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Birds observed, symbolic and decorative. 184 works, grouped by the museums' own subject tags and titles. Paintings first, then in date order.

184works
51average lightness (0–100)
16average colourfulness
200–1940dates

Combined colour mix

Gold & ochre 34% · Brown 18% · Grey 17% · Black 14% · White & cream 4%

Artists here: Ren Bonian (4), Paul Gauguin (4), Xu Gu (3), Francisco Goya (2), Jean-François Millet (2), Utagawa Hiroshige (2), Peter Paul Rubens (1), Shibata Zeshin (1), Gustave Courbet (1), Édouard Manet (1), Charles-François Daubigny (1), Yoshitoshi (1)

Painted Textile, Chancay Painted Textile Chancay, c. 1000 Finches and bamboo, Emperor Huizong of Song Finches and bamboo Emperor Huizong of Song, early 12th century Crucifix, Master of the Bigallo Crucifix Crucifix Master of the Bigallo Crucifix, c. 1240 Flight of Geese, Unknown artist Flight of Geese Unknown artist, Late Yuan (1279–1368) or early Ming dynasty (1368-1644) Wang Xizhi watching geese, Qian Xuan Wang Xizhi watching geese Qian Xuan, ca. 1295 White Rooster, Unknown artist White Rooster Unknown artist, Ming dynasty (1368–1644) Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha, Master of Riglos Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha Master of Riglos, c. 1440–c. 1445 Virgin and Child, Lippi-Pesellino Imitator Virgin and Child Lippi-Pesellino Imitator, c. 1465 Wild geese descending to sandbar, Unidentified artist Wild geese descending to sandbar Unidentified artist, late 15th–early 16th century Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Pentecost, French Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Pentecost French, c. 1495 Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Saint Hugh of Lincoln, French Panels from the High Altar of the Charterhouse of Saint-Honoré, Thuison-les-Abbeville: Saint Hugh of Lincoln French, c. 1495 The Annunciation, Jean Hey, (the Master of Moulins) The Annunciation Jean Hey, (the Master of Moulins), 1490–95 Two Putti, Matteo di Giovanni Two Putti Matteo di Giovanni, 1490–1510 The Garden of Paradise, Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch The Garden of Paradise Workshop of Hieronymus Bosch, c. 1500–c. 1520 The Adoration of the Christ Child, Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen The Adoration of the Christ Child Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, c. 1515 Pentecost, Workshop of Bernard van Orley Pentecost Workshop of Bernard van Orley, c. 1520 Virgin and Child Enthroned, Girolamo da Santacroce Virgin and Child Enthroned Girolamo da Santacroce, 1516 King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami, Islamic King Anushirwan and the Owls, from the Khamsa of Nizami Islamic, Safavid dynasty (1501–1722), c.1535 The Temptation of Saint Jerome, Giorgio Vasari The Temptation of Saint Jerome Giorgio Vasari, 1541–48 The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirteenth Night, Unknown artist The infant son of the king of Isfahan responds to music, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night, Unknown artist The cat attacks the mice which disturb the lion, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras, charmed by the music of a vagabond, comes down to meet him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night, Unknown artist The daughter-in-law of the king of Banaras, charmed by the music of a vagabond, comes down to meet him, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The daughter-in-law returns from her misadventure, feigning insanity, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night, Unknown artist The daughter-in-law returns from her misadventure, feigning insanity, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Sixteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Sravana The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Seventeenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Sravana, c. 1560 The old procuress conveys the young man’s message of love to Mansur’s wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Seventeenth Night, Sravana The old procuress conveys the young man’s message of love to Mansur’s wife, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Seventeenth Night Sravana, c. 1560 The false Mansur punished before the judge and expelled from the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night, Unknown artist The false Mansur punished before the judge and expelled from the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventeenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The prince and Nikfal are joined by Khalis and the Mukhlis who are the grateful snake and frog in human form, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night, Unknown artist The prince and Nikfal are joined by Khalis and the Mukhlis who are the grateful snake and frog in human form, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Unknown artist The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Nineteenth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the physician’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Nineteenth Night, Unknown artist The Brahman’s wife who killed a peacock and ate its gallbladder on the physician’s advice, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Nineteenth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Three suitors fight amongst themselves for the hand of the devotee’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night, Unknown artist Three suitors fight amongst themselves for the hand of the devotee’s daughter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twentieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who pursues the Brahman up a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night, Unknown artist The wolf and the jackal, serving as viziers, instigate the lion who pursues the Brahman up a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-first Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Bashir confides his love for Habbaza to an Arab friend, and sends him to her with a message, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist Bashir confides his love for Habbaza to an Arab friend, and sends him to her with a message, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Habbaza meets Bashir under a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist Habbaza meets Bashir under a tree, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The disguised Arab, substituting for Habbaza, is whipped by her husband for refusing a bowl of milk, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist The disguised Arab, substituting for Habbaza, is whipped by her husband for refusing a bowl of milk, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Habbaza’s sister, who is sent to console her, discovers the disguised Arab in her place, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night, Unknown artist Habbaza’s sister, who is sent to console her, discovers the disguised Arab in her place, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night, Unknown artist The destitute Mukhtar meets his wife Maimuna at a holy shrine, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-fifth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night, Unknown artist The woman conversing with her children, as the leopard returns, egged on by a fox who is tied to his leg, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirtieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek help from Khurshid who has become a mystical healer, from a Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, Unknown artist Kaiwan, Latif, and Sharif arrive at a house of worship, where they seek help from Khurshid who has become a mystical healer, from a Tuti-Nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Khurshid reunited with her husband Utarid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night, Unknown artist Khurshid reunited with her husband Utarid, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night, Unknown artist The three young men present themselves as suitors for the hand of Zuhra, the daughter of the merchant of Kabul, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fourth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though they were his sons, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night, Unknown artist The goldsmith judged; the bear cubs trained by the carpenter as though they were his sons, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Third Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night, Unknown artist The magician, disguised as a Brahman, visits the king of Babylon, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night, Unknown artist The magician disguised as a Brahman returns to claim his “daughter-in-law,” from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-fifth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The king dreams of a lady, the personification of wealth, departing from him on account of his purchasing a bowl and a staff from a yogi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night, Unknown artist The king dreams of a lady, the personification of wealth, departing from him on account of his purchasing a bowl and a staff from a yogi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Mahrusa’s marriage to the prefect of the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night, Unknown artist Mahrusa’s marriage to the prefect of the city, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Thirty-sixth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 Shahr-Arai’s husband bends to kiss his wife who feigns sleep, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth Night, Unknown artist Shahr-Arai’s husband bends to kiss his wife who feigns sleep, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fortieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Raja’s daughter, born with three breasts, accompanies her blind husband and his hunchback guide on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night, Unknown artist The Raja’s daughter, born with three breasts, accompanies her blind husband and his hunchback guide on a journey, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night, Unknown artist The court of the Raja of Ujjain, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-sixth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The four destitute friends go to a wise man who gives each one of them a magic shell to be placed on top of the turban, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night, Unknown artist The four destitute friends go to a wise man who gives each one of them a magic shell to be placed on top of the turban, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-seventh Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The young man of Baghdad solicits advice from a friend as his slave girl, who is adept at music, awaits, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-eighth Night, Unknown artist The young man of Baghdad solicits advice from a friend as his slave girl, who is adept at music, awaits, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The young man of Baghdad reveals his true identity to the Hashimi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-eighth Night, Unknown artist The young man of Baghdad reveals his true identity to the Hashimi, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot: Forty-eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, Dasavanta The wounded monkey bites the hand of the prince, his chessmate, in the presence of guests, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night Dasavanta, c. 1560 The guard spares the life of the slave when he learns that he is the son of the princess of the Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night, Unknown artist The guard spares the life of the slave when he learns that he is the son of the princess of the Rum, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The guard restores the son who falls at his mother’s feet, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night, Unknown artist The guard restores the son who falls at his mother’s feet, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fiftieth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night, Basawan​ The monkey slain, his blood to be used as medicine for the ailing prince he has bitten, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifth Night Basawan​, c. 1560 The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover, but not finding its head, he breaks the pot and bowl in anger, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night, Unknown artist The pious man’s wife offers the seven-colored bird as food to her lover, but not finding its head, he breaks the pot and bowl in anger, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Fifty-second Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Dasavanta The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Sixth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Dasavanta, c. 1560 The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night, Unknown artist The king of Bahilistan offers his daughter to the King of Kings, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Seventh Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher, but refuses to speak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, Unknown artist The young prince is presented to the king, his father, by his teacher, but refuses to speak, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The deceitful wife persuades her husband to sleep in the same place where she had previously slept with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night, Unknown artist The deceitful wife persuades her husband to sleep in the same place where she had previously slept with her lover, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eighth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The old man eats of the fruit of the Tree of Life, but drops dead, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night, Lalu The old man eats of the fruit of the Tree of Life, but drops dead, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night, Suraju The king plucks fruit from the Tree of Life with his own hands and feeds it to a lady, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Ninth Night Suraju, c. 1560 Khujasta kills the pet mynah who advises her not to be unfaithful to Maymun, her husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of the Parrot): First Night, Unknown artist Khujasta kills the pet mynah who advises her not to be unfaithful to Maymun, her husband, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of the Parrot): First Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, Lalu The vizier’s son receives the magic wooden parrot from the wife of the merchant, who is drunk, and has a replica made by a carpenter, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, Lalu The wife of the son of the vizier brings the magic wooden parrot to her lover, the monk, who exchanges it for the replica, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night, Lalu The magic parrot of the merchant talks to the vizier’s son, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Tenth Night Lalu, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eleventh Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Banavari 2 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Eleventh Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Banavari 2, c. 1560 The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court of the Raja, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night, Ghulam 'Ali The king of the Ocean, having assumed human form, arrives at the court of the Raja, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Eleventh Night Ghulam 'Ali, c. 1560 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twelfth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot), Tara 1 The Parrot Addresses Khujasta at the Beginning of the Twelfth Night, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot) Tara 1, c. 1560 King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl from the four travelling companions, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night, Unknown artist King Bhojaraja tries in vain to ascertain the whereabouts of the pearl from the four travelling companions, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twelfth Night Unknown artist, c. 1560 The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama, Basawan The Young Emperor Akbar Arrests the Insolent Shah Abu’l-Maali, Page from a Manuscript of the Akbarnama Basawan, Mughal dynasty (1526-1857), c. 1590-1595 The Coronation of the Virgin, Annibale Carracci The Coronation of the Virgin Annibale Carracci, after 1595 Mountain Landscape, Joos de Momper, II Mountain Landscape Joos de Momper, II, c. 1610 Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness, Adam Elsheimer Saint John the Baptist in the Wilderness Adam Elsheimer, c. 1605 Still Life with Game Fowl, Juan Sánchez Cotán Still Life with Game Fowl Juan Sánchez Cotán, c. 1600–3 Mountain Road with Travelers, Joos de Momper, II Mountain Road with Travelers Joos de Momper, II, c. 1615 Cupid Chastised, Bartolomeo Manfredi Cupid Chastised Bartolomeo Manfredi, 1613 Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market, Frans Snyders Still Life with Dead Game, Fruits, and Vegetables in a Market Frans Snyders, 1614 The Annunciation, Frans Francken the Younger The Annunciation Frans Francken the Younger, c. 1620 Landscape with Hunters, Paul Bril Landscape with Hunters Paul Bril, 1619 Esther Before Ahasuerus, Frans Francken the Younger Esther Before Ahasuerus Frans Francken the Younger, 1622 Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist, Jacques Blanchard Virgin and Child with Saint Elizabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist Jacques Blanchard, c. 1628 Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678), Peter Paul Rubens Rubens, Helena Fourment (1614–1673), and Their Son Frans (1633–1678) Peter Paul Rubens, ca. 1635 Krishna Revels with the Gopis: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherds), India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa) artist Krishna Revels with the Gopis: Page from a Dispersed Gita Govinda (Song of the Cowherds) India (Madhya Pradesh, Malwa) artist, ca. 1630–40 Fei Jiang-fang with a Crane, Kanô Tsunenobu Fei Jiang-fang with a Crane Kanô Tsunenobu, Late 17th–early 18th century Landscape with Rock and Fortress, Domenico Gargiuli (Micco Spadaro) Landscape with Rock and Fortress Domenico Gargiuli (Micco Spadaro), c. 1645 River Landscape with a View of Naarden, Salomon van Ruysdael River Landscape with a View of Naarden Salomon van Ruysdael, 1642 Travellers Halting at an Inn, Style of Isaac van Ostade Travellers Halting at an Inn Style of Isaac van Ostade, 1643 Fishing Boats in a Calm, Jan van de Cappelle Fishing Boats in a Calm Jan van de Cappelle, 1651 Dead Birds and Shot Bags, Pieter Boel Dead Birds and Shot Bags Pieter Boel, c. 1660 The Housekeeper, Hendrik Martensz. Sorgh The Housekeeper Hendrik Martensz. Sorgh, 1657 The Watermill with the Great Red Roof, Meindert Hobbema The Watermill with the Great Red Roof Meindert Hobbema, c. 1665 Red Plum Branch and a Crane, Ogata Kenzan Red Plum Branch and a Crane Ogata Kenzan, 19th century Demons Fighting Over an Animal Limb, India (Rajasthan, Bikaner or the Deccan) artist Demons Fighting Over an Animal Limb India (Rajasthan, Bikaner or the Deccan) artist, late 17th century Rama and Lakshmana Search in Vain for Sita: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series, India, Rajasthan, Mewar artist Rama and Lakshmana Search in Vain for Sita: Illustrated folio from a dispersed Ramayana series India, Rajasthan, Mewar artist, ca. 1680–90 Birds in Landscape, Marmaduke Cradock Birds in Landscape Marmaduke Cradock, Date unknown

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