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An 1893 oil on canvas painting, Julie Manet and her Greyhound Laerte, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Julie (b. 1878) was the artist's daughter. (Musée Marmottan Monet, Paris)

An 1869-70 oil on canvas painting, Reading, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The two women are Morisot's mother Cornélie (on the right) and sister Edma (left). Morisot's friend, the artist Edouard Manet (1832-1883...

An 1869 oil on canvas painting, Edma Pontillon at a Window, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The sitter is Edma Pontillon, sister of the artist. Like other impressionists, Morisot tried frequently the difficult...

An 1872 oil on canvas painting, Interior, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The central figure is the lady of the house while the nanny stands with a child at the window. Inspired perhaps by contemporary fashion...

This map illustrates the rise and expansion of the Akkadian Empire, the first known empire in world history, emerging in Mesopotamia around the twenty-fourth century BCE. Originating from the city-state of Akkad, the empire under Sargon the...

Manuscript illumination depicting Nyx and the Prophet Isaiah from the Paris Psalter (Parisianus graecus 139, folio 435 verso), c. 940-960. National Library of France, Paris. The prophet Isaiah is flanked by Nyx (Night) and the Dawn. The...

Night (La Nuit), oil on canvas painting by William-Adolphe Bouguereau, 1883. Hillwood Estate, Museum & Gardens, Washington D.C.

An 1873 oil on canvas painting, Hide and Seek (Cache Cache), by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. This work was shown in the First Impressionist Exhibition in 1874. (Private Collection)

An 1872 oil on canvas painting, The Cradle, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. The figures are the artist's sister Edma and her daughter Blanche. The soft colours suggest the tender relationship between mother...

An 1881 oil on canvas painting, Eugène Manet & His Daughter in the Garden at Bougival, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. In a scene she painted several times in various poses, the artist presents her husband Eugène...