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The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka Exhibition, LACMA [2]
Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA
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Albrecht Dürer
Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 CE) was a German Renaissance artist who is considered one of the greatest painters and engravers in history. A native of Nuremberg, Dürer was famous in his own lifetime at home and abroad for his oil paintings, altarpieces...
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Aboriginal Rock Art
Pictographs known as Wandjina in the Wunnumurra Gorge, Barnett River, Kimberley, Western Australia.
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San rock art
San rock painting of an eland found in Drakensberg, South Africa.
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Interview: The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women by Nancy Marie Brown
In this interview, World History Encyclopedia is joined by American author Nancy Marie Brown, who is talking to us about her new book The Real Valkyrie: The Hidden History of Viking Warrior Women. You can find the entire interview on our...
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400 Years of US History 1607-2007 - A Gallery of Caricatures by Nicha Sursock
In this gallery, we present artist Nicha Sursock's series of 43 works representing the history of the USA. The series is titled 400 years of US history 1607-2007. It begins with the first colony at Jamestown and concludes with the invention...
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Ancient Posterior from the 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' Antikenmuseum Exhibition
The naked rear of a female figure. On display as part of the 2018 CE exhibition 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' at the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switzerland.
© Ruedi Habegger, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
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Egyptian Pyramids, Hieroglyphics, & Art
Egyptian Pyramids, The Sphinx, Egyptian Art, Egyptian Symbols, Egyptian Architecture, Egyptian Hieroglyphics, The Rosetta Stone
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Naked! The Art of Nudity Exhibition, Antikenmuseum, Basel
A view of the 2018 CE exhibition 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' at the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switzerland.
© Ruedi Habegger, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig
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National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida, Spain
Main hall of the National Museum of Roman Art in Mérida (Spanish: Museo Nacional de Arte Romano), Spain. Inaugurated in 1986, the magnificent building, reflecting certain aspects of Roman architecture, occupies some 5000 m² ((53819 ft²...