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Celestial Venus (recto); Main Hall, Baths of Diocletian (verso)
Circle of Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish, 1498-1574

Abigail
Maarten van Heemskerck Netherlandish, 1498-1574

Two Female Allegorical Figures with Cupid
Unknown artist (possibly Dutch, late 16th-early 17th century) or follower of Maerten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, 1498-1574)

The Nativity
Circle of Donatello (Italian, c. 1386–1466)

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist
Circle of Agnolo Bronzino (Italian, 1503–1572)

July
After a design by an unidentified Flemish artist in the circle of Bernard van Orley (c. 1488–1541) Brussels

The Annunciation
After a design by an artist in the circle of Andrea Mantegna (Italian, 1431–1506)

February
After a design by an unidentified Flemish artist in the circle of Bernard Van Orley (c. 1488-1541) Brussels

Male Nude Tied to Tree
Circle of Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640) retouched by Peter Paul Rubens

Angel Playing a Flute
Circle of Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino Italian, 1568-1640

Inferno According to Dante
Circle of Baccio Baldini (Italian, c. 1436–1487) after Francesco Traini (Italian, active 1321–1345)

Nude Warriors
Circle of Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/42-1609

October
After a design adapted from part of a larger design by an unidentified Flemish artist in the circle of Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, c. 1492-1542), c. 1525 Brussels

Simon Vouet
Robert van Voerst (Flemish, 1597-1636/37) after Anthony van Dyck (Flemish, 1599-1641)

The Bedroom
Vincent van Gogh (Dutch, 1853–1890)

Virgin and Child
Circle of Adriaen Isenbrant (Netherlandish, c. 1485–1551)

Untitled
Lee Bontecou American, 1931-2022

Venus and Mars with Putti (recto); Bearded Man Moving to Right (verso)
Circle of Francesco Mazzola, called Parmigianino Italian, 1503-1540

Massacre of the Innocents
Circle of Tiziano Vecellio, called Titian Italian, c. 1488-1576

Angel Holding a Flute
Circle of Giuseppe Cesari, called Il Cavalier d'Arpino Italian, 1568-1640