George Bellows
George Bellows Virtual Tour George Bellows (1882 – 1925) was an American realist painter known for his bold depictions of urban life in New York City...
4 Paintings of Napoleon in Egypt
Bonaparte Before the Sphinx by Jean-Léon Gérôme 4 Paintings of Napoleon in Egypt A Tour via Paintings of Napoleon in Egypt: Bonaparte Before the Sphin...
Wolverine Pendant of Les Eyzies
Wolverine Pendant of Les Eyzies Prehistoric Portable Art This Wolverine Pendant is a bone pendant decorated with an engraved drawing of a wolverine f...
“A Dance to the Music of Time” by Nicolas Poussin
A Dance to the Music of Time by Nicolas Poussin A Dance to the Music of Time by Nicolas Poussin is a painting whose exact meaning is not known. O...
“Pastorale” by Rupert Bunny
Pastorale by Rupert Bunny Pastorale was painted by Rupert Bunny, who was a magnificent colorist and erudite painter of classic themes. Bunny could mas...
Statue of John Harvard
John Harvard by Daniel Chester French John Harvard by Daniel Chester French is a sculpture in bronze honoring clergyman John Harvard (1607–1638), who ...
“Gassed” by John Singer Sargent
Gassed by John Singer Sargent Gassed by John Singer Sargent depicts the aftermath of a mustard gas attack during the First World War. The oil painting...
“The Peasant Wedding” by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Peasant Wedding by Pieter Bruegel the Elder The Peasant Wedding by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts the bride in front of the green textile wall-h...
Norway Proverbs, Quotes and Sayings
Norwegian Proverbs, Quotes, and Sayings ~~~ The best remedy against getting drunk is keeping sober. Norwegian Proverb ~~~ Behind the clouds, the sky ...
Parthenon Marbles
The Parthenon Marbles The Parthenon was built on the Acropolis of Athens, Greece between 447 and 432 B.C. as a testament to the glory and pride of the...
Blue Whale
Blue Whale This skeleton of a Blue Whale represents the largest animal known to have ever existed and yet one that feeds on only the smallest animals....
Iziko South African National Gallery
Iziko South African National Gallery Virtual Tour The Iziko South African National Gallery is the national art gallery of South Africa. Its collectio...
“Parson Weems’ Fable” by Grant Wood
Parson Weems’ Fable by Grant Wood Parson Weems’ Fable by Grant Wood depicts the folktale of young George Washington and the cherry tree to remind the ...
Phaistos Disc
Phaistos Disc Minoan Bronze Age Mystery The Phaistos Disc is a disk of fired clay from the Minoan palace of Phaistos on the island of Crete, possibly...
“The Last of England” by Ford Madox Brown
The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown The Last of England by Ford Madox Brown depicts two emigrants leaving England to start a new life in Australia...
“Italia and Germania” by Friedrich Overbeck
Italia and Germania by Friedrich Overbeck Italia and Germania by Friedrich Overbeck depicts two young women facing each other in front of a landscape....
“Self Portrait at the Age of 63” by Rembrandt
Self Portrait at the Age of 63 by Rembrandt Self Portrait at the Age of 63 by Rembrandt was the last in his long series of self-portraits and pai...
Desert Place of Mshatta Facade
The Desert Place of Mshatta Facade The Mshatta Facade is the decorated part of the façade of the 8th century, Umayyad residential palace of Qasr Mshat...
“Mother and Child” by Mary Cassatt
Mother and Child by Mary Cassatt Mother and Child by Mary Cassatt depict a mother washing a child after getting up from his nap. The mother ...
Ostracon of Themistocles
Ostracon of Themistocles These Ostracon of Themistocles are pieces of pottery, broken off from a vase or other earthenware vessels, and...
“Ulysses and the Sirens” by John William Waterhouse
Ulysses and the Sirens by John William Waterhouse Ulysses and the Sirens by John William Waterhouse dramatically illustrates an episode from the Greek...
Holy Thorn Reliquary
Holy Thorn Reliquary The Holy Thorn Reliquary was created to house a relic of the Crown of Thorns. It is one of a small number of significant works th...
Prehistoric Petrosphere
Prehistoric Petrosphere Carved Stone Spheres and Balls Prehistoric Petrosphere Carved Stone Balls are spherical human-made objects made from stone. ...
Waterfalls by Katsushika Hokusai
A Tour of the Waterfalls of the Provinces by Katsushika Hokusai A Tour of the Waterfalls of the Provinces by Katsushika Hokusai is a series of la...
“The Rocky Mountains, Lander’s Peak” by Albert Bierstadt
The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak by Albert Bierstadt The Rocky Mountains, Landers Peak by Albert Bierstadt is based on sketches made during Bierstadt...
“The Allegory of Faith” by Johannes Vermeer
The Allegory of Faith by Johannes Vermeer The Allegory of Faith by Johannes Vermeer was painted about 1670 and depicts a woman in an elegant white and...
Pilgrim’s Bottle of Saint Menas
Pilgrims Bottle of Saint Menas This ceramic Pilgrims Bottle was used for holy water or oil from the shrine of Saint Menas in Egypt. It was used by pil...
Mark Twain House
Mark Twain House Virtual Tour The Mark Twain House and Museum was the home of Mark Twain (Samuel Langhorne Clemens) and his family from 1874 to 1891....
The Pergamon Altar
The Pergamon Altar Virtual Tour The Pergamon Altar was built about 150 BC on the acropolis or the high point of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon in...
Archangel Michael, the Commander of the Army of God
Saint Michael and the Dragon by the Sienese School Saint Michael and the Dragon by the Sienese School of the 14th century, is a mystical masterpiece d...