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Guercino (1591-1666), Aurora, circa 1620

Aurora

Guercino

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Giovanni Antonio Canaletto (1697 - 1768), View from Somerset Gardens looking towards London Bridge, 1746 - 1755 (circa)

View from Somerset Gardens looking towards London Bridge

Giovanni Antonio Canaletto

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A half-bear, half-bull creature with its insides visible and three crows on its back, stands near a baby on fissured ground. To the left is a man hanging from a tree, with many pylons seen in the distance. Inside the creature are words reading 'serious' and reasonable' in the stomach, 'objective' in the heart, 'common sense' in the spine', 'important' in the lungs, 'prudent' in the anus, 'wise' and 'rational' in the bowel, and 'logical' in the windpipe.

Animal Spirit

Grayson Perry

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A children's book illustration of a girl who sits asleep on an island, surrounded by creatures - blue birds, white deer, and red fish - in pairs, emphasising her solitude. The print uses vivid colours of blue, green, red and yellow and bold black lines. 'DIE TRÄUMENDEN KNABEN.' is read on the right hand side.

Sleeping Girl (from The Dreaming Youths)

Oskar Kokoschka

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Tile with sunburst, a device of the Gonzaga family of Mantua

Tile with sunburst, a device of the Gonzaga family of Mantua

The workshop of Antonio dei Fedeli, Pesaro

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A red chalk sketch of a woman wrapped in a towel, sitting on a stool or otherwise undefined seat. An initial sketch of the scene can be seen in the upper left, loose and undeveloped.

La Toilette

Édouard Manet

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Bowl with ideal profile of a woman

Castel Durante, Italy, Around 1520-25

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A chair with an embroidered floral seat back and a black seat cushion

Chair with Floral Seat Back

Attributed to Roger Fry (1866–1934) for the Omega Workshops Ltd, embroidered by Winifred Gill (1891–1981) or Vanessa Bell (1879–1961), 1913

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A nude woman sits on the floor, left leg drawn to her chest and right leg outstretched, with a vacant gaze. She is wearing a sheer, embroidered, open blouse. The wall behind her has a dark and light vertical stripes, and on the floor she sits on a flowery embroidered rug. A signature indicates the print is 33/50.

Seated Nude Woman, With Tulle Blouse

Henri Matisse

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This richly decorated object, called a pax (peace in Latin), was kissed by worshippers at the end of church Mass – a practice called the kiss of peace.

Enamel plaque set in a gilt bronze Pax

Pseudo-Monvaerni Master (active around 1479-1500), 1470-1500

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Two loose sketches, one two thirds of the page, the other in the bottom right corner. In both, a half-figure of Mary Magdalene lifts the lid of a jar of oil.

Studies for Saint Mary Magdalene

Leonardo da Vinci

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A painting by Paul Gauguin that combines beauty and eroticism with a strong feeling of unease. The young woman is not at rest but anxiously aware of the bird and the strange beings behind her, who may be evil spirits.

Nevermore

Paul Gauguin

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