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Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa is probably the most famous portrait in art history. The Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci began the picture in 1503 and completed it three or four years later. The oil painting on wood now hangs in the Louvre museum in Paris. More »

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American Gothic

American Gothic is one of the most famous paintings in American art. Iowa artist Grant Wood... More >>

Assumption

Assumption is the religious belief that a certain person was taken bodily into heaven. The belief... More >>

Book of Kells

Book of Kells is an illuminated (decorated) manuscript of the four Gospels and related material... More >>

Demoiselles d'Avignon, Les

Demoiselles d'Avignon, Les, is a painting by the Spanish-born artist Pablo Picasso that became a... More >>

Guernica

Guernica, gehr NEE kah or GWAIR nih kuh, is a famous painting by Spanish-born artist Pablo... More >>

Last Supper, The

Last Supper, The, is a famous painting by the Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. The painting,... More >>

Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child are the Virgin Mary and the infant Jesus in works of art. The Madonna and Child... More >>

Mona Lisa

Mona Lisa is probably the most famous portrait in art history. The Italian artist Leonardo da... More >>

Spirit of '76

Spirit of '76 is a famous patriotic scene painted about 1875 by the American artist Archibald M.... More >>


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