wari people. Stone with shell inlay; overall: 9.5 x 9.2 cm (3 3/4 x 3 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2019.169


title: Apollo Flaying Marsyas

medium: Bronze

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, florence

credit_line: Apollo Flaying Marsyas, c. 1691–1700. Giovanni Battista Foggini (Italian, 1652–1725). Bronze; height: 59.8 cm (23 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2023.2


title: Corinthian Helmet

country: Greek

subjects:
Arms and armor
Greek

credit_line: Corinthian Helmet, c. 625–550 BCE. Greek. Bronze; overall: 23.5 x 19.5 x 27 cm (9 1/4 x 7 11/16 x 10 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2024.63


title: Wine Vessel (Hu)

date: early 400s BCE

medium: bronze with gold inlay

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

credit_line: Wine Vessel (Hu), early 400s BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze with gold inlay; diameter: 24.1 cm (9 1/2 in.); diameter of mouth: 10.1 cm (4 in.); overall: 27.6 cm (10 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1929.984


title: Head of Vishnu

date: 400s CE

medium: sandstone

country: Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura

subjects:
Sculpture
Northern india, uttar pradesh, mathura

credit_line: Head of Vishnu, 400s CE. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Mathura. Sandstone; overall: 28 cm (11 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1942.498


medium: linen: resist-dyed, plain weave

country: Egypt, Byzantine period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Egypt, byzantine period

credit_line: Resist-Dyed Hanging with Biblical Scenes, 500–550. Egypt, Byzantine period. Linen: resist-dyed, plain weave; overall: 99.7 x 104.8 cm (39 1/4 x 41 1/4 in.); mounted: 111.1 x 114.3 x 2.5 cm (43 3/4 x 45 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1951.400


date: early 1600s

medium: Pashmina (wool): asymmetrical knot

country: India, Kashmir

subjects:
Carpet
India, kashmir

credit_line: Woolen carpet with millefleurs decoration, early 1600s. India, Kashmir. Pashmina (wool): asymmetrical knot; average: 292.7 x 248.9 cm (115 1/4 x 98 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1936.17


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

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 1 (老蓮橅古), 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album with eleven leaves; ink or ink and color on silk; overall: 30.2 x 26.7 cm (11 7/8 x 10 1/2 in.); overall: 30.2 x 53.4 cm (11 7/8 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.27.1


credit_line: Paintings after Ancient Masters: Volume 2 (老蓮橅古), 1598–1652. Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652). Album with eleven leaves; ink or 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, 1979.27.2


title: Processional Mask of a Bodhisattva

date: late 1100s

medium: wood, lacquered and painted

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Processional Mask of a Bodhisattva (行道面・菩薩), late 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Wood, lacquered and painted; overall: 22 x 16 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1950.581


title: Reminiscences of Qinhuai River

creator: Shitao (Chinese, 1642–1707)

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on Song paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Reminiscences of Qinhuai River (秦淮憶舊圖冊), 1642–1707. Shitao (Chinese, 1642–1707). Album leaf; ink and color on Song paper; image: 25.5 x 20.2 cm (10 1/16 x 7 15/16 in.); overall: 33 x 24.3 cm (13 x 9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.31.8


medium: red chalk heightened with traces of white

subjects: Drawing Italy

credit_line: Figure Studies for the Sistine Ceiling (verso), 1510–11. Michelangelo Buonarroti (Italian, 1475–1564). Red chalk heightened with traces of white; sheet: 23.4 x 33.5 cm (9 3/16 x 13 3/16 in.); secondary support: 24.4 x 34.4 cm (9 5/8 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Henry G. Dalton by his nephews George S. Kendrick and Harry D. Kendrick, 1940.465.b


title: Saint Barbara

medium: tempera on wood panel

country: Flanders, Bruges

subjects:
Painting
Flanders, bruge

credit_line: Saint Barbara, c. 1520. Master of the Holy Blood (Netherlandish). Tempera on wood panel; framed: 91 x 34.5 x 5.5 cm (35 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 86.3 x 29.2 cm (34 x 11 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.633.2


title: Jonah Praying

medium: marble

country: Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian

subjects:
Sculpture
Anatolia, late roman-early christian

credit_line: Jonah Praying, 280–90 CE. Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian. Marble; overall: 47.5 x 14.8 x 20.3 cm (18 11/16 x 5 13/16 x 8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1965.240


title: Virgin and Child with Saints

medium: oil on wood

country: Italy, Venice

subjects:
Painting
Italy, venice

credit_line: Virgin and Child with Saints, c. 1510. Italy, Venice. Oil on wood; framed: 109.5 x 149.9 x 9.5 cm (43 1/8 x 59 x 3 3/4 in.); unframed: 77.8 x 118.7 cm (30 5/8 x 46 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.796


title: Portrait of a Woman as Saint Catherine

subjects: Painting Italy Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman as Saint Catherine, c. 1560. Pier Francesco Foschi (Italian, 1502–1567). Oil on wood; framed: 116 x 93 x 11 cm (45 11/16 x 36 5/8 x 4 5/16 in.); unframed: 95 x 71.3 cm (37 3/8 x 28 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.825


date: 100–1 BCE

medium: earthenware with impressed relief decoration

subjects:
Ceramic
Mushrooms & fungi

credit_line: Panel from Model Cooking Stove:  Fairy Feeding Lingzhi Fungus to a Dragon (陶炉上的 神人喂龍浮雕), 100–1 BCE. China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Earthenware with impressed relief decoration; 11.5 x 30.8 x 1.3 cm (4 1/2 x 12 1/8 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1925.134


title: Square Ornament from a Tunic

subjects:
Ornament & design
Costume & fashion
Textile

credit_line: Square Ornament from a Tunic, 700s. Egypt or Syria, Umayyad period (661–750) or Abbasid period (750–1258). Silk; complementary weft-faced twill weave with inner warps (samite); overall: 23.5 x 24.2 cm (9 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.); mounted: 31.1 x 31.8 cm (12 1/4 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.192


creator: Yintuoluo (Chinese, c. 1285-c. 1355)

medium: section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: The Second Coming of the Fifth Patriarch (五祖再來圖), c. mid-1300s. Yintuoluo (Chinese, c. 1285-c. 1355). Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll, ink on paper; image: 32.7 x 44.6 cm (12 7/8 x 17 9/16 in.); overall: 245 x 62 cm (96 7/16 x 24 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1967.211


title: Young Saint John

creator: Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895)

medium: pastel on pale blue laid paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Young Saint John, 1890. Berthe Morisot (French, 1841–1895). Pastel on pale blue laid paper; 57.1 x 38.1 cm (22 1/2 x 15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. Lewis B. Williams, 1975.83


title: Nine Dragon Pool

creator: Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)

medium: hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper

credit_line: Nine Dragon Pool (九龍潭圖), 1690s. Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697). Hanging scroll, ink and light color on paper; image: 92 x 43.5 cm (36 1/4 x 17 1/8 in.); overall: 200.7 x 71.1 cm (79 x 28 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1979.50


creator: Abd al-Samad (Persian, c. 1510–1600)

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

subjects: Painting Landscapes

credit_line: Hunting with falcons in a landscape; verso: Calligraphy of Chaghatai Turkish poems in praise of wine, Sultan Muhammad Nur (Persian, c. 1472–1536) and Mirza Muhammad (probably Persian, active c. 1520s), c. 1558–60; borders added probably 1700s. Attributed to Abd al-Samad (Persian, c. 1510–1600). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 35.7 x 24.3 cm (14 1/16 x 9 9/16 in.); painting: 21.5 x 13 cm (8 7/16 x 5 1/8 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, 2013.292


title: Seascape with Open Sky

creator: Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898)

medium: pastel on gray wove paper mounted on thin paperboard

credit_line: Seascape with Open Sky, 1860. Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898). Pastel on gray wove paper mounted on thin paperboard; sheet: 21.5 x 28.7 cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Nancy F. and Joseph P. Keithley Collection Gift, 2020.116


medium: gilded copper, champlevé enamel

credit_line: Plaque: Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Esaias (Isaiah), c. 1170–80. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 9 x 5.7 x 0.3 cm (3 9/16 x 2 1/4 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.574.a


credit_line: Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Heliseus (Elisha), c. 1170–80. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 8.7 x 5.9 x 0.3 cm (3 7/16 x 2 5/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.574.b


credit_line: Plaque with Seated Prophet from a Reliquary Shrine: Achapias (Obadiah), c. 1170–80. Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim, Romanesque period, 12th century. Gilded copper, champlevé enamel; overall: 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.3 cm (3 1/2 x 2 5/16 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.574.c


title: Thetis Running

medium: bronze

country: Italy, Ravenna, 16th century

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, ravenna, 16th century

credit_line: Thetis Running, c. 1527. Workshop of Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c. 1496–c. 1543). Bronze; overall: 18.2 cm (7 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Norman O. Stone and Ella A. Stone Memorial Fund, 1963.92


title: The Good Samaritan

creator: Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822–1885)

medium: lithograph

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Print
France, pari

credit_line: The Good Samaritan, 1861. Rodolphe Bresdin (French, 1822–1885), Lemercier. Lithograph; image: 56.7 x 44.3 cm (22 5/16 x 17 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. George A. Martin, 1928.750


title: The Fair at Impruneta

creator: Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635)

medium: etching on two sheets of paper joined

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: The Fair at Impruneta, 1620. Jacques Callot (French, 1592–1635). Etching on two sheets of paper joined; sheet: 43.2 x 67.6 cm (17 x 26 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 1962.20


title: Notre-Dame, Paris

creator: Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889)

medium: salted paper print from wet collodion negative

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Notre-Dame, Paris, 1852–53. Édouard Baldus (French, 1813–1889). Salted paper print from wet collodion negative; image: 29.5 x 44.7 cm (11 5/8 x 17 5/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edwin R. and Harriet Pelton Perkins Memorial Fund, 1991.35


title: Kero (Waisted Cup)

medium: earthenware with colored slips

credit_line: Kero (Waisted Cup), 400–1000. Bolivia, Cochabamba(?), Tiwanaku style, 400-1000. Earthenware with colored slips; overall: 22.3 x 17 cm (8 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1963.476


country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Panel from a Triptych: St. Anthony Abbot, 1458. Fra Filippo Lippi (Italian, c. 1406–1469). Tempera on wood panel; framed: 94 x 40 x 6.5 cm (37 x 15 3/4 x 2 9/16 in.); unframed: 81.3 x 29.8 x 3 cm (32 x 11 3/4 x 1 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1964.150.2


creator: Jacometto Veneziano (Italian, 1497)

credit_line: Portrait of a Woman, Possibly a Novice of San Secondo, c. 1490. Jacometto Veneziano (Italian, 1497). Oil on wood; framed: 30.5 x 24 x 3 cm (12 x 9 7/16 x 1 3/16 in.); unframed: 24 x 17.5 cm (9 7/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1976.9


creator: Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811)

date: late 1700s

medium: hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Gathering of Poetic Immortals with Poem Drafts (与謝蕪村句稿貼俳仙群会図), late 1700s. Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811), and Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783). Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper; image: 106.4 x 26.8 cm (41 7/8 x 10 9/16 in.); mounted with knobs: 184.2 x 34 cm (72 1/2 x 13 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1983.188


title: A Boy in a Red-lined Cloak

subjects: Painting France

credit_line: A Boy in a Red-lined Cloak, 1780s. Jean-Honoré Fragonard (French, 1732–1806). Oil on wood; framed: 36 x 27 x 3.5 cm (14 3/16 x 10 5/8 x 1 3/8 in.); unframed: 20.8 x 16 cm (8 3/16 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Grace Rainey Rogers in memory of her father, William J. Rainey, 1942.49


title: Mother and Child Figure

date: late 1800s–early 1900s

medium: Wood and paint

credit_line: Mother and Child Figure, late 1800s–early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo (most likely), Cabinda, or Republic of the Congo, probably Yombe-style maker. Wood and paint; overall: 64.7 cm (25 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.149


title: Silk curtain from the Alhambra palace

medium: lampas and taqueté: silk

country: Spain, Granada, Nasrid period

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
Spain, granada, nasrid period

credit_line: Silk curtain from the Alhambra palace, 1300s. Spain, Granada, Nasrid period. Lampas and taqueté: silk; overall: 438.2 x 271.8 cm (172 1/2 x 107 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1982.16


medium: silver

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

credit_line: Paten (Dedicated to Saint Sergius) from the Beth Misona Treasure, c. 500. Early Byzantium, Constantinople or Syria, Byzantine period, 6th-7th Century. Silver; diameter: 32.2 x 3.5 cm (12 11/16 x 1 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1950.381


title: Plate with a Scene of Revelry

medium: silver with alloy of tin and lead with traces of gilding

credit_line: Plate with a Scene of Revelry, 400s CE. Northwestern India, possibly Tanesara Mahadeva, Gupta period (320-647). Silver with alloy of tin and lead with traces of gilding; diameter: 18.7 cm (7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1972.71


title: Woman in Front of a Fireplace

medium: black chalk and gray wash heightened with white chalk, squared in black chalk, on blue wove paper

country: France, early 19th Century

subjects:
Drawing
France, early 19th century

credit_line: Woman in Front of a Fireplace, c. 1805–7. Louis Léopold Boilly (French, 1761–1845). Black chalk and gray wash heightened with white chalk, squared in black chalk, on blue wove paper; sheet: 46 x 37 cm (18 1/8 x 14 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1974.93


date: early 1200s

medium: Handscroll; ink and color on silk

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

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

credit_line: Sericulture (The Process of Making Silk) (耕織圖), early 1200s. Attributed to Liang Kai (Chinese, mid-1100s–early 1200s). Handscroll; ink and color on silk; first section: 26.7 x 98.6 cm (10 1/2 x 38 13/16 in.); second section: 27.6 x 92.3 cm (10 7/8 x 36 5/16 in.); third section: 27.6 x 92.3 cm (10 7/8 x 36 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Collection, 1977.5


title: Listening to the Qin (Zither)

credit_line: Listening to the Qin (Zither) (聽琴圖), 1150–after 1225. Liu Songnian (Chinese, c. 1150-after 1225). Album leaf; ink and slight color on silk; image: 23.8 x 24.6 cm (9 3/8 x 9 11/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1983.85


title: Writing Books under the Pine Trees

creator: Wang Meng (Chinese, c. 1308–1385)

medium: Album leaf; ink and color on paper

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

credit_line: Writing Books under the Pine Trees (松下著書圖), c. 1308–85. Wang Meng (Chinese, c. 1308–1385). Album leaf; ink and color on paper; painting: 39.8 x 56.9 cm (15 11/16 x 22 3/8 in.); overall: 67.6 x 71.4 cm (26 5/8 x 28 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.94


credit_line: Pair of Earrings with Vishnu Riding Garuda, 1600s or 1700s. Gold set with precious and semiprecious stones. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.342


title: Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda

country: Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

subjects:
Jewelry
Nepal, kathmandu valley

credit_line: Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda, 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Gold set with precious and semiprecious stones; overall: 2.6 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.342.1


title: Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda

credit_line: Earring with Vishnu Riding Garuda, 1600s or 1700s. Nepal, Kathmandu Valley. Gold set with precious and semiprecious stones; overall: 2.5 cm (1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1915.342.2


title: Dish

country: Caucasus or northern Iran

subjects:
Ceramic
Caucasus or northern iran

credit_line: Dish, c. 1600. Caucasus or northern Iran. Fritware with underglaze design in black slip, Kubachi ware; diameter: 34.2 cm (13 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.595


title: Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves

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

credit_line: Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves, c. 1590. Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922). Fritware with red slip, underglaze design, and overglaze gilding; diameter: 29.8 cm (11 3/4 in.); overall: 6.6 cm (2 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1915.663


title: Spiral Ring with Isis and Serapis

medium: gold

country: Greece or Italy, Rome (?)

subjects:
Jewelry
Greece or italy, rome

credit_line: Spiral Ring with Isis and Serapis, 1–100 CE. Greece or Italy, Rome (?). Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.103


title: Earring

medium: gold and agate

country: Cyprus

subjects: Jewelry Cyprus

credit_line: Earring, 500–400 BCE. Cyprus. Gold and agate; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.131


title: Pyxis

medium: marble

country: Greece, Attic

subjects:
Stone
Greece, attic

credit_line: Pyxis, 400–300 BCE. Greece, Attic. Marble; diameter: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.); overall: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); diameter of lid: 12.2 cm (4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.759


title: Trial Piece Worked on Both Sides

medium: limestone

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


title: Janiform Head Flask

medium: glass, mold-blown

country: Roman, probably Eastern Mediterranean

subjects:
Glass
Roman, probably eastern mediterranean

credit_line: Janiform Head Flask, 100–400 CE. Roman, probably Eastern Mediterranean. Glass, mold-blown; diameter: 4.6 cm (1 13/16 in.); overall: 6.4 cm (2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of J. H. Wade, 1923.945


medium: Wood and glass beads

credit_line: Sandal (mtalawanda / mtawanda) or Clog (kiatu cha mti), c 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood and glass beads; overall: 29 x 10 x 6.3 cm (11 7/16 x 3 15/16 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566.1


medium: Wood

credit_line: Base for a sandal (mtalawanda / mtawanda) or Clog (kiatu cha mti), c 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood; overall: 6 x 10.2 cm (2 3/8 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566.1.a


credit_line: Peg (msuruaki) for a Sandal (mtalawanda / mtawanda) or Clog (kiatu cha mti), c 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood and glass beads; overall: 12.5 x 4.5 cm (4 15/16 x 1 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566.1.b


credit_line: Sandal (mtalawanda / mtawanda) or Clog (kiatu cha mti), c 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood and glass beads; overall: 29.2 x 9 x 6.1 cm (11 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566.2


credit_line: Sandal (mtalawanda / mtawanda) or Clog (kiatu cha mti), c. 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood; overall: 6 x 9.5 cm (2 3/8 x 3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566.2.a


credit_line: Peg (msuruaki) for a Sandal (mtalawanda / mtawanda) or Clog (kiatu cha mti), c 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, unidentified carver. Wood and glass beads; overall: 12 x 4 cm (4 3/4 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Educational Purchase Fund, 1929.566.2.b


title: Book of Hours (Use of Metz)

medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: France, Metz

credit_line: Book of Hours (Use of Metz), c. 1440. France, Metz. Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 14.2 x 9.4 cm (5 9/16 x 3 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Julia Morgan Marlatt, 1942.1514


title: Carving from an Overmantel

creator: Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721)

medium: lindenwood

country: England, 17th century (Charles II)

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

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–77. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.b


title: Carving from an Overmantel

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


title: Carving from an Overmantel

credit_line: Carving from an Overmantel, c. 1675–77. Grinling Gibbons (British, 1648–1721). Lindenwood. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Grace Rainey Rogers Fund, 1943.654.d


title: Alpaca Offering Container (Canopa)

medium: stone

country: Peru, Inka style (1400-1532)

subjects:
Stone
Peru, inka style (1400-1532)

credit_line: Alpaca Offering Container (Canopa), 1400–1532. Peru, Inka style (1400-1532). Stone; overall: 6.6 x 10.8 x 3.9 cm (2 5/8 x 4 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1951.178


title: Dragon-headed Stand

medium: cast brass inlaid with silver

credit_line: Dragon-headed Stand, 1200s. Northern Iraq or Syria, Zangid (1127–1251) or Ayyubid period (1171–1260). Cast brass inlaid with silver; overall: 7.2 x 19.2 cm (2 13/16 x 7 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1952.8


title: Covered Milk Jug

creator: Pont-aux-Choux Factory (French)

country: France, Paris

subjects:
Ceramic
France, pari

credit_line: Covered Milk Jug, c. 1770. Pont-aux-Choux Factory (French). Lead- glazed earthenware (faience fine); pewter; overall: 23.3 x 15.3 x 12.1 cm (9 3/16 x 6 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Norweb Collection, 1962.378


title: Seal with Unicorn and Inscription

medium: possibly kaolin

country: Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization

subjects:
Seal
Pakistan, indus valley civilization

credit_line: Seal with Unicorn and Inscription, c. 2000 BCE. Pakistan, Indus Valley civilization. Possibly kaolin; overall: 2.5 x 2.5 cm (1 x 1 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1964.104


title: Headdress

date: early 1900s

credit_line: Headdress, early 1900s. Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver. Wood, human hair, paint, and possibly kaolin; overall: 20.4 x 17.8 x 16.2 cm (8 1/16 x 7 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Albert and Mary Gardiner Ford Memorial Fund, 1964.444


title: Covered Hot Water Pot

medium: silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel

country: Russia, St. Petersburg

credit_line: Covered Hot Water Pot, 1887–96. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel; overall: 18.1 x 18.4 x 10.2 cm (7 1/8 x 7 1/4 x 4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.2


title: Covered Sugar Bowl

credit_line: Covered Sugar Bowl, 1887–96. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel; overall: 11.8 x 14.3 x 10.8 cm (4 5/8 x 5 5/8 x 4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.3


title: Tea Caddy

credit_line: Tea Caddy, 1896–1906. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel; overall: 16.2 x 11.2 cm (6 3/8 x 4 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.4.a


title: Cover for a Tea Caddy

credit_line: Cover for a Tea Caddy, 1896–1906. Attributed to Feodor Ivanovich Rückert (Russian, 1840–1917), House of Fabergé (Russian, 1842–1918). Silver gilt, opaque cloisonné enamel. The Cleveland Museum of Art, The India Early Minshall Collection, 1966.500.4.b


title: Solidus of Justinian I

subjects: Byzantium, constantinople, byzantine period

credit_line: Solidus of Justinian I , c. 545–65. Byzantium, Constantinople, Byzantine period. Gold; diameter: 2 cm (13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Mathewson Milliken, in memory of his father Thomas Kennedy Milliken, 1968.55


title: Bath Pail (Satl)

medium: cast brass, turned, engraved, inlaid with black compound (niello)

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

credit_line: Bath Pail (Satl), c. 1580–1610. Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722). Cast brass, turned, engraved, inlaid with black compound (niello); overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); diameter of base: 11 cm (4 5/16 in.); diameter of rim: 16.8 cm (6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., 1969.291


title: Covered Box

medium: Favrile glass, enamel on copper

country: America, New York

subjects:
Glass
America, new york

credit_line: Covered Box, 1898–1901. Louis Comfort Tiffany (American, 1848–1933), Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass, enamel on copper; diameter: 13.1 cm (5 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William Ellery Greene, 1970.127


title: Royal Female Donor

medium: bronze

country: Nepal

subjects: Sculpture Nepal

credit_line: Royal Female Donor, c. 1500. Nepal. Bronze; overall: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift from Sarita Hopkins Weeks in Memory of her Mother Sara Sessions Hopkins, 1978.89


title: Sphinx

date: c. 500 BCE

medium: amber

country: Greek/South Italian, Taranto

subjects:
Sculpture
Greek/south italian, taranto

credit_line: Sphinx, c. 500 BCE. Greek/South Italian, Taranto. Amber; overall: 5.8 x 2.3 cm (2 5/16 x 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1985.49


title: Intaglio: Victory in a Chariot

medium: red jasper in gold mount

country: Italy, Roman

subjects:
Jewelry
Italy, roman

credit_line: Intaglio: Victory in a Chariot, 1–200 CE. Italy, Roman. Red jasper in gold mount; overall: 1.6 x 1.9 x 0.5 cm (5/8 x 3/4 x 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Jean-Luc Chalmin, 1986.180


title: Torque

date: 200–1 BCE

medium: silver

country: Greece, late Hellenistic period

subjects:
Metalwork
Greece, late hellenistic period

credit_line: Torque, 200–1 BCE. Greece, late Hellenistic period. Silver; diameter: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1986.181


title: Bracelet

subjects:
Jewelry
Greece, late hellenistic period

credit_line: Bracelet, 200–1 BCE. Greece, late Hellenistic period. Silver; diameter: 8.3 cm (3 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1986.182


title: Amphoriskos

credit_line: Amphoriskos, 200–1 BCE. Greece, late Hellenistic period. Silver; overall: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Anonymous Gift, 1986.183


title: Howling Wolf

medium: wood with shell inlays

country: Southern Siberia

subjects:
Wood
Southern siberia
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Howling Wolf, c. 500–200 BCE. Southern Siberia. Wood with shell inlays; overall: 11.1 x 3.3 x 5.9 cm (4 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1986.26


medium: soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration

country: France, Sèvres

subjects:
Ceramic
France, sèvre

credit_line: Covered Broth Bowl and Stand (Écuelle ronde et plateau ovale), 1772. Sèvres Porcelain Factory (French, est. 1756), François-Joseph Aloncle (French). Soft-paste porcelain with enamel and gilt decoration; overall: 11.2 x 20.2 cm (4 7/16 x 7 15/16 in.); part 1: 10.2 x 14.8 cm (4 x 5 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Katherine Holden Thayer, 1986.43


title: Skyphos

medium: earthenware with slip decoration

country: probably Turkey, Roman

subjects:
Ceramic
Probably turkey, roman

credit_line: Skyphos, 1–100 CE. Probably Turkey, Roman. Earthenware with slip decoration; overall: 8.4 x 16.3 x 10.9 cm (3 5/16 x 6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.149


title: Plate

medium: salt-glazed stoneware

country: England, Staffordshire

subjects:
Ceramic
England, staffordshire

credit_line: Plate, c. 1760. England, Staffordshire. Salt-glazed stoneware; diameter: 30.5 cm (12 in.); overall: 4.3 cm (1 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Brenda and Evan H. Turner, 1998.257


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Kausa Ragaputra of Malkos, from a Ragamala, c. 1750. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 18 x 14.8 cm (7 1/16 x 5 13/16 in.); paper: 22.4 x 18.7 cm (8 13/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Natesan Galleries, Ltd., London, 2001.111


credit_line: Surmananda Ragaputra of Hindol, from a Ragamala, c. 1750. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; overall: 23.8 x 19.1 cm (9 3/8 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski, 2002.116


title: Portrait of a man

medium: Gum tempera on paper

subjects:
Drawing
Northern india, pahari kingdom
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of a man, late 1700s. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera on paper; overall: 7.3 x 5.5 cm (2 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Pamela Elizabeth Ward in loving memory of her parents, William E. and Evelyn Svec Ward, 2005.69


title: Night Café

creator: Louis Marcoussis (French, 1883–1941)

medium: oil on canvas

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 20th century

credit_line: Night Café, c. 1923. Louis Marcoussis (French, 1883–1941). Oil on canvas; framed: 87.3 x 105.7 x 7 cm (34 3/8 x 41 5/8 x 2 3/4 in.); unframed: 70.5 x 88.1 cm (27 3/4 x 34 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Given in loving memory of W. Chave and Mary Tyler McCracken by their daughters, 2006.139


medium: lithograph

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Print
England, 19th century

credit_line: Picturesque Sketches in Spain: The Mosque, Cordova, 1837. Thomas Shotter Boys (British, 1803–1874), after David Roberts (Scottish, 1796–1864), published by Hodgson & Graves, 6, Pall Mall, London. Lithograph; sheet: 55 x 37.4 cm (21 5/8 x 14 3/4 in.); image: 40.9 x 28.6 cm (16 1/8 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John Bonebrake, 2012.266


title: Cuirassier's Armor

medium: steel (originally blued, now black); leather straps

country: Austria, Graz(?), early 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Austria, graz , early 17th century

credit_line: Cuirassier's Armor, c. 1600–20. Austria, Graz(?), early 17th century. Steel (originally blued, now black); leather straps; overall: 171.4 cm (67 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2012.37


title: Square Bowl with Pampas Cats

medium: Ceramic, post-fire paint

country: Central Andes, South Coast, Paracas

subjects:
Ceramic
Central andes, south coast, paraca

credit_line: Square Bowl with Pampas Cats, 500–400 BCE. Central Andes, South Coast, Paracas. Ceramic, post-fire paint; overall: 9 x 18 x 17.5 cm (3 9/16 x 7 1/16 x 6 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2021.130


title: The Seed Received among the Thorns

creator: Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)

medium: engraving

country: Netherlands

subjects: Print Netherland

credit_line: Parable of the Sower: The Seed Received among the Thorns, 1574. Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612), after Gerard P. van Groningen (Netherlandish, active late 1500s). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, L. E. Holden Fund, 2023.128.3


title: Bowl

medium: Favrile glass

country: America

subjects: Glass America

credit_line: Bowl, c. 1896. Tiffany Glass & Decorating Company (America, New York, 1892–1902). Favrile glass; overall: 18 x 25 cm (7 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift in memory of Sam Minoff, donated by Mike & Amy Southard, 2023.129, Clare and Harold Sam Minoff


title: St. Francis

creator: Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688)

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: St. Francis, 1638. Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688). Engraving; sheet: 47.6 x 31.6 cm (18 3/4 x 12 7/16 in.); matted: 60.5 x 44.1 cm (23 13/16 x 17 3/8 in.); image: 44.6 x 28.9 cm (17 9/16 x 11 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 2023.159


title: Christ Carried to the Tomb

credit_line: Christ Carried to the Tomb, 1678. Claude Mellan (French, 1598–1688). Engraving; sheet: 44.1 x 29.2 cm (17 3/8 x 11 1/2 in.); support: 47 x 37 cm (18 1/2 x 14 9/16 in.); matted: 55.9 x 40.6 cm (22 x 16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, James Parmelee Fund, 2023.160


country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Octagonal Water Dropper Decorated with Flower Design, late 1700s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Porcelain with blue and white decoration; height: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2024.37


medium: albumen print

subjects:
Photograph
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers, 1870s. Bourne & Shepherd (British, active India, 1868–2016). Albumen print; paper: 21.5 x 29.5 cm (8 7/16 x 11 5/8 in.); mounted: 31.3 x 34.5 cm (12 5/16 x 13 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2024.80


date: likely early to mid-1900s

medium: silver alloy, glass

credit_line: Necklace with pendant (waqari or wakari?), likely early to mid-1900s. East Africa, probably Harar, Ethiopia, unknown silversmith. Silver alloy, glass. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Raymond A. Silverman, 2025.151


date: late 1800s or early 1900s

medium: silver alloy

credit_line: Necklace (ashän ketab) with amulet pendants (tälsäm), late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, unknown silversmith. Silver alloy. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Raymond A. Silverman, 2025.152


title: Necklace with beads (sadi?)

credit_line: Necklace with beads (sadi?), late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, unknown silversmith. Silver alloy. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Raymond A. Silverman, 2025.153


medium: mercury-gilded copper alloy

credit_line: Necklace (ashän ketab) with amulet pendants (tälsäm) and bead, late 1800s or early 1900s. Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, unknown silversmith. Mercury-gilded copper alloy. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Raymond A. Silverman, 2025.154


title: Trojans Repelling the Greeks

country: Italy

subjects: Print Italy

credit_line: Trojans Repelling the Greeks, 1538. Giovanni Battista Scultori (Italian, 1503–1575), after Giulio Romano (Italian, 1499–1546). Engraving; image: 40.6 x 58.6 cm (16 x 23 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 2025.201


title: Adoration of the Shepherds

creator: Cornelis Cort (Dutch, 1533–1578)

credit_line: Adoration of the Shepherds, 1567. Cornelis Cort (Dutch, 1533–1578), after Taddeo Zuccaro (Italian, 1529–1566). Engraving; image: 42.8 x 29 cm (16 7/8 x 11 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 2025.202


medium: ink, tempera, and gold on vellum

country: Italy, Florence

subjects:
Manuscript
Italy, florence

credit_line: Initial G[audeamus omnes] from a Gradual: The Court of Heaven, 1371–77. Don Silvestro dei Gherarducci (Italian, 1339–1399). Ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; sheet: 38.6 x 36.5 cm (15 3/16 x 14 3/8 in.); framed: 68.9 x 53 cm (27 1/8 x 20 7/8 in.); matted: 63.5 x 47.6 cm (25 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1930.105


title: Battle of the Sea Gods - right portion

credit_line: Battle of the Sea Gods - right portion, c. 1485–88. Andrea Mantegna (Italian, about 1431–1506). Engraving; mat size: 47.6 x 63.5 cm (18 3/4 x 25 in.); sheet: 26.8 x 39.3 cm (10 9/16 x 15 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ralph King, 1924.221


title: Five Grotesque Heads

creator: Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802)

medium: pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk

country: Italy, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
Italy, 18th century

credit_line: Five Grotesque Heads, 1750–1800. Gaetano Gandolfi (Italian, 1734–1802). Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash over black chalk; sheet: 29.5 x 20.2 cm (11 5/8 x 7 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Frederick M. Mayer, 1969.277


title: At the Café

creator: Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940)

medium: oil on board, laid on cradled panel

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: At the Café, c. 1897–99. Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940). Oil on board, laid on cradled panel; unframed: 28.8 x 27.5 cm (11 5/16 x 10 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.57


title: Zhi and Xu's Pure Conversation

creator: Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585–after 1664)

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: Zhi and Xu's Pure Conversation (支許清言圖), 1643. Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585–after 1664). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 141 x 56 cm (55 1/2 x 22 1/16 in.); overall with knobs: 246 x 80 cm (96 7/8 x 31 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Stephen O. K. Chen, 1970.128


title: Chest for Storing Garments

medium: lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay

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

credit_line: Chest for Storing Garments (存放袈裟的箱子), 1400s. China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644). Lacquered wood with mother-of-pearl inlay; overall: 43 x 56 x 54.7 cm (16 15/16 x 22 1/16 x 21 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1975.10


title: Squirrels on the Chestnut Tree

creator: Ge Shuying (Chinese, active 1300s)

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

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

credit_line: Squirrels on the Chestnut Tree (松鼠圖), 1300s. Ge Shuying (Chinese, active 1300s). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 97 x 39.4 cm (38 3/16 x 15 1/2 in.); overall with knobs: 181.6 x 58 cm (71 1/2 x 22 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1979.70


title: Trophy of the Hunt

creator: Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877)

medium: carbon print

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: Trophy of the Hunt, c. 1867. Adolphe Braun (French, 1812–1877). Carbon print; image: 78 x 59.8 cm (30 11/16 x 23 9/16 in.); framed: 99.7 x 79.4 cm (39 1/4 x 31 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1985.144


title: Saint Catherine

medium: tempera on wood panel

country: Flanders, Bruges

subjects:
Painting
Flanders, bruge

credit_line: Saint Catherine, c. 1520. Master of the Holy Blood (Netherlandish). Tempera on wood panel; framed: 91 x 34.5 x 5.5 cm (35 13/16 x 13 9/16 x 2 3/16 in.); unframed: 86.6 x 30 cm (34 1/8 x 11 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.633.1


title: Anahita Vessel

medium: silver, cast, raised, repoussé, chased, and gilted

country: Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE)

subjects:
Metalwork
Iran, sasanian empire (224–651 ce)
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Anahita Vessel, 300–500 CE. Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE). Silver, cast, raised, repoussé, chased, and gilted; overall: 18.5 x 11.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katharine Holden Thayer, 1962.294


title: Ballgame Stone Head (Hacha)

medium: gray volcanic stone

country: Mesoamerica, Classic Veracruz style

subjects:
Sculpture
Mesoamerica, classic veracruz style

credit_line: Ballgame Stone Head (Hacha), 450–550 CE. Mesoamerica, Classic Veracruz style. Gray volcanic stone; overall: 21.1 x 15.3 x 16.2 cm (8 5/16 x 6 x 6 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel D. Wise, 1945.124


title: West Lake

creator: Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776)

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: West Lake (西湖図), mid-1700s. Ike Taiga (Japanese, 1723–1776). Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper; painting: 58 x 133 cm (22 13/16 x 52 3/8 in.); mounted: 170.5 x 140.3 cm (67 1/8 x 55 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1970.69


title: Virgin and Child with Angels

creator: Neri di Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491)

date: after 1460

medium: tempera on wood

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child with Angels, after 1460. Neri di Bicci (Italian, 1419–1491). Tempera on wood; framed: 109.8 x 110.2 x 15 cm (43 1/4 x 43 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.); unframed: 64 x 45.5 cm (25 3/16 x 17 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.798


medium: earthenware with impressed relief decoration

credit_line: Panel from Model Cooking Stove: Lancer Jousting with a Tiger (陶炉上的力士搏虎浮雕), 100–1 BCE. China, from a tomb in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE). Earthenware with impressed relief decoration; overall: 11.9 x 31.1 x 1.9 cm (4 11/16 x 12 1/4 x 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1925.135


title: Shrine Figure (misi or mishi)

date: late 1800s-early 1900s

medium: Wood and cotton

credit_line: Shrine Figure (misi or mishi), late 1800s-early 1900s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, pre-Bembe style or Boyo-style maker. Wood and cotton; overall: 48.6 x 15.6 x 17.2 cm (19 1/8 x 6 1/8 x 6 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1969.10


title: Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax)

medium: iron, copper, and gold foil

credit_line: Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax), 600s. Frankish, Burgundy (?), Migration period, 7th century. Iron, copper, and gold foil; overall: 36.9 x 4.1 cm (14 1/2 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1919.1015


title: Lion's Head

medium: terracotta

country: Greece

subjects: Sculpture Greece

credit_line: Lion's Head, 500–400 BCE. Greece. Terracotta; overall: 24.3 cm (9 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The A. W. Ellenberger, Sr., Endowment Fund, 1927.27


title: Sarcophagus

medium: Greek marble

country: Italy, Rome, Roman Empire

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, rome, roman empire

credit_line: Sarcophagus, c. 100–125 CE. Italy, Rome, Roman Empire. Greek marble; overall: 210 cm (82 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1928.856.a


title: Relic of St. Hermetis

medium: bone, compound weave or samite

subjects:
Metalwork
Skeletons & bones

credit_line: Relic of St. Hermetis, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone, compound weave or samite. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.d


title: Relic of St. Adelaide

medium: bone, plain weave blue silk

credit_line: Relic of St. Adelaide, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone, plain weave blue silk. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.e


title: Relic of St. Gertrude

subjects: Metalwork Roses

credit_line: Relic of St. Gertrude, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Plain weave variant rose colored silk with an extant selvage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.g


title: Relic of St. Gregory

medium: Bone

credit_line: Relic of St. Gregory, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.k


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Boiotian

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, boiotian
Trees

credit_line: Black-Figure Kantharos (Drinking Cup): Lizards Flanking Tree (A); Ducks (B), c. 500 BCE. Greek, Boiotian. Ceramic; diameter: 10.7 cm (4 3/16 in.); overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.); diameter of foot: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of JoAnn Harris, 1985.175


medium: hematite

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

credit_line: Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head, c. 1540–1296 BCE. Egypt, New Kingdom (1540–1069 BCE), Dynasty 18. Hematite; overall: 2.2 x 3 x 4.2 cm (7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1992.114


title: Jar with Four Ibex

medium: ceramic with black slip

credit_line: Jar with Four Ibex, c. 2800–2500 BCE. Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization. Ceramic with black slip; overall: 12.2 x 23 cm (4 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2001.1


title: Libation Cup

medium: bronze, lost wax technique

credit_line: Libation Cup, c. 235–185 BCE. India, Maurya period (322–185 BCE)–Shunga period (185–78 BCE). Bronze, lost wax technique; diameter: 7 cm (2 3/4 in.); overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 2001.2


title: Virgin and Child in Majesty

medium: polychrome wood (walnut)

country: France, Auvergne

subjects:
Sculpture
France, auvergne

credit_line: Virgin and Child in Majesty, c. 1150–1200. France, Auvergne. Polychrome wood (walnut); overall: 40 x 22 x 24 cm (15 3/4 x 8 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2012.52


title: Sea Lion Pup Vessel

medium: ceramic and slip

subjects: Central andes, north coast, moche people

credit_line: Sea Lion Pup Vessel, 200–850 CE. Central Andes, North Coast, Moche people. Ceramic and slip; overall: 19.7 x 15.5 x 16 cm (7 3/4 x 6 1/8 x 6 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John and Agneta Solomon, 2014.375


title: Portrait of Renoir

creator: Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841–1870)

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting France Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Renoir, 1867. Frédéric Bazille (French, 1841–1870). Oil on canvas; unframed: 40.5 x 32.5 cm (15 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 2021.134


title: Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax)

credit_line: Single-Edged Knife (Scramasax), 600s. Frankish, Champagne(?), Migration period, 7th century. Iron, copper, and gold foil. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1919.1014


creator: Class N

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic

credit_line: Oinochoe (Wine Jug) in the Form of a Woman's Head, c. 475–450 BCE. Associated with Class N. Ceramic; overall: 15.8 cm (6 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.520


subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Red-Figure Squat Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Eros and Woman, c. 400–380 BCE. Greek, Attic. Ceramic; overall: 11.7 cm (4 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.553


title: Sarcophagus (lid)

credit_line: Sarcophagus (lid), c. 100–125 CE. Italy, Rome, Roman Empire. Greek marble; overall: 210 cm (82 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1928.856.b


title: Lebes

medium: bronze

subjects: Metalwork Greece

credit_line: Lebes, c. 480–460 BCE. Greece. Bronze; overall: 25.4 cm (10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1928.857


title: Relic of St. Marcian

credit_line: Relic of St. Marcian, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Plain weave green silk with an extant selvage. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.h


medium: Compound weave or samite

credit_line: Relic Bundle with Saints Stephen, Sophie, Perpetua, Paul, Barnaba, Philip, Simon, Thaddeus, John the Apostle, and James, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Compound weave or samite. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.i


medium: Limestone, felted fiber

credit_line: Relic of the Stone which Supported the Cross, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Limestone, felted fiber. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.j


title: Relic of St. Januarius

credit_line: Relic of St. Januarius, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Bone. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.l


title: Relic of St. Bartholomew

medium: Mummified flesh/tissue

credit_line: Relic of St. Bartholomew, c. 1045. Germany, Lower Saxony?, Romanesque period, 11th century. Mummified flesh/tissue. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the John Huntington Art and Polytechnic Trust, 1931.462.m


title: Seated Buddha (mandorla)

medium: gilded wood

country: Japan, Heian period (794–1185)

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

credit_line: Seated Buddha (mandorla) (如来坐像 (光背）), 1100s. Japan, Heian period (794–1185). Gilded wood; average: 101.6 x 68.6 x 1.3 cm (40 x 27 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Takako Setsu and her husband, Iwao, in memory of her father-in-law, Inosuke Setsu, and his long friendship with Sherman E. Lee, 1973.85.b


date: c. 540 BCE

subjects: Ceramic Greece

credit_line: Black-Figure Band Cup: Stags and Panthers, c. 540 BCE. Greece. Ceramic; diameter: 20.3 cm (8 in.); overall: 13.7 x 26.5 cm (5 3/8 x 10 7/16 in.); diameter of foot: 9.5 cm (3 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Harley C. Lee and Elizabeth K. Lee, 1993.111


title: Male Deity

medium: sandstone

subjects: Cambodia, koh ker-khleong style, 10th century

credit_line: Male Deity, 925–50. Cambodia, Koh Ker-Khleong style, 10th century. Sandstone; overall: 135 cm (53 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1994.202


medium: jade (nephrite)

credit_line: Ceremonial Blade with Three Perforations (Dao) (有孔玉刀), 2000–1700 BCE. Northwest China, Neolithic period to Bronze Age, Qijia culture (2000–1700 BCE). Jade (nephrite); overall: 35.2 cm (13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 2009.83


title: Violin Player with a Wine Glass

creator: Dirck van Baburen (Dutch, c. 1595–1624)

medium: Oil on canvas

country: Netherlands

subjects: Painting Netherland

credit_line: Violin Player with a Wine Glass, 1623. Dirck van Baburen (Dutch, c. 1595–1624). Oil on canvas; 80.4 x 67.1 cm (31 5/8 x 26 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2018.25


title: The Lovers

creator: James Tissot (French, 1836–1902)

subjects:
Painting
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Lovers, 1872. James Tissot (French, 1836–1902). Oil on canvas; unframed: 101 x 61.5 cm (39 3/4 x 24 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Partial gift from Ralph and Terry Kovel and Family, and partial purchase from the John L. Severance Fund, 2022.140


title: Statuette of a Young Spearman

date: late 500s BCE

medium: Bronze

country: Etruscan, Archaic Period

subjects:
Sculpture
Etruscan, archaic period

credit_line: Statuette of a Young Spearman, late 500s BCE. Etruscan, Archaic Period. Bronze; height: 10.8 cm (4 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 2022.43


title: Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man

medium: marble

country: Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian

subjects:
Sculpture
Anatolia, late roman-early christian
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man, 280–90 CE. Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian. Marble; overall: 35.2 x 21.5 x 12 cm (13 7/8 x 8 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1965.245


title: Buddha's Conversion of Five Bhiksu

medium: handscroll; ink on paper

country: China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

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

credit_line: Buddha's Conversion of Five Bhiksu (佛渡五比丘圖), mid-1300s. Li Sheng (Chinese, active c. 1324–after 1375). Handscroll; ink on paper; painting only: 26.7 x 110.5 cm (10 1/2 x 43 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.92


title: A Madman in a Dismal Landscape

creator: Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916)

medium: lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century
Landscapes

credit_line: Homage to Goya: A Madman in a Dismal Landscape, 1885. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Lemercier & Cie.. Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 22.6 x 19.5 cm (8 7/8 x 7 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.344.3


title: There Were Also Embryonic Beings

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Homage to Goya: There Were Also Embryonic Beings, 1885. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), Lemercier & Cie.. Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 23.8 x 20 cm (9 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.344.4


title: A Strange Juggler

credit_line: Homage to Goya: A Strange Juggler, 1885. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Lemercier & Cie.. Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 19.9 x 19 cm (7 13/16 x 7 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.344.5


credit_line: Homage to Goya: Upon Awakening I Saw the Goddess of the Intelligible with Her Severe and Hard Profile, 1885. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Lemercier & Cie.. Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 27 x 21.6 cm (10 5/8 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1927.344.6


title: Pierre Bonnard

medium: lithograph

country: France, early 20th Century

subjects:
Print
France, early 20th century

credit_line: Pierre Bonnard, 1902. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Blanchard. Lithograph; image: 14.5 x 12.3 cm (5 11/16 x 4 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland, 1955.508


title: Roger Marx

credit_line: Roger Marx, 1904. Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916), printed by Auguste Clot (French, 1858–1936). Lithograph on China paper laid on wove paper; image: 25 x 14.5 cm (9 13/16 x 5 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In honor of Leona E. Prasse through The Print Club of Cleveland, 1964.27


medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Mary and Joseph Travel to Bethlehem (folio 24 verso), from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir’at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602–4. Mughal India, Allahabad, made for Prince Salim (1569–1627). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; page: 26.3 x 15.6 cm (10 3/8 x 6 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2005.145.24.b


title: Portrait of My Daughter Alice

country: America

subjects: Painting America Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of My Daughter Alice, c. 1895. William Merritt Chase (American, 1849–1916). Oil on canvas; unframed: 183 x 121.2 cm (72 1/16 x 47 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Hermon A. Kelley, in memory of their daughter Virginia Kelley Newberry, 1920.254


medium: tempera on gold wood panel

country: Italy

subjects: Painting Italy

credit_line: Virgin and Child, with Saints Anthony Abbott, Mark, Severino, and Sebastian, c. 1490–96. Lorenzo da Sanseverino (Italian, 1468–1500). Tempera on gold wood panel; framed: 144 x 84.5 x 5 cm (56 11/16 x 33 1/4 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 128.9 x 76 cm (50 3/4 x 29 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Holden Collection, 1916.800


title: The Mystical Grapes

country: Flanders, possibly Bruges

subjects:
Tapestry
Flanders, possibly bruge

credit_line: The Mystical Grapes, c. 1500. Flanders, possibly Bruges. Wool, silk, silver thread; tapestry weave; overall: 79 x 75.9 cm (31 1/8 x 29 7/8 in.); framed: 102.2 x 99.7 cm (40 1/4 x 39 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1973.77


title: Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu

medium: Boxwood with colored ivory base

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu (黃楊木雕何仙姑泛舟), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Boxwood with colored ivory base; overall: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1976.60


title: Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu

medium: Boxwood

credit_line: Figure of Daoist Immortal He Xiangu (黃楊木雕何仙姑泛舟), 1700s. China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Boxwood; overall: 13.5 cm (5 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 1976.60.a


title: Gazing at a Waterfall

creator: Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525)

date: early 1500s

country: Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

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

credit_line: Gazing at a Waterfall (観瀑図), early 1500s. Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525). Album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper; painting: 29 x 30.1 cm (11 7/16 x 11 7/8 in.); mounted with knobs: 113 x 47.6 cm (44 1/2 x 18 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1977.30


title: Lamellophone (chisanji)

date: late 1800s

medium: Wood, iron, and wire

credit_line: Lamellophone (chisanji), late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo or Angola, Chokwe-style maker. Wood, iron, and wire; overall: 19.1 x 10.2 x 6.4 cm (7 1/2 x 4 x 2 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Harold T. Clark Educational Extension Fund, 1915.495


medium: bronze

country: Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

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

credit_line: Basin with Inscribed Figures and Calligraphy (청동 은입사 호 [靑銅銀入絲兩耳壺]), 1100s–1200s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Bronze; overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); diameter of mouth with rim: 21.7 cm (8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1985.112


medium: watercolor, ink and oil paint heightened with white chalk ("Bristol lead white")

country: England, 18th century

subjects:
Drawing
England, 18th century

credit_line: A Herdsman with Three Cows by an Upland Pool, mid-1780s. Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788). Watercolor, ink and oil paint heightened with white chalk ("Bristol lead white"); sheet: 21.9 x 31.3 cm (8 5/8 x 12 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2006.156


title: Staff Head

medium: cast gold

country: Colombia, Sinú style

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, sinú style

credit_line: Staff Head, 400–1000 CE. Colombia, Sinú style. Cast gold; overall: 7.5 x 3 x 7.5 cm (2 15/16 x 1 3/16 x 2 15/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.25


creator: Master of Rubielos de Mora (Spanish)

medium: oil on panel

country: Spain, Valencia

subjects:
Painting
Spain, valencia

credit_line: The Coronation of the Virgin with the Trinity, c. 1400. Master of Rubielos de Mora (Spanish). Oil on panel; framed: 158.4 x 101.5 x 9.5 cm (62 3/8 x 39 15/16 x 3 3/4 in.); overall: 144.6 x 91.4 cm (56 15/16 x 36 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of the Hanna Fund, 1947.208


title: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)

country: Colombia, Muisca style

subjects:
Metalwork
Colombia, muisca style

credit_line: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 11.6 x 2.6 x 0.8 cm (4 9/16 x 1 x 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.17


title: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)

credit_line: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 7.2 x 3 x 1.3 cm (2 13/16 x 1 3/16 x 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.20


title: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine)

credit_line: Tunjos (Votive Offering Figurine), c. 900–1550. Colombia, Muisca style. Cast gold; overall: 6.9 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm (2 11/16 x 3/4 x 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, In memory of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Humphreys, gift of their daughter Helen, 1947.24


title: The Old Market, Cleveland

creator: Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964)

medium: gouache

country: America, Ohio, Cleveland

subjects:
Drawing
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The Old Market, Cleveland, 1920. Frank Wilcox (American, 1887–1964). Gouache; overall: 73 x 57.8 cm (28 3/4 x 22 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchased with funds given by friends of the May Show, 1920.279


title: Autumn, a Wood Path

medium: oil on canvas

subjects: Painting America

credit_line: Autumn, a Wood Path, 1876. Sanford Robinson Gifford (American, 1823–1880). Oil on canvas; unframed: 38 x 31.8 cm (14 15/16 x 12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Hinman B. Hurlbut Collection, 1922.220


title: La Serpentara near Olevano

creator: Friedrich Preller (German, 1804–1878)

medium: pen and brown ink over black chalk

country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: La Serpentara near Olevano, 1829. Friedrich Preller (German, 1804–1878). Pen and brown ink over black chalk; sheet: 40.8 x 54 cm (16 1/16 x 21 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Delia E. Holden Fund, 1971.12


title: Hindola Raga

medium: Gum tempera and gold on paper

country: Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

subjects:
Painting
Northern india, pahari kingdom

credit_line: Hindola Raga, c. 1790–1800. Northern India, Pahari kingdoms. Gum tempera and gold on paper; image: 20.5 x 15.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 in.); with mat: 35.5 x 25.4 cm (14 x 10 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1975.9


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

credit_line: Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe (藤の衣物語絵巻断簡), 1400s. Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573). Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper; image: 16.2 x 33 cm (6 3/8 x 13 in.); overall: 105.4 x 57.2 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1985.132


title: Aizen Myōō

date: early 1300s

country: Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

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

credit_line: Aizen Myōō (愛染明王像), early 1300s. Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333). Wood with black lacquer and red pigments; overall: 75 x 59 x 35 cm (29 1/2 x 23 1/4 x 13 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Elizabeth M. Skala, 1987.185


medium: stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration

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

credit_line: Water Ewer for Rituals (Kundika) with Incised Parrot Design (청자 음각 앵무새무늬 정병 [靑磁陰刻鸚鵡文淨甁]), 1100s. Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392). Stoneware with celadon glaze, incised and carved decoration; overall: 35.3 cm (13 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of John L. Severance, 1921.631


title: Landscape of the Four Seasons

creator: Yi Sumun (Korean, b. c. 1404)

date: late 1400s

subjects: Painting Landscapes

credit_line: Landscape of the Four Seasons (사계산수도 [四季山水圖]), late 1400s. Yi Sumun (Korean, b. c. 1404). One of a pair of six-panel screens; ink and slight color on paper; overall: 108 x 361.3 cm (42 1/2 x 142 1/4 in.); painting only: 92.7 x 348.7 cm (36 1/2 x 137 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1976.92.2


title: Italian Landscape

creator: John Robert Cozens (British, 1752–1797)

medium: watercolor over graphite

country: England, London

subjects:
Drawing
England, london
Landscapes

credit_line: Italian Landscape, c. 1790–92. John Robert Cozens (British, 1752–1797). Watercolor over graphite; sheet: 48.7 x 66.9 cm (19 3/16 x 26 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.137


title: Study of Hands

medium: graphite with traces of white heightening on ivory laid paper

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study of Hands, 1842. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867). Graphite with traces of white heightening on ivory laid paper; sheet: 31.2 x 23.6 cm (12 5/16 x 9 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2003.37


title: The Caporali Missal

country: Italy, Perugia

credit_line: The Caporali Missal, 1469. Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420–1503), assisted by Giapeco Caporali (Italian, d. 1478). Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 400 folios; overall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2006.154


title: Odalisque

medium: lithograph

subjects:
Print
France, 19th century

credit_line: Odalisque, 1825. Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres (French, 1780–1867). Lithograph; sheet: 26.7 x 34.8 cm (10 1/2 x 13 11/16 in.); image: 13 x 20.9 cm (5 1/8 x 8 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. Lewis B. Williams Collection, 1943.177


medium: engraving

country: France

subjects: Print France

credit_line: Henri II, King of France, at the age of 28, 1547. Nicolo della Casa (French, active 1543–48). Engraving; sheet: 41.3 x 29.3 cm (16 1/4 x 11 9/16 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, 1946.308


title: The Flight into Egypt

creator: Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)

medium: woodcut

country: Germany, early 16th Century

subjects:
Print
Germany, early 16th century

credit_line: The Life of the Virgin: The Flight into Egypt, c. 1503–5. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1959.99.14


title: Seated Woman Searching for Fleas

creator: Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672)

medium: red chalk over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink

country: Netherlands

subjects: Drawing Netherland

credit_line: Seated Woman Searching for Fleas, c. 1671. Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672). Red chalk over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink; sheet: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.); secondary support: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1966.239


title: The Three Graces

medium: Color wash-manner etching and engraving

credit_line: The Three Graces, 1786. Jean François Janinet (French, 1752–1814), after Giovanni Antonio Pellegrini (Italian, 1675–1741). Color wash-manner etching and engraving; platemark: 44 x 32 cm (17 5/16 x 12 5/8 in.); sheet: 50.5 x 33.5 cm (19 7/8 x 13 3/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Moselle Taylor Meals, 1977.94


title: The Umbrian Valley, Italy

subjects:
Painting
America, ohio, cleveland

credit_line: The Umbrian Valley, Italy, 1914. Frederick Gottwald (American, born Austria, 1860–1941). Oil on canvas; unframed: 72.8 x 60.4 cm (28 11/16 x 23 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mrs. John Huntington, 1915.88


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

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

subjects:
Portrait miniature
England, 18th century
Portraits

credit_line: Portrait of Lieutenant General Daniel Burr, 1799. John I Smart (British, 1741–1811). Watercolor on ivory in a gold frame with glazed hair reverse; framed: 8.8 x 7.2 cm (3 7/16 x 2 13/16 in.); sight: 8.4 x 6.8 cm (3 5/16 x 2 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1942.1156


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

medium: Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

credit_line: The siege of Arbela in the era of Hulagu Khan, from a Chingiz-nama (Book of Chingiz Khan) of the Jami al-tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles) of Rashid al-Din (Persian, 1247–1318), c. 1596. Basavana (Indian, active c. 1560–1600), and Sur Das Gujarati (Indian, active 16th century). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 34 x 20 cm (13 3/8 x 7 7/8 in.); overall: 38.5 x 25 cm (15 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.); with mat: 49 x 36.3 cm (19 5/16 x 14 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1947.502


credit_line: A Young, Angry Heroine, Folio 28 from a Rasamanjari, c. 1615–20. Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar. Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 21.8 x 15.4 cm (8 9/16 x 6 1/16 in.); overall: 25.5 x 18.8 cm (10 1/16 x 7 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Mr. and Mrs. William H. Marlatt Fund, 1960.52


creator: Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509)

date: after 1490

country: China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

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

credit_line: (虎丘十二景圖): Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou, after 1490. Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509). Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper; image: 31.5 x 40.6 cm (12 3/8 x 16 in.); 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, 1964.371.1


medium: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

credit_line: Circumcision ceremony for Akbar’s sons, painting 126 from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602), c. 1602–3. Attributed to Dharam Das (Indian, active c. 1580–1605). Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper; image: 22.9 x 12.1 cm (9 x 4 3/4 in.); sheet with border: 34.7 x 22.5 cm (13 11/16 x 8 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Andrew R. and Martha Holden Jennings Fund, 1971.76


title: White-Robed Guanyin

creator: Zhang Yuehu (Chinese, active 1200s)

date: late 1200s

medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

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

credit_line: White-Robed Guanyin (白衣觀音), late 1200s. Attributed to Zhang Yuehu (Chinese, active 1200s). Hanging scroll; ink on paper; painting: 104.5 x 42.2 cm (41 1/8 x 16 5/8 in.); overall with knobs: 195.4 x 61.8 cm (76 15/16 x 24 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1972.160


title: Quai au Sable, Chartèves

medium: pastel on gray wove paper

country: France, 20th century

subjects:
Drawing
France, 20th century

credit_line: Quai au Sable, Chartèves, 1904. Léon Augustin Lhermitte (French, 1844–1925). Pastel on gray wove paper; framed: 94.3 x 124.2 x 8 cm (37 1/8 x 48 7/8 x 3 1/8 in.); overall: 69 x 99 cm (27 3/16 x 39 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.269


title: Tigers Chasing Deer, with Dragon

medium: Silk and gold thread; tapestry

country: China, Eastern, 11th-12th century

subjects:
Costume & fashion
Textile
China, eastern, 11th-12th century

credit_line: Tigers Chasing Deer, with Dragon, 1000s–1200. China, Eastern, 11th-12th century. Silk and gold thread; tapestry; overall: 58 x 27.2 cm (22 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.); mounted: 75.6 x 43.8 cm (29 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.100


title: Kasuga Deer Mandala

medium: hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk

credit_line: Kasuga Deer Mandala (春日鹿曼荼羅図), mid-1300s–1400s. Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1333–92) to Muromachi period (1392–1573). Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on silk; image: 95.6 x 39.1 cm (37 5/8 x 15 3/8 in.); mounted: 184.2 x 63.8 cm (72 1/2 x 25 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1988.19


medium: lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and twisted brass and copper wire

country: Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

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

credit_line: Scroll Box with Dragon and Phoenix Design (나전 용·봉황무늬 서류함 [螺鈿龍鳳文書類函]), 1800s. Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910). Lacquered wood inlaid with mother-of-pearl and twisted brass and copper wire; overall: 11.5 x 11.6 x 87 cm (4 1/2 x 4 9/16 x 34 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Collection, 1990.15


title: The Expulsion from Paradise

medium: Pen and brown ink on parchment

country: Flanders

subjects: Drawing Flander

credit_line: The Expulsion from Paradise, c. 1606. Jan Wierix (Flemish, c. 1549–after 1615). Pen and brown ink on parchment; sheet: 9.5 x 12.4 cm (3 3/4 x 4 7/8 in.); image: 9 x 11.9 cm (3 9/16 x 4 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1994.16


title: Hall of Lofty Pines

creator: Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717)

medium: handscroll; ink and color on paper

country: China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

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

credit_line: Hall of Lofty Pines (松喬堂圖), 1703. Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717). Handscroll; ink and color on paper; overall: 40.7 cm (16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Mrs. A. Dean Perry, 1997.106


medium: black chalk heightened with white, squared in black chalk on right, incised (edges of figure)

country: Italy

subjects:
Drawing
Italy
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Hercules Resting (recto); Footed Vessel with Handle (verso), 1595–97. Annibale Carracci (Italian, c. 1560–1609). Black chalk heightened with white, squared in black chalk on right, incised (edges of figure); sheet: 35.5 x 52.4 cm (14 x 20 5/8 in.); secondary support: 36.6 x 53.3 cm (14 7/16 x 21 in.); tertiary support: 38.3 x 55 cm (15 1/16 x 21 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna Jr. Fund, 1997.52


title: Queen Mab's Cave

date: after 1846

medium: oil on fabric

country: England, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
England, 19th century

credit_line: Queen Mab's Cave, after 1846. Imitator of Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851). Oil on fabric; unframed: 73 x 89.5 cm (28 3/4 x 35 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Wade, 1916.1036


title: The Last Supper

country: Germany

subjects: Print Germany

credit_line: The Large Passion: The Last Supper, 1510. Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528). Woodcut; sheet: 40 x 28.8 cm (15 3/4 x 11 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of The Print Club of Cleveland in memory of Ralph King, 1926.112


creator: Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)

medium: etching, softground etching, and aquatint

credit_line: Mary Cassatt at the Louvre:  The Paintings Gallery, 1879–80. Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917). Etching, softground etching, and aquatint; platemark: 30.2 x 12.6 cm (11 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.); sheet: 36.5 x 22.3 cm (14 3/8 x 8 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1929.876


title: Shepherds in a Landscape

creator: Giulio Campagnola (Italian, 1482–1515)

medium: engraving

subjects: Print Italy Landscapes

credit_line: Shepherds in a Landscape, c. 1517. Giulio Campagnola (Italian, 1482–1515), and Domenico Campagnola (Italian, 1500–1564). Engraving. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Dudley P. Allen Fund, 1948.12


title: Snuff Mortar (Tesa Ya Ma Kanya)

credit_line: Snuff Mortar (Tesa Ya Ma Kanya), late 1800s. Africa, Central Africa, Angola or Democratic Republic of Congo, Chokwe carver. Wood, upholstery studs, cloth, and metal; overall: 22.5 x 8.4 x 13.8 cm (8 7/8 x 3 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Katherine C. White, 1978.28


title: Study of a Plant, Possibly Thistle

creator: Léon Bonvin (French, 1834–1866)

subjects:
Botany
Drawing
France, 19th century

credit_line: Study of a Plant, Possibly Thistle, 1862. Léon Bonvin (French, 1834–1866). Watercolor and pen and brown ink with white heightening; sheet: 25.3 x 29.5 cm (9 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.); secondary support: 25.3 x 29.5 cm (9 15/16 x 11 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Noah L. Butkin, 1980.236


title: Plum Tree

creator: Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)

medium: hanging scroll; ink on silk

country: Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

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

credit_line: Plum Tree (梅樹図), c. 1700. Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716). Hanging scroll; ink on silk; image: 94 x 35.4 cm (37 x 13 15/16 in.); including mounting: 177.2 x 51.8 cm (69 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1983.10


creator: Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884)

medium: salted paper print from waxed-paper negative

country: France, 19th century

subjects:
Photograph
France, 19th century

credit_line: The Bridge of Palalda (near Amelieles-Bains) , 1851–52. Gustave Le Gray (French, 1820–1884). Salted paper print from waxed-paper negative; image: 23.8 x 32.7 cm (9 3/8 x 12 7/8 in.); matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1987.130


title: Notre Dame de Paris

creator: Charles Soulier (French, 1840–1875)

date: early 1860s

medium: albumen print from glass negative

credit_line: Notre Dame de Paris, early 1860s. Charles Soulier (French, 1840–1875). Albumen print from glass negative; image: 38 x 30.6 cm (14 15/16 x 12 1/16 in.); matted: 71.1 x 61 cm (28 x 24 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1989.56


creator: Henri d'Orquevaulx (French)

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

country: France, Metz

subjects:
Manuscript
France, metz

credit_line: The Ascension: Leaf from a Book of Hours (4 of 6 Excised Leaves), c. 1420–30. Henri d'Orquevaulx (French), or Workshop. Ink, tempera, silver, and gold on vellum; overall: 15.9 x 11.6 cm (6 1/4 x 4 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Jeanne Miles Blackburn Collection, 2001.76


title: Altar Cloth

medium: embroidery: linen

credit_line: Altar Cloth, c. 1350. Germany, Altenberg on the Lahn, Premonstratensian Convent, 14th century. Embroidery: linen; overall: 154.3 x 374.5 cm (60 3/4 x 147 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1948.352


title: Virgin and Child with a Bird

medium: marble

subjects: France, île-de-france, paris, 14th century

credit_line: Virgin and Child with a Bird, c. 1350. France, Île-de-France, Paris, 14th century. Marble; without base: 54.6 x 17.8 cm (21 1/2 x 7 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of John L. Severance, 1942.784


country: Germany, 19th century

subjects:
Painting
Germany, 19th century

credit_line: Sophie Guillemette, Grand Duchess of Baden (1801-1865), 1831. Franz Xaver Winterhalter (German, 1805–1873). Oil on fabric; framed: 57.5 x 46.5 x 10 cm (22 5/8 x 18 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.); unframed: 39.1 x 28.5 cm (15 3/8 x 11 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Thomas L. Fawick Memorial Collection, 1979.43


title: Wine Cup (Jue)

medium: bronze

credit_line: Wine Cup (Jue), c. 1400 BCE. China, Shang dynasty (c. 1600–c. 1046 BCE), Erligang phase (c. 1600–1400 BCE). Bronze; overall: 32.4 x 24.2 cm (12 3/4 x 9 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 1982.148


title: Female Figurine

medium: molded terracotta, painted

country: Greece, Tanagra (Boeotia)

subjects:
Sculpture
Greece, tanagra (boeotia)

credit_line: Female Figurine, 330–200 BCE. Greece, Tanagra (Boeotia). Molded terracotta, painted; overall: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 1926.522


medium: ceramic

country: Greek, Attic

subjects:
Ceramic
Greek, attic
Ships & the sea

credit_line: Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Seated Men, Warriors and Horse, c. 510–500 BCE. Attributed to Leagros Group (Greek, Attic, active c. 520–500 BCE). Ceramic; overall: 31.7 cm (12 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1929.134


title: Statuette of a Youth

country: Italy, Etruscan, Archaic Period

subjects:
Sculpture
Italy, etruscan, archaic period

credit_line: Statuette of a Youth, c. 520–500 BCE. Italy, Etruscan, Archaic Period. Bronze; overall: 10.5 cm (4 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charles W. Harkness Endowment Fund, 1929.441


title: Figure Group of Bacchus and Ariadne

creator: Orléans Porcelain Factory

medium: soft-paste porcelain

country: Germany, mid-18th century

subjects:
Ceramic
Germany, mid-18th century

credit_line: Figure Group of Bacchus and Ariadne, c. 1759. Orléans Porcelain Factory. Soft-paste porcelain; overall: 25.4 x 18.8 x 16.9 cm (10 x 7 3/8 x 6 5/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of A. & R. Ball, 1946.221


title: Crossbow Support

medium: bronze inlaid with silver

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

credit_line: Crossbow Support, 300–200 BCE. China, Warring States period (475–221 BCE). Bronze inlaid with silver; overall: 21.8 cm (8 9/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Edward L. Whittemore Fund, 1947.3


title: Rattle Staff (ukhuhre)

subjects:
Botany
Sculpture
Shells & molluscs

credit_line: Rattle Staff (ukhuhre), 1900s. Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, member(s) of the Igbesanmwan (wood and ivory carvers) guild. Wood, paint, cowrie shells, and plant fiber; overall: 149.5 x 7.5 x 8 cm (58 7/8 x 2 15/16 x 3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Phyllis Sloane in memory of Rose White, 1998.85


title: Mother-and-Child? Vessel

medium: ceramic, slip, pigment

subjects: Central andes, north highlands, recuay people

credit_line: Mother-and-Child? Vessel, 1–700 CE. Central Andes, North Highlands, Recuay people. Ceramic, slip, pigment; overall: 20.4 x 15.3 x 15.3 cm (8 1/16 x 6 x 6 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2010.210


title: Dubia Fortuna

creator: Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528)

subjects: Sculpture Italy

credit_line: Dubia Fortuna , c. 1505. Moderno (Italian, 1467–1528), and Workshop. Bronze; overall: 5.3 cm (2 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund, 2010.264


title: Winged Atlas-Hercules

date: 200s CE

medium: schist

country: Pakistan, Gandhara, Gandhara period

subjects:
Sculpture
Pakistan, gandhara, gandhara period

credit_line: Winged Atlas-Hercules, 200s CE. Pakistan, Gandhara, Gandhara period. Schist; overall: 38.1 cm (15 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Maxeen and John Flower in honor of Dr. Stanislaw Czuma, 2011.136


medium: earthenware with green glaze

subjects: Northeast china, liao dynasty (916-1125)

credit_line: Pair of Leather Bag-Shaped Flasks with Covers, 916–1125. Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125). Earthenware with green glaze; part 1: 24.5 x 16.5 x 16 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 6 5/16 in.); part 2: 23.5 x 17.5 x 13.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 7/8 x 5 7/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Donna and James Reid, 2012.448


title: Calyx (Chalice)

medium: blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper mounts

country: Byzantium, Middle Byzantine (843-1261)

subjects:
Vessel
Byzantium, middle byzantine (843-1261)

credit_line: Calyx (Chalice), 900s-1000s. Byzantium, Middle Byzantine (843-1261). Blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper mounts; overall: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, John L. Severance Fund, 2013.49


title: Savoyard Helmet (Todenkopf)

medium: steel, blackened

country: Italy or Germany, early 17th century

subjects:
Arms and armor
Italy or germany, early 17th century

credit_line: Savoyard Helmet (Todenkopf), c. 1600–20. Italy or Germany, early 17th century. Steel, blackened; overall: 30.5 cm (12 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Trust, 2013.50


title: Beaker with Frogs

medium: gold, hammered

subjects:
Metalwork
Reptiles & amphibians

credit_line: Beaker with Frogs, 900–1100. Central Andes (Peru), Lambayeque (Sicán) people, 10th century-12th century. Gold, hammered; overall: 13.7 x 12.1 cm (5 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund, 2015.9