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Painting studies · 7

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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.

c. 1825–50 · Sri Lanka

Blessed Lord Buddha

Artist not recorded · gum tempera on paper, varnished

1899 · France

Blessing of a Yacht on the Belon River

Maurice Denis (French, 1870–1943) · oil on canvas

1150–1200 · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Boats at Anchor on West Lake at the City Gate

Artist not recorded · Album leaf; ink and color on silk

1873 · France, 19th century

Boats at Berck-sur-Mer

Édouard Manet (French, 1832–1883) · oil on fabric

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

Bodhidharma Crossing the Yangzi on a Reed

Artist not recorded · hanging scroll; ink on paper

1500s · Japan, Muromachi period (1392–1573)

Bodhidharma on a Reed

Shingo (Japanese) · hanging scroll; ink and light color on paper

Sunday, September 14, 1119 (year 239 of the Newar Samvat in the month of Ashvina) · Eastern India, Bihar, Vikramashila Monastery. Painting: Nepal, Kathmandu

Bottom cover, from a Manuscript of the Perfection of Wisdom in Eight Thousand Lines (Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita-sutra)

Artist not recorded · Gum tempera, paper, and colors on wood

1582–83 · Italy

Boy Drinking

Annibale Carracci (Italian, c. 1560–1609) · oil on canvas

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

Brahma

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

c. 1475–1500 · Western India, Gujarat

Brahman Rishabhadatta's speech, folio 5 from a Kalpa-sutra

Artist not recorded · gum tempera and gold on paper

1828 · England, 19th century

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead

John Constable (British, 1776–1837) · oil on canvas

1881 · France, 19th century

Bridge at Poissy (Pêcheurs à ligne)

Ernest Meissonier (French, 1815–1891) · oil on board

1791 · America

British Manufactory; A Sketch

Benjamin West (American, born The Thirteen Colonies, 1738–1820) · oil on paper mounted on wood

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

Budai

Jonan Etetsu (Japanese, 1444–1507) · hanging scroll; ink on paper

1200s · China, Southern Song dynasty (1127-1279)

Buddha Amitābha with Two Attending Bodhisattvas

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

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

Buddha's Conversion of Five Bhiksu

Li Sheng (Chinese, active c. 1324–after 1375) · handscroll; ink on paper

960–85 · China, Northern Song dynasty (960–1127)

Buddhist Retreat by Stream and Mountains

Juran (Chinese, active 960–985) · Hanging scroll; ink on silk

c. 1774 · England, 18th century

Cader Idris, with the Mawddach River

Richard Wilson (British, 1714–1782) · oil on canvas

1880 · Japan, Meiji period (1868–1912)

Calligraphy and Painting Party

Kawanabe Kyōsai (Japanese, 1831–1889); Others (Japanese) · hanging scroll; ink and color on paper

c. 1653 · Mughal India, court of Shah Jahan (reigned 1628–58)

Calligraphy framed by an ornamental border with poppies and pairs of birds, from the Late Shah Jahan Album (verso)

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

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

Calligraphy with Willow and Swallows

Ikkyū Sōjun (Japanese, 1394–1481) · hanging scroll, ink on paper

1798 · France, late 18th-early 19th century

Calliope, Muse of Epic Poetry

Charles Meynier (French, 1768–1832) · oil on canvas

1389–95 · France

Calvary with a Carthusian Monk

Jean de Beaumetz (French, c. 1335–1396) · oil on oak panel

1913 · France, early 20th century

Canal in Autumn (Gisors)

Henri Le Sidaner (French, 1862–1939) · oil on canvas