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2700 BCE
The Standard of Ur
Sumerian artifact made out of mosaic that shows the role of society in the ancient city of Ur. -
1000 BCE
Colossal Olmec Head
This amazing sculpture is located in San Lorenzo, Veracruz, Mexico. The Colossal Olmec heads are stone representations of human heads from the Olmec civilization of ancient Mesoamerica. -
350 BCE
Praxiteles, Aphrodite of Knidos
The Aphrodite of Knidos is a sculpture of the goddess Aphrodite made by Praxiteles. -
190 BCE
Pythocritos of Rhodes, Nike of Samothrace from the Sanctuary of the Great Gods
Sculpture made out of marble that was found in 1863. This sculpture lacks the head and arms but shows a great feeling of triumph that is associated with the Hellenistic era, which includes the three centuries of Greek history between the death of the Macedonian king Alexander the Great in 323 B.C.E. and the rise of Augustus in Rome in 31 B.C.E. -
Period: 1452 to 1519
Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci was an artist, inventor, composer, among many other things. He was the creator of amazing paintings like the Mona Lisa and the Last Supper, however his talent was beyond art as well. He studied plants, animals, and human beings. He also studied the wind and water creating amazing inventions that he left written. -
1482
Birth of Venus by Sandro Botticelli
Painting made in tempera on canvas that serves as a tribute to spiritual and physical beauty. -
Period: 1483 to 1546
Martin Luther
Martin Luther was an Augustinian monk and doctor of theology who spoke out against the excesses of the Church. Luther had no intention of destroying Catholicism, he wanted to reform it. -
Salon de la Princesse by Germain Boffrand
Salon de la Princesse is a splendid room found in the Hotel de Soubise. -
Period: to
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart was a prodigy who as a kid started his first compositions. He was able to improvise and also transcribe whole compositions that he had only heard once. He produced a total of some 650 works throughout his life. -
The Mozarts in Concert: Leopold, Wolfgang, and Nannerl by Louis Carmontelle
This is a piece that was drawn by Louis Carmontelle of the Mozart’s family that was made in Paris shortly before the Mozart family arrived in London in April 1764. -
Period: to
William Wordsworth
Wordsworth claimed that nature could restore to human beings their untainted, childhood sense of wonder. -
A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Mary Wollstonecraft
“Liberty is the mother of virtue, and if women be, by their very constitution, slaves, and not allowed to breathe the sharp invigorating air of freedom, they must ever languish like exotics, and be reckoned beautiful flaws in nature…” -
The Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet
The Impression, Sunrise is a painting made in oil on canvas by Claude Monet. In this painting, Monet used a different method to create shadows by not using black and brown, but the complementary colors to the hue of the object casting the shadow. -
Two Dancers on a Stage by Edgar Degas
This painting was made in oil on canvas. It was painted by Degas as if it was being seen from below -
Le Moulin de la Galette by Pierre-Auguste Renoir
Le Moulin de la Galette is a painting made in oil by Pierre-Auguste Renoir. In this painting, Renoir shows an outdoor cafe and dance hall in Montmartre where you can observe all kinds of members of the Parisian society dancing and having fun. -
The Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Beautiful painting made in oil on canvas of the small French town of Saint-Rémy painted with thick strokes of white, yellow, orange, and blue. -
Cotton Mill Girl by Lewis Hine
This photograph was taken by Lewis Hine in order to show child labor and how this practice was affecting many children throughout the United States. The main focus of this photograph is the girl so that we are able to observe the enormity of the machines compared to her. -
The Betrayal of Images by René Magritte
This is a painting of oil on canvas made by Magritte that shows the realistic image of a pipe with the legend “This is not a pipe”. This image is juxtaposed making it seem irrational since it makes you think more deeply, because it is not a pipe, it is just a drawing of a pipe. Therefore, Magritte developed a form of Surrealism known as “Magic Realism”. -
Moonrise, Hernandez, New Mexico by Ansel Adams
This is a photograph of a late afternoon in black and white of the town of Hernandez. -
Louvre Pyramid
The Louvre is a beautiful glass and metal pyramid that consists of another two little pyramids. The main pyramid serves as an entrance to the Louvre museum.