“The Decline of the Carthaginian Empire” by J. M. W. Turner
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“Self Portrait with Felt Hat” by Vincent van Gogh
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“The Little Street” by Johannes Vermeer
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“A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte” by Georges Seurat
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Palmesel
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Tutankhamun’s Mask
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National Portrait Gallery, Washington, DC
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“Arrest of Jesus” by the Master of the Karlsruhe Passion
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Damascus Room
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“Portrait of Giovanna Tornabuoni” by Domenico Ghirlandaio
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“Stump Speaking” by George Caleb Bingham
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Arnold Böcklin
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“Laughing Cavalier” by Frans Hals
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Forged Bank Note
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Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, In Art
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Japanese Blade and Mounting for a Sword
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Scottish Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings
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“Flight and Pursuit” by William Rimmer
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“Blue Water Lilies” by Claude Monet (Musée d’Orsay)
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Queen Eleanor on her way to poison her husband’s mistress
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“The Peasant Dance” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
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Nandi
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Tyrol by Franz Marc
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“Seated Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani
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Ancient Greek Greaves
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Gudea, Prince of Lagash
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Greek and Roman Sculptures of Epidaurus
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“The Skater” by Gilbert Stuart
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“Composition with Red Blue and Yellow” by Piet Mondrian
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Presidential Portrait of Harry Truman
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