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

Female Saint before a Ruler
Circle of Taddeo or Federico Zuccaro Italian

Ascanio Sforza
Circle of Federico Zuccaro Italian, c. 1542-1609

Full-Length Draped Figure of Woman
Circle of Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/42-1609

Joshua Commanding the Israelites
Circle of Jacopo Zanguidi, called Bertoia (Italian, 1544-c.1573) or Circle of Federico Zuccaro (Italian, 1540/41-1609

Adoration of the Magi
Follower of Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41-1609

Coronation of the Virgin, with the Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence
Federico Zuccaro Italian, c.1542-1609

Angel Holding a Trumpet
Federico Zuccaro (?) Italian, 1540/41-1609

Submission of the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa to Pope Alexander III
Hieronymus Hau (German, born 1679) after Federico Zuccaro (Italian, 1540/41-1609)

Kneeling Angel
Attributed to Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41-1609

A Pope Receiving a Dignitary in a Public Place (recto) Caricatures of Heads (verso)
Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41-1609

Saint Catherine in Prison Converting the Empress Faustina to Christianity, Flanked by Saints Saturnius and Simon
Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41–1609

Saint Jerome
Attributed to Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41-1609

Group of Blessed Souls: Study for the Last Judgment
Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41-1609

Pope Pius II
Attributed to Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41-1609

Saint Augustine
Attributed to Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/41-1609

Seated Angel
After Federico Zuccaro Italian, 1540/42-1609

Woman Kneeling Before a Ruler
Federico Zuccaro, circle of Italian, c.1542-1609

The Earth Is a Man
Roberto Matta Chilean, 1911–2002

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