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Painted by Prime Minister Winston Churchill of Great Britain. Churchill's artwork was primarily a pastime, but his artwork reflects some of the ideals of impressionism - reflection of light, relationship between colors, and form.

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In June 1889, Post-Impressionist Vincent van Gogh painted this artwork. It depicts van Gogh's view from inside his asylum room, and incorporates the Post-Impressionistic ideals of structure and form, and how the painting represents the artist's personal statement of reality.

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Painted by Claude Monet, Impression, Sunrise is considered the painting that coined the name Impressionism. Monet expertly shows the reflection of light on water, reflecting his impression on nature.

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Painted by Pablo Picasso, this painting is not showing a direct correlation to the Spanish Civil War but is really showing the universal depiction of suffering. This painting came out last during the Spanish Civil War as a protest. It is one of a trilogy of paintings called, Guernica.

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Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow (1929)

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Composition II in Red, Blue, and Yellow (1929)

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Piet Mondrian paints with geometric shapes and thicker brush strokes. He uses the primary colors to portray his work. This work is a sequel, almost, to his previous painting, Composition. Mondrian liked to explore the use of color and bold lines to portray his passion.

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An oil painting by Caspar David Friedrich, German painter, portrays a deep emotion of loneliness and curiosity. The subject is stnding on the edge of the cliff, staring into the abyss of fog.

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Painting by Jean-Francois Millet in France. It depicts three female peasants on farmland

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A painting by Eugène Delacroix, a French romantic artist. This painting commemorates the July Revolution of 1830, taking King Charles X out of France.

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Painted by Duccio di Buoninsegna, Madonna and Child displays two religious figures in the portrait, showing how religion has massively influenced the artwork during this time. Along with the religious depiction, the painting is two dimensional and using tempera paint, following the same artistic techniques and trends of the Middle Ages.

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Painted by Giotto, Ognissanti Madonna depicts the religious influence of the period. The artwork displays a typical Christian subject, Virgin Mary and a Christ Child sitting on her lap. She is surrounded by various saints and angels.

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Built by Ictinus and Callicrates around 447 BC. The Parthenon displays the symmetry and excellent proportions that made up Greek architecture. However, if you look closely, you will find that the  Parthenon contains no straight lines or no right angles!

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Created by Myron around 460–450 BC. It is also commonly called Discus Thrower, as the sculpture is of an athlete about to throw a discus. This sculpture displays the realistic proportions and beauty the Romans were attempting in their artwork.

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We would like to acknowledge the work of all of our donors, curators, and technical staff. Most notably, we would like to thank:

Meagan Freeman - Design Manager, Classical and Antiquity Curator
Alexander McDowell - Research, Renaissance and Enlightenment Curator.
Eric Wang - Technology Manager, Interpretive Curator
Isabella Reeves - Logistics, Romantic and Modern Curator
Adrian Lee - Researcher, Realism Curator

Feel free to give us feedback at the end of the tour!

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Painted by Rembrandt van Rijn. Rembrandt's artwork emphasized realistic relationships between light and shadow as well as common scenes from reality. Painters such as Rembrandt empirically analyzed the forms and motions of human figures.

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Painting by Gustave Courbet in France. It depicts two peasants, an old and young man breaking rocks displayed on a canvas using oil.

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The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles (1678–1684)

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The Hall of Mirrors in Versailles (1678–1684)

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Patronized by Louis XIV of France, also known as "The Sun King"  for his authority and influence. The hall was constructed in order to display the wealth and power of the French Empire. The German Empire was declared on January 18th, 1871 by German Chancellor Otto von Bismarck in the Hall of Mirrors. As well, the Treaty of Versailles (which ended the Great War) was signed in the Hall of Mirrors.

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Painted by Jan van Eyck. The portrait is a excellent representation of Northern Renaissance art due to its emphasis on detail (look at the reflection in the mirror), human figure, and the contrast of light and shadow.

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Painted by Leonardo da Vinci in Florence. The painting is a synthesis of Christian ideas of the Middle Ages and Renaissance humanism and art techniques

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Painted by Raphael in Florence. The painting draws inspiration from Athenian Philosophy and Mathematics. Raphael paid close attention to human forms and motion.

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Taking place during the 1860s to the 1970s, Modernism art portrays no techniques or principles of the previous art periods. Instead, Modernism throws the philosophies away and strives for an experimental approach. Modernism was inspired through mayhem and death due to the labor shortages and World War I chaos. So, Modernism artists often paint mass destruction and social evils. They also would normally paint cultural fragmentation and the cycles of life. Famous Modernism artists would be Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Piet Mondrian.

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Impressionism
Starting in the 1870s, the Impressionist movement marked the beginning of the Interpretive era. The Impressionist artists emphasized painting one's impression on reality. Furthermore, many Impressionists sought to show the way light reflects off various objects in their paintings. Subjects included scenes from both nature and urban areas.

Post-Impressionism
The Post-Impressionism movement came after Impressionism. It retained focus on light and color, but also paid more attention to structure and form. Drifted even further from depicting reality and closer to Modern Art.

Expressionism
Beginning in the early 20th century, Expressionism greatly distorted reality so that the audience would feel an emotion or idea. Often times artists conveyed a feeling of angst through their paintings.

Fauvism
A movement founded by the group les Fauves in the early 20th century, Fauvism emphasized an extremely unnatural, expressionistic use of color. These colors were often layered over the realistic settings of the Impressionist movement.

Cubism
The Cubist movement began in the early 20th century. Abandoned idea of one perspective, and replaced it with geometric shapes. The artists wanted to create paintings that could be examined from various viewpoints, showing the subject in a greater context.

Futurism
Originating in Italy in the early 20th century, Futurism emphasized speed, technology, and youth in the age of industrialization. It glorified industrialization and tried to rid Italy of its past grievances.

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Beginning in France in the 1840s, the school of art rejected the idea of romanticism. It focused on a realistic portrayal on human life such as society, politics, and the economy. Realistic art demonstrated the everyday lives of contemporary people and of all social classes.The creation of photography helped grow the realistic works. Some of the most famous realism artists were Gustave Courbet, Edward Hopper and Jean-Francois Millet.

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Romanticism peaked approximately between the 1800-1850s. The importance of emotion and feeling being the utmost valuable principle of Romanticism, realism artists would detest artist's romantic work. Romantic art not only held a lot of emotion but also included nature as a central principle to the work as well.  During the Romanticism period, the Industrial Revolution was developing and one would see less nature and more factories. So, nature served as a being that everyone could learn from. Romanticism was defined by the experience the viewer had when they saw the painting. Famous romantic artists would be Eugène Delacroix, Francisco Goya, and Caspar David Friedrich.

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Baroque:
This art style was patronized by absolute monarchs during the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Baroque art emphasized excessive detail and emotional intensity.

Rococo:
This art style is often coupled with Baroque due to its emphasis on grace, motion, and drama. Rococo artwork often used pastel colors.

Dutch Realism:
This art style occurred in the Dutch Netherlands during the 17th century and it focused on an empirical attention to nature.

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Italian Renaissance:
This school of art was heavily influenced by humanism, a Renaissance movement which emphasized by ideal forms of humanity. The center of the Italian Renaissance was the city-state of Florence. As well, Italian Renaissance art was influenced by antiquity due to Florence's proximity to Rome and Athens. Common techniques were geometric perspective, accurate portrayals of humanity, and light contrasting

Northern Renaissance:
This school of art focused on accurately representing the human form using basic oil paints. Because Northern Renaissance Artists painted on small canvases, details were emphasized more so than in Italy.

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Art found in the Middle Ages sought to reflect religious events or people, as the church was a major influence on European culture and kept society ordered. Artwork in the middle ages was two dimensional and used tempera (egg based) paints, leaving cracks found on top of the paintings.

Art from the Middle Ages influenced future artwork because the use of patrons funded more artwork, allowing art to improve and correlate with the growing culture.

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Art found around roughly from 1000 BCE to 450 CE consisting of Greek and Roman art. Antiquity refers to the ancient past, especially the period before the Middle Ages.

Greek:

The Greeks had gone through three different stages of artistic development: The Geometric period consisting of geometric designs and figures painted on pottery, the Archaic period that introduced human marble statuary, and the Classical period, where artists further refined the human sculptures to define their beauty. The Greeks have been most notable for their stunning architecture and sculptures.

Roman:
Roman art was heavily influenced by the Greeks, but it also had influence from Etruscan and Egyptian culture, as well as the many other Mediterranean cultures that surrounded the Empire. The most famous forms of Roman artwork were Roman busts (sculpture of just the head), sculpture, paintings, and mosaics.

Both Greek and Roman art served as a foundation for further schools of art to build off their techniques and ideas. Their effects on art can be observed in the Renaissance, where Europeans revived the classics.

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Welcome to our museum of European Art. Explore artistic styles from Antiquity to the Modern Era. The progression is as follows:

1. Introduction (You are here).
2. Antiquity.
3. Middle Ages.
4. Renaissance.
5. Enlightenment.
6. Romanticism.
7. Realism.
8. Interpretive.
9. Modern

Feel free to visit our gift shop or cafe after the tour is over.