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“Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth” by J. M. W. Turner

Snow Storm by J.M.W. Turner Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbours Mouth by J.M.W. Turner depicts a paddle steamer caught in a snowstorm. Turner was un...
3:31 25 May 2020

“The Fall of Icarus” in Art

The Fall of Icarus in Art and Paintings Many famous painters have captured the story of The Fall of Icarus in Art: The Fall of Icarus by Jacob Peter G...
0:07 25 May 2020

Catherine of Aragon by Joannes Corvus

Catherine of Aragon by Joannes Corvus Catherine of Aragon depicts the first wife of King Henry VIII. The daughter of Isabella I of Castile and Ferdina...
12:58 24 May 2020

The Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell

The Four Freedoms by Norman Rockwell The Four Freedoms is a series of four paintings by Norman Rockwell that depict the four freedoms referred to by P...
6:46 24 May 2020

“Kiepenkerl” by Jeff Koons

Kiepenkerl by Jeff Koons Kiepenkerl by Jeff Koons references an 1896 sandstone sculpture of a traveling peddler or Kiepenkerl by August Schmiemann in ...
23:40 23 May 2020

“Luncheon of the Boating Party” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Luncheon of the Boating Party by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicts a group of Renoirs friends ...
7:05 23 May 2020

Prehistoric Stone Hand Axe

Prehistoric Stone Hand Axe Stone tool societies and cultures made these prehistoric Stone Hand Axes from the prehistoric Stone Age. Archaeologist...
12:09 22 May 2020

Ram Khamhaeng Inscription

Ram Khamhaeng Inscription The Ram Khamhaeng Inscription, also known as Sukhothai Inscription No. 1, is a stone stele bearing inscriptions that have be...
11:18 22 May 2020

Tomb of Bernabò Visconti

Tomb of Bernabò Visconti The Tomb of Bernabò Visconti is an equestrian marble tomb that initially stood behind the high altar of the now-demolished Sa...
12:34 21 May 2020

“Neptune and Triton” by Bernini

Neptune and Triton by Bernini Neptune and Triton by Bernini depicts Neptune ordering that Triton blows his shell to calm the waves. The scene is an al...
11:54 20 May 2020

Mummy of Katebet

Mummy of Katebet The Mummy of Katebet is that of a woman who was a Chantress of Amun. As a Chantress to a major ancient Egyptian deity, she would have...
5:19 20 May 2020

“The Courtyard of a House in Delft” by Pieter de Hooch

The Courtyard of a House in Delft by Pieter de Hooch The Courtyard of a House in Delft by Pieter de Hooch portrays domestic architecture typical of De...
12:15 18 May 2020

Tomb of Napoleon

Tomb of Napoleon Virtual Tour The most notable tomb at Les Invalides is the Tomb of Napoleon Bonaparte. Napoleon was initially interred on Saint Hele...
2:05 18 May 2020

“Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White” by John Singer Sargent

Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White by John Singer Sargent Margaret Stuyvesant Rutherfurd White by John Singer Sargent depicts Mrs. White at age 29; ...
12:26 16 May 2020

“The Scream” by Edvard Munch

The Scream by Edvard Munch The Scream by Edvard Munch depicts a figure with an agonized expression on a walkway overlooking the blue water and a tumul...
11:08 16 May 2020

“George Washington” by Horatio Greenough

George Washington by Horatio Greenough This statue of George Washington is a massive sculpture by Horatio Greenough commissioned for the 100th anniver...
4:41 16 May 2020

“The Boating Party” by Mary Cassatt

The Boating Party by Mary Cassatt The Boating Party by Mary Cassatt depicts a woman, baby, and man in a sailboat. It is one of her most massive oil pa...
1:10 16 May 2020

The Houses of Parliament (Effect of Fog) by Claude Monet (MET)

The Houses of Parliament (Effect of Fog) by Claude Monet The Houses of Parliament by Claude Monet is one in a series of paintings of the Palace o...
12:18 15 May 2020

National Memorial for Peace and Justice

National Memorial for Peace and Justice Virtual Tour The National Memorial for Peace and Justice is a national memorial to commemorate the victims of...
3:26 15 May 2020

“Grande Odalisque” by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Grande Odalisque by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres depicts an odalisque. An odalisque was a...
8:52 14 May 2020

Sala Delle Statue, Vatican

Sala Delle Statue, Vatican This photograph shows the  Gallery of Statues (Sala Delle Statue) at the Vatican, taken over 150 years ago. James...
13:06 12 May 2020

“At the Moulin Rouge” by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

At the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec At the Moulin Rouge by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is one of several works by Toulouse-Lautrec depictin...
4:29 12 May 2020

“Venus at her Mirror” by Diego Velázquez

Venus at her Mirror by Diego Velazquez Venus at her Mirror by Diego Velazquez depicts the goddess Venus in a sensual pose, lying on a bed and looking ...
12:17 11 May 2020

“The Battle of Anghiari” by Leonardo Da Vinci

Lost Leonardo Da Vinci Masterpiece copy by Peter Paul Rubens The Battle of Anghiari by Peter Paul Rubens, is a copy of a lost Leonardo da Vinci fresc...
12:11 11 May 2020

“Christ among the Doctors” by Paolo Veronese

Christ among the Doctors by Paolo Veronese Christ among the Doctors by Paolo Veronese depicts the story from the final passage on Christs childhood, i...
11:35 11 May 2020

“The Burghers of Calais” by Auguste Rodin

The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin The Burghers of Calais by Auguste Rodin is one of his most famous sculptures. It commemorates a historical inc...
12:13 10 May 2020

“The Lacemaker” by Johannes Vermeer

The Lacemaker by Johannes Vermeer The Lacemaker by Johannes Vermeer shows a young lacemaker concentrating on her task. She is holding up a pair of bob...
11:16 10 May 2020

Selam (Australopithecus)

Selam (Australopithecus) Selam or DIK-1/1 is the fossilized skull and other skeletal remains of a three-year-old Australopithecus afarensis female hom...
4:04 10 May 2020

The Artist in their Studio

Painter in his Studio by Gerrit Dou The Painter in their Studio The Painter or Artist in their Studio is a popular subject in art. Painter in his Stud...
21:12 9 May 2020

The Sirens by Auguste Rodin

The Sirens by Auguste Rodin The Sirens, modeled by Auguste Rodin, depicts sea nymphs from Greek mythology who lured sailors to their destruction throu...
11:56 9 May 2020