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How Paintings Work: The Met’s Visual Studies

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    Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456)

    Hans Memling · ca. 1470 · The Met 14.40.626–27

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    “Tommaso di Folco Portinari (1428–1501); Maria Portinari (Maria Maddalena Baroncelli, born 1456)”
    Hans Memling, ca. 1470
    The Met 14.40.626–27 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware

    Willem Claesz Heda · The Met 2005.331.4 · 1635

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    “Still Life with Oysters, a Silver Tazza, and Glassware”
    Willem Claesz Heda, 1635
    The Met 2005.331.4 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Parochialstrasse in Berlin

    Eduard Gaertner · The Met 2006.258 · 1831

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    “Parochialstrasse in Berlin”
    Eduard Gaertner, 1831
    The Met 2006.258 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)

    Jacques Louis David · The Met 1977.10 · 1788

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    “Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743–1794) and Marie Anne Lavoisier (Marie Anne Pierrette Paulze, 1758–1836)”
    Jacques Louis David, 1788
    The Met 1977.10 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Man in a Turban

    Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn) · The Met 20.155.2 · 1632

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    “Man in a Turban”
    Rembrandt (Rembrandt van Rijn), 1632
    The Met 20.155.2 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Allegory of the Planets and Continents

    Giovanni Battista Tiepolo · The Met 1977.1.3 · 1752

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    “Allegory of the Planets and Continents”
    Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1752
    The Met 1977.1.3 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Madonna and Child with Saints

    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia) · The Met 32.100.76 · 1454

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    “Madonna and Child with Saints”
    Giovanni di Paolo (Giovanni di Paolo di Grazia), 1454
    The Met 32.100.76 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Esther before Ahasuerus

    Artemisia Gentileschi · 1620s · The Met 69.281

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    “Esther before Ahasuerus”
    Artemisia Gentileschi, 1620s
    The Met 69.281 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.
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    Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788)

    Adélaïde Labille-Guiard · The Met 53.225.5 · 1785

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    “Self-Portrait with Two Pupils, Marie Gabrielle Capet (1761–1818) and Marie Marguerite Carraux de Rosemond (1765–1788)”
    Adélaïde Labille-Guiard, 1785
    The Met 53.225.5 · CC0
    Cropped to fit the frame.