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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.

1720 · France

Pan and Syrinx

Jean François de Troy (French, 1679–1752) · oil on canvas

early 1600s · Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Pan Lang (Han Rō)

Unkoku Tōgan (Japanese, 1547–1618) · one of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, light color, and gold on paper

1418 · Italy, Florence

Panel from a Cassone: The Race of the Palio in the Streets of Florence

Giovanni Francesco Toscani (Italian, c. 1380–1430) · tempera and gold on wood

1877 · France, 19th century

Panoramic View of the Alps, Les Dents du Midi

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

c. 1500 · Western India, Gujarat, late 15th-early 16th century

Parshva Undergoes Physical Trials, Folio 46 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1740–50 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Patamanjari Ragini of Dipak, from a Ragamala

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on paper

c. 1878–80 · France, 19th century

Paul Lafond and Alphonse Cherfils Examining a Painting

Edgar Degas (French, 1834–1917) · oil on wood panel

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

Paulownias and Chrysanthemums

Sakai Hōitsu (Japanese, 1761–1828) · Two-panel folding screen; ink and color on gilded paper

1650s · France

Peasant Children Dancing

Le Nain (French) · oil on canvas

c. 1670 · Flanders

Peasants Crossing a Stream

Jan Siberechts (Flemish, 1627-c. 1703) · oil on canvas

c. 1640 · Flanders

Peasants Smoking in an Inn

David Teniers (Flemish, 1610–1690) · oil on wood

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

Peonies

Tatebayashi Kagei (Japanese, active mid-1700s) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1827 · America

Peregrine Falcons (Duck Hawks)

John James Audubon (American, born Haiti, 1785–1851) · oil on canvas

1949 · Germany, 20th century

Perseus's Last Duty

Max Beckmann (German, 1884–1950) · oil on canvas

calligraphy: c. 1500–1540; border: c. 1630–40 · Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

Persian calligraphy framed by an ornamental border of flowers, birds, and deer, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

Mir 'Ali Haravi (Persian, active in Herat, Afghanistan, died c. 1550) · Gum tempera, gold, and ink on paper

late 1500s · Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Phoenixes and Paulownia

Tosa Mitsuyoshi (Japanese, 1539–1613) · One of a pair of six-panel screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper

c. 1740 · Italy, 18th century

Piazza San Marco, Venice

Bernardo Bellotto (Italian, 1721–1780) · oil on canvas

1825–50 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Nathdwara

Pichvai of Shri Nathji

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

c. 1864–70 · France, 19th century

Pierrot in Criminal Court

Thomas Couture (French, 1815–1879) · oil on wood panel

late 1500s · possibly Italy, Florence, late 16th century, or later

Pietà

Artist not recorded · oil on canvas

c. 1897 · Italy, 19th century

Pine Tree

Giovanni Segantini (Italian, 1858–1899) · oil on canvas

late 1600s–1718 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Pine Wind from Myriad Villages

Wu Li (Chinese, 1632–1718) · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

c. 1888–89 · China, Yangzhou, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Pipa (Loquats)

Xugu (Chinese, 1823–1896) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1760 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Playing the "Hand Game"

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