Mass participants exiting a church, and young girls in white ceremonial dresses. Painting by Carl F [...]

Mass participants exiting a church, and young girls in white ceremonial dresses.
Painting by Carl Frithjof Smith (1859-1917), Norwegian painter trained at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich.

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Portrait of a woman wearing a white dress. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist [...]

Portrait of a woman wearing a white dress.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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A depiction of the dangerously seductive creature of Greek mythology. Painting by Edward John Poynt [...]

A depiction of the dangerously seductive creature of Greek mythology.
Painting by Edward John Poynter (1836-1919), English painter, designer, and President of the London Royal Academy of Arts.

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Three characters inspired by the classical Italian theater archetypes: Coviello (the shrewd servant) [...]

Three characters inspired by the classical Italian theater archetypes: Coviello (the shrewd servant), and the Innamorati (The lovers).
Painting by Olga Suvorova, contemporary Russian artist.

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Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936) was the first major female fashion designer, and a pioneer of the modern f [...]

Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936) was the first major female fashion designer, and a pioneer of the modern fashion business. She notably designed a collection to meet the needs of the active woman of her time.
Photography published in Felix, Les Modes, June 1909.

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The streets of Paris, featuring a subway entrance and a bakery. Photo edited into a postcard,

The streets of Paris, featuring a subway entrance and a bakery.
Photo edited into a postcard.

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Part of a series commissioned by a wealthy Antwerp merchant, as an extensive decorative scheme for t [...]

Part of a series commissioned by a wealthy Antwerp merchant, as an extensive decorative scheme for the dining room of his suburban home.
Painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder (c. 1525-1569), Dutch painter and printmaker.

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Jean Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) was a French naturalist, soldier and biologist. In 1801 he propose [...]

Jean Baptiste Lamarck (1744-1829) was a French naturalist, soldier and biologist. In 1801 he proposed a full-blown theory of evolution.
Painting by Charles Thevenin (1764-1838), neoclassical French painter.

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The ornament of a sarcophagus, representing the classical European icon of the shepherd. Statuette [...]

The ornament of a sarcophagus, representing the classical European icon of the shepherd.
Statuette restored by Italian sculptor Giuseppe Angelini in 1764.

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Portrait of a young woman. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist,

Portrait of a young woman.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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The mythical Greek muse of love poetry. Painting by Edward John Poynter (1836-1919), English painte [...]

The mythical Greek muse of love poetry.
Painting by Edward John Poynter (1836-1919), English painter, designer, and President of the London Royal Academy of Arts.

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Mythical Roman figure Psyche accomplishing a task given to her by Venus: the opening of a golden box [...]

Mythical Roman figure Psyche accomplishing a task given to her by Venus: the opening of a golden box, which will lead her on a quest to the underworld.
Painting by John William Waterhouse (1849-1917), English painter trained at the London Royal Academy of Arts.

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Realistic drawing by Diego Fazio, self-taught contemporary Italian artist. His portraits are created [...]

Realistic drawing by Diego Fazio, self-taught contemporary Italian artist. His portraits are created with pencil on paper, and can take up to 200 hours of his work to finish.

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Miners posing with their lunch pails in hand outside of the Tamarack mineshaft. In the background st [...]

Miners posing with their lunch pails in hand outside of the Tamarack mineshaft. In the background stands the Tamarack #5 Shaft-Rockhouse. This mine was one of the most productive mines in Copper Country.
Photo by Adolph F. Isler, Swiss-American photographer.

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Nannie Coleson, a looper who stated that she was 11 years old, working in the Crescent Hosiery Mill [...]

Nannie Coleson, a looper who stated that she was 11 years old, working in the Crescent Hosiery Mill in North Carolina.
Photo by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), a sociologist and investigative photographer working for the National Child Labor Committee in an effort to end child labor.

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The Battle of Salamis was a decisive victory for outnumbered Greeks against Persian invaders in 480 [...]

The Battle of Salamis was a decisive victory for outnumbered Greeks against Persian invaders in 480 BC.
Painting by Wilhelm von Kaulbach (1805-1874), German painter trained in the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts.

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A blonde girl walking a calf, accompanied by a cow and two sheep. Painting by Robert Duncan, contem [...]

A blonde girl walking a calf, accompanied by a cow and two sheep.
Painting by Robert Duncan, contemporary American painter trained at the University of Utah.

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An aerial, wide-angle view of the Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire, England. The abbey was founded by [...]

An aerial, wide-angle view of the Bolton Abbey in North Yorkshire, England. The abbey was founded by a community of black-robed Augustinian canons, after Lady Alice de Rumilly of Skipton Castle offered them the manor of Bolton, with its extensive farmland, woods and moors.

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A woman standing before aspen trees. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist,

A woman standing before aspen trees.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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The story of Tristan and Iseult is a tragedy about the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tr [...]

The story of Tristan and Iseult is a tragedy about the adulterous love between the Cornish knight Tristan and the Irish princess Iseult, retold in numerous sources with as many variations since the 12th century.
John Duncan (1866-1845), Scottish painter trained at the Belgian Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the Academy of Arts of Dusseldorf.

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Painting by Albert Lynch (1860–1950), French painter of German and Peruvian ancestry. He studied [...]

Painting by Albert Lynch (1860–1950), French painter of German and Peruvian ancestry. He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Art in Paris.

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Painting by Alphonse Mucha, a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, who lived in Paris duri [...]

Painting by Alphonse Mucha, a Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist, who lived in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, and is best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters. This painting served as a study for a different piece representing a scene from a Slavonic spring festival.

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Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French poet of great renown, mainly for his Fables and to a le [...]

Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695) was a French poet of great renown, mainly for his Fables and to a lesser extent for his tales. He took inspiration from the fabulists of Greco-Latin Antiquity.
Painting by Jacint Rigau-Ros i Serra (1659–1743), known as Hyacinthe Rigaud, French baroque painter most famous for his portraits of the French nobility.

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A funerary statue of a woman, found in the Greek island of Delos. Marble statue, Roman copy of the [...]

A funerary statue of a woman, found in the Greek island of Delos.
Marble statue, Roman copy of the 2nd century after an original of c. 300 BC.

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Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), westernized name of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, was a Russian writer regarded [...]

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), westernized name of Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy, was a Russian writer regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time, and best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877), which are often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction.
Photo by Sergei Prokoudine-Gorski (1863-1944), Russian chemist and photographer.

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A view of New-York City's Brooklyn Bridge from underneath, expanding across the East River. ,Paintin [...]

A view of New-York City's Brooklyn Bridge from underneath, expanding across the East River.
Painting by Stephen Bauman and Steven Forster, contemporary American artists.

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A studio portrait of an unidentified First World War soldier of the Imperial British Army, in Austra [...]

A studio portrait of an unidentified First World War soldier of the Imperial British Army, in Australian service uniform, including greatcoat and slouch hat.
Colorized photo taken from the Australian War Memorial.

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Painting by Walter Crane (1905-1909), British artist and book illustrator, ,

Painting by Walter Crane (1905-1909), British artist and book illustrator.

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A bronze medallion carrying the bust of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and war, f [...]

A bronze medallion carrying the bust of Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, handicraft, and war, found in the excavation of the Dioikitiriou Square in Thessaloniki. A masterful example of late Hellenistic art. This unique object probably belonged to a prominent Macedonian partner or a member of the royal family.

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Depiction of a distressed but hopeful man. Charcoal drawing by Marta Crawford, contemporary Spanish [...]

Depiction of a distressed but hopeful man.
Charcoal drawing by Marta Crawford, contemporary Spanish artist.

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Tracy Caldwell Dyson is an American chemist and an astronaut for NASA. She was a flight engineer wit [...]

Tracy Caldwell Dyson is an American chemist and an astronaut for NASA. She was a flight engineer with the Expedition 24 crew on the International Space Station, where she captured this self-portrait in natural light.

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A scene inspired by poem by Alfred Tennyson, The Two Voices. Painting by Gerald Edward Moira (1867- [...]

A scene inspired by poem by Alfred Tennyson, The Two Voices.
Painting by Gerald Edward Moira (1867-1959), English painter, president of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, vice-president of the Royal Watercolour Society and founding member of the National Portrait Society.

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Portrait of a young woman. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist,

Portrait of a young woman.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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Charles Perrault (1628-1703) was a French author and member of the Academie Francaise. He laid the f [...]

Charles Perrault (1628-1703) was a French author and member of the Academie Francaise. He laid the foundations for the fairy tale genre, with his works derived from earlier folk tales.
Painting by Philippe Lallemand (1636–1716), French portrait painter.

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A masterpiece of Neoclassical sculpture, characteristic of the emerging artistic movement of Romanti [...]

A masterpiece of Neoclassical sculpture, characteristic of the emerging artistic movement of Romanticism.
Sculpture by Antonio Canova (1757-1822), Italian sculptor. Photo by Artem Arutyunov.

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Workers in Knoxville, Tennessee. Original title on photo is "Young girl working Brookside Cotton Mil [...]

Workers in Knoxville, Tennessee. Original title on photo is "Young girl working Brookside Cotton Mills. Not the smallest."
Photo by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), a sociologist and investigative photographer working for the National Child Labor Committee in an effort to end child labor.

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A 5 year old American boy tasked with picking cotton, in the state of Oklahoma. His mother was quote [...]

A 5 year old American boy tasked with picking cotton, in the state of Oklahoma. His mother was quoted as saying: "Mart, he isn't old enough to go to school much, but he can pick his 20 pounds a day. Mostly 10 or 15 pounds."
Photo by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), a sociologist and investigative photographer working for the National Child Labor Committee in an effort to end child labor.

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Greek youth Antinous (c. 111- c. 130), lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian. Antinous was deified and cele [...]

Greek youth Antinous (c. 111- c. 130), lover of Roman Emperor Hadrian. Antinous was deified and celebrated after his death.
The head is an ancient Roman gilt bronze, it is set in an onyx and alabaster bust dated to before the mid-18th century.

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The Deesis Mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul) is an Eastern Orthodox traditional icon [...]

The Deesis Mosaic in Hagia Sophia, Constantinople (Istanbul) is an Eastern Orthodox traditional iconic representation of Christ in Majesty.

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Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He had a wide influence on the [...]

Jules Verne (1828-1905) was a French novelist, poet, and playwright. He had a wide influence on the literary avant-garde and on surrealism. He has sometimes been called the "Father of Science Fiction".
Photo by Etienne Carjat (1828–1906), French journalist, caricaturist and photographer.

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The American Southwest. Red rock, mountains and the silent dry desert. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, [...]

The American Southwest. Red rock, mountains and the silent dry desert.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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Portrait of a young woman accomplishing housework. Painting by Albert Anker (1831-1910), Swiss pain [...]

Portrait of a young woman accomplishing housework.
Painting by Albert Anker (1831-1910), Swiss painter and illustrator.

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Portrait of a tailor. , Painting by Giovanni Battista Moroni (c. 1520-1579), Italian painter of the [...]

Portrait of a tailor.
Painting by Giovanni Battista Moroni (c. 1520-1579), Italian painter of the Late Renaissance.

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Two full-size naked, bearded warriors. Greek bronze sculptures, found sunken in the sea off Calabri [...]

Two full-size naked, bearded warriors.
Greek bronze sculptures, found sunken in the sea off Calabria.

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A depiction of the artist's daughter floating in a stream, recalling John Everett Millais' Ophelia. [...]

A depiction of the artist's daughter floating in a stream, recalling John Everett Millais' Ophelia.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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Photo by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863-1931), French photographer who experimented with the firs [...]

Photo by Jules Gervais-Courtellemont (1863-1931), French photographer who experimented with the first color photography technology, called autochrome.

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Five teenage women employed as laborers, their faces showing visible distress. Photo by Lewis Hine [...]

Five teenage women employed as laborers, their faces showing visible distress.
Photo by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), a sociologist and investigative photographer working for the National Child Labor Committee in an effort to end child labor.

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The majestic beauty of the Trossachs forest and Loch Katrine, inspired by Walter Scott's poem, 'The [...]

The majestic beauty of the Trossachs forest and Loch Katrine, inspired by Walter Scott's poem, 'The Lady of the Lake'.
Painting by John Knox (1778-1845), Scottish landscape artist noted for the original places from which he painted.

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The work portrays Edouard Manet sitting at his easel, with Zacharie Astruc sitting at his side, Otto [...]

The work portrays Edouard Manet sitting at his easel, with Zacharie Astruc sitting at his side, Otto Scholderer, Auguste Renoir, wearing a hat, Émile Zola, with glasses in hand, Edmond Maître, Frederic Bazille, with tartan trousers, and Claude Monet.
Painting by Henri Fantin-Latour (1836-1904), French painter and lithographer.

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A young woman walking alone in the snow. Painting by Robert Duncan, contemporary American painter t [...]

A young woman walking alone in the snow.
Painting by Robert Duncan, contemporary American painter trained at the University of Utah.

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In March 1953, Frank’s exploration of coal-stained Caerau in South Wales began. .

In March 1953, Frank’s exploration of coal-stained Caerau in South Wales began.

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A depiction of the child Jesus and the Virgin Mary. Painting by Filippo Lippi (1406-1469), Italian [...]

A depiction of the child Jesus and the Virgin Mary.
Painting by Filippo Lippi (1406-1469), Italian painter.

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Leon Foucault (1819 – 1868) was a French physicist and astronomer best known for inventing a devic [...]

Leon Foucault (1819 – 1868) was a French physicist and astronomer best known for inventing a device demonstrating the effect of the Earth's rotation. He also made an early measurement of the speed of light.
Picture by Bertall (1820-1882), early French photographer.

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A woman and her pet cat sitting in a flower garden. Painting by Olga Suvorova, contemporary Russian [...]

A woman and her pet cat sitting in a flower garden.
Painting by Olga Suvorova, contemporary Russian artist.

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Portrait of the artist's young daughter. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist. [...]

Portrait of the artist's young daughter.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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The wooden structure used to mold the Statue of Liberty. Based on cleats used in plaster molding of [...]

The wooden structure used to mold the Statue of Liberty. Based on cleats used in plaster molding of the hand of the statue that is holding the tablet. When each element was finished, the plaster was broken, the wooden frame was destroyed and the cleats were re-used to assemble the next part.

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Roman marble statue of an athlete, modeled after a Greek original by the sculptor Myron,

Roman marble statue of an athlete, modeled after a Greek original by the sculptor Myron.

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Charles Geniaux (1870-1931) and Paul Geniaux (1873-1929) were French pioneers in photojournalism. Bo [...]

Charles Geniaux (1870-1931) and Paul Geniaux (1873-1929) were French pioneers in photojournalism. Born in Brittany, they traveled around their country and also documented Morocco and colonial Tunisia. Museum of Brittany, Graphical arts collection.

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Portrait of a woman resting, her eyes closed. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American art [...]

Portrait of a woman resting, her eyes closed.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor. His plays are regularl [...]

William Shakespeare (1564–1616) was an English poet, playwright, and actor. His plays are regularly performed all over the world. Shakespeare is one of the rare playwrights to have performed both comedy and tragedy.
Painting by Louis Coblitz (1814-1863), German painter, specialized in portraits.

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A depiction of the female protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet. Painting by Thomas F [...]

A depiction of the female protagonist of William Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet.
Painting by Thomas Francis Dicksee (1819–1895), English painter.

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Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673), known as Moliere, was a French playwright, actor and poet. His p [...]

Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (1622-1673), known as Moliere, was a French playwright, actor and poet. His plays have been translated into every major living language. His influence is such that the French language itself is often referred to as the "language of Moliere".
Painting by Nicolas Mignard (1606-1668), French engraver and baroque painter.

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One of the seven major attractions of the fifth Paris Exposition, this large hall designed with glas [...]

One of the seven major attractions of the fifth Paris Exposition, this large hall designed with glass and metal held the French Exhibition of Agriculture and Food, the highlight of which was a full size replica of the ship Le Triomphant.

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A depiction of the Christian myth of the Annunciation. Painting by Olga Suvorova, contemporary Russ [...]

A depiction of the Christian myth of the Annunciation.
Painting by Olga Suvorova, contemporary Russian artist.

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An allegory of three Christian values. Painting by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861-1916), American artis [...]

An allegory of three Christian values.
Painting by Mary Lizzie Macomber (1861-1916), American artist, trained at the school of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts.

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The Roman goddess of love, crouching at her bath. A copy of a Greek original dating from the Antonin [...]

The Roman goddess of love, crouching at her bath. A copy of a Greek original dating from the Antonine period.
Marble statue by Roman sculptor Doidalses of Bithynia.

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The long, thick hair of Berenice II, ruling queen of the Greek colony of Cyrenaica, which she sacrif [...]

The long, thick hair of Berenice II, ruling queen of the Greek colony of Cyrenaica, which she sacrificed to the gods to protect her husband during war.
Marble sculpture by Ambrogio Borghi (1848-1887), Italian sculptor.

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This painting was commissioned in around 1624 by Queen Marie de Medicis, who gave it t.o the church [...]

This painting was commissioned in around 1624 by Queen Marie de Medicis, who gave it t.o the church of the Carmelite convent in 1629.
Painting by Guido Reni (1575-1642), an Italian painter of the Baroque period, whose works nonetheless showed a classical inclination.

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Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) was a French engineer and physicist, the first person to discove [...]

Antoine Henri Becquerel (1852-1908) was a French engineer and physicist, the first person to discover evidence of radioactivity, which earned him the 1903 Nobel Prize in physics.
Photo by Gaspard-Félix Tournachon (1820-1910), known as Nadar, who otherwise notably became the first person to take aerial photographs.

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A reminder that neither the beautiful woman in her luxurious clothes nor the ripe grapes in the back [...]

A reminder that neither the beautiful woman in her luxurious clothes nor the ripe grapes in the background can flourish forever.
Painting by Frank Cadogan Cowper (1877-1958), English painter and illustrator trained at the Royal Academy of Arts in London.

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A creation for decorating the Paris city hall. Painting by Paul-Albert Baudouin (1844-1931), French [...]

A creation for decorating the Paris city hall.
Painting by Paul-Albert Baudouin (1844-1931), French painter trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

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One of two porcelain chocolate cups and saucers belonging to Lady Eleanor Butler (1739–1829) and S [...]

One of two porcelain chocolate cups and saucers belonging to Lady Eleanor Butler (1739–1829) and Sarah Ponsonby (1755–1831), known as the Ladies of Llangollen.

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The dying hero Achilles with an arrow piercing his heel, his only vulnerable spot. Marble statue by [...]

The dying hero Achilles with an arrow piercing his heel, his only vulnerable spot.
Marble statue by Filippo Albacini (1777–1858), Italian sculptor and restorer of Ancient Roman sculptures.

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Eleanor of Aquitaine, a powerful queen consort of France and England, one the the wealthiest and mos [...]

Eleanor of Aquitaine, a powerful queen consort of France and England, one the the wealthiest and most powerful women of her time.
Painting by Frederick Augustus Sandys (1829-1904), English painter and illustrator.

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Portrait of a blonde woman wearing a black dress. Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American [...]

Portrait of a blonde woman wearing a black dress.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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American child laborers in the state of Georgia. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb [...]

American child laborers in the state of Georgia. Some boys and girls were so small they had to climb up on to the spinning frame to mend broken threads and to put back the empty bobbins.
Photo by Lewis Hine (1874-1940), a sociologist and investigative photographer working for the National Child Labor Committee in an effort to end child labor.

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A depicition in sculpture of a Christian myth, the miracle of Pentecost, decorating the Basilica of [...]

A depicition in sculpture of a Christian myth, the miracle of Pentecost, decorating the Basilica of Saint Mary Magdalene in France. The scene features saints and common people. The two arches represent the signs of the zodiac and the traditional labor of the months.

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