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Painting studies · 11

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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.

c. 1400 · Austria, Styria, 15th century

Diptych with the Passion of Christ

Artist not recorded · tempera and gold on wood oak

after 1490 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Distant View of Tiger Hill from the Canal Mooring, from Twelve Views of Tiger Hill, Suzhou

Shen Zhou (Chinese, 1427–1509) · Album leaf; ink on paper or ink and slight color on paper

early 1800s · Northern India, Pahari Region, Himachal Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Kangra

Divine couple seated in a lotus blossom

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

early 1830s · British India, Lucknow

Dog Walker

Artist not recorded · gum tempera and ink on paper

early to mid-1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Dragon

Soga Nichokuan (Japanese) · six-panel folding screen; ink, slight color, gold, and silver on paper

c. 1546–56 · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573) to Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Dragon and Tiger

Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577) · One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper

c. 1250–79 · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Dragon; Tiger

Fachang Muqi (Chinese, 1220–1280) · Pair of hanging scrolls; ink on silk

c. 1700 · India, Mughal School, early 18th Century

Drawing of an Elephant

Artist not recorded · ink on paper

1814 · China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911), Jiaqing reign (1796-1820)

Dream Journey to Mt. Tiantai

Qian Du (Chinese, 1763–1844) · handscroll; ink on paper

late 1100s–early 1200s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Drinking in the Moonlight

Ma Yuan (Chinese, c. 1150–after 1255) · Album leaf; ink on silk

1894 · France, 19th century

Drying the Linen, or Moonrise at the Priory

Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943) · oil on canvas glued to cardboard

mid-1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Duck in Flight

Shikibu Terutada (Japanese, active mid-1500s) · fan painting mounted as hanging scroll; ink and gold on paper

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

Durga Killing the Demon Mahisha

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

c. 1830 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Durga Slaying Mahisha

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1700–1710 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Durga Slaying Mahisha

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1755 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

Eagle on a Tree Trunk

Huang Shen (Chinese, 1687–after 1768) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

1368–1644 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Eagles

Artist not recorded · Ink and color on silk panel

1900–1903 · America, late 19th-early 20th Century

Early Morning After a Storm at Sea

Winslow Homer (American, 1836–1910) · oil on canvas

1879 · France, 19th century

Edge of the Woods Near L'Hermitage, Pontoise

Camille Pissarro (French, 1830–1903) · oil on fabric

late 1800s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Egret and Reeds

Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

c. 1835 · France, 19th century

Egyptian Family (Sketch for "The Battle of the Pyramids")

Antoine-Jean Gros (French, 1771–1835) · oil on linen

1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755) · Six-panel folding screen; ink on paper

1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Eight Views of the Xiao and Xiang Rivers

Watanabe Shikō (Japanese, 1683–1755) · Six-panel folding screen, ink on paper

1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Eight Views of Xiao-Xiang

Sesson Shūkei (Japanese, c. 1492–c. 1577) · handscroll; ink on paper