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Dress

Dress

Date: ca. 1872
Accession Number: 2003.426a, b

Bowl with the Arms of Pope Julius II and the Manzoli of Bologna surrounded by putti, cornucopiae, satyrs, dolphins, birds, etc.

Bowl with the Arms of Pope Julius II and the Manzoli of Bologna surrounded by putti, cornucopiae, satyrs, dolphins, birds, etc.

workshop of Giovanni Maria Vasaro (Italian (Castel Durante), active early 16th century)

Date: 1508
Accession Number: 1975.1.1015

The Whole Art of Marbling as Applied to Paper, Book Edges, etc.

The Whole Art of Marbling as Applied to Paper, Book Edges, etc.

Author: Charles W. Woolnough (British)

Date: 1881
Accession Number: 217.08 W881

The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future

The Bodhisattva Maitreya, the Buddha of the Future

Date: 10th century
Accession Number: 1982.220.12

Antigraceful

Antigraceful

Umberto Boccioni (Italian, 1882–1916)

Date: 1913, cast 1950–51
Accession Number: 1990.38.1

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Winter Landscape with Fisherman

Winter Landscape with Fisherman

Shi Zhong

Period: Ming dynasty (1368–1644)
Culture: China
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 56 x 12 5/8 in. (142.2 x 32.1 cm)
Overall with mounting: 83 1/2 x 19 1/8 in. (212.1 x 48.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 83 1/2 x 22 1/2 in. (212.1 x 57.2 cm)
Classification: Painting
Credit Line: Ex coll.: C. C. Wang Family, Gift of C. C. Wang, in honor of Wen C. Fong, 2000
Accession Number: 2000.664

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