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c. 1460 · France, Lyon

The Trinity

Laurent Girardin (French, 1478) · oil on wood

c. 1620 · Flanders

The Trinity

Hendrik van Balen (Flemish, 1575–1632) · oil on wood

1868–73 · France, 19th century

The Troubadour

Honoré Daumier (French, 1808–1879) · oil on fabric

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

The two cooks, who attempt to seduce the warrior’s loyal wife, are trapped by her in a cellar, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fourth Night

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

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

The two erring cooks, dressed as maidservants, fall at the prince’s feet and beg forgiveness, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of the Parrot): Fourth Night

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

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

The unfaithful wife explaining away the presence of the dough elephant, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

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

1680s · Italy

The Virgin and Child Appearing to Saint Francis of Assisi

Luca Giordano (Italian, 1634–1705) · oil on canvas

c. 1450 · Germany, Cologne

The Virgin Crowned by Angels

Stefan Lochner (German, 1400-c. 1452) · oil on wood

c. 1660 · Italy

The Vision of Saint Jerome

Giovanni Battista Langetti (Italian, 1635–1676) · oil on canvas

1737 · France

The Waterfalls at Tivoli

Claude-Joseph Vernet (French, 1714–1789) · oil on canvas

1200s · Japan, Kamakura period (1185–1333)

The White Path Between Two Rivers

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

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

The wolf advises the lion to consult the cat, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night

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

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

The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night

Dasavanta (Indian, d. 1584) · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

The young prince is crowned and the wicked handmaiden is executed, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

Suraju (Indian) · gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher, but refuses to speak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night

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

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

Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals

Tatebayashi Kagei (Japanese, active mid-1700s) · two-fold screen; ink, color, and gold on paper

late 1300s–1400s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Thirty-Six Poetic Immortals of the Buddhist Clergy

Artist not recorded · Fragment of a handscroll remounted as a hanging scroll; ink and slight color on paper

c. 1320s · China, Yuan dynasty (1271–1368)

Three Horses and Four Grooms

Ren Renfa (Chinese, 1254–1328) · handscroll; ink and color on silk

1878 · China, Xiaxing, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Three Purities

Zhang Xiong (Chinese, 1803–1886) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1735 · Northern India, Delhi, Mughal court of Muhammad Shah (reigned 1719–48)

Tiered Court Scene

Chitarman II (Indian, c. 1680–с. 1750) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

Tiger Family

Kishi Ganku (Japanese, 1749/56–1838) · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink and color on paper

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

Tiger Family

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

c. 1830–40 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Tiger Hunt of Raja Ram Singh II

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

1800s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868) to Meiji period (1868–1912)

Tiger in Wind

Maruyama Ōkyo (Japanese, 1733–1795) · hanging scroll; ink on paper