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Shadow Puppet

Shadow Puppet Rama This Shadow Puppet depicts Rama, the lead character from the Indian epic the Ramayana. It is a form of shadow puppet show called T...
15:53 26 October 2023

Buddha performing Twin Miracles at Sravasti

Buddha performing Twin Miracles at Sravasti Buddha performing Twin Miracles at Sravasti depicts Buddha with a halo behind his head, long earlobes and ...
15:53 25 October 2023

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, in an era when the artistic community and patrons did not readily accept f...
15:46 25 October 2023

“The Spirit of the Drought” by Arthur Streeton

The Spirit of the Drought by Arthur Streeton The Spirit of the Drought by Arthur Streeton depicts a common theme in the work of the artist associated ...
15:54 24 October 2023

“The Coronation of Napoleon” by Jacques-Louis David

The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David shows all eyes turned towards Napoleon and the cro...
15:58 21 October 2023

“The Thinker” by Auguste Rodin ( Cleveland Museum of Art)

The Thinker by Auguste Rodin The Thinker by Auguste Rodin was originally conceived for his monumental bronze portal entitled The Gates of Hell (1880-1...
16:12 20 October 2023

Ionic Column Capital 5th Century BC

Ionic Column Capital 5th Century BC This Ionic Column Capital dates from the 5th Century BC and has traces of painted decoration. It was found at the ...
16:00 17 October 2023

Erechtheion Survival Story

The Erechtheion The Erechtheion is an ancient Greek temple on the Acropolis of Athens in Greece which was dedicated to Athena and Poseidon. The sculpt...
16:00 17 October 2023

Biblical Paintings by Anthony van Dyck

Samson and Delilah by Anthony van Dyck Samson and Delilah by Anthony van Dyck depicts the scene after Delila has caused Samson to lose his extraordina...
15:46 12 October 2023

Fayum Mummy Portrait of a Bearded Man

Fayum Mummy Portrait of a Bearded Man These types of Mummy portraits are also called Fayum mummy portraits. It is a type of naturalistic painted portr...
16:10 4 October 2023

Masterpieces and Historic Objects of the Art Gallery of South Australia

Masterpieces and Historic Objects of the Art Gallery of South Australia The Art Gallery of South Australia has a collection of over 38,000 works of ar...
15:54 3 October 2023

“Olivia Peyton Murray Cutting” by Alexandre Cabanel

Olivia Peyton Murray Cutting by Alexandre Cabanel Olivia Peyton Murray Cutting by Alexandre Cabanel was painted ten years after Olivia Peyton Murrays ...
16:16 25 September 2023

Masterpieces of the National Archaeological Museum

Masterpieces of the National Archaeological Museum The National Archaeological Museum contains many masterpieces of art, archaeology and objects of hi...
16:01 22 September 2023

“Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, Venice” by Canaletto

Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, Venice by Canaletto Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, Venice by Canaletto depicts Venice ’s principal public squ...
16:11 20 September 2023

Boy with Thorn

Boy with Thorn The Boy with Thorn is a Greco-Roman Hellenistic bronze sculpture of a naked boy sitting on a rock pulling a thorn from the bottom of hi...
16:02 20 September 2023

Hunters Palette (Louvre)

Hunters Palette The Hunters Palette or Lion Hunt Palette is a 5,000-year-old cosmetic palette is among the few objects that feature the earliest Egypt...
15:58 20 September 2023

Auguste Rodin

Auguste Rodin Auguste Rodin (1840 – 1917) is considered the father of modern sculpture; he possessed a unique ability to model a complex and deeply po...
15:46 17 September 2023

“The Concert” by Johannes Vermeer

The Concert by Johannes Vermeer The Concert by Johannes Vermeer depicts a man and two women playing music and singing. The young woman is sitting at a...
16:11 16 September 2023

“Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss” by Antonio Canova (Hermitage Museum)

Psyche Revived by Cupids Kiss by Antonio Canova Psyche Revived by Cupids Kiss by Antonio Canova shows the mythological lovers at a moment of high emot...
16:05 16 September 2023

The Three Graces (V&A)

The Three Graces The Three Graces by Antonio Canova’s is a Neoclassical statue of the three mythological charities who were daughters of Zeus (the sky...
16:10 12 September 2023

Dancing Ganesha (Asian Art Museum, San Francisco)

Dancing Ganesha This Dancing Ganesha is a sculpture full of movement and represents a favorite theme in South Asian art. Ganesha is one of the best-kn...
16:18 10 September 2023

“The Sirens and Ulysses” by William Etty

The Sirens and Ulysses by William Etty The Sirens and Ulysses by William Etty depicts a scene from Homers Odyssey. It shows Ulysses becoming bewitched...
16:10 8 September 2023

Gallipoli ANZAC Landing Boat

Gallipoli Landing Boat 1915 The SS Devanha Lifeboat No 5 is one of only two surviving craft that took ANZAC troops to the landing beaches of Gallipol...
15:55 5 September 2023

“Miss Minna Simpson” by Tom Roberts

Miss Minna Simpson by Tom Roberts Miss Minna Simpson by Tom Roberts depicts the five-year-old niece of Tom Robertss future wife. The rosy-cheeked face...
15:54 5 September 2023

“The Fog Warning” by Winslow Homer

The Fog Warning by Winslow Homer The Fog Warning by Winslow Homer depicts a lone fisherman in a dory who has caught several halibut but now sees fog a...
16:11 1 September 2023

Masterpieces of The Phillips Collection

Masterpieces of The Phillips Collection The Phillips Collection is an art museum with a collection that includes paintings by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, G...
16:20 30 August 2023

“Santa Maria della Salute in Venedig vom Canal Grande” by Canaletto

Santa Maria della Salute in Venedig vom Canal Grande by Canaletto Santa Maria della Salute in Venedig vom Canal Grande by Canaletto depicts the Santa ...
15:59 30 August 2023

Corinth

Corinth Photo Gallery Ancient Corinth was one of the largest and most important cities of Ancient Greece. The Romans demolished Corinth in 146 BC, bu...
16:01 29 August 2023

George Washington’s War Tent

George Washingtons War Tent George Washingtons War Tent is one of the most iconic artifacts from the American Revolutionary War. It is the field tent ...
16:17 28 August 2023

The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries

The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries, are over 500 years old, and have inspired books, songs, movies and have stirr...
15:57 28 August 2023