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Painting studies · 23

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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.

1863 · France, 19th century

Mme L . . . (Laure Borreau)

Gustave Courbet (French, 1819–1877) · oil on fabric

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

Monju as a Child

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

late 1200s–early 1300s · Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

Monju with Five Hair Knots

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

1287 · Western India, Gujarat

Monk Holding a Flower Venerated by a Lay Disciple: Folio 141 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya

Devachandra (Indian) · Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

c. 1350 · Japan, Nanbokuchō period (1336–92)

Monk Mending Clothes in the Morning Sun (Chōyō Hotetsuzu)

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on paper

c. 1275–1300 · Western India, Gujarat

Monk preaching to a disciple with a lay audience, folio 2 (recto) from a Parshvanatha Charitra (Life and Stories of Lord Parshva) of Bhavadeva-suri

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

1279 · Western India, Gujarat, Patan (Anahillapura), reign of King Sarangadeva of the Vaghela dynasty (1275-1297)

Monk Teaching Lay Disciple: Colophon page from a Kalpa-sutra and Story of Kalakacharya of Devachandra

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

c. 1796 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Monkeys by a Stream

Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

1840 · France, 19th century

Monsieur Martin

Jean-François Millet (French, 1814–1875) · oil on fabric

1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Moon Viewing, from The Tale of Heike

Yosa Buson (Japanese, 1716–1783) · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

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

Moonlit Landscape (one of a pair)

Artist not recorded · six-panel folding screen, ink on paper

1614 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Morning Sun over Heavenly Citadel Peak

Ding Yunpeng (Chinese, 1547-c. 1628) · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

1506 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Mount Hua

Tang Yin (Chinese, 1470–1523) · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

c. 1904 · France, late 19th-early 20th Century

Mount Sainte-Victoire

Paul Cezanne (French, 1839–1906) · oil on fabric

1866 · America

Mount Starr King, Yosemite

Albert Bierstadt (American, born Prussia [now Germany], 1830–1902) · oil on canvas on panel-back stretcher

1200s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279) to Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Mountain Landscape in Moonlight

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on silk

early 1500s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Mountain Market, Clear with Rising Mist

Artist not recorded · Hanging scroll; ink on silk

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

Mountain View and Blue Water

Tanomura Chikuden (Japanese, 1777–1835) · hanging scroll; ink, color, and gold on paper

1300–1370 · China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Mountains of the Immortals

Chen Ruyan (Chinese, c. 1331–1371); Ni Zan (Chinese, 1301–1374) · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

c. 1588 · China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Mt. Biyan (Green Cliff)

Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606) · Album leaf; ink and color on silk

c. 1588 · China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Mt. Daochang

Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606) · Album leaf; ink and color on silk

c. 1588 · China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Mt. Dong (Grotto Mountain)

Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606) · Album leaf; ink and color on silk

late 1700s-early 1800s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Mt. Fuji through Pines

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) · hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

1617 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Mt. Qingbian

Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636) · hanging scroll, ink on paper