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Gustave Courbet: The Painter's Studio
The Painter's Studio, oil on canvas by Gustave Courbet, 1854–55, in the...
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The School of Athens
The School of Athens, mural by Raphael, 1508–11; in the Stanze di Raffaello,...
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Giorgio Vasari
Self-portrait, oil on canvas by Giorgio Vasari; in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence.
SCALA/Art Resource, New York
Nicolas Poussin: St. John on Patmos
Poussinists in the 17th century advocated the classical restraint of Nicolas Poussin,...
The Art Institute of Chicago, A. A. Munger Collection, reference no. 1930.500 (CC0)
Peter Paul Rubens: The Rape of the Daughters of Leucippus
Rubenists advocated the lush expressionism of Peter Paul Rubens, apparent in his...
Courtesy of the Alte Pinakothek, Munich
François Boucher: The Toilet of Venus
The Toilet of Venus, oil on canvas by François Boucher, 1751; in the Metropolitan...
Photograph by AlkaliSoaps. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City, bequest of William K. Vanderbilt, 1920 (20.155.9)
Théodore Rousseau: Under the Birches, Evening
Under the Birches, Evening, oil on wood panel by Théodore Rousseau, 1842–43;...
The Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, Ohio, gift of Arthur J. Secor, 1933
Eugène Delacroix: The Death of Sardanapalus
The Death of Sardanapalus, oil on canvas by Eugène Delacroix, 1826/27; in...
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Édouard Manet: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass)
Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Luncheon on the Grass), oil on canvas...
Niday Picture Library/Alamy
Claude Monet: Impression, Sunrise
Impression, Sunrise, oil on canvas by Claude Monet, 1872; in the Musée Marmottan...
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Pablo Picasso: Les Demoiselles d'Avignon
Les Demoiselles d'Avignon, oil on canvas by Pablo Picasso, 1907; in the...
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Marcel Duchamp: Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2)
A museum visitor viewing Nude Descending a Staircase (No. 2), oil on canvas...
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Triumph of the New York School
Mark Tansey's oil painting Triumph of the New York School (1984; collection...
Courtesy of Mark Tansey
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