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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
When Paul-Jacques-Aimé Baudry was commissioned to create the ceiling paintings for the Grand Foyer of the new Paris Opéra in 1864, for inspiration he visited the Sistine Chapel frescoes by Michelangelo—completed more than 300 years earlier. This drawing depicts the god Apollo from behind, intended for a scene in which Apollo points to the satyr Marsyas, with whom he held a musical competition. The pose and figure type recall Michelangelo’s monumental sculpture of David, which Baudry would have also seen on his Italian journey.
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Page from Tales of a Parrot (Tuti-nama): blank page
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company — Four of Clubs, from the Tr
Charles Percier|Pierre François Léonard Fontaine — Page from
Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75) — Architectural Plan 
Andrea Locatelli (Italian, 1695–1741) — Fragment of an Arch 
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company — Four of Spades, from the T
W. Duke, Sons & Co. — Two Diamonds, from the Playing Cards s
Kinney Brothers Tobacco Company — Two of Spades, from the Tr
John Gendall (British, 1790–1865) — Aloys Senefelder, Invent
Luzio Romano (Italian, active 1528–75) — Several Line Border
W. Duke, Sons & Co. — Four Hearts (red), from the Playing Ca
Benigno Bossi (Italian, 1727–1792) — Mascarade à la Grecque 
