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Painting studies · 6

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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.

1580s · Italy

Baptism of Christ

Jacopo Tintoretto (Italian, 1518–1594) · oil on canvas

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

Barber Cleaning a Woman’s Ear

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

1789 · America

Baron FitzGibbon

Gilbert Stuart (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1755–1828) · oil on canvas

1769 · France

Basket of Plums

Anne Vallayer-Coster (French, 1744–1818) · oil on canvas

c. 1897 · France, 19th century

Bathers Playing with a Crab

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

c. 1610 · Mughal India, court of Jahangir (reigned 1605–27)

Battle between Manuchihr and Tur, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, c. 934–1020)

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

c. 1605 · Central India, Bundelkhand Region, Madhya Pradesh, Rajput Kingdom of Datia, Court of Raja Bir Singh Deo (reigned 1605–27)

Battle of Ravana and Jatayu, from Chapters 50 and 51 of the Aranya Kanda (Book of the Forest) of Valmiki's Ramayana (Rama’s Journey); folio from the "Burnt" Ramayana

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on paper

c. 1865–1867 · France, 19th century

Beach Scene

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

late 1600s–early 1700s · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Beauty Receiving a Visitor

Tamura Suio (Japanese, active late 1600s–early 1700s) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

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

Beauty with Fireflies

Kubo Shunman (Japanese, 1757–1820) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk (ivory roller ends)

1871 · Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Beggar (Kojiki)

Hirafuku Suian (Japanese, 1844–1890) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

1516 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Beggars and Street Characters

Zhou Chen (Chinese, c. 1450–c. 1536) · Handscroll; ink and light color on paper

after 1778 · Japan, Edo period (1615–1868)

Beneath the Willow

Tsukioka Sessai (Japanese, d. 1839) · Hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1790–1800 · Northern India, Pahari kingdoms

Bhima’s consultation with the astrologer, from a Nala-Damayanti

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera and ink on paper

c. 1610 · India, Bijapur, Deccan

Bijan killing the wild boars of Irman, from a Shah-nama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi (Persian, about 934–1020) (verso)

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

c. 1588 · China, Jiaxing, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Bilang Lake

Song Xu (Chinese, 1525-c. 1606) · Album leaf; ink and color on silk

1100s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127–1279)

Bird on a Flowering Branch

Artist not recorded · album leaf mounted as a hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

early 1900s · Korea, Joseon dynasty (1392–1910)

Bird Sleeping on a Plum Tree

Yang Ki-hun (Seuk-Eun) (Korean, 1843–1919?) · hanging scroll; ink on silk

late 1500s · Japan, Momoyama period (1573–1615)

Birds and Flowers

Kano Mitsunobu (Japanese, 1565–1608); Kano Shōei (Japanese, 1519–1592) · Pair of six-panel folding screens; ink, color, and gold on paper

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

Birds and Flowers

Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506) · Hanging scroll from a triptych; ink and color on silk

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

Birds and Flowers

Artist not recorded · Ten-panel folding screen with designs and inscriptions burnt into paper (pyrography)

second half of the 1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Birds and Flowers in a Landscape of the Four Seasons

Sesshū Tōyō (Japanese, 1420–1506) · Six-panel folding screen, ink and color on paper

late 1400s–early 1500 · China, Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Birds Gather under the Spring Willow

Yin Hong (Chinese, c. 1430-c. 1500) · hanging scroll, ink and color on silk

c. 1400 · Western India, Gujarat

Birth of Mahavira, folio 40 (verso) from a Kalpa-sutra

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