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Oil on Canvas

Oil on Canvas

Oil on Canvas

Jean-Baptiste Pierre Le Brun, Vigée Le Brun's husband, was a painter and art dealer. He painted this self-portrait in 1795, portraying himself as a successful art historian.

The painting is mostly in black, white, and brown, with touches of teal, and paint is splattered and strewn across the canvas in a rhythmic fashion.

Multiple views of the Bust of Marsyas by Balthasar Permoser

Observers marveling at the landscape

This krater, or funerary vase, was built as a grave monument ca. 750-735 B.C.E. The krater uses traditional Geometric patterns like meanders and checkerboard designs, in addition to two rows of illustrated scenes. The bottom row shows chariots and…