“Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond” by Claude Monet (MoMA)
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“The Figurine” by William McGregor Paxton
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Lion from the Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
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Fragment of the Heliand
Heliand The Saxon and Viking Bible This is a fragment of the Heliand (Fragment P) from 830 AD, written as an epic poem in the Old Saxon language, dep...
The Man with the Golden Helmet by Circle of Rembrandt
The Man with the Golden Helmet by Circle of Rembrandt The Man with the Golden Helmet by Circle of Rembrandt is masterful artwork that had previously c...
Stela of Akhenaten, Nefertiti and Family
Stela of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Family This Stela of Akhenaten, Nefertiti, and Family is an altar image of the Pharaoh, his queen Nefertiti, and th...
Votive Relief dedicated to Vesta
Votive Relief dedicated to Vesta This Votive Relief dedicated to Vesta has an inscription that states that the baker C. Pupius Firminus and his wife M...
Pieter de Hooch
Pieter de Hooch Virtual Tour Pieter de Hooch (1629 – 1684) was a Dutch Golden Age painter famous for his works of domestic scenes with an open doorwa...
Vatican Apoxyomenos “Scraper” by Lysippus
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Men’s Silk Doublet from 1620
Doublet from 1620 This mans doublet is from the 1620s and is made of luxurious silk embellished with pinking and decorative slits. A doublet was a man...
Maitreya Bodhisattva
Bodhisattva Maitreya, Gandhara, 2nd-3rd century This Gandharan styled statue of Bodhisattva Maitreya depicts as a princely figure with elaborate ornam...
Colombian Proverbs and Quotes
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The Market Gate of Miletus
The Market Gate of Miletus Virtual Tour The Market Gate of Miletus is a large marble monument from the 2nd century AD from the city of Miletus, ...
“The Healing of the Man born Blind” by Duccio
The Healing of the Man Born Blind by Duccio The Healing of the Man Born Blind by Duccio shows Christ in the center of the scene, and th...
Delos Virtual Tour
Delos Virtual Tour The island of Delos near Mykonos is one of the most important mythological, historical, and archaeological sites in Greece. Excava...
Moses with the Tablets of the Law by Rembrandt
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“The Death of Nelson” by Benjamin West
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Melencolia I by Albrecht Dürer
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Vindolanda Tablets
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Villa Farnesina
Villa Farnesina Virtual Tour The Villa Farnesina is a Renaissance villa with the main rooms of the Villa, including the Loggia, open to visitors. The...
“The Milkmaid” by Johannes Vermeer
The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer The Milkmaid by Johannes Vermeer depicts a domestic kitchen maid, an indoor servant, and not a milkmaid who milks the...
“Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney” by Robert Henri
Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney by Robert Henri Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney by Robert Henri depicts the wealthy American heiress who was also a sculptor, ...
The Balcony by Édouard Manet
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Old Ford Motor Factory, Singapore
Old Ford Motor Factory, Singapore The Old Ford Motor Factory is where the British forces under Lieutenant-General Arthur Percival surrendered to Japan...
“Three Dancers at a Dance Class” by Edgar Degas
Three Dancers at a Dance Class by Edgar Degas Three Dancers at a Dance Class by Edgar Degas depicts one of Degass favorite themes, dancers captured in...
Seated Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
Seated Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Guanyin This gilt bronze statue of Avalokiteśvara is a bodhisattva who embodies the compassion of all Buddhas. Sit...
Royal Game of Ur
Royal Game of Ur The Royal Game of Ur is an ancient game represented by two game boards found in the Royal Tombs of Ur in Iraq and date from before 2,...
“Leda and the Swan” in 9 Famous Paintings
Leda and the Swan by Paul Cézanne 9 Famous Paintings of Leda and the Swan Many famous painters have captured the ancient story of Leda and the Swan in...
Boeotian Horse Figurines with Rider
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“Cymon and Iphigenia” by Frederic Leighton
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