Hidden Women of History: Enheduanna, Princess, Priestess and the World’s first known Author
Standard of Ur mosaic, 26th century BC. Louise Pryke, Macquarie University The world’s first known author is widely considered to be Enheduanna, a wom...
“The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit” by John Singer Sargent
The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by John Singer Sargent The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit by John Singer Sargent depicts four young girls, the da...
Two Sisters or On the Terrace by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Two Sisters or On the Terrace by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Two Sisters or On the Terrace by Pierre-Auguste Renoir depicts the upper terrace of the Maison ...
“The House of Guardaboschi” by Gustav Klimt
The House of Guardaboschi by Gustav Klimt “The House of Guardaboschi” by Gustav Klimt echos his early artistic career, as a successful painter of arch...
Venus de’ Medici
Venus de Medici Medici Venus The Venus de Medici or Medici Venus is a marble sculpture depicting the Greek goddess Aphrodite. It is a 1st-century BCE...
“Waterloo Bridge” by Claude Monet
Waterloo Bridge by Claude Monet Waterloo Bridge by Claude Monet is one in a series of paintings of the famous bridge in London. All of the pictures i...
“Under the Jacaranda” by R Godfrey Rivers
Under the Jacaranda by R Godfrey Rivers Under the Jacaranda by R Godfrey Rivers shows the artist and his wife, Selina, taking tea under the shade of a...
“The Sleeping Gypsy” by Henri Rousseau
The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau The Sleeping Gypsy by Henri Rousseau is a fantasy depiction of a lion musing over a sleeping woman on a moonlit n...
“Mrs. Fiske Warren and Her Daughter Rachel” by John Singer Sargent
Mrs Fiske Warren and Her Daughter Rachel by John Singer Sargent Mrs Fiske Warren (Gretchen Osgood) and Her Daughter Rachel is an oil on canvas portrai...
“Chandos Portrait of William Shakespeare” by John Taylor
Chandos Portrait of William Shakespeare by John Taylor The Chandos Portrait of William Shakespeare is believed to depict Shakespeare because the engra...
“Perseus and Andromeda” by Giuseppe Cesari
“Perseus and Andromeda” by Giuseppe Cesari Perseus and Andromeda by Giuseppe Cesari dramatically portray the Greek mythological story of Andromeda. Pe...
“Supper at Emmaus” by Caravaggio (Brera Art Gallery)
Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio depicts the moment when the resurrected Jesus reveals himself to two of his surprised di...
Hidden Women of History: Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, Prodigiously Talented Painter
An 1808 painting by Marie-Gabrielle Capet titled Atelier of Madame Vincent, showing Labille-Guiard at work (centre) as Capet fills her palette. Wikime...
Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco (Art Institute of Chicago)
Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco depicts the best-known story on the life of the Christian Saint Martin...
“The Repentant Saint Peter” by El Greco (Phillips Collection)
The Repentant Saint Peter by El Greco The Repentant Saint Peter by El Greco shows the saint in tearful repentance with the Keys of Heaven tied around ...
“Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond” by Claude Monet (MoMA, NYC)
Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond by Claude Monet Reflections of Clouds on the Water-Lily Pond by Claude Monet is a monumental triptych por...
“Unveiling The Statue of Liberty” by Edward Moran
Unveiling The Statue of Liberty by Edward Moran Unveiling The Statue of Liberty by Edward Moran depicts October 28, 1886, when thousands of spectators...
“At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance” by Toulouse-Lautrec
At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance by Toulouse-Lautrec At the Moulin Rouge, The Dance is the second of many paintings by Toulouse-Lautrec depicting t...
“The Tears of Saint Peter” by El Greco (Museo Soumaya)
The Tears of Saint Peter by El Greco The Tears of Saint Peter by El Greco shows the saint in tearful repentance with the Keys of Heaven tied around hi...
Aboriginal Shields
Aboriginal Shields These Australian Aboriginal shields are made from wood, cane, feathers and earth pigments. Most of these shields come from the sout...
Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay
Masterpieces of the Musée d’Orsay The Musée d’Orsay holds mainly French art dating from 1848 to 1914 and is one of the largest art museums in Europe. ...
“Collette’s House in Cagnes” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Collettes House in Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Collettes House in Cagnes by Pierre-Auguste Renoir was painted by Renoir at the age of just over 70...
“Nighthawks” by Edward Hopper
Nighthawks by Edward Hopper Nighthawks by Edward Hopper depicts people in a downtown diner late at night. It is Hoppers most famous painting and one o...
“The Child’s Bath” by Mary Cassatt
The Childs Bath by Mary Cassatt The Childs Bath by Mary Cassatt was inspired by Japanese woodblocks and depicts a mother or female carer bathing of a ...
“Country Dance” by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Country Dance by Auguste Renoir Country Dance by Pierre-Auguste Renoir shows a dancing couple under a chestnut tree. Both figures are painted life-siz...
Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II
Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II The Maori Meeting House, Ruatepupuke II was built by the New Zeland Maori community at Tokomaru Bay in 1881. They ...
Capitoline Wolf
Capitoline Wolf The Capitoline Wolf represents the ancient legend of the founding of Rome. It is a bronze sculpture of the she-wolf suckling the twins...
Dance at le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette is also known as Bal du Moulin de la Galette and is one of ...
“The Duel After the Masquerade” by Jean-Léon Gérôme
The Duel After the Masquerade by Jean-Léon Gérôme The Duel After the Masquerade by Jean-Léon Gérôme depicts a man dressed as a Pierrot who has been mo...
Pyxis with a Lid of Three Horses
Pyxis with a Lid of Three Horses This pyxis and lid, with a handle in the form of three horses, is from the late Late Geometric Period. A Pyxis is a c...