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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. 1720 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Udaipur

Maharana Sangram Singh II of Mewar (r. 1710–34) and Stages a Boar Hunt with Tigers at Sadri

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

c. 1760 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Kota

Maharao Chattar Sal (reigned 1758–64) of Kota in a Palanquin

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1825 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Maharao Kishor Singh II of Kota (r. 1819–28) Worshiping Krishna as Brij Rajji

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

c. 1710 · Mughal India

Mahliqa, Daughter of the Emperor of China, Pointing at the Bird-Man Khwaja Mubarak: A Leaf from a Poetical Romance Relating to Shah Alam I (verso); Stenciled Scenes of Lion and Gazelle (verso)

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

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

Maid bringing a hookah to a lady (recto), from a Kalighat album

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

1145 · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Man, Buffalo, and Calf

Li You (Chinese, active c. 1145) · album leaf; ink and color on silk

c. 1690–1700 · India, Pahari, Nurpur, late 17th Century

Man Dhata in Yogi Position

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on paper

late 1400s · Nepal

Mandala of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on cloth

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

Mandala of the Four Deities of Mt. Kōya

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

1300s · Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333) to Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

Mandala of the Three Shrines at Kumano

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

c. 1500–1550 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Manjushri

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

1867 · France, 19th century

Marie-Yolande de Fitz-James

Henri Fantin-Latour (French, 1836–1904) · oil on fabric

c. 1680 · Northern India, Jammu and Kashmir, Pahari Kingdom of Basohli

Markandeya Viewing Krishna in the Cosmic Ocean

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on paper

1600s · Italy

Martyrdom of Saint Andrew

Guido Reni (Italian, 1575–1642) · oil on canvas

1650–80 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Amber or Southwestern India, Deccan

Maru Ragini, from a Ragamala (Garland of Melodies)

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

c. 1815 · America

Mary Campbell Stuart

Gilbert Stuart (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1755–1828) · oil on wood

1868 · England, 19th century

Mary Walker Waugh

William Holman Hunt (British, 1827–1910) · oil on fabric

1200s · Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

Medicine Master Buddha and the Twelve Divine Generals

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

1879 · America

Memento Mori, "To This Favour"

William Michael Harnett (American, 1848–1892) · oil on canvas

c. 1635 · Netherlands

Mercury and Argus in a Landscape

Dirck van der Lisse (Dutch, 1669) · oil on copper

1891 · France, 19th century

Midnight

Jean-Charles Cazin (French, 1841–1901) · oil on fabric

1600s · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Miracle of the Dragon

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

1300s · Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

Miroku (Maitreya)

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

c. 1816 · France, 19th century

Mme. Dufresne

Pierre-Paul Prud'hon (French, 1758–1823) · oil on paper mounted on fabric