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Painting studies · 19

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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. 1650 · Central India, Madhya Pradesh, Malwa

Krishna Steals the Clothes of the Milkmaids and Expounds on the Virtue of Trees, from a Braj Bhagavata Purana

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on paper

c. 1820–25 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Krishna’s longing for Radha, from a Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) of Jayadeva

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1753 · France

Laban Searching for His Stolen Gods

Augustin de Saint-Aubin (French, 1736–1807) · oil on canvas

c. 1665–70 · Spain

Laban Searching for His Stolen Household Gods

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1617–1682) · oil on canvas

1638 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Lady Xuanwen Giving Instruction on the Rites of Zhou

Chen Hongshou (Chinese, 1598/99–1652) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

late 1400s–early 1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Lakeside Retreat

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

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

Landscape

Sōami (Japanese, d. 1525) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

c. 1700–1751 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Landscape

Gion Nankai (Japanese, 1677–1751) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Landscape

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

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

Landscape

Narihide (Japanese, active 1500s) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

Landscape

Kano Motonobu (Japanese, c. 1476–1559); Gesshū Jukei (Japanese, 1470–1533) · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

1892 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Landscape

Ren Yu (Chinese, 1853–1901) · Hanging scroll; color on paper

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

Landscape

Artist not recorded · handscroll; ink and slight color on silk

c. 1680–1705 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Landscape after Guo Zhongshu

Bada Shanren (Chinese, 1626–1705) · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

1707 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Landscape after Ni Zan

Wang Yuanqi (Chinese, 1642–1715) · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

1684 · China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Landscape Album in Various Styles: The Stream of Wuling

Zha Shibiao (Chinese, 1615–1698) · album leaf, ink and light color on paper

c. 1865 · France, 19th century

Landscape at Saint-André, Near Marseilles

Paul Guigou (French, 1834–1871) · oil on wood panel

c. 1650 · China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Landscape in the Style of Dong Yuan and Juran

Gong Xian (Chinese, 1599–1689) · hanging scroll, ink with white pigment on silk

c. 1840 · France, 19th century

Landscape Near Paris

Georges Michel (French, 1763–1843) · oil on fabric

1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Landscape with a Distant Temple

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on paper

c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Landscape with a lotus pool, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Eighth Night

Gujarati (Indian, active 1550s-1590s) · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1600s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Landscape with Fishermen

Yi Bul-hae (Korean, active 1500s) · hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

mid-1200s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Landscape with Flying Geese

Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260) · Album leaf; ink and slight color on silk

1767 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Landscape with Gentle Peaks

Kan Tenju (Japanese, 1727–1795) · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper