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King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba
Master of the Antwerp Adoration Group (Netherlandish, active c. 1520)
King David Receiving the Cistern Water of Bethlehem
Saint Jerome in Penitence
Master of the Lille Adoration (Netherlandish, active about 1520–40)
Mastoid (Drinking Cup)
Attributed to the Leafless Group Greek; Athens
Joseph Sold by his Brothers
Master of the Die (Italian, active c. 1530-1560) after Raffaello Sanzio, called Raphael (Italian, 1483-1520)
Soldiers Discovering the Body of Holofernes
Master of the Liechtenstein Adoration Netherlandish, active c. 1530-1560
Untitled
Tanaka Atsuko Japanese, 1932-2005
Kantharos (Wine Cup)
Attributed to the Kantharos Group Greek; Apulia, Italy
Bishop at Mass in a Historiated Initial "P" from a Choirbook
French or possibly southern Netherlandish follower of Master Honoré (French, flourished 1288-1300)
The Meeting of Gautier, Count of Antwerp, and his Daughter, Violante
Giuseppe Cades (Italian, 1750–1799)
Antwerp
Georges Braque French, 1882–1963
Shozo Shimamoto Japanese, 1928–2013
A Lady Reading (Saint Mary Magdalene)
Master of the Female Half-Lengths (Netherlandish, active about 1520–1540)
Saint James the Greater
Master F.P. (Italian, c. 1530-1550) or after Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola, called Il Parmigianino (Italian, 1503-1540)
The Annunciation
Jean Hey (Master of Moulins; Netherlandish, c. 1480-c.1504)
Saint Simon
Master F.V.B. Netherlandish, active 1475-1500
Crucifix
Master of the Bigallo Crucifix (Italian, active mid-13th century)
Work
Saburo Murakami Japanese, 1925–1996
Christ Carrying the Cross
Master of the Freising Visitation (German, active 1451–1490)
Master of the Worcester Carrying of the Cross (active c. 1400–c. 1450)