Oil painting: Quick Facts

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Oil painting Jewish Bride by Rembrandt van Rijn showing a man in gold and a woman in a red dress standing closely, with the man's hand resting gently on the woman's chest.

Frances Anne Hopkins: Canoe Manned by Voyageurs Passing a Waterfall

Painting of a man in a dark robe and hat holding hands with a woman in a green gown, standing in a richly furnished room with a small dog at their feet. The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck.

Diego Velázquez: Las meninas

Johannes Vermeer: Woman Holding a Balance

Leonardo da Vinci: Last Supper

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Vincent van Gogh: Self-Portrait

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter

Oil painting by Jan van Eyck showing a man in dark clothing with a large, elaborate red turban, set against a dark background.

Jan van Eyck

Netherlandish painter

Eugène Delacroix: Liberty Leading the People

Eugène Delacroix

French artist

Elaine and Willem de Kooning

Willem de Kooning

Dutch-born American painter

Correggio: Virgin and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist

Correggio

Italian artist

Stańczyk by Jan Matejko

Jan Matejko

Polish painter

Eileen Agar

Eileen Agar

British artist

Bob Ross

Bob Ross

American painter and television personality

Antonello da Messina: Virgin Annunciate

Antonello da Messina

Italian painter

McMein, Neysa: United War Work Campaign poster

Neysa McMein

American artist

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Clementine Hunter

American artist