Mariano Fortuny

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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

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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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Currency. Money. Cash. Dollars. Bills. Pile of ten, twenty, fifty, and hundred dollar bills.

6 Questions About the History of Money and Banking Answered

Shah Jahan. Taj Mahal. Mughal architecture. Emperor Shah Jahan fifth Mughal Emperor (reigned 1628-1658) India, Himachal Pradesh, Basohli or Jammu and Kashmir, Mankot, circa 1690 Drawings; Opaque watercolor, gold, and ink on paper (see notes)

6 Important Mughal Emperors

Easter Procession of Maria Santisima del Sacromonte in Granada, Spain. This statue is known as Virgen de los Gitanos or The Virgin of the Gypsies.

What is Holy Week?

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?

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7 of the World’s Deadliest Shipwrecks

Battle of the Alamo from "Texas: An Epitome of Texas History from the Filibustering and Revolutionary Eras to the Independence of the Republic, 1897. Texas Revolution, Texas revolt, Texas independence, Texas history.

6 Wars of Independence

July, 2006, Launch of Space Shuttle Discovery STS-121. See attached for full caption information.

Will Light-Speed Space Travel Ever Be Possible?

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Also Known As	Mariano José María Bernardo Fortuny y Marsal
Born	June 11, 1838 • Reus • Spain
Died	November 21, 1874 (aged 36) • Rome • Italy
Notable Family Members	son Mariano Fortuny

Pablo Picasso

Spanish artist

Diego Velázquez

Spanish painter

El Greco

Spanish artist

Francisco Goya

Spanish artist

Joan Miró

Spanish artist

Salvador Dalí

Spanish artist

Francisco de Zurbarán

Spanish painter

Bartolomé Esteban Murillo

Spanish painter

José de Ribera

Spanish painter

Bartolomé Bermejo

Spanish painter

Sebastián López de Arteaga

Spanish-born painter

Baltasar de Echave Orio

Spanish-born painter

Alonso Cano

Spanish artist

Francisco Herrera, the Elder

Spanish painter

Coello, Claudio: Adoration of the Holy Eucharist

Claudio Coello

Spanish painter

Antoni Tàpies

Spanish artist

Juan de Nisa Valdés Leal

Spanish artist

Juan Gris

Spanish painter

Alonso Sánchez Coello

Spanish painter

Francisco Herrera, the Younger

Spanish painter

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Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.

Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?

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