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A c. 1880 oil on canvas, The Balcony, Boulevard Haussmann, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. (Private collection)

An 1889 oil on canvas self-portrait by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. (Private Collection)

An 1875 oil on canvas, The Floor Planers, by Gustave Caillebotte (1848-96) the French impressionist painter. There are strong geometrical forms on the floor and walls while the window leads the viewer's eye to the street outside. The bottle...

12th-century textile fragment from the Shrine of San Librada, Sigüenza Cathedral, Spain. The tapestry was likely taken from Almeria after King Alfonso VII of Castile captured the city. It features patterns that were popular among the taifas...

An 1896 oil on canvas, The Artist's Family, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Aline Charigot, Renoir's wife, is arm in arm with their eldest son Pierre and their second son, Jean, is being held by the...

A c. 1905 oil on canvas still life, Strawberries, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Towards the end of his life, suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and wheelchair-bound, Renoir painted many still life...

A 1910 oil on canvas self-portrait by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Aged 69 at the time, this was the final self-portrait the artist painted. (Galerie Daniel Malingue, Paris)

A 1907 oil on canvas, Claude Renoir Painting, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Claude (b. 1901), also known as Coco, was the artist's youngest son. (Private Collection)

A 1900 oil on canvas, View of Cagnes, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The artist made Cagnes in southern France his permanent home, largely in the hope that the warmer climate would be beneficial for...

An 1883 oil on canvas, Nude in a Landscape, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. A single female nude in nature was a favourite subject of Renoir's. This work has typical features of such canvases: translucent...