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Brosseau Center for Learning: Western Art History and Buddhist Art

Cara Nordengren, curator
Sherry Fowler, curator

November 4, 2025–November 30, 2025

Gallery 318, The Jack and Lavon Brosseau Center for Learning, Spencer Museum of Art, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas

Selections for KU Art History and Classics courses.

Works of art

Crucifixion plaque (part of diptych) — Crucifixion plaque (part of diptych), late 1300s

Goddess Neith — Goddess Neith, after 650 BCE

Illuminated manuscript border leaf with extracts from Gospel of Mark, Ghent-Bruges School — Ghent-Bruges School

Illuminated manuscript border leaf with extracts from Gospel of Mark, circa 1500–1510

The Virgin Megaspilaiotissa, The Engraver from Athos; Saint Luke (died circa 84 CE) — The Engraver from Athos; Saint Luke (died circa 84 CE)

The Virgin Megaspilaiotissa, circa 1830

Bodhisattva, Kannon Bosatsu — Bodhisattva, Kannon Bosatsu, 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868) or Meiji period (1868–1912)

Christ Carrying the Cross tapestry — Christ Carrying the Cross tapestry, late 1500s

Allegory: Combat of Animals in Presence of Man with a Shield, Master of the Beheading of Saint John (active 1495–1518) — Master of the Beheading of Saint John (active 1495–1518)

Allegory: Combat of Animals in Presence of Man with a Shield, early 1500s

Grenade, Alhambra, Perystile de la Cour des Lions, #40 [Grenada, Alhambra, Peristyle in the Court of the Lions, #40], Louis De Clercq (1836–1901) — Louis De Clercq (1836–1901)

Grenade, Alhambra, Perystile de la Cour des Lions, #40 [Grenada, Alhambra, Peristyle in the Court of the Lions, #40], 1860

votive tablet (tsa-tsa) — votive tablet (tsa-tsa), 1800s

Hercules and Antaeus, Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (circa 1460–circa 1520); Andrea Mantegna (circa 1431–1506) — Giovanni Antonio da Brescia (circa 1460–circa 1520); Andrea Mantegna (circa 1431–1506)

Hercules and Antaeus, circa 1490–1500

The Baptism of Christ, Martin Schongauer (1435–1491) — Martin Schongauer (1435–1491)

The Baptism of Christ, 1400s

Colosseo preso da S. Francesca Romana (The Colosseum as seen from S. Francesco Romana) — Colosseo preso da S. Francesca Romana (The Colosseum as seen from S. Francesco Romana), circa 1870s

The Lovers, Israhel van Meckenem the younger (1440 or 1445–1503); Master of the Housebook (circa 1470–1500) — Israhel van Meckenem the younger (1440 or 1445–1503); Master of the Housebook (circa 1470–1500)

The Lovers, late 1400s

Holy Family with Three Hares, Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) — Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)

Holy Family with Three Hares, 1498

Tōfukuji Nehanzō (Parinirvana image from Tōfukuji temple in Kyoto), Kichizan Minchō (1351 or 1352–1431) — Kichizan Minchō (1351 or 1352–1431)

Tōfukuji Nehanzō (Parinirvana image from Tōfukuji temple in Kyoto), late Edo period (1600–1868) to early Meiji period (1868–1912)

Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda) — Hyakuman-tō (three-tiered pagoda), 1700s or 1800s, Edo period (1600–1868)

Penance of St. John Chrysostom, Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553) — Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472–1553)

Penance of St. John Chrysostom, 1509

Lace in Stone, Rouen Cathedral, John Taylor Arms (1887–1953) — John Taylor Arms (1887–1953)

Lace in Stone, Rouen Cathedral, 1927

Senatus populusque romanus monumenta marmorea... (Marble monuments erected by the Senate and People of Rome), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778) — Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720–1778)

Senatus populusque romanus monumenta marmorea... (Marble monuments erected by the Senate and People of Rome), 1762

Narita Fudō (Acalaratha) — Narita Fudō (Acalaratha), possibly 1800

The Athlete Kreugas, Antonio Canova (1757–1822) — Antonio Canova (1757–1822)

The Athlete Kreugas, 1806

Guanyin seated on a lotus pod — Guanyin seated on a lotus pod, 1800s, Qing dynasty (1644–1911)

Amitayus (Buddha of the Immeasurable Life) tanka — Amitayus (Buddha of the Immeasurable Life) tanka, 1800s

De Expugnatione Constatinopolis (siege of Constantinople in 1453), Hartmann Schedel; Michael Wolgemut (circa 1435–1519); Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (circa 1460–circa 1494) — Hartmann Schedel; Michael Wolgemut (circa 1435–1519); Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (circa 1460–circa 1494)

De Expugnatione Constatinopolis (siege of Constantinople in 1453), 1493

eagle attacking a hare roundel — eagle attacking a hare roundel, 1100s

Death of Absalom from the Lübeck Bible — Death of Absalom from the Lübeck Bible, 1494

Crucifixion with Four Saints — Crucifixion with Four Saints, 1400s

Madonna and Child between Two Angels, with a Kneeling Donor, His Wife and Child, Guiduccio Palmerucci (1280–circa 1349) — Guiduccio Palmerucci (1280–circa 1349)

Madonna and Child between Two Angels, with a Kneeling Donor, His Wife and Child, circa 1340s

Nuremberga (Nuremberg), Hartmann Schedel; Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (circa 1460–circa 1494); Anton Koberger; Michael Wolgemut (circa 1435–1519) — Hartmann Schedel; Wilhelm Pleydenwurff (circa 1460–circa 1494); Anton Koberger; Michael Wolgemut (circa 1435–1519)

Nuremberga (Nuremberg), 1493

Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara) — Jūichimen Kannon (Eleven-headed Avalokitesvara), 1600s with alterations made in the 1800s

Panorama del Foro Romano — Panorama del Foro Romano, circa 1870s

dolphin — dolphin, 300s–mid 400s, late Roman Empire (27 BCE–395 CE) or Early Christian (100–500 CE)

Edfou, Grande Facade des Ruines, #9 [Edfour, Great Facade of Ruins, #9], Louis De Clercq (1836–1901) — Louis De Clercq (1836–1901)

Edfou, Grande Facade des Ruines, #9 [Edfour, Great Facade of Ruins, #9], 1859–1860

Osiris — Osiris, Ptolemaic Period, 305–30 BCE