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Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria. (detail), c.1615–1617 oil on canvas by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593–1654 or after). Photo credit: The National Gallery, London

Self Portrait as Saint Catherine of Alexandria
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Landscape with Cottages. (detail), 1911, oil on board by Jessica Dismorr (1885–1939). Photo credit: Government Art Collection

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A Cockchafer, Beetle, Woodlice and other Insects, with a Sprig of Auricula. (detail), early 1650s, oil on copper by Jan van Kessel the elder (1626–1679). Photo credit: The Ashmolean Museum of Art and Archaeology

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Leaning on a Landscape. (detail), 1978, gloss paint on board by Patrick Hughes (b.1939). © Patrick Hughes / Bridgeman Images. Photo credit: Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London

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Three Tahitans. (detail), 1988, oil on canvas by Paul Gauguin (1848–1903). Photo credit: National Galleries of Scotland

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Works on Paper. (detail), 2009, acrylic gouache on paper by Peter McDonald (b.1973). © the artist & Kate MacGarry Gallery. Photo credit: Government Art Collection

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