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Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus

The story behind Madonna with the Long Neck

Andrea del Verrocchio: David

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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

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5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

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7 Tongue-Twisting Painting Techniques

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Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. Engraving by Cosomo Colombini (d. 1812) after a Leonardo self portrait. Ca. 1500.

10 Famous Artworks by Leonardo da Vinci

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An ancient egyptian hieroglyphic painted carving showing the falcon headed god Horus seated on a throne and holding a golden fly whisk. Before him are the Pharoah Seti and the goddess Isis. Interior wall of the temple to Osiris at Abydos, Egypt.

11 Egyptian Gods and Goddesses

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Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents

African Americans demonstrating for voting rights in front of the White House as police and others watch, March 12, 1965. One sign reads, "We demand the right to vote everywhere." Voting Rights Act, civil rights.

Timeline of the American Civil Rights Movement

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The story behind Madonna with the Long Neck

The story behind Madonna with the Long Neck

With a name like Madonna with the Long Neck, it's no surprise that this...

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Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus

Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus

“Hermes Carrying the Infant Dionysus,” marble statue by Praxiteles, c. 350–330...

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Andrea del Verrocchio: David

Andrea del Verrocchio: David

David, bronze statue in a contrapposto pose by Andrea del Verrocchio, before...

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