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What artpiece brings about a sence of loneliness in you?

347 upvotes • CowKetchup

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Why was Jesus painted with curving exaggerated legs? Was this part of Christian iconography. Thank you.

297 upvotes • DrunkMonkeylondon

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What are some paintings that you hate or otherwise find physically difficult to look at?

230 upvotes • Faintly-Painterly

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Why Was Monet Obsessed With Water Lilies?

179 upvotes • mhfc

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Artistically, was this scene from the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony more similar to The Last Supper or Le Festin des Dieux? (images cropped to be similar)

162 upvotes • jonovan

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How to restore and preserve this Civil War era painting

160 upvotes • RebindLuthiery

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Weird difference between two versions of a piece?

144 upvotes • CertainlySnazzy

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I bought a book online to study an artist, however ‘most’ of the images are in black and white, why would they print it like this, is it to focus on values?

143 upvotes • Valuable-Chance5370

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Why do art historians write like this?

122 upvotes • n0n4m3_0

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The Shimabara Rebellion of 1637 - Takato Yamamoto.

106 upvotes • EcclesianSteel

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Title	Upvotes	Author	Mark as read	Favorited	Rating	Add to a list
What artpiece brings about a sence of loneliness in you?	347	CowKetchup
Why was Jesus painted with curving exaggerated legs? Was this part of Christian iconography. Thank you.	297	DrunkMonkeylondon
What are some paintings that you hate or otherwise find physically difficult to look at?	230	Faintly-Painterly
Why Was Monet Obsessed With Water Lilies?	179	mhfc
Artistically, was this scene from the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony more similar to The Last Supper or Le Festin des Dieux? (images cropped to be similar)	162	jonovan
How to restore and preserve this Civil War era painting	160	RebindLuthiery
Weird difference between two versions of a piece?	144	CertainlySnazzy
I bought a book online to study an artist, however ‘most’ of the images are in black and white, why would they print it like this, is it to focus on values?	143	Valuable-Chance5370
Why do art historians write like this?	122	n0n4m3_0
The Shimabara Rebellion of 1637 - Takato Yamamoto.	106	EcclesianSteel