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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.

1736–70s · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

Portraits of the Qianlong Emperor and His Twelve Consorts

Giuseppe Castiglione (Italian, 1688–1766); others (Chinese) · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

c. 1236–1310 · Central Tibet

Portraits of Two Lineage Masters of the Kagyu Order: Phagmo Drupa (1110–1170) and Tashipel (1142–1210)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on sized cotton

c. 1650 · India, Mughal, 17th century

Posthumous portrait of Emperor Jahangir under a canopy (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

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

c. 1700 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Posthumous portrait of Raja Chhatar Singh of Chamba smoking a hookah with his brother and son

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on paper

1764 · Mughal India, probably Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto); Calligraphy (verso)

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s); Mahmud ibn Ishaq al-Shahabi (Persian, active mid- to late 1500s) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1764 · Mughal India, probably Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

Posthumous portrait of the Mughal emperor Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–1748) holding a falcon (recto)

Muhammad Rizavi Hindi (Indian, active mid-1700s) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

c. 1760–65 · Museum collection

Pradyumna and Mayavati Fly to Dvaraka, from the Large Basohli Bhagavata Purana

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

c. 1760–65 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Pradyumna and Samvara fight with maces, from the "Large Basohli Bhagavata Purana"

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

c. 1831 · Austria

Prater Landscape

Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller (Austrian, 1793–1865) · oil on wood panel

1460s · Italy, Siena

Predella Panel from an Altarpiece: St. Catherine of Siena Invested with the Dominican Habit

Giovanni di Paolo (Italian, c. 1403–1482) · tempera and gold on wood panel

early 1600s · Northern Italy, early 17th century

Preparation for the Crucifixion

Artist not recorded · oil on copper

c. 1729 · Italy, 18th century

Presentation Sketch for "The Holy Family with Saints Anne, Joachim, and John the Baptist" (for Santa Maria in Via Lata, Roma)

Francesco Trevisani (Italian, 1656–1746) · oil on canvas

c. 1630 · India, Mughal court, reign of Shah Jahan (1628-1658), Mughal Dynasty (1526-1756)

Prince and ascetics, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

Govardhan (Indian, active c.1596–1645) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

c. 1760 · Museum collection

Princely ascetic in the forest visited by ladies

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1580–85; borders added c. 1700s · India, Mughal, 16th century

Princes hunting in a rocky landscape

Artist not recorded · Ink, slight color, and gold on paper

c. 1765 · Mughal India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

Princess and attendant in trompe l’oeil window

Aqil Khan (Indian, active mid-1700s) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

c. 1450–1500 · Italy, Padua, 15th century

Procession of the Magi

Bernardo Parentino (Italian) · tempera on wood

1891 · France

Procession or Pardon at Perros-Guirec

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

c. 1320 · Italy, Umbria

Processional Cross

Master of Santa Chiara (Italian) · oil on canvas on wood

c. 1792–94 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Puppies, Sparrows, and Chrysanthemums

Nagasawa Rosetsu (Japanese, 1754–1799) · Fusuma panel remounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper

1347 · China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Quails and Sparrows in an Autumn Scene

Wang Yuan (Chinese, c. 1299-after 1366) · hanging scroll, ink on paper

after 1846 · England, 19th century

Queen Mab's Cave

Joseph Mallord William Turner (British, 1775–1851) · oil on fabric

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat

Queen Trishala's Grief and Happiness, Folio 29 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1770 · India, Bengal, Mughal, 18th century

Radha and Krishna meet in the forest during a storm

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper