Between Venus and Bacchus, 1882, Lawrence Alma-Tadema

Lawrence Alma-Tadema, a classical-subject painter famous for his depictions of the luxury and decadence of the Roman Empire.

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Guardians of the Underworld

Gate guardian deities from the realm of the Underworld, detail of the 3rd guided shrine of Tutankhamun, decorated with scenes from the ‘Book of the Dead’ to aid the king’s journey after death. 

From the Tomb of Tutankhamun (KV62), Valley of the Kings, West Thebes. Now in the Egyptian Museum, Cairo. JE 60667

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Ancient Egyptian Ladies

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Vintage: Marilyn

Marilyn Monroe in “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes”

Biografía: Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962) | Vogue

Biography: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilyn_Monroe

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Diego A. Maradona (1960-2020)

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https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona

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The Vengeance of Venus, 1908, Maurice Denis

Maurice Denis, a French painter and writer whoes theories contributed to the foundations of cubism, fauvism, and abstract art.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maurice_Denis

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Stephan Sinding, Romantic / Symbolist sculptor

Stephan Abel Sinding (1846-1922) was a Norwegian-Danish sculptor. He moved to Copenhagen in 1883 and had his breakthrough the same year. In 1890 he obtained Danish citizenship. In 1910 he settled in Paris where he lived and worked until his death in 1922.

Stephan Abel Sinding was born in Trondhjem as a son of mining engineer Matthias Wilhelm Sinding (1811-1860) and Cecilie Marie Mejdell (1817-86).

Stephan Sinding – Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephan_Sinding

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An Idle Hour, 1890, John William Godward

John William Godward, an English painter from the end of the Neo-Classicist era.

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Medieval Castles

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Lady in Furs (aka Mrs. Charles A. Searles), 1912, Childe Hassam

Frederick Childe Hassam, an American Impressionist painter, noted for his urban and coastal scenes.

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Oinochoe (Pitcher), Ancient Greek

Oinochoe (Pitcher), Ancient Greek, -325, Art Institute of Chicago: Ancient and Byzantine Art

This vase depicts a woman shown running to the right, but turning back to the left. She wears a peplos and a white sakkos (hat), snake bracelets and a necklace. She carries in her right hand a wicker-work kanoun (topped by pomegranates and what seem to be small torches), as well as a fillet and a rosette wreath over her forearm. In her left hand is a large fan. Below her left arm is a large, elaborate tambourine.

The Art Institute of Chicago. Size: 37.4 × 13.9 × 13.9 cm (14 3/4 × 5 1/2 × 5 1/2 in.) Medium: terracotta, decorated in the red-figure technique

https://www.artic.edu/artworks/245/

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A Sea Spell, 1877, Dante Gabriel Rossetti

Medium: oil, canvas

Gabriel Rossetti, an English poet, illustrator, Pre-Raphaelite painter and translator.

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Spirit Of Spring, 1894, Alphonse Mucha

Alphonse Mucha, a Czech Art Nouveau painter and decorative artist.

Medium: oil, canvas

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Shabti box of Paramnekhu

Shabti box of Paramnekhu, Metropolitan Museum of Art: Egyptian Art

Funds from various donors, 1886 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY Medium: Wood, gesso, paint

http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/544703

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Princess Louise of Prussia, 1801, Louise Elisabeth Vigee Le Brun

Medium: pastel, paper

Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, a prominent French portrait painter of the late eighteenth century.

https://www.wikiart.org/en/louise-elisabeth-vigee-le-brun/princess-louise-of-prussia-1801-1

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Vision, Jacek Malczewski

Jacek Malczewski, one of the most revered painters of Poland, associated with the patriotic Young Poland movement following the century of Partitions.

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Portrait of Simonetta Vespucci, 1476, Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli, an Italian painter of the Early Renaissance.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Simonetta_Vespucci

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The Disintegration of the Persistence of Memory, 1954, Salvador Dali

Medium: oil, canvas

Spanish Artist Salvador Dali, a founding father is Surrealism.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surrealism

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The Rooks Have Come Back, 1871, Aleksey Savrasov

Medium: oil, canvas

Alexei Kondratyevich Savrasov, a Russian landscape painter and creator of the lyrical landscape style.

https://www.wikiart.org/en/aleksey-savrasov/rooks-have-returned-1871

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Constellation: The Morning Star, 1940, Joan Miro

Medium: gouache, paper

Spanish artist Joan Miro, a Surrealist whose work has been described as a re-creation of the childlike and a sandbox for the subconcious mind.

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