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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.

1598–1600 · Mughal India, court of Akbar (reigned 1556–1605)

Timur distributes gifts from his grandson, the Prince of Multan, from a Zafar-nama (Book of Victories)

Shravana (Indian, active 1550s–c.1600) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1750s · Italy, 18th century

Tobias and the Angel

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

c. 1750–75 · Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Bundi or Uniara, 18th century

Todi Ragini, from a Ragamala Series

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

1916 · America

Tradition

Kenyon Cox (American, 1856–1919) · oil on canvas

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat

Transfer of the Embryo of Mahavira, Folio 12 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

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

c. 1440–70 · Central Tibet

Tsong Khapa, Founder of the Geluk Order

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on cotton

c. 1375 · Central Tibet

Twenty-three Deity Nairatma Mandala

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

1860 · America

Twilight in the Wilderness

Frederic Edwin Church (American, 1826–1900) · oil on canvas

c. 1730–40 · Northern India, Himachal Pradesh, Guler

Two Elephants Fighting in a Courtyard Before Muhammad Shah

Nainsukh (Indian, 1710–1778) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

1700s · Italy, 18th century

Two Putti

Artist not recorded · oil on canvas

c. 1785–1790 · India, Rajasthan, Kota, 18th century

Umed Singh of Kota Hunting Lions

Artist not recorded · brush drawing with slight color on paper

1894 · France, 19th century

Under the Trees (from "The Public Gardens")

Édouard Vuillard (French, 1868–1940) · distemper on fabric

c. 1610?–17 · India, Subimperial Mughal school, 17th century

Vabhruvahana Approaches Arjuna, page from the Khan Khanan's Razm-nama

Sur Das Gujarati (Indian, active 16th century) · Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

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

Vaishnava Devotee with Two Women

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

c. 1450 · Central Tibet, Ngor monastery

Vajradhara, Nairatmya, and mahasiddhas Virupa and Kanha

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on cotton

1867 · America

Vale of Kashmir

Robert S. Duncanson (American, 1821–1872) · oil on canvas

c. 1905 · France, late 19th-early 20th Century

Vase of Flowers

Odilon Redon (French, 1840–1916) · oil on fabric

c. 1750–1800 · Mughal India, Lucknow

Vase with flower arrangement and scrollwork

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and gold on paper

c. 1650 · Italy, Naples

Venus Discovering the Dead Adonis

Artist not recorded · oil on canvas

1874 · France, 19th century

View of Bordeaux, from the Quai des Chartrons

Eugène Boudin (French, 1824–1898) · oil on fabric

1645 · Netherlands

View of Emmerich

Jan van Goyen (Dutch, 1596–1656) · oil on wood

1837 · America

View of Florence

Thomas Cole (American, born England,1801–1848) · oil on canvas

1809 · France, 19th century

View of Saint-Cloud, Near the Seine

Alexandre Pau de St. Martin (French) · oil on fabric

1838 · America

View of Schroon Mountain, Essex County, New York, After a Storm

Thomas Cole (American, born England,1801–1848) · oil on canvas