Madonna and Child with the Infant Saint John the Baptist and Angels Cornelis van Cleve ca. 1550 European art Oil on panel Cornelis van...

Ariadne Chauncey Bradley Ives modeled 1852, carved 1853 America Marble 86.477 As told in ancient myth, Ariadne, the beautiful daughter of...

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Saint George and the Dragon with Scenes Alyona Knyazeva 2011 Russian Egg tempera on wood Museum of Russian Icons R2011.102 The emperor...

Pendant with the Mother of God Madonna and Child Flanked by Four Saints Attributed to Naddo Ceccarelli ca. 1339-1347 Tempera and gold...

Selected Saints with Relics 19th century Russia Egg tempera on wood with metal oklad R2011.89 Selected Saints with Relics, 1800s Russia...

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Iconoclasm and Depictions of God You shall not make for yourself a carved image or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above or...

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Judith Presenting Herself to Holofernes Antonio Gionima 1720s Italy Oil on canvas 62.45 The Jewish heroine Judith is famous for beheading...

Allegory of Painting (Primary Title) Pittura (Painting) (Former Title) Pompeo Battoni, Italian, 1708 - 1787 (Artist) 1772 Italian Oil on...