Contemplating Beauty

Artwork on Penelope’s Loom

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Metamorphosis of Narcissus by Salvador Dali

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Narcissus by Caravaggio

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Expulsion of the Money-changers from the Temple by Giotto di BondonePublic DomainLearn More

Expulsion of the Money-changers from the Temple by Giotto di Bondone

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The Fight Between Carnival and Lent by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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Saint Thomas Aquinas by Carlo Crivelli

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Good News by Edward Antoon Portielje

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The Haymakers’ Lunch by Julien Dupre

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Jesus Healing the Sick by Gustave Dore

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The Reconciliation of Esau and Jacob by Peter Paul Rubens

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Golding Constable’s Flower Garden by John Constable

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A False Note by Hermann Kern

Art Renewal Center / Public Domain

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El Baño by Leopoldo Garcia Ramon

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The Birth of the Virgin by Leandro Bassano

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Gleaners by Julien Dupré

Rehs Galleries / Public Domain

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Procession of Characters from Shakespeare Plays by Unknown artist; Formerly attributed to Daniel Maclise

Yale Center British Art / Public Domain

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Der Doctor Schnabel von Rom by Paul Fürst

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Crucifixion by Gerard David

Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza / Public Domain

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The Birth of Mary by Master of the Pfullendorf Altar

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The Triumph of Death by Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Pieter Bruegel the Elder / Public Domain

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The Bookworm by Carl Spitzweg

Carl Spitzweg / Public Domain

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The Four Seasons of Life: Middle Age "The Season of Strength” by Charles R. Parsons and Lyman W. Atwater

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Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck/Public Domain

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Dolce far niente by Charles Edward Perugini

Photo credit: Walker Art Gallery

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Deposition from the Cross by Fra Angelico

Fra Angelico / Public domain

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Psyche Revived by Cupid's Kiss by Antonio Canova

Jörg Bittner Unna / CC BY (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)

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Philosophy Presenting the Liberal Arts to Boethius by The Coëtivy Master

Getty Center / Public domain

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Penelope and the Suitors by John William Waterhouse

John William Waterhouse / Public domain

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Apocalypse Tapestry

PMRMaeyaert / CC BY-SA (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)

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Diana and Her Companions by Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer / Public domain

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Temple of Philosophy at Ermenonville by Hubert Robert

Hubert Robert / Public domain

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Head of a Woman by Leonardo da Vinci

Leonardo da Vinci / Public domain

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A Girl Reading by Charles Edward Perugini

Charles Edward Perugini / Public domain

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The Four Evangelists by Peter Paul Rubens

Peter Paul Rubens / Public domain

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Saint Eustace by Albrecht Dürer

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The Astronomer by Johannes Vermeer

Johannes Vermeer / Public domain

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Pride and Prejudice Chapter IV Header by Hugh Johnson

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Aeneid, Book IV, Death of Dido. From the Vergilius Vaticanus

Deutsch: Meister des Vergilius Vaticanus / Public domain

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Design for the Grande Galerie in the Louvre by Hubert Robert

Hubert Robert / Public domain

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Penelope by John Roddam Spencer Stanhope

John Roddam Spencer Stanhope / Public domain

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Saint George and the Dragon by Raphael

Raphael / Public domain

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Pallas and the Centaur by Sandro Botticelli

Sandro Botticelli / Public domain

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Aeneas Tells Dido the Misfortunes of the Trojan City by Pierre-Narcisse Guérin

Pierre-Narcisse Guérin / Public domain

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A Woman Baking Bread by Jean-François Millet

Jean-François Millet / Public domain

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Eagle and Snake, 6th century mosaic flooring in the Constantinople Grand Imperial Palace.

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The Red Concert by Raoul Dufy

Raoul Dufy/ Fair Use

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Ghent Altarpiece: The Soldiers of Christ by Hubert and Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck / Public domain

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The Parnassus by Raphael

Raphael / Public Domain

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Saint Jerome in His Study by Caravaggio

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Ghent Altarpiece: Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by Hubert and Jan van Eyck

Jan van Eyck / Public domain

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