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Ewer and Basin
Capodimonte Porcelain Manufactory (1743–59) Modeled by Giuseppe Gricci (born Tuscany [now Italy], about 1700–1770) Naples, Kingdom of Naples (now Italy)

Saint Benedict Presenting his Rule to Benedictine and Cistercian Monks in a Historiated Initial "O" from a Choirbook
Italian (Siena) Martino di Bartolomeo (Italian, 1389-1434/5) 1394/95

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist
Bartolomeo di Giovanni (Italian, active c. 1465-1501)

Saint John the Baptist Entering the Wilderness
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Ecce Agnus Dei
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Adventures of Ulysses
Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17-1465)

Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, Saint Cecilia, and Angels
Piero di Cosimo (Italian, 1461/62–1521)

The Dream of Saint Jerome
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

Saint John the Baptist in Prison Visited by Two Disciples
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Salome Asking Herod for the Head of Saint John the Baptist
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought before Herod
Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, 1398–1482)

Saint Augustine's Vision of Saints Jerome and John the Baptist
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

Virgin and Child with Saints Jerome, Bernardino of Siena, and Angels
Sano di Pietro (Italian, 1405–1481)

Virgin and Child Enthroned with Saints Peter, Paul, John the Baptist, and Dominic and a Dominican Supplicant
Attributed to Ugolino di Nerio (Italian, active 1317–1339/49)

Virgin and Child
Attributed to Giovanni di Fondulis (Italian, active 1468–91)

The Crucifixion
Taddeo di Bartolo (Italian, 1362/63–1422)

Two Putti
Matteo di Giovanni (Italian, c. 1430–1495)

The Continence of Scipio
Workshop of Apollonio di Giovanni (Italian, 1415/17–1465) Marco del Buono Giamberti (Italian, 1403–1489)

The Death of the Virgin
Starnina (Gherardo di Jacopo; Italian, active 1387-1413)