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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.

early 1640s · France

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Claude Lorrain (French, 1604–1682) · oil on canvas

c. 1640 · France

Rest on the Flight into Egypt

Charles Poërson (French, 1609–1667) · oil on wood

c. 1846–47 · France, 19th century

Return from the Fields

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

1735 · Italy, 18th century

Return to Nazareth

Francesco Conti (Italian, 1681–1760) · oil on canvas

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

Returning Home

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

1530 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Returning to the Village in a Rainstorm

Xie Shichen (Chinese, 1487–after 1567) · Handscroll; ink and light color on silk

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat

Ritual Bath of Mahavira, Folio 31 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1624–27 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

River and Mountains on a Clear Autumn Day

Dong Qichang (Chinese, 1555–1636) · Handscroll; ink on Korean paper

c. 1302–3 · China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

River Village: Fisherman's Joy

Zhao Mengfu (Chinese, 1254–1322) · Fan painting mounted as album leaf; ink and color on silk

c. 1480–1507 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

River Village in a Rainstorm

Lu Wenying (Chinese) · Hanging scroll; ink and slight color on silk

1743 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911), Qianlong reign (1736–95)

Road to Shu

Yuan Yao (Chinese, active mid-1700s) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

1920–1922 · America

Rock at Sea

Raymond Jonson (American, 1891–1982) · oil on canvas

1864 · France, 19th century

Romaine Lacaux

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919) · oil on fabric

c. 1890 · France, 19th century

Roses in a Vase

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (French, 1841–1919) · oil on fabric

c. 1790 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Royal lovers watching rain clouds: The month of Bhadon, from a Barahmasa

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

c. 1760 · Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Lucknow

Royal Women Celebrating Diwali

Artist not recorded · gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1810 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Royal women shooting from a pavilion

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

c. 1640 · Italy

Ruins in a Rocky Landscape

Salvator Rosa (Italian, 1615–1673) · oil on canvas

c. 1720 · Western India, Gujarat, Surat

Sacrificial Fire, from the "Tula Ram" Bhagavata Purana

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

c. 1796–99 · Spain

Saint Ambrose

Francisco de Goya (Spanish, 1746–1828) · oil on canvas

c. 1520 · Flanders, Bruges

Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara (pair)

Master of the Holy Blood (Netherlandish) · tempera on wood panel

c. 1475–85 · Netherlands, Leuven, 15th century

Saint John the Baptist

Dieric Bouts (Netherlandish, 1415–1475) · oil on wood (grisaille)

c. 1445 · Flanders, Bruges

Saint John the Baptist in a Landscape

Petrus Christus (Netherlandish, c. 1410–1475/76) · oil on panel

1885 · France, 19th century

Saint-Mammès, Loing Canal

Alfred Sisley (French, 1840–1899) · oil on fabric