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An 1891 colour print, Woman Bathing, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Cassatt, along with several other impressionists, took a keen interest in colour printing. This work is a combination...

By the early 13th century (c. 1200 CE), long-distance trade networks across Eurasia and the Mediterranean had regained a level of interconnectivity not seen since late antiquity. After the political...

A c. 1879 work combining pastel, gouache, and metallic paint on tan wove paper titled At the Theatre, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. This painting was acquired by the artist's friend Paul...

A c. 1883 oil on canvas, Susan on a Balcony Holding a Dog, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

An 1880 oil on canvas, Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. The Mrs Cassatt here is the artist's mother. This painting found a buyer...

An 1885 oil on canvas, Children on the Shore, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. (National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.)

A portrait of Richard Sibbes, an English preacher of the Reformation. By Gustavus Ellinthorpe Sintzenich

A c. 1890 pastel on paper, Mother and Child, by Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), the American impressionist painter. Here the artist captures the tender hold of the mother and inattention of the child in a bold use of pastel...

Scythian belt buckle, Southern Siberia, 3rd century BCE. Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.

Celtic belt buckle, 5th century BCE. Rheinisches Landesmuseum Trier, Germany.