Gerhard Richter

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Gerhard Richter: Frau Niepenberg (Mrs Niepenberg)

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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

Vandalized Art list. Combo of EB owned illustration (top) and parent Asset 182294. 4 of 11 The Rokeby Venus by Diego Velazquez was hit with a meat cleaver by Mary Richardson

Art Abuse: 11 Vandalized Works of Art

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Art History: The Origins of 7 of Your Favorite Art Supplies

Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel

Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries

Sculpture of woman before restoration (left) and after restoration on the exterior of an office building in Palencia, Spain. (art restoration)

5 Art Restorations Gone Wrong

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Entrants falling and tumbling over while chasing the cheese at the 2016 'Cheese Rolling' held at Cooper's Hill, in the Cotswolds, Brockworth England

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Festivals

Nativity Scene, Adoration of the Magi, Church of the Birth of the Virgin Mary, Montenegro

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Srinivasa Ramanujan, Indian mathematician and autodidact.

6 Interesting Facts about Srinivasa Ramanujan

Stylish light blue jeans on wooden background, closeup of inset pocket

Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket?

Town of Sisimiut located on the coast of the Davis Strait on Kangerluarsunnguaq Bay, Greenland

The Largest Islands in the World

Ice Sledge Hockey, Hockey Canada Cup, USA (left) vs Canada, 2009. UBC Thunderbird Arena, Vancouver, BC, competition site for Olympic ice hockey and Paralympic ice sledge hockey. Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Vancouver Olympics

10 Best Hockey Players of All Time

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The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time

Gerhard Richter: Facts & Related Content

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Born	February 9, 1932 (age 92) • Dresden • Germany
Awards And Honors	Praemium Imperiale (1997)

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German artist

Anselm Kiefer

German painter

Georg Baselitz

German artist

Willem de Kooning

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Yayoi Kusama

Japanese artist

Pierre Soulages

French painter and printmaker

Ellsworth Kelly

American painter, sculptor, and printmaker

David Hockney

British artist

Jasper Johns

American painter

Balthus

French painter

Robert Rauschenberg

American artist

Bridget Riley

British artist

Robert Ryman

American painter

Roberto Matta

Chilean painter

Antoni Tàpies

Spanish artist

Albrecht Dürer

German artist

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian-born artist

Lucas Cranach, the Elder

German painter

Hans Holbein the Younger

German painter

Matthias Grünewald

German artist

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Tate Modern extension Switch House, London, England. (Tavatnik, museums). Photo dated 2017.

Can You Match These Lesser-Known Paintings to Their Artists?

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