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Painting studies · 10

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The reference works belong to the Cleveland Museum of Art’s collection and are not offered for sale here. Records and images use the museum’s CC0 open-access release; there is no museum partnership. Sources and methodology.

early 1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Courtesan

Kaigetsudō Doshin (Japanese, active 1711–1736) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1748–51 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Courtesan and Attendants

Engetsudō (Japanese) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

early 1800s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Courtesan Reading a Letter

Teisai Hokuba (Japanese, 1771–1844); Ōta Nanpo (Japanese, 1749–1823) · two-panel folding screen; ink and color on paper

1615–1868 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Courtesan Seated on a Bench Enjoying the Evening Cool in Summer

Kamigaki Hōryū (Japanese, dates unknown) · hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

c. 1790 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Cremation of the demon Putana, from a Krishna-Lila

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on paper

c. 1600–1640 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Crossing at Sano

Tawaraya Sōtatsu (Japanese, c. 1570–c. 1640) · Hanging scroll mounted as a single-panel screen; ink, color, and gold on paper

c. 1230–40 · Italy, Pisa

Crucifix with Scenes of the Passion

Artist not recorded · tempera with gold on panel

c. 1630 · Germany

Cupid (Amor)

Johann Liss (German, c. 1597–1631) · oil on canvas

1817 · France, 19th century

Cupid and Psyche

Jacques-Louis David (French, 1748–1825) · oil on canvas

c. 1623 · Italy

Danaë

Orazio Gentileschi (Italian, 1563–1639) · oil on canvas

1720s · France

Dancers in a Pavilion

Jean-Baptiste Pater (French, 1695–1736) · oil on canvas

1851 · Netherlands

Dante and Virgil Meeting the Shades of Francesca da Rimini and Paolo

Ary Scheffer (Dutch, 1795–1858) · oil on fabric

c. 1890 · Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Das Avataras, Ten Incarnations of Vishnu (verso), from a Kalighat album

Shri Gobinda Chandra Roy (Indian, active late 1800s) · Woodcut, hand colored with gum tempera

1865 · England, 19th century

David: "Oh, that I had wings like a Dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest." Psalm 55:6

Frederic Leighton (British, 1830–1896) · oil on fabric

c. 1400 · Austria, possibly Bohemia, early 15th Century

Death of the Virgin

Master of Heiligenkreuz (Austrian) · tempera and oil with gold on panel

mid-1500s · Italy, Venice

Death of the Virgin

Artist not recorded · oil on wood

c. 1720 · France

Declaration of Love

Nicolas Lancret (French, 1690–1743) · oil on canvas

1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll, ink and color on paper

late 1800s–early 1900s · Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Demon Intoning the Name of the Buddha

Suzuki Shōnen (Japanese, 1849–1918) · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

1336–92 · Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

Departure from Kashima

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

c. 1700–1710 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Descent of the Ganges

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

mid- to late 1300s · Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

Descent of the Nine Luminaries and the Seven Stars at Kasuga

Artist not recorded · Hanging scroll; ink, color, gold and cut gold on silk

c. 1630 · India, Rajasthan, Possibly Sirohi, 17th century

Devi Attacking a Demon

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

c. 1615 · Flanders

Diana and Her Nymphs Departing for the Hunt

Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640); Workshop · oil on canvas