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Benozzo Gozzoli

On May 27, 2026 - 15th Century, Italian

Benozzo Gozzoli, Italian painter, c.1421 1497

Self-Portrait of Benozzo Gozzoli in the Fresco Procession of the Magi, 1459 - 1460
Palazzo Medici Riccardi, Florence

Madonna della Cintola, c 1450 – 1452
Tempera on panel, 25.8 x 15.6 in
Museo di San Francesco, Montefalco

Virgin and Child with Angels, c 1460
Tempera on panel, 33.9 x 24.4 in
Detroit Institute of Arts, Detroit

The Fall of Simon Magus, c 1461 – 1462
Tempera on panel, 13.3 x 20.1 in
Royal Collection, Windsor

Benozzo Gozzoli, The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, c 1461 – 1462 Tempera on panel, 26.1 x 13.3 in National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, c 1461 – 1462
Tempera on panel, 26.1 x 13.3 in
National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Virgin and Child Enthroned among Angels and Saints, c 1461 – 1462
Tempera on panel, 66.9 x 66.1 in
National Gallery, London

Saint Zenobius Raising a Dead Boy, c 1461 – 1462
Tempera on panel, 26.1 x 13.3 in
National Gallery, London

Saint Dominic Resuscitates Napoleone Orsini, 1461
Tempera on panel, 9.8 x 13.8 in
Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan

The Triumph of Saint Thomas Aquinas, c 1471
Tempera on panel, 90.2 x 40.9 in
Louvre Museum, Paris

Madonna Enthroned with Saints Dominic and Francis, 1473
Tempera on panel, 79.5 x 74.8 in
Pinacoteca Vaticana, Vatican City

Benozzo Gozzoli, Saint Jerome and Blessed Bartolo Buompedoni of San Gimignano, c 1464 – 1467 Tempera and gold on panel, 8.7 x 17.1 in Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Saint Jerome and Blessed Bartolo Buompedoni of San Gimignano, c 1464 – 1467
Tempera and gold on panel, 8.7 x 17.1 in
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid

Bust of a Woman (recto), c 1480 – 1490
Black chalk and pen and ink on paper, 11.1 x 8.2 in
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Benozzo Gozzoli, Monk Seen Half-Length, Facing Forward and Looking Down (verso), c 1495 – 1497 Pen and brown ink on paper, dimensions unavailable Louvre Museum, Paris

Monk Seen Half-Length, Facing Forward and Looking Down (verso), c 1495 – 1497
Pen and brown ink on paper, dimensions unavailable
Louvre Museum, Paris

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Johan Barthold Jongkind

On May 25, 2026 - 19th Century, Dutch, june 3

Johan Barthold Jongkind, Dutch painter, June 3, 1819 - February 9, 1891

Jongkind, before 1891

Towpath near Overschie, 1865
Oil on canvas, 13.2 x 17.1 in
Carmen Thyssen-Bornemisza Collection, Madrid

The Seine at Bas-Meudon, 1865
Oil on canvas, 13.4 x 18.9 in
Cleveland Museum of Art

Scene at Delft, 1865
Oil on canvas, 18 x 27.1 in
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven

Rue Notre-Dame, Paris, 1866
Oil on canvas, 15.3 x 18.5 in
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Marine Landscape, 1866
Oil on canvas, 11.4 x 17.3 in
National Museum of Fine Arts, Havana

The Church of Overschie, 1866
Oil on canvas, 18.1 x 30 in
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago

Barges, c 1867
Watercolor and graphite on paper, 13.4 x 21.9 in
Museum of Fine Arts, Valencia

Skaters, 1868
Oil on panel, 3.9 x 6.7 in
Palace of Fine Arts, Lille

Demolition Work in Rue des Francs-Bourgeois-Saint-Marcel, 1868
Oil on canvas, 21.8 x 29.3 in
Art Museum The Hague

Street in Nevers, 1877
Oil on canvas, 18.5 x 13 in
Musée D'Orsay, Paris

The Port of Honfleur, 1875
Oil on canvas, 20.1 x 30 in
Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven

La Ciotat, 1880
Oil on canvas, 12.7 x 21.9 in
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Rotterdam by Moonlight, 1881
Oil on canvas, 13.6 x 22.2 in
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

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William Strang

On May 22, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, february 13, Scottish

William Strang, Scottish painter, February 13, 1859 – April 13, 1921

Self-Portrait, 1895
Etching, 8.8 x 6.2 in
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

The Soup Kitchen, 1889
Etching and drypoint, 10.8 x 8.5 in
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven

Portrait of Admiral Sir John Fisher, 1900
Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in
Glasgow Museums, Glasgow

The Artist's Wife (Agnes Rogerson Strang), 1904
Pastel and charcoal on paper, 24 x 17 in
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh

Thomas Hardy, c 1905
Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in
Glasgow Museums, Glasgow

Portrait of Lucien Pissarro, c 1906
Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in
Private Collection

The Japanese Fan, c 1910
Oil on canvas, 40 x 30 in
Private Collection

The Opium Captain, c 1911
Oil on canvas, 30 x 25 in
Private Collection

The Meeting Place, 1915
Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Flight, c 1915
Oil on canvas, 48 x 36 in
Private Collection

Cynthia, 1917
Oil on canvas, 36 x 28 in
Private Collection

Vita Sackville-West, c 1918
Oil on canvas, 50 x 40 in
Knole, Sevenoaks

Carl Larsson

On May 21, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, may 28, Swedish

Carl Larsson, Swedish artist, May 28, 1853 - January 22, 1919

Self-Portrait 1906
Oil on canvas, 37.8 x 28.7 in

Breakfast Under the Big Birch 1896
Watercolor on paper, 17.5 x 25.6 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

The Kitchen 1898
Watercolor on paper
16.5 x 23.6 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

The Flower Window, 1894
Watercolor on paper, 18 x 14 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Mama's and the Little Girls' Room, 1897
Watercolor on paper, 17 x 25 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Lisbeth Angling, 1898
Watercolor on paper, 17 x 25 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

A Day of Celebration, 1898
Watercolor on paper, 17 x 25 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Crayfishing, 1898
Watercolor on paper, 17 x 25 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Brita as Iduna, c 1901
Watercolor on paper, 50 x 35 in
Private Collection

My Eldest Daughter, 1904
Watercolor on paper, 26 x 20 in
Private Collection

Azalea, 1906
Watercolor, ink and pastel on paper, 17.7 x 24.4 in
Thielska Galleriet, Stockholm

Now It's Christmas Again, 1907
Watercolor on paper, 28 x 39 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Midwinter Sacrifice, 1915
Oil on canvas, 256 x 545 in
Nationalmuseum, Stockholm

Kawanabe Kyōsai

On May 19, 2026 - 19th Century, Japanese, may 18

Kawanabe Kyōsai, Japanese painter, May 18, 1831 - April 26, 1889

Photograph of Kawanabe Kyōsai, c 1880s
Albumen print, dimensions unknown
Private Collection

Never Seen Before: True Picture of a Live Wild Tiger, c 1863
Woodblock print, 14 x 10 in
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Hiei-zan, from the series Famous Places on the Tōkaidō, c 1863
Woodblock print, 14 x 9 in
National Diet Library, Tokyo, Japan

Kawanabe Kyōsai, Historic Spots at Urashima, Kanagawa, from the series Famous Places on the Tōkaidō, c 1863 Woodblock print, 14 x 9 in Brooklyn Museum, New York

Historic Spots at Urashima, Kanagawa, from the series Famous Places on the Tōkaidō, c 1863
Woodblock print, 14 x 9 in
Brooklyn Museum, New York

Full Moon with Crow on Plum Branch, c 1870
Hanging scroll, ink on silk, 43 x 22 in
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland

Demon in Priest’s Robes, c 1860s
Woodblock print, 14 x 10 in
Private Collection

Beauty Before King Enma’s Mirror, c 1870
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, 67 x 37 in
Private Collection

Urashima Tarō Riding a Turtle, c 1870
Fan print, color woodblock print, 9 x 10 in
Library of Congress, Washington, DC

Frolicking Animals, Nekomata and Tanuki Badger, c 1870
Ink and color on paper, 50 x 36 in
British Museum, London, UK

Izanagi and Izanami Giving Birth to Japan, c 1870
Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, 48 x 34 in
Private Collection

Kawanabe Kyōsai, Flowers and Birds, c 1870s Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, color and gold on paper, 67 x 148 in Kawanabe Kyōsai Memorial Museum, Saitama, Japan

Flowers and Birds, c 1870s
Pair of six-panel folding screens, ink, color and gold on paper, 67 x 148 in
Kawanabe Kyōsai Memorial Museum, Saitama, Japan

Hell Courtesan, c 1870s
Woodblock print, 14 x 10 in
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

Renshishi, c 1880
Woodblock print, 10 x 15 in
Private Collection

Daruma, c 1887
Hanging scroll, ink on paper, 50 x 31 in
Private Collection

Spencer Gore

On May 17, 2026 - 20th Century, English, may 26

Spencer Gore, English painter, May 26, 1878 – March 27, 1914

Spencer Gore, Self Portrait, c 1906 Oil on canvas, 15.0 x 11.8 in Private Collection

Self Portrait, c 1906
Oil on canvas, 15 x 11.8 in
Private Collection

Spencer Gore, Hartington Square, c 1908 Oil on canvas, 20.0 x 24.0 in Private Collection

Hartington Square, c 1908
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in //
Private Collection

An Extensive Landscape in Yorkshire, 1908
Oil on canvas, 20.1 x 24.1 in //
Tate Britain, London

Spencer Gore, Ballet Scene from “On the Sands”, c 1910, Oil on canvas, 25.0 x 30.0 in Southampton City Art Gallery, UK

Ballet Scene from “On the Sands”, c 1910
Oil on canvas, 25 x 30 in
Southampton City Art Gallery, UK

Spencer Gore, Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges, c 1911, Oil on canvas, 24.0 x 20.0 in Tate Britain, London, UK

Blue and Green Bottles and Oranges, c 1911
Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in //
Tate Britain, London

Spencer Gore, Cambrian Road, Richmond, 1911 Oil on canvas, 24.0 x 30.0 in Tate Britain, London

Cambrian Road, Richmond, 1911
Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in //
Tate Britain, London

Design for Deer Hunting Mural in the Cabaret Theatre Club, 1912
Oil on canvas, 29.9 x 40 in
Tate Britain, London

Tennis at Hertingfordbury, 1912
Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in
Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT

Autumn, Sussex, 1912
Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in //
Tate Britain, London, UK

The Icknield Way, c 1912
Oil on canvas, 24 x 30 in //
Tate Britain, London, UK

The Green Dress, c 1912–13
Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in //
Private Collection

From a Canal Bridge, Chalk Farm Road, 1913
Oil on canvas, 20 x 24 in //
York Art Gallery, UK

North London Girl, 1914
Oil on canvas, 24 x 20 in //
Tate Britain, London, UK

Henri Rousseau

On May 16, 2026 - 19th Century, 20th Century, French, may 21

Henri Rousseau, French painter, May 21, 1844 – September 2, 1910

Myself: Portrait-Landscape, 1890
Oil on canvas, 57.5 × 76.0 in
National Gallery Prague, Czech Republic

Carnival Evening, 1886
Oil on canvas, 44.9 × 59.1 in
Philadelphia Museum of Art, PA

Eiffel Tower, 1898
Oil on canvas, 63.8 × 51.2 in
The Phillips Collection, DC

The Hungry Lion Throws Itself on the Antelope, 1905
Oil on canvas, 78.7 × 118.1 in
Fondation Beyeler, Riehen, Switzerland

Portrait of Monsieur X (Pierre Loti), c 1906
Oil on canvas, 25.8 × 21.3 in
Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France

The Flamingoes, 1907
Oil on canvas, 44.9 × 63.8 in
Private collection

The Football Players, 1908
Oil on canvas, 39.4 × 31.9 in
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, NY

In a Tropical Forest: Struggle Between Tiger and Bull, 1908
Oil on canvas, 45.7 × 63.8 in
Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

View of the Bridge at Sèvres, 1908
Oil on canvas, 23.6 × 31.9 in
Saint Louis Art Museum, MO

The Muse Inspiring the Poet, 1909
Oil on canvas, 51.2 × 38.2 in
Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel, Switzerland

Bouquet of Flowers, c 1910
Oil on canvas, 31.9 × 24.0 in
Tate, London, United Kingdom

Jaguar Attacking a Horse, 1910
Oil on canvas, 45.7 × 35.4 in
Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow, Russia

Kawase Hasui

On May 16, 2026 - 20th Century, may 18

Hasui Kawase, Japanese artist, May 18, 1883 - November 7, 1957

Photograph of the artist, 1939

Misty Moonlight at Matsue in Izumo Province , 1924

Color woodblock print, 14 3/8 × 9 1/2 in //

Art Institute of Chicago

Cave at Dogashima, Izu, c 1925 Color woodblock print 15.0 × 10.1 in //
National Diet Library Tokyo Japan

Snow over Zojoji Temple, Shiba, 1929
Color woodblock print 15.2 × 10.3 in //
Carnegie Museum of Art, Pittsburgh, PA

The Pond at Benten Shrine in Shiba, 1929
Color woodblock print, 10.3 × 15.1 in //
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Zojoji Temple in Snow c 1929
Color woodblock print, 15.0 × 10.1 in //
National Diet Library, Tokyo, Japan

Moon at Magome, 1930
Color woodblock print, 15.0 × 10.1 in
National Diet Library, Tokyo, Japan

Nikko Highway, 1930
Color woodblock print, 15.2 × 10.3 in
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Snow in Mukojima, 1931
Color woodblock print, 15.0 × 10.1 in
Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, MA

Evening Snow at Terashima Village, 1931
Color woodblock print 15.0 × 10.1 in //
Museum of Fine Arts Boston

Lake Towada at Sunset, 1932
Color woodblock print, 15.0 × 10.1 in
National Diet Library, Tokyo, Japan

Bamboo Yard, Shiobara, c 1933
Color woodblock print, 10.3 × 15.2 in //
Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, NY

Konjikido in Snow, Hiraizumi, 1933
Color woodblock print, 15.1 × 10.2 in
Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge, MA

John Sell Cotman

On May 15, 2026 - 19th Century, may 16

John Sell Cotman, English painter, May 16, 1782 – July 24, 1842

John Joseph Cotman

Portrait of John Sell Cotman, 1841

Chalk on paper, 18.4 x 14.0 in

National Portrait Gallery, London

House at St Stephen's Road, Norwich, 1794

Pen and grey ink with grey, blue and red wash on paper, 5.1 x 6.8 in //

British Museum, London

Mountainous Landscape, North Wales, c 1802

Watercolor and gum over graphite on medium slightly textured cream wove paper, 8.50 x 12.63 in //

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT

Greta Bridge, c 1805

Watercolor, 9 x 12.9 in //

British Museum, London

Mousehold Heath, 1810

Drawing on paper, 11.7 x 17.1 in //

British Museum, London

Caverns Excavated in the Rock within the Castle of Chateau Gaillard, near Andelys, Normandy, 1822

Graphite and brown wash on medium smooth cream wove paper, 12.2 x 17.8 in //

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT

Abbatial House of the Abbey of St Ouen at Rouen, 1825

Watercolor on paper, 16.6 x 22.5 in //

Norfolk Museums Collections

Boats off the Coast, Storm Approaching, 1830

Watercolor over traces of graphite, with gouache, scratching out, stopping out, and gum arabic, 18 9/16 × 25 11/16 in //

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Drainage Mills in the Fens, Croyland, Lincolnshire, c 1835

Oil on canvas, 21.7 x 36.1 in //

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

A Castle in Normandy

Graphite on paper, 7 5/16 x 10 1/2 in //

Cleveland Museum of Art

Windmill, Norfolk

Watercolor, 3.9 x 4.9 in //

Private collection

The Mouth of the Yare

Oil on canvas

Private collection

Castle Acre Priory, Norfolk, 19th century

Watercolor over graphite on medium moderately textured beige wove paper, 13.38 x 9.48 in

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT

Edward Lear

On May 10, 2026 - 19th Century, English, may 12

Edward Lear, English artist and illustrator, May 12, 1812 – January 29, 1888

Edward Lear, 1866

A Weasel, 1832

Watercolor with pen in brown ink, with gouache and gum over graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper, 7.4 x 11 in //

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut.

Greater Sulphur-Crested Cockatoo, 1832

Lithograph on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, 22 x 15.1 in //

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut.

Head of a Chimpanzee, 1835

Watercolor painting over graphite drawing

Houghton Library, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

Landscape with Goatherd, c 1842

Oil on canvas, 10.5 x 14.5 in //

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut

A Young Lady of Hull, from A Book of Nonsense, 1846

Shkodra: Albanians Smoking by the River Drin, 1851

Howakte 10.45 AM, 1867

Watercolor with pen in brown ink and gouache over graphite on wove paper, 3 1/8

x 5 1/4 inches //

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, Connecticut.

Masada on the Dead Sea, 1858

Oil on canvas, 18 3/4 x 30 in //

Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

Cover for A Book of Nonsense, 1862

Dwejra, 1886

The Temple of Olympian Zeus, Greece, c 1870:

Pencil and watercolor heightened with white, on buff paper, 3 7/8 × 7 5/8 in

J Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Edward Lear, The Artist Playing the Piano

Edward Lear Playing the Piano

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