Art History

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  Sorolla's Garden Paintings - Perspectives No. 457
The Gardens of Sorolla's House, 1915-17, Joaquin Sorolla
  Art and War - Perspectives No. 456
Ukraine Stamp Featuring Artwork by Maria Primachenko
  Paintings and Their Places - Van Gogh
Garten des Hospitals in Arles Vincent van GoghPhotograph of the Hotel Dieu Gardens - Wikipedia
  The Sphinx of Delft - Perspectives No. 443
Girl Reading a Letter at an Open Window, 1657-59, Johannes Vermeer - restored
  Black is the New Black - Perspectives No. 441
The Redemption of Vanity Artwork
  The Bees
The Bee Friend, 1863-64, Hans Thoma
  The Artist's Hands - Perspectives No. 434
Photograph of Renoir's Hands Late in His Life
  The Artist's Window
The Goldfish Window 1916 Childe Hassam
  Casein - An Overlooked Medium
The Model Resting, Casein/Tempera, 1889, Henri de Toulouse Lautrec
  Autumn and Isaac Levitan
Autumn, 1892, Isaac Levitan
  Spotted Horses - Perspectives No. 414
Spotted Horses Cave Paintings at Pech-Merele
  Van Gogh's Japanese Prints - Perspectives No. 407
Cranes and Cherry Blossoms from the series Illustrations of Plants Trees Flowers and Birds by Togaku
  The Charm of Fontainebleau
Forest of Fontainebleau 1834 Camille Corot
  Dreams of Elsewhere - Perspectives No. 406
The Painter Jules Le Coeur and his dogs in the forest of Fontainebleau, 1866, Pierre Auguste Renoir
  Painting with Glass
(detail) America Window, Stained Glass, Art Institute of Chicago, Marc ChagallArtists often search for ways to expand their creative expression through experimentation in new mediums. We explore six artists who chose glass as a medium to broaden their artistic palettes.
  Cherchez la Demi-Teinte - Perspectives No. 402
Portrait of Carolus Duran, 1879, John Singer Sargent.
  In the Footsteps of Van Gogh
In the Footsteps of Van Gogh - Part IThe Starry Night, 1889, Vincent van Gogh
  Heroic Measures - Perspectives No. 396
Bergungsort Salzbergwerk Altaussee 1945
  Lust for Art - Perspectives No. 395
Central Panel of the Ghent Altarpiece
  The Knowledge of a Lifetime - Perspectives No. 393
Editorial Cartoon by Edward Linley Sambourne
  The Masterpiece - Perspectives No. 390
The Langlois Bridge at Arles with Women Washing, 1888, Vincent van Gogh
  The Women of the Hudson River School
The Women of the Hudson River SchoolFarm on the Hudson, 1861, Julie Beers
  Taking Root in Rocky Soil by Bob Bahr - Perspectives No. 387
Taking Root in Rocky Soil by Bob Bahr
  The Allure of Painting Water Lilies
The Allure oWater Lilies (Nenuphar), 1895, Isaac Levitanf Painting Water Lilies
A Collection of Historic and Contemporary Work
  A Venetian Balcony - Perspectives No. 378
A Venetian Balcony, 1913, William Merritt Chase
  Art of the Bird
Common American Swan, John James Audubon
  On Reflection
LearnReflections at Grez sur Loing, 1884, Willard Leroy Metcalf to paint water reflections from the Masters
in our article On Reflection.
  Consumed by Fire
Fires in the Flint HillsConsumed by Fire: A Gallery of Art Inspired by Flames
  Botanical Art and the Amazing Marianne North
The Botanical Artwork of Marianne NorthCoral Tree, 1880, Marianne North
  Monet's Ultraviolet "Bee" Vision - Perspectives No. 368
The House Seen from the Rose Garden, 1922-24, Claude Monet
  The Best is Yet to Come - Art after 65
TheThe Artist's House at Giverny, 1913, Claude Monet Best is Yet to Come - Art after 65
Chagall, Matisse and Monet
 
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