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Las Meninas
Artist: Diego Velázquez
Made around 1656
Oil on canvas
The painting is also known as The
Maids of Honor. This is Velázquez's
most famous painting.
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The Milkmaid
Artist: Johannes Vermeer
Made around 1658
Oil on canvas
Vermeer is known as a master of
light. This painting demonstrates
his craft with subtlety and grace.
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The Blue Boy
Artist: Thomas Gainsborough
Made in 1770
Oil on canvas
This portrait of a boy in blue by
Gainsborough has been a longtime
favorite of the British public.
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Mona Lisa
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Started around 1503
Oil on poplar
The most famous smile in the world.
No one quite knows to this very day
why the woman is smiling.
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Apples and Oranges
Artist: Paul Cézanne
Made around 1899
Oil on canvas
A still-life painting from Cézanne.
He influenced Picasso, who said he
was the father of modern painting.
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The Night Watch
Artist: Rembrandt van Rijn
Made in 1642
Oil on canvas
A painting of a city militia that was
found, after restoration of the
work, to take place in the daylight.
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The Fifer
Artist: Édouard Manet
Made in 1866
Oil on canvas
One of Manet's earliest works.
He influenced later painters and is
called the Father of Impressionism.
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The Birth of Venus
Artist: Sandro Botticelli
Made around 1485
Tempera on canvas
This painting depicts the Roman
goddess of love, Venus, standing in
a shell after emerging from the sea.
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The Gleaners
Artist: Jean-François Millet
Made in 1857
Oil on canvas
This painting depicts a common
scene of the day where extra wheat
is collected by the needy.
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Sunflowers
Artist: Vincent van Gogh
Made around 1888
Oil on canvas
Part of a series that van Gogh did
during a period when he became
obsessed with painting sunflowers.
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The Clothed Maja
Artist: Francisco de Goya
Made around 1805
Oil on canvas
While we assume "Maja" is a person,
it is actually just a word that meant
"stylish woman" during the 1800s.
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Summer
Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldo
Made around 1573
Oil on canvas
Arcimboldo's style was to paint a
face as if it were assembled from
a bunch of fruits and vegetables.
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Arearea
Artist: Paul Gauguin
Made around 1892
Oil on canvas
"Arearea" means "fun" or "joy" in
Tahitian. It was while visiting Tahiti
that Gauguin painted this picture.
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Otani Oniji the 3rd as Yakko Edobei
Artist: Toshusai Sharaku
Made in 1794
Woodblock print
An ukiyo-e print of an actor from
the Edo period. Sharaku crafted
140 such prints within 10 months.
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A Bar at the Folies-Bergère
Artist: Édouard Manet
Made around 1882
Oil on canvas
Manet's last major work of art.
The scene is mostly shown in the
reflection in the mirror at the bar.
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Basket of Fruit
Artist: Caravaggio
Made around 1596
Oil on canvas
Caravaggio's name actually comes
from the town where he grew up.
He later used it as his moniker.
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Liberty Leading the People
Artist: Eugène Delacroix
Made in 1830
Oil on canvas
Painted during the same year as the
July Revolution of 1830 in France,
depicting liberty as a real figure.
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on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Artist: Georges Seurat
Made around 1885
Oil on canvas
This is an example of pointillism.
The scene of the crowd is actually
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The Sower
Artist: Jean-François Millet
Made around 1850
Oil on canvas
This painting features a small town
where the artist once lived. He is
said to have influenced van Gogh.
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Girl with a Pearl Earring
Artist: Johannes Vermeer
Made around 1665
Oil on canvas
Sometimes also called The Girl in
the Blue Turban. To this day, the
painting's model remains a mystery.
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Lady with an Ermine
Artist: Leonardo da Vinci
Made around 1490
Oil on wood panel
An ermine is a white stoat. Oddly,
da Vinci only painted a handful of
portraits of women in his career.
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The Hunters in the Snow
Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Elder
Made in 1565
Oil on wood panel
Also known as The Return of the
Hunters. Brueghel's son painted
as Pieter Brueghel the Younger.
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The Gods of Wind and Thunder
Artist: Tawaraya Sotatsu
Made in the 17th century
Gold leaf and ink on paper
Fujin, the wind god, is holding a bag
that causes wind, while Raijin, the
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Beauty Looking Back
Artist: Hishikawa Moronobu
Made in the 17th century
Color on silk
A hand-painted ukiyo-e print from
the middle of the Edo era. It's of a
fashionable lady looking backward.
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Venus de Milo
Artist Unknown
Made around 130 BC
Marble
A statue of the goddess of love
found on the island of Milos. Many
wonder how she originally posed.
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Nike of Samothrace
Artist Unknown
Made around 190 BC
Marble
It is thought that the goddess of
victory was supposed to look as if
she was on the front of a boat.
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David
Artist: Michelangelo
Made around 1504
Marble
Done by Michelangelo, it depicts a
young David with slinging rocks as
he glares at his enemy, Goliath.
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Discobolus
Artist Unknown
Made in the 2nd century
Marble
Made in ancient Rome and based on
a work by ancient Greek sculptor
Myron, the artist remains unknown.
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King Kamehameha I
Artist: Thomas Ridgeway Gould
Made around 1880
Bronze
This statue depicts the man who
unified the Hawaiian Islands. The
original was nearly lost at sea.
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Bust of Nefertiti
Artist: Thutmose
Made around 1345 BC
Limestone
Queen Nefertiti's Ancient Egyptian
name means "the beautiful one has
come." Her statue lives up to that.
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Shakoki-dogu
Artist Unknown
Made between 1000 and 400 BC
Fired pottery
Shakoki refers to how the big,
round eyes look like Inuit snow
goggles used for blocking light. |
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Capitoline Wolf
Artist Unknown
5th century BC / 13th century AD
Bronze
This statue of a wolf raising twins
was inspired by Roman legend and
originally thought to be much older.
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