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“The Acropolis at Athens” by Leo von Klenze

The Acropolis at Athens by Leo von Klenze The Acropolis at Athens by Leo von Klenze depicts an idealized view of one the most influential set of build...
12:48 13 December 2019

Marble Portrait Bust of the Blind Poet Homer

Portrait Bust of Homer This marble portrait bust of the blind poet Homer is a Roman copy from the second century AD, portrayed in the traditional icon...
12:42 13 December 2019

Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat Virtual Tour Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. It was initially constructed as a...
12:00 13 December 2019

Abraham Lincoln Portraits at the White House

Presidential Portraits of Abraham Lincoln Abraham Lincoln by George Peter Alexander Healy shows the United States 16th President in contemplation, lea...
11:17 13 December 2019

Glove Pistol

Glove Pistol This Glove Pistol is of the Sedgley OSS variety, which is a single-shot .38 unique pistol that was designed for the Naval Intelligence Of...
9:59 13 December 2019

“Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice)” by John Peter Russell

Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice) by John Peter Russell Landscape, Antibes (The Bay of Nice) by John Peter Russell was painted in 1891 on the coast...
8:32 13 December 2019

Echo

Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse Echo and Narcissus by John William Waterhouse depicts Narcissus, a beautiful youth who rejected all the ...
5:20 13 December 2019

New York Uniform of the Civil War

Zouave Uniform of the Civil War The 5th New York Volunteer Infantry uniform from 1861 consisted of a distinctive jacket, vest, sash, baggy trousers, a...
8:13 12 December 2019

“Interior of the Pantheon, Rome” by Giovanni Paolo Panini

Interior of the Pantheon, Rome by Giovanni Paolo Panini Interior of the Pantheon, Rome by Giovanni Paolo Panini depicts the interior of the famous and...
7:00 12 December 2019

“Phryne before the Areopagus” by Jean-Léon Gérôme

Phryne before the Areopagus by Jean-Léon Gérôme Phryne before the Areopagus by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts Phryne, a legendary courtesan in ancient Greec...
6:58 12 December 2019

“The Peacemakers” by George P.A. Healy

The Peacemakers by George P.A. Healy The Peacemakers by George P.A. Healy depicts the historic strategy meeting of March 27, 1865, in which the Union ...
0:50 12 December 2019

“Nocturne in Black and Gold” by James Abbott McNeill Whistler

Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill Whistler Nocturne in Black and Gold: The Falling Rocket by James Abbott McNeill...
23:29 11 December 2019

“Apollo and Daphne” by Bernini

Apollo and Daphne by Bernini Apollo and Daphne by Bernini depicts a critical point in the story from ancient Greek mythology, retold by Hellenistic an...
13:18 11 December 2019

“Saturn Devouring His Son” by Francisco Goya

Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya Saturn Devouring His Son by Francisco Goya depicts the Greek myth of the Titan, who fears that he would be ...
13:13 10 December 2019

Monymusk Reliquary

Monymusk Reliquary Veneration of Scottish Relics The Monymusk Reliquary is a 750s Scottish Reliquary. It is made of wood and plated with silver and b...
11:36 9 December 2019

National Gallery of Australia

National Gallery of Australia Virtual Tour The National Gallery of Australia (formerly the Australian National Gallery) is the national art museum of...
12:18 8 December 2019

“Triple Portrait of Charles I” by Anthony Van Dyck

Triple Portrait of Charles I by Anthony Van Dyck Triple Portrait of Charles I by Anthony Van Dyck shows the King from three viewpoints: left full prof...
11:33 8 December 2019

“Louis XIV of France” by Hyacinthe Rigaud

Louis XIV of France by Hyacinthe Rigaud Louis XIV of France by Hyacinthe Rigaud is a large portrait of the 63-year-old French King...
11:58 7 December 2019

Staatliche Antikensammlungen

Staatliche Antikensammlungen The Staatliche Antikensammlungen, which in English means State Collections of Antiquities is a museum with an extensive c...
4:05 7 December 2019

“Detroit Industry Murals” by Diego Rivera

Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera The Detroit Industry Murals by Diego Rivera are a series of twenty-seven frescoes depicting industry in Detroi...
21:51 6 December 2019

“Whalers” by J. M. W. Turner

Whalers by J. M. W. Turner Whalers by J. M. W. Turner depicts a whaling ship and her whaleboats pursuing a whale. The sperm whale appears to be wounde...
12:08 6 December 2019

“Susannah and the Elders” by Rembrandt

Susannah and the Elders by Rembrandt Susannah and the Elders by Rembrandt depicts a religious theme in art that was not as common in Holland due to th...
10:23 6 December 2019

“A Lady Writing a Letter” by Johannes Vermeer

A Lady Writing a Letter by Johannes Vermeer A Lady Writing a Letter by Johannes Vermeer depicts a lady writing a letter while sitting at a table in a ...
1:54 6 December 2019

“A Holiday at Mentone” by Charles Conder

“A Holiday at Mentone” by Charles Conder “A holiday at Mentone” by Charles Conder, depicts a beach in the Melbourne suburb of Mentone on a bright and ...
0:45 6 December 2019

“I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott” by John William Waterhouse

I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott by John William Waterhouse I Am Half-Sick of Shadows, Said the Lady of Shalott by John Willia...
13:16 5 December 2019

“The North-West Passage” by John Everett Millais

The North-West Passage by John Everett Millais The North-West Passage by John Everett Millais depicts an elderly sailor with a grim expression sitting...
11:09 5 December 2019

Cyrus Cylinder

The Cyrus Cylinder The Cyrus Cylinder is an ancient clay cylinder, from the 6th century BC, on which is written a declaration in cuneiform script in t...
10:31 5 December 2019

Wellcome Collection

Wellcome Collection The Wellcome Collection is a museum displaying a mixture of medical artifacts and original artworks exploring ideas about the conn...
12:12 4 December 2019

Kunsthaus Zürich

Kunsthaus Zürich The Kunsthaus Zürich houses an outstanding art collection that spans from the Middle Ages to contemporary art, with an emphasis on Sw...
11:21 4 December 2019

Ancient Delphi

Ancient Delphi Virtual Tour Delphi is famous as the ancient sanctuary of the oracle who was consulted about important decisions throughout the ancien...
6:40 4 December 2019