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A Philosopher by Pierre Puget, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Philosopher

Pierre Puget (d. 1694)

1662 · Sculpture, marble

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Head of a Philosopher by Vincenzo Gemito, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Head of a Philosopher

Vincenzo Gemito (d. 1929)

1883 · Sculpture, bronze

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A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat by Rembrandt van Rijn, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Bearded Man Wearing a Hat

Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1669)

c. 1655–60 · Painting, oil on canvas

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A Philosopher by Walter Gay, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Philosopher

Walter Gay (d. 1937)

1882 · Painting, oil on panel

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A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm by John La Farge, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Rishi Stirring Up a Storm

John La Farge (d. 1910)

1897 · Drawing, watercolor and gouache over graphite

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Folio 1, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Folio 1, from a Great Poem about Twos (Dvyashraya Mahakavya) of Hemachandra with Commentary by Abhayatilaka

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1428 · Painting, Gum tempera and ink on palm leaf

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Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist Master by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Nagarjuna (c. 150–250 CE) with a Buddhist Master

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c. 1300s · Painting, gum tempera on sized cotton

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Various Caprices:  The Philosopher Holding a Book by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Various Caprices: The Philosopher Holding a Book

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (d. 1770)

1735–50 · Print, etching

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Frog-Shaped Guttus (Oil Flask) by an unrecorded maker, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Frog-Shaped Guttus (Oil Flask)

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300s BCE · Ceramic, ceramic

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso) by Boethius Illuminator, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Annunciation to the Shepherds (recto) and Text (verso)

Boethius Illuminator

c. 1410–20 · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso) by Boethius Illuminator, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Leaf from a Book of Hours: Text (verso)

Boethius Illuminator

c. 1410–20 · Manuscript, ink, tempera and gold on vellum

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The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers by William Pether, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Alchymist, in Search of the Philosopher's Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and Prays for the Successful Conclusion of his Operation, as was the Custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologers

William Pether (d. 1821)

1775 · Print, mezzotint

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