🎨 The House at Rueil, 1882
by Manet 🇫🇷
oil on canvas, 71.5 x 92.3 cm
Alte Nationalgalerie, Germany
About the artwork:
"The House at Rueil" captures a suburban landscape scene, likely set in the town of Rueil-Malmaison near Paris, where Manet spent time during his final years. This painting may depict a view of a s...
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🎨 Dancing Fairies, 1866
by August Malmström 🇸🇪
oil on canvas, 90 x 149 cm
Nationalmuseum, Sweden
🪄About the artwork:
In "Dancing Fairies," Malmström depicts a group of fairies, ethereal creatures from Nordic folklore, in a moonlit glade, dancing in a circle. This scene is likely set in a lush forest under the lig...
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🎨 Magdalen, early 17th century
by Annibale Carracci 🇮🇹
oil on canvas, 40 x 30.8 cm
Dulwich Picture Gallery, England
About the artwork:
The painting "Magdalen" likely portrays Mary Magdalene, a figure frequently depicted in Christian art for her penitence and devotion to Jesus. Carracci’s interpretation of Magdalen...
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🎨 David: "Oh, that I had wings like a Dove! For then would I fly away, and be at rest." Psalm 55:6, 1865
by Frederic Leighton 🏴
oil on fabric, 96.5 x 122.5 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
About the artwork:
This painting depicts the biblical King David, a frequent subject in art due to his complex chara...
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🎨 Sunrise over the Eastern Sea, 1932
by Fujishima Takeji 🇯🇵
oil on canvas, 65.2 x 90.9 cm
Artizon Museum, Japan
About the artwork:
"Sunrise over the Eastern Sea" likely captures the majestic beauty of the sunrise over the sea, a subject that offers dynamic contrasts and vivid coloration typical of Western landscap...
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🎨 Women Going to the Woods, 1866
by Alfred Sisley 🇫🇷
oil on canvas, 65.2 x 92.2 cm
Artizon Museum, Japan
About the artwork:
"Women Going to the Woods" likely depicts a tranquil rural scene, portraying women on a path towards or through a wooded area. This subject is characteristic of Sisley’s focus on the everyday...
🎨 The railway station, Redfern, 1893
by Arthur Streeton 🇦🇹
oil on canvas, 40.8 x 61 cm
Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia
🪄About the artwork:
"The Railway Station, Redfern" likely depicts the bustling environment of Redfern railway station in Sydney. During this period, Redfern was a major railway hub, and...
🎨 Two Dragons in Clouds, 1885
by Kano Hogai 🇯🇵
ink on paper, 90.2 x 135.4 cm
Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA
About the artwork:
"Two Dragons in Clouds" likely depicts a dynamic and powerful scene of two dragons amidst swirling clouds, a common theme in East Asian art symbolizing power, strength, and the supernatur...
🎨 Children in a landscape, unknown date
by Emile Claus 🇧🇪
oil on canvas, 41 x 51 cm
Museu Nacional de Belas Artes, Brazil
About the artwork:
The painting likely features children engaged in play or a serene moment of rest, set against a backdrop of a lush landscape. Claus's technique would involve the use of brigh...
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🎨 Melencolia I, 1514
by Albrecht Dürer 🇩🇪
Engraving, 23.8 x 18.6 cm
Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
🪄About the artwork:
The engraving features an array of symbolic elements and a central figure traditionally interpreted as a personification of melancholia—the winged figure of a woman, sitting in a despondent pose, s...
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One of the world's rarest Complex is...
The world's longest residential complex has 15,000 windows and 170 entrance doors, and its residents have to ride a bus to go from one end of the complex to the other!
This huge residential complex is located in the city of Lutsk, Ukraine, and locals have called it the "Great ...
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