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A Girl in Japanese Gown. The Kimono
A Girl in Japanese Gown. The Kimono
After the opening-up of Japan and the expansion of trade routes in the mid-nineteenth century, Japonisme immediately spread across Europe and America. Just as the paintings of the ...
Doris with Ruff Collar
Doris with Ruff Collar
In June 1905, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, his friend Fritz Bleyl and their colleagues at the Technische Hochschule, Erich Heckel and Karl Schmidt, established Die Brücke (The Bridge), G...
Pond with Water Lilies
Pond with Water Lilies
From his earliest years as a painter, Monet’s art was rooted in the direct and prolonged analysis of nature. Throughout his career, he grappled with the task of developing techniqu...
Venetian Onion Seller
Venetian Onion Seller
During his stay in Paris, Sargent travelled to various places he considered exotic in search of new themes for his painting. He visited Spain in 1879 and the following year, after ...
Bahramgur hunting with Fitna (painting recto; text verso), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of Haft Paykar by Nizami.
Bahramgur hunting with Fitna (painting recto; text verso), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of Haft Paykar by Nizami.
This single detached folio comes from a copy of the Khamsa of Nizami, the 12th century Iranian poet. The Khamsa is a popular and often illustrated text, especially in the 15th and ...
A Hunting Prince Steadies and Fires His Matchlock Gun on an Attendant's Shoulder
A Hunting Prince Steadies and Fires His Matchlock Gun on an Attendant's Shoulder
On the right is a kneeling prince, distinguished by his earring and ornate turban. He wears yellow trousers, a long, striped robe (jama), and a waist sash (patka). Tucked and hangi...
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
Neck Amphora (storage jar): Herakles and Erymanthian Boar; Warrior Farewell Scene
On one side: Herakles capturing the Erymanthian boar. The Erymanthian boar was a monster which plagued the central Peloponnese around Mt. Erymanthos, and it was one of Herakles’ la...
Self Portrait in Front of Easel
Self Portrait in Front of Easel
Max Liebermann was born in Berlin on July 20, 1894, the son of an affluent Jewish textile manufacturer. After studing at the Weimar Art Academy, he traveled in 1874 to Paris and Ba...