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Broken Eggs, Jean-Baptiste Greuze French, Oil on canvas — Broken Eggs
Jean-Baptiste Greuze
1756

Monsignor Giuseppe Spina (1756–1828), Angelica Kauffmann Swiss, Oil on canvas — Monsignor Giuseppe Spina (1756–1828)
Angelica Kauffmann
1798

The Flagellation of Christ, Léon Pallière French, Oil on canvas — The Flagellation of Christ
Léon Pallière
1817

View of Porta Pinciana from the Gardens of the Villa Ludovisi, François Edouard Picot French, Oil on paper, laid down on canvas — View of Porta Pinciana from the Gardens of the Villa Ludovisi
François Edouard Picot
ca. 1814–17

The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar, John Trumbull American, Oil on canvas, American — The Sortie Made by the Garrison of Gibraltar
John Trumbull
1789

Ariadne, Asher Brown Durand American, Oil on canvas, American — Ariadne
Asher Brown Durand
John Vanderlyn
ca. 1831–35

Léon Pallière (1787–1820) in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome, Jean Alaux French, Oil on canvas — Léon Pallière (1787–1820) in His Room at the Villa Medici, Rome
Jean Alaux
1817

The Interior of a Woman Painter's Studio, Marie Victoire Lemoine French, Oil on canvas — The Interior of a Woman Painter's Studio
Marie Victoire Lemoine
1789

Conversion (S.M. del Popolo/after C.), Julie Mehretu American, born Ethiopia, Ink and acrylic on canvas — Conversion (S.M. del Popolo/after C.)
Julie Mehretu
2019–20

Watson and the Shark, John Singleton Copley American, Oil on canvas, American — Watson and the Shark
John Singleton Copley
ca. 1778

Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba, Winslow Homer American, Oil on canvas, American — Searchlight on Harbor Entrance, Santiago de Cuba
Winslow Homer
1902

Study For Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences, or The Genius of America Encouraging the Emancipation of the Blacks, Samuel Jennings American, Oil on canvas, American — Study For Liberty Displaying the Arts and Sciences, or The Genius of America Encouraging the Emancipation of the Blacks
Samuel Jennings
ca. 1791–92

Don Quixote in His Study, William Frederick Lake Price British, Albumen silver print from glass negative — Don Quixote in His Study
William Frederick Lake Price
J. Spencer
1857

Bark Painting, Bark, paint, Ingura people — Bark Painting
Ingura people
1940s–1950s

View in the Dolomites, Gilles-François-Joseph Closson Belgian, Oil and graphite on paper — View in the Dolomites
Gilles-François-Joseph Closson
ca. 1825–29

History Refused to Die, Thornton Dial American, Okra stalks and roots, clothing, collaged drawings, tin, wire, steel, Masonite, steel chain, enamel, and spray paint — History Refused to Die
Thornton Dial
2004

Ceiling painting from the palace of Amenhotep III, Dried Mud, mud plaster, paint, gesso — Ceiling painting from the palace of Amenhotep III
ca. 1390–1352 B.C.

White Painting, George Morrison Native American, Oil on canvas, Ojibwe — White Painting
George Morrison
1965

Wall painting, Fresco, Greek, South Italian, Lucanian — Wall painting
Greek, South Italian, Lucanian
mid-4th century BCE

The Mariner's Wife, Jean-Augustin Franquelin French, Oil on canvas — The Mariner's Wife
Jean-Augustin Franquelin

Painting, Charles Henry Alston American, Oil on canvas — Painting
Charles Henry Alston
1950

Scenes from the Legend of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics, Pot-metal glass, vitreous paint, and lead, French — Scenes from the Legend of Saint Vincent of Saragossa and the History of His Relics
French
ca. 1245–47

Painting & Sculpture, Daniel Chester French American, Bronze, American — Painting & Sculpture
Daniel Chester French
Roman Bronze Works
1899

"History of Navigation" Mural, Jean Dupas French, Glass, paint, gold, silver, palladium leaf — "History of Navigation" Mural
Jean Dupas
Jacques-Charles Champigneulle
1934

Hanging depicting a European conflict in South India, Cotton, plain weave (drawn and painted, mordant and resist dyed), Indian, Coromandel Coast, for British market — Hanging depicting a European conflict in South India
Indian, Coromandel Coast, for British market
before 1763

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper — "Jonah and the Whale", Folio Probably from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles)
ca. 1400

Painting, Sago palm petiole, paint, bamboo, fiber, Kambot people — Painting
Kambot people
mid-20th century

The Muse of Painting, John La Farge American, Oil on canvas, American — The Muse of Painting
John La Farge
1870

The Muse: History, Camille Corot French, Oil on canvas — The Muse: History
Camille Corot
ca. 1865

[Man in Chainmail Tunic Posing as a Dying Soldier], Adrien Constant de Rebecque Swiss, Albumen silver print from collodion glass negative — [Man in Chainmail Tunic Posing as a Dying Soldier]
Adrien Constant de Rebecque
ca. 1863

Wall painting, Fresco, Roman — Wall painting
Roman
ca. 40–30 BCE

Wall Painting, Stucco; painted — Wall Painting
9th century

Painting Palette, Limestone — Painting Palette
ca. 1981–1640 B.C.

Memorial painting, Sally Miller American, Watercolor and ink on silk, American — Memorial painting
Sally Miller
1811

The Assumption of the Virgin, Bernardo Daddi (possibly with workshop assistance) Italian, Tempera on wood, gold ground — The Assumption of the Virgin
Bernardo Daddi
ca. 1337–39

Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Fresco, Roman — Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
Roman
ca. 50–40 BCE

Portrait of the Boy Eutyches, Encaustic on wood — Portrait of the Boy Eutyches
A.D. 100–150

The Abolitionists in the Park, Nicole Eisenman American, Oil on canvas — The Abolitionists in the Park
Nicole Eisenman
2020–22

Wall Painting with Female Figure, Stucco; painted — Wall Painting with Female Figure
9th–10th century

Wall painting: Perseus and Andromeda in landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase, Fresco, Roman — Wall painting: Perseus and Andromeda in landscape, from the imperial villa at Boscotrecase
Roman
last decade of the 1st century BCE