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Monday, December 23rd, 2013
| Time | Event |
| 1:51a | Self-Portrait with a Harp
Rose Adélaïde Ducreux (French, Paris...  Self-Portrait with a Harp Rose Adélaïde Ducreux (French, Paris 1761–1802 Santo Domingo) Date: 1791 Medium: Oil on canvas The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 3:41a | The Annunciation
Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca....  The Annunciation Joos van Cleve (Netherlandish, Cleve ca. 1485–1540/41 Antwerp) Date: ca. 1525 Medium: Oil on wood the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 5:32a | Pallas Athena and the Herdsman’s Dogs
Briton Riviere...  Pallas Athena and the Herdsman’s Dogs Briton Riviere (British, London 1840–1920 London) Date: 1876 Medium: Oil on canvas When exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1876, the present painting was accompanied by the following verses from book 16 of the Odyssey: “Then drew she nigh, in shape a stately dame, / Graced with all noble gifts of womanhood: / None save Odysseus saw her; for to few / Of mortal birth the gods reveal themselves. / But the dogs knew her coming, and with whine / And whimpering crouched aloof.” The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 7:23a | Face Mask (Kpeliye’e)
Date: 19th–mid-20th century...  Face Mask (Kpeliye’e) Date: 19th–mid-20th century Geography: Côte d’Ivoire, northern Côte d’Ivoire Culture: Senufo peoples Medium: Wood, horns, raffia fiber, cotton cloth, feather, metal, sacrificial material The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 9:14a | Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D
Sano di Pietro (Ansano...  Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D Sano di Pietro (Ansano di Pietro di Mencio) (Italian, Siena 1405–1481 Siena) Date: ca. 1470–73 Medium: Tempera and gold on parchment the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 11:04a | Goblet Inscribed with the Names of King Akhenaten and Queen...  Goblet Inscribed with the Names of King Akhenaten and Queen Nefertiti Period: New Kingdom, Amarna Period Dynasty: Dynasty 18 Reign: reign of Akhenaten Date: ca. 1353–1336 B.C. Geography: Country of Origin Egypt Medium: Travertine (Egyptian alabaster) The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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| 12:55p | Fall of Man
Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, Leiden ca....  Fall of Man Lucas van Leyden (Netherlandish, Leiden ca. 1494–1533 Leiden) Date: ca. 1530 Medium: Engraving; second state the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 2:47p | Lady Mary Cavendish-Bentinck (?-1843)
Jean Auguste Dominique...  Lady Mary Cavendish-Bentinck (?-1843) Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French, Montauban 1780–1867 Paris) Date: 1816 Medium: Graphite the Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 4:37p | Bust of a Gypsy Girl
Ascribed to Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres...  Bust of a Gypsy Girl Ascribed to Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (French, Montauban 1780–1867 Paris) Date: 1819 Medium: Graphite on wove paper The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 6:28p | Adam and Eve
Etched by Simone Cantarini (Italian, Pesaro...  Adam and Eve Etched by Simone Cantarini (Italian, Pesaro 1612–1648 Verona) Date: ca. 1639 Medium: Etching The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 8:18p | Venus and Eros Carried by Dolphins
Marco Dente (Italian,...  Venus and Eros Carried by Dolphins Marco Dente (Italian, Ravenna, active by 1515–died 1527 Rome) Artist: Designed by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio or Santi) (Italian, Urbino 1483–1520 Rome) Date: ca. 1515–27 Medium: Engraving The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
| 10:09p | Kawaguchi
Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858...  Kawaguchi Utagawa Hiroshige (Japanese, Tokyo (Edo) 1797–1858 Tokyo (Edo)) Date: 1857 Culture: Japan Medium: Polychrome woodblock print; ink and color on paper The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
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