Alexander Calder. Untitled. 1976.overall: 29 ft. 11 3/8 in. x 75 ft. 11 5/8 in.; gross weight: 920 lb.

Michelangelo. Pietà. 1501.height 6 ft. 8 1/ 2 in.

Robert Ryman. Long. 2002.12 x 12 in.

Manuel Neri. Mujer Pegada Series No. 2. 1985–86.70 x 56 x 11 in.

Max Ernst. Forest and Dove. 1927.39 1/ 2 x 32 in.

William A. Garnett. Erosion and Strip Farms. 1951.15 9/16 x 19 1/ 2 in.

Cross page from the Lindisfarne Gospels. c. 700.13 1/2 x 9 1/4 in.

Kente prestige cloth (detail). Ewe peoples, nineteenth century.warp (vertical threads) 6 ft. 2 in., weft (horizontal threads) 9 ft. 1 7/8 in.

Miriam Schapiro. Night Shade. 1986.48 x 96 in.

Gianlorenzo Bernini. David. 1623.life-size.

Isidro Escamilla. Virgin of Guadalupe. September 1, 1864.22 7/8 x 15 in.

Claude Monet. Water Lilies, Morning: Willows (central section).1916–26.

each panel 80 x 170 in.

Claude Monet. Lilies, Morning: Willows (right side). 1916–26.each panel 80 x 170 in.

Bridget Riley. Drift No. 2. 1966.91 1/2 x 89 1/2 in.

Jackson Pollock painting Autumn Rhythm. 1950.

Jackson Pollock painting on glass. 1951.

Jackson Pollock. No. 29, 1950. 1950.48 x 72 in.

Roni Horn. This is Me, This is You (detail). 1997–2000.13 x 10 3/4 in. each, overall size of each panel approximately 11 x 9 ft.

Roni Horn. This is Me, This is You (detail). 1997–2000.13 x 10 3/4 in. each, overall size of each panel approximately 11 x 9 ft.

Grace Ndiritu. Still Life: White Textiles. 2005/2007.duration of video 4 min. 57 sec.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. Detached Building. 2001.5 min. 38 sec. video loop.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. Detached Building. 2001.5 min. 38 sec. video loop.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. Detached Building. 2001.5 min. 38 sec. video loop.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. Detached Building. 2001.5 min. 38 sec. video loop.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. Detached Building. 2001.5 min. 38 sec. video loop.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. Detached Building. 2001.5 min. 38 sec. video loop.

Teresa Hubbard and Alexander Birchler. Detached Building. 2001.5 min. 38 sec. video loop.

Bill Viola. Room for St. John of the Cross. 1983.

Bill Viola. Room for St. John of the Cross, (detail). 1983.