Cubism

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Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Hear art curator William S. Rubin discussing seminal influences on Cubism, especially as developed by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso

Britannica's Guide to Art Movements

Juan Gris: The Sunblind

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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.

Why Is the Mona Lisa So Famous?

Art texture. Close-up of yellow abstract painting. Hompepage blog 2009, arts and entertainment, history and society

10 Modernist Art Movements

American sculptor Vinnie Ream (1847-1914) and her bust of Abraham Lincoln on the stand used in the White House while President Lincoln posed for her. Photo taken between 1865 and 1870. Her full sized Lincoln See Asset: 182233

Woman-Made: 10 Sculptors You Might Not Know

Aboriginal Memorial in the National Gallery of Australia in Canberra ACT.It`s a work of contemporary Indigenous Australian art comprises 200 decorated hollow log coffins

5 Interesting Paintings at the National Gallery of Australia

Aerial view of Florence (Firenze), Italy from the campanile of the Duomo, with the gigantic dome (designed by Filippo Brunelleschi) in the foreground. Unidentifiable tourists are visible on top of the dome, which provide a measure of the building s scale.

25 Famous Paintings to See the Next Time You’re in Florence

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Internet http://www blue screen. Hompepage blog 2009, history and society, media news television, crowd opinion protest, In the News 2009, breaking news

Who Invented the Internet?

Portrait of a mountain gorilla at a short distance. gorilla close up portrait.The mountain gorilla (Gorilla beringei beringei)

Falling Stars: 10 of the Most Famous Endangered Species

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7 Drugs that Changed the World

Cathedrale St.Jean in Lyon, France has a 14th-century astronomical clock that shows religious feast days till the year 2019; Perpetual Calendar

Ten Days That Vanished: The Switch to the Gregorian Calendar

Poker game. Card game. Royal Flush in poker. Hearts suit gambling

Poker Hands Ranked

Shadow of a man holding large knife in his hand inside of some dark, spooky buiding

7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers

Periodical Cicada, Adult, Magicicada spp. Requires 17 years to complete development. Nymph splits its skin, and transforms into an adult. Feeds on sap of tree roots. Northern Illinois Brood. This brood is the largest emergence of cicadas anywhere

Why Do Some Cicadas Appear Only Every 17 Years?

Cubism: Media

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Videos

Hear art curator William S. Rubin discussing seminal influences on Cubism, especially as developed by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso

Hear art curator William S. Rubin discussing seminal influences on Cubism, especially as developed by Georges Braque and Pablo Picasso

Learn from art curator William S. Rubin about how African art and paintings by Paul...

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Images

Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon

Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, oil on canvas by Pablo Picasso, 1907; in the...

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Juan Gris: The Sunblind

Juan Gris: The Sunblind

The Sunblind, gouache, paper, chalk, and charcoal on canvas by Juan Gris,...

Courtesy of the Tate, London, Rights Reserved A.D.A.G.P. Paris, 1972; photograph, G. Roberton/A.C. Cooper Ltd.

Interactives

Britannica's Guide to Art Movements

Britannica's Guide to Art Movements

From Abstract Expressionism to the Yuan Dynasty

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