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Winter — Henry Ryland
An idea becomes a figure, inviting a symbolic reading. Explore Winter by Henry Ryland, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Winter — Wilhelm Kray
An idea becomes a figure, inviting a symbolic reading. Explore Winter by Wilhelm Kray, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Winter (1778) — James Caldwall
An idea becomes a figure, inviting a symbolic reading. Explore Winter (1778) by James Caldwall, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Wilhelm Tell (1796) — Johann Peter Krafft
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore Wilhelm Tell (1796) by Johann Peter Krafft, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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William Powell as Hamlet encountering the Ghost (1768-1769) — Benjamin Wilson
A literary scene opens a door into Shakespeare’s imagined world. Explore William Powell as Hamlet encountering the Ghost (1768-1769) by Benjamin Wilson, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Wedding procession of Neptune and Amphitrite (1874) — Otto Seitz
The sea becomes a realm of divine power and change. Explore Wedding procession of Neptune and Amphitrite (1874) by Otto Seitz, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Weiblicher Akt mit Tod als Vanitasallegorie (1901) — Hermann Behrens
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore Weiblicher Akt mit Tod als Vanitasallegorie (1901) by Hermann Behrens, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Welcome to the House — Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore Welcome to the House by Sir Edward Coley Burne-Jones, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Werden und Vergehen (1920) — Broncia Koller-Pinell
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore Werden und Vergehen (1920) by Broncia Koller-Pinell, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Wernyhora (1884) — Jan Matejko
A story whose precise narrative remains unidentified. Explore Wernyhora (1884) by Jan Matejko, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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When Poverty Comes in at the Door, Love Flies out of the Window (1892) — George Frederic Watts
An idea becomes a figure, inviting a symbolic reading. Explore When Poverty Comes in at the Door, Love Flies out of the Window (1892) by George Frederic Watts, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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Whisperings of Love (1889) — William Bouguereau
An idea becomes a figure, inviting a symbolic reading. Explore Whisperings of Love (1889) by William Bouguereau, its recorded subject, and ways to display it.
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