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An 1883 oil on canvas, Dance at Bougival, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Renoir painted three similar scenes which were all commissioned by his dealer Paul Durand-Ruel for his own home. (Museum of Fine...

An 1882 oil on canvas, Mosque in Algiers, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Made while the artist was recuperating from ill health, this was his second visit to Algiers. The mosque is the Sidi Abd-er-Rahman...

An 1881 oil on canvas, Piazza San Marco, Venice, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. As the artist was experimenting with a new style, this work was painted with very loose brushstrokes and largely unmixed...

An 1875 oil on canvas, The Great Boulevards, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919), the French impressionist painter. Paris was significantly remodelled in the second half of the 19th century, and one of the results was its now-famous wide...

An 1874 oil on canvas, Woman in an Armchair, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Renoir was expert at relaxing his sitter and extracting from them a natural pose. He frequently used young women from the...

An 1867 oil on canvas, Frédéric Bazille, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Renoir and Bazille, a fellow impressionist, shared a studio in Paris for several years. Renoir was greatly affected by Bazille's...

An 1873 oil on canvas, Monet Painting in his Garden at Argenteuil, by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. Monet and Renoir were close friends and worked together in several spells throughout their careers...

This vessel is decorated with a female figure advancing towards a wool basket, holding a flat basket with wreaths and a lekythos. White lekythoi, perfume vases, were made exclusively in Athens and destined solely for funerary use. The scene...

Permanently exhibited at the Benaki Museum as a Mycenaean vase of the Late Helladic II-IIIAI period (15th-early 14th century BCE). Its authenticity is still a matter of discussion among scholars. The decoration of this object of prestige...

This figure is wearing a peplos (long garment) and a polos (high cylindrical crown). Figurines of this class, which are reminiscent of the Archaic korai in monumental sculpture, were grave goods or votive offerings in sanctuaries. They possibly...