Seated Ganesha
Seated Ganesha This Seated Ganesha is a sculpture showing Ganesha crowned and bejewelled holding objects associated with one of Indias beloved gods: a...
“Woman in Blue Combing Her Hair” by Goyō Hashiguchi
Woman in Blue Combing Her Hair by Goyō Hashiguchi Woman in Blue Combing Her Hair by Goyō Hashiguchi is a colour woodblock print, from 1920s Japan. The...
“Woman with a Pearl Necklace” by Johannes Vermeer
Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Johannes Vermeer Woman with a Pearl Necklace by Johannes Vermeer portrays a young Dutch woman, dressing with yellow rib...
“Tamati Waka Nene” by Gottfried Lindauer
Tamati Waka Nene by Gottfried Lindauer Tamati Waka Nene by Gottfried Lindauer depicts a prominent and courageous Maori chief of the Nga-ti-toa Tribe. ...
“Summer Time” by Rupert Bunny
Summer Time by Rupert Bunny Summer Time was painted by Rupert Bunny who was a magnificent colourist and erudite painter of classic themes and could ma...
“Portrait of Mrs Alexander Hamilton” by Ralph Earl
Portrait of Mrs Alexander Hamilton by Ralph Earl This Portrait of Mrs Alexander Hamilton by Ralph Earl portrays Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton (1757 – 18...
Relief of a Winged Genie
Relief of a Winged Genie This Relief of a Winged Genie on gypsum depicts a recurring motif in the iconography of Assyrian sculpture. Winged genies are...
“Woman in a Summer Kimono” by Goyō Hashiguchi
Woman in a Summer Kimono by Goyō Hashiguchi Woman in a Summer Kimono by Goyō Hashiguchi is a colour woodblock print, from 1920s Japan. The artist, Goy...
Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles
Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles This Portrait of Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles depicts Raffles as youthful and knowledgeable, su...
Best from the Web on Museums and History
Best from the Web on Museums and History With Best from the Web on Museums and History we plan to curate
Nicolas Poussin
Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin Nicolas Poussin (1594 – 1665) was the leading painter of the classical French Baroque style, although he spent most of...
Bhairava (Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore)
Bhairava This statue depicts Bhairava, a Hindu deity and a fierce manifestation of Shiva associated with annihilation. Bhairava originated in Hindu le...
“Figure with Parasol, Protect against Snow” by Takahashi Hiroaki
Figure with Parasol, Protect against Snow by Takahashi Hiroaki Figure with Parasol, Protect against Snow by Takahashi Hiroaki depicts a woman in tradi...
The Art of War
The Art of War The Art of War in this context, is the artistic representation of the conflict between groups or between just two people and can range ...
“The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius” by John William Waterhouse
The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius by John William Waterhouse The Favorites of the Emperor Honorius by John William Waterhouse portrays Honorius fe...
“The Thinker” by Auguste Rodin (The Legion of Honor)
The Thinker by Auguste Rodin The Thinker by Auguste Rodin was originally conceived for his monumental bronze portal entitled The Gates of Hell (1880-1...
“Paris Street, Rainy Day” by Gustave Caillebotte
Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte Paris Street, Rainy Day by Gustave Caillebotte is his best-known work and depicts Parisians walking in ...
Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol
Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol The Kiss of Death, Lipstick Pistol was a weapon issued by the KGB during the Cold War. It was a single shot 4.5 mm pist...
Tiffany Lamp
Tiffany Lamp Nasturtium Shade with Mosaic Turtleback Tile Base This Nasturtium Shade with Mosaic Turtleback Tile Base is a Tiffany Lamp, probably des...
“Portrait of Dr Paul Alexandre” by Amedeo Modigliani
Portrait of Dr Paul Alexandre by Amedeo Modigliani This Portrait of Dr Paul Alexandre by Amedeo Modigliani is one of several paintings of Dr Alexandre...
“A Break Away!” by Tom Roberts
A Break Away! by Tom Roberts “A Break Away!” by Tom Roberts depicts a mob of thirsty sheep stampeding towards a dam for water. A drover on horseback i...
“Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I” by Gustav Klimt
Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt Portrait of Adele Bloch-Bauer I by Gustav Klimt is also called The Lady in Gold or The Woman in Gold i...
“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt
“The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt “The Kiss” by Gustav Klimt shows a couple embracing, their bodies entwined in elaborately decorated robes. The couple is kn...
Hidden Women of History: Théroigne de Méricourt, Feminist Revolutionary
Théroigne de Mericourt, engraving after a painting by Auguste Raffet in 1817. Peter McPhee, University of Melbourne Anne-Josèphe Théroigne or Terwagne...
Dancing Ganesha (Asian Civilisations Museum, Singapore)
Dancing Ganesha This Dancing Ganesha is a sculpture full of movement and represents a favourite theme in South Asian art. Ganesha is one of the best-k...
“Whistler’s Mother” by James McNeill Whistler
Whistlers Mother by James McNeill Whistler Whistlers Mother by James McNeill Whistler depicts the painters mother, Anna McNeill Whistler. Its title is...
Pietà by Michelangelo
Pieta by Michelangelo Pietà by Michelangelo depicts the body of Jesus on the lap of his mother Mary after the Crucifixion. The theme is of Northern Eu...
Masterpieces of Uffizi Gallery
Gallery The Uffizi Gallery is organised as an extended network of rooms with amazing works of art in somewhat of a historical order
“Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani
“Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani “Nude” by Amedeo Modigliani is one of the dozens of nudes created by Modigliani in a modern style characterised by elongat...
Shadow Puppet
Shadow Puppet Rama This Shadow Puppet depicts Rama, the lead character from the Indian epic the Ramayana. It is a form of shadow puppet show called T...