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The Battles of the Hôgen and Heiji Eras

The Battles of the Hôgen and Heiji Eras

Date: 17th century
Accession Number: 57.156.4, .5

Processional Cross

Processional Cross

Date: ca. 1150–75
Accession Number: 17.190.1406

The Last Supper

The Last Supper

Ugolino da Siena (Ugolino di Nerio) (Italian, Siena, active by 1317–died ?1339/49)

Date: ca. 1325–30
Accession Number: 1975.1.7

The Road West

The Road West

Dorothea Lange (American, 1895–1965)

Date: 1938
Accession Number: 1990.1005

[A Corner of Mondrian's Studio with Bed, Stool, Curtain, and Mirrors]

[A Corner of Mondrian's Studio with Bed, Stool, Curtain, and Mirrors]

André Kertész (American (born Hungary), Budapest 1894–1985 New York City)

Date: 1926
Accession Number: 1986.1225.2

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Paradijs Gartlein: welches Voller Christlichen Tugend Gebete erfullet

Paradijs Gartlein: welches Voller Christlichen Tugend Gebete erfullet

Author: Johan Arndts

Date: 1696
Culture: Stockholm: Joh. Jacob Genath, 1696
Medium: Silver bookbinding
Dimensions: 528 pp.; H: 7 7/8 in. (20 cm)
Credit Line: Presented by Samuel P. Avery
Accession Number: Arndts (uncatalogued)

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