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  • Bored

    A Bar at the Folies Bergere, 1881-82 by Edouard Manet. Manet’s last major painting. At first glance you see the bored looking barmaid staring off into the distance. Upon closer inspection we can see…

  • How Long?

    Waiting (L’Attente) by Edgar Degas. Degas’ paintings of the life that goes on behind the scenes at the ballet are among his most beloved because they are real and show what went on, not…

  • Going to Church

    Jesus Loves Me by Varnette Honeywood. Honeywood’s flat one dimensional style and strong colors give her work a unique look. She has done a lot of book illustrations, for which her technique is very…

  • A Second Post

    La Joconde (Mona Lisa), 1749-1828 by Leonardo da Vinci, The Louvre. That mysterious smile, many words have been written about it and its meaning, could it be a matter of how you look at…

  • Behind the Scenes

    Mabel Tainter Memorial Building, 1889 by architect Harvey Ellis, Menomonie, WI The style of this building is called Richardsonian Romanesque, but the architect was a strong behind-the-scenes influence on the American Arts & Crafts…

  • Dark Dreams

    Henry Fuseli, The Nightmare, 1781. From the first time this painting was exhibited, the scene has intrigued audiences as they work to understand the scene and the figures.

  • White Lilies

    JS Sargent, Garden Study of the Vickers Children, 1884.

  • Pipe Dreams

    The Treachery of Images by Rene Magritte. Surrealist Magritte has written “This is not a pipe” underneath an image of a pipe. His point is to remind the viewer that although you might be…

  • Father of Modern Art

    Mount Sainte-Victoire, 1904-1906 by Paul Cézanne, Philadelphia Museum of Art. Cézanne is considered to be the father of modern painting. His use of loose brush strokes and flattened planes led to Impressionism and Cubism.…