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The Return of the Holy Family to Nazareth by Nicolas Poussin, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Return of the Holy Family to Nazareth

Nicolas Poussin (d. 1665)

c. 1627 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Tao Yuanming's Return Home by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Tao Yuanming's Return Home

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1300s · Painting, Handscroll; ink and slight color on silk

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Return of the Prodigal Son by Lucas van Leyden, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Return of the Prodigal Son

Lucas van Leyden (d. 1533)

c. 1510 · Print, engraving

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Return from Russia by Théodore Géricault, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Return from Russia

Théodore Géricault (d. 1824)

c. 1818 · Print, lithograph printed in black and ochre with watercolor added by hand

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Return from the Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Return from the Horse Fair

Rosa Bonheur (d. 1899)

1873 · Drawing, watercolor and gouache over graphite

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The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt by Claude Simpol, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Return of the Holy Family from Egypt

Claude Simpol (d. 1711)

c. 1695–1700 · Drawing, pen and black ink, gray opaque watercolor and white heightening on prepared yellow paper

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Return from the Fields by Jean-François Millet, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Return from the Fields

Jean-François Millet (d. 1875)

c. 1846–47 · Painting, oil on fabric

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Krishna returns with the cowherds to Braj, from a Bhagavata Purana by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Krishna returns with the cowherds to Braj, from a Bhagavata Purana

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c. 1830 · Painting, Gum tempera and ink on paper

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Return to Nazareth by Francesco Conti, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Return to Nazareth

Francesco Conti (d. 1760)

1735 · Painting, oil on canvas

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Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke by Joshua Reynolds, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of the Ladies Amabel and Mary Jemima Yorke

Joshua Reynolds (d. 1792)

c. 1761 · Painting, oil on canvas

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The Brierwood Pipe by Winslow Homer, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Brierwood Pipe

Winslow Homer (d. 1910)

1864 · Painting, oil on canvas

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