Pl. 1. Gerard Horenbout (Flemish, act. 1487-ca. 1520). Death Scene from the Spinola Hours, MS Ludwig IX 18, fol. 184v. CA.1510-20, tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment, leaf: 23.2 x 16.6 cm (9 1/8 x 6 9/16 in.). J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Pl.2. Boucicaut Master (French, act. Ca. 1405-20). The Destruction of Jerusalem from Giovanni Boccaccio. Des cas des nobles hommes et femmes, trans. Laurent de Premierfait, MS 63, fol. 237. Ca. 1415, tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink on parchment, leaf: 42 x 29.6 cm (16 9/16 x 11 11/16 in.). J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Pl. 3. Dosso Dossi (Italian, ca. 1490-1542). Mythological Scene. Ca. 1524, oil on canvas, 163.8 x 145.4 cm (64 ½ x 57 ¼ in.). J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Pl.4. Andrea Mantegna (Italian, ca. 1431-1506). Adoration of the Magi. Ca. 1495-1505, distemper on linen, 48.5 x 65.6 cm (19 1/8 x 25 7/8 in.). J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Pl. 5. Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665). The Holy Family. Ca. 1651, oil on canvas, 100.6 x 132.4 cm (39 5/8 x 52 1/8 in.) J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Pl. 6. Jan Steen (Dutch, 1626-79). The Drawing Lesson. Ca. 1665, oil on panel, 49.3 x 41 cm (19 3/8 x 16 ¼ in.). J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Pl. 7. Orazio Gentileschi (Italian, 1563-1639) Lot and His Daughters. Ca. 1622, oil on canvas, 151.7 x 189 cm (59 ¾ x 74 ½ in.). J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

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