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Portrait of Burns by Alexander Nasmyth, 1787, Scottish National Portrait Gallery. This half-length portrait of Burns, framed within an oval, has become the most well-known and widely reproduced image of the famous Scottish poet. Nasmyth's painting, commissioned by the publisher William Creech, was to be engraved for a new edition of Burn's poems. He is shown fashionably dressed against a landscape, evoking his rural background in Alloway, Ayrshire. Burns and Nasmyth had become good friends, having been introduced to one another in Edinburgh by a mutual patron, Patrick Miller of Dalswinton. Nasmyth, pleased to have recorded Burns' likeness convincingly, decided to leave the painting in a slightly unfinished state. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Burns#/media/File:PG_1063Burns_Naysmith.jpg dc604c3fe9c77033.jpg François Clouet - Mary, Queen of Scots (1542-87) Mary wears a pink gown decorated with vertical gold striping and small jeweled embellishments. The bodice is tightly fitted and fastened down the center with a line of pearls or gemstone buttons. A crisp white ruff collar frames her neck. Her sleeves are full and carefully tailored. Her hair is light brown and drawn back smoothly, partially covered by a jeweled headband adorned with pearls. She wears modest jewelry, including a pearl necklace, small earrings, and a ring. Her hands are delicately posed at her waist, fingers gently touching. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary,_Queen_of_Scots#/media/File:Fran%C3%A7ois_Clouet_-_Mary,_Queen_of_Scots_(1542-87)_-_Google_Art_Project.jpg 744f1348d36c79e9.jpg Impression, Sunrise by Claude Monet, 1872. The painting shows the port of Le Havre in northern France at sunrise. Others elements: The orange sun: Rising through morning mist, with its reflection shimmering on the water Boats and industrial elements: Barely defined shapes emerging from the fog Color palette: Predominantly blues, grays, and greens with the vivid orange sun as the focal point Atmospheric effect: The hazy, dreamlike quality of early morning light filtering through fog https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Monet_-_Impression,_Sunrise.jpg b936c89aa166fe52.jpg An illustration from al-Biruni's astronomical works, explains the different phases of the Moon, with respect to the position of the Sun, from manuscript of the Kitab al-Tafhim by Al-Biruni (973-1048). The illustration demonstrates: The Moon's orbit shown by the elliptical path with red lines; Different phases of the Moon represented by the circles divided into black and illuminated (red/white) portions; The Sun's position (indicated by the Arabic text on the right: "al-shams" meaning "the sun"); Geometric lines showing the relationship between the Sun's light and the Moon's appearance from Earth; Arabic annotations explaining the astronomical concepts. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Biruni#/media/File:Lunar_phases_al-Biruni.jpg 3c9e9aa864cc3d78.jpg Photograph of Elijah McCoy the inventor of the moveable ironing board. bd8156a7c90cf634.jpg Photograph of Claude Debussy (1908) 66ae73d52deb0f98.jpg J. B. Collip in his office at McGill University. Collip is seated and photographed from approximately chest level up. He wears round wire-rimmed glasses and has neatly combed dark hair parted to the side, styled in the fashion typical of the era. He is dressed formally in a white laboratory coat over a shirt and tie. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/January_1922#/media/File:J._B._Collip_in_his_office_at_McGill_University_ca._1930.png 612fdb7f1c2946c4.png stack of newspapers bb24587c7fa486fa.jpg The Family Heirloom, 1916. The painting depicts a figure in a contemplative, downward-gazing pose against a warm reddish-orange background. The figure wears what appears to be a dark hat or head covering with a yellowish accent, and their face is turned down, creating an introspective mood. The figure is rendered in pale, muted tones of cream, white, and soft yellows, with loose, gestural brushwork that suggests form rather than defining it precisely. There are touches of red-orange appearing as accents on what might be the figure's clothing or body. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helene_Schjerfbeck#/media/File:Helene_Schjerfbeck_-_The_Family_Heirloom.jpg 101f05732f316355.jpg Giovanni Boccaccio’s De Mulieribus Claris (On Famous Women). A woman is shown seated at a desk or writing table, engaged in what appears to be a scholarly or artistic activity. She is depicted in profile or three-quarter view, dressed in flowing robes of soft pink or coral color with golden blonde hair. Her posture and the positioning of her hands suggest she is either writing, painting, or examining a manuscript or mirror. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_Mulieribus_Claris e7dd2961df4b44fa.webp Reading glasses on top of an open dictionary 403126d18ebc9721.jpg