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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.

1666 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Spring Landscape

Kuncan (Chinese, 1612–c. 1673) · double album leaf mounted as a handscroll; ink and color on paper

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

Squirrel on a Pine Branch

Song Tian (Chinese, active 1300s) · hanging scroll, ink on paper

1300s · China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Squirrels on the Chestnut Tree

Ge Shuying (Chinese, active 1300s) · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

c. 1900 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Sri Nathaji

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera on paper

1437–1444 · Italy

St. Francis Kneeling before Christ on the Cross

Sassetta (Italian, 1392–1450) · tempera and gold on wood

c. 1430 · Italy

St. Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata

Bicci di Lorenzo (Italian, 1373–1452) · tempera and gold on wood

1799 · England

St. Matthew

William Blake (British, 1757–1827) · tempera on canvas

1909 · America

Stag at Sharkey's

George Bellows (American, 1882–1925) · oil on canvas

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

Stand-in Fugen

Kitao Masayoshi (Japanese, 1761–1824) · hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

1300–1350 · Korea, Goryeo dynasty (918–1392)

Standing Ksitigarbha

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

c. 1875 · France, 19th century

Stefanina Primicile Carafa, Marchioness of Cicerale and Duchess of Montejasi

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

c. 1860–80 · France, 19th century

Still Life with Dead Birds and a Basket of Oysters

Germain Ribot (French, 1845–1893) · oil on fabric

1873 · Germany, 19th century

Still Life with Fruit

Emilie Preyer (German, 1849–1930) · oil on fabric

1858 · France, 19th century

Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803–1860) · oil on canvas

c. 1735 · France

Still Life with Herrings

Jean-Siméon Chardin (French, 1699–1779) · oil on canvas

1858 · France, 19th century

Still Life with Pipe and Matches and Still Life with Herring, Bread, and Cheese (pair)

Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803–1860) · oil on fabric

1923 · Russia (worked in France), 20th century

Still Life with Rayfish

Chaïm Soutine (Russian, 1893–1943) · oil on canvas

1622 · Spain

Still Life with Sweets

Juan van der Hamen y Léon (Spanish, 1596–1631) · oil on canvas

1858 · France, 19th century

Still Life with Vegetables, Partridge, and a Jug

Adolphe-Félix Cals (French, 1810–1880) · oil on fabric

c. 1906 · Denmark

Strandgade, Sunshine

Vilhelm Hammershøi (Danish, 1864–1916) · oil on canvas

1372 · China, Yuan dynasty (1271-1368)

Streams and Mountains

Xu Ben (Chinese, 1335–1380) · hanging scroll, ink on paper

1100–1150 · China, late Northern Song dynasty (960-1127) - Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

Streams and Mountains without End

Artist not recorded · handscroll; ink and slight color on silk

1700s · England, 18th century

Street Singer and Child

John Opie (British, 1761–1807) · oil on canvas

c. 1883–84 · France, 19th century

Study for "Bathers at Asnières"

Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891) · oil on wood panel