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Gerhard Richter's early work, Mouth (Bridgette Bardot's Lips), from 1963, was inspired by a photograph of the renowned French actress Bridgette Bardot. Richter trimmed the photo to focus on her...

One of the mysteries of European painting is this piece because, despite its undeniable excellence and epoch-defining significance, there are conflicting views on both its author and its subject. It...

An oil painting by Lorenzo Lotto, Madonna with Child between Saints Flavian and Onuphrius, signed and dated 1508, is currently on display at the Borghese Gallery in Rome, Italy. When...

A significant portion of Odd Nerdrum's body of work consists of self-portraits. Nerdrum made a bold statement in Second Birth (2004) by choosing to portray himself as a prophet or...

Midsummer Eve Bonfire on Skagen Beach is a 1906 painting by P.S. Kryer. The massive piece, which took many years to complete, features prominent Skagen residents as well as many...

This is the first of three artworks by Brown that depict scenes from the tragedy King Lear by William Shakespeare. The inspiration for all three images came from a set...

Caspar David Friedrich painted The Abbey in the Oakwood, known in German as Abtei im Eichwald. It was created in Dresden between 1809 and 1810 and debuted alongside The Monk...

Portrait of Federico II Gonzaga (also known as Portrait of Federigo Gonzaga) is a Renaissance portrait of a young boy by Francesco Francia that is housed in New York's Metropolitan...

William Hogarth created an engraving titled Satire on False Perspective in 1754 for his friend John Joshua Kirby's pamphlet on linear perspective. The subtitle makes it clear what the work's...

Toyin Ojih Odutola is a contemporary Nigerian-American visual artist known for her vibrant multimedia drawings and works on paper. Her distinct mark-making technique and lavish compositions rethink the category and...