Five selected works, not a ranking or representative survey. Each opens onto its own page and museum record.
Harriet Powers
1885–1886 · Quilt / textile
Johannes Vermeer
1669 · Oil on canvas
Anna Atkins
ca. 1853 · Cyanotype
Shen Zhou
dated 1477 · Hanging scroll; ink on paper
Edmonia Lewis
carved 1876 · Marble