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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.

1694 · China, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Tall Bamboo and Distant Mountains, after Wang Meng

Wang Hui (Chinese, 1632–1717) · Hanging scroll; ink on paper

c. 1150–1200 · Central Tibet

Tantric Buddha Vairochana as Vajrasattva

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

c. 1810 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Tantric Devi on Shiva, from a Mandi Devi Series

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

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

Tao Yuanming's Return Home

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

c. 1470 · Italy, late 15th Century

Tarquinius Priscus Entering Rome

Jacopo del Sellaio (Italian, c. 1441–1493) · tempera on wood, mounted on canvas

1635 · Nepal, Kathmandu Valley

Temple Banner with pilgrimage sites and scenes from the "Svayambhu-purana" (Ancient Text of the Primordial Buddha)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on cotton

c. 1532 · Germany

Terminus, the Device of Erasmus

Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543) · oil on wood

c. 1275–1300 · Western India, Gujarat

Text, folio 2 (verso) from a Parshvanatha Charitra (Life and Stories of Lord Parshva) of Bhavadeva-suri

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat

Text, Folio 25 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat, last quarter of the 15th century

Text, Folio 37 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat

Text, Folio 54 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat

Text, Folio 57 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1500–1573 · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Thatched Hut by Water's Edge

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on paper

1440–45 · Italy, Siena

The Adoration of the Magi

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

1480s · Netherlands, Haarlem, 15th century

The Adoration of the Magi

Geertgen tot Sint Jans (Netherlandish, c. 1460-c. 1490) · oil on wood

1750s · Italy, 18th century

The Angels Appearing to Abraham

Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793) · oil on canvas

c. 1480 · Netherlands, Leuven, 15th century

The Annunciation

Albert Bouts (Netherlandish, 1451/55–1549) · oil on wood

c. 1580 · Italy

The Annunciation

Paolo Veronese (Italian, 1528–1588); Workshop · oil on canvas

c. 1457 · Spain, Catalonia, 15th century

The Annunciation

Jaume Ferrer the Younger (Spanish, Catalonia died c. 1460/70) · oil, tempera, and gold on wood panel (fir)

1380s · Netherlands, or possibly France, 14th century

The Annunciation

Artist not recorded · tempera and oil with gold on wood

c. 1457 · Spain, Catalonia, 15th century

The Annunciation and The Nativity

Jaume Ferrer the Younger (Spanish, Catalonia died c. 1460/70) · oil, tempera, and gold on wood panel (fir)

c. 1890 · France, 19th century

The Apple Seller

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

1740s–50s · Austria

The Artist's Studio

Johann Georg Platzer (Austrian, 1704–1761) · oil on copper

1878 · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

The Assembly of Tejaprabha Buddha

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