Monir Farmanfarmaian

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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

Painting palette with oil paints and brushes. Rainbow colored paints, arts and entertainment

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

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

The Largest Islands in the World

Is Australia an Island?

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

Indian hijras participate in a religious procession in Gandhinagar, India, some 30 kilometers from Ahmedabad, on March 22, 2017. Hijra is a term used in South Asia which refers to transgender individuals who are born male. (gender identity, gender expression)

6 Cultures That Recognize More than Two Genders

The Prado Museum facade at the Diego Velaszquez memorial. Established in 1819, the museum is considered the best collection of Spanish art and one of the world's finest collections of European art. Madrid, Spain

20 Paintings You Have to Visit at the Museo del Prado in Madrid

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

Why Is Christmas in December?

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Also Known As	Monir Shahroudy
Born	January 13, 1923 • Qazvīn • Iran
Died	April 20, 2019 (aged 96) • Tehrān • Iran

Rembrandt

Dutch artist

Leonardo da Vinci

Italian artist, engineer, and scientist

Michelangelo

Italian artist

Pablo Picasso

Spanish artist

Edgar Degas

French artist

Peter Paul Rubens

Flemish artist

Giotto

Italian painter

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter

Tintoretto

Italian painter

Nicolas Poussin

French painter

Henri Matisse

French artist

Raphael

Italian painter and architect

Albrecht Dürer

German artist

Honoré Daumier

French artist

Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres

French painter

Paul Klee

Swiss-German artist

Thomas Eakins

American painter

Anthony van Dyck

Flemish painter

J.M.W. Turner

English painter

Antoine Watteau

French painter

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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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