This virtuosic carving represents a creator god. It is one of the finest pieces of Polynesian sculpture in the West.
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Combining metallic curls with mottled color, Kôrin’s screens capture the pulsing vitality of early spring.
Ogata Kōrin, Red and White Plum Blossoms
The name of this prehistoric sculpture refers to a Roman goddess—but what did she originally represent?
Venus of Willendorf
Unusually early for an American artist, Vanderlyn trained in France—but Old World style didn’t sell in America.
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