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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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An allegorical figure of Charity, nurturing three children. It was carved for the stone rood screen [...]

An allegorical figure of Charity, nurturing three children. It was carved for the stone rood screen that once stood in the church of Saint-Etienne (now Saint-Pantaleon).
Sculpture by Domenico del Barbieri (c. 1506 - c. 1570), Florentine artist of the Renaissance period.

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Tenaya Sims began working in the video games industry at Crystal Dynamics (Eidos), Oil on canvas.1 [...]

Tenaya Sims began working in the video games industry at Crystal Dynamics (Eidos).

Oil on canvas.
101 x 72 in

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Self-portrait of the artist. Painting by Joshua LaRock, American contemporary artist, trained at th [...]

Self-portrait of the artist.
Painting by Joshua LaRock, American contemporary artist, trained at the Hudson River School for Landscape in New York.

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Clay sculpture by Jason Brady, American contemporary artist trained by Russian academic artist Vyac [...]

Clay sculpture by Jason Brady, American contemporary artist trained by Russian academic artist Vyacheslav Shevchenko and at the Ani Art Academy in Red Bank, USA.

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A commissioned portrait of the brother of Randolph Churchill, of the Churchill Society of Tennesse. [...]

A commissioned portrait of the brother of Randolph Churchill, of the Churchill Society of Tennesse.
Painting by Joseph Q. Daily, American contemporary painter trained at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

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A rural estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, bathed in sunlight. Painting by Joseph Farquharson, Scot [...]

A rural estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, bathed in sunlight.
Painting by Joseph Farquharson, Scottish painter.

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A Dutch girl watches over a newborn calf after a difficult delivery, Photo by Cerrina S. Polish P [...]

A Dutch girl watches over a newborn calf after a difficult delivery.
Photo by Cerrina S., Polish Photographer and contributor to National Geographic's online photo community.

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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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Urban landscape of the Seattle port at night. Painting by Lindsey Kustusch, American contemporary p [...]

Urban landscape of the Seattle port at night.
Painting by Lindsey Kustusch, American contemporary painter trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

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Portrait of a woman on a bed of roses.Drawing by Emanuele Dascanio, Italian contemporary artist tra [...]

Portrait of a woman on a bed of roses.
Drawing by Emanuele Dascanio, Italian contemporary artist trained at the Lucio Fonana Art School of Arese in Italy. He is renowned for his hyper-realist drawing style.

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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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A painter's studio bathed in sunshine. Drawing by Emanuele Dascanio, Italian contemporary artist tr [...]

A painter's studio bathed in sunshine.
Drawing by Emanuele Dascanio, Italian contemporary artist trained at the Lucio Fonana Art School of Arese in Italy. He is renowned for his hyper-realist drawing style.

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Also known as Isabel of Bourbon (1602-1644), she was the eldest daughter of King Henry IV of France [...]

Also known as Isabel of Bourbon (1602-1644), she was the eldest daughter of King Henry IV of France and his second spouse Marie de' Medici. She became Queen consort of Spain and Portugal as the first spouse of King Philip IV of Spain. She served as regent of Spain during the Catalan Revolt in 1640-42 and 1643-44.
Painting by Rodrigo de Villandrando (1588-1622), court painter during the reign of Philip III of Spain.

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Portrait of a young woman. Painting by Joshua LaRock, American contemporary artist, trained at the [...]

Portrait of a young woman.
Painting by Joshua LaRock, American contemporary artist, trained at the Hudson River School for Landscape in New York.

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

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

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A fire burning in a plains. Painting by Alla Bartoshchuk, Ukrainian-American contemporary painter t [...]

A fire burning in a plains.
Painting by Alla Bartoshchuk, Ukrainian-American contemporary painter trained at the Laguna College of Art and Design in California, USA and at the Memphis College of Art in Tennessee, USA.

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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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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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Thematic still life, Watercolor painting by Matthew Bird, American contemporary painter trained at t [...]

Thematic still life
Watercolor painting by Matthew Bird, American contemporary painter trained at the Pratt Institute of Art in Brooklyn, New York.

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The Paris Opera House at nighttime. Painting by Daniel Gerhartz, American contemporary painter trai [...]

The Paris Opera House at nighttime.
Painting by Daniel Gerhartz, American contemporary painter trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago.

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Ships near a dock in Sorrento, Italy. Painting by John Michael Carter, American contemporary painte [...]

Ships near a dock in Sorrento, Italy.
Painting by John Michael Carter, American contemporary painter trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.

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Still life composition. Painting by Michael Timothy Davis, American contemporary painter trained at [...]

Still life composition.
Painting by Michael Timothy Davis, American contemporary painter trained at the Schuler School of Fine Art in Baltimore.

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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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Two men standing in the square of the Milan cathedral.Painting by Aldo Balding, Britsh contemporary [...]

Two men standing in the square of the Milan cathedral.
Painting by Aldo Balding, Britsh contemporary painter trained at the faculty of Art and Design in Southampton.

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A contemporary depiction of a woman, named after the Roman goddess of love, beauty and desire. Pain [...]

A contemporary depiction of a woman, named after the Roman goddess of love, beauty and desire.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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Portrait of a woman. Painting by Jeremy Mann, American contemporary artist trained at the Academy o [...]

Portrait of a woman.
Painting by Jeremy Mann, American contemporary artist trained at the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

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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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A winter forest scene. Painting by Anders Andersen-Lundby (1840-1923), Danish landscape painter,

A winter forest scene.
Painting by Anders Andersen-Lundby (1840-1923), Danish landscape painter.

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The church of Saint Vitus in Prague. Painting by Lindsey Kustusch, American contemporary painter tr [...]

The church of Saint Vitus in Prague.
Painting by Lindsey Kustusch, American contemporary painter trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Academy of Art University in San Francisco.

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Annie Stegg Gerard is an american painter who began her career at 7 years old. Inspired by nature, f [...]

Annie Stegg Gerard is an american painter who began her career at 7 years old. Inspired by nature, folklore and mythology, her work evokes emotion and imagination in the viewer. 18h century Rococo painters had a large influence on her own method.

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Painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini.

Painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini.

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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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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Men of 72 Highlanders who served in the Crimea: William Noble, Alexander Davison and John Harper, 18 [...]

Men of 72 Highlanders who served in the Crimea: William Noble, Alexander Davison and John Harper, 1853-1856. Recolorized by Marina Amaral.

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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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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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Unimate was the first industrial robot, which worked on a General Motors assembly line. The machine [...]

Unimate was the first industrial robot, which worked on a General Motors assembly line. The machine undertook the job of transporting die castings from an assembly line and welding these parts on auto bodies, a dangerous task for workers.

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Lalar Blanton was a young American girl working in a textile Mill in the state of North Carolina, [...]

Lalar Blanton was a young American girl working in a textile Mill in the state of 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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A young woman, a cow and her calf in a pasture. Painting by Robert Duncan, contemporary American pa [...]

A young woman, a cow and her calf in a pasture.
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 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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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.
Painting by Rogelio de Egusquiza y Barrena (1845-1915), a Spanish painter, who studied in Madrid and at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

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A mother and her newborn child laying on a bed. Painting by John Michael Carter, American contempor [...]

A mother and her newborn child laying on a bed.
Painting by John Michael Carter, American contemporary painter trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.

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A commissioned portrait of a surgeon at the Lankenau Medical Center in Pennsylvania. Painting by Jo [...]

A commissioned portrait of a surgeon at the Lankenau Medical Center in Pennsylvania.
Painting by Joseph Q. Daily, American contemporary painter trained at the School of Visual Arts in New York.

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Drawing by Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros,

Drawing by Abraham Louis Rodolphe Ducros.

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A kylix discovered in 1566 in the gardens of Sallust in Rome. The decoration represents a Bacchic pr [...]

A kylix discovered in 1566 in the gardens of Sallust in Rome. The decoration represents a Bacchic procession. Satyrs and maenads dance to music, accompanying Dionysus and Ariadne.

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Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a French poet, playwright, writer, novelist and designern, but also a po [...]

Victor Hugo (1802-1885) was a French poet, playwright, writer, novelist and designern, but also a politician and a committed intellectual, who had a major ideological role.
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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Drawing by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros.

Drawing by Abraham-Louis-Rodolphe Ducros.

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Painting by Caspar David Friedrich. It has been considered one of the masterpieces of Romanticism an [...]

Painting by Caspar David Friedrich. It has been considered one of the masterpieces of Romanticism and one of its most representative works.

The painting is composed of various elements from the Elbe Sandstone Mountains in Saxony and Bohemia, sketched in the field but in accordance with his usual practice, rearranged by Friedrich himself in the studio for the painting.

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A ceramic amphora (storage jar) attributed to The Siren Painter, an ancient Greek artist. This jar s [...]

A ceramic amphora (storage jar) attributed to The Siren Painter, an ancient Greek artist. This jar shows Odysseus (Ulysses) encountering the sirens — mythical creatures who lure sailors onto the rocks with their beautiful song.

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A scepter recovered from the Sutton Hoo burial site in England. One of the most extraordinary object [...]

A scepter recovered from the Sutton Hoo burial site in England. One of the most extraordinary objects to survive from the Anglo-Saxon period. Skillfully carved from a hard, fine-grained stone.

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The American Space Transportation System, better known as the Space Shuttle, operated from 1981 to [...]

The American Space Transportation System, better known as the Space Shuttle, operated from 1981 to 2011.

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Paris hosting the World's Fair for the fourth time in 1889, the main attraction was the newly finish [...]

Paris hosting the World's Fair for the fourth time in 1889, the main attraction was the newly finished Eiffel Tower. Its arch served as the entranceway to the expo.

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Portrait of Amy Robsart (1532-1560), first wife of the Earl of Essex and victim of a mysterious deat [...]

Portrait of Amy Robsart (1532-1560), first wife of the Earl of Essex and victim of a mysterious death.
Painting by Thomas Francis Dicksee (1819–1895), English painter.

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A blonde Italian girl picking flowers in a field. Photo by Domenico Ricardo Peretti Griva (1882-192 [...]

A blonde Italian girl picking flowers in a field.
Photo by Domenico Ricardo Peretti Griva (1882-1926), Italian magistrate and photographer.

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

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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Dame Gladys Constance Cooper was an English actress whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in [...]

Dame Gladys Constance Cooper was an English actress whose career spanned seven decades on stage, in films and on television.

As a teenager in Edwardian musical comedy and pantomime, she starred in dramatic roles and silent films before the First World War. In the 1930s she starred steadily in productions both in London's West End and on Broadway. Moving to Hollywood in 1940, Cooper found success in a variety of character roles. She received three Academy Award nominations for Best Supporting Actress, for performances in The Song of Bernadette (1943), My Fair Lady (1964) and, most famously, Now, Voyager (1942).

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Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known [...]

Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1849) was an American writer, editor, and literary critic. Poe is best known for his particularly his tales of mystery and the macabre. He is generally considered the inventor of the detective fiction genre.

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Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher and engineer. He carr [...]

Henri Poincaré (1854-1912) was a French mathematician, physicist, philosopher and engineer. He carried out major work in optics and infinitesimal computing. He is considered one of the last great universal scientists, mastering all the branches of mathematics of his time and certain branches of physics.

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A great windmill in a riverside town alongside the Rhine. ,Painting by Jacob van Ruisdael (1629-1682 [...]

A great windmill in a riverside town alongside the Rhine.
Painting by Jacob van Ruisdael (1629-1682), preeminent Dutch landscape painter of the Dutch Golden Age.

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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 female figure of Norse mythology.

A female figure of Norse mythology.

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An allegoric emblem of Humanism, the Renaissance and rationalism, representing ideal human body prop [...]

An allegoric emblem of Humanism, the Renaissance and rationalism, representing ideal human body proportions.
Drawing by Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519), Italian artist and inventor.

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Also called Perseus of Cellini, it is considered one of the best works of Italian Mannerist sculptur [...]

Also called Perseus of Cellini, it is considered one of the best works of Italian Mannerist sculpture, and one of the most famous statues of Piazza della Signoria in Florence, Italy. Bronze sculpture by Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571), Italian goldsmith, sculptor, draftsman, soldier, musician, poet and writer.

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A woman resting amidst nature. Drawing by Rubén Belloso Adorna, Spanish contemporary artist traine [...]

A woman resting amidst nature.
Drawing by Rubén Belloso Adorna, Spanish contemporary artist trained in Fine Arts at the University of Seville.

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In Greek mythology, Nessus was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, a hero and a god, but wh [...]

In Greek mythology, Nessus was a famous centaur who was killed by Heracles, a hero and a god, but whose tainted blood in turn caused Heracles to die.
Marble sculpture by Flemish sculptor Giambologna, born Jean Boulogne (1529-1608). The sculpture was carved, impressively, from a single block of marble.

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The 1900 Universal Exposition was the fifth universal exhibition organized in Paris. After 212 days [...]

The 1900 Universal Exposition was the fifth universal exhibition organized in Paris. After 212 days of opening it welcomed more than 48 million visitors. It spanned several buildings in Paris. This picture was taken from the top of the Eiffel Tower.

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Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat, humanist, soldier and prominent author, a quin [...]

Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, Italian diplomat, humanist, soldier and prominent author, a quintessential example of the High Renaissance gentleman.
Painting attributed to the Italian High Renaissance painter Raphael (1483-1520)

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The aftermath of the March 10, 1906 Courrières mine disaster. It was Europe's worst mining accident [...]

The aftermath of the March 10, 1906 Courrières mine disaster. It was Europe's worst mining accident, a disaster that killed 1,099 minors, 22% of whom were under 18 years old. 110 kilometers of galleries were devastated. The word "rescapé" in French was invented in the course of the drama.

List of victims

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A woman lying in bed and checking her smartphone. Painting by Casey Childs, American contemporary a [...]

A woman lying in bed and checking her smartphone.
Painting by Casey Childs, American contemporary artist.

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Bazaars were introduced in London in the early 19th century, in Soho Square. Painting by James Coll [...]

Bazaars were introduced in London in the early 19th century, in Soho Square.
Painting by James Collinson (1825–1881) Victorian-era painter and member of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood.

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Featured in the prestigious International Exhibition of 1862 in London as an outstanding example of [...]

Featured in the prestigious International Exhibition of 1862 in London as an outstanding example of contemporary British art, and later recognized as a masterpiece of Scottish Pre-Raphaelitism.
Painting by James Archer (1823-1904), Scottish artist and painter trained at the Trustees Drawing Academy of Edinburgh.

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Painting by Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950), French painter trained at the Ecole des B [...]

Painting by Lucien-Victor Guirand de Scévola (1871-1950), French painter trained at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris.

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

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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Painting by Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, a Polish-Danish painter, .

Painting by Elisabeth Jerichau Baumann, a Polish-Danish painter.

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Woman Connecting One of IBM's First Computers from IBM 700/7000 series, dedicated to scientist calcu [...]

Woman Connecting One of IBM's First Computers from IBM 700/7000 series, dedicated to scientist calculations.
Berenice Abbott's photograph that belongs to the series 'Documenting Science' (1938-58)

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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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Pierre-Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) was a French mathematician, astronomer, physicist and politician [...]

Pierre-Simon de Laplace (1749-1827) was a French mathematician, astronomer, physicist and politician. He decisively contributed to the emergence of mathematical astronomy in his Treatise on Celestial Mechanics (1799-1825).
Painting by Jean-Baptiste Paulin Guérin (1783-1855), French painter.

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Still life featuring a pot of cream and two sugar cubes. Painting by Elena Katsyura, Russian contem [...]

Still life featuring a pot of cream and two sugar cubes.
Painting by Elena Katsyura, Russian contemporary painter trained at Chelyabinsk Art College.

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Portrait of a woman in white, surrounded by flowers. Painting by John Michael Carter, American cont [...]

Portrait of a woman in white, surrounded by flowers.
Painting by John Michael Carter, American contemporary painter trained at the American Academy of Art in Chicago and the Art Center College of Design in Los Angeles.

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Children and their dog playing in a snow-covered cow pasture. Painting by Robert Duncan, contempora [...]

Children and their dog playing in a snow-covered cow pasture.
Painting by Robert Duncan, contemporary American painter trained at the University of Utah.

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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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Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446) was an Italian architect and designer, considered to be a foundin [...]

Filippo Brunelleschi (1377–1446) was an Italian architect and designer, considered to be a founding father of Renaissance architecture. He is most famous for designing and engineering the construction of the dome of the Florence Cathedral.
Marble sculpture by Luigi Pampaloni (1791-1847), Italian sculptor.

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Portrait of a young girl sowing a dress. Painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), French [...]

Portrait of a young girl sowing a dress.
Painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau (1825-1905), French academic painter.

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The Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni in Venice, northern Italy, one of the city's histor [...]

The Scuola di San Giorgio degli Schiavoni in Venice, northern Italy, one of the city's historical confraternity houses, which was run by a brotherhood of immigrants from Croatia.
Painting by George Bodine, American contemporary painter, a member of the Oil Painters of America.

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A glass bottle factory of the mid-19th century. Life in such a shop meant working ten hours a day, s [...]

A glass bottle factory of the mid-19th century. Life in such a shop meant working ten hours a day, six days a week. It was not unusual for children to work in these early bottle factories.

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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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Stereolithography is an early and widely used 3D printing technology. In 1984, French engineers Alai [...]

Stereolithography is an early and widely used 3D printing technology. In 1984, French engineers Alain Le Mehaute, Olivier de Witte and Jean Claude Andre filed a patent for the process. The term “stereolithography” was coined the same year by American engineer Chuck Hull, who filed his own patent for the process.

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A woman draped in a blanket amidst the typical flora of North-Western America, Painting by Jeremy [...]

A woman draped in a blanket amidst the typical flora of North-Western America.
Painting by Jeremy Lipking, contemporary American artist.

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The Roman goddess of love, beauty, desire, fertility and prosperity. Roman marble statue, adapted f [...]

The Roman goddess of love, beauty, desire, fertility and prosperity.
Roman marble statue, adapted from a lost Greek original of the 4th century BC.

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Two recently acquired goldfishes in front of an open book. Painting by Casey Childs, American conte [...]

Two recently acquired goldfishes in front of an open book.
Painting by Casey Childs, American contemporary artist.

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The Gallery of Machines, also known as the Gallery of Various Industries, was one of multiple struct [...]

The Gallery of Machines, also known as the Gallery of Various Industries, was one of multiple structures built on the occasion of the third Universal Exposition, a world fair held in Paris in 1878.
This photograph was taken during the fourth Universal Exposition, in 1889.

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“The lambs were bottle-fed by a Cornish farmer and became playmates for his daughters. When they g [...]

“The lambs were bottle-fed by a Cornish farmer and became playmates for his daughters. When they grew into sheep, the girls enjoyed a few gentle rides, which eventually developed into full-tilt galloping.”

Photo taken by John Drysdale.

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Still life. Painting by Jeffrey Larson, American contemporary painter.

Still life.
Painting by Jeffrey Larson, American contemporary painter.

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Coal sorters were tasked with filling their baskets with wasted coal they gathered on the treadmills [...]

Coal sorters were tasked with filling their baskets with wasted coal they gathered on the treadmills. These workers were called "black muzzles".

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Michel-Ange by Daniele da Volterra. ,Michelangelo March 6, 1475 - Rome, February 18, 1564, whose re [...]

Michel-Ange by Daniele da Volterra

Michelangelo March 6, 1475 - Rome, February 18, 1564, whose real name Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti is a Florentine sculptor, painter, architect, poet and urbanist of the High Renaissance.

His best known works are universally regarded as masterpieces of the Renaissance

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A couple sharing a kiss near the Paris city hall seen in the background. Picture by Robert Doisneau [...]

A couple sharing a kiss near the Paris city hall seen in the background.
Picture by Robert Doisneau (1912-1994), French pioneer of photojournalism.

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Charles Babbage (1791-1871) desgined mechanical calculating engines, which are among the most celebr [...]

Charles Babbage (1791-1871) desgined mechanical calculating engines, which are among the most celebrated icons in the prehistory of computing. His Difference Engine No. 1 was the first successful automatic calculator, and remains one of the finest examples of precision engineering of the time.

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A woman and her son. Painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926), French painter, a founder of French Impr [...]

A woman and her son.
Painting by Claude Monet (1840-1926), French painter, a founder of French Impressionist painting.

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Portrait of a young woman, inspired by the European fairy tales of Giambattista Basile, Charles Perr [...]

Portrait of a young woman, inspired by the European fairy tales of Giambattista Basile, Charles Perrault and the Brothers Grimm.
Painting by John Everett Millais (1829-1896), British painter and illustrator.

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A belt buckle recovered from the Sutton Hoo burial site in England. Thirteen creatures decorate the [...]

A belt buckle recovered from the Sutton Hoo burial site in England. Thirteen creatures decorate the buckle’s surfaces, such as writhing snakes and intertwining four-legged beasts.

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A pastry and its plastic wrapper. Painting by Tjalf Sparnaay, Dutch hyper-realist painter and photo [...]

A pastry and its plastic wrapper.
Painting by Tjalf Sparnaay, Dutch hyper-realist painter and photographer.

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