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Edward Carpenter, detail of a portrait by R.E. Fry; in the National Portrait Gallery, London

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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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Coriander leaves, fresh green cilantro on wooden background, herbs

Why Does Cilantro Taste Like Soap to Some People?

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

Monitor. Varanus salvadorii is a monitor lizard found in New Guinea can grows to 2.7 metres (9 ft.) aka Tree crocodile, Crocodile monitor, Salvadori's monitor, artellia, reptile

7 of the World’s Most Dangerous Lizards and Turtles

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

Why Is Christmas in December?

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

What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?

9 of the World’s Deadliest Snakes

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Born	December 14, 1866 • London • England
Died	September 9, 1934 (aged 67) • London • England
Notable Works	“Vision and Design”
Subjects Of Study	Post-Impressionism • painting

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Clive Bell

British critic

Wyndham Lewis

British artist and writer

Sir Charles Lock Eastlake

British painter

Paul Sérusier

French painter

Duncan Grant

British painter

Eileen Agar

British artist

Benjamin Robert Haydon

English painter and writer

John Ruskin

English writer and artist

Joshua Reynolds

British painter

William Michael Rossetti

English art critic

Charles Locke Eastlake

British author

Wassily Kandinsky

Russian-born artist

James McNeill Whistler

American artist

Elaine de Kooning

American artist

Mi Fu

Chinese artist

Giorgio Vasari

Italian artist and author

Dong Qichang

Chinese artist

Chen Shizeng

Chinese painter and critic

Theo van Doesburg

Dutch artist

Amédée Ozenfant

French painter

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"The Large Plane Trees" (Road Menders at Saint-Remy) oil on fabric by Vincent van Gogh, 1889; in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art.

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