The World According to Art

Jan Mankes: Big Owl on Screen (1913); Private collection.

James McNeill Whistler: Harmony in Blue and Gold: The Peacock Room (1876-1877 - 1877); Freer Gallery of Art, Washington

Anonymous: Chludov Psalter (9th century); Historical Museum, Moscow

Anonymous: Seated Scribe (2620–2500 BC); Louvre Museum, Paris.