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This richly decorated object, called a pax (peace in Latin), was kissed by worshippers at the end of church Mass – a practice called the kiss of peace.

Enamel plaque set in a gilt bronze Pax

Pseudo-Monvaerni Master (active around 1479-1500), 1470-1500

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Two loose sketches, one two thirds of the page, the other in the bottom right corner. In both, a half-figure of Mary Magdalene lifts the lid of a jar of oil.

Studies for Saint Mary Magdalene

Leonardo da Vinci

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A painting by Paul Gauguin that combines beauty and eroticism with a strong feeling of unease. The young woman is not at rest but anxiously aware of the bird and the strange beings behind her, who may be evil spirits.

Nevermore

Paul Gauguin

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Thomas-Gainsborough-Portrait-of-Mrs-Gainsborough

Portrait of Margaret Gainsborough

Thomas Gainsborough

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A red chalk sketch of a woman wrapped in a towel, sitting on a stool or otherwise undefined seat. An initial sketch of the scene can be seen in the upper left, loose and undeveloped.

La Toilette

Édouard Manet

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Plate with overglaze painted design of a cat’s face and paws, decorated in yellow and purple paint

Plate with cat's face and paws

Duncan Grant for the Omega Workshops Ltd, 1913

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Two men sit across from each other at a table covered with a brown tablecloth, playing cards. Both men wear overcoats and hats, and the man on the left smokes a pipe. They sit inside a wooden building.

The Card Players

Paul Cézanne

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Gower House side table

Gower House Side Table, one of a pair

Designed by William Chambers (1723-1796), probably made by Sefferin Alken (active 1744-1783)

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Tile with sunburst, a device of the Gonzaga family of Mantua

Tile with sunburst, a device of the Gonzaga family of Mantua

The workshop of Antonio dei Fedeli, Pesaro

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A portrait of Francisco de Saavedra had recently been appointed Minister of Finance to King Charles IV of Spain

Portrait of Francisco de Saavedra   

Francisco de Goya

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Woman sitting down with powder and mirror

Young Woman Powdering Herself

Georges Seurat

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Bowl with ideal profile of a woman

Castel Durante, Italy, Around 1520-25

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