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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. 1630 · France

Saint Mary Magdalen

Simon Vouet (French, 1590–1649) · oil on panel

1472 · Italy, Venice

Saint Nicholas of Bari

Carlo Crivelli (Italian, 1430/35–1495) · Tempera and gold leaf on wood panel

c. 1662–1664 · Italy

Saint Paul the Hermit

Mattia Preti (Italian, 1613–1699) · oil on canvas

1645 · France

Saint Peter Repentant

Georges de La Tour (French, 1593–1652) · oil on canvas

1720s · Italy, 18th century

Saints Presenting a Devout Woman to the Virgin and Child

Giovanni Battista Pittoni (Italian, 1687–1767) · oil on canvas

c. 1820–25 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Sakhi persuades Radha to meet Krishna, from a Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherd) of Jayadeva

Purkhu (Indian, 1750–1860) · gum tempera and gold on paper

mid-1600s · Netherlands

Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist

Jacob Duck (Dutch, c. 1600–1667) · oil on wood

1100s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Samantabhadra

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

1392–1910 · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Samantabhadra on an Elephant with Two Attendants

Artist not recorded · Ink and color on paper

1630–31 · France

Samson

Valentin de Boulogne (French, 1591–1632) · oil on canvas

c. 1616 · Netherlands

Samson and Delilah

Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1590–1656) · oil on canvas

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

Sanjo Kantaro II in the Role of Urashima Taro

Kaigetsudō Ando (Japanese, c. 1671–1743) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

1500s · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Saying Farewell at Xunyang (Song of the Pipa)

Wen Boren (Chinese, 1502–1575) · handscroll; ink and color on paper

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

Scene from the Tale of the Wisteria Robe

Artist not recorded · section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper

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

Scenes from Essays in Idleness

Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811) · One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper

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

Scenes from the Tale of Genji

Artist not recorded · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper

mid-1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Scenes from the Tales of Ise

Artist not recorded · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on gilded paper

c. 1256 · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Scholar Reclining and Watching Rising Clouds; Poem by Wang Wei

Ma Lin (Chinese, c. 1185–after 1260) · Album leaf; ink on silk

1764 · China, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)

Scholar Watching the Waterfall

Luo Ping (Chinese, 1733–1799) · Hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

1878 · France, 19th century

Seaside (July: Specimen of a Portrait)

James Tissot (French, 1836–1902) · oil on fabric

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

Seasonal Landscapes: Winter

Kano Hideyori (Japanese, active mid- to late 1500s) · hanging scroll, ink on paper

late 1500s–early 1600s · Chinese, Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Seated Amitābha

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

c. 1100s · India, Western Himalayas, Lahul and Spiti, Tabo Monastery

Seated Amitabha with Attendants

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on sized cotton

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

Section of an Illustrated Tale of Genji Poetry Contest

Artist not recorded · section of a handscroll mounted as a hanging scroll; ink on paper