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James Parmelee

This catalog gathers 50 public-domain works acquired through the James Parmelee fund. Every work is held by Cleveland Museum of Art.

  1. The First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars) The First Adventure of the White Horse, Page from the Khan Khanan's Razm Nama (Book of Wars) 1614
  2. Kedara Ragini Kedara Ragini 1665
  3. Pancham Raga Pancham Raga 1670
  4. Mandala of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi Mandala of Chakrasamvara and Vajravarahi 1404
  5. Portrait of Kō Sūkoku Portrait of Kō Sūkoku Watanabe Kazan · 1817
  6. Views in Mysore: Bhoganarasimhaswami's temple, in the fort, Devarayadroog (from the plateau) Views in Mysore: Bhoganarasimhaswami's temple, in the fort, Devarayadroog (from the plateau) Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dixon · 1864
  7. The cow lying down near a tree The cow lying down near a tree Paulus Potter · 1649
  8. Flagellation of Christ Flagellation of Christ Gaspare Diziani · 1752
  9. Stag Lying Down Stag Lying Down Rosa Bonheur · 1880
  10. View of the Midwest Plains View of the Midwest Plains Frédéric-Auguste Bartholdi · 1871
  11. Madonna and Child with Saints Madonna and Child with Saints Giuseppe Bazzani · 1704
  12. Two Male Figures Two Male Figures George Richmond · 1829
  13. Standing Woman and Child Standing Woman and Child Carl Bloch · 1845
  14. Detail of Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, after Callot Detail of Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, after Callot Stefano Della Bella · 1634
  15. Gustave Doré Gustave Doré Pierre Petit · 1860
  16. Mount Maudit, Savoy Mount Maudit, Savoy Auguste-Rosalie Bisson · 1860
  17. East Humboldt Mountains, Utah East Humboldt Mountains, Utah Timothy H. O'Sullivan · 1868
  18. View of the Small Grotto toward the Deer Pond, Bois de Boulogne View of the Small Grotto toward the Deer Pond, Bois de Boulogne Charles Marville · 1858
  19. Entrance, St. Lorenz Cathedral, Nuremberg Entrance, St. Lorenz Cathedral, Nuremberg Schrag · 1850
  20. Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) Daniel Maclise (1806-1870) William Lake Price · 1857
  21. Christ Carried to the Tomb Christ Carried to the Tomb Claude Mellan · 1678
  22. At Least Be Discreet At Least Be Discreet Augustin de Saint-Aubin · 1789
  23. You May Count on Me You May Count on Me Augustin de Saint-Aubin · 1789
  24. New Suite of Portfolios of Flowers Ideal to Use for Designing and Painting: Floral Fantasies New Suite of Portfolios of Flowers Ideal to Use for Designing and Painting: Floral Fantasies Anne Allen
  25. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. James the Less The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. James the Less Jacques Callot · 1632
  26. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Bartholomew The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Bartholomew Jacques Callot · 1632
  27. The Blacksmith The Blacksmith Richard Earlom · 1771
  28. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthias The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthias Jacques Callot · 1632
  29. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. James the Greater The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. James the Greater Jacques Callot · 1632
  30. At Least Be Discreet and You May Count on Me (pair) At Least Be Discreet and You May Count on Me (pair) Augustin de Saint-Aubin · 1789
  31. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Philip The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Philip Jacques Callot · 1632
  32. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: The Death of Judas The Martyrdom of the Apostles: The Death of Judas Jacques Callot · 1632
  33. Tartars on Horseback Tartars on Horseback Aleksander Orłowski · 1820
  34. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Andrew The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Andrew Jacques Callot · 1632
  35. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Simon The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Simon Jacques Callot · 1632
  36. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Barnabas The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Barnabas Jacques Callot · 1632
  37. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: Frontispiece The Martyrdom of the Apostles: Frontispiece Jacques Callot · 1632
  38. Model for Altar for Woodcarvers Model for Altar for Woodcarvers Gottfried Bernhard Götz · 1751
  39. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Thaddeus The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Thaddeus Jacques Callot · 1632
  40. St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata St. Francis Receiving the Stigmata Agostino Carracci · 1586
  41. Love Requests Venus to Return His Weapons to Him Love Requests Venus to Return His Weapons to Him Louis-Marin Bonnet · 1768
  42. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Thomas The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Thomas Jacques Callot · 1632
  43. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Paul The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Paul Jacques Callot · 1632
  44. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. John the Evangelist The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. John the Evangelist Jacques Callot · 1632
  45. St. Francis St. Francis Claude Mellan · 1638
  46. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthew The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Matthew Jacques Callot · 1632
  47. The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt at a Fountain The Holy Family on the Flight into Egypt at a Fountain Albrecht Altdorfer · 1520
  48. The Sacrifice of Abraham The Sacrifice of Abraham Pietro Testa · 1648
  49. The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Peter The Martyrdom of the Apostles: St. Peter Jacques Callot · 1632
  50. Young Woman Seated on a Bed Young Woman Seated on a Bed Louis-Marin Bonnet · 1764

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Every work in this catalog is in the public domain; images come from the museums that hold them.