Head of a Sasanian King, probably Shapur II

Metalwork, Iran, Sasanian; 1 ft. 3 3/4 in.x 9 1/64 in.x 7 7/8 in.; silver, mercury gilding

The Bier of Iskandar (Alexander the Great) from a Shahnama by Firdawsi

1 ft. 10 43/64 in.x 11 11/16 in.; opaque watercolor, ink and gold on paper

Sword Guard in the Form of Confronted Dragon

2 1/64 in.x 4 1/64 in.x 1 17/64 in.; jade (nephrite), carved

Tile Panel in the form of an Architectural Niche

Hasan ibn 'Ali ibn Ahmad Babavaih; 4 ft. 1/2 in.x 1 ft. 11 1/2 in.; stonepaste, modeled; inglaze painted in blue, luster-painted on on opaque white glaze

The Denial of St. Peter

Rembrandt van Rijn; 5 ft. 5/8 in.x 5 ft. 6 17/32 in.; oil on canvas

Tabernacle of Cherves, closed

Metalwork, French, 13C; 2 ft. 8 63/64 in.x 1 ft. 7 49/64 in.x 10 3/4 in.; copper, engraved, repoussé, gilt; champlevé enamel on modern wood mount

Five grotesque heads, and three heads of men in profile

Leonardo da Vinci; 8 37/64 in.x 6 1/32 in.; pen and ink, over red chalk on paper

The Cup of Tea

Mary Cassatt; 3 ft. 3/8 in.x 2 ft. 1 3/4 in.; oil on canvas

Sunday near the Church of Saint-Philippe-du-Roule, Paris

Jean Beraud; 1 ft. 11 25/64 in.x 2 ft. 7 57/64 in.; oil on canvas

Venus Shooting an Arrow Through an Opening of the Tower: detail, from Le Roman de la Rose

Manuscript, French, 15C; tempera, gold leaf, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard

Aman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean)

Georges Seurat; 2 ft. 31/64 in.x 1 ft. 6 45/64 in.; conté crayon on paper

Whitehall Ceiling: The Union of the Crowns of England and Scotland

Peter Paul Rubens; 25 ft.x 17 ft. 11 23/64 in.; oil on canvas

Whitehall Ceiling: The Wise Rule of James

Peter Paul Rubens; 25 ft.x 18 ft. 9/64 in.; oil on canvas adhered to canvas laid down on a laminated wood support

Mérode Altarpiece, right panel, Joseph: view of a flemish city

Robert Campin; oil on oak

Wedding Diptych of the Nicmachi and the Symmachi, a Pagan Priestess Priestess at an Altar

Ivory, Early Christian, 4C; 11-3/4 x 4-3/4 in; ivory