Le Caracul (L'Astrakhan), 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Drawings and Prints, Book Prints Ornament & Architecture, Trionfo Di Virtu. Libro Novo..., page 29 (recto), Publisher, Matteo Pagano, Italian, 1515–1588, Venice, Pagano, Matteo, Italian, 1515,…

Initiation Cards (Tsakalis), early 15th century, Tibet, Opaque watercolor on paper, Each 6 1/4 x 5 3/4 in. (16 x 14.5 cm), Paintings, Tsakali cards were used by itinerant teachers moving from…

Capital in the Composite Order and Various Architectural Details, ca. 1554–60, Etching, Sheet: 16 3/8 × 19 3/16 in. (41.6 × 48.7 cm), Hugues Sambin (French, Gray ca. 1520–1601 Dijon)

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Corona delle Nobili et Virtuose Donne: Libro IV, page 49 (recto), Publisher, Cesare Vecellio, Italian, Pieve di Cadore 1521–1601…

Stoneman's Station, Virginia, 1861–65, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 12.6 x 20 cm (4 15/16 x 7 7/8 in.), Photographs

Design for Ecclesiastical Embroidery, Vertical Pattern with Tudor Rose, late 19th–early 20th century, Graphite, pen and ink with watercolor, Ernest Geldart (British, London 1848–1929)

Saint Michael; The Mass of Saint Gregory; Saint Jerome, Oil on wood, Central panel 6 1/8 x 3 3/4 in. (15.6 x 9.5 cm); left panel 6 1/4 x 3 7/8 in. (15.9 x 9.8 cm); right panel 6 1/4 x 3 3/4 in.…

Mother and Child Praying at a Roadside Shrine, 1859, Graphite, sheet: 8 1/4 x 10 5/16 in. (21 x 26.2 cm), Drawings, Eduard Jakob von Steinle (Austrian, Vienna 1810–1886 Frankfurt am Main)

Funerary Mask, Roman Period, A.D. 1st–4th century, From Egypt, Plaster, paint, h. 20.3 cm (8 in)

Equivalent, 1925, Gelatin silver print, 11.8 x 9.2 cm (4 5/8 x 3 5/8 in.), Photographs, Alfred Stieglitz (American, Hoboken, New Jersey 1864–1946 New York)

Asia, 16th century (?), Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash. Squared in black chalk, 9 1/4 x 12 in. (23.5 x 30.5 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century ?, after Maerten de…

Two Glass Containers for Scientific Experiments with Liquids (Illustrations for 'Saggi di naturali esperienze'), 1666, Black chalk, pen and brown ink, brush and brown and gray wash, black…

[Reclining Female Nude as Danae], 1850s, Daguerreotype, Image: 8 x 6 cm (3 1/8 x 2 3/8 in.), Photographs, Attributed to Bruno Braquehais (French, 1823–1875)

Landscape with Waterfall, 18th–early 19th century, Pen and gray and black ink, brush and gray wash. Framing line in pen and black ink., sheet: 11 5/8 x 16 3/4 in. (29.5 x 42.5 cm), Drawings,…

Reconstruction of the Monument to Septimius Severus (above), View of the Ruins (below), before 1704, Pen and black ink, brush and brown wash, traces of red chalk., 13 1/16 x 8 1/8 in. (33.2 x…

Mt. Katahdin (Maine), Autumn #2, 1939–40, Oil on canvas, 30 1/4 × 40 1/4 in. (76.8 × 102.2 cm), Paintings, Marsden Hartley (American, Lewiston, Maine 1877–1943 Ellsworth, Maine), Beginning…

The Lowering of the Coffin into the Grave with Kneeling Mourners, November 9, 1910, Gelatin silver print, Image: 8.9 x 13.3 cm (3 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.), Photographs, Aleksey Ivanovich Saveliev…

Pitcher, 1830–70, American, Mottled brown earthenware, H. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm), Ceramics

Arrangement of the Levite Camps around the Tabernacle, one of six illustrated leaves from the Postilla Litteralis (Literal Commentary) of Nicholas of Lyra, ca. 1360–1380, French, Opaque…

Lamp, 1st century B.C.–1st century A.D., Roman, Terracotta, Length 10 cm. H. 2.5 cm., Terracottas

Infantry Armor, dated 1571; upper plate of the gorget, skirt lames, and cheek pieces, 1917, Italian, Steel, leather, brass, Wt. 33 lb. 11 oz. (15.28 kg), Armor for Man-1/2 Armor, The…

금제 귀걸이 삼국, 金製耳飾 三國, Earring (One of a Pair), Three Kingdoms period, Silla kingdom (57 B.C.–A.D. 676), 6th century, Korea, Gold, L. 3 1/8 in. (7.9cm), Jewelry, Gold…

The Water Carriers, 1895, Graphite, Sheet: 17 1/4 x 13 in. (43.8 x 33 cm), Drawings, John Harvard Thomas (British, Bristol 1854–1921 London)

Interior of a Courtyard with Figures, early 17th century, Attributed to India, Opaque watercolor, ink, and gold on paper, Image 5 5/8 in x 8 1/4 in, Codices

Ritual Implement Dedicated by a King Senwosret to Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 12, ca. 1961–1840 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Hornblende granite, H. 21 cm (8 1/4…

Designs for Two Chimney-pieces in Lord Viscount Charlemont's Casino at Marino, Dublin, ca. 1758–59, Pen and gray wash, sheet: 16 3/8 x 11 3/8 in. (41.6 x 28.9 cm), Sir William Chambers…

Chalice fragment showing a file of nude females in a marshy landscape, inscribed, associated with , Third Intermediate Period, Dynasty 22, ca. 945–712 BC, From Egypt, Faience, 9.9 × 4.8 cm (3…

Writing Box, 1650–1700, Made in Campeche, Mexico, Mexican (Campeche), Wood with bone, tortoise shell, and ebony inlay; iron hardware, 12 3/16 × 20 1/16 × 12 13/16 in. (31 × 51 × 32.5…

Prayer Bead with the Adoration of the Magi and the Crucifixion, early 16th century, Netherlandish, Boxwood, Open: 4 7/16 × 3 3/16 × 1 1/16 in. (11.2 × 8.1 × 2.7 cm),…

Reliquary casket, 1446, Italian, Florence, Gilt copper and champlevé enamel, H. 7 1/2 x W. 7 3/4 x D. 3 1/4 in. (19.1 x 19.7 x 8.3 cm), Metalwork-Copper, Circle of Lorenzo Ghiberti (Italian,…

Design for a Mirror in the Form of a Horizontal Oval, Elevation, mid-18th–early 19th century, Pen and wash, sheet: 3 9/16 x 7 1/2 in. (9 x 19 cm), James Wyatt (British, Weeford, Stafforshire…

The Risen Christ between the Virgin and St. Joseph, Appearing to St. Peter and other Apostles, Brush and brown wash, over graphite., 6 5/8 x 4 7/8 in. (16.9 x 12.4 cm), Drawings, Jean Daret…

Studies of Ships and Boats, mid-17th–early 18th century, Pen and black ink, sheet: 11 1/4 x 6 15/16 in. (28.5 x 17.6 cm), Drawings, Willem van de Velde II (Dutch, Leiden 1633–1707 London)

Mirror Case with Filled Diagonal Lattice and Swastikas (Wan), Qing dynasty (1644–1911), China, Silk embroidery on silk gauze, Overall: 7 x 7 in. (17.8 x 17.8 cm), Textiles-Embroidered

Les Singuliers et Nouveaux Portraicts... page 70 (recto), 1588, Woodcut, Overall: 8 1/16 x 6 5/16 in. (20.5 x 16 cm), Designed by Federic de Vinciolo, published by Jean Le Clerc, Paris, bound…

'Shariki,' or Cart-Pushing Coolies, ca. 1860, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 20.8 x 25.4 cm (8 3/16 x 10 in.), Photographs, Felice Beato (British (born Italy), Venice…

The Feast of Herod, third quarter 17th century, British, Silk and metal thread on silk, H. 17 1/4 x W. 22 3/4 x D. 5/8 inches (43.8 x 57.8 x 1.6 cm); Framed: H. 19 x W. 23 1/2 x D. 1 1/4 (48.3 x…

On the Seine, Oil on canvas, 15 1/4 x 25 1/2 in. (38.7 x 64.8 cm), Paintings, Martín Rico y Ortega (Spanish, Madrid 1833–1908 Venice)

Two-handled cup with cover, Thomas Bolton (active 1686, died 1736), 1696–98, Irish, Dublin, Silver, Overall: 7 11/16 x 9 1/8 x 4 5/8 in. (19.5 x 23.2 x 11.7 cm), Metalwork-Silver, Thomas…

Rocks in the Bode Valley; verso: Small Landscape Studies, 1800–1840, Graphite. Framing line in graphite., sheet: 10 13/16 x 8 5/8 in. (27.4 x 21.9 cm), Drawings, Karl Blechen (German,…

Necklace, 11th century, Country of Origin Iran, Gold; granulation, H. 16 in. (40.6 cm), Jewelry, Both men and women wore silver and gold necklaces in Seljuq times, but these resemble women’s…

Woman with Arms Akimbo, 19th century, Brush and black and gray wash over traces of pen and brown ink. Laid down., 9 1/2 x 7 1/16 in. (24.1 x 17.9 cm), Drawings, Constantin Guys (French,…

Herms Supporting and Overdoor with Portrait Oval, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over graphite underdrawing; Figural scene below begun in graphite, sheet: 11 1/4 x 8 7/16…

Ironstone intaglio: Snake-headed Genius, Imperial, 2nd century A.D., Roman, Basalt, ironstone (limonite), Other: 3/4 x 9/16 x 1/8 in. (1.9 x 1.4 x 0.4 cm), Gems, Snake-headed genius; on reverse.…

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Eyn new kunstlichboich, page 7r, Designer, Publisher, Woodcut border designed by, Anton Woensam von Worms, Peter Quentel, German,…

Plaque with the Annunciation to the Shepherds, ca. 1165, Made in Meuse Valley, Netherlands, South Netherlandish, Champlevé enamel, copper alloy, gilt, Overall: 4 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 3/16 in. (10.8 x 11…

Penitent St. Jerome (recto); Notes and Accounts (verso), ca. 1600, Pen and brown ink (recto and verso), 5-9/16 x 8 in. (14.1 x 20.3 cm), Drawings, Vicente Carducho (Italian, 1570/78–1638),…

Bronze cista (toiletries box), Hellenistic, ca. 300–275 B.C., Praenestine, Bronze, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Bronzes, This oval-shaped container has solid-cast feet, each of which terminates in a…

[Painter in Paint-spattered Overalls with Brushes and Paint Can], 1870s–80s, Tintype, Image: 9 x 6 cm (3 9/16 x 2 3/8 in.), Photographs, Unknown (American)

Maillabuau. Auguste, Léon. 30 ans, né le 23/8/93 à Paris Vle. Anarchiste. 2/7/94., 1894, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 10.5 x 7 x 0.5 cm (4 1/8 x 2 3/4 x 3/16 in.) each,…

Title Page for the 'Thesavrvs Antiqvitatvm et Historianrvm Italie, Mari Lingvistico et Alpibvs Vicinae Tome Secondi Pars Prior', n.d., Engraved., 12 7/16 x 7 1/4 in. (31.6 x 18.4 cm), Prints,…

Pine Mountain, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, George N. Barnard (American, 1819–1902)

Christ in Gethsemane, ca. 1490, Pen and brown ink, 10 x 11 in. (25.4 x 27.9 cm) [margin irregular at top], Drawings, Anonymous, German, 16th century, After Hans Pleydenwurff (German, died 1472)

Elevation of a Pseudo-Romanesque Hall or Church, 19th century, Pen and ink and wash, sheet: 11 3/4 x 20 in. (29.8 x 50.8 cm), Anonymous, British, 19th century

Decorated ware box illustrating rows of flamingos, Predynastic, Naqada II, ca. 3500–3300 B.C., From Egypt, Pottery, paint, H. 7.2 × W. 15.5 × D. 12.2 cm (2 13/16 × 6 1/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

Head of a Child, Oil on canvas, 15 3/4 x 12 5/8 in. (40 x 32.1 cm), Paintings, Style of Jacques Louis David (French, first quarter 19th century)

Drawings and Prints, Book Prints Ornament & Architecture, New Modelbüch allen Nägerin u. Sydenstickern (Page 4r), Designer, Publisher, Hans Hoffman, Jacob Frölich, German, active Strasbourg,…

Design for the Frigate 'La Didion', 18th century, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, 14 1/4 x 39 3/8 in. (36.2 x 100 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, French, 18th century

Inlay depicting enthroned god, Late Period–Ptolemaic Period, 4th century B.C., From Egypt; Possibly from Middle Egypt, Hermopolis (Ashmunein; Khemenu), Faience, H. 13.7 cm (5 3/8 in.); W. 9.3 cm…

Fragment of a Halo with Buddha Figure, Khotan Kingdom, 6th–7th century, China (Xinjiang Autonomous Region), Stucco with color, H. 4 1/2 in. (11.4 cm); W. 8 1/2 in. (21.6 cm); D. 1 1/4 in. (3.2…

Flagellation, 18th century, Pen and brown ink, washed, 9-5/8 x 8-5/8 in. (24.4 x 21.9 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian, Venetian, 18th century

Essempio di recammi, page 25 (verso), 1530, Woodcut, Overall: 7 13/16 x 6 3/16 x 3/8 in. (19.8 x 15.7 x 1 cm), Written by Giovanni Antonio Tagliente, Italian, Venice ca. 1465-1527 Venice, published…

Design for baptismal font, late 19th–early 20th century, Made in New York, United States, American, Watercolor and graphite on paper mounted on board, Overall: 16 7/8 x 12 1/4 in. (42.9 x 31.1…

Design for a Bed with Canopy, 1841–84, Graphite and watercolor, sheet: 12 9/16 x 9 7/8 in. (31.9 x 25.1 cm), Charles Hindley and Sons (British, London 1841–1917 London)

Drawings and Prints, Books Prints Ornament & Architecture, Neu künstlich Modelbuch (page 40r), Publisher, Bernhard Jobin, Swiss, Porrentruy (Jura) before 1545–1593/1597 Strasbourg, Jobin,…

Guri lacquer cup, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368), 1271–1368, China, Carved black lacquer with red layers (tixi), Diam. of rim: 2 1/4 in. (5.7 cm), Lacquer

'The Fish and the Fisherman', Folio from a Kalila wa Dimna, 18th century, Attributed to Egypt or Syria, Ink and opaque watercolor on paper, 12.5 in. high 8.87 in. wide (31.8 cm high 22.6 cm…

Buddha’s hand, 清 瑪瑙佛手擺件, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), 18th century, China, Carnelian, H. 4 in. (10.2 cm), Hardstone, The Buddha’s-hand citron takes its common name from the shape…

Glass cup, Mid Imperial, 2nd–3rd century A.D., Roman, Glass; blown and cut, H.: 3 1/8 in. (7.9 cm), Glass, Translucent pale yellow Knocked-off, uneven rim; bulging collar below; convex sides…

Temple Model, 200 B.C.–A.D. 500, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Guerrero, Mezcala, Greenstone, Height 5-5/8 in., Stone-Sculpture, Stone models in the Mezcala style come largely from the present-day state…

[Uncut sheet of reproductions of paintings of children], 1870s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Photographs, Unknown

Splendore delle virtuose giovani, page 2 (verso), 1564, Woodcut, Overall: 7 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (19 x 14 cm), Designed by Iseppo Foresto, published by Jeronimo Calepino, Venice. From top to bottom,…

Hexagonal Tile Ensemble with Sphinx, ca. 1160s–70s, From Turkey, Konya, Stonepaste; over- and underglaze-painted, gilded, H. 9 1/4 in. (23.5 cm), Ceramics-Tiles, By the early twentieth century,…

Le petit Russe, 1860s, Albumen silver print from glass negative, 8.3 x 11.7 cm. (3 1/4 x 4 5/8 in.), Photographs, Pierre-Louis Pierson (French, 1822–1913)

Vase with Warrior, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Kangxi period (1662–1722), late 17th century, China, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under transparent glaze (Jingdezhen ware), H. 10 in. (25.4…

The Entombment, after Mantegna, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, over preliminary lines in red chalk, heightened with white on Japanese paper., sheet: 10 1/2 x 15 3/8 in. (26.7 x 39…

Römische Villa, 1898–1900, Gum bichromate print, 55.8 x 74.5 cm. (22 x 29 5/16 in.), Photographs, Heinrich Kühn (Austrian (born Germany), Dresden 1866–1944 Birgitz)

Portrait of a Man, ca. 1520–25, Oil on wood, 18 1/2 x 13 3/4 in. (47 x 34.9 cm), Paintings, Jan Gossart (called Mabuse) (Netherlandish, Maubeuge ca. 1478–1532 Antwerp (?)), This is the…

Loie Fuller Dancing, ca. 1900, Gelatin silver print, Image: 3 × 4 in. (7.6 × 10.1 cm), Photographs, Samuel Joshua Beckett (British, Shadwell, Stepney [London] 1870–1940 Bournemouth)

Cup Plate, ca. 1835, Made in New England, United States, American, Lacy pressed glass, Glass

Quarter of a Design for a Trompe L'Oeil Ceiling Decoration, 17th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and red-brown and gold watercolor, over graphite underdrawing, sheet: 12 5/16 x 6 5/8 in. (31.3…

Hab.t de l'Angleterre from Playing Cards (for Quartets) 'Costumes des Peuples Étrangers', 1700–1799, Etching and hand coloring (watercolor), 3 3/16 × 2 1/16 in. (8.1 × 5.3 cm), Prints,…

Dish Depicting Lady with a Parasol, Edo period (1615–1868), ca. 1734–37, Japan, Porcelain painted with cobalt blue under and colored enamels over transparent glaze (Hizen ware; Imari type),…

Classical Molding with Floral Elements, 1776–79, Red chalk, sheet: 9 5/16 x 15 7/16 in. (23.7 x 39.2 cm), Attributed to Thomas Hardwick (British, London 1752–1829 London)

Design for a Chimneypiece, late 18th–early 19th century, Pen and ink and wash, sheet: 14 1/2 x 10 in. (36.8 x 25.4 cm), John Yenn (British, London (?) 1750–1821 London)

Head of a Bearded Man, 1579, Pen and orange-brown ink, brush and brown and black washes, heightened with white, 10-7/8 x 8-1/2 in. (27.6 x 21.6 cm), Drawings, Hans Hoffmann (German, Nuremberg…

[Sculptures of Hylas and the Nymphs, Allegorical Figures of the Three Fates, Zephyr wooing Flora, and Michelangelo's Bacchus and Donatello's St. George], ca. 1859, Albumen silver print from…

Tile from a Frieze, 13th century, Made in Iran, ceramic; opaque glaze; molded decoration, H. 7 1/8 in. (18.1 cm), Ceramics-Tiles

Lady with a Fan, n.d., Watercolor, Sheet: 10 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (27.3 x 18.4cm), Drawings, Louis-Robert Cuvillon (French, born Paris 1848)

Terracotta grotesque head, Hellenistic, 2nd–1st century B.C., Greek, Asia Minor, Terracotta, H. 1 11/16 in. (2.2 cm), Terracottas, Head of a grotesque with exaggerated features.

The Trojans pulling the wooden horse into the city, 1545, Engraving, Sheet (Trimmed): 16 in. × 25 1/8 in. (40.7 × 63.8 cm), Prints, Giulio Bonasone (Italian, active Rome and Bologna,…

[Man in Bottle], ca. 1888, Albumen silver print from glass negative, Image: 13.5 x 10 cm (5 5/16 x 3 15/16 in.), Photographs, John C. Higgins (American, active 1880s–90s)

[Frederic William Burton], 1860s, Albumen silver print, Approx. 10.2 x 6.3 cm (4 x 2 1/2 in.), Photographs

Relief of Nebhepetre Mentuhotep II and the Goddess Hathor, Middle Kingdom, Dynasty 11, ca. 2010–2000 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Deir el-Bahri, Temple of Mentuhotep II, Egypt…

[Snow Crystal], 1890s–1920s, Gelatin silver print, Image: 2 15/16 × 3 1/8 in. (7.4 × 8 cm), Photographs, Wilson Alwyn Bentley (American, 1865–1931)

Architectural Sketches and a Figure (recto); Figure and Anatomical Sketches (verso), 16th century, Pen and brown ink, brown wash, 10-5/8 x 7-1/4 in. (27 x 18.4 cm), Drawings, Anonymous, Italian,…

The Muiderpoort, Amsterdam, seen from the Plantage, 1771, Black chalk, pen and brown and gray ink and watercolor., 10 x 14 5/16 in. (25.4 x 36.3 cm), Drawings, Hendrick Keun (Dutch, Haarlem…

Design for a Book Illustration, late 18th century, Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, white heightening on light lavender washed paper., 4 x 6 3/16 in. (10.1 x 15.7 cm), Drawings, Franz…

Design for a House Façade, 18th century, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, watercolor, cut-out lower edge, Drawings, Attributed to Anonymous, German, 18th century