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Female Figure Lying on Her Back by Dora Carrington

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Female Figure Lying on Her Back Dora Carrington 1912

Elisabeth of Valois by Sofonisba Anguissola

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Elisabeth of Valois Sofonisba Anguissola 1561-65

Door by Richard Artschwager

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Door Richard Artschwager 1983-84

Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C by Diane Arbus

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Child with a toy hand grenade in Central Park, N.Y.C Diane Arbus 1962

Farm at Watendlath by Dora Carrington

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Farm at Watendlath Dora Carrington 1921

Elephant Palace by Anthony Caro

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Elephant Palace Anthony Caro 1989

Descent of Noah from Ararat by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Descent of Noah from Ararat Ivan Aivazovsky 1889

Erwartung by Arnold Schoenberg

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Erwartung Arnold Schoenberg 1909

Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra) by Henri Matisse

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Blue Nude (Souvenir de Biskra) Henri Matisse 1907

Early One Morning by Anthony Caro

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Early One Morning Anthony Caro 1962

Daedalus and Icarus by Antonio Canova

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Daedalus and Icarus Antonio Canova 1777-79

Chelsea from the Thames at Battersea Reach, London by Canaletto

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Chelsea from the Thames at Battersea Reach, London Canaletto 1751

Chaos (The Creation) by Ivan Aivazovsky

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Chaos (The Creation) Ivan Aivazovsky 1841

Black Girl’s Window by Betye Saar

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Black Girl's Window Betye Saar 1969

Dada Portrait of Berenice Abbott by Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

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Dada Portrait of Berenice Abbott Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven 1923-1926

A Simple Metaphor for Life

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Earth Art 1960s onward

A Jewish Giant at home with his parents, in the Bronx, N.Y. by Diane Arbus

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A Jewish Giant at home with his parents, in the Bronx, N.Y Diane Arbus 1970

Cedar Piece by Carl Andre

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Cedar Piece Carl Andre 1964

Bird Bath by Leonora Carrington

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Bird Bath Leonora Carrington 1974

This Simple Human Gentle Act

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Artist: Dorothea Tanning Surrealism, Installation Art, Proto-Feminist Artists, Modern Sculpture Born: 25 August 1910, Illinois, USA Nationality: American Died: 31 January 2012, New York, USA

A family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968 by Diane Arbus

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A family on their lawn one Sunday in Westchester, N.Y. 1968 Diane Arbus 1968

42nd Street movie theater audience, N.Y.C. 1958 by Diane Arbus

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42nd Street movie theater audience, N.Y.C. 1958 Diane Arbus 1958

Cathedral by Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven

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Cathedral Baroness Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven 1918

We Was Mostly ‘Bout Survival by Betye Saar

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We Was Mostly 'Bout Survival Betye Saar 2017

Veduta ideata with Roman Ruins by Canaletto

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Veduta ideata with Roman Ruins Canaletto 1720-21

37th Piece of Work by Carl Andre

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37th Piece of Work Carl Andre 1969

Young Virgin by Salvador Dali

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Young Virgin Salvador Dali 1954

Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola by Sofonisba Anguissola

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Bernardino Campi Painting Sofonisba Anguissola Sofonisba Anguissola 1559

Vårnatt og seljekall by Nikolai Astrup

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Vårnatt og seljekall Nikolai Astrup 1917

Untitled (7) by Diane Arbus

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Untitled (7) Diane Arbus 1970-71

Yonker Ramp and His Sweetheart by Franz Hals

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Yonker Ramp and His Sweetheart Franz Hals 1623

Warwick Castle: The East Front by Canaletto

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Warwick Castle: The East Front Canaletto 1752

A Couple by Franz Hals

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A Couple Franz Hals 1622

Untitled by Nobuyoshi Araki

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Untitled Nobuyoshi Araki 1971

Table with Pink Tablecloth by Richard Artschwager

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Table with Pink Tablecloth Richard Artschwager 1964

Will Work For #4 by Laura Aguilar

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Will Work For #4 Laura Aguilar 1993

Verklärte Nacht by Arnold Schoenberg

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Verklärte Nacht Arnold Schoenberg 1899

Vertumnus by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Vertumnus Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1590-91

Dahnis et Cholé by Maurice Ravel

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Dahnis et Cholé Maurice Ravel 1912

144 Aluminium Square by Carl Andre

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144 Aluminium Square Carl Andre 1967

The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616 by Franz Hals

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The Banquet of the Officers of the St George Militia Company in 1616 Franz Hals 1616

Sachin by Nobuyoshi Araki

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Sachin Nobuyoshi Araki 1963

Vegetables In a Bowl or The Gardener by Giuseppe Arcimboldo

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Vegetables In a Bowl or The Gardener Giuseppe Arcimboldo 1587-90

Untitled by Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmain

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Untitled Monir Shahroudy Farmanfarmain 1978

Walking Woman by Alexander Archipenko

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Walking Woman Alexander Archipenko 1912

Self-Portrait (No. 13) by Ivan Albright

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Self-Portrait (No. 13) Ivan Albright 1982

Rock – Ploumanac’h by Eileen Agar

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Rock - Ploumanac'h Eileen Agar 1985

Un Chien Andalou by Salvador Dali

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Un Chien Andalou Salvador Dali 1927

The Door by Ivan Albright

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The Door Ivan Albright 1931-1941

The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist by Leonardo Da Vinci

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The Virgin and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist Leonardo Da Vinci 1499-1500

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Basket of Dreams

Basket of Dreams

As sips of tea now ponder in a dream,
A square of white the canvas that awaits
The silk to weave; the needle point is sharp

Rime Couée Notes

Originally posted on Jezzie G:
The Rime Couée is a French form written over two rhymes. The first is a rhyming couplet of eight syllables then a shorter third line of six lines. The two couplets rhyme as do the shorter lines. This gives a form pattern of xxxxxxxaxxxxxxxaxxxxxbxxxxxxxaxxxxxxxaxxxxxb Example Butterfly Dance by JezzieG Slowly…

Bohemian Smiles

Bohemian Smiles

We are dreamers in love as we tango tonight
Into worlds of a fantasy passion in dreams
In this, dance my bohemian smiles with delight
As your eyes now reflect the old silver moonbeams

Volcanic Fireburst Notes

Originally posted on Jezzie G:
Created by: Jose Rizal M. ReyesStructure: Three quatrains and a coupletMeter: Pentameter or decasyllabicRhyme Scheme: abba ccDD eeDD ff, D lines are feminine rhyme Example Barefoot Youth by Larry Eberhart In summertime I never would wear shoesunless I hiked the rocky mountainside,and nearly all my time was spent outside,and shoes…

Descort Notes

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The main rule of the Descort poem is that each line needs to be different from every other line in the poem. Therefore the poem has varying line lengths, and meters, no rhyme, and no refrains. Example Turn of Season by JezzieG No more daffodils sway in the laneThe spring…

Destiny Found

Destiny Found

Desire ignited on the dance floor
Encouraged by sweet tasting wine
Shyly sampled by longing lips

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