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Plum Blossoms and Peonies
One of the so-called Yangzhou Eccentrics (a group of painters who lived in Yangzhou and were known for their unorthodox art and lifestyle), Gao Fenghan depicts China’s t…
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Landscape with a Distant Temple
A traveler has presumably descended from the distant temple compound that consists of several buildings linked together by a winding trail lined with steps. The highest …
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Buddha Amitābha with Two Attending Bodhisattvas
The supreme deities that rule over the Western Paradise—Amitābha (阿彌陀 in Chinese), Avalokiteśvara (Guanyin 觀音), and Mahāsthāmaprāpta (Dashizhi 大勢至)—are here encl…
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Lovers Embracing
The twining and coiling of the patterns on the carpet and large floor cushion mirror the interlaced bodies of the amorous couple. The clinging grapevine also references …
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Amitābha Triad
This hanging scroll illustrates an apparition of Buddha Amitābha (阿彌陀 in Chinese) and two attendant bodhisattvas, in the midst of colorful light and swirling clouds. …
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Hebe
Albert Handerson Thayer often kept his paintings in his studio, sporadically revising them over extended periods of time. A number of his compositions appear to be only …
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The Blue Feather
William J. Edmondson felt that artists should paint what they see, and once declared, "When painting a portrait, I do not indulge in this ‘painting of the soul’ stuff." …
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Portrait of the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin
The monk in this portrait, identified by an inscription in a red cartouche at the upper right of this painting, is the Great Master Yeongwoldang Eungjin. Portraits of th…
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Bacchante on a Panther
Part of a series of six paintings that decorated Etienne Bartholony's house in Paris, these paintings emulate ancient Roman designs. Crisp, cut out forms are set against…
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A Mountain Stream
At a time when women faced many barriers, Julie H. Beers became one of the first women from the United States to have a successful career as a landscape painter. In addi…
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Woman in Profile
Henri Martin was an important French painter from Toulouse known for his contributions to the Neo-Impressionist movement. He painted this striking depiction of a woman s…
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Self-Portrait
François LePage belonged to a family of flower painters and worked in the French city of Lyon, which was famous for producing silk, particularly fabric with flower motif…
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Expulsion of Adam and Eve
John Milton's epic poem Paradise Lost (1667) was the principal literary source for John Faed's depiction of the expulsion of Adam and Eve. The archangel Michael directs …
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A Royal Picnic on a Terrace
A richly patterned carpet spans the width of the composition and forms the setting for a royal visit. The status of the highest-ranking person is indicated by the tan cl…
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Orchard
The organic strokes that comprise Vuillard’s trees contrast with the linear divisions of agricultural land. The imagery is reminiscent of a passage written by the artist…
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Orchid Pavilion Gathering
This painting depicts a famous gathering that took place in China in AD 353 to celebrate the Spring Purification Festival, also known as the Double Third Festival, as it…
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Glaucus and Nydia
"It was one of the few moments in her brief and troubled life that it was sweet to treasure." Weaving a rose garland as a present for her beloved master Glaucus, the bli…
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Shakyamuni under the Bodhi Tree
The historical Buddha Shakyamuni is seated in meditative posture upon the backs of three demons under the bodhi tree, where he achieved enlightenment. All three demons h…
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Nine-Dragon Falls
The Nine-Dragon Falls 구룡포 is one of the popular tourist sites at the Diamond Mountain 금강산 in North Korea. Its V-shaped valley that opens into a rushing white water…
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Adoration of the Magi
Is this painting by Titian? Titian, the celebrated and prolific 16th-century Venetian artist, and his large workshop painted several versions of this subject. Further re…
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Portrait of Maria Kitscher, Frau von Freyberg
Maria von Freyberg was in the court of Albert V, Duke of Bavaria. However, as Lutherans, the family eventually fell from favor as Catholic political interests consolidat…
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Ivy Lane
In an episode from the tenth-century literary classic The Tales of Ise , a courtier happens upon a Buddhist priest on an ivy-covered pass on Mount Utsu, a Japanese homon…
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Leisure Enough to Spare
Seclusion and leisure—the ideals of the literati, or scholar-gentlemen—are expressed in this mature work by Yao Tingmei. The theme acquired special meaning at a time of …
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Shurpanakha demands vengeance, from the "Shangri" Ramayana
In a dramatic climax, the artists introduce the demon king, Ravana (the Howler), archvillain of the Ramayana . He has 10 crowned heads and 20 arms. He grasps a different…