Strange Beauty

  • 3100 BCE

    Pictograph

    Pictograph
    a pictorial symbol used in humankind’s earliest systems of writing
  • 2700 BCE

    Standard of Ur

    Standard of Ur
    One of the oldest surviving pieces of visual art in Mesopotamian culture.
  • 469 BCE

    Socrates

    Socrates
    The most recognized philosopher in the world, plato's master, and the most important name in the history of philosophy.
  • 1 CE

    Vishnu

    Vishnu
    Vishnu is one of the most popular Hindu deities, is viewed as the preservers who protects and sustains this world.
  • 1564

    William Shakespear

    William Shakespear
    William Shakespeare was an English playwright, poet and actor. He is widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language.
  • Napoleon

    Napoleon
    one of the most successful generals of the French revolutionary armies.
  • Bright star

    Bright star
    Poetry piece by John Keats
  • Frankenstein

    Frankenstein
    novel written by English author Mary Shelley.
  • IMPRESSION, SUNRISE

    IMPRESSION, SUNRISE
    The first Impressionism piece of art by Claude Monet
  • Sagrada Familia

    Sagrada Familia
    A magnificent architecture project by Antonio Gaudi
  • A trip to the moon.

    A trip to the moon.
    French science-fiction adventure film directed by Georges Méliès.
  • Casa Batllo

    Casa Batllo
    Architecture structure by Antonio Gaudi
  • Oread

    Oread
    Poetry piece by Hilda Dolittle
  • Jazz

    Jazz
    Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana.
  • The Persistence of Memory

    The Persistence of Memory
    Piece of art by Salvador Dali
  • Dali Atumicus

    Dali Atumicus
    Pictured of Salvador Dali by Phiipe Halsman
  • Martin Luther King, Jr.

    Martin Luther King, Jr.
    A Baptist minister first; historically remembered as one of the leading civil-rights activist.
  • Boy stepping off curb

    Boy stepping off curb
    Photograph by Diane
  • Dattam

    Dattam
    Painting by Kazuo Shiraga
  • Tutti-frutti

    Tutti-frutti
    Peculiar Rock and Roll song by Little Richard