Where They Hang Now

720 works in 205 cities.

London United Kingdom · 60

National Gallery 23

Arnolfini Portrait, Jan van Eyck

Arnolfini Portrait

Jan van Eyck · 1434

Renaissance
The Battle of San Romano, Paolo Uccello

The Battle of San Romano

Paolo Uccello · c. 1438–40

Renaissance
The Baptism of Christ, Piero della Francesca

The Baptism of Christ

Piero della Francesca · c. 1437–45

Renaissance
Bacchus and Ariadne, Titian

Bacchus and Ariadne

Titian · 1520–23

Renaissance
The Ambassadors, Hans Holbein the Younger

The Ambassadors

Hans Holbein the Younger · 1533

Renaissance
An Allegory with Venus and Cupid, Agnolo Bronzino

An Allegory with Venus and Cupid

Agnolo Bronzino · c. 1545

Renaissance
Supper at Emmaus, Caravaggio

Supper at Emmaus

Caravaggio · 1601

Baroque & Rococo
Triple Portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu, Philippe de Champaigne and studio

Triple Portrait of Cardinal de Richelieu

Philippe de Champaigne and studio · c. 1642

Baroque & Rococo
Philosophy, Salvator Rosa

Philosophy

Salvator Rosa · c. 1645

Baroque & Rococo
Rokeby Venus, Diego Velázquez

Rokeby Venus

Diego Velázquez · c. 1647–51

Baroque & Rococo
Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, Claude Lorrain

Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba

Claude Lorrain · 1648

Baroque & Rococo
The Courtyard of a House in Delft, Pieter de Hooch

The Courtyard of a House in Delft

Pieter de Hooch · 1658

Baroque & Rococo
The Stonemason's Yard, Canaletto

The Stonemason's Yard

Canaletto · c. 1725

Baroque & Rococo
Marriage A-la-Mode: The Tête à Tête, William Hogarth

Marriage A-la-Mode: The Tête à Tête

William Hogarth · c. 1743

Baroque & Rococo
Whistlejacket, George Stubbs

Whistlejacket

George Stubbs · c. 1762

Neoclassical & Romantic
An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump, Joseph Wright of Derby

An Experiment on a Bird in the Air Pump

Joseph Wright of Derby · 1768

Neoclassical & Romantic
Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Self-Portrait in a Straw Hat

Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun · 1782

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Hay Wain, John Constable

The Hay Wain

John Constable · 1821

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Execution of Lady Jane Grey, Paul Delaroche

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey

Paul Delaroche · 1833

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Fighting Temeraire, J. M. W. Turner

The Fighting Temeraire

J. M. W. Turner · 1839

Neoclassical & Romantic
Rain, Steam and Speed, J. M. W. Turner

Rain, Steam and Speed

J. M. W. Turner · 1844

Neoclassical & Romantic
Sunflowers, Vincent van Gogh

Sunflowers

Vincent van Gogh · 1888

Realism & Impressionism
The Boulevard Montmartre at Night, Camille Pissarro

The Boulevard Montmartre at Night

Camille Pissarro · 1897

Realism & Impressionism

British Museum 13

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre, Utagawa Kuniyoshi

Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre

Utagawa Kuniyoshi · About 1844–46

Japan
Mosque lamp made for the Dome of the Rock, Painted by Musli, Iznik

Mosque lamp made for the Dome of the Rock

Painted by Musli, Iznik · AH 956 / 1549

Islamic World
Statue of Tara, Sri Lankan bronze caster

Statue of Tara

Sri Lankan bronze caster · 700s

India & South Asia
Princes of the House of Timur, Attributed to Mir Sayyid Ali, with heads repainted in the early 1600s

Princes of the House of Timur

Attributed to Mir Sayyid Ali, with heads repainted in the early 1600s · About 1550–55, reworked about 1605

India & South Asia
Nebamun hunting in the marshes, Egyptian painters of Thebes

Nebamun hunting in the marshes

Egyptian painters of Thebes · About 1350 BCE

Africa
Sphinx of Taharqa, Kushite sculptor, royal workshop

Sphinx of Taharqa

Kushite sculptor, royal workshop · About 680 BCE

Africa
Head of a Ruler, probably an Ooni (king) of Ife, Ife brass caster, royal court

Head of a Ruler, probably an Ooni (king) of Ife

Ife brass caster, royal court · 1300s–early 1400s

Africa
Ndop figure of a Kuba king, Kuba carver of the royal court

Ndop figure of a Kuba king

Kuba carver of the royal court · 1700s (museum estimate)

Africa
Large vessel for storing oil, Kabyle woman potter

Large vessel for storing oil

Kabyle woman potter · Early 1900s

Africa
Lintel 24, Maya sculptor of Yaxchilan

Lintel 24

Maya sculptor of Yaxchilan · Carved about 725; the rite shown took place on 28 October 709

The Americas
Taíno ritual seat (duho), Taíno carver of Hispaniola

Taíno ritual seat (duho)

Taíno carver of Hispaniola · About 1290–1400

The Americas
Codex Zouche-Nuttall, Mixtec painters

Codex Zouche-Nuttall

Mixtec painters · About 1200–1521 (museum estimate)

The Americas
Double-headed serpent, Mexica or Mixtec mosaic workers

Double-headed serpent

Mexica or Mixtec mosaic workers · 1400s–early 1500s

The Americas

British Library 7

Right side of a double-page frontispiece to the seventh volume of Sultan Baybars' Qur'an, Attributed to Abu Bakr Sandal, with Aydughdi ibn Abdallah (illumination); Muhammad ibn al-Wahid (calligraphy)

Right side of a double-page frontispiece to the seventh volume of Sultan Baybars' Qur'an

Attributed to Abu Bakr Sandal, with Aydughdi ibn Abdallah (illumination); Muhammad ibn al-Wahid (calligraphy) · 1304–1306

Islamic World
The Building of the Palace of Khawarnaq, Ascribed to Bihzad

The Building of the Palace of Khawarnaq

Ascribed to Bihzad · 1494–95

Islamic World
Ghiyath al-Din enthroned with attendants, from the Ni'matnama, Painter of the Malwa Sultanate court at Mandu

Ghiyath al-Din enthroned with attendants, from the Ni'matnama

Painter of the Malwa Sultanate court at Mandu · About 1495–1505

India & South Asia
Hanuman flies to the Himalayas in search of sacred herbs, from the Mewar Ramayana, Sahibdin

Hanuman flies to the Himalayas in search of sacred herbs, from the Mewar Ramayana

Sahibdin · 1652

India & South Asia
General Claude Martin's house Constantia set in its park at Lucknow, Sita Ram

General Claude Martin's house Constantia set in its park at Lucknow

Sita Ram · 1814–15

India & South Asia
Mahakassapa Paying Homage to the Buddha's Feet, Burmese painter

Mahakassapa Paying Homage to the Buddha's Feet

Burmese painter · Mid-1800s

Southeast Asia
Opening pages of a Qur'an manuscript from Patani, Patani scribe and illuminator

Opening pages of a Qur'an manuscript from Patani

Patani scribe and illuminator · Second half of the 1800s

Southeast Asia

Victoria and Albert Museum 6

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Ground, John Constable

Salisbury Cathedral from the Bishop's Ground

John Constable · 1823

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Ardabil Carpet, Maqsud Kashani and Safavid weavers

The Ardabil Carpet

Maqsud Kashani and Safavid weavers · AH 946 / 1539–40

Islamic World
Akbar's adventures with the elephant Hawa'i, from the Akbarnama, Basawan (design) and Chetar (painting)

Akbar's adventures with the elephant Hawa'i, from the Akbarnama

Basawan (design) and Chetar (painting) · About 1590–95

India & South Asia
Shah Tahmasp of Iran, Sahifa Banu

Shah Tahmasp of Iran

Sahifa Banu · Early 17th century

India & South Asia
Wine cup of Shah Jahan, Mughal jade carvers

Wine cup of Shah Jahan

Mughal jade carvers · AH 1067 / 1657

India & South Asia
Wheel of the Law (Dharmachakra), Dvaravati sculptor

Wheel of the Law (Dharmachakra)

Dvaravati sculptor · 600s–700s

Southeast Asia

Courtauld Gallery 3

Adam and Eve, Lucas Cranach the Elder

Adam and Eve

Lucas Cranach the Elder · 1526

Renaissance
A Bar at the Folies-Bergère, Édouard Manet

A Bar at the Folies-Bergère

Édouard Manet · 1882

Realism & Impressionism
Montagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine, Paul Cézanne

Montagne Sainte-Victoire with Large Pine

Paul Cézanne · c. 1887

Realism & Impressionism

Tate Britain 3

Newton, William Blake

Newton

William Blake · 1795–c. 1805

Neoclassical & Romantic
Ophelia, John Everett Millais

Ophelia

John Everett Millais · 1851–52

Realism & Impressionism
The Lady of Shalott, John William Waterhouse

The Lady of Shalott

John William Waterhouse · 1888

Realism & Impressionism

Wallace Collection 2

The Laughing Cavalier, Frans Hals

The Laughing Cavalier

Frans Hals · 1624

Baroque & Rococo
The Swing, Jean-Honoré Fragonard

The Swing

Jean-Honoré Fragonard · c. 1767–68

Neoclassical & Romantic

Wellcome Collection 2

The Kalpasutra, the fourteen dreams of Queen Trishala, Western Indian Jain scribe and painter

The Kalpasutra, the fourteen dreams of Queen Trishala

Western Indian Jain scribe and painter · Dated 1503

India & South Asia
Ethiopian scroll with prayers against various ailments, Ethiopian debtera (church scholar and scribe)

Ethiopian scroll with prayers against various ailments

Ethiopian debtera (church scholar and scribe) · 1700s–1800s

Africa

Kenwood House 1

Self-Portrait with Two Circles, Rembrandt

Self-Portrait with Two Circles

Rembrandt · c. 1665

Baroque & Rococo

New York United States · 60

Metropolitan Museum of Art 54

Soap Bubbles, Jean-Siméon Chardin

Soap Bubbles

Jean-Siméon Chardin · c. 1733–34

Baroque & Rococo
Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Adélaïde Labille-Guiard

Self-Portrait with Two Pupils

Adélaïde Labille-Guiard · 1785

Neoclassical & Romantic
Charlotte du Val d'Ognes, Marie-Denise Villers

Charlotte du Val d'Ognes

Marie-Denise Villers · 1801

Neoclassical & Romantic
View from Mount Holyoke after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow), Thomas Cole

View from Mount Holyoke after a Thunderstorm (The Oxbow)

Thomas Cole · 1836

Neoclassical & Romantic
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri, George Caleb Bingham

Fur Traders Descending the Missouri

George Caleb Bingham · 1845

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Horse Fair, Rosa Bonheur

The Horse Fair

Rosa Bonheur · 1852–55

Realism & Impressionism
The Third-Class Carriage, Honoré Daumier

The Third-Class Carriage

Honoré Daumier · 1864

Realism & Impressionism
The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull), Thomas Eakins

The Champion Single Sculls (Max Schmitt in a Single Scull)

Thomas Eakins · 1871

Realism & Impressionism
Madame X, John Singer Sargent

Madame X

John Singer Sargent · 1883–84

Realism & Impressionism
The Gulf Stream, Winslow Homer

The Gulf Stream

Winslow Homer · 1899, reworked by 1906

Realism & Impressionism
Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River, Mi Fu

Poem Written in a Boat on the Wu River

Mi Fu · About 1095

China
The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai, Wang Hui and assistants

The Kangxi Emperor's Southern Inspection Tour, Scroll Three: Ji'nan to Mount Tai

Wang Hui and assistants · Datable to 1698

China
Flower Study, Yun Bing

Flower Study

Yun Bing · Late 1600s or early 1700s

China
Wangchuan Villa, Wang Yuanqi

Wangchuan Villa

Wang Yuanqi · 1711

China
Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron), Suzuki Harunobu

Lovers Walking in the Snow (Crow and Heron)

Suzuki Harunobu · 1764–1772

Japan
Peony and Bamboo, Ike Gyokuran

Peony and Bamboo

Ike Gyokuran · About 1768

Japan
Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave), Katsushika Hokusai

Under the Wave off Kanagawa (The Great Wave)

Katsushika Hokusai · About 1830–32

Japan
Maebyeong vase with inlaid cranes and clouds, Goryeo potter

Maebyeong vase with inlaid cranes and clouds

Goryeo potter · Second half of the 12th century

Korea
Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva of the underworld, Goryeo Buddhist painter

Ksitigarbha, the bodhisattva of the underworld

Goryeo Buddhist painter · Goryeo dynasty, first half of the 14th century

Korea
Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra, Volume 2, Goryeo sutra painter and scribe

Illustrated Manuscript of the Lotus Sutra, Volume 2

Goryeo sutra painter and scribe · Goryeo dynasty, about 1340

Korea
Jar with floral scroll, Joseon potter

Jar with floral scroll

Joseon potter · Late 15th to early 16th century

Korea
Bamboo in the Wind, Yi Jeong

Bamboo in the Wind

Yi Jeong · Early 17th century

Korea
Moon Jar, Joseon potter

Moon Jar

Joseon potter · Second half of the 18th century

Korea
Still Life with Bronze Vessels and Flowering Plants, Attributed to Jang Seung-eop

Still Life with Bronze Vessels and Flowering Plants

Attributed to Jang Seung-eop · 1894

Korea
Bowl with Two Facing Peacocks, Iraqi potter, probably of Basra

Bowl with Two Facing Peacocks

Iraqi potter, probably of Basra · Second to third quarter of the 900s

Islamic World
Bowl with Arabic Inscription, Samanid potter of Nishapur

Bowl with Arabic Inscription

Samanid potter of Nishapur · 900s

Islamic World
Bowl, Mina'i ("enameled") ware, Iranian potter, probably of Kashan

Bowl, Mina'i ("enameled") ware

Iranian potter, probably of Kashan · Late 12th–early 13th century

Islamic World
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript, Nasrid calligrapher

Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript

Nasrid calligrapher · Late 13th–early 14th century

Islamic World
"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari, Painter, after the designs of al-Jazari

"The Elephant Clock", Folio from a Book of the Knowledge of Ingenious Mechanical Devices by al-Jazari

Painter, after the designs of al-Jazari · AH 715 / 1315

Islamic World
Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir, Mamluk glassmaker

Mosque Lamp Bearing the Name of the Mamluk Sultan al-Malik al-Nasir

Mamluk glassmaker · About 1340

Islamic World
Mihrab (Prayer Niche), Isfahan tile cutters

Mihrab (Prayer Niche)

Isfahan tile cutters · Dated AH 755 / 1354–55

Islamic World
Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent, Ottoman court calligrapher and illuminators

Tughra (Insignia) of Sultan Süleiman the Magnificent

Ottoman court calligrapher and illuminators · About 1555–60

Islamic World
Tile Panel, Iznik potters

Tile Panel

Iznik potters · Second half of the 16th century

Islamic World
The Lovers, Reza Abbasi

The Lovers

Reza Abbasi · AH 1039 / 1630

Islamic World
Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion, Newar metal caster of the Kathmandu Valley

Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Infinite Compassion

Newar metal caster of the Kathmandu Valley · 900s

India & South Asia
The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript, Mahavihara Master

The Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Dispensing Boons: Folio from an Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita Manuscript

Mahavihara Master · Early 1100s

India & South Asia
Vasant Ragini, Page from a Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes), Painter of Amber

Vasant Ragini, Page from a Ragamala Series (Garland of Musical Modes)

Painter of Amber · Early 1600s

India & South Asia
Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight, folio from a Padshahnama, Bulaqi

Shah Jahan Watching an Elephant Fight, folio from a Padshahnama

Bulaqi · Probably 1639

India & South Asia
Kalamkari Hanging with Figures in an Architectural Setting, Deccani dyers and painters

Kalamkari Hanging with Figures in an Architectural Setting

Deccani dyers and painters · About 1640–50

India & South Asia
A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series, Devidasa of Nurpur

A Courtesan and Her Lover Estranged by a Quarrel: Page from a Rasamanjari series

Devidasa of Nurpur · 1694–95

India & South Asia
Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha, Attributed to Nainsukh

Raja Balwant Singh’s Vision of Krishna and Radha

Attributed to Nainsukh · About 1745–50

India & South Asia
Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series, First generation after Manaku and Nainsukh

Krishna Subduing Kaliya, the Snake Demon: Folio from a Bhagavata Purana Series

First generation after Manaku and Nainsukh · About 1785

India & South Asia
Manuscript Storage Cabinet, Thai lacquer painters

Manuscript Storage Cabinet

Thai lacquer painters · Late 1700s–early 1800s

Southeast Asia
Classic Kerma Beaker, Kerma potter

Classic Kerma Beaker

Kerma potter · About 1802–1640 BCE

Africa
Lidded Saltcellar, Temne or Bullom (Sapi) ivory carver

Lidded Saltcellar

Temne or Bullom (Sapi) ivory carver · About 1490–1530

Africa
Pendant Mask of Iyoba Idia, Edo ivory carver, Igbesanmwa guild of Benin

Pendant Mask of Iyoba Idia

Edo ivory carver, Igbesanmwa guild of Benin · 1500s

Africa
Plaque with Warrior and Attendants, Edo brass caster, Igun Eronmwon guild of Benin

Plaque with Warrior and Attendants

Edo brass caster, Igun Eronmwon guild of Benin · About 1540–70

Africa
Crucifix, Kongo brass caster, Kingdom of Kongo

Crucifix

Kongo brass caster, Kingdom of Kongo · 1500s–1600s

Africa
Seated Couple, Dogon sculptor known as the "Barnes Foundation Master"

Seated Couple

Dogon sculptor known as the "Barnes Foundation Master" · 1700s–early 1800s

Africa
Lupona (royal seat), Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" (about 1810–1870)

Lupona (royal seat)

Ngongo ya Chintu, formerly known as the "Buli Master" (about 1810–1870) · About 1840–70

Africa
Harpoon counterweight, Old Bering Sea ivory carver, Bering Strait region of Alaska

Harpoon counterweight

Old Bering Sea ivory carver, Bering Strait region of Alaska · About 300–500

The Americas
Pair of Ear Ornaments with Winged Runners, Moche goldsmiths and mosaic makers, north coast of Peru

Pair of Ear Ornaments with Winged Runners

Moche goldsmiths and mosaic makers, north coast of Peru · About 400–700

The Americas
Dress, Lakota beadworker

Dress

Lakota beadworker · About 1870

The Americas
Totem Pole Model, Charles Edenshaw, Haida

Totem Pole Model

Charles Edenshaw, Haida · About 1890

The Americas

Museum of Modern Art 2

The Starry Night, Vincent van Gogh

The Starry Night

Vincent van Gogh · 1889

Realism & Impressionism
The Sleeping Gypsy, Henri Rousseau

The Sleeping Gypsy

Henri Rousseau · 1897

Realism & Impressionism

Brooklyn Museum 1

Lukasa (memory board), Luba carver, for the Mbudye association

Lukasa (memory board)

Luba carver, for the Mbudye association · Late 1800s–early 1900s

Africa

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum 1

Kain Panjang (Long Batik Cloth), Javanese batik maker

Kain Panjang (Long Batik Cloth)

Javanese batik maker · About 1850

Southeast Asia

The Frick Collection 1

St Francis in the Desert, Giovanni Bellini

St Francis in the Desert

Giovanni Bellini · c. 1475–80

Renaissance

The Met Cloisters 1

Mérode Altarpiece, Robert Campin and workshop

Mérode Altarpiece

Robert Campin and workshop · c. 1427–32

Renaissance

Paris France · 58

Musée du Louvre 34

Madonna of Chancellor Rolin, Jan van Eyck

Madonna of Chancellor Rolin

Jan van Eyck · c. 1435

Renaissance
Virgin of the Rocks, Leonardo da Vinci

Virgin of the Rocks

Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1483–94

Renaissance
An Old Man and His Grandson, Domenico Ghirlandaio

An Old Man and His Grandson

Domenico Ghirlandaio · c. 1490

Renaissance
Mona Lisa, Leonardo da Vinci

Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1503–19

Renaissance
Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, Raphael

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione

Raphael · c. 1514–15

Renaissance
The Moneylender and His Wife, Quentin Matsys

The Moneylender and His Wife

Quentin Matsys · 1514

Renaissance
The Wedding at Cana, Paolo Veronese

The Wedding at Cana

Paolo Veronese · 1562–63

Renaissance
Charles I at the Hunt, Anthony van Dyck

Charles I at the Hunt

Anthony van Dyck · c. 1636

Baroque & Rococo
The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds, Georges de La Tour

The Cheat with the Ace of Diamonds

Georges de La Tour · c. 1636–40

Baroque & Rococo
Et in Arcadia Ego, Nicolas Poussin

Et in Arcadia Ego

Nicolas Poussin · c. 1638

Baroque & Rococo
Peasant Family in an Interior, Louis Le Nain

Peasant Family in an Interior

Louis Le Nain · c. 1642

Baroque & Rococo
The Clubfoot, Jusepe de Ribera

The Clubfoot

Jusepe de Ribera · 1642

Baroque & Rococo
The Young Beggar, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

The Young Beggar

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo · c. 1647–48

Baroque & Rococo
Louis XIV, Hyacinthe Rigaud

Louis XIV

Hyacinthe Rigaud · 1701

Baroque & Rococo
Pilgrimage to Cythera, Antoine Watteau

Pilgrimage to Cythera

Antoine Watteau · 1717

Baroque & Rococo
The Ray, Jean-Siméon Chardin

The Ray

Jean-Siméon Chardin · 1728

Baroque & Rococo
Diana Leaving Her Bath, François Boucher

Diana Leaving Her Bath

François Boucher · 1742

Baroque & Rococo
Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David

Oath of the Horatii

Jacques-Louis David · 1784

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Sleep of Endymion, Anne-Louis Girodet

The Sleep of Endymion

Anne-Louis Girodet · 1791

Neoclassical & Romantic
Imaginary View of the Grande Galerie of the Louvre in Ruins, Hubert Robert

Imaginary View of the Grande Galerie of the Louvre in Ruins

Hubert Robert · 1796

Neoclassical & Romantic
Portrait of a Black Woman (Portrait of Madeleine), Marie-Guillemine Benoist

Portrait of a Black Woman (Portrait of Madeleine)

Marie-Guillemine Benoist · 1800

Neoclassical & Romantic
Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa, Antoine-Jean Gros

Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Victims of Jaffa

Antoine-Jean Gros · 1804

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Charging Chasseur, Théodore Géricault

The Charging Chasseur

Théodore Géricault · 1812

Neoclassical & Romantic
La Grande Odalisque, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

La Grande Odalisque

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1814

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Raft of the Medusa, Théodore Géricault

The Raft of the Medusa

Théodore Géricault · 1818–19

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Colosseum Seen from the Farnese Gardens, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

The Colosseum Seen from the Farnese Gardens

Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot · 1826

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Death of Sardanapalus, Eugène Delacroix

The Death of Sardanapalus

Eugène Delacroix · 1827

Neoclassical & Romantic
Liberty Leading the People, Eugène Delacroix

Liberty Leading the People

Eugène Delacroix · 1830

Neoclassical & Romantic
Louis-François Bertin, Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Louis-François Bertin

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1832

Neoclassical & Romantic
Women of Algiers in Their Apartment, Eugène Delacroix

Women of Algiers in Their Apartment

Eugène Delacroix · 1834

Neoclassical & Romantic
Basin known as the "Baptistère de Saint Louis", Muhammad ibn al-Zayn

Basin known as the "Baptistère de Saint Louis"

Muhammad ibn al-Zayn · About 1325–40

Islamic World
Planispheric astrolabe, 'Abd al-A'imma

Planispheric astrolabe

'Abd al-A'imma · 1700–1715

Islamic World
Jahangir Visiting the Ascetic Jadrup, from the St. Petersburg Album, Attributed to Govardhan

Jahangir Visiting the Ascetic Jadrup, from the St. Petersburg Album

Attributed to Govardhan · About 1616–20

India & South Asia
Christ and Abbot Mena, Coptic painter, Monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit

Christ and Abbot Mena

Coptic painter, Monastery of Apa Apollo at Bawit · 700s

Africa

Musée d'Orsay 17

The Desperate Man, Gustave Courbet

The Desperate Man

Gustave Courbet · c. 1844–45

Neoclassical & Romantic · on loan from Qatar Museums
A Burial at Ornans, Gustave Courbet

A Burial at Ornans

Gustave Courbet · 1849–50

Realism & Impressionism
The Gleaners, Jean-François Millet

The Gleaners

Jean-François Millet · 1857

Realism & Impressionism
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe, Édouard Manet

Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe

Édouard Manet · 1863

Realism & Impressionism
Olympia, Édouard Manet

Olympia

Édouard Manet · 1863

Realism & Impressionism
The Birth of Venus, Alexandre Cabanel

The Birth of Venus

Alexandre Cabanel · 1863

Realism & Impressionism
Family Reunion, Frédéric Bazille

Family Reunion

Frédéric Bazille · 1867–68

Realism & Impressionism
Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (Whistler's Mother), James McNeill Whistler

Arrangement in Grey and Black No. 1 (Whistler's Mother)

James McNeill Whistler · 1871

Realism & Impressionism
The Cradle, Berthe Morisot

The Cradle

Berthe Morisot · 1872

Realism & Impressionism
The Dance Class, Edgar Degas

The Dance Class

Edgar Degas · 1873–76

Realism & Impressionism
The Floor Scrapers, Gustave Caillebotte

The Floor Scrapers

Gustave Caillebotte · 1875

Realism & Impressionism
In a Café (L'Absinthe), Edgar Degas

In a Café (L'Absinthe)

Edgar Degas · 1875–76

Realism & Impressionism
Bal du moulin de la Galette, Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Bal du moulin de la Galette

Pierre-Auguste Renoir · 1876

Realism & Impressionism
Boat in the Flood at Port-Marly, Alfred Sisley

Boat in the Flood at Port-Marly

Alfred Sisley · 1876

Realism & Impressionism
The Apparition, Gustave Moreau

The Apparition

Gustave Moreau · 1876

Realism & Impressionism
The Poor Fisherman, Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

The Poor Fisherman

Pierre Puvis de Chavannes · 1881

Realism & Impressionism
The Card Players, Paul Cézanne

The Card Players

Paul Cézanne · 1893–96

Realism & Impressionism

Bibliothèque nationale de France 2

The Maqamat of al-Hariri, a pilgrim caravan, Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti

The Maqamat of al-Hariri, a pilgrim caravan

Yahya ibn Mahmud al-Wasiti · AH 634 / 1237

Islamic World
The Trial of Dimna, from Kalila and Dimna, Mamluk painter

The Trial of Dimna, from Kalila and Dimna

Mamluk painter · About 1350

Islamic World

Musée Guimet 2

Harihara, Cambodian sculptor of Angkor Borei

Harihara

Cambodian sculptor of Angkor Borei · Late 500s–600s

Southeast Asia
Portrait of King Jayavarman VII, Khmer sculptor

Portrait of King Jayavarman VII

Khmer sculptor · About 1200

Southeast Asia

Musée du quai Branly – Jacques Chirac 2

Sculpture dedicated to Gou, Attributed to Akati Ekplékendo

Sculpture dedicated to Gou

Attributed to Akati Ekplékendo · Before 1858

Africa
Robe of the Three Villages, Quapaw painter, Arkansas River

Robe of the Three Villages

Quapaw painter, Arkansas River · About 1740

The Americas

Musée Marmottan Monet 1

Impression, Sunrise, Claude Monet

Impression, Sunrise

Claude Monet · 1872

Realism & Impressionism

Cleveland United States · 41

Cleveland Museum of Art 41

The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream, Dai Jin

The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream

Dai Jin · 1400s

China
Mount Hua, Tang Yin

Mount Hua

Tang Yin · 1506

China
Old Trees by a Wintry Brook, Wen Zhengming

Old Trees by a Wintry Brook

Wen Zhengming · 1551

China
Mount Qingbian, Dong Qichang

Mount Qingbian

Dong Qichang · 1617

China
Fish and Rocks, Bada Shanren (Zhu Da)

Fish and Rocks

Bada Shanren (Zhu Da) · Mid- to late 1600s

China
Reminiscences of Qinhuai River, leaf eight, Shitao

Reminiscences of Qinhuai River, leaf eight

Shitao · About 1695

China
Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts, Luo Ping

Zhong Kui Supported by Ghosts

Luo Ping · 18th century

China
Reflections of Priest Foyen, Ikkyū Sōjun

Reflections of Priest Foyen

Ikkyū Sōjun · 1400s

Japan
Dragon and Tiger, Sesson Shūkei

Dragon and Tiger

Sesson Shūkei · About 1546–56

Japan
Poems from the Shinkokinshū with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass, Hon'ami Kōetsu (calligraphy) and Tawaraya Sōtatsu (designs)

Poems from the Shinkokinshū with Printed Designs of Chinese Lions and Crab Finger Grass

Hon'ami Kōetsu (calligraphy) and Tawaraya Sōtatsu (designs) · Early 1600s

Japan
Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō, Kiyohara Yukinobu

Minamoto no Nakakuni Visits Lady Kogō

Kiyohara Yukinobu · Late 1600s

Japan
Writing Box with Europeans, Japanese lacquer maker

Writing Box with Europeans

Japanese lacquer maker · 1800s

Japan
Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake, Utagawa Hiroshige

Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi Bridge and Atake

Utagawa Hiroshige · 1857

Japan
Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch, Kawanabe Kyōsai

Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch

Kawanabe Kyōsai · 1880s

Japan
Books and Scholars' Accoutrements (chaekgado), Yi Taek-gyun

Books and Scholars' Accoutrements (chaekgado)

Yi Taek-gyun · Late 1800s

Korea
Folio from a Qur'an (verso), Abbasid scribe

Folio from a Qur'an (verso)

Abbasid scribe · 800s

Islamic World
Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner, Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili

Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner

Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili · AH 620 / 1223

Islamic World
Three physicians preparing medicine, from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides, Abdallah ibn al-Fadl

Three physicians preparing medicine, from an Arabic translation of the Materia Medica of Dioscorides

Abdallah ibn al-Fadl · AH 621 / 1224

Islamic World
Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern, Ushak weavers

Classical Turkish Carpet with the Lotto Pattern

Ushak weavers · 1600–1650

Islamic World
Suzani (divan cover), Women embroiderers of Bukhara

Suzani (divan cover)

Women embroiderers of Bukhara · 1700s

Islamic World
Pen and Ink Box, Qajar lacquer painter

Pen and Ink Box

Qajar lacquer painter · 1800s

Islamic World
Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance, Chola bronze caster

Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance

Chola bronze caster · 1000s

India & South Asia
Green Tara, Attributed to Aniko

Green Tara

Attributed to Aniko · About 1260s

India & South Asia
Portrait of Maharaja Savant Singh with Consort, Bani Thani, Attributed to Nihal Chand

Portrait of Maharaja Savant Singh with Consort, Bani Thani

Attributed to Nihal Chand · Mid-1700s

India & South Asia
Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan, Cambodian sculptor of Phnom Da

Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan

Cambodian sculptor of Phnom Da · About 600

Southeast Asia
Flying Hanuman, Khmer bronze caster

Flying Hanuman

Khmer bronze caster · 900s

Southeast Asia
Head of a Woman, Majapahit terracotta sculptor

Head of a Woman

Majapahit terracotta sculptor · 1300s–1400s

Southeast Asia
Hinggi, Sumbanese weaver

Hinggi

Sumbanese weaver · 1800s

Southeast Asia
Head, Woman ceramicist of the Nok culture

Head

Woman ceramicist of the Nok culture · About 20–620

Africa
Male Figure, Inland Niger Delta potter (Djenné style), possibly a woman

Male Figure

Inland Niger Delta potter (Djenné style), possibly a woman · Possibly 1300s–1600s (museum estimate)

Africa
Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of Saint Luke, Painter of Tigray, Ethiopia

Single Leaf from a Gospel Book with a Portrait of Saint Luke

Painter of Tigray, Ethiopia · About 1440–1480

Africa
Memorial head (nsodie), Akan woman potter

Memorial head (nsodie)

Akan woman potter · Late 1600s–early 1700s

Africa
Neckpiece with panel (umphapheni), Northern Nguni beadworker, Zulu style

Neckpiece with panel (umphapheni)

Northern Nguni beadworker, Zulu style · 1800s–1900s

Africa
Urn Figure, Zapotec potter of the Valley of Oaxaca

Urn Figure

Zapotec potter of the Valley of Oaxaca · About 200–500

The Americas
Portrait Head Vessel, Moche potter, north coast of Peru

Portrait Head Vessel

Moche potter, north coast of Peru · About 200–550

The Americas
Pectoral (Chest Plaque), Coclé goldsmith of central Panama (Conte style)

Pectoral (Chest Plaque)

Coclé goldsmith of central Panama (Conte style) · About 400–900

The Americas
Painted Vase with Ruler and Scribe, Maya painter, northern Petén (Guatemala) or southern Campeche (Mexico)

Painted Vase with Ruler and Scribe

Maya painter, northern Petén (Guatemala) or southern Campeche (Mexico) · Late Classic period, 600–900

The Americas
Tunic with Sacrificer, Wari weavers, central Andes

Tunic with Sacrificer

Wari weavers, central Andes · About 600–1000

The Americas
Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device), Inca khipu maker

Inka Khipu (Fiber Recording Device)

Inca khipu maker · About 1400–1532

The Americas
Tunic, Inca weaver

Tunic

Inca weaver · About 1400–1540

The Americas
Kero (Waisted Cup), Andean painter, Colonial Inka style

Kero (Waisted Cup)

Andean painter, Colonial Inka style · After 1550

The Americas

Seoul South Korea · 28

National Museum of Korea 15

Melon-shaped vase, Goryeo potter

Melon-shaped vase

Goryeo potter · First half of the 12th century

Korea
Incense burner with openwork lid, Goryeo potter

Incense burner with openwork lid

Goryeo potter · Goryeo dynasty, 12th century

Korea
Portrait of Yi Je-hyeon, Chen Jianru

Portrait of Yi Je-hyeon

Chen Jianru · 1319

Korea
Hunting on Horseback, Attributed to King Gongmin

Hunting on Horseback

Attributed to King Gongmin · Goryeo dynasty, 14th century

Korea
Flat bottle with incised fish, Joseon potter

Flat bottle with incised fish

Joseon potter · Joseon dynasty, 15th to 16th century

Korea
Plants and Insects: Cucumber and Frog, Attributed to Sin Saimdang

Plants and Insects: Cucumber and Frog

Attributed to Sin Saimdang · Joseon dynasty

Korea
Searching for Plum Blossoms, Kim Myeong-guk

Searching for Plum Blossoms

Kim Myeong-guk · Mid 17th century

Korea
Clearing after Rain on Mount Inwang, Jeong Seon

Clearing after Rain on Mount Inwang

Jeong Seon · 1751

Korea
Self-Portrait at Seventy, Kang Se-hwang

Self-Portrait at Seventy

Kang Se-hwang · 1782

Korea
Wrestling, from the Album of Genre Paintings, Kim Hong-do

Wrestling, from the Album of Genre Paintings

Kim Hong-do · Late 18th century

Korea
Portrait of Seo Jik-su, Yi Myeong-gi and Kim Hong-do

Portrait of Seo Jik-su

Yi Myeong-gi and Kim Hong-do · 1796

Korea
Endless Rivers and Mountains, Yi In-mun

Endless Rivers and Mountains

Yi In-mun · Late 18th to early 19th century

Korea
Winter Scene (Sehando), Kim Jeong-hui

Winter Scene (Sehando)

Kim Jeong-hui · 1844

Korea
Lotus and Kingfisher, from an Album of Flowers and Birds, Attributed to Jukhyang

Lotus and Kingfisher, from an Album of Flowers and Birds

Attributed to Jukhyang · 1800s

Korea
Portrait of Choe Ik-hyeon, Chae Yong-sin

Portrait of Choe Ik-hyeon

Chae Yong-sin · 1905

Korea

Kansong Art Museum 4

Hunminjeongeum Haerye, the book that announced the Korean alphabet, King Sejong and scholars of the Hall of Worthies

Hunminjeongeum Haerye, the book that announced the Korean alphabet

King Sejong and scholars of the Hall of Worthies · 1446

Korea
Dano Festival, from the Hyewon Album of Genre Paintings, Sin Yun-bok

Dano Festival, from the Hyewon Album of Genre Paintings

Sin Yun-bok · Late 18th to early 19th century

Korea
Portrait of a Beauty, Sin Yun-bok

Portrait of a Beauty

Sin Yun-bok · Late 18th to early 19th century

Korea
Cat Stealing a Chick, from the Geungjae Album of Genre Paintings, Kim Deuk-sin

Cat Stealing a Chick, from the Geungjae Album of Genre Paintings

Kim Deuk-sin · Late 18th to early 19th century

Korea

National Palace Museum of Korea 3

Sun, Moon and Five Peaks, Korean court painters

Sun, Moon and Five Peaks

Korean court painters · 1800s to early 1900s

Korea
King Jeongjo's Procession to Hwaseong, Joseon court painters

King Jeongjo's Procession to Hwaseong

Joseon court painters · Late 19th century, after the 1795 original

Korea
Ten Symbols of Longevity, Korean court painters

Ten Symbols of Longevity

Korean court painters · 19th to early 20th century

Korea

Ewha Womans University Museum 2

Jar with plum, bird and bamboo in underglaze blue, Potter and painter of the royal kilns

Jar with plum, bird and bamboo in underglaze blue

Potter and painter of the royal kilns · Joseon dynasty, 15th to 16th century

Korea
Jar with Grapevine Design, Joseon potter

Jar with Grapevine Design

Joseon potter · 18th century

Korea

Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art 2

Avatamsaka Sutra, handwritten in ink on white paper, the end of a scroll with its colophon, Silla scribes and craftsmen, for the monk Yeongi

Avatamsaka Sutra, handwritten in ink on white paper, the end of a scroll with its colophon

Silla scribes and craftsmen, for the monk Yeongi · 754–755

Korea
General View of the Diamond Mountains, Jeong Seon

General View of the Diamond Mountains

Jeong Seon · 1734

Korea

National Folk Museum of Korea 1

Character Painting of the Eight Confucian Virtues (munjado), Korean folk painter

Character Painting of the Eight Confucian Virtues (munjado)

Korean folk painter · Probably 1800s

Korea

Seoul National University Museum 1

Gathering at the Reading Hall, Joseon painter

Gathering at the Reading Hall

Joseon painter · About 1570

Korea

Tokyo Japan · 25

Tokyo National Museum 16

Five Horses, Li Gonglin

Five Horses

Li Gonglin · About 1090

China
The Poet Li Bai Strolling, Liang Kai

The Poet Li Bai Strolling

Liang Kai · 13th century

China
Reading in Bamboo Grove Study, Attributed to Tenshō Shūbun

Reading in Bamboo Grove Study

Attributed to Tenshō Shūbun · 1447 (date of the preface)

Japan
Winter Landscape, Sesshū Tōyō

Winter Landscape

Sesshū Tōyō · Late 1400s or early 1500s

Japan
Landscape, Sesshū Tōyō

Landscape

Sesshū Tōyō · 1495

Japan
Black Raku tea bowl named Suehiro, Chōjirō

Black Raku tea bowl named Suehiro

Chōjirō · Late 1500s–early 1600s

Japan
Cypress Trees, Kanō Eitoku

Cypress Trees

Kanō Eitoku · 1590

Japan
Pine Forest, Hasegawa Tōhaku

Pine Forest

Hasegawa Tōhaku · 16th century

Japan
Beauty Looking Back, Hishikawa Moronobu

Beauty Looking Back

Hishikawa Moronobu · Edo period, 17th century

Japan
Writing Box with Eight Bridges, Ogata Kōrin

Writing Box with Eight Bridges

Ogata Kōrin · Edo period, 18th century

Japan
Ōtani Oniji III as Edobei, Tōshūsai Sharaku

Ōtani Oniji III as Edobei

Tōshūsai Sharaku · 1794

Japan
Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn, Sakai Hōitsu

Flowering Plants of Summer and Autumn

Sakai Hōitsu · 19th century

Japan
Portrait of Takami Senseki, Watanabe Kazan

Portrait of Takami Senseki

Watanabe Kazan · 1837

Japan
Lakeside, Kuroda Seiki

Lakeside

Kuroda Seiki · 1897

Japan · Kuroda Memorial Hall
Landscape, Attributed to Kang Hui-an

Landscape

Attributed to Kang Hui-an · Joseon dynasty, 16th to 17th century

Korea
Standing Buddha, Gandhara sculptor

Standing Buddha

Gandhara sculptor · Kushan dynasty, 100s to 200s

India & South Asia

Museum of the Imperial Collections, Sannomaru Shōzōkan 2

Illustrated Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions, Painter, for the samurai Takezaki Suenaga

Illustrated Scrolls of the Mongol Invasions

Painter, for the samurai Takezaki Suenaga · Late 1200s

Japan
Chinese Lions, Kanō Eitoku

Chinese Lions

Kanō Eitoku · Late 16th century

Japan

University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts 2

Salmon, Takahashi Yuichi

Salmon

Takahashi Yuichi · About 1877

Japan
Merciful Mother Kannon, Kanō Hōgai

Merciful Mother Kannon

Kanō Hōgai · 1888

Japan

Idemitsu Museum of Arts 1

The Ban Dainagon Scrolls, the Burning of the Ōtenmon Gate, Attributed to Tokiwa Mitsunaga

The Ban Dainagon Scrolls, the Burning of the Ōtenmon Gate

Attributed to Tokiwa Mitsunaga · Late 12th century

Japan

Nezu Museum 1

Irises, Ogata Kōrin

Irises

Ogata Kōrin · Edo period, 18th century

Japan

Sensō-ji 1

Willow Branch Avalokiteshvara, Hyeheo

Willow Branch Avalokiteshvara

Hyeheo · About 1300

Korea

Suntory Museum of Art 1

Southern Barbarian Screens: A Great Ship Arrives (right-hand screen), Attributed to Kanō Sanraku

Southern Barbarian Screens: A Great Ship Arrives (right-hand screen)

Attributed to Kanō Sanraku · Early 17th century

Japan

Ōta Memorial Museum of Art 1

Night Scene in the Yoshiwara, Katsushika Ōi

Night Scene in the Yoshiwara

Katsushika Ōi · About 1818–1860

Japan

Washington United States · 22

National Gallery of Art 8

The Lute Player, Orazio Gentileschi

The Lute Player

Orazio Gentileschi · c. 1612–20

Baroque & Rococo
Self-Portrait, Judith Leyster

Self-Portrait

Judith Leyster · c. 1630

Baroque & Rococo
Interior of the Pantheon, Rome, Giovanni Paolo Panini

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome

Giovanni Paolo Panini · c. 1734

Baroque & Rococo
Santa Maria della Salute, Francesco Guardi

Santa Maria della Salute

Francesco Guardi · c. 1770

Neoclassical & Romantic
Watson and the Shark, John Singleton Copley

Watson and the Shark

John Singleton Copley · 1778

Neoclassical & Romantic
Woman with a Parasol, Madame Monet and Her Son, Claude Monet

Woman with a Parasol, Madame Monet and Her Son

Claude Monet · 1875

Realism & Impressionism
Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight, Claude Monet

Rouen Cathedral, West Façade, Sunlight

Claude Monet · 1894

Realism & Impressionism
Scenic Animal Carpet, Mughal weavers of northwest India

Scenic Animal Carpet

Mughal weavers of northwest India · About 1625

India & South Asia

Freer Gallery of Art 7

Luohan Laundering, Lin Tinggui

Luohan Laundering

Lin Tinggui · 1178

China
Page from the Anthology of the Thirty-Six Poets (Ishiyama-gire), Attributed to Fujiwara no Sadanobu

Page from the Anthology of the Thirty-Six Poets (Ishiyama-gire)

Attributed to Fujiwara no Sadanobu · Heian period, early 12th century

Japan
Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara, Goryeo court or monk painter

Water-Moon Avalokiteshvara

Goryeo court or monk painter · Mid-1300s

Korea
Folio from a Divan (collected poems) of Sultan Husayn Mirza, Attributed to Sultan Ali Mashhadi

Folio from a Divan (collected poems) of Sultan Husayn Mirza

Attributed to Sultan Ali Mashhadi · About 1490

Islamic World
Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi as the Goddess Uma, Chola bronze caster

Queen Sembiyan Mahadevi as the Goddess Uma

Chola bronze caster · 900s

India & South Asia
Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, from the St. Petersburg Album, Bichitr; album margins by Muhammad Sadiq

Jahangir Preferring a Sufi Shaikh to Kings, from the St. Petersburg Album

Bichitr; album margins by Muhammad Sadiq · About 1615–18; margins 1747–48

India & South Asia
Emperor Jahangir embraces Shah Abbas, Abu'l Hasan; album margins by Muhammad Sadiq

Emperor Jahangir embraces Shah Abbas

Abu'l Hasan; album margins by Muhammad Sadiq · About 1618; margins 1747–48

India & South Asia

National Museum of Asian Art 2

View of Takanawa Ushimachi under a Shrouded Moon, Kobayashi Kiyochika

View of Takanawa Ushimachi under a Shrouded Moon

Kobayashi Kiyochika · 1879

Japan
Page of calligraphy, Mir Emad (Imad al-Hasani)

Page of calligraphy

Mir Emad (Imad al-Hasani) · AH 1020 / 1611–12

Islamic World · Arthur M. Sackler Gallery

Smithsonian American Art Museum 2

Among the Sierra Nevada, California, Albert Bierstadt

Among the Sierra Nevada, California

Albert Bierstadt · 1868

Realism & Impressionism
The Death of Cleopatra, Edmonia Lewis

The Death of Cleopatra

Edmonia Lewis · 1876

The Americas

Library of Congress 1

Moon at Gojō Bridge, from One Hundred Aspects of the Moon, Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Moon at Gojō Bridge, from One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Tsukioka Yoshitoshi · 1888

Japan

National Portrait Gallery 1

George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait), Gilbert Stuart

George Washington (Lansdowne Portrait)

Gilbert Stuart · 1796

Neoclassical & Romantic

The Textile Museum, George Washington University 1

Pua Kumbu (Ritual Cloth), Iban weaver

Pua Kumbu (Ritual Cloth)

Iban weaver · 1800s

Southeast Asia

Taipei Taiwan · 18

National Palace Museum 18

Seeking the Tao in Autumn Mountains, Attributed to Juran

Seeking the Tao in Autumn Mountains

Attributed to Juran · 10th century

China
Travelers among Mountains and Streams, Fan Kuan

Travelers among Mountains and Streams

Fan Kuan · About 1000

China
Magpies and Hare, Cui Bai

Magpies and Hare

Cui Bai · 1061

China
Early Spring, Guo Xi

Early Spring

Guo Xi · 1072

China
The Cold Food Observance, Su Shi

The Cold Food Observance

Su Shi · After 1082

China
Poem on the Hall of Wind and Pines, Huang Tingjian

Poem on the Hall of Wind and Pines

Huang Tingjian · About 1102

China
Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring, Ma Yuan

Walking on a Mountain Path in Spring

Ma Yuan · about 1190–1225

China
Pure Distance of Mountains and Streams, Xia Gui

Pure Distance of Mountains and Streams

Xia Gui · early 1200s

China
Evening Outing by Torchlight, Ma Lin

Evening Outing by Torchlight

Ma Lin · 13th century

China
Kublai Khan Hunting, Liu Guandao

Kublai Khan Hunting

Liu Guandao · 1280

China
Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains, Zhao Mengfu

Autumn Colors on the Qiao and Hua Mountains

Zhao Mengfu · 1295

China
Bamboo Groves in Mist and Rain, Guan Daosheng

Bamboo Groves in Mist and Rain

Guan Daosheng · 1308

China
Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Master Wuyong scroll), Huang Gongwang

Dwelling in the Fuchun Mountains (Master Wuyong scroll)

Huang Gongwang · 1347–50

China · first section in the Zhejiang Provincial Museum, Hangzhou
The Rongxi Studio, Ni Zan

The Rongxi Studio

Ni Zan · 1372

China
Lofty Mount Lu, Shen Zhou

Lofty Mount Lu

Shen Zhou · 1467

China
Miscellaneous Poems (Four Poems by Cao Zhi), Zhu Yunming

Miscellaneous Poems (Four Poems by Cao Zhi)

Zhu Yunming · About 1525

China
Spring Dawn in the Han Palace, Qiu Ying

Spring Dawn in the Han Palace

Qiu Ying · About 1542–1552

China
A Hundred Steeds, Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining)

A Hundred Steeds

Giuseppe Castiglione (Lang Shining) · 1728

China

Madrid Spain · 16

Museo del Prado 15

The Annunciation, Fra Angelico

The Annunciation

Fra Angelico · c. 1426

Renaissance
The Descent from the Cross, Rogier van der Weyden

The Descent from the Cross

Rogier van der Weyden · c. 1435

Renaissance
The Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosch

The Garden of Earthly Delights

Hieronymus Bosch · c. 1490–1500

Renaissance
The Haywain Triptych, Hieronymus Bosch

The Haywain Triptych

Hieronymus Bosch · 1512–15

Renaissance
Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx, Joachim Patinir

Landscape with Charon Crossing the Styx

Joachim Patinir · c. 1520–24

Renaissance
The Sense of Sight, Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens

The Sense of Sight

Jan Brueghel the Elder and Peter Paul Rubens · 1617

Baroque & Rococo
Hippomenes and Atalanta, Guido Reni

Hippomenes and Atalanta

Guido Reni · c. 1618–19

Baroque & Rococo
The Garden of Love, Peter Paul Rubens

The Garden of Love

Peter Paul Rubens · 1630–35

Baroque & Rococo
The Surrender of Breda, Diego Velázquez

The Surrender of Breda

Diego Velázquez · c. 1635

Baroque & Rococo
Las Meninas, Diego Velázquez

Las Meninas

Diego Velázquez · 1656

Baroque & Rococo
The Naked Maja, Francisco Goya

The Naked Maja

Francisco Goya · 1795–1800

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Family of Carlos IV, Francisco Goya

The Family of Carlos IV

Francisco Goya · 1800

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Third of May 1808, Francisco Goya

The Third of May 1808

Francisco Goya · 1814

Neoclassical & Romantic
Saturn Devouring His Son, Francisco Goya

Saturn Devouring His Son

Francisco Goya · 1820–23

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Dog, Francisco Goya

The Dog

Francisco Goya · 1820–23

Neoclassical & Romantic

Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum 1

Portrait of Henry VIII, Hans Holbein the Younger

Portrait of Henry VIII

Hans Holbein the Younger · c. 1537

Renaissance

Beijing China · 13

Palace Museum 12

The Xiao and Xiang Rivers, Attributed to Dong Yuan

The Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Attributed to Dong Yuan · 10th century

China
The Night Revels of Han Xizai, Attributed to Gu Hongzhong

The Night Revels of Han Xizai

Attributed to Gu Hongzhong · Original 10th century; this version a Southern Song copy, about 1163–1224

China
A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains, Wang Ximeng

A Thousand Li of Rivers and Mountains

Wang Ximeng · 1113

China
Along the River During the Qingming Festival, Zhang Zeduan

Along the River During the Qingming Festival

Zhang Zeduan · Early 12th century

China
The Skeleton Puppet Show, Li Song

The Skeleton Puppet Show

Li Song · About 1200

China
Eight Flowers, Qian Xuan

Eight Flowers

Qian Xuan · Before 1289

China
The Fisherman, Wu Zhen

The Fisherman

Wu Zhen · 1336

China
Ink Grapes, Xu Wei

Ink Grapes

Xu Wei · Ming dynasty, late 1500s

China
Orchids and Rocks, Ma Shouzhen

Orchids and Rocks

Ma Shouzhen · 1604

China
Album of Flowers, leaf five, Wen Shu

Album of Flowers, leaf five

Wen Shu · Before 1634

China
The "Yuzuo" Chapter of the Xunzi, in Seal Script, Deng Shiru

The "Yuzuo" Chapter of the Xunzi, in Seal Script

Deng Shiru · Before 1796

China
Su Wu Herding Sheep, Ren Yi (Ren Bonian)

Su Wu Herding Sheep

Ren Yi (Ren Bonian) · 1880

China

National Art Museum of China 1

Honorable Sons One After Another, Yangliuqing print workshops, Tianjin

Honorable Sons One After Another

Yangliuqing print workshops, Tianjin · Kangxi period (1662 to 1722)

China

Florence Italy · 13

Uffizi Gallery 8

Adoration of the Magi, Gentile da Fabriano

Adoration of the Magi

Gentile da Fabriano · 1423

Renaissance
Portinari Altarpiece, Hugo van der Goes

Portinari Altarpiece

Hugo van der Goes · c. 1473–78

Renaissance
Primavera, Sandro Botticelli

Primavera

Sandro Botticelli · c. 1480

Renaissance
The Birth of Venus, Sandro Botticelli

The Birth of Venus

Sandro Botticelli · c. 1484–86

Renaissance
Doni Tondo, Michelangelo

Doni Tondo

Michelangelo · c. 1505–07

Renaissance
Venus of Urbino, Titian

Venus of Urbino

Titian · 1538

Renaissance
Madonna with the Long Neck, Parmigianino

Madonna with the Long Neck

Parmigianino · c. 1535–40

Renaissance
Judith Slaying Holofernes, Artemisia Gentileschi

Judith Slaying Holofernes

Artemisia Gentileschi · c. 1620

Baroque & Rococo

Biblioteca Medicea Laurenziana 1

Florentine Codex, Book 9: the feather workers, Nahua painters and scholars of Tlatelolco, with Bernardino de Sahagún

Florentine Codex, Book 9: the feather workers

Nahua painters and scholars of Tlatelolco, with Bernardino de Sahagún · 1575–1577

The Americas

Brancacci Chapel, Santa Maria del Carmine 1

The Tribute Money, Masaccio

The Tribute Money

Masaccio · c. 1426–27

Renaissance

Gallery of Modern Art, Palazzo Pitti 1

The Palmieri Rotunda, Giovanni Fattori

The Palmieri Rotunda

Giovanni Fattori · 1866

Realism & Impressionism

Santa Felicita 1

Deposition from the Cross, Pontormo

Deposition from the Cross

Pontormo · 1525–28

Renaissance

Santa Maria Novella 1

The Holy Trinity, Masaccio

The Holy Trinity

Masaccio · c. 1427

Renaissance

Kyoto Japan · 11

Kyoto National Museum 4

Hungry Ghosts Scroll, Late Heian painters

Hungry Ghosts Scroll

Late Heian painters · Late 12th century

Japan
Catching a Catfish with a Gourd, Josetsu

Catching a Catfish with a Gourd

Josetsu · About 1413–15

Japan · on deposit from Taizō-in, Myōshin-ji
Pine and Myna Birds, Kaihō Yūshō

Pine and Myna Birds

Kaihō Yūshō · 1597

Japan · on deposit from Zenkyo-an, Kennin-ji
Wind God and Thunder God, Tawaraya Sōtatsu

Wind God and Thunder God

Tawaraya Sōtatsu · Edo period, 17th century

Japan · on deposit from Kennin-ji

Tō-ji 2

Fūshinjō, Letter to Saichō, Kūkai

Fūshinjō, Letter to Saichō

Kūkai · Early 9th century, about 812

Japan
Womb World Mandala, from the Mandalas of the Two Worlds, Shingon painter

Womb World Mandala, from the Mandalas of the Two Worlds

Shingon painter · Heian period, 9th century

Japan

Chion-in 1

Raigō of Amida and the Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas (Swift Descent), Buddhist painter

Raigō of Amida and the Twenty-Five Bodhisattvas (Swift Descent)

Buddhist painter · 14th century

Japan

Daisen-in, Daitoku-ji 1

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons, Kanō Motonobu

Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons

Kanō Motonobu · About 1513

Japan

Jingo-ji 1

Portrait said to be Minamoto no Yoritomo, Attributed to Fujiwara no Takanobu

Portrait said to be Minamoto no Yoritomo

Attributed to Fujiwara no Takanobu · 13th century

Japan

Kohō-an, Daitoku-ji 1

Kizaemon Ido tea bowl, Korean potter

Kizaemon Ido tea bowl

Korean potter · Joseon dynasty, 16th century

Japan

Ryōkō-in, Daitoku-ji 1

Six Persimmons, Attributed to Muqi

Six Persimmons

Attributed to Muqi · 13th century

China

Berlin Germany · 9

Alte Nationalgalerie 4

The Monk by the Sea, Caspar David Friedrich

The Monk by the Sea

Caspar David Friedrich · 1808–10

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Balcony Room, Adolph Menzel

The Balcony Room

Adolph Menzel · 1845

Neoclassical & Romantic
Women Plucking Geese, Max Liebermann

Women Plucking Geese

Max Liebermann · 1871–72

Realism & Impressionism
The Iron Rolling Mill, Adolph Menzel

The Iron Rolling Mill

Adolph Menzel · 1872–75

Realism & Impressionism

Ethnological Museum 2

Chibinda Ilunga, the hunter-king, Chokwe court carver

Chibinda Ilunga, the hunter-king

Chokwe court carver · 1800s

Africa · Humboldt Forum
Royal throne (Mandu Yenu), Bamum carvers and beadworkers of the royal court

Royal throne (Mandu Yenu)

Bamum carvers and beadworkers of the royal court · 1800s; given away in 1908

Africa · Humboldt Forum

Gemäldegalerie 2

Portrait of a Young Girl, Petrus Christus

Portrait of a Young Girl

Petrus Christus · c. 1470

Renaissance
Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Netherlandish Proverbs

Pieter Bruegel the Elder · 1559

Renaissance

Neues Museum 1

Bust of Nefertiti, Attributed to Thutmose, royal sculptor at Amarna

Bust of Nefertiti

Attributed to Thutmose, royal sculptor at Amarna · About 1340 BCE

Africa

Amsterdam Netherlands · 8

Rijksmuseum 6

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters, Hendrick Avercamp

Winter Landscape with Ice Skaters

Hendrick Avercamp · c. 1608

Baroque & Rococo
The Night Watch, Rembrandt

The Night Watch

Rembrandt · 1642

Baroque & Rococo
The Milkmaid, Johannes Vermeer

The Milkmaid

Johannes Vermeer · c. 1660

Baroque & Rococo
The Merry Family, Jan Steen

The Merry Family

Jan Steen · 1668

Baroque & Rococo
The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede, Jacob van Ruisdael

The Windmill at Wijk bij Duurstede

Jacob van Ruisdael · c. 1668–70

Baroque & Rococo
Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop, Rachel Ruysch

Still Life with Flowers on a Marble Tabletop

Rachel Ruysch · 1716

Baroque & Rococo

Van Gogh Museum 2

The Potato Eaters, Vincent van Gogh

The Potato Eaters

Vincent van Gogh · 1885

Realism & Impressionism
The Bedroom, Vincent van Gogh

The Bedroom

Vincent van Gogh · 1888

Realism & Impressionism

Chicago United States · 8

Art Institute of Chicago 6

Paris Street; Rainy Day, Gustave Caillebotte

Paris Street; Rainy Day

Gustave Caillebotte · 1877

Realism & Impressionism
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884, Georges Seurat

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884

Georges Seurat · 1884–86

Realism & Impressionism
At the Moulin Rouge, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

At the Moulin Rouge

Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec · 1892–95

Realism & Impressionism
The Child's Bath, Mary Cassatt

The Child's Bath

Mary Cassatt · 1893

Realism & Impressionism
Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá), Olowe of Ise

Veranda Post (Òpó Ògògá)

Olowe of Ise · 1910–14

Africa
Chief Blanket (Third Phase), Diné (Navajo) weaver

Chief Blanket (Third Phase)

Diné (Navajo) weaver · About 1860–1865

The Americas

Field Museum 1

Agusan Gold Image (Golden Tara), Goldsmith, found at Agusan, Mindanao

Agusan Gold Image (Golden Tara)

Goldsmith, found at Agusan, Mindanao · About 1000–1300

Southeast Asia

Newberry Library 1

India de Yloco (Woman of Ilocos), Damián Domingo

India de Yloco (Woman of Ilocos)

Damián Domingo · About 1827–32

Southeast Asia

Istanbul Turkey · 8

Topkapı Palace Museum Library 3

Sultan Mehmed II smelling a rose, Attributed to Sinan Bey or his pupil Şiblizade Ahmed

Sultan Mehmed II smelling a rose

Attributed to Sinan Bey or his pupil Şiblizade Ahmed · About 1480–81

Islamic World
Süleyman in procession at the circumcision festival of 1530, from the Hünername, Nakkaş Osman and the Ottoman court workshop

Süleyman in procession at the circumcision festival of 1530, from the Hünername

Nakkaş Osman and the Ottoman court workshop · About 1587–88

Islamic World
The sultan watches the festival on the Golden Horn, from the Surname-i Vehbi, Levni

The sultan watches the festival on the Golden Horn, from the Surname-i Vehbi

Levni · About 1720–30

Islamic World

Turkish and Islamic Arts Museum 3

Qur'an manuscript, the colophon page, Şeyh Hamdullah

Qur'an manuscript, the colophon page

Şeyh Hamdullah · AH 899 / 1494

Islamic World
Page from an album of calligraphy with the Surat al-An'am, Ahmed Karahisari

Page from an album of calligraphy with the Surat al-An'am

Ahmed Karahisari · Mid-1500s

Islamic World
Hilye-i Saadet (Description of the Prophet), Esma İbret Hanım

Hilye-i Saadet (Description of the Prophet)

Esma İbret Hanım · 1794–95

Islamic World

Istanbul University Library 1

The city of Soltaniyeh, from the Beyan-ı Menazil, Matrakçı Nasuh

The city of Soltaniyeh, from the Beyan-ı Menazil

Matrakçı Nasuh · About 1537–38

Islamic World

Pera Museum 1

The Tortoise Trainer, Osman Hamdi Bey

The Tortoise Trainer

Osman Hamdi Bey · 1906

Islamic World

Mexico City Mexico · 8

Museo Nacional de Arte 3

The Valley of Mexico from the Hill of Santa Isabel, José María Velasco

The Valley of Mexico from the Hill of Santa Isabel

José María Velasco · 1875

Realism & Impressionism
The Valley of Mexico from the Hill of Santa Isabel, José María Velasco

The Valley of Mexico from the Hill of Santa Isabel

José María Velasco · 1875

The Americas · MUNAL
The Offering, Saturnino Herrán

The Offering

Saturnino Herrán · 1913

The Americas · MUNAL

Museo Nacional de Antropología 2

Stucco head of K'inich Janaab Pakal, Maya sculptor, court of Palenque

Stucco head of K'inich Janaab Pakal

Maya sculptor, court of Palenque · 600s

The Americas
Aztec Sun Stone, Mexica sculptors of Tenochtitlan

Aztec Sun Stone

Mexica sculptors of Tenochtitlan · About 1502–1521 (dates debated)

The Americas

Museo Franz Mayer 1

Portrait of Sebastiana Inés Josefa de San Agustín, Painter of New Spain

Portrait of Sebastiana Inés Josefa de San Agustín

Painter of New Spain · 1757

The Americas

Museo Nacional de Historia 1

Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz, Miguel Cabrera

Portrait of Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz

Miguel Cabrera · About 1750

The Americas

Museo del Templo Mayor 1

Coyolxauhqui Stone, Mexica sculptor of Tenochtitlan

Coyolxauhqui Stone

Mexica sculptor of Tenochtitlan · About 1469–1481, the reign of Axayacatl (dates debated)

The Americas

The Hague Netherlands · 7

Mauritshuis 7

Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels, Clara Peeters

Still Life with Cheeses, Almonds and Pretzels

Clara Peeters · c. 1615

Baroque & Rococo
Vanitas Still Life, Pieter Claesz

Vanitas Still Life

Pieter Claesz · 1630

Baroque & Rococo
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp, Rembrandt

The Anatomy Lesson of Dr Nicolaes Tulp

Rembrandt · 1632

Baroque & Rococo
The Bull, Paulus Potter

The Bull

Paulus Potter · 1647

Baroque & Rococo
The Goldfinch, Carel Fabritius

The Goldfinch

Carel Fabritius · 1654

Baroque & Rococo
View of Delft, Johannes Vermeer

View of Delft

Johannes Vermeer · c. 1660–61

Baroque & Rococo
Girl with a Pearl Earring, Johannes Vermeer

Girl with a Pearl Earring

Johannes Vermeer · c. 1665

Baroque & Rococo

Boston United States · 6

Museum of Fine Arts 6

The Slave Ship, J. M. W. Turner

The Slave Ship

J. M. W. Turner · 1840

Neoclassical & Romantic
Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?, Paul Gauguin

Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going?

Paul Gauguin · 1897–98

Realism & Impressionism
Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk, Attributed to Emperor Huizong, after Zhang Xuan

Court Ladies Preparing Newly Woven Silk

Attributed to Emperor Huizong, after Zhang Xuan · Early 12th century, after an 8th-century original

China
Nine Dragons, Chen Rong

Nine Dragons

Chen Rong · 1244

China
Night Attack on the Sanjō Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era, Kamakura-period painter

Night Attack on the Sanjō Palace, from the Illustrated Scrolls of the Events of the Heiji Era

Kamakura-period painter · Second half of the 13th century

Japan
King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and queen, Egyptian sculptor of the royal workshop

King Menkaura (Mycerinus) and queen

Egyptian sculptor of the royal workshop · About 2490–2472 BCE

Africa

Dublin Ireland · 6

Chester Beatty 6

Folio from the Blue Qur'an, Scribe and gilder of the Blue Qur'an

Folio from the Blue Qur'an

Scribe and gilder of the Blue Qur'an · About 775–850

Islamic World
The Ibn al-Bawwab Qur'an, headings for Chapter 1, al-Fatiha, and Chapter 2, al-Baqara, Ibn al-Bawwab

The Ibn al-Bawwab Qur'an, headings for Chapter 1, al-Fatiha, and Chapter 2, al-Baqara

Ibn al-Bawwab · AH 391 / 1000–1001

Islamic World
Description of the Prophet (Hilya al-nabi), Hafız Osman

Description of the Prophet (Hilya al-nabi)

Hafız Osman · AH 1103 / 1691–92

Islamic World
Page of Sudani script (al-Fatiha), West African scribe

Page of Sudani script (al-Fatiha)

West African scribe · 1800s

Islamic World
Yogini with a mynah bird, The Dublin Painter

Yogini with a mynah bird

The Dublin Painter · About 1600

India & South Asia
Manuscript of the Tipitaka and the Story of Phra Malai, Thai manuscript painter

Manuscript of the Tipitaka and the Story of Phra Malai

Thai manuscript painter · 1897

Southeast Asia

Rome Italy · 6

Galleria Colonna 1

The Bean Eater, Annibale Carracci

The Bean Eater

Annibale Carracci · c. 1580–90

Baroque & Rococo

Galleria Doria Pamphilj 1

Portrait of Innocent X, Diego Velázquez

Portrait of Innocent X

Diego Velázquez · 1650

Baroque & Rococo

Palazzo Farnese 1

The Farnese Gallery Ceiling, Annibale Carracci

The Farnese Gallery Ceiling

Annibale Carracci · 1597–1601

Baroque & Rococo

San Luigi dei Francesi 1

The Calling of Saint Matthew, Caravaggio

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Caravaggio · 1599–1600

Baroque & Rococo

Sant'Ignazio 1

The Apotheosis of Saint Ignatius, Andrea Pozzo

The Apotheosis of Saint Ignatius

Andrea Pozzo · 1691–94

Baroque & Rococo

Santa Maria del Popolo 1

The Conversion of Saint Paul, Caravaggio

The Conversion of Saint Paul

Caravaggio · 1601

Baroque & Rococo

Vienna Austria · 6

Kunsthistorisches Museum 2

The Tower of Babel, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Tower of Babel

Pieter Bruegel the Elder · 1563

Renaissance
The Hunters in the Snow, Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Hunters in the Snow

Pieter Bruegel the Elder · 1565

Renaissance

Albertina 1

Young Hare, Albrecht Dürer

Young Hare

Albrecht Dürer · 1502

Renaissance

MAK, Museum of Applied Arts 1

Feridun Shah, the king of Greece, converts to Islam and marries his daughter to Hamza, from the Hamzanama, Akbar's painting workshop, directed by Mir Sayyid Ali

Feridun Shah, the king of Greece, converts to Islam and marries his daughter to Hamza, from the Hamzanama

Akbar's painting workshop, directed by Mir Sayyid Ali · About 1557–77

India & South Asia

Weltmuseum Wien 1

Quetzal feather headdress, known as Moctezuma's headdress, Mexica feather workers (amanteca)

Quetzal feather headdress, known as Moctezuma's headdress

Mexica feather workers (amanteca) · About 1515

The Americas

Wien Museum 1

Pallas Athene, Gustav Klimt

Pallas Athene

Gustav Klimt · 1898

Realism & Impressionism

Angkor Cambodia · 5

Angkor 1

Angkor Wat, Khmer builders

Angkor Wat

Khmer builders · 1100s

Southeast Asia

Angkor Wat 1

Angkor Wat, the Churning of the Ocean of Milk, Khmer sculptors

Angkor Wat, the Churning of the Ocean of Milk

Khmer sculptors · 1100s

Southeast Asia

Banteay Srei 1

Banteay Srei, Pediment of Shiva Nataraja, Khmer sculptors

Banteay Srei, Pediment of Shiva Nataraja

Khmer sculptors · 967

Southeast Asia

Bayon 1

Bayon, the face towers, Khmer builders working for King Jayavarman VII

Bayon, the face towers

Khmer builders working for King Jayavarman VII · About 1200

Southeast Asia

Ta Prohm 1

Ta Prohm, Khmer builders working for King Jayavarman VII

Ta Prohm

Khmer builders working for King Jayavarman VII · 1186

Southeast Asia

Edinburgh United Kingdom · 5

Scottish National Gallery 3

An Old Woman Cooking Eggs, Diego Velázquez

An Old Woman Cooking Eggs

Diego Velázquez · 1618

Baroque & Rococo
The Interior of St Bavo's Church, Haarlem, Pieter Saenredam

The Interior of St Bavo's Church, Haarlem

Pieter Saenredam · 1648

Baroque & Rococo
Vision after the Sermon, Paul Gauguin

Vision after the Sermon

Paul Gauguin · 1888

Realism & Impressionism

Edinburgh University Library 1

Iskandar (Alexander) enters the Land of Darkness, from the Compendium of Chronicles (Jami' al-tawarikh), Painters of Rashid al-Din's workshop, Tabriz

Iskandar (Alexander) enters the Land of Darkness, from the Compendium of Chronicles (Jami' al-tawarikh)

Painters of Rashid al-Din's workshop, Tabriz · About 1314

Islamic World

Scottish National Portrait Gallery 1

The Skating Minister, Henry Raeburn

The Skating Minister

Henry Raeburn · c. 1795

Neoclassical & Romantic

Minneapolis United States · 5

Minneapolis Institute of Art 5

Bamboo and Rocks, Zheng Xie (Zheng Banqiao)

Bamboo and Rocks

Zheng Xie (Zheng Banqiao) · About 1760

China
Evening Landscape with Traveler, Yosa Buson

Evening Landscape with Traveler

Yosa Buson · Second half of the 1700s

Japan
Roosters, Hen, and Chicks, Itō Jakuchū

Roosters, Hen, and Chicks

Itō Jakuchū · 1795

Japan
Branch of Red Maple Leaves with Poem, Ōtagaki Rengetsu

Branch of Red Maple Leaves with Poem

Ōtagaki Rengetsu · Mid 1800s

Japan
Brahminy Starling on Neem Tree Branch, Shaykh Zayn al-Din

Brahminy Starling on Neem Tree Branch

Shaykh Zayn al-Din · 1780

India & South Asia

Bangkok Thailand · 4

Bangkok National Museum 4

Standing Buddha, Dvaravati sculptor

Standing Buddha

Dvaravati sculptor · 700s–800s

Southeast Asia
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (torso), Srivijaya bronze caster

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (torso)

Srivijaya bronze caster · 700s

Southeast Asia
Walking Buddha, Sukhothai sculptor

Walking Buddha

Sukhothai sculptor · 1300s

Southeast Asia
Buddhaisawan Chapel mural, the Four Sights and the Great Departure, Thai court painters

Buddhaisawan Chapel mural, the Four Sights and the Great Departure

Thai court painters · About 1795, mostly repainted after 1824

Southeast Asia

Hanoi Vietnam · 4

Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts 4

Đông Sơn Bronze Drum (Ngọc Lũ type), Đông Sơn bronze caster

Đông Sơn Bronze Drum (Ngọc Lũ type)

Đông Sơn bronze caster · About 500 BCE–1 CE

Southeast Asia
Amitabha of Phật Tích (museum reproduction), Lý-dynasty Vietnamese sculptor

Amitabha of Phật Tích (museum reproduction)

Lý-dynasty Vietnamese sculptor · About 1057 (original)

Southeast Asia
Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara (Quan Âm), Vietnamese wood-carver

Thousand-Armed, Thousand-Eyed Avalokiteshvara (Quan Âm)

Vietnamese wood-carver · 1656 (the Bút Tháp original)

Southeast Asia
Five Tigers, Hàng Trống printmaker

Five Tigers

Hàng Trống printmaker · 1800s

Southeast Asia

Munich Germany · 4

Alte Pinakothek 2

Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight, Albrecht Dürer

Self-Portrait at Twenty-Eight

Albrecht Dürer · 1500

Renaissance
The Battle of Alexander at Issus, Albrecht Altdorfer

The Battle of Alexander at Issus

Albrecht Altdorfer · 1529

Renaissance

Neue Pinakothek 1

The Poor Poet, Carl Spitzweg

The Poor Poet

Carl Spitzweg · 1839

Neoclassical & Romantic

State Museum of Egyptian Art 1

Jewelry of Queen Amanishakheto, Kushite goldsmiths of Meroë

Jewelry of Queen Amanishakheto

Kushite goldsmiths of Meroë · 1st century CE

Africa

Philadelphia United States · 4

Philadelphia Museum of Art 3

Staircase Group, Charles Willson Peale

Staircase Group

Charles Willson Peale · 1795

Neoclassical & Romantic
Puppy Playing with a Pheasant Feather, Joseon painter, formerly attributed to Yi Am

Puppy Playing with a Pheasant Feather

Joseon painter, formerly attributed to Yi Am · 16th or 17th century

Korea
Kantha (Embroidered Quilt), Embroiderer of Faridpur, Bengal

Kantha (Embroidered Quilt)

Embroiderer of Faridpur, Bengal · Second half of the 1800s

India & South Asia

Philadelphia Museum of Art and Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts 1

The Gross Clinic, Thomas Eakins

The Gross Clinic

Thomas Eakins · 1875

Realism & Impressionism

St Petersburg Russia · 4

State Russian Museum 2

The Last Day of Pompeii, Karl Bryullov

The Last Day of Pompeii

Karl Bryullov · 1833

Neoclassical & Romantic
Barge Haulers on the Volga, Ilya Repin

Barge Haulers on the Volga

Ilya Repin · 1870–73

Realism & Impressionism

Hermitage Museum 1

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt

The Return of the Prodigal Son

Rembrandt · c. 1668

Baroque & Rococo

Institute of Oriental Manuscripts, Russian Academy of Sciences 1

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking, Attributed to Farrukh Beg

Sultan Ibrahim Adil Shah II hawking

Attributed to Farrukh Beg · About 1590–1600

India & South Asia

Vatican City Vatican City · 4

Sistine Chapel 3

Delivery of the Keys, Pietro Perugino

Delivery of the Keys

Pietro Perugino · 1481–82

Renaissance
The Creation of Adam, Michelangelo

The Creation of Adam

Michelangelo · c. 1511–12

Renaissance
The Last Judgment, Michelangelo

The Last Judgment

Michelangelo · 1536–41

Renaissance

Apostolic Palace 1

The School of Athens, Raphael

The School of Athens

Raphael · 1509–11

Renaissance

Antwerp Belgium · 3

Cathedral of Our Lady 1

The Elevation of the Cross, Peter Paul Rubens

The Elevation of the Cross

Peter Paul Rubens · 1610–11

Baroque & Rococo

MAS 1

Bogolan cloth, Bamana women dyers, with a Bamana weaver

Bogolan cloth

Bamana women dyers, with a Bamana weaver · Date unknown

Africa · Museum aan de Stroom

Royal Museum of Fine Arts 1

Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim (Melun Diptych), Jean Fouquet

Madonna Surrounded by Seraphim and Cherubim (Melun Diptych)

Jean Fouquet · c. 1450

Renaissance

Birmingham United Kingdom · 3

Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery 3

The Last of England, Ford Madox Brown

The Last of England

Ford Madox Brown · 1852–55

Realism & Impressionism
Proserpine, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Proserpine

Dante Gabriel Rossetti · 1882

Realism & Impressionism
Sultanganj Buddha, Copper caster of eastern India

Sultanganj Buddha

Copper caster of eastern India · About 500–700

India & South Asia

Cairo Egypt · 3

Egyptian Museum 2

Narmer Palette, Egyptian sculptor working for King Narmer

Narmer Palette

Egyptian sculptor working for King Narmer · About 3000 BCE

Africa
Meidum Geese, Egyptian painter of the tomb chapel of Itet

Meidum Geese

Egyptian painter of the tomb chapel of Itet · About 2575–2551 BCE

Africa

National Library of Egypt 1

The Seduction of Yusuf, Kamal al-Din Bihzad

The Seduction of Yusuf

Kamal al-Din Bihzad · AH 893 / 1488

Islamic World · Dar al-Kutub

Cambridge, Massachusetts United States · 3

Harvard Art Museums 2

Blossoming Plum, Jo Hui-ryong

Blossoming Plum

Jo Hui-ryong · Mid-19th century

Korea
Nighttime in a City, Attributed to Mir Sayyid Ali

Nighttime in a City

Attributed to Mir Sayyid Ali · About 1540

Islamic World

Peabody Museum, Harvard University 1

Wayang kulit shadow puppet of Burisrawa, Javanese puppet maker

Wayang kulit shadow puppet of Burisrawa

Javanese puppet maker · Collected in 1894

Southeast Asia

Copenhagen Denmark · 3

Hirschsprung Collection 1

Portrait of the Landscape Painter Frederik Sødring, Christen Købke

Portrait of the Landscape Painter Frederik Sødring

Christen Købke · 1832

Neoclassical & Romantic

Royal Danish Library 1

The First New Chronicle and Good Government: January, work in the maize fields, Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala

The First New Chronicle and Good Government: January, work in the maize fields

Felipe Guaman Poma de Ayala · About 1615

The Americas

Statens Museum for Kunst 1

Portrait of Peter Beckford, Pompeo Batoni

Portrait of Peter Beckford

Pompeo Batoni · 1766

Neoclassical & Romantic

Dallas United States · 3

Dallas Museum of Art 2

Rock Crystal Ewer with Gold and Enamel Mounts, Fatimid crystal carver; gold mounts by Jean-Valentin Morel

Rock Crystal Ewer with Gold and Enamel Mounts

Fatimid crystal carver; gold mounts by Jean-Valentin Morel · Late 10th–early 11th century; mounts 1854

Islamic World · Keir Collection, on loan
Iskandar and His Men Killing a Dragon in the Mountains, from the Great Mongol Shahnama, Ilkhanid court painters

Iskandar and His Men Killing a Dragon in the Mountains, from the Great Mongol Shahnama

Ilkhanid court painters · About 1330

Islamic World · Keir Collection, on loan

Crow Museum of Asian Art 1

Balinese Astrological Calendar (Palelintangan), Balinese painter

Balinese Astrological Calendar (Palelintangan)

Balinese painter · Early 1900s

Southeast Asia

Detroit United States · 3

Detroit Institute of Arts 3

The Nightmare, Henry Fuseli

The Nightmare

Henry Fuseli · 1781

Neoclassical & Romantic
Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket, James McNeill Whistler

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket

James McNeill Whistler · 1875

Realism & Impressionism
Tiger and Magpie, Korean folk painter

Tiger and Magpie

Korean folk painter · 1800s

Korea

Dresden Germany · 3

Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister 2

Sistine Madonna, Raphael

Sistine Madonna

Raphael · 1512–13

Renaissance
Holy Night (Adoration of the Shepherds), Correggio

Holy Night (Adoration of the Shepherds)

Correggio · c. 1528–30

Renaissance

Galerie Neue Meister 1

Two Men Contemplating the Moon, Caspar David Friedrich

Two Men Contemplating the Moon

Caspar David Friedrich · 1819–20

Neoclassical & Romantic

Hamburg Germany · 3

Hamburger Kunsthalle 3

The Hülsenbeck Children, Philipp Otto Runge

The Hülsenbeck Children

Philipp Otto Runge · 1805–06

Neoclassical & Romantic
Wanderer above the Sea of Fog, Caspar David Friedrich

Wanderer above the Sea of Fog

Caspar David Friedrich · c. 1817

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Sea of Ice, Caspar David Friedrich

The Sea of Ice

Caspar David Friedrich · 1823–24

Neoclassical & Romantic

Kansas City United States · 3

Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art 3

Fishermen's Evening Song, Xu Daoning

Fishermen's Evening Song

Xu Daoning · About 1039–1052

China
A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks, Attributed to Li Cheng

A Solitary Temple Amid Clearing Peaks

Attributed to Li Cheng · Northern Song dynasty, probably 11th century

China
The Young Sabot Maker, Henry Ossawa Tanner

The Young Sabot Maker

Henry Ossawa Tanner · 1895

The Americas

Leiden Netherlands · 3

Wereldmuseum Leiden 2

Power figure (nkisi nkondi) of the Mangaaka type, Kongo carver and nganga (ritual expert), Chiloango River region

Power figure (nkisi nkondi) of the Mangaaka type

Kongo carver and nganga (ritual expert), Chiloango River region · 1880–1900

Africa
Kente cloth, Kente weaver, Ghana

Kente cloth

Kente weaver, Ghana · 1935 (museum date)

Africa

Leiden University Libraries 1

Qur'an from Aceh, the opening of the chapter al-Baqara, Acehnese scribe and illuminator

Qur'an from Aceh, the opening of the chapter al-Baqara

Acehnese scribe and illuminator · 1800s

Islamic World

Los Angeles United States · 3

Los Angeles County Museum of Art 2

Magdalene with the Smoking Flame, Georges de La Tour

Magdalene with the Smoking Flame

Georges de La Tour · c. 1635–37

Baroque & Rococo
Pot with Concentric Swirls, Ban Chiang potter

Pot with Concentric Swirls

Ban Chiang potter · About 300 BCE–200

Southeast Asia

J. Paul Getty Museum 1

Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889, James Ensor

Christ's Entry into Brussels in 1889

James Ensor · 1888

Realism & Impressionism

Manila Philippines · 3

National Museum of the Philippines 2

Manunggul Jar, Philippine potter of the Tabon Caves

Manunggul Jar

Philippine potter of the Tabon Caves · About 890–710 BCE

Southeast Asia
Laguna Copperplate Inscription, Kawi-script scribe

Laguna Copperplate Inscription

Kawi-script scribe · 900

Southeast Asia

National Museum of Fine Arts 1

Spoliarium, Juan Luna

Spoliarium

Juan Luna · 1884

Southeast Asia

Moscow Russia · 3

Tretyakov Gallery 3

In the Harvest: Summer, Alexey Venetsianov

In the Harvest: Summer

Alexey Venetsianov · mid-1820s

Neoclassical & Romantic
The Appearance of Christ Before the People, Alexander Ivanov

The Appearance of Christ Before the People

Alexander Ivanov · 1837–57

Neoclassical & Romantic
Morning in a Pine Forest, Ivan Shishkin

Morning in a Pine Forest

Ivan Shishkin · 1889

Realism & Impressionism

Venice Italy · 3

Basilica dei Frari 1

Assumption of the Virgin, Titian

Assumption of the Virgin

Titian · 1516–18

Renaissance

Gallerie dell'Accademia 1

The Tempest, Giorgione

The Tempest

Giorgione · c. 1504–08

Renaissance

San Giorgio Maggiore 1

The Last Supper, Tintoretto

The Last Supper

Tintoretto · 1592–94

Renaissance

Zurich Switzerland · 3

Museum Rietberg 3

A Thousand Peaks and Myriad Ravines, Gong Xian

A Thousand Peaks and Myriad Ravines

Gong Xian · Second half of the 17th century

China
Krishna and Balarama Taking the Cattle to Graze, folio from the "Palam" Bhagavata Purana, Masters of the Dispersed Bhagavata Purana

Krishna and Balarama Taking the Cattle to Graze, folio from the "Palam" Bhagavata Purana

Masters of the Dispersed Bhagavata Purana · About 1520–40

India & South Asia
Pair of ci wara headdresses, Bamana Master of the Flying Mane

Pair of ci wara headdresses

Bamana Master of the Flying Mane · Early 1900s

Africa

Elsewhere 196

Europe

Belgium

Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels 2

The King Drinks, Jacob Jordaens

The King Drinks

Jacob Jordaens · c. 1638–40

Baroque & Rococo
The Death of Marat, Jacques-Louis David

The Death of Marat

Jacques-Louis David · 1793

Neoclassical & Romantic

St Bavo's Cathedral, Ghent 1

Ghent Altarpiece, Jan and Hubert van Eyck

Ghent Altarpiece

Jan and Hubert van Eyck · 1432

Renaissance

Czech Republic

National Gallery Prague, Kinský Palace, Prague 1

Standing Buddha, Burmese sculptor

Standing Buddha

Burmese sculptor · Late 1800s

Southeast Asia

Denmark

Skagens Museum, Skagen 1

Summer Evening on Skagen's Southern Beach, P. S. Krøyer

Summer Evening on Skagen's Southern Beach

P. S. Krøyer · 1893

Realism & Impressionism

France

Musée des Amériques – Auch, Auch 1

The Mass of Saint Gregory, Nahua feather workers (amanteca) of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, under Fray Pedro de Gante, in the time of Governor Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin

The Mass of Saint Gregory

Nahua feather workers (amanteca) of Mexico-Tenochtitlan, under Fray Pedro de Gante, in the time of Governor Diego de Alvarado Huanitzin · 1539

The Americas

Musée Unterlinden, Colmar 1

Isenheim Altarpiece, Matthias Grünewald

Isenheim Altarpiece

Matthias Grünewald · 1512–16

Renaissance

Château de Malmaison, Rueil-Malmaison 1

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon Crossing the Alps

Jacques-Louis David · 1800

Neoclassical & Romantic

Musée d'Art moderne, Troyes 1

Reliquary guardian figure (byeri), Fang carver

Reliquary guardian figure (byeri)

Fang carver · 1800s–1900s

Africa

Germany

Würzburg Residence, Würzburg 1

Apollo and the Four Continents, Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

Apollo and the Four Continents

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · 1752–53

Neoclassical & Romantic

Italy

Ducal Palace, Mantua 1

Ceiling Oculus, Camera degli Sposi, Andrea Mantegna

Ceiling Oculus, Camera degli Sposi

Andrea Mantegna · 1465–74

Renaissance

Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan 1

Lamentation of Christ, Andrea Mantegna

Lamentation of Christ

Andrea Mantegna · c. 1483

Renaissance

Santa Maria delle Grazie, Milan 1

The Last Supper, Leonardo da Vinci

The Last Supper

Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1495–98

Renaissance

Palazzo Abatellis, Palermo 1

Virgin Annunciate, Antonello da Messina

Virgin Annunciate

Antonello da Messina · c. 1476

Renaissance

Galleria Nazionale delle Marche, Urbino 1

The Flagellation of Christ, Piero della Francesca

The Flagellation of Christ

Piero della Francesca · c. 1455–60

Renaissance

Netherlands

Congregation of the Holy Spirit (Spiritans), former Afrika Museum, Berg en Dal 1

Sowei helmet mask of the Sande society, Mende carver

Sowei helmet mask of the Sande society

Mende carver · Date unknown

Africa

Centraal Museum, Utrecht 1

The Calling of Saint Matthew, Hendrick ter Brugghen

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Hendrick ter Brugghen · 1621

Baroque & Rococo

Norway

National Museum, Oslo 1

The Scream, Edvard Munch

The Scream

Edvard Munch · 1893

Realism & Impressionism

Poland

National Museum, Gdańsk 1

The Last Judgment, Hans Memling

The Last Judgment

Hans Memling · 1467–73

Renaissance

Czartoryski Museum, Kraków 1

Lady with an Ermine, Leonardo da Vinci

Lady with an Ermine

Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1489–91

Renaissance

National Museum, Poznań 1

The Chess Game, Sofonisba Anguissola

The Chess Game

Sofonisba Anguissola · 1555

Renaissance

National Museum, Warsaw 1

Bishop Marianos under the Protection of Christ and the Virgin, Nubian painter, Kingdom of Makuria

Bishop Marianos under the Protection of Christ and the Virgin

Nubian painter, Kingdom of Makuria · First half of the 1000s

Africa

Royal Castle, Warsaw 1

Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi, Angelica Kauffman

Cornelia, Mother of the Gracchi

Angelica Kauffman · 1788

Neoclassical & Romantic

Portugal

Calouste Gulbenkian Museum, Lisbon 1

Mihrab (prayer niche), Kashan potter

Mihrab (prayer niche)

Kashan potter · Late 13th–early 14th century

Islamic World

Museu do Oriente, Lisbon 1

Tais (Ceremonial Cloth), Timorese weaver

Tais (Ceremonial Cloth)

Timorese weaver · 1800s

Southeast Asia

Spain

Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba, Córdoba 1

Great Mosque of Córdoba, the mihrab of al-Hakam II, Umayyad builders and mosaicists of the caliph al-Hakam II

Great Mosque of Córdoba, the mihrab of al-Hakam II

Umayyad builders and mosaicists of the caliph al-Hakam II · 965–971

Islamic World

Palace of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada 1

Alhambra, Hall of the Two Sisters, the muqarnas dome, Nasrid builders

Alhambra, Hall of the Two Sisters, the muqarnas dome

Nasrid builders · About 1362–80

Islamic World

Bancaja Foundation, Valencia 1

Sad Inheritance, Joaquín Sorolla

Sad Inheritance

Joaquín Sorolla · 1899

Realism & Impressionism

Biblioteca Museu Víctor Balaguer, Vilanova i la Geltrú 1

From Spaniard and Indian, Mestizo, Painter of New Spain

From Spaniard and Indian, Mestizo

Painter of New Spain · 1799

The Americas

Sweden

Etnografiska museet, Stockholm 1

Drawing from a Fort Marion sketchbook, Etahdleuh Doanmoe (Kiowa)

Drawing from a Fort Marion sketchbook

Etahdleuh Doanmoe (Kiowa) · 1877 or earlier

The Americas

Switzerland

Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel 2

Self-Portrait, Catharina van Hemessen

Self-Portrait

Catharina van Hemessen · 1548

Renaissance
Island of the Dead (First Version), Arnold Böcklin

Island of the Dead (First Version)

Arnold Böcklin · 1880

Realism & Impressionism

United Kingdom

Royal Collection 1

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting, Artemisia Gentileschi

Self-Portrait as the Allegory of Painting

Artemisia Gentileschi · c. 1638–39

Baroque & Rococo

Bodleian Library, Oxford 2

Harihara, half Shiva and half Vishnu, Kalighat painter

Harihara, half Shiva and half Vishnu

Kalighat painter · About 1875

India & South Asia
Codex Mendoza, folio 2r: the founding of Tenochtitlan, Nahua painters (tlacuilos), Mexico City

Codex Mendoza, folio 2r: the founding of Tenochtitlan

Nahua painters (tlacuilos), Mexico City · About 1541

The Americas

Gawthorpe Hall, Padiham 1

Adire eleko cloth with King George V and Queen Mary (detail), Yoruba woman adire artist

Adire eleko cloth with King George V and Queen Mary (detail)

Yoruba woman adire artist · Design first made in 1935

Africa · "Indigo Blue" exhibition, 2024

The Americas

Bolivia

Tiwanaku 1

Gate of the Sun, Tiwanaku, Tiwanaku stone carvers

Gate of the Sun, Tiwanaku

Tiwanaku stone carvers · About 500–1000 (dates debated)

The Americas

Brazil

Santuário do Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Congonhas 1

The Twelve Prophets, Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos, Aleijadinho (Antônio Francisco Lisboa) and his workshop

The Twelve Prophets, Sanctuary of Bom Jesus de Matosinhos

Aleijadinho (Antônio Francisco Lisboa) and his workshop · 1800–1805

The Americas

Museu de Arte de São Paulo, São Paulo 1

Funerary Urn, Marajoara potter of Marajó Island

Funerary Urn

Marajoara potter of Marajó Island · About 400–1400

The Americas · MASP

Canada

National Gallery of Canada, Ottawa 1

The Death of General Wolfe, Benjamin West

The Death of General Wolfe

Benjamin West · 1770

Neoclassical & Romantic

Aga Khan Museum, Toronto 1

The Court of Kayumars, from the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp, Attributed to Sultan Muhammad

The Court of Kayumars, from the Shahnama of Shah Tahmasp

Attributed to Sultan Muhammad · About 1524–25

Islamic World

Colombia

Museo del Oro, Bogotá 1

Muisca Raft, Muisca goldsmith

Muisca Raft

Muisca goldsmith · About 600–1600

The Americas

Costa Rica

Finca 6, Palmar Sur 1

Stone spheres of the Diquís, Finca 6, Stone workers of the Diquís chiefdoms

Stone spheres of the Diquís, Finca 6

Stone workers of the Diquís chiefdoms · About 500–1500

The Americas

Guatemala

Tikal 1

Temple I, Tikal, Maya builders of Tikal, for the king Jasaw Chan K'awiil

Temple I, Tikal

Maya builders of Tikal, for the king Jasaw Chan K'awiil · Finished about 734

The Americas

Honduras

Copán 1

Stela H, Copán, Maya sculptors of Copán, for the king Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil

Stela H, Copán

Maya sculptors of Copán, for the king Waxaklajuun Ub'aah K'awiil · 730

The Americas

Mexico

Bonampak 1

Bonampak murals, Room 1, Maya painters, court of Bonampak

Bonampak murals, Room 1

Maya painters, court of Bonampak · About 790

The Americas

Museo Arqueológico de Campeche, Campeche 1

Figure of a noblewoman from Jaina, Maya potter of the Campeche coast

Figure of a noblewoman from Jaina

Maya potter of the Campeche coast · About 600–800

The Americas

La Ciudadela, Teotihuacan 1

Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan, Teotihuacan builders and sculptors

Temple of the Feathered Serpent, Teotihuacan

Teotihuacan builders and sculptors · About 200–250

The Americas

Tepantitla, Teotihuacan 1

Tlalocan mural, Tepantitla (section), Teotihuacan painters

Tlalocan mural, Tepantitla (section)

Teotihuacan painters · About 500–550

The Americas

Museo de Antropología de Xalapa, Xalapa 2

San Lorenzo Colossal Head 1, Olmec sculptor, San Lorenzo

San Lorenzo Colossal Head 1

Olmec sculptor, San Lorenzo · About 1200–900 BCE

The Americas
Las Limas Monument 1, Olmec sculptor

Las Limas Monument 1

Olmec sculptor · About 1000–600 BCE

The Americas

Peru

Chavín de Huántar 1

Tenon head on the Castillo, Chavín de Huántar, Chavín sculptor

Tenon head on the Castillo, Chavín de Huántar

Chavín sculptor · About 900–200 BCE

The Americas

Convento de San Francisco, Cusco 1

The Last Judgment, Diego Quispe Tito

The Last Judgment

Diego Quispe Tito · 1675

The Americas

Cusco Cathedral, Cusco 1

The Last Supper, Marcos Zapata

The Last Supper

Marcos Zapata · About 1753

The Americas

Museo de Arte de Lima, Lima 1

Ceremonial mantle, Paracas embroiderers, south coast of Peru

Ceremonial mantle

Paracas embroiderers, south coast of Peru · 100 BCE–100 CE

The Americas · MALI

Machu Picchu 1

Machu Picchu, Inca builders, for the ruler Pachacuti

Machu Picchu

Inca builders, for the ruler Pachacuti · Built about 1420–50 (dates debated)

The Americas

Nazca Desert, Nazca 1

Nazca Lines: the Hummingbird, Nasca makers

Nazca Lines: the Hummingbird

Nasca makers · About 500 BCE–500 CE

The Americas

Chan Chan, Trujillo 1

Squirrel reliefs in the Nik An palace, Chan Chan, Chimú builders and relief makers

Squirrel reliefs in the Nik An palace, Chan Chan

Chimú builders and relief makers · About 1100–1470

The Americas

Puerto Rico

Museo de Arte de Ponce, Ponce 1

Flaming June, Frederic Leighton

Flaming June

Frederic Leighton · 1895

Realism & Impressionism

Museo de Historia, Antropología y Arte, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan 1

The Wake, Francisco Oller

The Wake

Francisco Oller · 1893

The Americas

United States

Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington 1

Tagalog man and woman, from the Boxer Codex, Artist, probably Chinese, working in Manila for a Spanish patron

Tagalog man and woman, from the Boxer Codex

Artist, probably Chinese, working in Manila for a Spanish patron · About 1595

Southeast Asia

Cahokia Mounds, Collinsville 1

Monks Mound, Cahokia, Mississippian builders of Cahokia

Monks Mound, Cahokia

Mississippian builders of Cahokia · Built in stages, about 950–1200

The Americas

Hampton University Museum, Hampton 1

The Banjo Lesson, Henry Ossawa Tanner

The Banjo Lesson

Henry Ossawa Tanner · 1893

Realism & Impressionism

Wadsworth Atheneum, Hartford 1

Saint Serapion, Francisco de Zurbarán

Saint Serapion

Francisco de Zurbarán · 1628

Baroque & Rococo

Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu 2

Woman's ceremonial overskirt, Shoowa (Kuba) weavers and embroiderers

Woman's ceremonial overskirt

Shoowa (Kuba) weavers and embroiderers · Late 1800s

Africa
Chilkat robe, Mary Ebbetts Hunt (Anislaga), Tlingit

Chilkat robe

Mary Ebbetts Hunt (Anislaga), Tlingit · Late 1800s to early 1900s

The Americas

Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Verde 1

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde, Ancestral Pueblo builders

Cliff Palace, Mesa Verde

Ancestral Pueblo builders · Built about 1190–1280, mostly after 1260

The Americas

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven 1

Belshazzar's Feast, John Martin

Belshazzar's Feast

John Martin · 1820

Neoclassical & Romantic

Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena 1

Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose, Francisco de Zurbarán

Still Life with Lemons, Oranges and a Rose

Francisco de Zurbarán · 1633

Baroque & Rococo

Serpent Mound, Peebles 1

Serpent Mound, Native American builders of the Ohio Valley

Serpent Mound

Native American builders of the Ohio Valley · About 300 BCE or about 1070 CE (dates debated)

The Americas

Portland Art Museum, Portland 1

Crooked Beak mask and Huxwhukw mask, Yakuglas (Charlie James), Kwakwaka'wakw

Crooked Beak mask and Huxwhukw mask

Yakuglas (Charlie James), Kwakwaka'wakw · About 1900

The Americas

Princeton University Library, Princeton 1

Portrait of Riza 'Abbasi, Mu'in Musavvir

Portrait of Riza 'Abbasi

Mu'in Musavvir · Begun 1635, finished AH 1084 / 1673–74

Islamic World

Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts 1

Self-Portrait, Lamqua (Guan Qiaochang)

Self-Portrait

Lamqua (Guan Qiaochang) · About 1853

China

San Diego Museum of Art, San Diego 1

Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber, Juan Sánchez Cotán

Quince, Cabbage, Melon and Cucumber

Juan Sánchez Cotán · c. 1602

Baroque & Rococo

Asian Art Museum, San Francisco 2

Page of calligraphy, Mir Ali Heravi

Page of calligraphy

Mir Ali Heravi · About 1505–45

Islamic World
Dish with figure of a turban-clad youth, Safavid potter, probably Isfahan

Dish with figure of a turban-clad youth

Safavid potter, probably Isfahan · About 1640–80

Islamic World

The Huntington, San Marino, California 2

The Blue Boy, Thomas Gainsborough

The Blue Boy

Thomas Gainsborough · c. 1770

Neoclassical & Romantic
Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse, Joshua Reynolds

Mrs Siddons as the Tragic Muse

Joshua Reynolds · 1783–84

Neoclassical & Romantic

Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio 1

Three Beauties of the Present Day, Kitagawa Utamaro

Three Beauties of the Present Day

Kitagawa Utamaro · About 1793

Japan

Butler Institute of American Art, Youngstown 1

Snap the Whip, Winslow Homer

Snap the Whip

Winslow Homer · 1872

Realism & Impressionism

East Asia

China

Mogao Caves, Dunhuang 1

Map of Mount Wutai, Painters of Mogao Cave 61

Map of Mount Wutai

Painters of Mogao Cave 61 · Mid-10th century

China

Art Museum, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 1

Valediction for Peng Ershu Bound for Chu, in Running Script, Wang Duo

Valediction for Peng Ershu Bound for Chu, in Running Script

Wang Duo · 1647

China

Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong 1

Tasting Tea, Chen Hongshou

Tasting Tea

Chen Hongshou · Undated (after 1644)

China

Tomb of the Dancers, Ji'an 1

Tomb of the Dancers, the hunting scene, Goguryeo tomb painters

Tomb of the Dancers, the hunting scene

Goguryeo tomb painters · 400s

Korea · Muyongchong

Hall of the Three Purities, Yongle Palace, Ruicheng 1

Audience with the Primordial Lord, Ma Junxiang and other painters

Audience with the Primordial Lord

Ma Junxiang and other painters · 1325

China

Shanghai Museum, Shanghai 2

Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains, Wang Meng

Dwelling in the Qingbian Mountains

Wang Meng · 1366

China
Zhao Gongming, Taohuawu print workshops, Suzhou

Zhao Gongming

Taohuawu print workshops, Suzhou · Qing dynasty (1644 to 1911)

China

Liaoning Provincial Museum, Shenyang 1

Auspicious Cranes, Emperor Huizong

Auspicious Cranes

Emperor Huizong · 1112

China

Japan

MOA Museum of Art, Atami 2

Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect, Nara-period sutra painter and scribe

Illustrated Sutra of Cause and Effect

Nara-period sutra painter and scribe · Nara period, 8th century

Japan
Red and White Plum Blossoms, Ogata Kōrin

Red and White Plum Blossoms

Ogata Kōrin · Edo period, 18th century

Japan

Hōryū-ji, Ikaruga 2

Tamamushi Shrine: Prince Mahasattva Feeds the Hungry Tigress, Asuka-period Buddhist painter

Tamamushi Shrine: Prince Mahasattva Feeds the Hungry Tigress

Asuka-period Buddhist painter · Asuka period, 7th century

Japan
Amida's Paradise, Wall 6 of the Golden Hall, Buddhist painters of the Golden Hall, Hōryū-ji

Amida's Paradise, Wall 6 of the Golden Hall

Buddhist painters of the Golden Hall, Hōryū-ji · About 700; damaged by fire in 1949, shown here in a photograph taken before the fire

Japan

Kawabata Yasunari Foundation, Kamakura 1

The Convenience of Fishing, from Ten Conveniences and Ten Pleasures, Ike no Taiga

The Convenience of Fishing, from Ten Conveniences and Ten Pleasures

Ike no Taiga · 1771

Japan

Reihōkan Museum, Kōyasan 1

Amida and the Heavenly Host, Buddhist painter

Amida and the Heavenly Host

Buddhist painter · Late Heian period, 12th century

Japan · from Yūshi Hachiman-kō Jūhakka-in

Itsukushima Shrine, Miyajima 1

Heike Nōkyō: Frontispiece to the Devadatta Chapter of the Lotus Sutra, Painters, for Taira no Kiyomori

Heike Nōkyō: Frontispiece to the Devadatta Chapter of the Lotus Sutra

Painters, for Taira no Kiyomori · 1164

Japan

Tokugawa Art Museum, Nagoya 2

The Tale of Genji Scrolls, Yadorigi (The Ivy) III, Heian court painter

The Tale of Genji Scrolls, Yadorigi (The Ivy) III

Heian court painter · 12th century

Japan
Amitabha with Eight Great Bodhisattvas, Goryeo court or monk painter

Amitabha with Eight Great Bodhisattvas

Goryeo court or monk painter · 1300s

Korea

Nara National Museum, Nara 1

Legends of Mount Shigi, the Flying Storehouse, Late Heian painter

Legends of Mount Shigi, the Flying Storehouse

Late Heian painter · 12th century

Japan · on deposit from Chōgosonshi-ji

Sunritz Hattori Museum of Arts, Suwa 1

White Raku tea bowl named Fujisan (Mount Fuji), Hon'ami Kōetsu

White Raku tea bowl named Fujisan (Mount Fuji)

Hon'ami Kōetsu · 17th century

Japan

Tenri Central Library, Tenri University, Tenri 1

Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land, An Gyeon

Dream Journey to the Peach Blossom Land

An Gyeon · 1447

Korea

Manju-ji, Ōita 1

Daruma (Bodhidharma), Hakuin Ekaku

Daruma (Bodhidharma)

Hakuin Ekaku · About 1767

Japan

North Korea

Anak Tomb No. 3, Anak 1

Anak Tomb No. 3, portrait of the tomb's owner, Goguryeo tomb painters

Anak Tomb No. 3, portrait of the tomb's owner

Goguryeo tomb painters · 357

Korea

Gangseo Great Tomb, Nampo 1

Gangseo Great Tomb, Blue Dragon of the East, Goguryeo tomb painters

Gangseo Great Tomb, Blue Dragon of the East

Goguryeo tomb painters · Late 500s to early 600s

Korea

South Korea

Busan Museum, Busan 1

A Monk Sewing in the Mountains, Sim Sa-jeong

A Monk Sewing in the Mountains

Sim Sa-jeong · About 1750

Korea

Dong-A University Museum, Busan 1

Palaces of the East (Donggwoldo), Joseon court painters, probably of the royal painting bureau

Palaces of the East (Donggwoldo)

Joseon court painters, probably of the royal painting bureau · About 1828–30

Korea

Gubong Yeongdang shrine of the Goryeong Sin clan, Cheongju 1

Portrait of Sin Sukju, Joseon court painter

Portrait of Sin Sukju

Joseon court painter · About 1455

Korea

National Cheongju Museum, Cheongju 1

Letters in Hangul to Princess Sukmyeong, from the Sukmyeong Sinhancheop album, Queen Inseon

Letters in Hangul to Princess Sukmyeong, from the Sukmyeong Sinhancheop album

Queen Inseon · 17th century

Korea

Ojukheon and Municipal Museum, Gangneung 1

Plum Blossoms under the Moon, Attributed to Yi Maechang

Plum Blossoms under the Moon

Attributed to Yi Maechang · Joseon dynasty, 16th century

Korea

Gapsa Temple, Gongju 1

Outdoor Banner Painting of the Three Buddha Bodies, Gyeongjam, Eungyeol and other monk painters

Outdoor Banner Painting of the Three Buddha Bodies

Gyeongjam, Eungyeol and other monk painters · 1650

Korea

Gyeongju National Museum, Gyeongju 1

Heavenly Horse, painted on a birch-bark saddle flap, Silla painter

Heavenly Horse, painted on a birch-bark saddle flap

Silla painter · 400s to 500s

Korea

Gosan Yun Seon-do Exhibition Hall, Haenam 1

Self-Portrait, Yun Du-seo

Self-Portrait

Yun Du-seo · Early 18th century

Korea

Haeinsa Temple, Hapcheon 1

Heart Sutra, printed from the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks, Carvers of the Directorate of the Great Tripitaka (Daejang Dogam)

Heart Sutra, printed from the Tripitaka Koreana woodblocks

Carvers of the Directorate of the Great Tripitaka (Daejang Dogam) · Block carved 1238; date of this print unknown

Korea · woodblocks

Tongdosa Temple, Yangsan 1

Nectar Ritual Painting, Dongho Jincheol and other monk painters

Nectar Ritual Painting

Dongho Jincheol and other monk painters · 1900

Korea

Sosu Museum, Sosu Seowon, Yeongju 1

Portrait of An Hyang, Attributed to Yi Bul-hae, after a lost 1318 original

Portrait of An Hyang

Attributed to Yi Bul-hae, after a lost 1318 original · Original 1318; this copy probably 1559

Korea

South and Southeast Asia

Cambodia

National Museum of Cambodia, Phnom Penh 1

Reclining Vishnu from the West Mebon, Khmer bronze caster

Reclining Vishnu from the West Mebon

Khmer bronze caster · Late 1000s

Southeast Asia

Silver Pagoda, Royal Palace, Phnom Penh 1

Silver Pagoda murals of the Reamker, Cambodian mural painters directed by Oknha Tep Nimit Mak

Silver Pagoda murals of the Reamker

Cambodian mural painters directed by Oknha Tep Nimit Mak · 1903–1904

Southeast Asia

India

Taj Mahal, Agra 1

Taj Mahal, Builders of Shah Jahan, probably led by Ustad Ahmad Lahori; calligraphy by Amanat Khan

Taj Mahal

Builders of Shah Jahan, probably led by Ustad Ahmad Lahori; calligraphy by Amanat Khan · 1632–48

India & South Asia

Lalbhai Dalpatbhai Museum, Ahmedabad 1

Champavati beside a lotus pond, from the Chaurapanchasika, Painter of the Chaurapanchasika group, after verses by Bilhana

Champavati beside a lotus pond, from the Chaurapanchasika

Painter of the Chaurapanchasika group, after verses by Bilhana · About 1525–50

India & South Asia · N. C. Mehta Collection

Ajanta Caves, Ajanta 2

The bodhisattva Padmapani, Ajanta Cave 1, Ajanta painters working under the Vakataka kings

The bodhisattva Padmapani, Ajanta Cave 1

Ajanta painters working under the Vakataka kings · About 460s–480

India & South Asia
Ajanta Cave 17, the story of the six-tusked white elephant, Ajanta painters working under the Vakataka kings

Ajanta Cave 17, the story of the six-tusked white elephant

Ajanta painters working under the Vakataka kings · About 470s

India & South Asia

Chennakeshava Temple, Belur 1

Madanika with a mirror, bracket figure, Chennakeshava Temple, Belur, Hoysala sculptor

Madanika with a mirror, bracket figure, Chennakeshava Temple, Belur

Hoysala sculptor · 1100s

India & South Asia

Ellora Caves, Ellora 1

Kailasa Temple, Ellora (Cave 16), Builders working for the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I

Kailasa Temple, Ellora (Cave 16)

Builders working for the Rashtrakuta king Krishna I · Late 700s

India & South Asia

Mehrangarh Museum Trust, Jodhpur 1

Three Aspects of the Absolute, folio from the Nath Charit, Bulaki

Three Aspects of the Absolute, folio from the Nath Charit

Bulaki · 1823 (VS 1880)

India & South Asia

Khajuraho temples, Khajuraho 1

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho, Builders and sculptors working for the Chandela kings

Kandariya Mahadeva Temple, Khajuraho

Builders and sculptors working for the Chandela kings · About 1030

India & South Asia

Indian Museum, Kolkata 2

Yakshi, railing pillar from the Bharhut stupa, Bharhut stone carvers

Yakshi, railing pillar from the Bharhut stupa

Bharhut stone carvers · About 100s BCE

India & South Asia
Siberian Crane, Ustad Mansur

Siberian Crane

Ustad Mansur · About 1610–25

India & South Asia

Sun Temple, Konark 1

Wheel of the Sun Temple, Konark, Eastern Ganga builders and sculptors

Wheel of the Sun Temple, Konark

Eastern Ganga builders and sculptors · About 1250

India & South Asia

Mamallapuram 1

Descent of the Ganges (Arjuna's Penance), Mamallapuram, Pallava sculptors

Descent of the Ganges (Arjuna's Penance), Mamallapuram

Pallava sculptors · 600s

India & South Asia · Mahabalipuram

Government Museum, Mathura 1

Seated Bodhisattva from Katra (the Katra stele), Mathura sculptor

Seated Bodhisattva from Katra (the Katra stele)

Mathura sculptor · Late 1st or early 2nd century

India & South Asia

Elephanta Caves, Elephanta Island, Mumbai 1

Sadashiva, the three-headed Shiva, Elephanta Cave 1, Sculptors of the Elephanta cave temple

Sadashiva, the three-headed Shiva, Elephanta Cave 1

Sculptors of the Elephanta cave temple · About 550

India & South Asia

National Museum, New Delhi 1

The poet Jayadeva worshipping Radha and Krishna, from the Gita Govinda, Manaku of Guler

The poet Jayadeva worshipping Radha and Krishna, from the Gita Govinda

Manaku of Guler · 1730

India & South Asia

Rani ki Vav, Patan 1

Rani ki Vav, the Queen's Stepwell, Patan, Builders working for Queen Udayamati

Rani ki Vav, the Queen's Stepwell, Patan

Builders working for Queen Udayamati · 1000s

India & South Asia

Bihar Museum, Patna 1

Didarganj Yakshi (chauri bearer), Sculptor of the Pataliputra region (Bihar)

Didarganj Yakshi (chauri bearer)

Sculptor of the Pataliputra region (Bihar) · 200s BCE or later (debated)

India & South Asia

Great Stupa, Sanchi 1

Great Stupa at Sanchi, the Eastern Gateway, Sanchi stone carvers

Great Stupa at Sanchi, the Eastern Gateway

Sanchi stone carvers · About 50 BCE to 1 CE

India & South Asia

Archaeological Museum, Sarnath 2

Lion Capital of Ashoka, Maurya sculptors working for Emperor Ashoka

Lion Capital of Ashoka

Maurya sculptors working for Emperor Ashoka · About 250 BCE

India & South Asia
Buddha Preaching his First Sermon, Sarnath sculptor

Buddha Preaching his First Sermon

Sarnath sculptor · 5th century, about 475

India & South Asia

Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur 1

Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur, Builders working for King Rajaraja I

Brihadishvara Temple, Thanjavur

Builders working for King Rajaraja I · Completed 1010

India & South Asia

Kowdiar Palace, Thiruvananthapuram 1

There Comes Papa, Raja Ravi Varma

There Comes Papa

Raja Ravi Varma · 1893

India & South Asia

Udayagiri Caves, Vidisha 1

Varaha rescuing the Earth, Udayagiri Cave 5, Gupta sculptors

Varaha rescuing the Earth, Udayagiri Cave 5

Gupta sculptors · About 401

India & South Asia

Indonesia

National Museum of Indonesia, Jakarta 1

Prajnaparamita of Singhasari, Javanese sculptor

Prajnaparamita of Singhasari

Javanese sculptor · About 1300

Southeast Asia

Borobudur, Magelang 2

Borobudur, Javanese builders working for the Sailendra dynasty

Borobudur

Javanese builders working for the Sailendra dynasty · About 800

Southeast Asia
Borobudur, a ship under sail, Javanese stonecarvers

Borobudur, a ship under sail

Javanese stonecarvers · About 800

Southeast Asia

Prambanan 2

Prambanan, Loro Jonggrang temple, Javanese builders working for the Sanjaya dynasty

Prambanan, Loro Jonggrang temple

Javanese builders working for the Sanjaya dynasty · 856

Southeast Asia
Prambanan, a relief scene from the Ramayana, Javanese stonecarvers

Prambanan, a relief scene from the Ramayana

Javanese stonecarvers · 800s

Southeast Asia

Neka Art Museum, Ubud 1

Demonic Transformation, Kamasan painter

Demonic Transformation

Kamasan painter · Late 1800s

Southeast Asia

Gedung Agung, Yogyakarta 1

The Arrest of Prince Diponegoro, Raden Saleh

The Arrest of Prince Diponegoro

Raden Saleh · 1857

Southeast Asia

Laos

Wat Xieng Thong, Luang Prabang 1

Wat Xieng Thong, Lao builders working for King Setthathirath

Wat Xieng Thong

Lao builders working for King Setthathirath · 1559–60

Southeast Asia

Myanmar

Bagan 1

Ananda Temple, Builders working for King Kyansittha

Ananda Temple

Builders working for King Kyansittha · 1105

Southeast Asia

Taungbi Pitakat Taik, Bagan 1

Mural in the Taungbi scripture library, Burmese painter

Mural in the Taungbi scripture library

Burmese painter · About 1706

Southeast Asia

Shwenandaw Monastery, Mandalay 1

Shwenandaw Monastery, Burmese builders and woodcarvers working for King Mindon and King Thibaw

Shwenandaw Monastery

Burmese builders and woodcarvers working for King Mindon and King Thibaw · 1878

Southeast Asia

Singapore

Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore 1

Keris and siwah dagger with scabbard, Kelantan-Patani and Acehnese bladesmiths

Keris and siwah dagger with scabbard

Kelantan-Patani and Acehnese bladesmiths · Early–mid 1800s and early 1900s

Southeast Asia

National Gallery Singapore, Singapore 1

Forest Fire (Boschbrand), Raden Saleh

Forest Fire (Boschbrand)

Raden Saleh · 1849

Southeast Asia

Sri Lanka

Sigiriya rock, Sigiriya 1

Sigiriya, the painted women on the rock, Painters working for King Kashyapa I

Sigiriya, the painted women on the rock

Painters working for King Kashyapa I · Late 400s

India & South Asia

Thailand

Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya 1

Buddha head in the roots of a tree, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya sculptor

Buddha head in the roots of a tree, Wat Mahathat

Ayutthaya sculptor · Ayutthaya period, before 1767

Southeast Asia

Wat Phumin, Nan 1

Wat Phumin murals, Attributed to Nan Buaphan

Wat Phumin murals

Attributed to Nan Buaphan · Late 1800s–early 1900s

Southeast Asia

Vietnam

Museum of Vietnamese History, Ho Chi Minh City 1

Chu Đậu blue-and-white bottle vase, Chu Đậu potter

Chu Đậu blue-and-white bottle vase

Chu Đậu potter · 1400s–1500s

Southeast Asia

Mỹ Sơn 1

Mỹ Sơn, Cham builders

Mỹ Sơn

Cham builders · 300s–1200s

Southeast Asia

Museum of Cham Sculpture, Đà Nẵng 2

Dancer, from Trà Kiệu, Cham sculptor

Dancer, from Trà Kiệu

Cham sculptor · 600s–700s

Southeast Asia
Tara of Đồng Dương, Cham bronze caster

Tara of Đồng Dương

Cham bronze caster · Late 800s

Southeast Asia

Middle East and Central Asia

Iran

Naqsh-e Jahan Square, Isfahan 1

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, the dome from inside, Mohammad Reza Isfahani, architect, with Safavid tile makers

Sheikh Lotfollah Mosque, the dome from inside

Mohammad Reza Isfahani, architect, with Safavid tile makers · 1603–1619

Islamic World

Golestan Palace Library, Tehran 1

The Thousand and One Nights, volume 1, Sani ol-Molk (Abu'l-Hasan Ghaffari) and his workshop

The Thousand and One Nights, volume 1

Sani ol-Molk (Abu'l-Hasan Ghaffari) and his workshop · 1850s

Islamic World

Jerusalem

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem 1

Dome of the Rock, mosaics of the arcades, Mosaicists working for Caliph Abd al-Malik

Dome of the Rock, mosaics of the arcades

Mosaicists working for Caliph Abd al-Malik · AH 72 / 691–692

Islamic World

Qatar

Museum of Islamic Art, Doha 2

Folio from a monumental Qur'an, Attributed to Umar Aqta

Folio from a monumental Qur'an

Attributed to Umar Aqta · 1400–1430

Islamic World
Portrait of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar, Attributed to Mihr Ali

Portrait of Fath 'Ali Shah Qajar

Attributed to Mihr Ali · AH 1231 / 1816

Islamic World

Syria

Umayyad Mosque, Damascus 1

Great Mosque of Damascus, the Barada mosaic, Mosaicists working for Caliph al-Walid I

Great Mosque of Damascus, the Barada mosaic

Mosaicists working for Caliph al-Walid I · About 715

Islamic World

United Arab Emirates

Louvre Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi 2

Pyxis of al-Mughira, Ivory carvers of the caliph's workshops at Madinat al-Zahra

Pyxis of al-Mughira

Ivory carvers of the caliph's workshops at Madinat al-Zahra · AH 357 / 968

Islamic World · on long-term loan from the Musée du Louvre
D'mba shoulder mask, Baga carver

D'mba shoulder mask

Baga carver · 1800s

Africa

Uzbekistan

Shah-i Zinda, Samarqand 1

Shah-i Zinda, the tiled tombs of the necropolis street, Timurid builders and tile makers

Shah-i Zinda, the tiled tombs of the necropolis street

Timurid builders and tile makers · Mainly 1300s–1400s

Islamic World

Africa

Algeria

Sefar, Tassili n'Ajjer, Djanet 1

The "Great God" of Sefar, Round Head painting, Tassili n'Ajjer, Round Head painters of the central Sahara

The "Great God" of Sefar, Round Head painting, Tassili n'Ajjer

Round Head painters of the central Sahara · Round Head period, about 8000–5000 BCE (dates debated)

Africa

Benin

Returned to Benin in 2021, Cotonou 1

Royal statue of King Béhanzin, half man, half shark, Attributed to Sossa Dede or the Houeglo family, royal carvers of Dahomey

Royal statue of King Béhanzin, half man, half shark

Attributed to Sossa Dede or the Houeglo family, royal carvers of Dahomey · 1890–1892

Africa

Egypt

Grand Egyptian Museum, Giza 1

Mask of Tutankhamun, Egyptian goldsmiths of the royal workshops

Mask of Tutankhamun

Egyptian goldsmiths of the royal workshops · About 1323 BCE

Africa

Nahdet Misr Square, Giza 1

Egypt's Awakening (Nahdat Misr), Mahmoud Mokhtar

Egypt's Awakening (Nahdat Misr)

Mahmoud Mokhtar · 1928

Africa

Ethiopia

Abba Garima Monastery, Adwa 1

Garima Gospels, portrait of Eusebius, Aksumite painter

Garima Gospels, portrait of Eusebius

Aksumite painter · About 390–570

Africa

Northern Stelae Park, Aksum 1

Obelisk of Aksum (Stela 2), Stone carvers of the Kingdom of Aksum

Obelisk of Aksum (Stela 2)

Stone carvers of the Kingdom of Aksum · 200s–300s

Africa

Debre Berhan Selassie Church, Gondar 1

Debre Berhan Selassie Church, the painted ceiling, Gondarine church painters

Debre Berhan Selassie Church, the painted ceiling

Gondarine church painters · Late 1600s–early 1800s (dates debated)

Africa

Rock-hewn churches of Lalibela, Lalibela 1

Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis), Lalibela, Ethiopian stone carvers of the Zagwe kingdom, by tradition for King Lalibela

Church of Saint George (Bete Giyorgis), Lalibela

Ethiopian stone carvers of the Zagwe kingdom, by tradition for King Lalibela · 1200s, by tradition

Africa

Mali

Dogon country, Bandiagara 1

Dogon Kanaga masks in performance, Dogon carvers and dancers of the Awa mask society

Dogon Kanaga masks in performance

Dogon carvers and dancers of the Awa mask society · Photographed in 1974

Africa · Bandiagara Escarpment

Great Mosque of Djenné, Djenné 1

Great Mosque of Djenné, Ismaila Traoré, master mason, with the masons' guild of Djenné

Great Mosque of Djenné

Ismaila Traoré, master mason, with the masons' guild of Djenné · Rebuilt 1906–07; photographed in 1909

Africa

Mamma Haidara Commemorative Library, Timbuktu 1

Kitab fi al-falak (Book of astronomy), Musa al-Kansusi, copyist

Kitab fi al-falak (Book of astronomy)

Musa al-Kansusi, copyist · 1731

Africa

Namibia

Twyfelfontein, Kunene Region 1

Twyfelfontein rock engravings, the giraffe and lion panel, Hunter-gatherer engravers, ancestors of the San

Twyfelfontein rock engravings, the giraffe and lion panel

Hunter-gatherer engravers, ancestors of the San · Over at least 2,000 years, within the last 6,000 years (dates debated)

Africa

National Museum of Namibia, Windhoek 1

Apollo 11 Cave painted stone slabs, Stone Age painters of southern Namibia

Apollo 11 Cave painted stone slabs

Stone Age painters of southern Namibia · About 30,000 years ago (dates debated)

Africa

Nigeria

National Museum, Lagos 1

Igbo-Ukwu bronze bowl, Igbo-Ukwu bronze caster

Igbo-Ukwu bronze bowl

Igbo-Ukwu bronze caster · About 800s–900s

Africa

Somaliland

Laas Geel, Hargeisa 1

Laas Geel rock paintings of cattle and herders, Herder painters of the Horn of Africa

Laas Geel rock paintings of cattle and herders

Herder painters of the Horn of Africa · About 3500–2500 BCE

Africa

South Africa

Iziko South African Museum, Cape Town 1

Lydenburg Head, Sculptor of an early farming community

Lydenburg Head

Sculptor of an early farming community · About 500–700

Africa · on loan from the University of Cape Town

Eland Cave, uKhahlamba-Drakensberg Park, Drakensberg 1

San rock paintings at Eland Cave, Drakensberg, San painters

San rock paintings at Eland Cave, Drakensberg

San painters · About 3,000 years ago to the late 1800s

Africa

Mapungubwe Collection, University of Pretoria Museums, Pretoria 1

Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe, Mapungubwe goldsmith

Golden Rhinoceros of Mapungubwe

Mapungubwe goldsmith · About 1250–1290

Africa

Sudan

Pyramids of Meroë, Begrawiya 1

Pyramids of Meroë, Kushite builders for the kings and queens of Meroë

Pyramids of Meroë

Kushite builders for the kings and queens of Meroë · About 300 BCE–350 CE

Africa

Tanzania

House of Wonders, Stone Town, Zanzibar 1

Main door of the House of Wonders (Beit al-Ajaib), Carvers of Zanzibar, for Sultan Barghash bin Said

Main door of the House of Wonders (Beit al-Ajaib)

Carvers of Zanzibar, for Sultan Barghash bin Said · 1883

Africa

Zimbabwe

Great Zimbabwe, Masvingo 1

Great Zimbabwe, the Great Enclosure, Shona master builders of the Great Zimbabwe kingdom

Great Zimbabwe, the Great Enclosure

Shona master builders of the Great Zimbabwe kingdom · 1300s–1400s

Africa

Oceania

Australia

National Gallery of Australia, Canberra 1

Festival of the Cattle (Gopashtami), shrine hanging (pichhavai), Painter of Rajasthan, probably Nathdwara

Festival of the Cattle (Gopashtami), shrine hanging (pichhavai)

Painter of Rajasthan, probably Nathdwara · 1800s

India & South Asia

Private collections

Owner not recorded 1

Old Rat Taking a Bride, Đông Hồ printmaker

Old Rat Taking a Bride

Đông Hồ printmaker · Undated; Đông Hồ prints are still pulled today from old carved blocks

Southeast Asia

Private collection 5

Pyohunsa Temple in the Diamond Mountains, Choe Buk

Pyohunsa Temple in the Diamond Mountains

Choe Buk · Mid-18th century

Korea
Admonition on Seeking Truth from Facts, Kim Jeong-hui

Admonition on Seeking Truth from Facts

Kim Jeong-hui · First half of the 19th century

Korea
Nasta'liq calligraphy exercise (siyah mashq), Mirza Gholam Reza Esfahani

Nasta'liq calligraphy exercise (siyah mashq)

Mirza Gholam Reza Esfahani · AH 1289 / 1872–1873

Islamic World · Alireza Kiakazemi
Bhima kills Kichaka and his brothers, from the Razmnama, Dhannu

Bhima kills Kichaka and his brothers, from the Razmnama

Dhannu · About 1598–99

India & South Asia
Letras y Figuras: Andrés Sánchez, José Honorato Lozano

Letras y Figuras: Andrés Sánchez

José Honorato Lozano · About 1859

Southeast Asia