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Seated Man with a Book and a Scroll

Stefano da Verona (Stefano di Giovanni d'Arbosio di Francia) (d. 1438)

first half 15th century · Pen and brown ink.

King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala with the Dream Interpreters, Folio 25 (verso), from a Kalpa-sutra

Unrecorded maker

c. 1475–1500 · Painting, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

"Khusrau Seated on his Throne", Folio 64 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami of Ganja

Nizami (d. 1209)

dated 931 AH/1524–25 CE · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

Text, Folio 25 (recto), from a Kalpa-sutra

Unrecorded maker

c. 1475–1500 · Painting, Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper

Seated Figure of Mercury

Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (d. 1540)

1524–26 · Black chalk

Portrait of a Man

Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) (d. 1594)

1550s · Oil on canvas

Seated Youth with a Cup

Unrecorded maker

late 16th–early 17th century · Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper

"An Old Man and His Young Wife Before Religious Arbitrators," Folio from a Gulistan of Sa'di

Daulat (d. 1660)

1610–15 · Opaque watercolors and gold on paper

Seated Man Painting or Writing

Unrecorded maker

first half 17th century · Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Portrait of a Man

Jacob Backer (d. 1651)

ca. 1645–50 · Black chalk, heightened with white, with touches of red chalk (recto); pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash over black chalk (verso)

Gentleman Seated in an Armchair

Charles de la Fosse (d. 1716)

late 17th century–early 18th century · Red, black, and white chalk, on beige paper

A Girl Writing a Letter

Suzuki Harunobu (d. 1770)

18th century · Woodblock print; ink and color on paper