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Tabernacle House Altar with the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Annunciation.

Tabernacle House Altar with the Adoration of the Shepherds, the Adoration of the Magi, and the Annunciation.

Frame: probably Aachen, Reinhold Vasters (German, Erkelenz 1827–1909 Aachen)

Date: frame ca. 1870–90, panels second half 16th century
Accession Number: 1975.1.1558

A Basket of Clams

A Basket of Clams

Winslow Homer (American, Boston, Massachusetts 1836–1910 Prouts Neck, Maine)

Date: 1873
Accession Number: 1995.378

Descriptio pbvlicae gratvlationis, spectacvlorvm et lvdorvm, in aventv sereniss: Principis Ernesti Archidvcis Avstriae Dvcis Vrgvndiae

Descriptio pbvlicae gratvlationis, spectacvlorvm et lvdorvm, in aventv sereniss: Principis Ernesti Archidvcis Avstriae Dvcis Vrgvndiae

Author: Jean Boch (Belgian, 1545–1608)

Date: 1595
Accession Number: 239 B63 Q

At the Seaside

At the Seaside

William Merritt Chase (American, Williamsburg, Indiana 1849–1916 New York City)

Date: ca. 1892
Accession Number: 67.187.123

Nasturtiums with the Painting

Nasturtiums with the Painting "Dance"

Henri Matisse (French, Le Cateau-Cambrésis 1869–1954 Nice)

Date: 1912
Accession Number: 1984.433.16

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Bean Vine

Bean Vine

Itô Jakuchû

Calligrapher: Inscribed by Tangai Jôgi (Japanese, 1693–1764)
Period: Edo period (1615–1868)
Date: 18th century
Culture: Japan
Medium: Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Dimensions: Image: 49 1/2 x 18 7/8 in. (125.7 x 47.9 cm)
Overall with mounting: 75 5/8 x 24 1/4 in. (192.1 x 61.6 cm)
Overall with knobs: 75 5/8 x 26 1/2 in. (192.1 x 67.3 cm)
Classification: Painting
Credit Line: Purchase, Lita Annenberg Hazen Charitable Trust Gift, in honor of Cynthia and Leon Polsky, 1985
Accession Number: 1985.97

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