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South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount FujiJAPAN · early 1830s↗
South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount FujiKatsushika Hokusai · Colour woodblock print
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136 artworks in chronological order

Double-Bat Bowl↗
Colombia, Tairona · c. 900–1550 (thermoluminescence date, 810–1310)

Double-Bat Bowl

Creator not recorded

Male Figure↗
Africa, West Africa, Mali, probably Djenné-Djenno, Inland Niger Delta culture-style maker · possibly 1300s–1600s

Male Figure

Creator not recorded

Amitabha Triad↗
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · 1400s

Amitabha Triad

Creator not recorded

Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri)↗
Nepal · 1400s

Bodhisattva of Wisdom (Manjushri)

Creator not recorded

Loincloth↗
Peru, North Coast, Chimú style, 1200–1460s · 1425–1500 (radiocarbon date, 92.3% probability)

Loincloth

Creator not recorded

Listening to the Qin↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · late 1400s–early 1500s

Listening to the Qin

Attributed to Tang Yin

Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · after 1490

Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

Shen Zhou

The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · after 1490

The Thousand Acres of Clouds, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

Shen Zhou

Royal Female Donor↗
Nepal · c. 1500

Royal Female Donor

Creator not recorded

Flowering Crab Apple↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1500

Flowering Crab Apple

Shen Zhou

Scholar-Hermits in the Autumn Mountains↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1500–1510

Scholar-Hermits in the Autumn Mountains

Tang Yin

Mountain Market, Clear with Rising Mist↗
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · early 1500s

Mountain Market, Clear with Rising Mist

Creator not recorded

Covered Jar↗
Vietnam · 1500s–1600s

Covered Jar

Creator not recorded

Mount Hua↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1506

Mount Hua

Tang Yin

Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads↗
Ottoman Turkey, Istanbul · mid-1500s

Dragon in foliage with lion and phoenix heads

Attributed to Sahkulu

Fata Morgana↗
Italy · c. 1572

Fata Morgana

Creator not recorded

Large Dish with Artichokes↗
Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922) · c. 1535–40

Large Dish with Artichokes

Creator not recorded

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati↗
Italy · 1533–34

Portrait of a Man, Possibly Girolamo Rosati

Lorenzo Lotto

Old Pine Tree↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · late 1530s

Old Pine Tree

Wen Zhengming

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1548

Playing the Qin in a Secluded Valley

Wen Zhengming

Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao)↗
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild · possibly mid-1500s or early 1600s

Ancestral Commemorative Head (uhunmwun-elao)

Creator not recorded

Old Trees by a Wintry Brook↗
China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · 1551

Old Trees by a Wintry Brook

Wen Zhengming

Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo↗
Italy, Venice · after c. 1571

Portrait of Agostino Barbarigo

Paolo Veronese

Various Sketches of the Madonna and Child (recto)↗
Italy, Venice · c. 1580

Various Sketches of the Madonna and Child (recto)

Paolo Veronese

Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)↗
Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605) · c. 1590

Mughal ruler Humayun defeating the Afghans before reconquering India, folio from an Akbar-nama (Book of Akbar) of Abu’l Fazl (Indian, 1551–1602)

Creator not recorded

Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread↗
Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) · 1600–1625

Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread

Creator not recorded

Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)↗
Nepal, Kathmandu Valley · 1600s or 1700s

Pair of Deity Earrings with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)

Creator not recorded

Portrait of Isabella Brant↗
Flanders · c. 1620–25

Portrait of Isabella Brant

Peter Paul Rubens

A Genoese Lady with Her Child↗
Flanders · c. 1623–25

A Genoese Lady with Her Child

Anthony van Dyck

Frans Snyders↗
Flanders · 1630–33

Frans Snyders

Anthony van Dyck

Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman↗
Netherlands · 1634

Portrait of Tieleman Roosterman

Frans Hals

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid)↗
Flanders · c. 1639

Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid)

Peter Paul Rubens

Tobias Healing His Father's Blindness↗
Netherlands · c. 1640–45

Tobias Healing His Father's Blindness

Rembrandt van Rijn

Reminiscences of Qinhuai River↗
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911) · 1642–1707

Reminiscences of Qinhuai River

Shitao

Saint Peter Repentant↗
France · 1645

Saint Peter Repentant

Georges de La Tour

A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat↗
Netherlands · c. 1655–60

A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat

Studio of Rembrandt van Rijn

Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo↗
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 1662

Rocks, Orchid, and Bamboo

Shitao

Memorial head (nsodie)↗
Ghana, Akan-style sculpture, unknown female ceramicist · late 1600s–early 1700s

Memorial head (nsodie)

Creator not recorded

Spring Mist over Jiangnan↗
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911) · 1697

Spring Mist over Jiangnan

Shitao

Jar with Dragon Design↗
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · 1700s

Jar with Dragon Design

Creator not recorded

Club↗
Polynesia, Fiji Islands, 18th-19th Century · 1700s-1800s

Club

Creator not recorded

Landscape with Streams and Mountains↗
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · late 1700s or early 1800s

Landscape with Streams and Mountains

Creator not recorded

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1700s–early 1800s

Viewing Cherry Blossoms at Gotenyama

Utagawa Toyokuni

Invocation to Love↗
France · c. 1781

Invocation to Love

Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1793

The Flirtatious Type, from Ten Types in the Physiognomy of Women

Kitagawa Utamaro

Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1793–97

Hinazura of Chōjiya from the series Beauties as the Seven Komachi

Utagawa Toyokuni

Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1798

Takigawa of the Ōgiya from the series A Selection of Eastern Beauties

Kitagawa Utamaro

Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond↗
England, 19th century · c. 1800–37

Landscape with Trees Surrounding a Pond

John Constable

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1796–97

Catching Fireflies Beneath a Willow Tree (left)

Kitagawa Utamaro

Cherry Blossoms in the Wind↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · late 1790s

Cherry Blossoms in the Wind

Utagawa Toyokuni

When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71↗
Spain · 1799

When Day Breaks We Will Be Off, Plate 71

Francisco de Goya

Panel↗
Oceania, Polynesia, Samoa ? · early 1800s

Panel

Creator not recorded

Staff of Office↗
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba · early to mid-1800s

Staff of Office

Creator not recorded

Treasure Box (Wakahuia)↗
Polynesia, New Zealand, Maori people, 19th century · 1800s

Treasure Box (Wakahuia)

Creator not recorded

Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric Form↗
Africa, West Africa, Ghana, Akan-style artist · 1800s

Gold Weight (abrammuo): Geometric Form

Creator not recorded

Bowl↗
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Huon Gulf, Tami Islands, 19th century · 1800s

Bowl

Creator not recorded

Neck Pendant (Hei-tiki)↗
Pacific Islands, Polynesia, New Zealand, Māori people · 1800s

Neck Pendant (Hei-tiki)

Creator not recorded

Ancestral Figure↗
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Sepik River region, 19th century · 1800s

Ancestral Figure

Creator not recorded

Tapis (Garment)↗
Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century · 1800s

Tapis (Garment)

Creator not recorded

Tampan Pasisir (Ship Cloth)↗
Indonesia, Sumatra, Lampung, 19th century · 1800s

Tampan Pasisir (Ship Cloth)

Creator not recorded

Seven Jeweled Mountain↗
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910) · late 1800s

Seven Jeweled Mountain

Creator not recorded

Male figure↗
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Benue River Valley, Unidentified maker · probably 1800s

Male figure

Creator not recorded

Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow↗
England, 19th century · c. 1821

Hampstead Heath, Looking Toward Harrow

John Constable

Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo↗
Spain · 1819

Portrait of Don Juan Antonio Cuervo

Francisco de Goya

A Low Tide Pentaptych↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · c. 1830

A Low Tide Pentaptych

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead↗
England, 19th century · 1828

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead

John Constable

Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s

Rain Below the Mountain (from the series Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji)

Katsushika Hokusai

South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s

South Wind, Clear Sky, from Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai

Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · early 1830s

Ōmori, from the series Famous Places in the Eastern Capital

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1833

Driving Rain at Shōno, from Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaidō

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834↗
England, 19th century · 1835

The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons, 16 October 1834

Joseph Mallord William Turner

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1835–36

Poem by Minamoto no Muneyuki from the series One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Poets Explained by the Nurse

Katsushika Hokusai

Sarong↗
Indonesia, Java, North Coast, mid-19th century · mid-1800s

Sarong

Creator not recorded

The Power of Music↗
United States · 1847

The Power of Music

William Sidney Mount

Knife (Mandau) and scabbard↗
Indonesia, Borneo · c. 1900

Knife (Mandau) and scabbard

Creator not recorded

Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1854

Splendid View at Futamigaura Bay

Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Caves of Karlie: No. 1, The Approach↗
India · 1855–62

Caves of Karlie: No. 1, The Approach

William Johnson

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1857

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, from One Hundred Famous Views of Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo↗
Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) · 1857

The Moon-Viewing Promontory, from One Hundred Views of Famous Places in Edo

Utagawa Hiroshige

First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia↗
America · 1859

First Bank of the United States, Philadelphia

Frederick DeBourg Richards

Twilight in the Wilderness↗
United States · 1860

Twilight in the Wilderness

Frederic Edwin Church

Falls of Niagara↗
Canada · 1860s

Falls of Niagara

Alexander Henderson

Romaine Lacaux↗
France, 19th century · 1864

Romaine Lacaux

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Spring Flowers↗
France, 19th century · 1864

Spring Flowers

Claude Monet

The Sleeping Faun↗
United States · modeled 1864, carved c. 1870

The Sleeping Faun

Creator not recorded

Indian Combat↗
United States · 1868

Indian Combat

Edmonia Lewis

The Red Kerchief↗
France, 19th century · c. 1868–73

The Red Kerchief

Claude Monet

Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers↗
Northern India, Pahari kingdoms · 1870s

Maharaja Ranbir Singh of Jammu and Kashmir with Sons and Courtiers

Bourne & Shepherd

The Lock at Pontoise↗
France, 19th century · 1872

The Lock at Pontoise

Camille Pissarro

Reading↗
France, 19th century · 1873

Reading

Berthe Morisot

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake↗
United States · 1873

The Biglin Brothers Turning the Stake

Thomas Eakins

Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Painting↗
France, 19th century · c. 1878–80

Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Painting

Edgar Degas

Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso)↗
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana blacksmith · late 1800s–early 1900s

Head of a Hobbyhorse (korèdugaso)

Creator not recorded

Prestige Cap (mpu ngola)↗
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo-style maker, possibly Yombe subgroup · late 1800s–early 1900s

Prestige Cap (mpu ngola)

Creator not recorded

The Mender↗
France, 19th century · c. 1881

The Mender

Camille Pissarro

Mademoiselle Louise Riesener in a Hat↗
France, 19th century · c. 1877–80

Mademoiselle Louise Riesener in a Hat

Berthe Morisot

View from the Top of the Rock, looking over the native Town, Trichinopoly, India↗
India · 1878

View from the Top of the Rock, looking over the native Town, Trichinopoly, India

Nicholas & Co.

Edge of the Woods Near L'Hermitage, Pontoise↗
France, 19th century · 1879

Edge of the Woods Near L'Hermitage, Pontoise

Camille Pissarro

The Garden↗
America · 1879–80

The Garden

James McNeill Whistler

Male Figure (nkishi)↗
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Songye-style carver and nganga (priest) · late 1800s–early 1900s

Male Figure (nkishi)

Creator not recorded

Laundress and Her Child (Aline and Pierre)↗
France, 19th century · c. 1886

Laundress and Her Child (Aline and Pierre)

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe, 1882↗
France, 19th century · 1882

Low Tide at Pourville, near Dieppe, 1882

Claude Monet

Estérel Village↗
France, 19th century · c. 1890

Estérel Village

Edgar Degas

At the Concert Parisien↗
France, 19th century · 1887–88

At the Concert Parisien

Georges Seurat

Gardener's House at Antibes↗
France, 19th century · 1888

Gardener's House at Antibes

Claude Monet

The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy)↗
Netherlands · 1889

The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy)

Vincent van Gogh

In the Waves (Dans les Vagues)↗
France, 19th century · 1889

In the Waves (Dans les Vagues)

Paul Gauguin

The Pigeon Tower at Bellevue↗
France, 19th century · 1890

The Pigeon Tower at Bellevue

Paul Cezanne

Adeline Ravoux↗
Netherlands · 1890

Adeline Ravoux

Vincent van Gogh

Young Saint John↗
France, 19th century · 1890

Young Saint John

Berthe Morisot

Frieze of Dancers↗
France, 19th century · c. 1895

Frieze of Dancers

Edgar Degas

The Brook↗
France, late 19th-early 20th Century · c. 1895–1900

The Brook

Paul Cezanne

Figure (baàthíl)↗
Burkina Faso, Ghana, or Côte d’Ivoire, Lobi–style artist · c. 1900

Figure (baàthíl)

Creator not recorded

The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)↗
United States · c. 1896–1908

The Race Track (Death on a Pale Horse)

Albert Pinkham Ryder

Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis↗
United States · 1898

Portrait of Lisa Colt Curtis

John Singer Sargent

Mount Sainte-Victoire↗
France, late 19th-early 20th Century · c. 1904

Mount Sainte-Victoire

Paul Cezanne

Early Morning After a Storm at Sea↗
United States · 1900–1903

Early Morning After a Storm at Sea

Winslow Homer

Headdress↗
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Idoma-style carver · early 1900s

Headdress

Creator not recorded

Headdress↗
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ejagham-style maker · early 1900s

Headdress

Creator not recorded

Spirit Board↗
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Papuan Gulf, Elema District, 20th century · before 1930

Spirit Board

Creator not recorded

Club↗
Melanesia, New Guinea, Massim Area, Trobriand Islands, 20th century · before 1930

Club

Creator not recorded

Ifá diviner's necklace (òdìgbà Ifá)↗
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker · 1900s

Ifá diviner's necklace (òdìgbà Ifá)

Creator not recorded

Headdress (chi wara)↗
Africa, West Africa, Mali, Bamana-style blacksmith-carver · early to mid-1900s

Headdress (chi wara)

Creator not recorded

Tapa Cloth↗
Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji Islands · Before 1971

Tapa Cloth

Creator not recorded

Tapa Cloth↗
Oceania, Melanesia, Fiji Islands · Before 1971

Tapa Cloth

Creator not recorded

Water Transport Jar↗
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Nupe-style pottery, unknown female potter · 1900s

Water Transport Jar

Creator not recorded

Yam Mask↗
Melanesia, Papua New Guinea, Abelam People, 20th century · 1900s

Yam Mask

Creator not recorded

Kangaroo↗
Australia, Western Arnhem Land, 20th century · 1900s

Kangaroo

Creator not recorded

After the Bath↗
America, late 18th-19th Century · 1901

After the Bath

Mary Cassatt

Indian Basket Lamp↗
America, New York · c. 1902–10

Indian Basket Lamp

Tiffany Studios

Young Woman Arranging Her Earring↗
France, 20th century · 1905

Young Woman Arranging Her Earring

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base↗
America · c. 1905–10

Peony Floor Lamp with a Bamboo Base

Probably by Clara Wolcott Driscoll

Untitled (Semi-Circle of Children, Central Girl Dressed as an Angel Holding the Baby Jesus)↗
Costa Rica · c. 1910s

Untitled (Semi-Circle of Children, Central Girl Dressed as an Angel Holding the Baby Jesus)

Andrés and Francisco Hernández

Stag at Sharkey's↗
United States · 1909

Stag at Sharkey's

George Bellows

Design for United States Currency↗
America · 1912

Design for United States Currency

Kenyon Cox

Water Lilies (Agapanthus)↗
France, late 19th century-early 20th century · c. 1915–26

Water Lilies (Agapanthus)

Claude Monet

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