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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
Guild houses along the Lys River in Ghent, Belgium.
11 Buildings That Reveal Belgium’s History
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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Baseball laying in the grass. Homepage blog 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society, sports and games athletics
10 Greatest Baseball Players of All Time
Ancient Mayan Calendar
Our Days Are Numbered: 7 Crazy Facts About Calendars
Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
An old worn baseball and wood bat
Who Really Invented Baseball?
The Colosseum, Rome, Italy. Giant amphitheatre built in Rome under the Flavian emperors. (ancient architecture; architectural ruins)
New Seven Wonders of the World
number zero, 0 balloon
Is Zero an Even or an Odd Number?
earthquake. Heavily damaged school in the town of Yingxiu after a major earthquake struck China's Sichuan Province on May 12, 2008.
The 6 Deadliest Earthquakes Since 1950

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Also Known As Johan Thorn-Prikker
Born June 5, 1868 • The Hague • Netherlands
Died March 5, 1932 (aged 63) • Cologne • Germany
Movement / Style Art Nouveau • Symbolism
The Virgin Enthroned with the Child, Surrounded by the Patrons of Siena, Angels, and Saints, central panel of the Maestà, tempera on wood panel by Duccio, 1308–11; in the Museo dell'Opera Metropolitana, Piazza Duomo, Siena, Italy.
Duccio
Italian painter
Paolo Uccello
Italian painter
Georges Rouault
French artist
Baldung, Hans: Three Kings Altarpiece
Hans Baldung
German artist
Peter Paul Rubens: self-portrait
Peter Paul Rubens
Flemish artist
Giotto: Lamentation
Giotto
Italian painter
French artist Henri Matisse
Henri Matisse
French artist
Raphael: The Grand Duke's Madonna
Raphael
Italian painter and architect
Marc Chagall
Marc Chagall
Belorussian-born French artist
Francisco Goya: Self-portrait
Francisco Goya
Spanish artist
Hans Holbein the Younger: The Ambassadors
Hans Holbein the Younger
German painter
Fernand Léger, photograph by Arnold Newman, 1941.
Fernand Léger
French painter
Pierre Soulages
Pierre Soulages
French painter and printmaker
“Eva Prima Pandora,” painting on panel by Jean Cousin the Elder, c. 1550; in the Louvre, Paris
Jean Cousin the Elder
French artist
Edward Burne-Jones: The Love Song
Edward Burne-Jones
British painter
La Farge, John: Flowers on a Japanese Tray on a Mahogany Table
John La Farge
American painter
Jean Cousin, the Younger
French artist
Beccafumi, Domenico: A Philosopher
Domenico Beccafumi
Italian painter
Cavaliere D'Arpino: Martyrdom of Saint Margaret
Cavaliere D’Arpino
Italian artist
Schnorr von Carolsfeld, Julius: Ruth and Boas
Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld
German 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?
Close-up of a palette held by a man. Mixing paint, painting, color mixing.
Artists, Painters, & Architects
Color pastels, colored chalk, colorful chalk. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society
Ultimate Art Quiz
"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?