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Chamber of Wonders
This room, with its hundreds of natural history wonders displayed with marvels of human ingenuity from all corners of the world, offers an unparalleled opportunity to experience the excitement of the Age of Exploration in Europe. As an authentic re-creation of a chamber of wonders, this installation is unique in the Americas.
| Plaque with the Annunciation | Title |
| ca. 1600 (Baroque) | Period |
| 46.9 | Accession |
| Plaque with the Virgin's House at Loreto | Title |
| ca. 1550 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 44.305 | Accession |
| Platter | Title |
| ca. 1640-1660 (Baroque) | Period |
| 47.429 | Accession |
| Portable Writing Desk with Geometric Patterns and Moorish Designs | Title |
| 1550-1650 (Late Renaissance) | Period |
| 65.22 | Accession |
| Portrait of a Gentleman | Title |
| 1560-1569 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 37.563 | Accession |
| Portrait of a Nobleman in Armor | Title |
| ca. 1570-1580 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 27.409 | Accession |
| Portrait of a Noblewoman | Title |
| 1617 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.377 | Accession |
| Portrait of Infante Ferdinand of Spain | Title |
| ca. 1575 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 37.551 | Accession |
| Presentoir and Serving Fork | Title |
| 1580-1620 (Baroque) | Period |
| 57.1565 | Accession |
| Reclining River Nymph | Title |
| ca. 1650-1700 (Baroque) | Period |
| 27.426 | Accession |
| Reliquary with Relics of Christ's Shroud and of Various Martyrs | Title |
| 1598 (Baroque) | Period |
| 62.3 | Accession |
| Rock Crystal Casket | Title |
| ca. 1470-1500 (late Medieval-Renaissance) | Period |
| 57.695 | Accession |
| Saint Anthony Assaulted by Demons | Title |
| 1625-1630 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1006 | Accession |
| Saint Francis of Assisi Receiving the Stigmata | Title |
| 1620-1629 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.783 | Accession |
| Saint George and the Dragon | Title |
| 1620-1644 | Period |
| 37.1769 | Accession |
| Saint Sebastian | Title |
| 1680-1700 (Baroque) | Period |
| 71.362 | Accession |
| lute | Tags |
| Scarab | Title |
| 664-486 BC (Late Period) | Period |
| 42.383 | Accession |
| Scarab | Title |
| 664-525 BC (Late Period) | Period |
| 42.364 | Accession |
| Scarab Amulet | Title |
| 1330-1213 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.2 | Accession |
| Scarab Amulet | Title |
| 1070-736 BC (Third Intermediate) | Period |
| 42.58 | Accession |
| Scarab Amulet | Title |
| 1648-1539 BC (Second Intermediate; Hyksos; Late MB IIB) | Period |
| 42.16 | Accession |
| Scarab Amulet | Title |
| 1794-1539 BC (late Middle Kingdom-early Second Intermediate) | Period |
| 42.14 | Accession |
| Scarab Amulet | Title |
| 1648-1539 BC (Second Intermediate Period; Hyksos) | Period |
| 42.25 | Accession |
| Scarab of Akhenaten | Title |
| 1351-1334 BC (Amarna) | Period |
| 42.71 | Accession |
| Scarab of Hatshepsut | Title |
| 1479-1458 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.60 | Accession |
| Scarab of Neferu-Re | Title |
| 1479-1458 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.56 | Accession |
| red | Tags |
| Scarab of Thutmose IV | Title |
| 1397-1388 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.72 | Accession |
| Scarab of Thutmose IV | Title |
| 1397-1388 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.73 | Accession |
| Scarab with a King Holding a Captive | Title |
| 1279-1213 BC (New Kingdom) | Period |
| 42.381 | Accession |
| creature | Tags |
| Seated Brahma | Title |
| 15th-17th century | Period |
| 54.2555 | Accession |
| Shark Pendant | Title |
| 800-1521 (Pre-Early Conquest) | Period |
| 57.287 | Accession |
| creature, shark | Tags |
| Southern Seaport in a Storm | Title |
| 1660-1669 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1921 | Accession |
| Spoon and Fork with Heads of Minerva | Title |
| 1550-1600 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 57.678 | Accession |
| Standard Bearer | Title |
| 1300-1520 | Period |
| 29.1 | Accession |
| Standing Buddha in Abhayamudra | Title |
| 16th century | Period |
| 54.2815 | Accession |
| Standing Male Figure | Title |
| ca. 14th century | Period |
| 42.328 | Accession |
| Statue Fragment of the Head of a Young Satyr | Title |
| 2nd century | Period |
| 23.110 | Accession |
| Tankard with Medal of Sigismond I, King of Poland | Title |
| Tankard: ca. 1550-1575; Medal: 1538 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 57.1029 | Accession |
| Tarquinius Attacking Lucretia | Title |
| ca. 1600-1625 (Baroque) | Period |
| 54.662 | Accession |
| sexual, assault | Tags |
| The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting a Collector's Cabinet | Title |
| ca. 1621-1623 | Period |
| 37.2010 | Accession |
| costume, jan, monkey, collector, dogs, cute, teacher, resource, kit, flowers, statue, chamberofwonders, dwarf, amazing | Tags |
| The Christ Child as Good Shepherd | Title |
| 1600-1650 | Period |
| 71.324 | Accession |
| The Guard Room | Title |
| ca. 1642 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1692 | Accession |
| The Infant Christ with Instruments of the Passion | Title |
| ca. 1640 (Baroque) | Period |
| 27.374 | Accession |
| The Jolly Drinker | Title |
| 1624-1626 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.2745 | Accession |
| beer, peasant, drunk | Tags |
| The Last Judgment | Title |
| ca. 1555-1560 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 37.262 | Accession |
| mystic, demons, devil, antichrist, rmurda, blue, green, yellow, warm, colors, painting, everything, illuminati, kanye, jay-z, chrisbrown, creature | Tags |
| Traveling Altarpiece with the Burial of Christ | Title |
| ca. 1550 (Renaissance) | Period |
| 75.1 | Accession |
| Vase of Flowers | Title |
| ca. 1695 (?) (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.1829 | Accession |
| flowers | Tags |
| Virgin and Child | Title |
| ca. 1630-1632 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.234 | Accession |
| baroque | Tags |
| Virgin and Child in a Landscape | Title |
| ca. 1600 (Baroque) | Period |
| 37.383 | Accession |
| Virgin of the Immaculate Conception | Title |
| 1680-1710 | Period |
| 71.402 | Accession |
| immaculate, conception, ivory, ivoires | Tags |