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Fuentidueña Apse

The Fuentidueña Apse The Fuentidueña Apse is a Romanesque apse which dates to before the 1200s built as part of the San Martín Church at Fuentidueña, ...
10:39 9 July 2020

“Sistine Madonna” by Raphael

Sistine Madonna by Raphael Sistine Madonna by Raphael depicts the Madonna, holding the Christ Child and flanked by Saint Sixtus and Saint Barbara. The...
5:15 9 July 2020

The Emperor as Philosopher, Marcus Aurelius

The Emperor as Philosopher, Marcus Aurelius The Emperor as Philosopher is a bronze statue with a missing head. The sculpture was cast in 29 pieces, ex...
4:03 9 July 2020

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon

The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon The Visit of the Queen of Sheba to King Solomon by Edward Poynter depicts the story from the Hebr...
3:11 9 July 2020

“Tea Leaves” by William McGregor Paxton

Tea Leaves by William McGregor Paxton Tea Leaves by William McGregor Paxton depicts two fashional women in Boston. The standing woman pours the tea wh...
11:35 8 July 2020

Ceremonial Axe

Ceremonial Axe  Papua New Guinea This ceremonial axe has a greenstone blade and a carved wooden haft. The axe blade is made of polished stone sou...
12:48 6 July 2020

Oedipus and the Sphinx in Art

Oedipus and the Sphinx by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres Louvre Museum Oedipus and the Sphinx in Art Many famous painters have captured the episode of...
10:30 6 July 2020

Alexander Graham Bell’s “Large Box” Telephone, 1876

Alexander Graham Bells Telephone, 1876 Alexander Graham Bells Large Box telephone was one of the first available telephones in 1876. Alexander Graham ...
7:29 6 July 2020

“The Parthenon” by Frederic Edwin Church

The Parthenon by Frederic Edwin Church The Parthenon by Frederic Edwin Church is a large 1871 painting of the Parthenon. The Parthenon was built on th...
0:54 6 July 2020

Australian Aboriginal Carrying Vessels

Australian Aboriginal Carrying Vessels Indigenous Australian Aborigines created coolamons as carrying vessels that come in many forms. Australian Abor...
13:56 4 July 2020

“Entry of Alexander into Babylon” by Charles Le Brun

The Triumph of Alexander by Charles Le Brun Entry of Alexander into Babylon by Charles Le Brun depicts Alexander the Great standing in a chariot drawn...
10:42 4 July 2020

“Landscape with the Fall of Icarus” by Pieter Brueghel the Elder

Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Brueghel the Elder Landscape with the Fall of Icarus by Pieter Brueghel, the Elder, was long tho...
10:20 3 July 2020

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens

Magnolia Plantation and Gardens Virtual Tour Magnolia Plantation and Gardens is a historic house with gardens located in South Carolina. It is one of...
0:33 3 July 2020

“Salvator Mundi” by Albrecht Dürer

Salvator Mundi by Albrecht Dürer Salvator Mundi by Albrecht Dürer is an unfinished painting depicting Christ as Savior of the World. His rig...
13:31 2 July 2020

Buddha

Buddha Gandharan Culture This Buddha is in the Gandharan or Greco-Buddhist style, and the statue shows influence from Ancient Greek art. Gandhara had...
10:23 2 July 2020

“St John the Baptist” by Leonardo da Vinci

St John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci St John the Baptist by Leonardo da Vinci is a High Renaissance oil painting on walnut wood completed from 151...
7:43 2 July 2020

Pedimental Sculptures of the Parthenon

Pedimental Sculptures of the Parthenon The Parthenons Pediments are the two sets of fifty statues in marble initially located on the east and wes...
11:30 1 July 2020

Months of the Year Cycle by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (MET) The Harvesters by Pieter Bruegel the Elder depicts the harvest time, which most commonly occurred wit...
10:20 1 July 2020

Medea by Frederick Sandys

Medea by Frederick Sandys Medea by Frederick Sandys depicts a half-length seated figure with her head tilted slightly to her right. She claws at her n...
7:14 1 July 2020

National Constitution Center

National Constitution Center Virtual Tour The National Constitution Center is an interactive museum and a national town hall for constitutional dialo...
2:35 1 July 2020

Parthenon in Nashville

Parthenon in Nashville Virtual Tour The Parthenon in Centennial Park, in Nashville, Tennessee, is a full-scale replica of the original Athens Parthen...
1:22 1 July 2020

“Alexander Hamilton” by John Trumbull

Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull Alexander Hamilton by John Trumbull is a 1792 full-length portrait, and it is one of the many paintings Trumbull m...
12:49 30 June 2020

“The Artist in his Studio” by Rembrandt

The Artist in his Studio by Rembrandt The Artist in his Studio by Rembrandt depicts the artists workshop, at the moment of confrontation between the a...
7:41 30 June 2020

“Portrait of Camille Roulin” by Vincent van Gogh

Portrait of Camille Roulin by Vincent van Gogh Portrait of Camille Roulin by Vincent van Gogh is a portrait of the youngest son of the postman Joseph ...
7:53 29 June 2020

Torso of a Hoplite Warrior

Torso of a Hoplite Warrior Peering out from between the closed cheekpieces of the Ionian helmet are two almond-shaped eyes. As the only visible facial...
12:39 28 June 2020

“An Out-of-Doors Study” by John Singer Sargent

An Out-of-Doors Study by John Singer Sargent An Out-of-Doors Study by John Singer Sargent depicts the French artist Paul Helleu, and his young wife, A...
9:19 28 June 2020

John Trumbull

John Trumbull Virtual Tour John Trumbull (1756–1843) was born in Connecticut, the son of the governor. After graduating from Harvard University, he s...
8:03 28 June 2020

“The Ambassadors” by Hans Holbein the Younger

The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein, the Younger, is a grand size masterpiece but highly detailed and full of ...
23:10 26 June 2020

Mycenae Grave Circle A Artifacts

Mycenae Grave Circle A Artifacts The Mycenae Grave Circle A Artifacts are from a 16th-century BC royal cemetery near the main entrance of the Bro...
4:06 26 June 2020

The National Gallery, London

The National Gallery, London Virtual Tour The National Gallery, London, is an art museum founded in 1824. Its collection includes over 2,300 painting...
0:57 26 June 2020