The modern world

World Histories in Art > Modern World

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Forbidden City, Beijing, traditional Chinese architecture with ornate roofs and stone steps under blue sky.

Later Imperial China

A historical painting of a nun seated at a desk with books and an open volume, a clock on the shelf, wearing religious attire, including a crucifix and rosary beads.

The Colonial Americas

Florence Cathedral with Giotto's Campanile and Brunelleschi's Dome against a blue sky.

Early Modern Europe

A famous Japanese artwork depicting a large wave towering over boats with Mount Fuji in the background.

Abstract painting with vibrant colors, including yellow, red, orange, blue, and green, featuring geometric shapes overlapping on a canvas.

The Modern Americas

Artists

Rogier van der Weyden

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Leonardo da Vinci

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Raphael

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Rachel Ruysch

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Utagawa Hiroshige

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Hishikawa Moronobu

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Katsushika Hokusai

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Frida Kahlo

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Yayoi Kusama

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