Art

Look closely at E3: English Reception Room of the Jacobean Period, 1625–55. Miniature of an ornate room with red walls and white and gold trim, a large fireplace at center, and black and white checkered flooring.

Look closely at Two Cows and a Young Bull beside a Fence in a Meadow. A tired-looking brown and white cow lies down on a patch of dry earth, a dark-brown bull and cow standing behind her against an overcast sky.

Rosalba Carriera paired a poised young sitter with a blue parrot that tugs at the gauze edging her bodice. The bird shifts an intimate gesture away from the woman while preserving its suggestive charge.

Look closely at Hamamatsu, from the series "Fifty-three Stations of the Tokaido (Tokaido gojusan tsugi)," also known as the Tokaido with. Color print of travelers of foot and horseback following a grassy route flanked by Japanese bungalows and groves of trees.

Look closely at Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln. Three-part bronze sculpture set of two clenched hands and a man's face with closed eyes and mouth, an object in one hand.

William Bradford repeatedly traveled to Labrador while building a career around Arctic subjects. This 1866 painting probably combines sketches gathered during his 1865 journey into a carefully lit coastal scene.

Look closely at Amphora (Storage Jar). Terracotta vessel with a narrow neck and small, curved handles, areas of black indicating lost portions of a battle scene.

Look closely at Édouard Manet. Portrait of a straight-faced, light-skinned man with a bushy, light-brown beard and rosy cheeks wearing a dark vest, jacket, and shiny top hat.

Look closely at Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook. Small dots of soft color form a woman in a red shirt and brown skirt seen up close, washing her bare feet in a lush brook while seated on a sloping bank.

Look closely at The Watermill with the Great Red Roof. Landscape painting featuring a wavy tree tree in the foreground and a watermill with a red roof adjacent to a river at right.

Look closely at Pastoral Scene. A light-skinned woman, the bodice of her mauve dress pulled down, lounges against a rock, her arm extended on it.

Look closely at Pyxis (Container for Personal Objects). Bowl-shaped terracotta vessel with a foot, glazed in red with black figures encircling its body.

Look closely at View of Cotopaxi. Ecuadorian landscape with people, palm trees, waterfall, and volcano in background.

Look closely at Denarius (Coin) Depicting the God Apollo. Silver coin with a face in profile on one side, a figure riding a chariot pulled by four horses on the reverse.

Look closely at E9: English Drawing Room of the Georgian Period, 1770–1800. Miniature room with cream-colored walls with inset columns on the side walls and two columns at the back framing a dark wooden bookshelf.

Look closely at Male Figure (Nkisi Nkondi). A wooden carving of a male figure. The figure has a distinctive face, with oval-shaped eyes and mouth, and wears a cap on his head.

Look closely at New England Headlands. A seascape painted in pastel tones, light-colored houses with red chimneys and light-green shutters in the foreground.

Look closely at Stemless Kylix (Drinking Cup). Shallow terracotta pan-like cup with black glaze, incised floral decoration at bottom, and handles on either side.

Look closely at A10: Massachusetts Dining Room, 1795. Miniature dining room with mint-green walls and two large windows on the back wall, between which hangs a portrait of a Revolutionary-era man flanked by two vases.

Look closely at Landscape with Saint John on Patmos. Painting of Greek landscape, classical architecture, yellow, red robed man reading.

Look closely at The Shower. Etching of a herd of sheep on a bank approaching water in the foreground as rain begins to fall, a man and dog behind them.

Look closely at Old Man with a Gold Chain. Portrait of man wearing voluminous black cloak, feathered hat, and gold medallion.

Look closely at Head of Guanyin. A large marble head with eyes closed and a serene expression, a large incised crown of figures upon her head.

Look closely at Oinochoe (Pitcher). Terracotta pitcher with a black glaze, faint stripes incised around its bulbous body.