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Brahma
Brahma is the Hindu creator god. He is also known as the Grandfather and as a later equivalent of Prajapati, the primeval first god. In early Hindu sources such as the Mahabharata, Brahma is supreme in the triad of great Hindu gods which...

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Chitrali Mythology
Chitrali mythology developed in the region of Chitral, the tallest portions of the Hindu Kush mountains, where the Chitrali people, at the juncture of South, Central, West, and East Asia, were exposed to many external cultural influences...

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Devi
Devi, also known as Mahadevi or 'Great Goddess', is an all-embracing Mother Goddess first worshipped in India in Prehistoric times. In the Vedic period, she was assimilated into the Hindu pantheon and so came to represent the female energy...

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Bhimbetka Cave Art
Paleolithic cave art found at the Bhimbetka rock shelters in Madhya Pradesh, central India.

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The Founders of Florentine Art
A late 15th century CE tempera panel credited to Masaccio and known as 'The Founders of Florentine Art'. The five portraits in the panel are (left to right): Giotto, Paolo Uccello, Donatello, Manetti and Filippo Brunelleschi. (Louvre, Paris...

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Naked! The Art of Nudity Exhibition, Antikenmuseum, Basel
A view of the 2018 CE exhibition 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' at the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switzerland.
© Ruedi Habegger, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig

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Ancient Posterior from the 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' Antikenmuseum Exhibition
The naked rear of a female figure. On display as part of the 2018 CE exhibition 'Naked! The Art of Nudity' at the Antikenmuseum, Basel, Switzerland.
© Ruedi Habegger, Antikenmuseum Basel und Sammlung Ludwig

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Aboriginal Rock Art
Pictographs known as Wandjina in the Wunnumurra Gorge, Barnett River, Kimberley, Western Australia.

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Art Nouveau Portuguese Ceramic Tile
The Art Nouveau period (c. 1890-1910 CE) saw the facades of Portuguese houses and buildings decorated with the flowing, curved lines of flowers, plants, vines, leaves, insects and animals that were typical of the Art Nouveau movement. This...
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The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka Exhibition, LACMA [1]
Installation photograph, The Jeweled Isle: Art from Sri Lanka, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, December 5, 2018–June 23, 2019, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA