An outcrop of stratified rock

Leonardo da Vinci; 7 9/32 in.x 10 35/64 in.; pen and ink over black chalk on paper

Inside of a Tavern, with Cardplayers and Violin

Jan Steen; 2 ft. 8 1/4 in.x 2 ft. 3 51/64 in.; oil on canvas

Gayumarth enthroned in the mountains from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

11 31/32 in.x 8 35/64 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Zahhak consults the physicians at court from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi

9 9/16 in.x 7 3/4 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

Folio from a Shahnama (Book of kings) by Firdawsi, recto: Iskandar (Alexander) and the talking tree

1 ft. 4 1/16 in.x 11 27/32 in.; ink, opaque watercolor, gold and silver on paper

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

Manuscript, French, 15C; 1 ft. 2 29/64 in.x 10 15/64 in.; tempera, gold leaf, and ink on parchment bound between pasteboard

Portrait of Rembrandt with a Gorget

Rembrandt van Rijn, studio copy; 1 ft. 2 59/64 in.x 11 3/8 in.; oil on panel

Tronie" of an Old Ma

Rembrandt van Rijn, studio copy; 1 ft. 6 15/32 in.x 1 ft. 3 9/32 in.; oil on panel

Portrait of a Nobleman with a Hawk

Hans Holbein the younger; 9 11/16 in.x 7 13/32 in.; oil on panel

Study of Two Brazilian Tortoises

Gerbrand van den Eeckhout; 1 ft. 1/64 in.x 1 ft. 8 5/64 in.; tempera and gouache on panel

The Virgin and Child,center, left wing, Visitation, the Annunciation and the Adoration of the Magi, right wing, Nativity, and the Presentation in the Temple

8 13/16 in.x 6 3/8 in.x 53/64 in.; elephang ivory

The Basilewsky Situla, top row, Christ washing the Disciples' Feet, and The Betrayal of Christ; bottom row, Christ appearing to the Women and Christ appearing to the Apostles

4 17/32 in.x 1 ft. 3 55/64 in.x 6 19/64 in.; carved ivory

The Basilewsky Situla, top row, Crucifixion, and Judas the money to the High Priest. bottom row, Christ appearing to the Apostles, and the Incredulity of St Thomas

4 17/32 in.x 1 ft. 3 55/64 in.x 6 19/64 in.; carved ivory

Wine Cup of Shah Jahan

7 23/64 in.x 5 33/64 in.; white nephrite jade

The Death and Coronation of the Virgin: Coronation

W: 4 11/64 in.; carved elephant ivory, painted and gilded