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Daniel Chester French

Daniel Chester French Virtual Tour Daniel Chester French (1850 – 1931) was an American sculptor best known for his design of the monumental statue of...
8:53 9 July 2020

“Sistine Madonna” by Raphael

Sistine Madonna by Raphael Sistine Madonna by Raphael depicts the Madonna, holding the Christ Child and flanked by Saint Sixtus and Saint Barbara. The...
5:15 9 July 2020

The Emperor as Philosopher, Marcus Aurelius

The Emperor as Philosopher, Marcus Aurelius The Emperor as Philosopher is a bronze statue with a missing head. The sculpture was cast in 29 pieces, ex...
4:03 9 July 2020

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon by Edward Poynter depicts the story from the Hebr...
3:11 9 July 2020

“Tea Leaves” by William McGregor Paxton

Tea Leaves by William McGregor Paxton Tea Leaves by William McGregor Paxton depicts two fashional women in Boston. The standing woman pours the tea wh...
11:35 8 July 2020

Swiss Proverbs, Quotes and Sayings

Swiss Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings ~~~ A greedy person and a pauper are practically one and the same. Swiss Proverb ~~~ Better to sell with regret t...
12:25 7 July 2020

William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum

William Breman Jewish Heritage & Holocaust Museum Virtual Tour The William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum is a cultural center dedicated to Jewish...
9:40 7 July 2020

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich

National Maritime Museum, Greenwich The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, London, is a maritime museum. The museum forms part of the Maritime Gre...
0:25 7 July 2020

Ceremonial Axe

Ceremonial Axe  Papua New Guinea This ceremonial axe has a greenstone blade and a carved wooden haft. The axe blade is made of polished stone sou...
12:48 6 July 2020

Harvard Art Museums

Harvard Art Museums Virtual Tour The Harvard Art Museums are part of Harvard University and combine three museums: The Fogg Museum established in 18...
11:27 6 July 2020

Oedipus and the Sphinx in Art

Oedipus and the Sphinx by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Louvre Museum Oedipus and the Sphinx in Art Many famous painters have captured the episode of...
10:30 6 July 2020

Alexander Graham Bell’s “Large Box” Telephone, 1876

Alexander Graham Bells Telephone, 1876 Alexander Graham Bells Large Box telephone was one of the first available telephones in 1876. Alexander Graham ...
7:29 6 July 2020

“City Hall, Cape Town 1917” by Robert Gwelo Goodman

City Hall, Cape Town 1917 by Robert Gwelo Goodman City Hall, Cape Town 1917 by Robert Gwelo Goodman shows the sizeable Edwardian building built in 190...
5:22 6 July 2020

“The Parthenon” by Frederic Edwin Church

The Parthenon by Frederic Edwin Church The Parthenon by Frederic Edwin Church is a large 1871 painting of the Parthenon. The Parthenon was built on th...
0:54 6 July 2020

Birmingham Museum of Art

Birmingham Museum of Art Virtual Tour The Birmingham Museum of Art holds over 24,000 items of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, and decorative...
23:40 5 July 2020

National Museums in the United States

National Museums in the United States Virtual Tour National Museums in the United States are museums that are authorized by Congress. Some of these n...
12:11 5 July 2020

Guggenheim

The Guggenheim  Virtual Tour The Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum often called The Guggenheim, has an impressive collection of Impressionist, Post-Im...
11:21 5 July 2020

Australian Aboriginal Carrying Vessels

Australian Aboriginal Carrying Vessels Indigenous Australian Aborigines created coolamons as carrying vessels that come in many forms. Australian Abor...
13:56 4 July 2020

Domenico Ghirlandaio

Domenico Ghirlandaio Domenico Ghirlandaio (1448 – 1494) was an Italian Renaissance painter born in Florence. He was part of the Florentine Renaissance...
12:04 4 July 2020

“Entry of Alexander into Babylon” by Charles Le Brun

The Triumph of Alexander by Charles Le Brun Entry of Alexander into Babylon by Charles Le Brun depicts Alexander the Great standing in a chariot drawn...
10:42 4 July 2020

Birmingham, Alabama Museums

Museums in Birmingham, Alabama Virtual Tour Birmingham, Alabama was founded in 1871 and today serves as an important regional hub and is associated w...
8:45 4 July 2020

American Art

American Art American Art starts before colonization with the many flourishing traditions of Native American art, followed by Spanish Colonial archite...
5:01 4 July 2020

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” by Pieter Brueghel the Elder

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Brueghel the Elder Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Brueghel, the Elder, was long tho...
10:20 3 July 2020

New Zealand Museums

Museums in New Zealand Virtual Tour New Zealand is an island nation in the Pacific Ocean. The country comprises two main islands, the North Island an...
6:39 3 July 2020

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Virtual Tour Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic house with gardens located in South Carolina. It is one of...
0:33 3 July 2020

“Salvator Mundi” by Albrecht Dürer

Salvator Mundi by Albrecht Dürer Salvator Mundi by Albrecht Dürer is an unfinished painting depicting Christ as Savior of the World. His rig...
13:31 2 July 2020

Bogotá Museums

Bogotá Museums Bogotá is the capital and largest city of Colombia is also the political, economic, administrative, industrial, artistic, cultural, and...
13:27 2 July 2020

Buddha

Buddha Gandharan Culture This Buddha is in the Gandharan or Greco-Buddhist style, and the statue shows influence from Ancient Greek art. Gandhara had...
10:23 2 July 2020

“St John the Baptist” by Leonardo da Vinci

St John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci St John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci is a High Renaissance oil painting on walnut wood completed from 151...
7:43 2 July 2020

Rijksmuseum

Rijksmuseum Virtual Tour Amsterdams Rijksmuseum is the Dutch National Museum dedicated to arts and history. The Rijksmuseum was founded in The H...
6:11 2 July 2020