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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. 1812 · Belgium, 19th century

Self-Portrait

Joseph Paelinck (Belgian, 1781–1839) · oil on canvas

c. 1790s · France

Self-Portrait

Lié Louis Périn (French, 1753–1817) · oil on canvas

c. 1872–74 · France, 19th century

Self-Portrait

Armand Guillaumin (French, 1841–1927) · oil on canvas

1832 · France, 19th century

Self-Portrait in Rome

Horace Vernet (French, 1789–1863) · oil on canvas

c. 1880 · America, Ohio, Cleveland

Self-Portrait with Five Muses

Henry Church (American, 1836–1908) · oil on paper mounted to board

1915 · Germany, 20th century

Self-Portrait with Hat and Coat

Lovis Corinth (German, 1858–1925) · oil on canvas

c. 1890 · Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Seven Heroes or Warriors Killing Abhimanya, Son of Arjuna

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

late 1800s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Seven Jeweled Mountain

Artist not recorded · ten-panel screen; ink and color on silk

c. 1560 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Seven men disputing possession of a woman bring her before the Tree of Justice into which she is absorbed, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixth Night

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

1600s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove

Kano Tan’yū (Japanese, 1602–1674) · One of a pair of six-panel folding screens; ink on paper

1200s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

"Seventh Month" from the Odes of Bin

Artist not recorded · Handscroll; ink and color on silk

1785 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Seventy-Two Peaks Under the Blue Sky with Mount Furong

Matsumura Goshun (Japanese, 1752–1811) · Eight-panel folding screen; ink with gold and silver foil on paper

c. 1650 · India, Mughal, 17th century

Shah Jahan holding a spinel and a long Deccan sword, from the Late Shah Jahan Album

Hashim (Indian, active 1598-c.1650) · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1244 · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Shakyamuni Emerging from the Mountains

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on paper

late 1300s · China, Fuzhou, Fujian Province, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Shakyamuni Triad: Buddha Attended by Manjushri and Samantabhadra

Artist not recorded · Set of three hanging scrolls; ink and color on silk

1300s · China, Yuan (1271-1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

Shakyamuni with two attendants

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

illumination 1640–55; original portrait c. 1640–50; altered after 1658 · India, Mughal court, made for Shah Jahan

Shamsa (sunburst) with portrait of Aurangzeb (1618–1707), from the Emperor's Album (the Kevorkian Album)

Bichitr (Indian, active c. 1615–50) · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1760–70 · Northern India, Pahari Kingdom of Mandi

Shamsher Sen of Mandi with a youth

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

c. 1890 · Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Sheetaladevi: The Smallpox Goddess (recto), from a Kalighat album

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

c. 1800 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Shishupala arguing with Rukmini’s father, Bhishmaka, from a Rukmini Haran

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

c. 1675–80 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Shiva and Devi on Gajasura's hide

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and silver on paper

c. 1890 · Eastern India, Bengal, Kolkata, Kalighat

Shiva Bearing Aloft the Body of His Sati

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, graphite, ink, and tin on paper

c. 1780 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Shiva under trees

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on paper

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

Shōtoku Taishi at Sixteen

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