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Credit line: John L. Severance Fund (3676)
Credit line: John L. Severance Fund (3676)
Hunting near Hartenfels Castle
Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)
1958.425CCCC0
The Dream
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989)
2001.34©
Jar with Lion-Head Handles
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
1962.154CCCC0
Raft Cup
Zhu Bishan (Chinese, c. 1300-aft 1362)
1977.7CCCC0
Staff of Office
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba
2004.85CCCC0
Standing Buddha
India, Kashmir
1966.30CCCC0
Backrest of a Litter
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people, Late Intermediate Period (AD 900 - 1470)
1952.233CCCC0
A Hare and a Leg of Lamb
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755)
1969.53CCCC0
Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.34CCCC0
Jonah Cast Up
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian, 3rd century
1965.238CCCC0
The New Yorker (Jazz) Bowl
Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008) and 1 other
2000.65©
Alabama
Norman Lewis (American, 1909–1979)
2017.1©
Wine Cup with Children at Play
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487)
1957.61CCCC0
Brush Washer
China, Henan Province, Baofeng, Qingliangsi, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
1957.40CCCC0
Black-Figure Dinos (Mixing Vessel): Warships (Int.); Heroic Scenes (Top)
Antimenes Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 530–510 BC)
1971.46CCCC0
Vase with Golden Pheasants
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736-95)
1971.145CCCC0
Descent from the Cross
Adam Lenckhardt (German, 1610–1661)
1967.134CCCC0
Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote
Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734–1797)
2017.100CCCC0
Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman
Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626–1679)
1964.153CCCC0
Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts
Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688–1766) and 1 other
1969.31CCCC0
Sandy and Her Husband
Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020)
2018.24©
A Lady with Three Suitors
France, 16th century
1956.40CCCC0
Portrait of Jean-Gabriel du Theil at the Signing of the Treaty of Vienna
Jacques André Joseph Aved (French, 1702–1766)
1964.89CCCC0
Beggars and Street Characters
Zhou Chen (Chinese, c. 1450-c. 1536)
1964.94CCCC0
Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu)
Japan, Asuka period (538–710)
1950.86CCCC0
The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist
Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1519)
1975.3CCCC0
Title Unknown
Yves Tanguy (French, 1900–1955)
2009.78©
Julius Caesar
Mino da Fiesole (Italian, c. 1430–1484) and 1 other
2009.271CCCC0
Sun Bodhisattva (Nikkō Bosatsu)
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1961.48CCCC0
Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Adam and Eve
early Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, late 5th-early 6th century
1969.115CCCC0
Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase
René Lalique (French, 1860–1945)
2007.180©
Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
1964.44CCCC0
A Guardian of Shiva
Southwestern India, Karnataka
1964.369CCCC0
Swift Bull from the Ten Swift Bulls
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1952.286CCCC0
Shakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
1970.2CCCC0
Parshva
Central India
1961.419CCCC0
Enthroned Virgin and Child
Gil de Siloé (Spanish, active c. 1475–1505)
2008.145CCCC0
River Village in a Rainstorm
Lu Wenying (Chinese)
1970.76CCCC0
Portrait of Cardinal Guillaume Dubois
Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659–1743)
1967.17CCCC0
Shiva and Parvati
South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century)
1961.94CCCC0
Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627) and 1 other
1950.8CCCC0
Countess Széchenyi
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793–1865)
1988.57CCCC0
Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296), reign of Amenhotep III
1961.205CCCC0
Piggy Bank
Java, Majapahit Dynasty
1980.16CCCC0
One-Faced Linga (Ekamukhalinga)
Eastern India, Bihar, Medieval period, Pala dynasty
1973.73CCCC0
Set of Three Panels from a Casket with Scenes from Courtly Romances
France, Lorraine?, Gothic period, 14th century
1978.39CCCC0
Statuette of an Athlete
Greece, Peloponnesus, late archaic - early classical period
2000.6CCCC0
Animal-Headed Figure Pendant
Panama, Veraguas or Parita style, c. 1000-1550
1998.1CCCC0
Allegorical Figure
Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581?-1644)
1953.626CCCC0
Enthroned Virgin with the Writing Christ Child
Franco-Netherlandish, active Paris(?), 15th century
1970.13CCCC0
Fire-flame Cooking Vessel (Ka'en Doki)
Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500-300 BC)
1984.68CCCC0
Portrait of An Qi
Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717) and 2 others
1971.17CCCC0
Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296), reign of Amenhotep III
1976.51CCCC0
Vishnu
South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century
1963.104.2CCCC0
Feline Incense Burner
Iran, Khurasan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
1948.308CCCC0
Naga-Enthroned Buddha
Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat Period, 12th century
1963.263CCCC0
The Good Shepherd
Asia Minor, Late Roman-early Christian
1965.241CCCC0
Jonah Under the Gourd Vine
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.239CCCC0
The Virgin Crowned by Angels
Stefan Lochner (German, 1400-c. 1452)
1968.20CCCC0
Sacrificer Container
Central Andes, Wari style (600-1000)
2007.193CCCC0
Jonah Swallowed
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian, 3rd century
1965.237CCCC0
The Flight into Egypt
Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491)
1954.260CCCC0
Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538)
1948.440CCCC0
Big-Eared Brown Bat Vessel
Central Andes, North Coast, Moche people, Early Intermediate period (0-700)
2005.6CCCC0
Basin
China, Zhejiang province, Hangzhou, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
1957.48CCCC0
Untitled
Robert Morris (American, 1931–2018)
2014.11©
Gateway Bracket
India, Mathura, Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1971.15CCCC0
Christ at the Column
Johann Baptist Hagenauer (Austrian, 1732–1810)
1953.286CCCC0
Water Lilies (Agapanthus)
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
1960.81CCCC0
The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)
William Blake (British, 1757–1827)
1950.239CCCC0
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress
Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century
2012.33CCCC0
Red-Figure Stamnos (Mixing/Storage Vessel): Komos (Musicians and Revelers)
Kleophon Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BC)
2023.3CCCC0
Jar with Scroll Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1963.505CCCC0
Bronze Ritual Bell
Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
1992.118CCCC0
Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums
Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)
1970.71CCCC0
Triptych with The Lamentation of Christ (center), St. Barbara (left wing...
Master of the Krainburg Altar (Austrian, active c. 1485–1510)
2022.86CCCC0
Diego Martelli
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
1953.268CCCC0
Brush Rest
Southeast China, Zhejiang province, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
1957.42CCCC0
Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)
1950.72CCCC0
Pendant: Crocodile
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith
1952.265CCCC0
Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner
Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili (Iraqi, Mosul, active early 1200s?)
1956.11CCCC0
Fish and Rocks
Bada Shanren (Chinese, 1626–1705)
1953.247CCCC0
Frieze with Dancer and Musicians
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century
1969.34CCCC0
Sheet of Studies and Sketches
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
1951.430CCCC0
Mat Weight in the Form of a Bear
China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
1994.203CCCC0
In the Palace
Zhou Wenju (Chinese, active 942–961)
1976.1CCCC0
The Poet Lin Bu Wandering in the Moonlight
Du Jin (Chinese, 1446-c. 1519)
1954.582CCCC0
Bell (Bo Zhong)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE)
1962.44CCCC0
Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Bust of Dionysos and Comic...
Choregos Painter (South Italian, Apulian, active c. 390–380 BC)
1989.73CCCC0
River Landscape with Five Bare Spruce Trees in the Foreground
Augustin Hirschvogel (German, 1503–1553)
1951.491CCCC0
Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
1952.529CCCC0
The Grand Canyon
William E. Dassonville (American, 1879–1957)
1999.106©
Evasion
Jared French (American, 1905–1988)
2012.31©
Dancing Ganesha
Central India, Madhya Pradesh
1961.93CCCC0
Square Wine Container (Fangyou)
China, Henan province, probably Anyang, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
1963.103CCCC0
Model for a Fallen Warrior
Giovanni Francesco Rustici (Italian, 1474–1554)
1963.576CCCC0
Landscape with Two Pines
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538)
1953.627CCCC0
Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei
Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260)
1961.421CCCC0
Carved Lacquer Scroll Box
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
1969.32CCCC0
François Tronchin
Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789)
1978.54CCCC0
Peasant Girl with Dog
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
1949.551CCCC0
View of a Castle (recto); Eight-Sided Cup (verso)
Wolfgang Huber (Austrian, 1490–1553)
1951.277CCCC0
Monkey General Hanuman
Southern India, Chola period (900s–1200s)
1980.26CCCC0
The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea
Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576) and 1 other
1952.296CCCC0
Hanging with Christian Images
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.73CCCC0
Panel: Spring
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)
1952.14CCCC0
The Promenade
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1953.139CCCC0
Portrait of a Youth as Saint Sebastian
Marco d'Oggiono (Italian, 1460-1524)
1986.9CCCC0
Red-Figure Cow-Head Rhyton (Drinking Horn): Seated Woman
South Italian, Apulian, Tarentine
1982.41CCCC0
Carved Stone Vessel
Northwest Honduras, Ulúa Valley, 8th-10th century
1990.9CCCC0
Triangle Composition (Harry Losee)
Jane Reece (American, 1869–1961)
1996.358©
Half Armor for the Foot Tournament
Pompeo della Cesa (Italian, active 1572–93)
1996.299CCCC0
Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)
Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)
2018.203CCCC0
Pipa (Loquats)
Xugu (Chinese, 1823–1896)
1999.6CCCC0
The Story of Fukutomi
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1953.358CCCC0
Conversation in Autumn
Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765)
1954.263CCCC0
Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl
Egypt, Roman Empire, late Tiberian
1971.137CCCC0
Mosque Lamp
France
1981.10CCCC0
Balaam and the Ass
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593)
2022.3CCCC0
Landscape
Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525)
1963.262CCCC0
Aphrodite Torso
Greece, Tarentum (Taranto, Italy), Hellenistic Period
1988.9CCCC0
Gothic Bible (Vulgate)
Southern France, Toulouse or Avignon, 13th century
2008.2CCCC0
Statuette of a Woman: "The Stargazer"
Early Bronze Age, Western Anatolia?, 3rd Millennium BC
1993.165CCCC0
Altar Front
early Byzantium, Constantinople or Ravenna, Byzantine period, 6th century
1948.25CCCC0
Female Attendants
India, Kashmir
1972.35CCCC0
Susuki Grass
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1984.43CCCC0
Jar
China, Jiangxi province, Jizhou kilns, Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279) - Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)
1986.14CCCC0
The Kiss of Peace and Justice
Laurent de La Hyre (French, 1606–1656)
1971.102CCCC0
Bamboo in the Wind
Puming (Xuechuang) (Chinese, active before 1274-after 1329)
1953.246CCCC0
The Five Hundred Arhats
Wu Bin (Chinese, active c. 1591–1626)
1971.16CCCC0
Ornament with Dance of the Lovers
Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503)
1952.532CCCC0
Dancing Satyr Group
Greece, Boeotia, early 5th Century BC
1992.352CCCC0
Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
2018.34CCCC0
The Fall of Adam and Eve
Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)
1951.278CCCC0
Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Pan Presenting Hare to Woman
Asteas/Python Workshop (South Italian, Paestan, active c. 360–320 BC)
1985.1CCCC0
Kriophoros (Ram-Bearer), Statuette
Greece, Crete, 7th century BC
1998.172CCCC0
Plaque
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
1953.425CCCC0
Female Figure
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1997.184CCCC0
Woman Holding Plum Blossoms
North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1987.13CCCC0
Piazza San Marco, Venice
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)
1951.83CCCC0
Cabinet
André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732)
1949.539CCCC0
Mirror Support: Siren
Greece, Corinth, presumably of Corinthian or Argive origin, 5th Century BC
1967.204CCCC0
Statuette of a Serving Girl
Egypt, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) to Dynasty 19 (1295-1186 BC)
1991.107CCCC0
The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise
Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570-c. 1640)
1951.398CCCC0
Pure Tones among Hills and Waters
Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)
1954.262CCCC0
The Doge's Palace, Venice
Richard Parkes Bonington (British, 1802–1828)
1985.56CCCC0
Standing Female Figure
Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Nopiloa style?, 7th-10th century
2014.390CCCC0
Luster Dish with Seated Prince
Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
1951.289CCCC0
Mosaic of Tigress and Cubs
Eastern Roman Empire, 4th century AD
1987.65CCCC0
Face Urn
Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo Roman, 2nd quarter, 1st Century
1992.125CCCC0
St. John on the Island of Patmos
Virgilius Solis (German, 1514–1562)
1954.565CCCC0
Ink Flowers
Zhao Zhong (Chinese, second half of the 1300s)
1967.36CCCC0
Jacques Dumont, called Le Romain
Maurice Quentin de La Tour (French, 1704–1788)
1983.89CCCC0
Statuette of a Horse
Greek, Geometric, probably Corinthian
1998.173CCCC0
A Procession of Triumphal Cars in the Piazza San Marco, Venice,...
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)
1955.164CCCC0
Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) to Nanbokuchō period (1336-92)
1953.16CCCC0
The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream
Dai Jin (Chinese, 1388–1462)
1974.45CCCC0
Deep Vessel
Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500-300 BC)
1998.32CCCC0
Statue of Amitabha
Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)
1998.79CCCC0
Incense Burner
Italy, Etruscan, 2nd Century BC
1952.96CCCC0
Statuette of a Warrior
Italy, Etruscan
1967.32CCCC0
Bust of a Classical Hero or Emperor
Girolamo della Robbia (Italian, 1488–1566)
2013.31CCCC0
Globular Pot
Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd quarter 1st Century
1992.124CCCC0
Person
Suh Se Ok (Korean, 1929–2020)
2021.102©
Storage Jar
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1973.18CCCC0
Boats at Anchor on West Lake at the City Gate
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
1978.68CCCC0
Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and...
Hon'ami Kōetsu (Japanese, 1558–1637) and 1 other
1966.118CCCC0
"Caster Ware" Vase with Hunt Scene
Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, mid-2nd Century
1992.126CCCC0
Zapatistas
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949) and 1 other
2002.25©
Albarello Jar with an Aphorism
Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid period (819–1005)
1996.298CCCC0
Winter and Summer Flowers
Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615)
1987.40CCCC0
Landscape of the Four Seasons
Yi Sumun (Korean, b. c. 1404)
1976.92CCCC0
Kneeling Carthusian Monk
France, Burgundy, Dijon, 14th century
1966.113CCCC0
Mrs. Sarah Siddons
Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788)
1976.6CCCC0
Gikaku Mask of Young Persian Boy (Taikōji)
Japan, Nara period (710-94)
1949.158CCCC0
Pine Wind from Myriad Villages
Wu Li (Chinese, 1632–1718)
1954.584CCCC0
River Landscape with Rocks at Left and Right
Augustin Hirschvogel (German, 1503–1553)
1963.471CCCC0
Water Container (Mizusashi) with Riverscape
Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858)
1972.9CCCC0
Chateau de Chaumont Set
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
1960.176CCCC0
The Risen Christ Adored by Saints and Angels
Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511–1574)
1991.43CCCC0
Medal of Anne of Austria (obverse) and (reverse)
Jean Warin (French, 1604–1672)
1987.195CCCC0
Enclosed Valley
Hercules Seghers (Dutch, 1589/90–c. 1638)
1951.349CCCC0
Seated Yaksha
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, probably Kaushambi
1977.175CCCC0
Fibula with Solar Design
Greece, Boeotian, 7th Century BC
1999.9CCCC0
Garden for Solitary Enjoyment
Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)
1978.67CCCC0
Venus with a Burning Urn
Northern Italy, 16th century
1948.171CCCC0
Situla
Italy, Etruscan, 6th-5th Century BC
1951.28CCCC0
Virgin and Child
Mosan (Valley of the Meuse), Liège(?), late 13th century
2014.392CCCC0
Kneeling Carthusian Monk
France, Burgundy, Dijon, 14th century
1966.112CCCC0
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant
Panama, Azuero Peninsula, Parita style, 11th-16th century
1998.2CCCC0
Portrait Study of Seigen
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1982.55CCCC0
Durga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon
Cambodia, Koh Ker, 10th century
1996.27CCCC0
Plaque
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
1999.1CCCC0
Imperial Eagle
probably Syria, Roman, 1st Century BC-1st Century
1988.40CCCC0
New York, the Elevated, and Me
Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998)
1989.386©
Cabinet
Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926)
1976.53CCCC0
Male Figure
Africa, West Africa, Mali, probably Djenné-Djenno, Inland Niger Delta culture-style maker
1985.199CCCC0
Hydria
Greece, late 5th Century BC
1986.23CCCC0
The Garden of Love (Large Plate)
Master ES (German, active 1450–67)
1993.161CCCC0
Processional Mask of a Bodhisattva
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1950.581CCCC0
Snails
Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)
1998.5CCCC0
Standing Figure of a Beauty
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1964.366CCCC0
Jar with Four Ibex
Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization
2001.1CCCC0
Skyphos
probably Turkey, Roman, 1st Century
1989.149CCCC0
Study of a Man with Hands in His Pockets
Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)
2020.260CCCC0
Figure Pendant
Colombia, Tairona style, 10th-16th century
1998.3CCCC0
Winter Landscape
Yeoseol (Korean)
1986.45CCCC0
Calyx (Chalice)
Byzantium, Middle Byzantine (843-1261)
2013.49CCCC0
Pendant: Face
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Baule-style goldsmith
1954.602CCCC0
Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan
Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province, Phnom Da
1973.106CCCC0
Jonah Praying
late Roman. Asia Minor, early Christian, 3rd century
1965.240CCCC0
Bottle with Incised and Sgraffito Fish Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1962.153CCCC0
Portrait Head of a Youth
Egypt, Alexandria, Roman, 1st Century AD
1947.188CCCC0
Jar
Nampeyo of Hano (Hopi-Tewa, c. 1860–1942)
1986.241©
Eccentric Flint
Guatemala, Quirigua, Maya style (250-900)
1950.161CCCC0
Man Spirit Mask
Willie Cole (American, b. 1955)
2000.75©
Plum Tree
Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)
1983.10CCCC0
Buddha of Infinite Life and Light (Amida Nyorai)
Kōshun (Japanese) and 2 others
1960.197CCCC0
Howling Wolf
Southern Siberia, 5th-3rd Century BC
1986.26CCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.246CCCC0
Ladder of Ladders
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902–2002)
2007.142©
Eleven-Headed Guanyin
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1970.66CCCC0
Bull's-Head Amulet
Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II-III Periods
1998.26CCCC0
Gorgoneion Plaque with Incised Figure of a Dancing Satyr
Greece, South Italy, 6th-5th Century BC
1994.8CCCC0
The Caporali Missal
Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420–1503) and 1 other
2006.154CCCC0
Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters
Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)
1962.157CCCC0
Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1992.114CCCC0
Flint in the Form of a Bird
Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II-III period, 4000-3000 BC
1995.40CCCC0
Vessel with Battle Scene
Mesoamerica, Maya, Nebaj region, Late Classic Period, 7th-10th century
2012.32CCCC0
Portrait of a Young Girl
Italy, Eastern Roman Empire, early 1st Century
1985.138CCCC0
Landscape with Flying Geese
Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260)
1952.285CCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.245CCCC0
Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1985.132CCCC0
Water Buffalo Returning Home
Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783)
1970.77CCCC0
Pendant of a Bird (Rooster?)
Northern Greece, Macedonian, Geometric period (900-700 BC)
1999.249CCCC0
Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi
Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)
1964.420CCCC0
Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel
Iran, Sasanian, 3rd-4th Century
1964.41CCCC0
Saying Farewell at Xunyang (Song of the Pipa)
Wen Boren (Chinese, 1502–1575)
1954.581CCCC0
Brush Holder with Bamboo and Landscape Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1988.74CCCC0
Pair of Bookcases (Bibliothèques)
Charles Cressent (French, 1685–1768)
1958.129CCCC0
Wine Vessel (Jia)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
2005.54CCCC0
Dish: The Goddess Anahita
Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century
1962.295CCCC0
Seated Male Nude
Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, 1493–1560)
1998.6CCCC0
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915–2012)
1996.289©
Carved Bowl
Mesoamerica, reportedly the Tepecoacuilco River Valley, Guerrero, Olmec style (1200-300 BC), Formative Period
2013.29CCCC0
Key
Italy, Roman, 1st Century
1952.586CCCC0
Go Down Death
Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979)
2005.181©
Alabastron
Egypt, early Ptolemaic Dynasty
1995.262CCCC0
The Judgment of Paris
South Netherlands, 16th century
1985.148CCCC0
Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1963.513CCCC0
Leaping Carp
Liu Jie (Chinese, c. 1447–1520s)
1977.55CCCC0
Fertility Goddess
Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.58CCCC0
Shakyamuni with two attendants
China, Yuan (1271-1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1982.25CCCC0
Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
1982.9CCCC0
Pair of Arched Fibulae
Asia Minor, Phrygia, late 8th-early 7th Century BC
1999.87CCCC0
Visored Sallet
Germany, 16th century
2014.393CCCC0
Leisure Enough to Spare
Yao Tingmei (Chinese, active mid-1300s)
1954.791CCCC0
Sky Study, Paris
Charles Marville (French, 1816–1879)
1988.191CCCC0
Bowl
Johann Schaper (German, 1635–1670)
1950.157CCCC0
Storage Jar with Loop Handles
Korea, Kaya period (AD 42-562)
1989.475CCCC0
Feline Vessel
Central Andes, North Coast, Moche people, Early Intermediate Period
2010.4CCCC0
Seated Woman Searching for Fleas
Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672)
1966.239CCCC0
Welcoming Descent of Jizō
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1983.75CCCC0
A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho)
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1988.53CCCC0
Kero (Waisted Cup)
Bolivia, Cochabamba(?), Tiwanaku style, 400-1000
1963.476CCCC0
Metaphysical Interior
Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888–1978) and 1 other
1981.51©
Head of Buddha
Northern India, Mathura, Gupta Period (320-647)
1963.504CCCC0
Amida Buddha
China, Sui dynasty (581-618)
1964.152CCCC0
Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete
late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century
1964.39CCCC0
Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style (1000-200 BC)
1985.139CCCC0
Gypsy Palmist
Dora Maar (French, 1907–1997)
2007.150©
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.247CCCC0
Virgin and Child in a Landscape
Jan Gossaert (Flemish, c1475/78–1532) and 1 other
1972.47CCCC0
Royal Belt (yet)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-style maker
1994.87CCCC0
Monk Mending Clothes in the Morning Sun (Chōyō Hotetsuzu)
Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336-92)
1962.163CCCC0
Standing Cup
Virgilius Solis (German, 1514–1562)
1962.286CCCC0
Canopy with Dragon among Flowers
China, Center: Southern Song dynasty (1127-1270) Border: Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1995.1CCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.242CCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.244CCCC0
Vase
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
1963.514CCCC0
The Idolatry of Solomon
Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669)
1987.142CCCC0
Poet Fisherman
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1990.70CCCC0
Miniature Votive Stupa
Eastern India, Bihar
1982.132CCCC0
Stem Cup
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435)
1957.60CCCC0
The Swing, Paris Fair
Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998)
2007.30©
Ivy Lane
Fukae Roshū (Japanese, 1699–1757)
1954.127CCCC0
Kneeling Angel
Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)
1966.18CCCC0
Untitled
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925–1972)
1989.55©
The Bible of the Poor (Biblia Pauperum),
...
Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century
1986.91CCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.243CCCC0
Prestige Cap (mpu ngola)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo-style maker, possibly Yombe subgroup
1997.180CCCC0
View of Emmerich
Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656)
1959.351CCCC0
Scenes from the Tales of Ise
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1969.127CCCC0
The Funeral of Saint Stephen
Filippo Lippi (Italian, c. 1406–1469)
1947.70CCCC0
Ink Plum
Peng Xu (Chinese, active 1488–1521)
1970.80CCCC0
Recumbent Bull
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1985.74CCCC0
Head of Proserpina
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680)
1968.101CCCC0
Self-Portrait
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
2004.87CCCC0
The Mountain of Five Cataracts
Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)
1966.366CCCC0
Child's Throne
Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832)
1988.58CCCC0
Staff Head
Colombia, Sinú style, 5th-10th Century
1954.594CCCC0
Scholar Playing a Qin
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1990.69CCCC0
Orchids and Rocks
Yi Ha-eung (Korean, 1820–1898)
2015.138CCCC0
Shri
South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century
1963.104.1CCCC0
Pendant: Face in Crescent
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith
1952.118CCCC0
The Fall of Simon Magus
Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787)
1983.217CCCC0
Grand Canyon
Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, 1882–1966)
2002.51©
Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche
Giuseppe Cades (Italian, 1750–1799)
1999.172CCCC0
Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes
Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s)
1999.216CCCC0
Bodhisattva Guanyin
China, late Northern Qi (550-577) or early Sui dynasty (581-618)
1962.162CCCC0
Wine Flask with Plum and Bamboo Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1999.44CCCC0
Emperor Yao Visiting Yu Chonghua
Kusumi Morikage (Japanese, active c. 1620–1690)
1968.105CCCC0
Bowl
Iran, Sasanian, 4th-6th Century
1963.478CCCC0
Jar with Loop Handle
Korea, Baekje kingdom (18 BC-660)
1997.188CCCC0
Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker
1995.211CCCC0
White Sake
Tateishi Harumi (Japanese, 1908–1994)
2022.44©
Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1985.31CCCC0
Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel
Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825–1903)
1992.307CCCC0
Large Head
Lucian Freud (British, 1922–2011) and 2 others
1996.233©
Bird-Headed Ewer
China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1989.2CCCC0
Orpheus and Cerberus
Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777)
1971.65CCCC0
Short-necked Storage Jar
Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BC-AD 668)
1989.88CCCC0
Education of the Virgin
Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644–1725)
1973.6CCCC0
Landscape after Guo Zhongshu
Bada Shanren (Chinese, 1626–1705)
1955.36CCCC0
Covered Jar
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620)
1957.62CCCC0
Composite Lion and Bull
Iran, 1500-1000 BC
1969.122CCCC0
Wine Vessel (Jia)
China, probably Henan province, Erlitou culture (c. 1900-1500 BC)
1989.150CCCC0
Birth of the Buddha
Northeastern India, Bengal, Pala dynasty (730-1197)
1959.349CCCC0
Waves
Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819)
1999.90CCCC0
Crouching Dwarf Musician
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1983.79CCCC0
Bowl with Decoration of the "Three Friends"
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and reign (1426-1435)
1953.631CCCC0
Portrait of Violinist Jean Vidal (1789–1867)
Adrien Victor Auger (French, 1787–1854)
2013.47CCCC0
The Saltmaker's Story
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1972.12CCCC0
Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1981.1CCCC0
Krishna Vanquishing the Crane-Demon Bakasura
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati
1966.29CCCC0
Sketch Copy of Natural Disasters, from the Seven Fortunes and Misfortunes
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912)
1993.132CCCC0
#319
Willie Robert Middlebrook (American, 1957–2012)
1996.235©
Clochettes (Bells) and Mauves Covered Jar
Henri Rapin (French, 1873–1939) and 2 others
1987.196©
Listening to the Sound of Autumn in a Misty Grove
Zhang Feng (Chinese, active c. 1632–1662)
1977.173CCCC0
Pedestal Bowl
Mexico, Cholula?, Mixteca-Puebla Style, 10th-16th century
1951.317CCCC0
Portrait of a Government Official
Chae Yongshin (Korean, 1848–1941)
2020.259CCCC0
Crucified Christ
Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c.1496-c.1543)
1982.127CCCC0
Burial Urn with Cover
Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BC-AD 668)
1990.131CCCC0
Engaged Capital with a Supporting (Caryatidal) Figure Flanked by Lions
Western France, Vendée or Angoulême?, 12th century
1963.477CCCC0
Tripod (Ding)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
1962.281CCCC0
Bodhidharma Meditating Facing a Cliff
China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
1972.41CCCC0
Funerary Portrait of a Woman
Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine
1971.136CCCC0
Landscape in Color after Ni Zan
Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715)
1954.583CCCC0
Shiva Saint: Manikkavachakar
South India, Tamil Nadu, 12th-13th century
1967.148CCCC0
Hope Is beyond the Window
Marcel G. Lefrancq (Belgian, 1916–1974)
2007.67.11©
Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion
Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795)
1977.1CCCC0
Mr. X
Dox Thrash (American, 1892–1965)
1996.277©
Putto
Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)
1961.413CCCC0
Krishna Stealing Curds
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati
1966.28CCCC0
Bust of a Chinese
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)
1972.49CCCC0
Female Figurine
Mexico, Guanajuato or Michoacán, Chupícuaro
1996.291CCCC0
Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris
Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)
1987.80CCCC0
Spring Rain Thatched Hut
Wang Jianzhang (Chinese, active 1621–1662)
2008.108CCCC0
River Goddess Ganga
Northern India, Mathura, Vardhama Period, 6th-7th Century
1966.119CCCC0
Standing Avalokitesvara
Korea, Unified Silla period (668-935)
1998.80CCCC0
Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds
China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
1994.292CCCC0
Palanquin Hook
Cambodia, Bayon style, 12th-13th century
1982.12CCCC0
White-Robed Kannon (Byakue Kannon)
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1951.540CCCC0
Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints
Northern Italy, Padua?, 15th century
1978.41CCCC0
Landscape after Jing Hao and Guan Tong
Li Shizhuo (Chinese, c. 1690–1770)
1952.588CCCC0
Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape
John Martin (British, 1789–1854)
1997.38CCCC0
Lintel with Garuda
Cambodia, Preah Ko, possibly from Kok Po, Prasat D, late 9th-early 10th Century
1967.37CCCC0
Two Artisans
Guatemala, Petén region, Maya style (250-900), Maya style (250-900)
1994.12CCCC0
Hunchback Seated on a Stool
Central Panama, Conte Style, c. 600-800
1998.115CCCC0
An October Day in the White Mountains
John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)
1967.5CCCC0
Ornament from Sitio Conte: Animal Pendant(?)
Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century
1951.318CCCC0
Temple Relief of a Deity
Egypt, Greco-Roman Period, Late Dynasty30 to early Ptolemaic Dynasty
1972.45CCCC0
Hat (Kalyeem)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker
1998.29CCCC0
Chariot Canopy Shaft
China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
1992.233CCCC0
Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains, after Wang Meng
Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717)
1953.629CCCC0
Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree
Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?)
1998.31CCCC0
Bhu
South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century
1963.104.3CCCC0
Jar
Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125)
1957.29CCCC0
Studies of a Naked Seated Boy
Jacob de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565–1629)
2019.2CCCC0
Taira no Kanemori of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1951.397CCCC0
Putti Pair
Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777)
1971.8CCCC0
Gourd-Shaped Bottle
Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
1992.113CCCC0
Necklace Bead and Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol
India, Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.66CCCC0
Chalice and Paten
Hungary, Budapest?, 15th century
1990.3CCCC0
Willow-and-Moon Kannon (Yōryū Kannon)
Gakuō Zōkyū (Japanese, active about 1482–1514)
1985.110CCCC0
Large Sue
Lucian Freud (British, 1922–2011) and 1 other
1996.232©
Pair of Stools
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803)
1954.385CCCC0
Funerary Portrait of a Man
Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine, early 2nd century AD
1971.135CCCC0
Sand Dunes, Carson Desert, Nevada
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, 1840–1882)
2002.45CCCC0
Title, DateArtist / CultureAccession numberMediumDimensionsCredit lineRights
Hunting near Hartenfels Castle
Lucas Cranach (German, 1472–1553)
1958.425oil, originally on wood, transferred to masoniteFramed: 133 x 185.5 x 7.3 cm (52 3/8 x 73 1/16 x 2 7/8 in.); Unframed: 116.8 x 170.2 cm (46 x 67 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Dream
Salvador Dalí (Spanish, 1904–1989)
2001.34oil on canvasFramed: 120 x 120 x 7.7 cm (47 1/4 x 47 1/4 x 3 1/16 in.); Unframed: 96 x 96 cm (37 13/16 x 37 13/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Jar with Lion-Head Handles
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
1962.154porcelain with underglaze painted decorationDiameter of mouth: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.); Overall: 39.4 x 37.5 cm (15 1/2 x 14 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Raft Cup
Zhu Bishan (Chinese, c. 1300-aft 1362)
1977.7hammered silver soldered together, with chased decorationOverall: 16 cm (6 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Staff of Office
Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Luba
2004.85Wood and ironOverall: 170 x 13.3 cm (66 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Standing Buddha
India, Kashmir
1966.30brass with silver and copper inlayOverall: 98.1 cm (38 5/8 in.); Base: 28.2 cm (11 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Backrest of a Litter
Central Andes, North Coast, Chimú people, Late Intermediate Period (AD 900 - 1470)
1952.233mixed media: wood, gold alloy, pigment, shell inlayOverall: 60.4 x 95 cm (23 3/4 x 37 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
A Hare and a Leg of Lamb
Jean-Baptiste Oudry (French, 1686–1755)
1969.53oil on canvasFramed: 118 x 92.5 x 6 cm (46 7/16 x 36 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 98.2 x 73.5 cm (38 11/16 x 28 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Corner Railing Pillar with Drinking Scenes, Yakshis, and Musicians
India, Mathura, Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.34red sandstoneOverall: 80 x 22.9 x 24 cm (31 1/2 x 9 x 9 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jonah Cast Up
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian, 3rd century
1965.238marbleOverall: 41.5 x 36 x 18.5 cm (16 5/16 x 14 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The New Yorker (Jazz) Bowl
Viktor Schreckengost (American, 1906–2008) and 1 other
2000.65glazed ceramic with sgraffito designOverall: 28.6 x 41.3 cm (11 1/4 x 16 1/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Alabama
Norman Lewis (American, 1909–1979)
2017.1Oil on canvasOverall: 122.6 x 184.5 cm (48 1/4 x 72 5/8 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Wine Cup with Children at Play
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Chenghua mark and period (1465-1487)
1957.61porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze enamel decoration, docai ("joined colors") wareOverall: 4.8 cm (1 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Brush Washer
China, Henan Province, Baofeng, Qingliangsi, Northern Song dynasty (960-1127)
1957.40porcelaneous stoneware, Ru wareDiameter: 12.8 cm (5 1/16 in.); Overall: 3.8 cm (1 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Repository for the Great Perfection of Wisdom Sutra and Eleven Volumes...
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1969.130lacquered wood with ink, color, gold, cut gold, and metalworkheight: 160 cm (63 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Dish with King Hormizd II or Hormizd III Hunting Lions
Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century
1962.150silver giltOverall: 4.6 x 20.8 cm (1 13/16 x 8 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Black-Figure Dinos (Mixing Vessel): Warships (Int.); Heroic Scenes (Top)
Antimenes Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 530–510 BC)
1971.46ceramicDiameter: 50.8 cm (20 in.); Overall: 33.6 cm (13 1/4 in.); Diameter of rim: 34 cm (13 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Vase with Golden Pheasants
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and period (1736-95)
1971.145porcelain painted in polychrome enamels over transparent glazeOverall: 18.6 x 10.5 cm (7 5/16 x 4 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Descent from the Cross
Adam Lenckhardt (German, 1610–1661)
1967.134ivoryOverall: 44.8 x 16.5 x 12.1 cm (17 5/8 x 6 1/2 x 4 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of Colonel Charles Heathcote
Joseph Wright of Derby (British, 1734–1797)
2017.100Oil on canvas127 x 100 cm (50 x 39 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Esther, Ahasuerus, and Haman
Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626–1679)
1964.153oil on canvasFramed: 96.5 x 119.5 x 11 cm (38 x 47 1/16 x 4 5/16 in.); Unframed: 70 x 93 cm (27 9/16 x 36 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts
Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688–1766) and 1 other
1969.31Handscroll; ink and color on silkOverall: 53.8 x 1154.5 cm (21 3/16 x 454 1/2 in.); Painting only: 53 x 688.3 cm (20 7/8 x 271 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sandy and Her Husband
Emma Amos (American, 1937–2020)
2018.24oil on canvas112.4 x 127.6 cm (44 1/4 x 50 1/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
A Lady with Three Suitors
France, 16th century
1956.40pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalkSheet: 23 x 19.3 cm (9 1/16 x 7 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Armor for Man and Horse with Völs-Colonna Arms
North Italy, 16th century
1964.88steelJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of Jean-Gabriel du Theil at the Signing of the Treaty of Vienna
Jacques André Joseph Aved (French, 1702–1766)
1964.89oil on canvasFramed: 153.5 x 121.5 x 13.5 cm (60 7/16 x 47 13/16 x 5 5/16 in.); Unframed: 124.5 x 92.4 cm (49 x 36 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Beggars and Street Characters
Zhou Chen (Chinese, c. 1450-c. 1536)
1964.94Handscroll; ink and light color on paperOverall: 31.9 x 244.5 cm (12 9/16 x 96 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Buddha of the Future (Miroku Bosatsu)
Japan, Asuka period (538–710)
1950.86cast bronze, incised, with traces of gildingOverall: 45.8 cm (18 1/16 in.); Figure: 39.4 cm (15 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist
Juan de Flandes (Netherlandish, c. 1460–1519)
1975.3oil on woodFramed: 99 x 60 x 7.5 cm (39 x 23 5/8 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 88.4 x 49.9 cm (34 13/16 x 19 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Title Unknown
Yves Tanguy (French, 1900–1955)
2009.78oil on canvasFramed: 105.4 x 93.3 x 2.3 cm (41 1/2 x 36 3/4 x 7/8 in.); Unframed: 80 x 65.4 cm (31 1/2 x 25 3/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Julius Caesar
Mino da Fiesole (Italian, c. 1430–1484) and 1 other
2009.271marble with traces of bole (red clay) and limestone with traces of paintOverall: 83 x 84 x 25 cm (32 11/16 x 33 1/16 x 9 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sun Bodhisattva (Nikkō Bosatsu)
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1961.48Japanese nutmeg-yew wood with traces of color and goldOverall: 46.7 cm (18 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fragment of a Floor Mosaic: Adam and Eve
early Byzantium, Northern Syria, Byzantine period, late 5th-early 6th century
1969.115marble and stone tesseraeOverall: 142.9 x 107.3 x 5.7 cm (56 1/4 x 42 1/4 x 2 1/4 in.); Mounted: 142.9 x 107.3 x 7 cm (56 1/4 x 42 1/4 x 2 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase
René Lalique (French, 1860–1945)
2007.180glassOverall: 21 x 29.8 cm (8 1/4 x 11 3/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed
China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)
1964.44hanging scroll; ink on paperPainting only: 91.1 x 36.5 cm (35 7/8 x 14 3/8 in.); Overall: 175 x 38.5 cm (68 7/8 x 15 3/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 175 x 43 cm (68 7/8 x 16 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
A Guardian of Shiva
Southwestern India, Karnataka
1964.369Chloritic schistOverall: 113.3 x 49.2 x 29 cm (44 5/8 x 19 3/8 x 11 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Swift Bull from the Ten Swift Bulls
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1952.286section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paperPainting: 27.1 x 31.9 cm (10 11/16 x 12 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Shakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
1970.2hanging scroll, ink on paperPainting: 70.7 x 30.3 cm (27 13/16 x 11 15/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 166.4 x 49.9 cm (65 1/2 x 19 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Parshva
Central India
1961.419sandstoneOverall: 160.7 x 67 cm (63 1/4 x 26 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Enthroned Virgin and Child
Gil de Siloé (Spanish, active c. 1475–1505)
2008.145alabaster with traces of gilding and polychromyOverall: 31.5 x 22.5 x 16 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 x 6 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
River Village in a Rainstorm
Lu Wenying (Chinese)
1970.76Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silkPainting: 170.5 x 103.4 cm (67 1/8 x 40 11/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 279.6 x 134.3 cm (110 1/16 x 52 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of Cardinal Guillaume Dubois
Hyacinthe Rigaud (French, 1659–1743)
1967.17oil on canvasFramed: 180.5 x 148 x 15 cm (71 1/16 x 58 1/4 x 5 7/8 in.); Unframed: 146.7 x 113.7 cm (57 3/4 x 44 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Shiva and Parvati
South India, Tamil Nadu, Chola period (900-13th Century)
1961.94bronzeBase: 21.6 x 79.5 x 24.9 cm (8 1/2 x 31 5/16 x 9 13/16 in.); Part 1: 81.9 x 48.7 cm (32 1/4 x 19 3/16 in.); Part 2: 65.1 x 16.5 cm (25 5/8 x 6 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Louis XV Savonnerie Carpet with Royal Arms
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627) and 1 other
1950.8Savonnerie knotted pile (symmetrical ruf knot), wool, hempOverall: 546 x 615.6 cm (214 15/16 x 242 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Countess Széchenyi
Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793–1865)
1988.57oil on fabricFramed: 121.5 x 102 x 10.5 cm (47 13/16 x 40 3/16 x 4 1/8 in.); Unframed: 97.8 x 78.5 cm (38 1/2 x 30 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296), reign of Amenhotep III
1961.205painted limestoneOverall: 66 x 133 cm (26 x 52 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Piggy Bank
Java, Majapahit Dynasty
1980.16terracottaOverall: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
One-Faced Linga (Ekamukhalinga)
Eastern India, Bihar, Medieval period, Pala dynasty
1973.73chloritic schistOverall: 83.8 cm (33 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Set of Three Panels from a Casket with Scenes from Courtly Romances
France, Lorraine?, Gothic period, 14th century
1978.39ivoryOverall: 13 x 26.2 x 1 cm (5 1/8 x 10 5/16 x 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Statuette of an Athlete
Greece, Peloponnesus, late archaic - early classical period
2000.6bronze (solid cast)Overall: 21.5 cm (8 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Animal-Headed Figure Pendant
Panama, Veraguas or Parita style, c. 1000-1550
1998.1cast goldOverall: 10.5 x 9.8 x 2 cm (4 1/8 x 3 7/8 x 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Allegorical Figure
Bernardo Strozzi (Italian, 1581?-1644)
1953.626black chalk with red chalk Sheet: 37.3 x 26.2 cm (14 11/16 x 10 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Enthroned Virgin with the Writing Christ Child
Franco-Netherlandish, active Paris(?), 15th century
1970.13limestone with polychromy and gildingOverall: 44.8 x 31.5 x 15 cm (17 5/8 x 12 3/8 x 5 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fire-flame Cooking Vessel (Ka'en Doki)
Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500-300 BC)
1984.68Earthenware with carved and applied decorationheight: 61 cm (24 in.); Diameter: 55.8 cm (21 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of An Qi
Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717) and 2 others
1971.17hanging scroll; ink and color on paperImage: 122 x 53.6 cm (48 1/16 x 21 1/8 in.); Overall: 259.7 x 80.1 cm (102 1/4 x 31 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Nome Gods Bearing Offerings
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18 (1540-1296), reign of Amenhotep III
1976.51painted limestoneOverall: 66 x 133 cm (26 x 52 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Vishnu
South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century
1963.104.2graniteOverall: 129.5 x 38.1 cm (51 x 15 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Feline Incense Burner
Iran, Khurasan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
1948.308Copper alloy, cast, engraved, chased, and piercedOverall: 35.5 x 11 x 32.5 cm (14 x 4 5/16 x 12 13/16 in.); Head: 17.8 x 9.5 x 12.5 cm (7 x 3 3/4 x 4 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Naga-Enthroned Buddha
Cambodia, Angkor, Angkor Wat Period, 12th century
1963.263bronzeOverall: 58.4 x 28 cm (23 x 11 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Good Shepherd
Asia Minor, Late Roman-early Christian
1965.241marbleOverall: 49.5 x 26 x 16.2 cm (19 1/2 x 10 1/4 x 6 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jonah Under the Gourd Vine
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.239marbleOverall: 32.3 x 46.3 x 18 cm (12 11/16 x 18 1/4 x 7 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Virgin Crowned by Angels
Stefan Lochner (German, 1400-c. 1452)
1968.20oil on woodFramed: 68.5 x 47.5 x 7.5 cm (26 15/16 x 18 11/16 x 2 15/16 in.); Unframed: 50.5 x 29.2 cm (19 7/8 x 11 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sacrificer Container
Central Andes, Wari style (600-1000)
2007.193wood and cinnabarOverall: 10.8 x 7 x 7.5 cm (4 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jonah Swallowed
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian, 3rd century
1965.237marbleOverall: 50.4 x 15.5 x 26.9 cm (19 13/16 x 6 1/8 x 10 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Flight into Egypt
Martin Schongauer (German, c.1450–1491)
1954.260engravingImage: 25.5 x 17.1 cm (10 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.); Sheet: 25.5 x 17.1 cm (10 1/16 x 6 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Salome with the Head of St. John the Baptist
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538)
1948.440pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash and white gouache; framing lines in pen and black inkSheet: 19.1 x 12.6 cm (7 1/2 x 4 15/16 in.); Secondary Support: 20 x 13 cm (7 7/8 x 5 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Big-Eared Brown Bat Vessel
Central Andes, North Coast, Moche people, Early Intermediate period (0-700)
2005.6ceramic, slipOverall: 18.4 x 17.7 x 15.8 cm (7 1/4 x 6 15/16 x 6 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Basin
China, Zhejiang province, Hangzhou, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
1957.48porcelaneous stoneware, Guan wareDiameter: 24.2 cm (9 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Royal Reception in a Landscape, left folio from the double frontispiece...
Iran, Shiraz, Timurid period (1370-1501)
1956.10opaque watercolor, ink, gold and silver on paperRecto Image: 26.1 x 20.7 cm (10 1/4 x 8 1/8 in.); Overall: 32.7 x 22 cm (12 7/8 x 8 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Untitled
Robert Morris (American, 1931–2018)
2014.11white felt, metal grommets, one piece of stringOverall: 144.8 x 289.6 cm (57 x 114 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Gateway Bracket
India, Mathura, Kushan period (AD 1-320)
1971.15sandstoneOverall: 73.9 x 57.2 cm (29 1/8 x 22 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Christ at the Column
Johann Baptist Hagenauer (Austrian, 1732–1810)
1953.286gilt bronzeOverall: 19.6 x 10.2 x 11.3 cm (7 11/16 x 4 x 4 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Water Lilies (Agapanthus)
Claude Monet (French, 1840–1926)
1960.81oil on canvasFramed: 204.9 x 430.3 x 6 cm (80 11/16 x 169 7/16 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 201.3 x 425.6 cm (79 1/4 x 167 9/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund and an anonymous giftCCCC0
The Holy Family (Christ in the Lap of Truth)
William Blake (British, 1757–1827)
1950.239black, gray, and brown ink applied with pen and point of brush; gray, pink, yellow, and green washSheet: 37.9 x 32.5 cm (14 15/16 x 12 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Seated Lord with Removable Headdress
Mesoamerica, Maya, probably Jaina Island, Late Classical period, 7th-9th century
2012.33ceramic and slipOverall: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Red-Figure Stamnos (Mixing/Storage Vessel): Komos (Musicians and Revelers)
Kleophon Painter (Greek, Attic, active c. 440–410 BC)
2023.3Ceramicheight: 40.4 cm (15 7/8 in.); Diameter of foot: 13.8 cm (5 7/16 in.); Diameter of mouth: 23.5 cm (9 1/4 in.); width with handles: 39 cm (15 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jar with Scroll Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1963.505Buncheong ware with incised, stamped, and slip-inlaid decorationheight: 37.6 cm (14 13/16 in.); Outer diameter: 27 cm (10 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bronze Ritual Bell
Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
1992.118cast bronze with incised inscriptionDiameter: 14 cm (5 1/2 in.); Overall: 22.6 cm (8 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums
Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)
1970.71Fusuma panels remounted as hanging scrolls; ink and slight color on paperEach panel: 211.4 x 94 cm (83 1/4 x 37 in.); Each painting: 167.6 x 91.5 cm (66 x 36 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Triptych with The Lamentation of Christ (center), St. Barbara (left wing...
Master of the Krainburg Altar (Austrian, active c. 1485–1510)
2022.86Center: oil on poplar; Wings: oil and gold leaf on poplar panelCenter: 45.7 x 33 cm (18 x 13 in.); Wings: 51 x 15.9 cm (20 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Diego Martelli
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
1953.268charcoal and white chalkSheet: 44 x 31.3 cm (17 5/16 x 12 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Brush Rest
Southeast China, Zhejiang province, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)
1957.42glazed stoneware, Guan wareDiameter: 2.8 x 7.6 cm (1 1/8 x 3 in.); Overall: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Equestrian Portrait of the Emperor Maximilian
Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)
1950.72woodcut, in black and white on paper washed blueSheet: 32.3 x 22.7 cm (12 11/16 x 8 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pendant: Crocodile
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith
1952.265GoldOverall: 4.9 cm (1 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Luxury Ewer Extending Good Fortune to the Owner
Ahmad al-Dhaki al-Mawsili (Iraqi, Mosul, active early 1200s?)
1956.11brass inlaid with silver; lid and base added laterDiameter: 26.6 cm (10 1/2 in.); Overall: 37.9 cm (14 15/16 in.); Diameter of base: 14.5 cm (5 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fish and Rocks
Bada Shanren (Chinese, 1626–1705)
1953.247Handscroll; ink on paperOverall: 29.2 x 157.4 cm (11 1/2 x 61 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Frieze with Dancer and Musicians
Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Sikar, Harshagiri, 10th century
1969.34sandstoneOverall: 33.4 x 95.3 x 11.3 cm (13 1/8 x 37 1/2 x 4 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sheet of Studies and Sketches
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
1951.430graphite, pen and dark brown ink, and watercolor on thick ivory wove paperSheet: 30.4 x 23.5 cm (11 15/16 x 9 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mat Weight in the Form of a Bear
China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
1994.203gilt bronzeOverall: 15.7 x 14.6 x 17.3 cm (6 3/16 x 5 3/4 x 6 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
In the Palace
Zhou Wenju (Chinese, active 942–961)
1976.1Handscroll; ink and light color on silkPainting: 28.5 x 168.6 cm (11 1/4 x 66 3/8 in.); Overall: 29.7 x 306.1 cm (11 11/16 x 120 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Poet Lin Bu Wandering in the Moonlight
Du Jin (Chinese, 1446-c. 1519)
1954.582Hanging scroll; ink and color on paperImage: 156.4 x 72.4 cm (61 9/16 x 28 1/2 in.); Overall with knobs: 286.4 x 99 cm (112 3/4 x 39 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bell (Bo Zhong)
China, Eastern Zhou dynasty (770–256 BCE)
1962.44bronzeOverall: 41.4 cm (16 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Red-Figure Bell-Krater (Mixing Vessel): Bust of Dionysos and Comic...
Choregos Painter (South Italian, Apulian, active c. 390–380 BC)
1989.73ceramicOverall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); Diameter of rim: 40.3 cm (15 7/8 in.); Diameter of foot: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
River Landscape with Five Bare Spruce Trees in the Foreground
Augustin Hirschvogel (German, 1503–1553)
1951.491etchingPlatemark: 14.5 x 17.3 cm (5 11/16 x 6 13/16 in.); Sheet: 14.9 x 17.7 cm (5 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fountain with Two Tritons Blowing Conch Shells
François Boucher (French, 1703–1770)
1952.529Black and white chalks with stumping and red chalk on beige laid paperSheet: 37.7 x 22.2 cm (14 13/16 x 8 3/4 in.); Secondary Support: 39.6 x 24.2 cm (15 9/16 x 9 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Grand Canyon
William E. Dassonville (American, 1879–1957)
1999.106gelatin silver print on Dassonville "Charcoal Black" paperImage: 20.3 x 25.6 cm (8 x 10 1/16 in.); Paper: 25.4 x 32.1 cm (10 x 12 5/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Evasion
Jared French (American, 1905–1988)
2012.31tempera on canvas mounted to panelUnframed: 54.5 x 29.2 x 0.7 cm (21 7/16 x 11 1/2 x 1/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Dancing Ganesha
Central India, Madhya Pradesh
1961.93sandstoneOverall: 61.3 cm (24 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Square Wine Container (Fangyou)
China, Henan province, probably Anyang, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
1963.103bronzeOverall: 26.7 x 13.4 cm (10 1/2 x 5 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Model for a Fallen Warrior
Giovanni Francesco Rustici (Italian, 1474–1554)
1963.576wax on a metal armature, mounted on woodOverall: 22.2 x 14.2 cm (8 3/4 x 5 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscape with Two Pines
Albrecht Altdorfer (German, c. 1480–1538)
1953.627etchingPlatemark: 11.8 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.); Sheet: 11.8 x 16.3 cm (4 5/8 x 6 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Red-Figure Janiform Kantharos (Two-Sided Head-Shaped Drinking Cup):...
Class K (The Toronto Class)
1979.69ceramicOverall: 19.6 x 17.2 cm (7 11/16 x 6 3/4 in.); Diameter of base: 8.5 cm (3 3/8 in.); Diameter of rim: 15.3 cm (6 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei
Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260)
1961.421Album leaf; ink on silkImage: 25.1 x 25.3 cm (9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Carved Lacquer Scroll Box
China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)
1969.32Red carved lacquer on woodOverall: 14 x 14.7 x 59 cm (5 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 23 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
François Tronchin
Jean-Etienne Liotard (Swiss, 1702–1789)
1978.54pastel on parchmentUnframed: 38 x 46.3 cm (14 15/16 x 18 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Peasant Girl with Dog
Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919)
1949.551red chalkSheet: 31 x 24.1 cm (12 3/16 x 9 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
View of a Castle (recto); Eight-Sided Cup (verso)
Wolfgang Huber (Austrian, 1490–1553)
1951.277pen and brown inkSheet: 13.1 x 21.2 cm (5 3/16 x 8 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Monkey General Hanuman
Southern India, Chola period (900s–1200s)
1980.26bronzeheight: 58.4 cm (23 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Submersion of Pharaoh's Army in the Red Sea
Titian (Italian, c. 1488–1576) and 1 other
1952.296woodcutUnframed: 40 x 55 cm (15 3/4 x 21 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Hanging with Christian Images
Egypt, Byzantine period, 6th century
1982.73plain weave (tabby) with inwoven tapestry weave; dyed wool, undyed linenOverall: 110.5 x 76.8 cm (43 1/2 x 30 1/4 in.); Mounted: 120.9 x 87 x 3.9 cm (47 5/8 x 34 1/4 x 1 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Panel: Spring
Royal Savonnerie Manufactory, Chaillot Workshops (French, est. 1627)
1952.14Savonnerie knotted-pile (144 symmetrical rug knots per square inch); wool, hempOverall: 274.3 x 219.7 cm (108 x 86 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Promenade
Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471–1528)
1953.139engravingImage: 19.4 x 12 cm (7 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of a Youth as Saint Sebastian
Marco d'Oggiono (Italian, 1460-1524)
1986.9oil on wood, transferred to pressed woodFramed: 47.5 x 41 x 4 cm (18 11/16 x 16 1/8 x 1 9/16 in.); Unframed: 30.5 x 24 cm (12 x 9 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Red-Figure Cow-Head Rhyton (Drinking Horn): Seated Woman
South Italian, Apulian, Tarentine
1982.41ceramicDiameter: 10 cm (3 15/16 in.); Overall: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Carved Stone Vessel
Northwest Honduras, Ulúa Valley, 8th-10th century
1990.9marbleOverall: 27 x 30.3 x 17.4 cm (10 5/8 x 11 15/16 x 6 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Triangle Composition (Harry Losee)
Jane Reece (American, 1869–1961)
1996.358gelatin silver printImage: 24 x 19 cm (9 7/16 x 7 1/2 in.); Paper: 25 x 20.2 cm (9 13/16 x 7 15/16 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Half Armor for the Foot Tournament
Pompeo della Cesa (Italian, active 1572–93)
1996.299etched and gilded steel, brass rivets, leather and velvet fittingsOverall: 31.7 x 27.7 x 21.6 cm (12 1/2 x 10 7/8 x 8 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pair of Candle Stands (torchères)
Thomas Chippendale (British, 1718–1779)
2018.203Gilt-wood, gessoEach: 154 x 56 x 51 cm (60 5/8 x 22 1/16 x 20 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pipa (Loquats)
Xugu (Chinese, 1823–1896)
1999.6Hanging scroll; ink and color on paperPainting: 112.6 x 52.2 cm (44 5/16 x 20 9/16 in.); Overall (no knobs): 231 x 70.5 cm (90 15/16 x 27 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Story of Fukutomi
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1953.358Handscroll; ink and color on paperImage: 35.3 x 1028.8 cm (13 7/8 x 405 1/16 in.); Overall: 37 x 1067 cm (14 9/16 x 420 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Conversation in Autumn
Hua Yan (Chinese, 1682–c. 1765)
1954.263hanging scroll, ink and light color on paperOverall: 218.5 x 71.7 cm (86 x 28 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Seed Received among the Thorns, from the Parable of the Sower
Gerard van Groeningen (Flemish)
2012.4Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transferSheet: 19.7 x 25.5 cm (7 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Funerary Portrait of a Young Girl
Egypt, Roman Empire, late Tiberian
1971.137encaustic on woodOverall: 39.4 x 17.4 cm (15 1/2 x 6 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mosque Lamp
France
1981.10glass with enameled and gilded decorationOverall: 39.5 cm (15 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Balaam and the Ass
Hans Bol (Flemish, 1534–1593)
2022.3Gouache heightened with gold on vellum laid down on panelSheet: 13.7 x 19.6 cm (5 3/8 x 7 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscape
Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525)
1963.262hanging scroll, ink on paperImage: 128.5 x 111.7 cm (50 9/16 x 44 in.); Overall: 253 x 137.8 cm (99 5/8 x 54 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Aphrodite Torso
Greece, Tarentum (Taranto, Italy), Hellenistic Period
1988.9Thasian marbleOverall: 66.3 x 36.2 cm (26 1/8 x 14 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Gothic Bible (Vulgate)
Southern France, Toulouse or Avignon, 13th century
2008.2Bound illuminated manuscript in Latin; brown morocco binding; ink, tempera, and gold on vellum; 533 leavesClosed: 35.6 x 24.2 cm (14 x 9 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Statuette of a Woman: "The Stargazer"
Early Bronze Age, Western Anatolia?, 3rd Millennium BC
1993.165marbleOverall: 17.2 x 6.5 x 6.3 cm (6 3/4 x 2 9/16 x 2 1/2 in.)Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund; John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Altar Front
early Byzantium, Constantinople or Ravenna, Byzantine period, 6th century
1948.25marbleOverall: 101 x 169.5 x 25.5 cm (39 3/4 x 66 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Female Attendants
India, Kashmir
1972.35ivoryOverall: 7.5 cm (2 15/16 in.); Base: 2.2 x 2.3 cm (7/8 x 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Susuki Grass
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1984.43Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paperOverall: 150.3 x 348.8 cm (59 3/16 x 137 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jar
China, Jiangxi province, Jizhou kilns, Southern Song Dynasty (1127–1279) - Yuan Dynasty (1271–1368)
1986.14Glazed stoneware with resist and slip-painted decoration, Jizhou wareDiameter: 13.4 cm (5 1/4 in.); Overall: 11.3 cm (4 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Kiss of Peace and Justice
Laurent de La Hyre (French, 1606–1656)
1971.102oil on canvasFramed: 68.5 x 89 x 6.5 cm (26 15/16 x 35 1/16 x 2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 54.9 x 76.2 cm (21 5/8 x 30 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bamboo in the Wind
Puming (Xuechuang) (Chinese, active before 1274-after 1329)
1953.246Hanging scroll; ink on silkPainting: 77.6 x 45.7 cm (30 9/16 x 18 in.); Overall with knobs: 209.5 x 75.5 cm (82 1/2 x 29 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Five Hundred Arhats
Wu Bin (Chinese, active c. 1591–1626)
1971.16Handscroll; ink and color on paperOverall: 39.5 x 2646.5 cm (15 9/16 x 1041 15/16 in.); Painting only: 37.7 x 2347 cm (14 13/16 x 924 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Ornament with Dance of the Lovers
Israhel van Meckenem (German, c. 1440–1503)
1952.532engravingSheet: 12.1 x 26.8 cm (4 3/4 x 10 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Dancing Satyr Group
Greece, Boeotia, early 5th Century BC
1992.352painted terracottaOverall: 8.4 x 11 x 5.6 cm (3 5/16 x 4 5/16 x 2 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Dance staff for Èṣù (Ògò Èlẹ́gba)
Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker
2018.34Wood, leather, cowrie shells, seeds, and natural fiber62 cm (24 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Fall of Adam and Eve
Hans Burgkmair (German, 1473–1531)
1951.278woodcut on eight sheets of paperPlatemark: 95 x 65.4 cm (37 3/8 x 25 3/4 in.); Sheet: 95.7 x 66.2 cm (37 11/16 x 26 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Black-Figure Lekythos (Oil Vessel): Pan Presenting Hare to Woman
Asteas/Python Workshop (South Italian, Paestan, active c. 360–320 BC)
1985.1ceramicDiameter: 6.1 cm (2 3/8 in.); Overall: 25.7 x 12.9 cm (10 1/8 x 5 1/16 in.); Diameter of foot: 8.1 cm (3 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Kriophoros (Ram-Bearer), Statuette
Greece, Crete, 7th century BC
1998.172terracotta and polychromeOverall: 17.5 x 9.6 x 8 cm (6 7/8 x 3 3/4 x 3 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Plaque
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
1953.425Copper alloyOverall: 49.4 x 30.6 cm (19 7/16 x 12 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Heron-Shaped Figure Vase (Oil Vessel)
Robertson's Group
1988.65ceramicOverall: 13 x 5.8 cm (5 1/8 x 2 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Female Figure
Peru, South Coast, Nasca style (100 BC-AD 700)
1997.184earthenware with colored slipsOverall: 28.6 x 13.4 x 10.3 cm (11 1/4 x 5 1/4 x 4 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Woman Holding Plum Blossoms
North China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1987.13earthenware covered in white slip with traces of pigmentOverall: 43.8 x 16.5 x 12.2 cm (17 1/4 x 6 1/2 x 4 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Piazza San Marco, Venice
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)
1951.83pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with brush and gray wash (possibly chalk) and traces of black chalk, framing lines in brown and black inkSheet: 31.3 x 46.5 cm (12 5/16 x 18 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Cabinet
André-Charles Boulle (French, 1642–1732)
1949.539ebony, marquetry in metal and tortoise shellOverall: 101.3 x 117.6 x 50 cm (39 7/8 x 46 5/16 x 19 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mirror Support: Siren
Greece, Corinth, presumably of Corinthian or Argive origin, 5th Century BC
1967.204bronze with silver inlaysOverall: 11.5 x 9 cm (4 1/2 x 3 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Statuette of a Serving Girl
Egypt, New Kingdom, late Dynasty 18 (1540-1296 BC) to Dynasty 19 (1295-1186 BC)
1991.107terracotta, originally paintedOverall: 38.4 x 9.2 cm (15 1/8 x 3 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Beach at Sumiyoshi from the Tales of Ise
Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570-c. 1640)
1951.398Poetry sheet mounted as an album leaf; ink, color, and gold on paperImage: 24.5 x 20.9 cm (9 5/8 x 8 1/4 in.); Overall: 40.6 x 33.2 x 1.6 cm (16 x 13 1/16 x 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pure Tones among Hills and Waters
Xiao Yuncong (Chinese, 1596–1673)
1954.262Handscroll; ink and light color on paperPainting: 31 x 781.6 cm (12 3/16 x 307 11/16 in.); Overall: 34 x 1194.8 cm (13 3/8 x 470 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Doge's Palace, Venice
Richard Parkes Bonington (British, 1802–1828)
1985.56oil on millboardFramed: 53.5 x 61 x 6 cm (21 1/16 x 24 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 35.5 x 42.7 cm (14 x 16 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Standing Female Figure
Mesoamerica, Veracruz, Nopiloa style?, 7th-10th century
2014.390ceramic, pigmentOverall: 25.2 x 28.4 x 10 cm (9 15/16 x 11 3/16 x 3 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Luster Dish with Seated Prince
Iran, Kashan, Seljuq period of Iran (1037–1194)
1951.289fritware with luster-painted designOverall: 7.5 x 39 cm (2 15/16 x 15 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mosaic of Tigress and Cubs
Eastern Roman Empire, 4th century AD
1987.65tesseraeOverall: 142.9 x 135.4 cm (56 1/4 x 53 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Face Urn
Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo Roman, 2nd quarter, 1st Century
1992.125reddish ware with gray burnished slipDiameter: 19.5 cm (7 11/16 in.); Overall: 19 x 20 cm (7 1/2 x 7 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
St. John on the Island of Patmos
Virgilius Solis (German, 1514–1562)
1954.565woodcutImage: 19.8 x 37.3 cm (7 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.); Sheet: 19.8 x 37.3 cm (7 13/16 x 14 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
General Jean-Baptiste Kléber and Egyptian Family (Sketches for "The...
Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835)
1972.17oil on linenFramed: 377.2 x 126 x 12 cm (148 1/2 x 49 5/8 x 4 3/4 in.); Unframed: 352.1 x 97.8 cm (138 5/8 x 38 1/2 in.); Former: 306 x 98 cm (120 1/2 x 38 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Ink Flowers
Zhao Zhong (Chinese, second half of the 1300s)
1967.36Handscroll; ink on paperOverall: 31.8 x 153.2 cm (12 1/2 x 60 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jacques Dumont, called Le Romain
Maurice Quentin de La Tour (French, 1704–1788)
1983.89black and white chalk with pastelSheet: 30.8 x 20.8 cm (12 1/8 x 8 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Statuette of a Horse
Greek, Geometric, probably Corinthian
1998.173bronzeOverall: 11.5 x 10 x 2.6 cm (4 1/2 x 3 15/16 x 1 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
A Procession of Triumphal Cars in the Piazza San Marco, Venice,...
Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)
1955.164pen and brown ink with brush and brown washSheet: 25.9 x 36.8 cm (10 3/16 x 14 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333) to Nanbokuchō period (1336-92)
1953.16hanging scroll; ink and color on silkImage: 134 x 62 cm (52 3/4 x 24 7/16 in.); Overall: 217.2 x 80 cm (85 1/2 x 31 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Hermit Xu You Resting by a Stream
Dai Jin (Chinese, 1388–1462)
1974.45Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silkPainting: 138.2 x 75.2 cm (54 7/16 x 29 5/8 in.); Overall with knobs: 232.5 x 96.3 cm (91 9/16 x 37 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Deep Vessel
Japan, Jōmon period (c. 10,500-300 BC)
1998.32Earthenware with impressed and carved decorationDiameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.); Overall: 44.7 cm (17 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Statue of Amitabha
Korea, Unified Silla period (676-935)
1998.79gilt bronzeOverall: 22.5 x 7.2 x 7.2 cm (8 7/8 x 2 13/16 x 2 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Incense Burner
Italy, Etruscan, 2nd Century BC
1952.96bronzeOverall: 61 cm (24 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Statuette of a Warrior
Italy, Etruscan
1967.32bronzeOverall: 28 cm (11 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bust of a Classical Hero or Emperor
Girolamo della Robbia (Italian, 1488–1566)
2013.31glazed terracottaOverall: 37.5 x 37.5 x 21 cm (14 3/4 x 14 3/4 x 8 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Globular Pot
Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, 2nd quarter 1st Century
1992.124gray ware with black burnished slip and Barbotine decorationDiameter: 21 cm (8 1/4 in.); Overall: 20.5 cm (8 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Person
Suh Se Ok (Korean, 1929–2020)
2021.102Ink on mulberry paperPaper: 130.5 x 139 cm (51 3/8 x 54 3/4 in.); Framed: 146.3 x 155.5 x 6 cm (57 5/8 x 61 1/4 x 2 3/8 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Storage Jar
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1973.18Stoneware with natural ash glaze (Shigaraki ware)height: 45.7 cm (18 in.); Diameter: 42 cm (16 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Boats at Anchor on West Lake at the City Gate
China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)
1978.68Album leaf; ink and color on silkImage: 25.3 x 19.2 cm (9 15/16 x 7 9/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Selections from the New Collection of Japanese Poems from Ancient and...
Hon'ami Kōetsu (Japanese, 1558–1637) and 1 other
1966.118handscroll; ink, gold, and silver on paperOverall: 23.2 x 346.6 cm (9 1/8 x 136 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
"Caster Ware" Vase with Hunt Scene
Rhenish (Cologne), Gallo-Roman, mid-2nd Century
1992.126reddish ware with black burnished slip and Barbotine decorationDiameter: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.); Overall: 14.2 cm (5 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Zapatistas
José Clemente Orozco (Mexican, 1883–1949) and 1 other
2002.25lithographSheet: 44 x 56.6 cm (17 5/16 x 22 5/16 in.); Image: 32.2 x 41.3 cm (12 11/16 x 16 1/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Albarello Jar with an Aphorism
Central Asia, Samarkand, Samanid period (819–1005)
1996.298Earthenware with underglaze decorationDiameter: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.); Overall: 13 cm (5 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Winter and Summer Flowers
Kaihō Yūshō (Japanese, 1533–1615)
1987.40Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paperOverall: 174 x 376 cm (68 1/2 x 148 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscape of the Four Seasons
Yi Sumun (Korean, b. c. 1404)
1976.92Pair of six-panel screens; ink and slight color on paperOverall: 92.7 x 348.7 cm (36 1/2 x 137 5/16 in.); Painting only: 93 x 57.1 cm (36 5/8 x 22 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Kneeling Carthusian Monk
France, Burgundy, Dijon, 14th century
1966.113marbleOverall: 24.2 x 14.7 x 7.6 cm (9 1/2 x 5 13/16 x 3 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mrs. Sarah Siddons
Thomas Gainsborough (British, 1727–1788)
1976.6black chalk with extensive stump work with traces of white gouacheSheet: 46.8 x 35.3 cm (18 7/16 x 13 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Gikaku Mask of Young Persian Boy (Taikōji)
Japan, Nara period (710-94)
1949.158paulownia wood, lacquered and paintedOverall: 28 x 21 x 18.5 cm (11 x 8 1/4 x 7 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pine Wind from Myriad Villages
Wu Li (Chinese, 1632–1718)
1954.584Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paperImage: 109.5 x 25.9 cm (43 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.); Overall: 207 x 44.9 cm (81 1/2 x 17 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
River Landscape with Rocks at Left and Right
Augustin Hirschvogel (German, 1503–1553)
1963.471etchingImage: 14.6 x 17.4 cm (5 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.); Sheet: 14.6 x 17.4 cm (5 3/4 x 6 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Water Container (Mizusashi) with Riverscape
Japan, Momoyama period (1573-1615) to Edo period (1615-1858)
1972.9Stoneware with underglaze iron oxide slip decoration (Mino ware, Shino type) and lacquer lid (modern replacement)Diameter: 19.6 cm (7 11/16 in.); Lid: 2.9 x 14.7 cm (1 1/8 x 5 13/16 in.); Container: 18.4 cm (7 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Chateau de Chaumont Set
France, Lyon(?), early 16th century
1960.176silk and wool; tapestry weaveAverage: 321.8 x 452 cm (126 11/16 x 177 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Risen Christ Adored by Saints and Angels
Giorgio Vasari (Italian, 1511–1574)
1991.43Black chalk, pen and brown ink, and extensive white heightening (wash and point of brush), with incising on paper prepared with a brown wash.Sheet: 41.9 x 26.5 cm (16 1/2 x 10 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Three Studies of a Woman Wearing an Elaborate Headdress
Anonymous and 1 other
1987.31Pen and brown ink; retouched with brush and brown wash, lead white (partially oxidized)Sheet: 12.9 x 12.8 cm (5 1/16 x 5 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Medal of Anne of Austria (obverse) and (reverse)
Jean Warin (French, 1604–1672)
1987.195bronzeDiameter: 6 cm (2 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Enclosed Valley
Hercules Seghers (Dutch, 1589/90–c. 1638)
1951.349etching on cloth, hand colored with watercolorPlatemark: 10.7 x 19 cm (4 3/16 x 7 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Seated Yaksha
Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, probably Kaushambi
1977.175terracottaOverall: 47.3 x 26 cm (18 5/8 x 10 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fibula with Solar Design
Greece, Boeotian, 7th Century BC
1999.9bronzeOverall: 15.4 x 11.2 cm (6 1/16 x 4 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Garden for Solitary Enjoyment
Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)
1978.67Handscroll; ink and light color on silkPainting: 28 x 518.5 cm (11 x 204 1/8 in.); Overall: 32 x 1290.2 cm (12 5/8 x 507 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Venus with a Burning Urn
Northern Italy, 16th century
1948.171gilt bronzeOverall: 19.6 x 6.3 x 4 cm (7 11/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.); with base: 28.6 x 7 x 7 cm (11 1/4 x 2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Situla
Italy, Etruscan, 6th-5th Century BC
1951.28bronzewithout handle: 16.6 cm (6 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Virgin and Child
Mosan (Valley of the Meuse), Liège(?), late 13th century
2014.392wood (oak) with polychromy and gildingOverall: 83 x 24 x 20 cm (32 11/16 x 9 7/16 x 7 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Kneeling Carthusian Monk
France, Burgundy, Dijon, 14th century
1966.112marbleOverall: 25.7 x 14.1 x 6.8 cm (10 1/8 x 5 9/16 x 2 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bat-Nosed Figures Pendant
Panama, Azuero Peninsula, Parita style, 11th-16th century
1998.2cast goldOverall: 7.2 x 11.8 x 2.3 cm (2 13/16 x 4 5/8 x 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait Study of Seigen
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1982.55hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paperImage: 25.5 x 40.9 cm (10 1/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Overall: 107.8 x 53.4 cm (42 7/16 x 21 in.); with knobs: 107.8 x 58.2 cm (42 7/16 x 22 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Durga as the Slayer of the Buffalo Demon
Cambodia, Koh Ker, 10th century
1996.27bronzeOverall: 52 x 18.4 x 12.5 cm (20 1/2 x 7 1/4 x 4 15/16 in.); without tang: 44.8 cm (17 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Plaque
Nigeria, Benin Kingdom, Ẹdo peoples, members of the Igun Eronmwon (royal brasscasters) guild
1999.1Copper alloyOverall: 45.7 x 38.1 cm (18 x 15 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Imperial Eagle
probably Syria, Roman, 1st Century BC-1st Century
1988.40bronze with garnet inlaysOverall: 12.1 x 6.9 x 9.7 cm (4 3/4 x 2 11/16 x 3 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
New York, the Elevated, and Me
Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998)
1989.386gelatin silver printImage: 18.8 x 28.2 cm (7 3/8 x 11 1/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Cabinet
Louis Majorelle (French, 1859–1926)
1976.53wood marquetry with metal mountsOverall: 130.8 x 162.5 x 58.4 cm (51 1/2 x 64 x 23 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Male Figure
Africa, West Africa, Mali, probably Djenné-Djenno, Inland Niger Delta culture-style maker
1985.199TerracottaOverall: 19.7 cm (7 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Hydria
Greece, late 5th Century BC
1986.23bronzeOverall: 41.6 x 38.4 cm (16 3/8 x 15 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Garden of Love (Large Plate)
Master ES (German, active 1450–67)
1993.161engravingPlate: 23.5 x 15.8 cm (9 1/4 x 6 1/4 in.); Sheet: 23.8 x 16.5 cm (9 3/8 x 6 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Processional Mask of a Bodhisattva
Japan, Heian period (794–1185)
1950.581wood, lacquered and paintedOverall: 22 x 16 cm (8 11/16 x 6 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Snails
Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799)
1998.5Hanging scroll; ink, color, and metallic pigments on paperImage: 114.3 x 40.6 cm (45 x 16 in.); Overall: 200.7 x 54 cm (79 x 21 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Standing Figure of a Beauty
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1964.366Porcelain with overglaze color enamels (Hizen ware, Kakiemon type)Overall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jar with Four Ibex
Pakistan, probably Quetta, Indus Valley Civilization
2001.1ceramic with black slipOverall: 12.2 x 23 cm (4 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Skyphos
probably Turkey, Roman, 1st Century
1989.149earthenware with slip decorationOverall: 8.4 x 16.3 x 10.9 cm (3 5/16 x 6 7/16 x 4 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Study of a Man with Hands in His Pockets
Gustave Caillebotte (French, 1848–1894)
2020.260black chalk on Arches modern laid paperSheet: 47.6 x 31.5 cm (18 3/4 x 12 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Gnathian Ribbed Oinochoe (Wine Jug): Masks, Dancer, and Flute-Player
South Italian, Apulian
1952.16ceramicOverall: 46.4 cm (18 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Figure Pendant
Colombia, Tairona style, 10th-16th century
1998.3cast goldOverall: 6.2 x 6.1 x 2.5 cm (2 7/16 x 2 3/8 x 1 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Winter Landscape
Yeoseol (Korean)
1986.45hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silkImage: 92.4 x 52.7 cm (36 3/8 x 20 3/4 in.); Overall: 195.6 x 74.9 cm (77 x 29 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Calyx (Chalice)
Byzantium, Middle Byzantine (843-1261)
2013.49blood jasper (heliotrope) with gilt-copper mountsOverall: 7.7 cm (3 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pendant: Face
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, possibly Baule-style goldsmith
1954.602GoldOverall: 7.6 x 5 cm (3 x 1 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Krishna Lifting Mount Govardhan
Southern Cambodia, Takeo Province, Phnom Da
1973.106SandstoneOverall: 203.1 x 68 x 55.5 cm (79 15/16 x 26 3/4 x 21 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jonah Praying
late Roman. Asia Minor, early Christian, 3rd century
1965.240marbleOverall: 47.5 x 14.8 x 20.3 cm (18 11/16 x 5 13/16 x 8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bottle with Incised and Sgraffito Fish Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1962.153stoneware with incised design (Buncheong ware)Outer diameter: 17 cm (6 11/16 in.); Overall: 30.6 cm (12 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait Head of a Youth
Egypt, Alexandria, Roman, 1st Century AD
1947.188marbleOverall: 29.5 cm (11 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jar
Nampeyo of Hano (Hopi-Tewa, c. 1860–1942)
1986.241ceramic, slipOverall: 16.8 x 29.2 cm (6 5/8 x 11 1/2 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Krishna and Satyabhama Storm the Citadel of Naraka, folio 97 from a...
Nepal, Kathmandu
2022.45Gum tempera and ink on paperPaper: 55.5 x 36.2 cm (21 7/8 x 14 1/4 in.); Painting only: 32.2 x 51.5 cm (12 11/16 x 20 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Eccentric Flint
Guatemala, Quirigua, Maya style (250-900)
1950.161chipped flintOverall: 34.6 x 19.3 cm (13 5/8 x 7 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Man Spirit Mask
Willie Cole (American, b. 1955)
2000.75embossed photoetching hand-colored with lemon juice; photoscreenprint hand-colored with lemon juice; photoetching and woodcutSheet: 99.8 x 67.5 cm (39 5/16 x 26 9/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Plum Tree
Ogata Kōrin (Japanese, 1658–1716)
1983.10hanging scroll; ink on silkImage: 94 x 35.4 cm (37 x 13 15/16 in.); Including mounting: 177.2 x 51.8 cm (69 3/4 x 20 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Buddha of Infinite Life and Light (Amida Nyorai)
Kōshun (Japanese) and 2 others
1960.197Cypress wood with lacquer, color, gold, cut gold, rock crystal inlaid eyes, and quartzOverall: 94.6 cm (37 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Howling Wolf
Southern Siberia, 5th-3rd Century BC
1986.26wood with shell inlaysOverall: 11.1 x 3.3 x 5.9 cm (4 3/8 x 1 5/16 x 2 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.246marbleOverall: 33.2 x 20 x 14 cm (13 1/16 x 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Boncompagni-Ludovisi-Ottoboni Marriage Casket
Italy, Rome
1974.86silver, partially gilt, malachite, lapis lazuli, enamelOverall: 19.1 x 40.7 x 22.9 cm (7 1/2 x 16 x 9 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Ladder of Ladders
Manuel Álvarez Bravo (Mexican, 1902–2002)
2007.142gelatin silver printImage: 24.4 x 18.3 cm (9 5/8 x 7 3/16 in.); Mounted: 30 x 23 cm (11 13/16 x 9 1/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Eleven-Headed Guanyin
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1970.66woodheight: 62.9 cm (24 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bull's-Head Amulet
Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II-III Periods
1998.26amethystOverall: 3.4 x 3.7 x 2.6 cm (1 5/16 x 1 7/16 x 1 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Gorgoneion Plaque with Incised Figure of a Dancing Satyr
Greece, South Italy, 6th-5th Century BC
1994.8terracottaOverall: 6.7 x 6.7 cm (2 5/8 x 2 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Caporali Missal
Bartolommeo Caporali (Italian, c. 1420–1503) and 1 other
2006.154Ink, tempera and gold on vellum; 400 foliosOverall: 35 x 25 cm (13 3/4 x 9 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscapes in Various Styles after Old Masters
Mei Qing (Chinese, 1623–1697)
1962.157Album of ten leaves, ink and color on paperOverall: 28.6 x 44 cm (11 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Weight in the Form of a Hippopotamus Head
Egypt, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18
1992.114hematiteOverall: 2.2 x 3 x 4.2 cm (7/8 x 1 3/16 x 1 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Flint in the Form of a Bird
Egypt, Predynastic Period, Naqada II-III period, 4000-3000 BC
1995.40tan-colored flintOverall: 5.2 x 5.2 cm (2 1/16 x 2 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Vessel with Battle Scene
Mesoamerica, Maya, Nebaj region, Late Classic Period, 7th-10th century
2012.32ceramic and slipOverall: 17.2 x 15.4 cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of a Young Girl
Italy, Eastern Roman Empire, early 1st Century
1985.138bronzeOverall: 9.7 cm (3 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscape with Flying Geese
Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260)
1952.285Album leaf; ink and slight color on silkImage: 25.5 x 26.5 cm (10 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.); with mat: 33.3 x 40.5 cm (13 1/8 x 15 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.245marbleOverall: 35.2 x 21.5 x 12 cm (13 7/8 x 8 7/16 x 4 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe
Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)
1985.132section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paperImage: 16.2 x 33 cm (6 3/8 x 13 in.); Overall: 105.4 x 57.2 cm (41 1/2 x 22 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Water Buffalo Returning Home
Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783)
1970.77Hanging scroll, ink and light color on silkOverall: 203.2 x 59.2 cm (80 x 23 5/16 in.); Painting only: 130.8 x 46.2 cm (51 1/2 x 18 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pendant of a Bird (Rooster?)
Northern Greece, Macedonian, Geometric period (900-700 BC)
1999.249bronzeOverall: 5 x 9 cm (1 15/16 x 3 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi
Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877)
1964.420oil on fabricFramed: 172 x 230 x 8.5 cm (67 11/16 x 90 9/16 x 3 3/8 in.); Unframed: 151.2 x 210.2 cm (59 1/2 x 82 3/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund and various donors by exchangeCCCC0
Horse-Shaped Drinking Vessel
Iran, Sasanian, 3rd-4th Century
1964.41silver, partially giltOverall: 12 x 10.8 x 32.7 cm (4 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 12 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Saying Farewell at Xunyang (Song of the Pipa)
Wen Boren (Chinese, 1502–1575)
1954.581handscroll, ink and color on paperOverall: 27 x 271.3 cm (10 5/8 x 106 13/16 in.); Painting only: 21 x 60 cm (8 1/4 x 23 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Brush Holder with Bamboo and Landscape Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1988.74carved bambooOverall: 10.1 x 9 cm (4 x 3 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pair of Bookcases (Bibliothèques)
Charles Cressent (French, 1685–1768)
1958.129kingwood and rosewood veneers, gilt metal mountsOverall: 247.6 x 132.1 x 57.2 cm (97 1/2 x 52 x 22 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Wine Vessel (Jia)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
2005.54bronzeOverall: 50.8 cm (20 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Dish: The Goddess Anahita
Iran, Sasanian, 5th-6th Century
1962.295silver giltOverall: 4.6 x 21.6 cm (1 13/16 x 8 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Seated Male Nude
Baccio Bandinelli (Italian, 1493–1560)
1998.6red chalkSheet: 40 x 23.7 cm (15 3/4 x 9 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sharecropper
Elizabeth Catlett (American, 1915–2012)
1996.289color linoleum cutSheet: 76.2 x 56.5 cm (30 x 22 1/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Carved Bowl
Mesoamerica, reportedly the Tepecoacuilco River Valley, Guerrero, Olmec style (1200-300 BC), Formative Period
2013.29stone (travertine)Overall: 13.3 x 23.5 x 10.2 cm (5 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Key
Italy, Roman, 1st Century
1952.586iron tang, bronze handleOverall: 15.6 cm (6 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Go Down Death
Aaron Douglas (American, 1899–1979)
2005.181oil on MasoniteFramed: 124.5 x 94 x 3.8 cm (49 x 37 x 1 1/2 in.); Unframed: 121.9 x 91.5 cm (48 x 36 in.)John L. Severance Fund and Gift of Prof. and Mrs. David C. Driskell©
Alabastron
Egypt, early Ptolemaic Dynasty
1995.262travertineDiameter: 3.3 cm (1 5/16 in.); Overall: 22.9 cm (9 in.); Stopper: 4.5 cm (1 3/4 in.); Body: 19.1 x 2.5 cm (7 1/2 x 1 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Judgment of Paris
South Netherlands, 16th century
1985.148silver-stained glass roundelDiameter: 22.3 cm (8 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Cosmetics Box with Chrysanthemums
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1963.513lacquer on woodOverall: 17.6 x 29 x 22.8 cm (6 15/16 x 11 7/16 x 9 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Leaping Carp
Liu Jie (Chinese, c. 1447–1520s)
1977.55hanging scroll, ink and color on silkImage: 140.5 x 83.7 cm (55 5/16 x 32 15/16 in.); Overall: 226 x 101.2 cm (89 x 39 13/16 in.); with knobs: 226 x 109.5 cm (89 x 43 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Fertility Goddess
Pakistan, Gandhara, reportedly Charsada, early Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1977.58terracottaheight: 26.7 cm (10 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Shakyamuni with two attendants
China, Yuan (1271-1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1982.25Hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on silkOverall: 293.5 x 136 cm (115 9/16 x 53 9/16 in.); Painting only: 218.4 x 112.8 cm (86 x 44 7/16 in.); with knobs: 293.5 x 144.2 cm (115 9/16 x 56 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Gathering of Otsu-e Subjects
Shibata Zeshin (Japanese, 1807–1891)
1982.9Eight-panel folding screen; ink and color on hempImage: 101 x 396 cm (39 3/4 x 155 7/8 in.); Overall: 170 x 336 cm (66 15/16 x 132 5/16 in.); Closed: 170 x 11.7 x 61.6 cm (66 15/16 x 4 5/8 x 24 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pair of Arched Fibulae
Asia Minor, Phrygia, late 8th-early 7th Century BC
1999.87bronzeOverall: 6 x 7.5 cm (2 3/8 x 2 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Visored Sallet
Germany, 16th century
2014.393steelOverall: 21 x 25 x 42 cm (8 1/4 x 9 13/16 x 16 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portraits of Two Lineage Masters of the Kagyu Order: Phagmo Drupa (1110...
Central Tibet
1987.146Gum tempera on sized cottonOverall: 51.4 x 39.4 cm (20 1/4 x 15 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Leisure Enough to Spare
Yao Tingmei (Chinese, active mid-1300s)
1954.791handscroll, ink on paperImage: 23.1 x 84 cm (9 1/8 x 33 1/16 in.); Overall: 23.8 x 734 cm (9 3/8 x 289 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sky Study, Paris
Charles Marville (French, 1816–1879)
1988.191albumen print from wet collodion negativeImage: 15.3 x 21.4 cm (6 x 8 7/16 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bowl
Johann Schaper (German, 1635–1670)
1950.157Wheel engraved glass; enamelDiameter: 7 x 7 cm (2 3/4 x 2 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Storage Jar with Loop Handles
Korea, Kaya period (AD 42-562)
1989.475earthenware with impressed and incised designsDiameter: 34.3 cm (13 1/2 in.); Overall: 32.1 cm (12 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Double-Bat Bowl
Colombia, Tairona
1999.12earthenwareOverall: 13.1 x 32 x 27.3 cm (5 3/16 x 12 5/8 x 10 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Feline Vessel
Central Andes, North Coast, Moche people, Early Intermediate Period
2010.4ceramicOverall: 17 x 14 x 19.8 cm (6 11/16 x 5 1/2 x 7 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Seated Woman Searching for Fleas
Adriaen van de Velde (Dutch, 1636–1672)
1966.239red chalk over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown inkSheet: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.); Secondary Support: 18.4 x 23.4 cm (7 1/4 x 9 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Welcoming Descent of Jizō
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1983.75Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold, and cut gold on silkImage: 59 x 33.2 cm (23 1/4 x 13 1/16 in.); Overall: 120.7 x 51.4 cm (47 1/2 x 20 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
A Heavenly General (One of the Junishinsho)
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1988.53wood with lacquer, polychromy, gold, and crystal eyesOverall: 117.2 cm (46 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Kero (Waisted Cup)
Bolivia, Cochabamba(?), Tiwanaku style, 400-1000
1963.476earthenware with colored slipsOverall: 22.3 x 17 cm (8 3/4 x 6 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Metaphysical Interior
Giorgio de Chirico (Italian, 1888–1978) and 1 other
1981.51oil on canvasFramed: 95.6 x 77.5 x 5.2 cm (37 5/8 x 30 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.); Unframed: 73.2 x 54 cm (28 13/16 x 21 1/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Head of Buddha
Northern India, Mathura, Gupta Period (320-647)
1963.504sandstoneOverall: 30.6 x 16.6 cm (12 1/16 x 6 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Amida Buddha
China, Sui dynasty (581-618)
1964.152limestone with traces of polychromyOverall: 51.4 x 20.3 cm (20 1/4 x 8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Spoon with Saint Paul as an Athlete
late Roman Empire, perhaps Syria, early Byzantine, 4th century
1964.39silver, silver gilt, and nielloOverall: 4.6 x 5.6 cm (1 13/16 x 2 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Autumn Evening with Full Moon on Musashino Plain
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
2000.4Pair of six-fold screens; ink, color, and gold and silver foil on gilded paperOverall: 170.2 x 346.7 cm (67 x 136 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Two Textile Fragment with Fanged Heads
Peru, South Coast, Ica Valley, Chavín style (1000-200 BC)
1985.139cotton, plain weave patterned by fiber-wrapped warps and supplementary weftsOverall: 112 x 61.2 cm (44 1/8 x 24 1/8 in.); Mounted: 123.8 x 72.4 cm (48 3/4 x 28 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Gypsy Palmist
Dora Maar (French, 1907–1997)
2007.150gelatin silver print, ferrotypedImage: 26.8 x 24 cm (10 9/16 x 9 7/16 in.); Paper: 30.3 x 24 cm (11 15/16 x 9 7/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.247marbleOverall: 33.5 x 20.1 x 10 cm (13 3/16 x 7 15/16 x 3 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Virgin and Child in a Landscape
Jan Gossaert (Flemish, c1475/78–1532) and 1 other
1972.47oil on woodFramed: 68 x 56 x 4.5 cm (26 3/4 x 22 1/16 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 47.7 x 36.6 cm (18 3/4 x 14 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Royal Belt (yet)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kuba Kingdom, Kuba-style maker
1994.87Plant fiber, rawhide or leather, glass beads, seashells, cowrie shells, cloth, and colorantOverall: 139.5 cm (54 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Monk Mending Clothes in the Morning Sun (Chōyō Hotetsuzu)
Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336-92)
1962.163hanging scroll, ink on paperImage: 84.3 x 35.2 cm (33 3/16 x 13 7/8 in.); Overall: 168.5 x 47.7 cm (66 5/16 x 18 3/4 in.); with knobs: 168.5 x 52 cm (66 5/16 x 20 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Standing Cup
Virgilius Solis (German, 1514–1562)
1962.286gilt silverOverall: 50.8 x 20.4 cm (20 x 8 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Canopy with Dragon among Flowers
China, Center: Southern Song dynasty (1127-1270) Border: Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
1995.1Center: silk, gold, tapestry weave (kesi). Border: silk, gold, lampas weaveOverall: 87 x 84.5 cm (34 1/4 x 33 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Man
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.242marbleOverall: 33.4 x 21 x 11.5 cm (13 1/8 x 8 1/4 x 4 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.244marbleOverall: 31.5 x 19 x 10.8 cm (12 3/8 x 7 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Vase
China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Qianlong mark and reign (1736-95)
1963.514Porcelain with decoration in colored fa-lang enamels, Guyuexuan wareOverall: 15.4 cm (6 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Idolatry of Solomon
Pietro da Cortona (Italian, 1596–1669)
1987.142Pen and brown ink, point of brush and black ink, brush and brown wash, and white and blue gouache, framing lines in brown inkSheet: 24.8 x 43.3 cm (9 3/4 x 17 1/16 in.); Secondary Support: 25.5 x 44.1 cm (10 1/16 x 17 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Poet Fisherman
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1990.70album leaf from a set; ink and color on silk Overall: 22.5 x 24 cm (8 7/8 x 9 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Miniature Votive Stupa
Eastern India, Bihar
1982.132bronze with inlay of semiprecious stonesOverall: 29.2 cm (11 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Stem Cup
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and period (1426-1435)
1957.60porcelain with underglaze blue and overglaze red enamel decorationOverall: 9 x 9.9 cm (3 9/16 x 3 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Swing, Paris Fair
Ilse Bing (American, 1899–1998)
2007.30gelatin silver printImage: 28.3 x 22.3 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/4 in.); Mounted: 41.9 x 34.9 cm (16 1/2 x 13 3/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Ivy Lane
Fukae Roshū (Japanese, 1699–1757)
1954.127six-panel folding screen; ink and color on gilded paperImage: 133.1 x 267.6 cm (52 3/8 x 105 3/8 in.); Overall: 136.5 x 271 cm (53 3/4 x 106 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Kneeling Angel
Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)
1966.18gessoed and painted woodOverall: 83.5 x 39 x 23.5 cm (32 7/8 x 15 3/8 x 9 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Untitled
Ralph Eugene Meatyard (American, 1925–1972)
1989.55gelatin silver printImage: 18.8 x 18.7 cm (7 3/8 x 7 3/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 35.6 cm (18 x 14 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
The Bible of the Poor (Biblia Pauperum),
...
Germany or the Netherlands, 15th century
1986.91woodcut, hand colored with watercolorSheet: 26.9 x 38.8 cm (10 9/16 x 15 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait Bust of an Aristocratic Woman
later Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian period, 3rd century
1965.243marbleOverall: 33.4 x 18.5 x 10.7 cm (13 1/8 x 7 5/16 x 4 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Prostitute Soliciting a Fat, Ugly Man (recto); Young Woman Wringing Her...
Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828)
1995.15brush and black and gray washSheet: 23.5 x 14.5 cm (9 1/4 x 5 11/16 in.); Image: 18.7 x 12 cm (7 3/8 x 4 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Prestige Cap (mpu ngola)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Republic of Congo, or Cabinda (Angola), Kongo-style maker, possibly Yombe subgroup
1997.180Raffia palm fiber (Raphia ruffia or R. vinifera) and leopard clawsOverall: 42 x 19.3 x 19 cm (16 9/16 x 7 5/8 x 7 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
View of Emmerich
Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656)
1959.351oil on woodFramed: 105.5 x 136 x 9.5 cm (41 9/16 x 53 9/16 x 3 3/4 in.); Unframed: 65.4 x 96.7 cm (25 3/4 x 38 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Scenes from the Tales of Ise
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1969.127Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paperPainting only: 95.2 x 276 cm (37 1/2 x 108 11/16 in.); Overall: 109.3 x 258.9 cm (43 1/16 x 101 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Funeral of Saint Stephen
Filippo Lippi (Italian, c. 1406–1469)
1947.70pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash with traces of stylus over traces of black chalkSheet: 24.9 x 19.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.); Secondary Support: 24.9 x 19.3 cm (9 13/16 x 7 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Ink Plum
Peng Xu (Chinese, active 1488–1521)
1970.80hanging scroll, ink on silkPainting: 127.2 x 66.8 cm (50 1/16 x 26 5/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 218.8 x 75.3 cm (86 1/8 x 29 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Recumbent Bull
China, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1985.74gilt bronzeOverall: 3.5 x 7 cm (1 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Head of Proserpina
Gian Lorenzo Bernini (Italian, 1598–1680)
1968.101terracottaOverall: 15.2 x 10.3 cm (6 x 4 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Self-Portrait
Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917)
2004.87etching and drypointPlatemark: 23 x 14.5 cm (9 1/16 x 5 11/16 in.); Sheet: 31.5 x 22.6 cm (12 3/8 x 8 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Mountain of Five Cataracts
Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652)
1966.366hanging scroll, ink on silkPainting: 118 x 53 cm (46 7/16 x 20 7/8 in.); Overall: 232.4 x 69.7 cm (91 1/2 x 27 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Child's Throne
Pierre-Marie Balny le Jeune (French, 1832)
1988.58carved and gilded wood, leather upholsteryOverall: 84 x 45.1 x 42 cm (33 1/16 x 17 3/4 x 16 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Staff Head
Colombia, Sinú style, 5th-10th Century
1954.594cast goldOverall: 6.7 x 3 x 8.2 cm (2 5/8 x 1 3/16 x 3 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Scholar Playing a Qin
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1990.69album leaf; ink and color on silkPainting only: 23.5 x 23.8 cm (9 1/4 x 9 3/8 in.); Overall: 26.5 x 26.5 cm (10 7/16 x 10 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Orchids and Rocks
Yi Ha-eung (Korean, 1820–1898)
2015.138Eight-panel folding screen; ink on silkOverall: 185 x 52.6 cm (72 13/16 x 20 11/16 in.); Each panel: 111.9 x 1.5 cm (44 1/16 x 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Shri
South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century
1963.104.1graniteOverall: 138.4 x 41.9 cm (54 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pendant: Face in Crescent
Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith
1952.118GoldOverall: 7 x 7.4 cm (2 3/4 x 2 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Fall of Simon Magus
Pompeo Batoni (Italian, 1708–1787)
1983.217oil on canvasFramed: 207 x 133 x 10.5 cm (81 1/2 x 52 3/8 x 4 1/8 in.); Unframed: 183 x 108 cm (72 1/16 x 42 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Grand Canyon
Alvin Langdon Coburn (British, 1882–1966)
2002.51platinum printImage: 41 x 31.4 cm (16 1/8 x 12 3/8 in.); Mounted: 42.1 x 32.1 cm (16 9/16 x 12 5/8 in.); Matted: 71.1 x 55.9 cm (28 x 22 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Portrait of a Lady with an Elaborate Cartouche
Giuseppe Cades (Italian, 1750–1799)
1999.172Red chalk over graphite (portrait), pen and black ink and watercolor over graphite (surround), circular framing line in graphiteImage: 36 x 35.9 cm (14 3/16 x 14 1/8 in.); Secondary Support: 39.1 x 38.7 cm (15 3/8 x 15 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Herdboys and Buffalo in Landscapes
Guo Min (Chinese, mid-late 1200s)
1999.216Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silkPainting: 92.7 x 56.5 cm (36 1/2 x 22 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bodhisattva Guanyin
China, late Northern Qi (550-577) or early Sui dynasty (581-618)
1962.162sandstone with polychromyOverall: 138.8 x 38.2 x 27.4 cm (54 5/8 x 15 1/16 x 10 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Wine Flask with Plum and Bamboo Design
Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392-1910)
1999.44glazed porcelain with underglazed iron designOverall: 21.9 x 19 x 8.4 cm (8 5/8 x 7 1/2 x 3 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Emperor Yao Visiting Yu Chonghua
Kusumi Morikage (Japanese, active c. 1620–1690)
1968.105One of a pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, slight color, and gold on paperImage: 131.9 x 348 cm (51 15/16 x 137 in.); Including mounting: 147.3 x 363.7 cm (58 x 143 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bowl
Iran, Sasanian, 4th-6th Century
1963.478silverOverall: 6.4 x 14 cm (2 1/2 x 5 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jar with Loop Handle
Korea, Baekje kingdom (18 BC-660)
1997.188earthenwareOverall: 33.8 cm (13 5/16 in.); Outer diameter: 27.4 cm (10 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Man's Bwami Prestige Cap (sawamazembe)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of Congo, Lega-style maker
1995.211Plant fiber, seashells, seeds, pods, buttons, and probably cottonOverall: 35.8 x 26.7 x 19.2 cm (14 1/8 x 10 1/2 x 7 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
White Sake
Tateishi Harumi (Japanese, 1908–1994)
2022.44Hanging scroll; ink, color and gold on paperPainting: 174.9 x 101.6 cm (68 7/8 x 40 in.); Mounted: 248 x 121 cm (97 5/8 x 47 5/8 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Afghanistan or Pakistan, Gandhara, late Kushan Period (1st century-320)
1985.31stucco with traces of paintOverall: 45.7 x 35.5 cm (18 x 14 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Temple of Ramesses II, Abu Simbel
Antonio Beato (British, c. 1825–1903)
1992.307albumen print from wet collodion negativeImage: 26.1 x 38.4 cm (10 1/4 x 15 1/8 in.); Matted: 45.7 x 55.9 cm (18 x 22 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Large Head
Lucian Freud (British, 1922–2011) and 2 others
1996.233etching with scraping and burnishingSheet: 79.3 x 63.4 cm (31 1/4 x 24 15/16 in.); Platemark: 69.5 x 54.5 cm (27 3/8 x 21 7/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Bird-Headed Ewer
China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618-907)
1989.2green-glazed stoneware with modeled, molded, and applied decorationOverall: 42.1 cm (16 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Orpheus and Cerberus
Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777)
1971.65sandstone with base: 304.8 cm (120 in.); Base: 38.1 x 102.9 x 102.9 cm (15 x 40 1/2 x 40 1/2 in.); without base: 182.9 x 106.7 x 61 cm (72 x 42 x 24 in.); Pedestal: 89.5 x 88.9 x 88.9 cm (35 1/4 x 35 x 35 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Short-necked Storage Jar
Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BC-AD 668)
1989.88gray earthenware with impressed cord designOverall: 38 cm (14 15/16 in.); Outer diameter: 36.8 cm (14 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Funeral for Marie-Thérèse of Spain, Dauphine of France, in the Church of...
Charles-Nicolas Cochin (French, 1715–1790)
2000.2Pen and black ink and gray wash heightened with white gouache on cream laid paper, incised (with graphite) for transferSheet: 45 x 30.9 cm (17 11/16 x 12 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Education of the Virgin
Giuseppe Mazzuoli (Italian, 1644–1725)
1973.6marbleOverall: 110.5 x 96.5 x 26 cm (43 1/2 x 38 x 10 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscape after Guo Zhongshu
Bada Shanren (Chinese, 1626–1705)
1955.36hanging scroll, ink on paperImage: 109.9 x 56.4 cm (43 1/4 x 22 3/16 in.); Overall: 247.7 x 84.5 cm (97 1/2 x 33 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Covered Jar
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Wanli reign (1573-1620)
1957.62porcelain with blue underglaze decoration and overglaze enamels in red, green, and yellowOverall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Composite Lion and Bull
Iran, 1500-1000 BC
1969.122bronze, castOverall: 11.4 x 9.7 x 14.8 cm (4 1/2 x 3 13/16 x 5 13/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Wine Vessel (Jia)
China, probably Henan province, Erlitou culture (c. 1900-1500 BC)
1989.150bronzeOverall: 24 cm (9 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Birth of the Buddha
Northeastern India, Bengal, Pala dynasty (730-1197)
1959.349Black chloriteOverall: 46.4 x 27.3 x 11.4 cm (18 1/4 x 10 3/4 x 4 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Waves
Nakamura Hōchū (Japanese, d. 1819)
1999.90fan painting mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color with gold on paperImage: 39.8 x 53 cm (15 11/16 x 20 7/8 in.); Overall: 126.4 x 61.3 cm (49 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Crouching Dwarf Musician
India, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1983.79terracottaOverall: 10.2 cm (4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bowl with Decoration of the "Three Friends"
China, Jiangxi province, Jingdezhen, Ming dynasty (1368-1644), Xuande mark and reign (1426-1435)
1953.631porcelain with underglaze blue decorationDiameter: 30.2 cm (11 7/8 in.); Overall: 11.2 cm (4 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of Violinist Jean Vidal (1789–1867)
Adrien Victor Auger (French, 1787–1854)
2013.47black and gray chalk, with touches of white chalk, on tan wove paperImage: 75.4 x 54.1 cm (29 11/16 x 21 5/16 in.); Sheet with border: 91.5 x 64.4 cm (36 x 25 3/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
The Saltmaker's Story
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868)
1972.12Pair of handscrolls; ink, color, and gold on paperOverall: 17.7 x 917.5 cm (6 15/16 x 361 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Batō (Horse-Headed) Kannon
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1981.1Wood with traces of color and gold; pedestal: wood with lacquer, color, and goldOverall: 110.6 cm (43 9/16 in.); Base: 28 cm (11 in.); Figure: 82.6 cm (32 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Krishna Vanquishing the Crane-Demon Bakasura
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati
1966.29gum tempera and gold on paperOverall: 27.8 x 19.7 cm (10 15/16 x 7 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sketch Copy of Natural Disasters, from the Seven Fortunes and Misfortunes
Japan, Edo period (1615-1868) to Meiji period (1868-1912)
1993.132handscroll; ink and color on paper34 x 1714.5 cm (13 3/8 x 675 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
#319
Willie Robert Middlebrook (American, 1957–2012)
1996.235gelatin silver print, photographic paintingImage: 51 x 61 cm (20 1/16 x 24 in.); Matted: 76.2 x 81.3 cm (30 x 32 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Clochettes (Bells) and Mauves Covered Jar
Henri Rapin (French, 1873–1939) and 2 others
1987.196porcelainDiameter: 37.8 cm (14 7/8 in.); Overall: 45.1 cm (17 3/4 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Listening to the Sound of Autumn in a Misty Grove
Zhang Feng (Chinese, active c. 1632–1662)
1977.173Hanging scroll; ink and color on paperPainting: 96.5 x 34.5 cm (38 x 13 9/16 in.); Overall with knobs: 199.7 x 59 cm (78 5/8 x 23 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Pedestal Bowl
Mexico, Cholula?, Mixteca-Puebla Style, 10th-16th century
1951.317earthenware with colored slipsDiameter: 14.4 x 18.6 cm (5 11/16 x 7 5/16 in.); Overall: 14.6 cm (5 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Brush Holder with Figures in Landscape and Poetic Inscription by Wang...
Wang Meilin (Chinese, active c. 1825)
1988.75carved bambooOverall: 16 x 12.4 cm (6 5/16 x 4 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Portrait of a Government Official
Chae Yongshin (Korean, 1848–1941)
2020.259Hanging scroll; ink and color on silkOverall: 156.4 x 87.3 cm (61 9/16 x 34 3/8 in.); Painting only: 127 x 71.1 cm (50 x 28 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Crucified Christ
Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c.1496-c.1543)
1982.127bronzeOverall: 28.6 x 23.5 x 5.5 cm (11 1/4 x 9 1/4 x 2 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Burial Urn with Cover
Korea, Three Kingdoms period (57 BC-AD 668)
1990.131earthenware with impressed designOverall: 55.8 cm (21 15/16 in.); Outer diameter: 43 cm (16 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Engaged Capital with a Supporting (Caryatidal) Figure Flanked by Lions
Western France, Vendée or Angoulême?, 12th century
1963.477limestoneOverall: 34.3 x 47 x 34.3 cm (13 1/2 x 18 1/2 x 13 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Tripod (Ding)
China, late Shang dynasty (c.1600-c.1046 BC), Anyang phase (c.1250-1046 BC)
1962.281bronzeOverall: 24.5 x 20 cm (9 5/8 x 7 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bodhidharma Meditating Facing a Cliff
China, Song dynasty (960-1279)
1972.41Hanging scroll; ink on silkPainting only: 116.5 x 46.4 cm (45 7/8 x 18 1/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 203.2 x 63.5 cm (80 x 25 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Funerary Portrait of a Woman
Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine
1971.136encaustic on linenOverall: 26 x 19 cm (10 1/4 x 7 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscape in Color after Ni Zan
Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715)
1954.583Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paperPainting: 80.6 x 43.8 cm (31 3/4 x 17 1/4 in.); Overall with knobs: 217.7 x 68.5 cm (85 11/16 x 26 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Shiva Saint: Manikkavachakar
South India, Tamil Nadu, 12th-13th century
1967.148bronzeOverall: 33.5 x 9.1 cm (13 3/16 x 3 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Hope Is beyond the Window
Marcel G. Lefrancq (Belgian, 1916–1974)
2007.67.11gelatin silver print, ferrotypedImage: 22.9 x 15.2 cm (9 x 6 in.); Paper: 22.9 x 16.3 cm (9 x 6 7/16 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Literary Gathering in the Orchid Pavilion
Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795)
1977.1Six-panel folding screen; ink and slight color on paperImage: 83 x 191.8 cm (32 11/16 x 75 1/2 in.); Overall: 95.7 x 204.5 cm (37 11/16 x 80 1/2 in.); Open and extended: 83 x 243 cm (32 11/16 x 95 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Mr. X
Dox Thrash (American, 1892–1965)
1996.277carborundum printPlatemark: 16.6 x 13.2 cm (6 9/16 x 5 3/16 in.); Sheet: 24 x 21.9 cm (9 7/16 x 8 5/8 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Zhao Mengfu Writing the Heart (Hridaya) Sutra in Exchange for Tea
Qiu Ying (Chinese, 1494–1552)
1963.102handscroll, ink and light color on paperImage: 20.6 x 78.3 cm (8 1/8 x 30 13/16 in.); Overall: 21.1 x 553.6 cm (8 5/16 x 217 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Putto
Ignaz Günther (German, 1725–1775)
1961.413painted and gilded woodOverall: 59 x 43.2 x 16.3 cm (23 1/4 x 17 x 6 7/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Krishna Stealing Curds
Southern India, Andhra Pradesh, Tirupati
1966.28gum tempera and gold on paperOverall: 27.7 x 19.3 cm (10 7/8 x 7 5/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bust of a Chinese
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux (French, 1827–1875)
1972.49plasterOverall: 35.5 x 25.8 x 14.2 cm (14 x 10 3/16 x 5 9/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Female Figurine
Mexico, Guanajuato or Michoacán, Chupícuaro
1996.291ceramic, pigmentOverall: 22.5 x 10.5 cm (8 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Rue Saint-Lazare, Paris
Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903)
1987.80lithographImage: 21 x 14.2 cm (8 1/4 x 5 9/16 in.); Paper: 32.5 x 24.8 cm (12 13/16 x 9 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Spring Rain Thatched Hut
Wang Jianzhang (Chinese, active 1621–1662)
2008.108handscroll, ink on paperImage: 31 x 81.5 cm (12 3/16 x 32 1/16 in.); Overall: 34.2 x 1164 cm (13 7/16 x 458 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
River Goddess Ganga
Northern India, Mathura, Vardhama Period, 6th-7th Century
1966.119sandstoneOverall: 108 cm (42 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Standing Avalokitesvara
Korea, Unified Silla period (668-935)
1998.80Gilt-bronzeOverall: 18.5 x 6.5 x 4.5 cm (7 5/16 x 2 9/16 x 1 3/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Brocade with Soaring Phoenixes among Clouds
China, Jin dynasty (1115-1234)
1994.292Silk and gold thread; tabby, brocadedOverall: 56.2 x 62.2 cm (22 1/8 x 24 1/2 in.); Mounted: 69.5 x 74 cm (27 3/8 x 29 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Palanquin Hook
Cambodia, Bayon style, 12th-13th century
1982.12bronzeOverall: 17.4 cm (6 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
White-Robed Kannon (Byakue Kannon)
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1951.540hanging scroll; ink on paperImage: 91.4 x 45.1 cm (36 x 17 3/4 in.); Overall: 178.4 x 64.1 cm (70 1/4 x 25 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Plaque: The Crucifixion with Angels and Saints
Northern Italy, Padua?, 15th century
1978.41verre églomisé (reverse gilded glass, engraved and painted)Overall: 19.4 x 9.4 x 0.4 cm (7 5/8 x 3 11/16 x 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Landscape after Jing Hao and Guan Tong
Li Shizhuo (Chinese, c. 1690–1770)
1952.588hanging scroll, ink on paperImage: 91 x 40.9 cm (35 13/16 x 16 1/8 in.); Overall: 226.7 x 68.6 cm (89 1/4 x 27 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Figures Seated by a Lake in a Wooded Landscape
John Martin (British, 1789–1854)
1997.38brown wash and point of brush with graphite underdrawingSheet: 19.8 x 26.6 cm (7 13/16 x 10 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Lintel with Garuda
Cambodia, Preah Ko, possibly from Kok Po, Prasat D, late 9th-early 10th Century
1967.37sandstoneOverall: 52.6 x 118.1 x 17.8 cm (20 11/16 x 46 1/2 x 7 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Two Artisans
Guatemala, Petén region, Maya style (250-900), Maya style (250-900)
1994.12earthenware with colored slipsOverall: 56.5 x 22 x 35.5 cm (22 1/4 x 8 11/16 x 14 in.); Part 2: 59 x 26 x 22 cm (23 1/4 x 10 1/4 x 8 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Hunchback Seated on a Stool
Central Panama, Conte Style, c. 600-800
1998.115earthenware with colored slipsOverall: 25 x 19 x 25.1 cm (9 13/16 x 7 1/2 x 9 7/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
An October Day in the White Mountains
John Frederick Kensett (American, 1816–1872)
1967.5oil on canvasFramed: 107.6 x 152.1 x 12.7 cm (42 3/8 x 59 7/8 x 5 in.); Unframed: 79.8 x 123.5 cm (31 7/16 x 48 5/8 in.)John L. Severance Fund and various donors by exchangeCCCC0
Ornament from Sitio Conte: Animal Pendant(?)
Panama, Conte style, 5th - 10th century
1951.318manatee boneOverall: 4.3 x 5.5 cm (1 11/16 x 2 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Temple Relief of a Deity
Egypt, Greco-Roman Period, Late Dynasty30 to early Ptolemaic Dynasty
1972.45limestoneOverall: 47.3 x 41 cm (18 5/8 x 16 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Hat (Kalyeem)
Africa, Central Africa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kuba-style maker
1998.29Raffia, glass beads, cowrie shells, cloth (including wool), thread, and copper alloyOverall: 29 x 23 x 23 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/16 x 9 1/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Chariot Canopy Shaft
China, Western Han dynasty (202 BC-AD 9)
1992.233bronze inlaid with silverOverall: 42.4 cm (16 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains, after Wang Meng
Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717)
1953.629Hanging scroll; ink on paperPainting: 79.6 x 39.4 cm (31 5/16 x 15 1/2 in.); Overall: 215.8 x 52 cm (84 15/16 x 20 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree
Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?)
1998.31hanging scroll, ink on silkOverall: 103 x 112.4 cm (40 9/16 x 44 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Bhu
South India, Tamil Nadu, probably Pudokkatai, early Chola Dynasty, 10th Century
1963.104.3graniteOverall: 175.9 x 61.6 cm (69 1/4 x 24 1/4 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Jar
Northeast China, Liao dynasty (916-1125)
1957.29white porcelain with combed and incised decorationDiameter: 12.8 x 12.5 cm (5 1/16 x 4 15/16 in.); Overall: 12.5 cm (4 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Studies of a Naked Seated Boy
Jacob de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565–1629)
2019.2Black chalk and white chalks with stumping on gray-blue antique laid paperSheet: 23.7 x 16.5 cm (9 5/16 x 6 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Taira no Kanemori of the Thirty-six Poetic Immortals
Japan, Kamakura period (1185-1333)
1951.397Section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on paperImage: 28.5 x 46.5 cm (11 1/4 x 18 5/16 in.); Overall: 108.5 x 55.9 cm (42 11/16 x 22 in.); with knobs: 108.5 x 60.8 cm (42 11/16 x 23 15/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Putti Pair
Ferdinand Tietz (Austrian, 1708–1777)
1971.8painted and gilded woodOverall: 55.9 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm (22 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Gourd-Shaped Bottle
Korea, Goryeo period (918-1392)
1992.113bronzeOuter diameter: 12 cm (4 3/4 in.); Overall: 33.5 cm (13 3/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Necklace Bead and Pair of Pendants in the Shape of an Auspicious Symbol
India, Uttar Pradesh or Madhya Pradesh, Shunga Period (c. 187-78 BC)
1973.66goldJohn L. Severance FundCCCC0
Inkwell and Candlestick with the Infant Hercules Killing the Serpents
Severo da Ravenna (Italian, c.1496-c.1543)
1954.798bronzeOverall: 21 x 11 x 13 cm (8 1/4 x 4 5/16 x 5 1/8 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Chalice and Paten
Hungary, Budapest?, 15th century
1990.3gilt silver and filigree enamelOverall: 24.6 cm (9 11/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Willow-and-Moon Kannon (Yōryū Kannon)
Gakuō Zōkyū (Japanese, active about 1482–1514)
1985.110Hanging scroll; ink on paperOverall with knobs: 207 x 67.9 cm (81 1/2 x 26 3/4 in.); Painting only: 104.8 x 44 cm (41 1/4 x 17 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Large Sue
Lucian Freud (British, 1922–2011) and 1 other
1996.232etchingSheet: 82.4 x 67.2 cm (32 7/16 x 26 7/16 in.); Platemark: 73 x 59.3 cm (28 3/4 x 23 3/8 in.)John L. Severance Fund©
Pair of Stools
Jean-Baptiste-Claude Sené (French, 1748–1803)
1954.385carved and gilded woodOverall: 44.8 x 71.5 x 51.6 cm (17 5/8 x 28 1/8 x 20 5/16 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Funerary Portrait of a Man
Egypt, Roman Empire, Antonine, early 2nd century AD
1971.135encaustic on linenOverall: 24.8 x 19 cm (9 3/4 x 7 1/2 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0
Sand Dunes, Carson Desert, Nevada
Timothy H. O'Sullivan (American, 1840–1882)
2002.45albumen print from wet collodion negativeImage: 19.7 x 27 cm (7 3/4 x 10 5/8 in.); Mounted: 45.7 x 59.4 cm (18 x 23 3/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 61 cm (20 x 24 in.)John L. Severance FundCCCC0