The museum room

Winged Victory of Samothrace

Greek, Hellenistic · c. 190 BCE

Venus de Milo

Attributed to Alexandros of Antioch · c. 150–125 BCE

Statue of a youthful Hercules

Roman · 69–96 CE

Statue of a bearded Hercules

Roman · 68–98 CE

Statue of a wounded Amazon

Roman, after a Greek original · 1st–2nd century CE

Statue of a wounded warrior

Roman, after a Greek original · c. 138–181 CE

Statue of a kouros (youth)

Greek, Attic · c. 590–580 BCE

Statue of Hermes

Roman · 1st–2nd century CE

Statue of an old woman

Roman · 14–68 CE

Statue of Eirene, the personification of peace

Roman · c. 14–68 CE

Statue of a girl

Roman · 1st–2nd century CE

Statue of Aphrodite

Roman · 1st–2nd century CE

The Three Graces

Roman · 2nd century CE

Portrait bust of the emperor Gaius, known as Caligula

Roman · 37–41 CE

Portrait bust of a woman

Roman · c. 193–211 CE

Sphinx of Hatshepsut

Egyptian, New Kingdom · c. 1479–1458 BCE

Large seated statue of Hatshepsut

Egyptian, New Kingdom · c. 1479–1458 BCE

Large kneeling statue of Hatshepsut

Egyptian, New Kingdom · c. 1479–1458 BCE

Kneeling statue of Yuny

Egyptian, New Kingdom · c. 1294–1279 BCE

Standing statue of Kaemsenu

Egyptian, Old Kingdom · c. 2420–2389 BCE

Standing statue of Mitry's wife

Egyptian, Old Kingdom · c. 2381–2323 BCE

Rishi coffin

Egyptian, Second Intermediate Period · c. 1580–1479 BCE

Hippopotamus ("William")

Egyptian, Middle Kingdom · c. 1961–1878 BCE

Stela of Ptahmose

Egyptian, New Kingdom · c. 1320–1290 BCE

Mihrab (prayer niche)

Iran, Isfahan · 1354–1355 (755 AH)

Tile panel

Turkey, Iznik · Second half of the 16th century

Tile panel

Iran, Isfahan · First quarter of the 17th century

Tile panel

Syria, probably Damascus · Second half of the 16th century

Silk carpet

Iran, probably Kashan · Late 16th–early 17th century

Mosque lamp

Egypt or Syria · 14th century

Mosque lamp

Egypt or Syria · First half of the 14th century

Ewer

Egypt or Syria · First half of the 14th century

Bowl

Central Asia or Iran · Second half of the 15th century

Bowl with a bird and Arabic inscription

Iran, Nishapur · Late 9th–early 10th century

Planispheric astrolabe

Muhammad Zaman al-Munajjim al-Asturlabi · 1654–1655 (1065 AH)

The Coronation of Napoleon

Jacques-Louis David · 1805–1807

The Raft of the Medusa

Théodore Géricault · 1818–1819

Liberty Leading the People

Eugène Delacroix · 1830

The Death of Sardanapalus

Eugène Delacroix · 1827

Napoleon on the Battlefield of Eylau

Antoine-Jean Gros · 1808

The Oath of the Horatii

Jacques-Louis David · 1784

The Intervention of the Sabine Women

Jacques-Louis David · 1799

Grande Odalisque

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres · 1814

The Women of Algiers in their Apartment

Eugène Delacroix · 1834

Apollo Slaying the Python

Eugène Delacroix · 1850–1851

Philippe II Auguste, King of France

Louis-Félix Amiel · 1837

Charles V, King of France

François-Louis Dejuinne · 1836–1837

Francis I, King of France

Jean Clouet · c. 1527–1530

Henri II, King of France

After François Clouet · 17th century

Portrait of Catherine de' Medici

François Clouet · c. 1580

Henri IV, King of France, Dressed in Black

Frans Pourbus the Younger · 1610

Louis XIII Crowned by Victory

Philippe de Champaigne · 1635

Louis XIV in Coronation Robes

Hyacinthe Rigaud · 1701

Jean-Baptiste Colbert

Philippe de Champaigne · 1655

Portrait of Charles Le Brun

Nicolas de Largillière · 1683–1686

The Emperor Napoleon in His Study at the Tuileries

Jacques-Louis David · 1812

Napoleon III

Alexandre Cabanel · c. 1865

Self-Portrait with Green Vest

Eugène Delacroix · c. 1837

Maestà: The Madonna and Child in Majesty Surrounded by Angels

Cimabue · c. 1280

Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata

Giotto · c. 1295–1300

The Coronation of the Virgin

Fra Angelico · c. 1430–1432

The Battle of San Romano: Micheletto da Cotignola Engages in Battle

Paolo Uccello · c. 1435–1440

The Virgin of the Rocks

Leonardo da Vinci · 1483–1486

The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne

Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1503–1519

Saint John the Baptist

Leonardo da Vinci · 1513–1516

La Belle Ferronnière

Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1490–1497

Saint Michael Vanquishing Satan

Raphael · 1518

La Belle Jardinière

Raphael · 1507

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione

Raphael · c. 1514–1515

The Death of the Virgin

Caravaggio · 1601–1606

The Fortune Teller

Caravaggio · c. 1595

Saint Sebastian

Andrea Mantegna · c. 1480

An Old Man and his Grandson

Domenico Ghirlandaio · c. 1490

Mona Lisa

Leonardo da Vinci · c. 1503–1519

The Wedding at Cana

Paolo Veronese · 1562–1563

The Supper at Emmaus

Paolo Veronese · c. 1559

Pastoral Concert

Titian · c. 1509

Man with a Glove

Titian · c. 1520

Woman with a Mirror

Titian · c. 1515

Drop-front secretary (secrétaire en armoire)

Jean Henri Riesener · 1783

Commode

Jean Henri Riesener · 1783

Commode

Denis Genty · c. 1760

Drop-front desk with Sèvres plaques

Martin Carlin · c. 1776

Vase with cover (vase à bâtons rompus)

Sèvres Manufactory · c. 1764

Elephant-head vase (vase à tête d'éléphant)

Sèvres Manufactory · c. 1757

Vase with cover (vase Paris enfants)

Sèvres Manufactory · c. 1778

Vase with cover (vase des âges)

Sèvres Manufactory · 1788

Mantel clock

Julien Le Roy · c. 1745–1749

News of the Stag, from the Hunters' Chase

Mortlake Tapestry Manufactory · Woven c. 1645–1675

Pendant: Face in Crescent

Africa, West Africa, Côte d'Ivoire, probably Baule-style goldsmith · 1900s

Monogram of Christ (Chrismon)

Byzantium, Syria, early Byzantine period, 6th century · 500s

Octagonal Pendant

Byzantium, Late Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, (probably Sirium or Nicomedia), Byzantine period · 324–26 CE

Pectoral (Chest Ornament)

Isthmian Region (Colombia), Calima, Yotoco period · 1–800 CE

Deity Earring with Vishnu on Garuda (front) and chepu (monster mask) (back)

Nepal, Kathmandu Valley · 1600s or 1700s

Double Bird-Headed Figure Pendant

Costa Rica, Diquís region, 11th-16th century · c. 1000–1500

Man's Morning Coat

India, Mughal · 1700–1750

Tapestry-woven Yoke from a Tunic

Central Andes, North Central Coast, Moche-Wari Style · 800–1200?

Chasuble Back with Embroidered Orphrey Band

Italy (chasuble ground); Austria, Graz (orphrey) · 1415–25

Embroidered Miter

Italy · 1700s

Headdress

Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Ejagham-style maker · early 1900s

Egúngún Masquerade Dance Costume

Africa, West Africa, Nigeria, Yorùbá-style maker · 1900s

Crane

Japan, Taishō period (1912–26) to Shōwa period (1926–89) · early to mid-1900s

Horse

China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty (618–907) · late 600s–800

Elephant

Vietnam, Tra-Kieu, 1st half of 10th Century · 900–950

Prestige stool (Kuo fo)

Africa, Central Africa, Cameroon, Bandjoun Kingdom, Bamileke makers · possibly 1800s

Red-Figure Fish Plate: Octopi, Mullet, Bream, Shellfish

Asteas/Python Workshop (South Italian, Paestan, active c. 360–320 BCE) · c. 340–330 BCE

Mat Weight in the Form of a Bear

China, Western Han dynasty (206 BCE–8 CE) · 202 BCE–9 CE

Royal Carpet with Silk and Metal Thread

Iran, Isfahan, Safavid period (1501-1722) · 1600–1625

Twelve-sided Ewer with Sphinxes and Human-Headed Inscriptions

Iran, Khurasan, Ilkhanid period (1256–1353) · 1300–1350

Stepped Pitcher

Iran, Sasanian Empire (224–651 CE) · 400–600 CE

Gilded Dish with Flowers and Leaves

Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922) · c. 1590

Mosque Lamp

Turkey, Iznik, Ottoman period (1299–1922) · 1585–95

Tanbūr

Syria or Turkey, Ottoman period (1299–1922) · late 1800s

Helmet

Germany, Saxony, 16th century · c. 1560–80

Savoyard Helmet (Todenkopf)

Italy or Germany, early 17th century · c. 1600–20

Corinthian Helmet

Greek · c. 625–550 BCE

Gothic Breastplate

Germany · c. 1540

Left Pauldron with Rerebrace (upper cannon) and Lower Cannon

Germany · c.1550–1570

Gauntlet of Mail

England, 16th century · 1500s

Japanese Iris (Large Blue Iris)

John Edwards (British) · 1801

The Botanical Magazine or Flower Garden Displayed: Umbel-Flowering Bulb-Bearing Orange-Lily

Thomas Curtis (British, 1846–1920) · 1807

Prunus Vase (Meiping) with Blossoming Lotus

China, Jiangxi Province, Jingdezhen kilns, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) · late 1400s

Frogs and Lily Pads (Grenouilles et Nénuphars) Vase

René Lalique (French, 1860–1945) · 1909–12

Oriental Poppy Table Lamp

Tiffany Studios (United States, New York, 1902–32) · c. 1902–10

Study of a Tulip (Perregoen Machieu)

Pieter Holsteyn II (Dutch, c.1612–1673) · c. 1645