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Petroglyph of a human foot on the Leo Petroglyph

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Petroglyph of a human foot on the Leo Petroglyph Description English: Petroglyph of a human foot on the Leo Petroglyph, located west of Leo in Jackson Township, Jackson County, Ohio, United States. Carved by the prehistoric Fort Ancient culture, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. Date 10 July 2010 Source Wikimedia Commons Author Nyttend Camera location 39° 08′ 54″ N, 82° 40′ 14.5″ W Permission Public Domain Licensing The copyright holder of this work has released this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. In some countries this may not be legally possible; if so: The copyright holder grants anyone the right to use this work for any purpose, without any conditions, unless such conditions are required by law. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Penitent girl

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Penitent girl Author Pietro Rotari (1707–1762) Title Penitent girl Description Painting of girl jumping rope Date 18th century Medium oil on canvas Current location The Trustees of the Weston Park Foundation, Great Britain Source/Photographer [1] Licensing This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/

Cnidus Aphrodite

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Cnidus Aphrodite Artist English: Copy of Praxiteles; restorer: Ippolito Buzzi (Italian, 1562–1634) Français : Copié de Praxitèle; restaurateur : Ippolito Buzzi (1562-1634) Description English: Cnidus Aphrodite. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek original of the 4th century. Marble; original elements: torso and thighs; restored elements: head, arms, legs and support (drapery and jug). Français : Aphrodite de Cnide. Marbre, copie romaine d'après un original grec de Praxitèle du IVe siècle av. J.-C. Marbre, éléments originaux : torse et cuisses ; éléments restaurés : tête, bras, jambes et support (manteau et pichet). Current location National Museum_of Rome - Palazzo Altemps Ground floor Accession number Inv. 8619 Credit line Ludovisi Collection Source/Photographer Marie-Lan Nguyen (September 2009) Licensing the copyright holder of this work, release this work into the public domain. This applies worldwide. From Wikimedia Commons

The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback

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The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback Description The Qianlong Emperor in Ceremonial Armour on Horseback Artist Giuseppe Castiglione (1688–1766) Date 1758 Medium ink and color on silk Dimensions Height: 322.5 cm (127 in). Width: 232 cm (91.3 in). Current location Palace Museum References Pamela Kyle Crossley (1999) A Translucent Mirror: History and Identity in Qing Imperial Ideology, University of California Press, pp. 272-276 ISBN: 9780520234246. Source/Photographer MondoMostre Licensing This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less. From Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/ From http://joeungul1.blogspot.com/

Statue of Venus (Sanssouci)

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Statue of Venus (Sanssouci) Description Potsdam, Sanssouci, Plastik Venus von Pigalle Potsdam.- Sanssouci, Venus von Pigalle an der Großen Fontaine Date 12 December 2008 Photographer Max Baur (1898–1988) Institution German Federal Archives Nachlass Max Baur (Bild 170) Accession number Bild 170-710 Source This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation only using the originals (negative and/or positive), resp. the digitalization of the originals as provided by the Digital Image Archive. Licensing This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Germany license. From Wikimedia Commons

Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe (Édouard Manet)

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Luncheon on the Grass Author/Artist Édouard Manet (1832–1883) Title French: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe "Luncheon on the Grass" Description French: Le Déjeuner sur l'herbe "Luncheon on the Grass" Date 1863 Medium oil on canvas Dimensions 208 × 264 cm (81.9 × 103.9 in) Current location Musée d'Orsay, Paris, France References Joconde database: entry 000PE003916 Source/Photographer wartburg.edu Permission Public Domain Licensing This work is in the public domain in the United States, and those countries with a copyright term of life of the author plus 100 years or less.

Aphrodite and the dolphin by Emil Wolf at the Hermitage

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Aphrodite and the dolphin by Emil Wolf at the Hermitage Description English: Aphrodite and the dolphin by Emil Wolf at the Hermitage. Date 20 August 2008 Source Yair Haklai Author Yair Haklai Licensing This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. From Wikimedia Commons