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Reclining Female Nude
Attributed to Lazzaro Tavarone Italian, 1556-1641

A Nymph from Hypnerotomachia Poliphili (The Strife of Love in a Dream), Plate 55 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Unknown Artist (Venice, late 15th century) printed by Aldus Manutius (Italian, 1449-1515) commissioned by Leonardo Crasso (Italian, active c. 1499–1509) original text by Francesco Colonna (Italian, 1433/34–1527) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

Reclining Female Nude
Unknown Artist Italian, late 16th century

Harbor of Naples
Unknown Artist Possibly Italian. n.d.

Rape of Proserpina
Unknown Artist Italian, mid-16th century

Return of the Prodigal Son
Unknown Artist (North Italian, 1500-1599) possibly Giuseppe Caletti (Italian, c. 1600 - c. 1660)

View of Antioch from Supplementum Chronicarum, Plate 50 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Unknown Artist (Venice, late 15th century) printed and published by Bernardinus Rizus (Italian, active 1481-1492) original text by Giacomo Filippo Foresti da Bergamo (Italian, 1434–1520) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

Epistle CXI to Paula and Eustochio from Epistolae (Letters of Saint Jerome), Plate 47 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Unknown Artist (Ferrara, late 15th century) printed and published by Lorenzo de Rossi (Italian, active 1482-1522) original text by Saint Jerome (Dalmatia, c. 347–420) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

Inferno: Canto XII (Circle Seven, First Ring) from Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy), Plate 52 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century
Unknown Artist (Venice, late 15th century) printed and published by Petrus de Quarengiis (Italian, active 1492-1514) original text by Dante (Italian, c. 1265-1321) portfolio text by Wilhelm Ludwig Schreiber (German, 1855–1932)

Young Woman with Hunter
Artist unknown (Italian, active 18th century)

Firenze, via Nazionale
Artist unknown Italian, 19th century

Half-Length Praying Figure
Unknown Italian artist style of Carlo Cignani (Italian, 1628-1719)

Madonna Appearing to Kneeling Saint
Unknown Artist Italy

The Good Samaritan
Unknown Artist Italian, n.d.

Hercules
Unknown Artist European, 18th century

Three Men, Woman and Luteplayer in Boat
Unknown Artist Italian, n.d.

Design for Title-Page for Guitar Manual by Ferdinando Valdambrini
Unkown artist Italian, 17th century

Portrait of Member of Medici Family
Unknown Italian 18th century

Sketches of School Boys
Unknown Italian Artist (18th Century) or Francesco di Maria (Italian, 1623-1690)

Seated Youth in Profile
Unknown Italian Artist (18th Century) or Andrea Meldolla Schiavone (Italian, 1522-1564)