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Shiva Nataraja |Shiva as Lord of the Dance
Season 11
In this depiction of Shiva we see the natural rhythms to everything in the cosmos. Birth and death, creation and destruction are simply phases all th…
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Diego Velazquez | Las Meninas
Season 11
Diego Velazques was one of the most significant painters of Spain's Golden Age in the 17th century. He was a master of both portraiture and genre pai…
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Henri Matisse | Goldfish
Henri Matisse was born in Northern France on December 31, 1869. His father was a successful grain merchant. In 1887, Henri was well on his way to a s…
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Emily Kame Kngwarreye | Earth's Creation
Season 11
Emily Kame Kngwarreye was born around 1910, a time when the Aboriginal people were not considered full citizens in their own country. Earth’s Creatio…
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Frank Lloyd Wright | Falling Water
Season 11
Frank Lloyd Wright was one of America's most famous and influential architects. He famously said, "No house should ever be on a hill or on anything. …
1 year ago
Andy Warhol | Marilyn Diptych
Season 11
Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych is a commentary on the nature of fame, celebrity, and mass media. Warhol appropriated a well-known image of Monroe, usi…
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Michelangelo | The Sistine Chapel Ceiling
Season 11
Michelangelo was considered to be one of the greatest examples of a Renaissance man. He is also one of the worst examples of personal hygiene. Learn …
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Helen Frankenthaler | The Bay
Season 11
The Bay was painted in 1963 as Frankenthaler had refined her soak and stain process. While Mountains and Sea was made with diluted oil paints, The Ba…
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Maria and Julian Martinez | Black on Black Pottery
Season 11
Maria Martinez belonged to the Tewa-speaking Pueblo people, known for their rich artistic heritage. Pottery-making was deeply rooted in Puebloan cult…
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Diego Rivera | Dream of a Sunday Afternoon in Alameda Central Park
Season 11
Today Diego Rivera is less of a household name than his wife Frida Kahlo, but in the early 20th century, he was the more established artist. In Dream…
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