Erechtheion Survival Story
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Biblical Paintings by Anthony van Dyck
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Fayum Mummy Portrait of a Bearded Man
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Masterpieces and Historic Objects of the Art Gallery of South Australia
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“Olivia Peyton Murray Cutting” by Alexandre Cabanel
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“Piazza San Marco with the Basilica, Venice” by Canaletto
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Boy with Thorn
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Auguste Rodin
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“The Concert” by Johannes Vermeer
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“Psyche Revived by Cupid’s Kiss” by Antonio Canova (Hermitage Museum)
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The Three Graces (V&A)
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“The Sirens and Ulysses” by William Etty
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Gallipoli ANZAC Landing Boat
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“Miss Minna Simpson” by Tom Roberts
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“The Fog Warning” by Winslow Homer
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Masterpieces of The Phillips Collection
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“Santa Maria della Salute in Venedig vom Canal Grande” by Canaletto
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Corinth
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George Washington’s War Tent
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The Lady and the Unicorn Tapestries
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Ned Kelly’s Armor
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“Sphinx” by Norman Lindsay
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“Paratene Te Manu” by Gottfried Lindauer
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The Family of Shiva (Umamaheshvara)
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Artemision Bronze
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“Sistine Chapel Ceiling” by Michelangelo
Michelangelos Sistine Chapel Ceiling The Sistine Chapel is the room where the College of Cardinals are locked in and required to decide on the next Po...
Hidden women of history: Caterina Cornaro, the last queen of Cyprus
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Melaka Print, 1750
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“The School of Athens” by Raphael
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“Satyress” by Norman Lindsay
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