An index of works of art mentioned in Sherlockian fiction.

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Adler, Damian - My Father's Wife: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 267, 274-275

Adler, Damian - Woden in the World Tree: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 124, 336

Achilles, Figure of: "A Discreet Investigation" (Rohase Piercy) 38

AmKing - Pussies: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 48

AmKing - The Wearing of the Green: The Master Sleuth on the Trail of Edwin Drood (Robert F. Fleissner) 47-48

The Appeal to the Great Spirit: Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 114

The Assault of the Demon Mara on Sakyamuni Buddha: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 76

Beauty Unveiled: The Great Game (Michael Kurland) 56

Blake - Ancient of Days: The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 147

Blake - The Flea: "The Adventure of the Richmond Horror" (Denis O. Smith) 11

Botticelli - Little Sisters: The Strange Doings Of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely)

Mungo Breck - Golden Reflections: Sherlock Holmes and the American Angels (Barrie Roberts) 67, 70, 143, 154, 158, 164

Burne-Jones - Fortune at the Wheel: Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 324, 357

Burne-Jones - The Golden Stairs: "Exalted are the Forces of Darkness" (Leigh Blackmore) 190

Caesar's Friend: "The Gibraltar Letter" (Sam Benady) 37

Canaletto - Augustus Bridge, Dresden: Absolute Discretion (Grant Eustace) 170

Cellini - Perseus: "The Sect of the Salamander" (Ron Weighell) 93, 106-111, 113-114

Cezanne - Still Life: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 170

Church - The Fountain: The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 42

Colman - Irish Springs: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Cranach - Madonna of the Apple Tree: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 170

Cropsey - A Hundred Oaks: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Da Vinci - Bacchus: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 163

Da Vinci - The Battle of Anghiari: The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 130

Da Vinci - The Last Supper: Spider Dance (Carole Nelson Douglas) 287

Da Vinci - The Madonna of the Rocks: The Strange Doings Of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 138

Da Vinci - Mona Lisa
The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 38, 56, 74, 76, 106, 152-154, 162, 164-169, 177-180, 191-198, 204, 265, 296; The Strange Doings of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 1, 18-23, 25-26, 33, 35-44, 46-47, 51-53, 61, 64, 112-114, 120, 126, 134-146; The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 313, 323, 325-326, 328, 332, 344; "The Adventure of the Mona Lisa" (Carolyn Wells) 22-26
"The Darlington Substitution Scandal" (David Stuart Davies) 89; Sherlock Holmes and the Copycat Murders (Barry Day) 50; Castle Rouge (Carole Nelson Douglas) 58, 366; Chapel Noir (Carole Nelson Douglas) 176; Good Morning, Irene (Carole Nelson Douglas) 191, 277; Good Night, Mr. Holmes (Carole Nelson Douglas) 306; Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 393; "Parris Green" (Carole Nelson Douglas) 207; The List of 7 (Mark Frost) 149, 301; The Case of the Maltese Treasure (Thomas Brace Haughey) 43; Nevermore (William Hjortsberg) 263; "A Ballad of the White Plague" (P.C.Hodgell) 216, 231; The Game's Afoot Mrs. Hudson (Sydney Hosier) 40; Sherlock Holmes and the Skull of Death (Robert E. McClellan) x; The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 171; Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery (Larry Millett) 64; Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Alliance (Larry Millett) 147; "The Macabre Affair" (Bill Paxton) 32; "Sherlock Holmes in the Lost World" (Martin Powell) 154; The Book of the Dead (Robert Richardson) 106; Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 63; "The Case of Vittoria The Circus Belle" (Jay Sheckley) 306; "The Case of the Unseen Hand" (Donald Thomas) 118; "The Rajah's Ruby" (Frank Thomas) 76; Sherlock Holmes and the Golden Bird (Frank Thomas) 45, 89-90; Lestrade and the Leviathan (M.J.Trow) 202; Lestrade and the Magpie (M.J.Trow) 85; "The Curse of Nectanebo" (Ron Weighell) 64; Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 139
Mona Lisa Smile: Wilde About Holmes (Milo Yelesiyevich) 345
Mona Lisa Smirk: Dr Mortimer and the Barking Man Mystery (Gerard Williams) 139
The Mousa Lisa: Basil In Mexico (Eve Titus) 21-76; Basil in the Wild West (Eve Titus) 11

Da Vinci - St John the Baptist: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 163

D'Artagnan, Portrait of: "God Of The Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 305-306

The Death of Gordon: Lestrade & The Kiss Of Horus (M.J. Trow) 140

Del Sarto - Holy Family: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 163

The Demon Queller Accompanied by a Tiger: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 71

The Disciples Casting Their Nets: The Strange Doings Of J. Leslie Ryder (Daniel Gracely) 138

Donatello - The Annunciation: The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 136

Doo - Mercy Interceding for the Vanquished: The Infernal Device (Michael Kurland) 174

Dosso Dossi - Reclining Nude: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 64

Doyle, Charles Altamont - The Enchanted Picnic: Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 238

The Dying Gaul: "The Adventure of the Dying Gaul" (Paul D. Gilbert) 193-194, 196, 206-208, 210, 212, 214, 217-218; "Baron Maupertuis" (Paul D. Gilbert) 11-12, 37, 57

Eakins - The Gross Clinic: "The Adventure of the Barnegat Burglaries" (H.W. Starr & Orville Horwitz) 117

The End of the Trail: Creighton's Castle (Miriam Lynch) 114

Ensor - The Entrance of Christ Into Brussels: Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography (Nick Rennison) 127

Fellini - Perseus: "The Adventure Of The Dorset Street Lodger" (Michael Moorcock) 203-206, 209, 215-221

Fish - The Village Meeting Square: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Fragonard - Bathers: Believe (William Shatner & Michael Tobias) 64

Frampton - Lamia: The League of Heroes (Xavier Mauméjean) 7

Gainsborough - Blue Boy: "The Adventure Of The Eyrie Cliff" (Rick Boyer) 114-116, 119, 127-128, 136, 139; Murder in the Bath (Michael Mallory) 114

Gainsborough - Duchess of Devonshire: Moriarty (John Gardner) 17-22, 49-50, 58, 112, 245

Gauguin - Where Are You Going?: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 170

Géricault - The Raft of the Medusa: "The Loss of the British Bark Sophy Anderson" (Gary Lovisi) 13

Gibson - Three Strikes & Out: "Sherlock Holmes Umpires Baseball" (Anonymous) 64

Giotto - Coronation of the Virgin: The Great Detective at the Crucible of Life (Thos. Kent Miller) 136

God of the Naked Unicorn: "God Of The Naked Unicorn" (Richard Lupoff) 290-291, 293, 297, 301, 307-310, 312, 316

Granville - Adoration of the Magi: "The Darlington Substitution Scandal" (David Stuart Davies) 82-94, 96-97

Grimshaw - Nightfall Down the Thames: The Mycroft Memoranda (Ray Walsh) 133

Hathaway - Stag at Bay: The Giant Rat Of Sumatra (Richard L. Boyer) 94

Hogarth - The Rake's Progress: A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 90

Hubbard - The Fox Hunt: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Hugo Cary, Portrait of: The Haunting Of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 17, 28, 142

Greuze - Young Girl with the Gazelle: "The Case of the Girl with the Gazelle" (Ken Greenwald) 172, 174-181

Greuze - Young Girl with the Lamb: "Art In The Blood Revealed" (Regina Stinson) 29-32

Holman Hunt - The Light of the World: The Prayer of the Night Shepherd (Phil Rickman) 267, 318; The Adventures Of Inspector Lestrade (M.J. Trow) 46

Hunting Prints: The Haunting Of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 22

Hunting Scene Tapestries: The Haunting Of Torre Abbey (Carole Buggé) 17, 23

Kensett - The Beverly Coast: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Kensett - Winter Blossom: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Landseer - The Monarch of the Glen: All-Consuming Fire (Andy Lane) 7

Lansing - The Panamanian Girls: "The Pilfered Paintings" (Frank Thomas) 125-137

The Last Supper: Lestrade and the Hallowed House (M.J. Trow) 525

Lawrence - The Prince Regent: Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 248

Leighton - Idyll: The Jewel of Covent Garden (Wayne Worcester) 70

Leuze - For The Glory: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

The London Beehive: "The Disappearance of Caroline Erskine" (Michael Mallory) 227

Lotto - Venus and Cupid: Faction Paradox: Erasing Sherlock (Kelly Hale) 93

Massigny - Adonis: "The Case of Anton Furer" (Ted Riccardi) 170

Matisse - Woman with a Hat: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 124

Memling - The Virgin & the Donors: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 164

Michelangelo - David: "A Discreet Investigation" (Rohase Piercy) 37-38; "The Russian Countess" (David Scott) 57

Michelangelo - The Dying Slave: The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 329

Michelangelo - Moses: Some Danger Involved (Will Thomas) 174

Millet - L'Angelus: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 170

Morris - The Denial of Peter: Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 120

Morris - The Incredulity of Thomas: Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 120, 202

Morris - The Supper at Emmaus: Night Watch (Stephen Kendrick) 120

Murillo - The Angels' Kitchen: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 163, 167

Mytens - Charles I: "The Legacy Of Rachel Howells" (Michael Doyle) 427

The Old Woman Frying Eggs: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 170

Parsons - Johnson's Dream: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Plymouth Harbour: Sherlock Holmes & The Titanic Tragedy (William Seil) 47, 209, 244

The Police of the Future: Lestrade and the Sign of Nine (M.J. Trow) 47

Raphael - The Conestabile Madonna: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 124-125

Raphael - Virgin and Child with St. Joseph: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 124

Raphael - The Virgin in the Meadow: The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 324

Rembrandt - The Condemnation of Haman: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 124-125

Rembrandt - Girl at a Window: The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 29

Rembrandt - Jacob de Gheyn: The Fatal Mistake (Hugh S. Scullion) 29

Rembrandt - The Nativity of our Lord: "The Bothersome Business Of The Dutch Nativity" (Derek Wilson) 11-15, 17, 19-26

Reynolds - Lady Lydia: A Puzzle for Sherlock Holmes (Robert Newman) 122

Rodin - Balzac: The 6 Messiahs (Mark Frost) 108

Rodin - Burghers of Calais: No Ordinary Terror (J. Brooks Van Dyke) 159

Rodin - The Thinker: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 77; Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders (Larry Millett) 110

Rossetti - Dante Drawing an Angel on the First Anniversary of Beatrice's Death: Oscar Wilde and a Death of No Importance (Gyles Brandreth) 46, 248

Rossetti - Venus Astarte: "The Case of the Portuguese Sonnets" (Donald Thomas) 141

Singer Sargent - Madame X: Irene's Last Waltz (Carole Nelson Douglas) 344

Sommer - Fawn's Leap: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Sully - The Passage of the Delaware: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 77 {as 'Washington Crossing the Delaware'}

Susanna & the Elders: "Slaves Of Silver" (Gene Wolfe) 275

Three Graces, Statue of: Absolute Discretion (Grant Eustace) 80

Titian - Man with a Glove: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 163

Van Gogh - The Field at Arles: Son of Holmes (John T. Lescroart) 106

Vanucci - St Sebastian: The Revenge of Moriarty (John Gardner) 163

Velasquez - Repast: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 169-170

Vernet - Landcape with Cavalry: Death by Gaslight (Michael Kurland) 14

Vernet - St Sebastien: "The Case of Anton Furer" (Ted Riccardi)

Vernet, Carle - Vanity: "A Ballad Of The White Plague" (P.C.Hodgell) 230-231

Vertical Liftoff: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 71

Warhol - Tomato Soup Can: Inspector Ginkgo Tips His Hat To Sherlock Holmes (Alex Jack) 72

Washington, Statue of George, Union Square, New York: The Disappearance Of Sherlock Holmes (Larry Millett) 108, 121

Whistler - Whistler's Mother: Lestrade and the Devil's Own (M.J. Trow) 154

Willard - Spirit of '76: The Shadow of Reichenbach Falls (John R. King) 127

Williamson - Twilight On The Hudson: The Crimes of Dr Watson (Duane Swierczynski) 22

Wright, Alice - Freedom: The Language of Bees (Laurie R. King) 155