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Renaissance is a French word meaning ‘rebirth’, and in this case, it refers...
The term “Post-Impressionism” was first used in 1910 by the English art...
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Vincent van Gogh, The Yellow House, 1888, Van Gogh Museum....
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Detail from La Città Nuova (The New City) by Antonio Sant’...
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Claude Monet, The Japanese Footbridge, 1899, National Gallery of Art, Washington D....
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