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Mosaic mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1952–53, on the Central Administration Building at University City, Mexico City. Barely visible to the right in the background is a mosaic by Juan O'Gorman, 1951–53, on the library.
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Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.
Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?
"The Birth of Venus," tempera on canvas by Sandro Botticelli, c. 1485; in the Uffizi, Florence.
Who Painted the Most Expensive Paintings in the World?
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Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.
25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence
Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson
Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art
Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment
Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies
Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)
5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong
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Titanic infographic. The 30th anniversary of its discovery is September 1, 2015. SPOTLIGHT VERSION.
Timeline of the Titanic’s Final Hours
Illustration for Demystified "How Dangerous is Quicksand"
How Deadly Is Quicksand?
Two chicks near an egg with a white background (poultry, chick, chickens, birds).
What Do Eggs Have to Do with Easter?
Candles Burning On Table In Church
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Nazi Germany, Nazi SS troops marching with victory standards at the Party Day rally in Nuremberg, Germany, 1933. (Schutzstaffel, Nazi Party, Nurnberg)
Why Was Nazi Germany Called the Third Reich?
pg 229Nazi parade features a banner proclaiming, "Death to Marxism."The possibility of a peaceful Germany after World War I was precluded entirely by the terms of the Versailles Treaty and theintransigent hostility of France and England. Stripped of indu
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Born December 29, 1896 • Chihuahua • Mexico
Died January 6, 1974 (aged 77) • Cuernavaca • Mexico

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Mosaic mural by David Alfaro Siqueiros, 1952–53, on the Central Administration Building at University City, Mexico City. Barely visible to the right in the background is a mosaic by Juan O'Gorman, 1951–53, on the library.
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José Clemente Orozco
Mexican painter
Diego Rivera, seated in front of a mural depicting the American “class struggle,” 1933.
Diego Rivera
Mexican painter
Juan O'Gorman: Retablo de la independencia
Juan O’Gorman
Mexican architect and muralist
Rufino Tamayo, 1965.
Rufino Tamayo
Mexican artist
Doctor Atl
Mexican painter and writer
Tom Lea
American artist and writer
Robert S. Duncanson
American painter
Leonardo da Vinci: self-portrait
Leonardo da Vinci
Italian artist, engineer, and scientist
Pablo Picasso
Pablo Picasso
Spanish artist
Venus of Urbino by Titian
Titian
Italian painter
Giotto: Lamentation
Giotto
Italian painter
Tintoretto: Last Supper
Tintoretto
Italian painter
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
Claude Monet: Self-portrait in a Beret
Claude Monet
French painter
Arrival of Cardinal Francesco Gonzaga, fresco by Andrea Mantegna, completed 1474; in the Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy.
Andrea Mantegna
Italian artist
Sandro Botticelli: Birth of Venus
Sandro Botticelli
Italian painter
Fra Angelico: Madonna of Humility
Fra Angelico
Italian painter
Masaccio
Italian painter
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Italian artist
Jackson Pollock
Jackson Pollock
American artist

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