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Saint Anthony of Padua (recto); Standing Monk (verso)
Circle of Stefano dall'Arzere Italian, c. 1515-1575/81

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)

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

Antiochus Yearning for Stratonice
Stefano Pozzi (Italian, 1699–1768)

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

Untitled
Lee Bontecou American, 1931-2022

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

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

Leda
Constantin Brancusi Romanian, active France, 1876–1957

Andromeda and the Sea-Monster
circle of Charles Le Brun French, 1619-1690

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

The Institution of the Rosary
Attributed to Jacopo Sansovino (Italian, 1486–1570)

Target
Jasper Johns American, born 1930

The Eye
René Magritte Belgian, 1898–1967