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Rip Van Winkle, oil on canvas by John Quidor, 1829; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
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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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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.)
All 119 References in “We Didn’t Start the Fire,” Explained
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Adolf Hitler (Nazi, nazism, German leader).
9 Things You Might Not Know About Adolf Hitler
Russian grand duchess Anastasia; undated photograph. (Anastasiya Nikolayevna, Tsar Nicholas II)
Did Duchess Anastasia Survive Her Family’s Execution?
Watergate scandal. Richard M. Nixon. President Nixon gives a press conference and talks to the press, March 12, 1971.
9 American Political Scandals
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Timeline of the 1990s
Flags of the countries of the world (flagpoles).
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Born January 26, 1801 • New York
Died December 13, 1881 (aged 80) • Jersey City

Photos

Rip Van Winkle, oil on canvas by John Quidor, 1829; in the Art Institute of Chicago.
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Winslow Homer: Breezing Up (A Fair Wind)
Winslow Homer
American artist
Fur Traders Descending the Missouri
George Caleb Bingham
American painter
Lilly Martin Spencer
American painter
William Sidney Mount
American painter
Wake of the Ferry, oil on canvas by John French Sloan, 1907; in the Phillips Collection, Washington, D.C.
John French Sloan
American artist
Gari Melchers
American artist
Diego Velázquez
Diego Velázquez
Spanish painter
Johannes Vermeer: Girl with a Pearl Earring
Johannes Vermeer
Dutch painter
Honoré Daumier
Honoré Daumier
French artist
The Painter and His Pug, self-portrait by William Hogarth, oil on canvas, 1745; in the Tate Gallery, London.
William Hogarth
English artist
Pieter Bruegel the Elder: Peasant Dance
Pieter Bruegel, the Elder
Flemish artist
Gustave Courbet
Gustave Courbet
French painter
Self-portrait by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, pastel, 1775; in the Louvre, Paris.
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
French painter
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo: Grape and Melon Eaters
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
Spanish painter
Viktor Mikhaylovich Vasnetsov
Russian artist
Pavel Andreyevich Fedotov
Russian painter
Eeckhout, Gerbrand van den: Group Portrait
Gerbrand van den Eeckhout
Dutch painter and poet
Quentin Massys
Flemish artist
The Annunciation to the Shepherds, oil on canvas by Jacopo Bassano, probably 1555/1560; in the Samuel H. Kress Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. 106.1 × 82.6 cm.
Jacopo Bassano
Italian painter
Gerard Terborch
Dutch painter

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