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William Holman Hunt

William Holman Hunt Virtual Tour  William Holman Hunt (1827 – 1910) was an English painter and one of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood founders. H...
3:13 18 January 2020

“Shearing the Rams” by Tom Roberts

Shearing the Rams by Tom Roberts Shearing the Rams by Tom Roberts was painted in 1890 and depicted the Shearing of the sheep in a timber shearing shed...
13:18 17 January 2020

Younger Memnon (Ramesses II)

Younger Memnon (Ramesses II) Younger Memnon is an Ancient Egyptian statue, one of two colossal granite heads from the Ramesseum mortuary tem...
8:13 17 January 2020

Ancient and Historical Maps

Ancient and Historical Maps Virtual Tour The earliest known world maps date to classical antiquity, the oldest examples of the 6th centuries BC were ...
5:43 17 January 2020

“Diana the Huntress” in 10 Famous Paintings

Diane the Huntress by Giuseppe Cesari  10 Famous Paintings of Diana the Huntress Many famous painters have captured the mythological story of Dia...
0:43 17 January 2020

“Oregon City on the Willamette River” by John Mix Stanley

Oregon City on the Willamette River by John Mix Stanley Oregon City on the Willamette River by John Mix Stanley was painted between 1850-1852 and depi...
1:57 16 January 2020

Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn) by Claude Monet

Stacks of Wheat by Claude Monet Stacks of Wheat (End of Day, Autumn) by Claude Monet is part of a series of piles of harvested wheat. The series consi...
13:18 15 January 2020

Great Bed of Ware

Great Bed of Ware The Great Bed of Ware is a colossal oak four-poster bed, carved with marquetry, that was initially housed in the White Hart Inn in W...
7:28 15 January 2020

California Science Center

California Science Center Virtual Tour The California Science Center is one of the largest hands-on science centers. It was founded in 1951 as the Ca...
6:41 15 January 2020

The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme

The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme The Cock Fight by Jean-Léon Gérôme, also known as Young Greeks Attending a Cock Fight, portrays two near-...
1:20 15 January 2020

“Prometheus Bound” by Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snyders

Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snyders Prometheus Bound by Peter Paul Rubens and Frans Snyders depicts the punishment of Prometheus. ...
12:57 14 January 2020

Self Portraits by Paul Gauguin

Self Portrait by Paul Gauguin Self Portrait Gauguin in front of his Easel by Paul Gauguin was painted in Denmark just before Gauguin decided to retur...
12:49 14 January 2020

“An Outdoor Portrait of Miss Weir” by Childe Hassam

An Outdoor Portrait of Miss Weir by Childe Hassam An Outdoor Portrait of Miss Weir by Childe Hassam depicts one of J. Alden Weirs three daughters. Has...
11:17 14 January 2020

“Bedroom in Arles” by Vincent van Gogh

Bedroom in Arles by Vincent van Gogh Bedroom in Arles by Vincent van Gogh describes three similar paintings by the Dutch Post-Impressionist painter cr...
10:21 14 January 2020

Apollo Lunar Module

Apollo Lunar Module Virtual Tour The Apollo Lunar Module was the landing module of the Apollo spacecraft built for the Apollo program. Designed ...
11:29 13 January 2020

“Achilles on Skyros” in Art

Achilles on Skyros by Nicolas Poussin Achilles on Skyros in Art Achilles on Skyros is an episode in the myth of Achilles, the Greek hero from the Troj...
4:31 13 January 2020

Islamic Astrolabe

Islāmic Astrolabe This cast copper alloy astrolabe with engraved decorations had many uses, including the determination of Qibla, the direction of pra...
0:22 13 January 2020

“Portrait of Madame X” by John Singer Sargent

Portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent Portrait of Madame X by John Singer Sargent shows a socialite named Virginie Amélie Avegno Gautreau, an Am...
23:59 12 January 2020

10 Famous Madonna and Child Paintings by Raphael

The Niccolini-Cowper Madonna by Raphael 10 Famous Madonna and Child Paintings by Raphael Raphael (1483–1520) was an Italian painter and architect of t...
11:52 12 January 2020

“Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin” by Vincent van Gogh

Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin by Vincent van Gogh Portrait of the Postman Joseph Roulin by Vincent van Gogh is one of six paintings that ...
10:30 12 January 2020

“Lady Godiva” by John Collier

Lady Godiva by John Collier Lady Godiva by John Collier portrays Lady Godiva on her well-known ride through Coventry, England. Painted in 1898, it is ...
4:27 12 January 2020

“Common Sense” by Thomas Paine

Common Sense by Thomas Paine Common Sense by Thomas Paine was written in 1775–76 as a pamphlet advocating for the independence of the Thirteen Colonie...
11:25 11 January 2020

“The Polish Rider” by Rembrandt

The Polish Rider by Rembrandt The Polish Rider depicts a young man traveling on horseback through a dark and gloomy landscape. It is not known whether...
9:12 11 January 2020

Obelisk of Titus Sextius Africanus

Obelisk of Titus Sextius Africanus Munich The Obelisk of Titus Sextius Africanus, also referred to as the Obelisk of Munich was quarried in Egypt, du...
8:33 11 January 2020

Lely Venus

Lely Venus Crouching Aphrodite The Lely Venus is a marble copy of an original Greek sculpture of Aphrodite surprised at her bath and is today called ...
6:30 11 January 2020

Clark Art Institute

Clark Art Institute Virtual Tour The Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute is an art museum and research institution located in Williamstown, Mas...
23:29 10 January 2020

“Christina’s World” by Andrew Wyeth

Christinas World by Andrew Wyeth Christinas World by Andrew Wyeth depicts a woman semi-reclining on the ground in a treeless, mostly tawny field, look...
12:56 10 January 2020

Innocence by Lovis Corinth

Innocence by Lovis Corinth Innocence by Lovis Corinth depicts a young girl stripped to the waist in frontal view, crossing his arms over her chest wit...
12:13 10 January 2020

Eugène Delacroix- Virtual Tour

Eugène Delacroix Virtual Tour Eugène Delacroix (1798 – 1863) was an artist regarded as the leader of the French Romantic school. Delacroixs use of ex...
11:45 10 January 2020

Gabrielle d’Estrées and One of Her Sisters

Gabrielle dEstrées and One of Her Sisters Portrait of Gabrielle dEstrees and her sister the Duchess of Villars depicts Gabrielle dEstrées, mistress of...
9:57 10 January 2020