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discovered in the 1900’s, designed to act as a covering for the young pharaoh’s corpse
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6,000 clay soldiers commissioned for construction by Ying Cheng, the first Chinese emperor of the Qin Dynasty, as to stand guard to his tomb. Uncovered in 1974 by Chinese workers digging a well. Thought to have been constructed between 221 and 206 BCE.
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Used by Bi Sheng of the Northern Song Dynasty. Similar to modern day stamps.
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Founded by Architect Filippo Brunelleschi. Poked hole in painting, then held a mirror with a hole in it as well. this allowed him to visualize where lines should form and go. (see photo)
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Done by Masaccio. Fresco. 263 in × 125 in (HUGE), nearly human size. Could have been the first complete fresco using linear perspective.
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Handscroll, ink and color on paper, 32 x 116 cm.
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oil on 3 wood oak boards. One of the first successful paintings of a mirror. Considered one of the most original and complex paintings in western art.
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Invented during the Italian Renaissance.
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The representation of Eve in paintings depicting the creation story remains to be one of the most common representations of woman as responsible for sin. This painting was created by Lucas Cranach.
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Done by Michelangelo. 17 feet tall. Head and hands are proportionally larger than rest of body to aid perspective when you look up to the top of the sculpture
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One of the most famous frescoes by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael
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By Pieter Bruegel the Elder. depicts peasant life. Oil on Panel.
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Portrait created by Pieter Class symbolically representing death through everyday objects and the inclusion of a scull.
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Mausoleum of Mumtaz Mahal, the Indian ruler's wife. Mausoleums were popularly used by those of the Islamic faith when relatives passed away.
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Written by Sir Isaac Newton. The science of the color wheel and prisms. discovered white light can divide across the whole spectrum.
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painting by Giovanni Paolo Panini. Oil on Canvas. Depicts many of the most significant architectural sites and sculptures from Ancient Rome.
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oil on canvas. 1790 versus 1794. Made himself appear much younger in the updated painting.
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Oil painting created by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres depicting prostitution and the attitude assumed by men toward the profession.
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First photograph EVER! Taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.
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First photograph to capture a human being. Human was visible in photograph because he was motionless while having his shoes shined. Taken by Louis Daguerre (1781-1851)
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Taken by Roger Fenton to illustrate the hardship of conflict.
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Created by Camille Pissaro during the Impressionism era as a reaction to photography.
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created by Vassily Maksimov. You can see an "icon corner" in the painting which is a space saved for prayer, similar to a shrine.
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Done by Van Gogh, Oil on canvas. Considered Van Goghs first masterpiece. Depicts the true life of peasents.
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Vincent Van Gogh. Oil on canvas. The painting is intentionally flat, allowing to see the world the way we want to see it, and painting it that way.
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Oil on Canvas. Faces are seen in the background. 76 x 64 cm
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Early French silent film directed by Georges Méliès, following a group of astronomers who venture to the moon. Excellent example of early production quality and an introduction to the expanse of opportunity motion picture provided the creative mind.
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Painting of a pipe by Rene Magritte. The image is meant to express that a picture of a pipe isn't a pipe but a representation of a pipe.
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Lead architect of Nazi Germany. Created massive buildings considered "Nazi rally grounds". Most were destroyed either during or after WWII. Pictured is Zeppenfield, one of his first works with the Nazi party. holds 340,000 people.
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Photo taken by Dorothea Lange in an attempt to capture the hardship that was the Great Depression and the corresponding Dust Bowl of the Midwest United States. Commissioned by the US as an official image of the Great Depression.
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American printing company, created a standardized color matching system.
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Depicts 32 cans of soup. Created by Andy Warhol. He was a large influence in the visual arts movement known as pop art.
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Propaganda poster advocating that the people of 1970 be aloud to vote on the US' involvement in Vietnam. Made with pen and ink
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The Rothko Chapel is a chapel in Texas. Artist is MArk Rothko. The interior serves not only as a chapel but also as a major work of modern art.The shape of the building is an octagon inscribed in a Greek cross. Rothko committed suicide in 1970, and never saw his finished piece. (finished in 1971)
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Art installation by Nam June Paik of a Buddha statue facing a camera and television, the image captured by the camera being transmitted through the front facing television.
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Constructed to commemorate the life of Mao Zedong and the establishment of the communist regime in China during his rule. The monument serves as both a commemorative piece as well as a political installation.
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Created by Andres Serrano. Small plastic crucifix submerged in a small glass tank of the artist's urine. This is just one photo of a set. there were other liquids such as milk and blood.
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Stands in India. 58 feet tall. Fell during construction and killed 10 people.
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Series of photographs taken by Carrie Mae Weems at a kitchen table, capturing the intimate lives of African Americans and humans in general in the home environment.
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laying Buddha - 1991
standing Buddha - 2008
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Ai Wei Wei a Chinese citizen and political activist, dropped a Han era urn and photographed himself doing so, in sighting government distaste for his irreverence.
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Art piece by Francis Alÿs were he walked along the armistice border between Jordan and Israel following the conflicted in 1948. While walking Alÿs carried a leaking can of green paint which resulted in a trail which he called the green line.
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created by Kara Walker a contemporary African American painter, utilizing commonly used Southern silhouette painting to illustrate African Americans.
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Art installation of a crack in the floor. Made by Doris Salcedo using concrete and metal. Is 548 ft long.
