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Nefertiti Bust

Nefertiti Bust The Nefertiti Bust is the Neues Museums best-known masterpiece. Nefertiti was the Great Royal Wife of the Egyptian Pharaoh Akhenat...
12:29 30 December 2020

“The Crossing of the Red Sea” by Nicolas Poussin

The Crossing of the Red Sea by Nicolas Poussin The Crossing of the Red Sea by Nicolas Poussin depicts the crossing of the Red Sea by the Israelites, f...
12:12 30 December 2020

State Library of Victoria

State Library of Victoria The State Library of Victoria is the central library of the state of Victoria, Australia. The library holds over 2 million b...
10:46 30 December 2020

First Computer Mouse

First Computer Mouse The First Computer Mouse prototype was built in 1964 and was invented by Doug Engelbart in his research lab at Stanford Rese...
10:12 30 December 2020

“The Lady of Shalott” by John William Waterhouse

The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse The Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse portrays the ending of Alfred, Lord Tennysons 1832 poem ...
13:17 29 December 2020

New Jersey State Museum

New Jersey State Museum Virtual Tour The New Jersey State Museum offers collections that include natural history specimens, archaeological and ethnog...
12:26 29 December 2020

“Declaration of Independence” by John Trumbull

Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull Declaration of Independence by John Trumbull depicts the presentation of the draft of the Declaration of ...
11:45 29 December 2020

John Singleton Copley

John Singleton Copley Virtual Tour John Singleton Copley (1738 – 1815) was an Anglo-American painter, active in both colonial America and England. Bo...
11:26 29 December 2020

“The Execution of Lady Jane Grey” by Paul Delaroche

The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche The Execution of Lady Jane Grey by Paul Delaroche portrays the moments preceding the death of L...
7:06 29 December 2020

War and Conflict in Art

A Virtual Tour of War and Conflict in Art The Art of War in this context, is the artistic representation of the conflict between groups or between jus...
1:00 29 December 2020

Islamic Prayer Niche

Islamic Prayer Niche A Prayer Niche in Arabic is called a miḥrāb and indicates the direction of prayer to Mecca. This prayer niche comes from Kashan, ...
0:25 28 December 2019

The Art of Boxing

Stag at Sharkeys by George Bellows Boxing in Art by George Bellows Stag at Sharkeys by George Bellows Cleveland Museum of Art Club Night by Geor...
0:25 28 December 2019

Boulevard Montmartre Series by Camille Pissarro

Boulevard Montmartre: Afternoon, Sunshine by Camille Pissarro Boulevard Montmartre: Afternoon, Sunshine by Camille Pissarro became part of a thirteen ...
23:27 27 December 2019

“Cupid and Psyche” in 9 Famous Paintings

Cupid and Psyche by Anthony van Dyck 9 Famous Paintings of Cupid and Psyche Many famous painters have captured the story of Cupid and Psyche in Art: C...
11:35 27 December 2019

Nataraja the Cosmic Dancer and God of Dramatic Arts

Nataraja the Hindu god, Shiva Nataraja is a massive yet elegant statue represents Shiva, passionately engaged in ecstatic dance. This form of Shivas i...
2:33 27 December 2019

Marianne Egan and her children, Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William Cahuac

Marianne Egan and her children, Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William Cahuac Marianne Egan and her children, Gertrude Evans Cahuac and Henry William...
1:29 27 December 2019

“The Starry Night” by Vincent van Gogh

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh depicts the view from the east-facing window of Van Goghs asylum room at Sai...
12:40 26 December 2019

“Green Wheat Field with Cypress” by Vincent van Gogh (National Gallery, Prague)

Green Wheat Field with Cypress by Vincent van Gogh Green Wheat Field with Cypress by Vincent van Gogh was completed in 1889, while van Gogh ...
9:50 26 December 2019

“Oval with Points” by Henry Moore

Oval with Points by Henry Moore Oval with Points by Henry Moore is an enigmatic abstract sculpture cast in bronze. The sculpture is a modulating oval ...
12:10 25 December 2019

“The Trials of Moses” by Sandro Botticelli

The Trials of Moses by Sandro Botticelli The Trials of Moses by Sandro Botticelli is a fresco, executed in 1481–1482 at the Sistine Chapel, Rome. The ...
11:41 25 December 2019

Europe Museums

Museums in Europe  Virtual Tour Europe, in particular, ancient Greece, was the birthplace of Western civilization. The fall of the Western Roman...
11:19 25 December 2019

Amathus Sarcophagus (MET)

Amathus Sarcophagus The Amathus Sarcophagus is from Amathus, Cyprus, and once held a king of Amathus. Its sides show procession scenes that typify Cyp...
11:18 25 December 2019

Freedom

Freedom Atlantic Rowing Race Boat Freedom is an Atlantic Rowing Race Boat, which was rowed across the Atlantic Ocean in a challenging race in 2001 by...
8:54 25 December 2019

Russian Museums

Museums in Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, is the largest country in the world by surface area, covering more than one-eighth of the...
10:07 24 December 2019

Barnes Foundation

Barnes Foundation Virtual Tour The Barnes Foundation has locations in Lower Merion, Pennsylvania, a suburb of Philadelphia and Logan Square, Phi...
11:23 23 December 2019

Fishing Boats and Seascape at Saintes-Maries by Vincent van Gogh

6 Paintings of Fishing Boats and Seascape at Saintes-Maries by Vincent van Gogh Vincent van Gogh created several Fishing Boat and Seascape paintings a...
10:56 23 December 2019

Galleria Borghese

Galleria Borghese Virtual Tour The Galleria Borghese is an art gallery in Rome, housed in the former Villa Borghese Pinciana. The Galleria Borghese h...
10:42 23 December 2019

“Music in the Tuileries” by Édouard Manet

Music in the Tuileries by Édouard Manet Music in the Tuileries by Édouard Manet depicts the gathering of a fashionable and wealthy crowd that includes...
1:43 23 December 2019

“The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple” by Raphael

The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple by Raphael The Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple by Raphael depicts the episode in which a horseman ...
13:24 22 December 2019

Palazzo Pitti

Palazzo Pitti Virtual Tour The Palazzo Pitti is a vast, mainly Renaissance palace, a short distance from the Ponte Vecchio. The palazzo dates from 14...
11:14 22 December 2019