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Caravaggio: The Calling of St. Matthew
The unique drama of Caravaggio's The Entombment of Christ
The Deposition of Christ, oil on canvas by Caravaggio, 1602–04; in the Pinacoteca, Vatican Museums, Vatican City.
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Mona Lisa, oil on wood panel by Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1503-06; in the Louvre, Paris, France. 77 x 53 cm.
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Members of the public view artwork by Damien Hirst entitled: The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living - in the Tate Modern art gallery on April 2, 2012 in London, England. (see notes) (1991) Tiger shark, glass, steel
Vile or Visionary?: 11 Art Controversies of the Last Four Centuries
National Museum of Fine Arts. National museum building located on peninsula Blasieholmen in city centre with near Lake Malaren channel view from old town quarter Gamla Stan, Stockholm, Sweden
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Andrew Jackson delivering a speech while on his way to Washington, D.C., for his inauguration in 1829. From Harper's Weekly, 1881.
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tenebrism: References & Edit History

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Type Description Contributor Date
Media added. Nov 27, 2023
Add new Web site: The Art Story - Chiaroscuro, Tenebrism, and Sfumato. Apr 19, 2023
Add new Web site: Art Encyclopedia - Tenebrism. Oct 16, 2015
Cross-references added. Nov 26, 2014
Corrected date range of Caravaggio's life. May 25, 2010
Article added to new online database. Jul 28, 1999
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