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Jōchō: Amida Myorai
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Queen Elizabeth II addresses at opening of Parliament. (Date unknown on photo, but may be 1958, the first time the opening of Parliament was filmed.)
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Died 1057 • Japan
Movement / Style Fujiwara style

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Ivan Meštrović
Ivan Meštrović
American sculptor
Saints Christopher, Eustace, and Erasmus
Tilman Riemenschneider
German sculptor
A Baroque masterpiece
Pedro de Mena
Spanish sculptor
Juan Martínez Montañés
Spanish sculptor
Gregorio Hernández
Spanish sculptor
Hiragushi Denchū
Japanese sculptor
Unkei
Japanese sculptor
Kuratsukuri Tori
Japanese sculptor
Takamura Kōun.
Takamura Kōun
Japanese sculptor
Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Michelangelo
Michelangelo
Italian artist
Henry Moore
Henry Moore
British artist
Lorenzo Bernini: Apollo and Daphne
Gian Lorenzo Bernini
Italian artist
Donatello: David
Donatello
Italian sculptor
Ghiberti, Lorenzo
Lorenzo Ghiberti
Italian sculptor
Constantin Brancusi
Constantin Brancusi
Romanian-French sculptor
Lever #3, painted ponderosa pine by Martin Puryear, 1989; in the McKee Gallery, New York City. 8412 × 162 × 13 inches.
Martin Puryear
American sculptor
Louise Nevelson
American sculptor
Marisol
Marisol
American sculptor
Andrea Orcagna
Italian painter

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