Kintsugi ceramic plate with pink thread repairs along visible cracks, decorated with small floral motifs symbolising the Japanese art of embracing imperfection Kintsugi ceramic plate with pink thread repairs along visible cracks, decorated with small floral motifs symbolising the Japanese art of embracing imperfection
Greek mythology in art, Bernini's Rape of Persephone, Hades gripping Persephone as he pulls her into the underworld, marble sculpture Borghese Gallery Rome Greek mythology in art, Bernini's Rape of Persephone, Hades gripping Persephone as he pulls her into the underworld, marble sculpture Borghese Gallery Rome

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Pablo Picasso, Guernica, May 1–June 4, 1937 (Paris), oil on canvas, 349.3 x 776.6 cm (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) © Estate of Pablo Picasso Pablo Picasso, Guernica, May 1–June 4, 1937 (Paris), oil on canvas, 349.3 x 776.6 cm (Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Madrid; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) © Estate of Pablo Picasso
Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms, 18th century (Edo period), pair of two-fold screens, color and gold leaf on paper, 156 x 172.2 cm each (National Treasure; MOA Museum, Atami; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms, 18th century (Edo period), pair of two-fold screens, color and gold leaf on paper, 156 x 172.2 cm each (National Treasure; MOA Museum, Atami; photo: Steven Zucker, CC BY-NC-SA 2.0)
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The Water Lilies is a 1919 painting by impressionist Claude Monet The Water Lilies is a 1919 painting by impressionist Claude Monet