The Portrait of a Clad Warrior, also known as Portrait of Gaston of Foix, is an oil on canvas painting by the Italian High Renaissance painter Giovanni...

. The appearance of these naked warriors was a terrifying spectacle, for they were all men of splendid physique and in the prime of life. — Polybius,...

is a large glass-and-metal structure designed by the Chinese-American architect I. M. Pei. The pyramid is in the main courtyard (Cour Napoléon) of the...

Joconde [ʒɔkɔ̃d]) is a half-length portrait painting by Italian artist Leonardo da Vinci. Considered an archetypal masterpiece of the Italian Renaissance...

painting from Louis XIII of France in return for a Titian – the Holy Family – and Hans Holbein's Portrait of Erasmus. In 1649, Charles's collection was sold...

Victory of Samothrace, or the Niké of Samothrace, is a votive monument originally found on the island of Samothrace, north of the Aegean Sea. It is a masterpiece...

Altarpiece in the Chapel of the Immaculate Conception Tête d'enfant de trois quarts à droite Laborie, Séverine. "The Virgin of the Rocks". Louvre.fr. Musée...

in the top hat has been widely debated. The suggestion that it was a self-portrait by Delacroix has been discounted by modern art historians. In the late...

figure, though the actual pose of a reclining figure looking back over her shoulder is directly drawn from the 1800 Portrait of Madame Récamier by Jacques-Louis...

scientific analysis supports the identification of this hand as part of the sculpture. On the basis of a now-lost inscription found near the sculpture,...

portrayals of Venus and other female nudes, and partly from contemporaneous feminised Hellenistic portrayals of Dionysus/Bacchus. It represents a subject...

Oath of the Horatii (French: Le Serment des Horaces) is a large painting by the French artist Jacques-Louis David painted in 1784 and 1785 and now on display...

temple d'Hathor à Dendérah", Bulletin de l’Institut Français d’Archéologie Orientale, 95 (1995), 1–10. Sylvie Cauville : Le temple d'Isis à Dendéra, BSFE...

with her arm extended and holding a cup resembles the sitter in his portrait of Madame Moitessier (1856). The face of the woman with her arms raised above...

the School of Fontainebleau painting, Portrait présumé de Gabrielle d'Estrées et de sa sœur la duchesse de Villars (Presumed Portrait of Gabrielle d'Estrées...

Paris. A smaller replica, painted by Delacroix in 1844, is now in the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The Death of Sardanapalus is based on the tale of Sardanapalus...

is a skylight constructed in the Carrousel du Louvre, an underground shopping mall in front of the Louvre Museum in France. It may be thought of as a smaller...

of Anghiari. Also revealed was a second sketch 61⁄2 inch–by–4  inch depiction of half a skull. A third sketch showed the infant Jesus playing with a lamb...

(National Gallery of Art, Washington), and a Deposition. In 1515 he painted the Portrait of a Clad Warrior, traditionally identified as Gaston of Foix. Also...

Degas; pastel; 58 × 42 cm Portrait of elderly woman, by Matthias Grünewald Portrait of a young woman, by Hans Holbein Head of a man, by Andrea del Sarto...

surmounted by a more traditional recumbent effigy. Most of the pieces are on display in the Castello Sforzesco. County of Foix Portrait of a Clad Warrior William...

The Raft of the Medusa (French: Le Radeau de la Méduse [lə ʁado d(ə) la medyz]) – originally titled Scène de Naufrage (Shipwreck Scene) – is an oil painting...

Behind the "Greek Foot" and its Medical Explanation". Greek Reporter. "Diane à la biche", Château de Fontainebleau, Archive copy (22 April 2021); Musée du...

respects classical ideals of male virtue and beauty in its depiction of historical Greek warriors to convey an impression of heroic courage. David made...

known as dresses à la antique ("Ancient-style"), among Parisian high society. The genesis of Les Sabines and the work itself represented a significant departure...

Stele of the Vultures is a monument from the Early Dynastic IIIb period (2600–2350 BC) in Mesopotamia celebrating a victory of the city-state of Lagash...

figure in the history of law and the document as a true legal code. The U.S. Capitol has a relief portrait of Hammurabi alongside those of other historic lawgivers...

Self Portrait is a self-portrait by Tintoretto, dating to around 1588. It was in the Orleans Collection before it was bought for Marie Antoinette with...

canvas with dimensions 51 cm × 45 cm (20 in × 18 in). Portrayals of scientists were a favourite topic in 17th-century Dutch painting and Vermeer's oeuvre...

The sculpture of the Seated Scribe or Squatting Scribe is a famous work of ancient Egyptian art. It represents a figure of a seated scribe at work. The...