Masterpieces. Page 2



Seated Ganesha

Seated Ganesha This Seated Ganesha is a sculpture showing Ganesha crowned and bejewelled holding objects associated with one of Indias beloved gods: a...
16:18 27 December 2023

“Woman in Blue Combing Her Hair” by Goyō Hashiguchi

Woman in Blue Combing Her Hair by Goyō Hashiguchi Woman in Blue Combing Her Hair by Goyō Hashiguchi is a colour woodblock print, from 1920s Japan. The...
16:11 18 December 2023

“Woman with a Pearl Necklace” by Johannes Vermeer

Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Johannes Vermeer Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Johannes Vermeer portrays a young Dutch woman, dressing with yellow rib...
15:59 15 December 2023

“Tamati Waka Nene” by Gottfried Lindauer

Tamati Waka Nene by Gottfried Lindauer Tamati Waka Nene by Gottfried Lindauer depicts a prominent and courageous Maori chief of the Nga-ti-toa Tribe. ...
15:56 15 December 2023

“Summer Time” by Rupert Bunny

Summer Time by Rupert Bunny Summer Time was painted by Rupert Bunny who was a magnificent colourist and erudite painter of classic themes and could ma...
15:56 13 December 2023

“Portrait of Mrs Alexander Hamilton” by Ralph Earl

Portrait of Mrs Alexander Hamilton by Ralph Earl This Portrait of Mrs Alexander Hamilton by Ralph Earl portrays Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757 – 18...
16:16 11 December 2023

Relief of a Winged Genie

Relief of a Winged Genie This Relief of a Winged Genie on gypsum depicts a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture. Winged genies are...
16:11 10 December 2023

“Woman in a Summer Kimono” by Goyō Hashiguchi

Woman in a Summer Kimono by Goyō Hashiguchi Woman in a Summer Kimono by Goyō Hashiguchi is a colour woodblock print, from 1920s Japan. The artist, Goy...
16:11 6 December 2023

Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles

Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles This Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles depicts Raffles as youthful and knowledgeable, su...
15:53 1 December 2023

“Figure with Parasol, Protect against Snow” by Takahashi Hiroaki

Figure with Parasol, Protect against Snow by Takahashi Hiroaki Figure with Parasol, Protect against Snow by Takahashi Hiroaki depicts a woman in tradi...
15:54 23 November 2023

“The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius” by John William Waterhouse

The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius by John William Waterhouse The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius by John William Waterhouse portrays Honorius fe...
15:54 18 November 2023

“The Thinker” by Auguste Rodin (The Legion of Honor)

The Thinker by Auguste Rodin The Thinker by Auguste Rodin was originally conceived for his monumental bronze portal entitled The Gates of Hell (1880-1...
16:19 14 November 2023

“Paris Street, Rainy Day” by Gustave Caillebotte

Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte is his best-known work and depicts Parisians walking in ...
16:12 14 November 2023

Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol

Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol The Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol was a weapon issued by the KGB during the Cold War. It was a single shot 4.5 mm pist...
16:19 7 November 2023

Tiffany Lamp

Tiffany Lamp  Nasturtium Shade with Mosaic Turtleback Tile Base This Nasturtium Shade with Mosaic Turtleback Tile Base is a Tiffany Lamp, probably des...
16:16 7 November 2023

“Portrait of Dr Paul Alexandre” by Amedeo Modigliani

Portrait of Dr Paul Alexandre by Amedeo Modigliani This Portrait of Dr Paul Alexandre by Amedeo Modigliani is one of several paintings of Dr Alexandre...
15:53 4 November 2023

“A Break Away!” by Tom Roberts

A Break Away! by Tom Roberts “A Break Away!” by Tom Roberts depicts a mob of thirsty sheep stampeding towards a dam for water. A drover on horseback i...
15:54 3 November 2023

“Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by Gustav Klimt

Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt is also called The Lady in Gold or The Woman in Gold i...
16:16 2 November 2023

“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt

“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt shows a couple embracing, their bodies entwined in elaborately decorated robes. The couple is kn...
15:57 2 November 2023

Hidden Women of History: Théroigne de Méricourt, Feminist Revolutionary

Théroigne de Mericourt, engraving after a painting by Auguste Raffet in 1817. Peter McPhee, University of Melbourne Anne-Josèphe Théroigne or Terwagne...
15:50 1 November 2023

“Whistler’s Mother” by James McNeill Whistler

Whistlers Mother by James McNeill Whistler Whistlers Mother by James McNeill Whistler depicts the painters mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. Its title is...
15:57 30 October 2023

Pietà by Michelangelo

Pieta by Michelangelo Pietà by Michelangelo depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion. The theme is of Northern Eu...
16:03 29 October 2023

Masterpieces of Uffizi Gallery

Gallery The Uffizi Gallery is organised as an extended network of rooms with amazing works of art in somewhat of a historical order
16:02 28 October 2023

“Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani

“Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani “Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani is one of the dozens of nudes created by Modigliani in a modern style characterised by elongat...
16:17 27 October 2023

Shadow Puppet

Shadow Puppet Rama This Shadow Puppet depicts Rama, the lead character from the Indian epic the Ramayana. It is a form of shadow puppet show called T...
15:53 26 October 2023

Buddha performing Twin Miracles at Sravasti

Buddha performing Twin Miracles at Sravasti Buddha performing Twin Miracles at Sravasti depicts Buddha with a halo behind his head, long earlobes and ...
15:53 25 October 2023

Artemisia Gentileschi

Artemisia Gentileschi Artemisia Gentileschi was an Italian Baroque painter, in an era when the artistic community and patrons did not readily accept f...
15:46 25 October 2023

“The Spirit of the Drought” by Arthur Streeton

The Spirit of the Drought by Arthur Streeton The Spirit of the Drought by Arthur Streeton depicts a common theme in the work of the artist associated ...
15:54 24 October 2023

“The Coronation of Napoleon” by Jacques-Louis David

The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David The Coronation of Napoleon by Jacques-Louis David shows all eyes turned towards Napoleon and the cro...
15:58 21 October 2023

Ionic Column Capital 5th Century BC

Ionic Column Capital 5th Century BC This Ionic Column Capital dates from the 5th Century BC and has traces of painted decoration. It was found at the ...
16:00 17 October 2023