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An 1891 gouache and chalk on silk painting, Peasant Women Planting Pea Sticks, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist was interested in capturing an idealised view of rural life in many works...

A c. 1885 oil on canvas, Madame Pissarro Sewing, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist met Julie Vellay, then a cook's assistant, in 1860. They finally married in 1871 and had eight children...

An 1871 oil on canvas, Crystal Palace, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. Pissarro lived and painted in England during the Franco-Prussian War. He met the art dealer Paul Durand-Ruel and this was the...

Saint Peter and Simon Magus, tempera on wood by Benozzo Gozzoli (c. 1420-1497). Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

A map illustrating the principal trade routes of overseas and transregional exchange of goods across the Roman Empire between the first and third centuries. The depiction is schematic not only for the completeness of adequate historical knowledge...

An 1896 oil on canvas, The Great Bridge, Rouen, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist visited Rouen in Normandy several times in his career. He was particularly fascinated in capturing the docks...

A 1902 oil on canvas, View of the Louvre from Across the Seine, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist painted a series of the exact same view but in different atmospheric conditions. (Croker...

An 1867 oil on canvas, A Cove at St. Thomas, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The artist was born on the island of St. Thomas in the Caribbean. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

An 1867 oil on canvas still life by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. (Toledo Museum of Art, Ohio, USA)

An 1871 oil on canvas, Dulwich College, by Camille Pissarro (1830-1903), the Danish-French impressionist painter. The college was within walking distance of the artist's home in Lower Norwood; his nephew would study at Dulwich later that...