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St. Catherine of Siena with The Infant Jesus (recto); Warrior with Dead Lion? (verso) by Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century

St. Catherine of Siena with The Infant Jesus (recto); Warrior with Dead Lion? (verso)

Anonymous, Italian, Roman-Bolognese, 17th century, 17th century

Andiron with figure of Vulcan (one of a pair) by Tiziano Aspetti

Andiron with figure of Vulcan (one of a pair)

Tiziano Aspetti, possibly early 17th century

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents" by Philips Galle|Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder

Allegory of Africa, from "The Four Continents"

Philips Galle|Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder, ca. 1590–1600

Table cover

Table cover

Cartouche from Veelderleij niewe inventien van antijckesche sepultueren diemen nou zeere ghebruijkende is met noch zeer fraeije grotissen en compertimenten zeer beqwame voer beeltsniders antijcksniders schilders en all constenaers...Libro Secundo by Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Cornelis Floris II|Hieronymus Cock

Cartouche from Veelderleij niewe inventien van antijckesche sepultueren diemen nou zeere ghebruijkende is met noch zeer fraeije grotissen en compertimenten zeer beqwame voer beeltsniders antijcksniders schilders en all constenaers...Libro Secundo

Johannes van Doetecum I|Lucas van Doetecum|Cornelis Floris II|Hieronymus Cock, 1557

Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham by Battista Franco

Melchizadek offering bread and wine to Abraham

Battista Franco, ca. 1545–61

Aeneas Erects a Tomb to his Nurse, Caieta, and Flees the Country of Circe (Aeneid, Book VII) by Master of the Aeneid

Aeneas Erects a Tomb to his Nurse, Caieta, and Flees the Country of Circe (Aeneid, Book VII)

Master of the Aeneid, probably ca. 1530–35

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background by Domenico Campagnola

Landscape with Saint Jerome at left looking towards lion and bear fighting at center; two figures with mule in the background

Domenico Campagnola, ca. 1530–35

Saint Jerome in His Study by Albrecht Dürer

Saint Jerome in His Study

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

The Tournament with Samson and the Lion by Lucas Cranach the Elder

The Tournament with Samson and the Lion

Lucas Cranach the Elder, 1509

Lion Hunt by Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella)

Lion Hunt

Moderno (Galeazzo Mondella), 16th century

Clock

Clock

Lectern in the Form of an Eagle by Jehan Aert van Tricht

Lectern in the Form of an Eagle

Jehan Aert van Tricht, ca. 1500

Saint George slaying the dragon

Saint George slaying the dragon

Coat of Arms with Cock by Albrecht Dürer

Coat of Arms with Cock

Albrecht Dürer, ca. 1502

Naked man wearing an elaborate helmet viewed from behind holding a banner, a lion seated on the ground by Marcantonio Raimondi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Giulio Romano

Naked man wearing an elaborate helmet viewed from behind holding a banner, a lion seated on the ground

Marcantonio Raimondi|Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi)|Giulio Romano, ca. 1500–1534

St Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, a skull in his left hand, a lion laying at the left by Marcantonio Raimondi

St Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, a skull in his left hand, a lion laying at the left

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500–27

Wild Woman Holding a Shield with a Lion's Head by Martin Schongauer

Wild Woman Holding a Shield with a Lion's Head

Martin Schongauer, 1470–1491

Saint Jerome in Penitence and as a Scholar Removing a Thorn from a Lion's Paw (Sch. 2673 & 2673) by Master of the Church Fathers' Border

Saint Jerome in Penitence and as a Scholar Removing a Thorn from a Lion's Paw (Sch. 2673 & 2673)

Master of the Church Fathers' Border, ca. 1470–85

Roundel with Amazons and a Cross

Roundel with Amazons and a Cross

Silver handle of a large dish

Silver handle of a large dish

Black marble cylinder seal

Black marble cylinder seal

Terracotta neck-amphora

Terracotta neck-amphora

Cylinder seal

Cylinder seal

Ten designs for the decoration of houses, including at least one for the stairway of the Chateau d'Ognon of M. deMachy (Oise, France) by Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet

Ten designs for the decoration of houses, including at least one for the stairway of the Chateau d'Ognon of M. deMachy (Oise, France)

Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise|Eugène-Pierre Gourdet, second half 19th century

Stuart's Faneuil Hall portrait of Washington

Stuart's Faneuil Hall portrait of Washington

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis I by Charles Percier|Pierre François Léonard Fontaine

Interior Elevation of Reims Cathedral with a Statue of King Louis I

Charles Percier|Pierre François Léonard Fontaine, 1815

Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage by Chokha

Radha Crosses a River to Interview a Hindu Sage

Chokha, ca. 1820

Africa from a set of The Four Continents by Beauvais|Jean Jacques François Le Barbier|de Menou|Louis XVI, King of France

Africa from a set of The Four Continents

Beauvais|Jean Jacques François Le Barbier|de Menou|Louis XVI, King of France, designed ca. 1786, woven 1790–91

The Parricide, a Sketch of Modern Patriotism by Anonymous, British, 18th century

The Parricide, a Sketch of Modern Patriotism

Anonymous, British, 18th century, May 1, 1776

State of the English Nation by Anonymous, British, 18th century

State of the English Nation

Anonymous, British, 18th century, ca. 1780

Two bust portraits of Carlos III at left and Carlos IV and Maria Louisa at right in roundels fixed to the columns of Hercules set within a landscape by Manuel Salvador Carmona

Two bust portraits of Carlos III at left and Carlos IV and Maria Louisa at right in roundels fixed to the columns of Hercules set within a landscape

Manuel Salvador Carmona, 1766

Tobacco box by I. H. Hamer

Tobacco box

I. H. Hamer, ca. 1765

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals by Charles Joseph Natoire

Orpheus Charming the Nymphs, Dryads, and Animals

Charles Joseph Natoire, 1757

Chasuble

Chasuble

Beaker (Humpen)

Beaker (Humpen)

Portrait of William and Mary

Portrait of William and Mary

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents by Godfried Maes

Allegory of Africa, from the Four Continents

Godfried Maes, 17th century

Diverses Pieces de Serruriers, title page (recto) by Hugues Brisville|Jean Berain|Gabriel Ladame

Diverses Pieces de Serruriers, title page (recto)

Hugues Brisville|Jean Berain|Gabriel Ladame, ca. 1663

Ornament design for a thesis, the Strozzi coat of arms at top by Stefano della Bella

Ornament design for a thesis, the Strozzi coat of arms at top

Stefano della Bella, ca. 1660

The Sacrifice of Isaac

The Sacrifice of Isaac

David and Bathsheba

David and Bathsheba

Lady with Lute

Lady with Lute

Plate 6: Ferdinand receiving the keys to the city of Ghent; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...' by Pieter de Jode II|Anton van den Heuvel|Johannes Meursius

Plate 6: Ferdinand receiving the keys to the city of Ghent; from Guillielmus Becanus's 'Serenissimi Principis Ferdinandi, Hispaniarum Infantis...'

Pieter de Jode II|Anton van den Heuvel|Johannes Meursius, 1636

The Story of Samuel

The Story of Samuel

Embroidered picture

Embroidered picture

Labors of the Months

Labors of the Months

Plate 11: Alexander's Lion Hunt, from The Deeds of Alexander the Great by Antonio Tempesta|Johannes Baptista Vrints

Plate 11: Alexander's Lion Hunt, from The Deeds of Alexander the Great

Antonio Tempesta|Johannes Baptista Vrints, 1608

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