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Public Domain Photos- Mute Swans in Jeziorak LakeThe photo shows a swimming pair of Mute Swans (Cygnus olor) in Jeziorak Lake in the Ilawa Lakeland in Warmia-Masuria in northern Poland. The lake has 20 small islands which... […]
- Diademed Sifaka Lemurs (Propithecus diadema)The Diademed Sifaka (Propithecus diadema) belongs to the species of lemurs of the Genus Propithecus of the Indriidae family of woolly lemurs. These lemurs are endemic to the humid equatorial... […]
- Ancient Egyptian Ostraca ArtWhat you see here is a magnificent Egyptian painting, which is about 3300 years old, depicting an Egyptian woman dancer, performing a backbend, commonly found in performances of contortion, gymnastics... […]
- Van Gogh: Portrait of Dr. GachetThe ‘Portrait of Dr. Gachet’ by Vincent van Gogh is one of the most expensive paintings in the world. It depicts the French physician Dr. Paul Gachet (1828-1909) who treated... […]
- Roman mosaics in Villa Romana del CasaleThe picture shows two young women of ancient Rome playing a ball game, part of several mosaics discovered in the Villa Romana del Casale, an ancient imperial villa and now... […]
- Significance of Olympic RingsThis is a beautiful picture of the Olympic Rings logo at the Hong Kong Museum of Art displayed during the Summer Olympics (XXIX Olympiad) that took place in Beijing, China,... […]
- Psychedelic Art and Fractal DesignsThe picture depicts a Fractal Art work that can be described as Psychedelic Art. These are high-impact visuals that have the potential to alter the state of mind of the... […]
- Suprematist Composition, the most expensive Russian artThe Suprematist Composition (Blue rectangle over the red beam) is an oil painting by the Russian painter Kazimir Malevich (1879-1935). The painting depicts a rare combination of geometrical figures and... […]
- Shrimps as nutritious seafoodShrimps, together with prawns, are one of the most widely consumed aquatic sources of food in all parts of the world. Because of their high commercial and nutritious values, shrimps... […]
- Apple and oak near Castelfranco di SopraThis photo shows a lonely apple and an unidentified Quercus (Oak species) tree photographed near Castelfranco di Sopra, the municipal town in the Province of Arezzo in the Tuscany region... […]
- Mute Swans in Jeziorak Lake
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Arnold Böcklin: Isle of the Dead (III)
Posted on March 11, 2012 | No CommentsThe oil painting ‘Isle of the Dead’ (L’Île des morts) is considered the best work of the Swiss Symbolist artist Arnold Böcklin (1827-1901), whose works were influenced by Romanticism. The... -
Sculpture of Diana by Frederick William MacMonnies
Posted on March 8, 2012 | No CommentsThe Statue of Diana by the American sculptor Frederick William MacMonnies (1863-1937), modeled in 1890 and bronze cast in 1894 (or later), is located in the Amon Carter Museum of... -
Franz Conrad Linck: Meleager und Atalante
Posted on March 4, 2012 | 1 CommentThe ceramic sculpture titled ‘Meleager und Atalante’ by the German sculptor and ceramic artist Franz Conrad Linck (1730-1793) depicts the mythological characters Meleager and Atalanta. Created in Rococo (Late Baroque)... -
Antonio Canova: Paris, marble sculpture
Posted on February 23, 2012 | No CommentsThe marble sculpture ‘Paris’ completed in 1822-23 by the Italian neoclassical sculptor Antonio Canova (1757-1822) in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, United States, depicts the Trojan prince... -
Paul Cézanne: The Judgement of Paris
Posted on February 21, 2012 | No CommentsThe Judgement of Paris has been the subject of paintings and sculptures created by thousands of artists around the world. The painting above shows another version of it by the... -
Jean Terzieff: The woman with an apple
Posted on February 20, 2012 | No CommentsThis is a photo of the statue titled ‘The woman with an apple’ (La femme aux pommes) in front of the Luxembourg Palace (Palais du Luxembourg), the seat of the... -
Anna Hyatt Huntington: Female Centaur, Brookgreen Gardens
Posted on February 11, 2012 | No CommentsThe sculpture titled ‘Female Centaur’ (1936) by the American sculptor Anna Vaughn Hyatt Huntington (1876-1973) is located in Brookgreen Gardens, a sculpture garden and wildlife preserve south of Murrells Inlet... -
Terrace of the Lions in Delos, Greece
Posted on August 5, 2011 | No CommentsThe Terrace of the Lions (L’allée des lions à Délos en Grèce) in the island of Delos near Mykonos, Greece, was built just before 600 BC by the people of... -
Venus of Lespugue
Posted on June 8, 2011 | No CommentsThe Venus of Lespugue is a Venus Figurine of a female figure of the Gravettian (the European Upper Paleolithic period), and it is estimated to date back to approximately 23,000... -
Replica of the Venus of Laussel
Posted on June 7, 2011 | 1 CommentThe photo above shows a replica of the Venus of Laussel discovered from Lausel in southwestern France. The original is at the Musée d’Aquitaine, in Bordeaux, France. This is an...