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Leon Sato

Leon Sato writes for the Illumination (Tezhip) department at Matchless Pieces, covering the history, makers and collecting of illumination (tezhip).

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Battle of Palo Alto — Adolphe-Jean-Baptiste Bayot

Battle of Palo Alto

October 13, 2026Interior of an Inn (Interieur d'une auberge) — Charles-François Daubigny

Interior of an Inn (Interieur d’une auberge)

October 13, 2026The Capuchin Monastery, above the Villa of the Emperor — Philipp Veith

The Capuchin Monastery, above the Villa of the Emperor

October 13, 2026Landscape — Allart van Everdingen

Landscape

October 13, 2026Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours — Flemish 15th Century

Manuscript Leaf from a Book of Hours

October 13, 2026Arco di Trajoano in Ancona — Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Arco di Trajoano in Ancona

October 13, 2026Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio "Decorative Art of Spanish California" — American 20th Century

Santa Barbara Mission Doorway Design from the portfolio “Decorative Art of Spanish California”

October 13, 2026Cows — Joseph Wagner

Cows

October 13, 2026Pan and Syrinx — Georg Andreas Wolfgang the Elder

Pan and Syrinx

October 13, 2026Altes Fleet — Fritz Stoltenberg

Altes Fleet

October 13, 2026
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