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Title: Nighthawks

Year made or taken or estimate: 1942

Material: Oil on Canvas

Culture: American

Caption: This image was chosen because of how well it manages to depict urban loneliness; the notion that you can be in a city surrounded by people and still feel a sense of melancholic detachment from them. I like how the artist manipulated the environment of the painting in order to evoke that emotion out of the viewer.

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Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio

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Judith Beheading Holofernes by Caravaggio

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Title: Judith Beheading Holofernes

Year made or taken or estimate: 1598–1599 or 1602

Material: Oil on Canvas

Culture: Italian

Caption: This image was chosen because of how dynamic the depicted scene comes across. What I like most about it is how striking the contrast of the image is, almost in a theatrical manner that adds to its realism. Despite it being a static painting, it is one of many paintings that show how technique enables an artist to transport his viewer into the midst of the moment.

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Title: Venus of Willendorf

Year made or taken or estimate: 28,000–25,000 BCE

Material: Oolitic limestone

Culture: Paleolithic Austria

Caption: This image was chosen because of the mystery that remains behind this female figurine. Aside from its physical anonymity, its cultural purpose and significance are still being questioned to this day. This leads me to ponder whether we are meant to discover its true meaning in the first place. Nonetheless, it is still deemed by many as an early work of art.

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Altarpiece: The Life of Christ by Keith Haring

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Altarpiece: The Life of Christ by Keith Haring

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Title: Altarpiece: The Life of Christ

Year made or taken or estimate: 1990

Material: Bronze with white gold leaf patina

Culture: American

Caption: This image was chosen because of the message and story behind the piece. Seeing as it was one of the artist's final works before his death from AIDS, it does not only depict a celebration of Christ's life but of his own as well. What moves me most is how some editions are now displayed in several cathedrals and churches, in spite of the Catholic religion's history of resistance against homosexuality.

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The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch

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The Garden of Earthly Delights by Hieronymus Bosch

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Title: The Garden of Earthly Delights

Year made or taken or estimate: 1480-1505

Material: Oil on Oak Panels

Culture: Dutch

Caption: This image was chosen because of its sheer oddity and complexity. At first glance, the imagery in this piece may look completely random to its viewers—as if out of a disjointed dream. However, what intrigues me about this is that there is actually a deliberate, overarching story behind these scenes that the artist has left for its viewers to interpret. Unlike a majority of paintings that can be regarded from afar, this image requires us to look at the fine details in order to understand.