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“The Rape of Europa” by Paolo Veronese

The Rape of Europa by Paolo Veronese The Rape of Europa by Paolo Veronese is a mythological painting of the story of the abduction of Europa by Zeus, ...
23:14 31 August 2019

“David” by Michelangelo

"David" by Michelangelo was completed in 1504 and depicts the Biblical hero David, who killed the giant Goliath with a rock from his sling, ...
13:05 31 August 2019

Heroes

Bogatyrs by Viktor Vasnetsov Bogatyri by Viktor Vasnetsov depicts three of the most famous Russian bogatyrs, Dobrynya Nikitich, Ilya Muromets, and Aly...
12:14 31 August 2019

“Venus and Adonis” by Titian

Titians Most Popular Composition Venus and Adonis Venus and Adonis is a composition that has been painted many times by Titian, his studio assistants...
11:49 31 August 2019

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs

Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs The Portrait of the Four Tetrarchs is a sculpture of four Roman emperors dating from around 300 AD. The sculptural grou...
1:48 30 August 2019

Stargazer

The Stargazer Statuette of a Woman This 5,000 year-old marble sculpture of a female figure is called the “Stargazer.” The name derives from the way h...
12:09 28 August 2019

National Mining Hall of Fame

National Mining Hall of Fame Virtual Tour The National Mining Hall of Fame is a museum dedicated to commemorating the work of miners and people who w...
12:00 28 August 2019

Milos

Milos Museums Milos is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea and is the most southwestern island in the Cyclades group. The island is famous for t...
10:51 27 August 2019

“Newton after Blake” by Eduardo Paolozzi

Newton after Blake by Eduardo Paolozzi Newton by Eduardo Paolozzi is a large bronze sculpture displayed on a high plinth in the piazza outside the Bri...
3:53 27 August 2019

“Saint Jerome as Scholar” by El Greco

Saint Jerome as Scholar by El Greco This Saint Jerome by El Greco is one of five known paintings of Saint Jerome by El Greco. Saint Jerome is shown in...
13:05 26 August 2019

Theatrum Orbis Terrarum

Theatre of the Orb of the World First Atlas Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, which is Latin for Theatre of the Orb of the World, is considered to be the firs...
10:23 26 August 2019

Hadith Bayad wa Riyad

The Love Story of Bayad and Riyad The Story of Bayad and Riyad is a 13th-century Arabic love story. The Hadith Bayad wa Riyad manuscript is one of thr...
5:23 26 August 2019

Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst

Staatliche Sammlung für Ägyptische Kunst The Staatliches Museum Ägyptischer Kunst is the State Museum of Egyptian Art and contains the Bavarian state ...
4:07 26 August 2019

Akrotiri Archaeological Site

Akrotiri Archaeological Site Santorini -Thera Akrotiri was a Minoan Bronze Age settlement on the volcanic Greek island of Santorini (Thera). The civi...
12:27 25 August 2019

Jean Béraud’s Art

A Windy Day on the Pont des Arts A Windy Day on the Pont des Arts by Jean Béraud depicts the pedestrian bridge spanning the Seine between the Institut...
11:42 24 August 2019

New-York Historical Society

New-York Historical Society  Virtual Tour The New-York Historical Society presents exhibitions, public programs, and research that explore the ri...
12:33 23 August 2019

“The Chocolate Girl” by Jean-Étienne Liotard

The Chocolate Girl by Jean-Étienne Liotard The Chocolate Girl by Jean-Étienne Liotard is a portrait of a neatly dressed serving maid as she carries a ...
11:53 23 August 2019

Seated Buddha from Gandhara

Seated Buddha from Gandhara The Seated Buddha from Gandhara is a statue of the Buddha discovered at the site of ancient Gandhara in modern-day Pakista...
11:06 23 August 2019

Narmer Palette

Narmer Palette The Narmer Palette is a significant Egyptian archaeological find, dating from about the 31st century BC. It contains some of the earlie...
4:11 23 August 2019

Ostraka for Ostracism

Ostraka for Ostracism These Ostraka were used in the processes of Ostracism over 2,500 years ago as part of the Athenian Democratic model. They are pi...
0:35 23 August 2019

“Self-portrait in a Straw Hat” by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun

Self-portrait in a Straw Hat by Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun Self-portrait in a Straw Hat by Louise Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun portrays the prominent French p...
12:52 22 August 2019

“Miono-Matsubara” by Charles W Bartlett

Miono-Matsubara by Charles W Bartlett Miono-Matsubara by Charles W Bartlett depicts Miho no Matsubara, which was renowned as a seashore with beau...
12:17 22 August 2019

Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet

Impression, Sunrise Impression Soleil Levant by Claude Monet Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet, was first shown at what would become known as the E...
12:02 21 August 2019

Kave, Goddess Figure

Kave, Goddess Figure Kave De Hine Aligi was a powerful female spirit and goddess that presided over the Polynesian people of Nukuoro, a small atoll in...
1:57 21 August 2019

Queen’s Gallery, Buckingham Palace

Queens Gallery, Buckingham Palace Virtual Tour The Queens Gallery is an art gallery at Buckingham Palace, home of the British monarch, in London. It ...
10:14 20 August 2019

Diogenes by John William Waterhouse

Diogenes by John William Waterhouse Diogenes by John William Waterhouse depicts Diogenes the Cynic (412 323 BC), who was a Greek philosopher. Diogene...
9:02 20 August 2019

“Jewish Wedding in Morocco” by Eugène Delacroix

Jewish Wedding in Morocco by Eugène Delacroix Jewish Wedding in Morocco by Eugène Delacroix depicts a scene the artist had experienced as part of a di...
6:41 20 August 2019

Egyptian Collection

Stela of Pepi, Chief of the Potters Egyptian Collection Hermitage Museum The civilization of ancient Egypt produced ancient Egyptian art in the Nile ...
7:44 19 August 2019

Aceh Print

Aceh Print This print depicts Banda Aceh in the 1750s with Dutch East India Company ships in the foreground. This panoramic view shows the early settl...
23:25 18 August 2019

Dying Gaul

Dying Gaul The Dying Gaul is an Ancient Roman marble copy of a lost Hellenistic sculpture, which was initially created in bronze. It portrays a Gallic...
14:08 18 August 2019