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    1226 ms. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Collection API (Open Access)

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    501 ms. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Open Access API

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Results for "Studying a painting"12 records

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The Franciscan, Pelbart of Temesvar, Studying in a Garden by Daniel Hopfer, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Franciscan, Pelbart of Temesvar, Studying in a Garden

Daniel Hopfer (d. 1536)

1502 · White-line woodcut

Cleared · Public Domain

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Portrait of Dora Wheeler by William Merritt Chase, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Portrait of Dora Wheeler

William Merritt Chase (d. 1916)

1882–83 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Studying a painting by Zhang Lu, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Studying a painting

Zhang Lu (d. 1563)

16th century · Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk

Cleared · Public Domain

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The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy) by Vincent van Gogh, The Cleveland Museum of Art

The Large Plane Trees (Road Menders at Saint-Rémy)

Vincent van Gogh (d. 1890)

1889 · Painting, oil on fabric

Cleared · CC0

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Cloud Study (Early Evening) by Simon Denis, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cloud Study (Early Evening)

Simon Denis (d. 1813)

ca. 1786–1806 · Oil on paper

Cleared · Public Domain

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Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead by John Constable, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Branch Hill Pond, Hampstead

John Constable (d. 1837)

1828 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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Gudvangen by Thomas Fearnley, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Gudvangen

Thomas Fearnley (d. 1842)

1839 · Oil on paper, laid down on wood

Cleared · Public Domain

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Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael by Benjamin West, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Elizabeth Shewell West and Her Son, Raphael

Benjamin West (d. 1820)

c. 1770 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

Woman Studying (Woman Reading a Book)

Francesco Bartolozzi (d. 1815)

1792–98 · Etching, printed in brown ink; second state of two (De Vesme & Calabi)

In copyright

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Noah:  The Eve of the Deluge by John Linnell, The Cleveland Museum of Art

Noah: The Eve of the Deluge

John Linnell (d. 1882)

1848 · Painting, oil on canvas

Cleared · CC0

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No open reproduction

The institution withholds the image for this record, which is itself the answer: the picture on their page is not theirs to give away.

View of the Villa Torlonia, Frascati, at Dusk

Paul Flandrin (d. 1902)

ca. 1834–38 · Oil on paper, laid down on paper

In copyright

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A Young Man with a Chain by Rembrandt van Rijn, The Cleveland Museum of Art

A Young Man with a Chain

Rembrandt van Rijn (d. 1669)

c. 1629 or 1632 · Painting, oil on wood

Cleared · CC0

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