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Saint John the Baptist (or Christ) Preaching
Unknown Artist Italian, late 16th century

Female Dominican Saint Beholding the Virgin and Child and Saint Dominic, While Vesting a Novice
Unknown Artist Italian, 1590-1599

Draped Standing Figure with Outstretched Arms
Unknown Artist Italian, mid-16th century

Sketches of Two Putti, One Holding Hand of Dead Christ (recto); Torso and Legs of Kneeling Figure (verso)
Unknown artist Tuscan, 17th century

God the Father Blessing
Italian; possibly Tuscany

Virgin and Child
Tuscan

Study for Cosimo I Reorganizing the Tuscan Troops
Ludovico Buti Italian, c. 1550-1611

Corpus from a Processional Cross
Tuscan

Sketches of Patmos, Sardis, Obelisk of Heliopolis
Unknown artist possibly British, 19th century

Towards the Unknown
Gunther Gerzso Mexican, 1915–2000

The Guilty One Remains Unknown
George Grosz American, born Germany, 1893-1959

Cylinder Desk and Bookcase
Artist unknown (American, 19th century) Boston

Unknown Subject
Ivan Albright American, 1897-1983

Le Chef-d'oeuvre inconnu (The Unknown Masterpiece)
Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881-1973) written by Honoré de Balzac (French, 1799-1850) etched by Louis Fort (French, 19th-20th century) and engraved by Georges Aubert (French, 1886-1961) published by Ambroise Vollard (French, 1867-1939) binding by Henri Creuzevault (French, 1905-1971)

Portrait of a Young Lady
Style of Jean-Honoré Fragonard French, 1732-1806

Madonna and Child (recto), and Fragment of Woman's Torso (verso)
Unknown artist probably British, 19th century

Letter of Congratulations to Karna Martensdottir
Unknown Artist Nowegian, 19th century

Looking Glass
Artist unknown (American, 18th–19th century) New York

Untitled
Artist unknown Probably American, 19th century

Sketches of Tuscan Villas
Attributed to Bernardo Buontalenti, called delle Girandole, or his circle Italian, 1536-1608