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A hoplite stands in attacking position over a (now lost) fallen foe. Ancient Greek marble relief (possibly part of an Athenian state memorial), ca. 330 BCE; artist unknown. Now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Photo credit: ChrisO/Wikimedia Commons.
Dancers in Pink between Scenes, Edgar Degas, 1884
The 18th Dynasty pharaoh Akhenaten, shown in part of an offering scene. Artist unknown; ca. 1365-1347 BCE. From el-Amarna; now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Photo credit: Richard Mortel/Wikimedia Commons.
Mountainous Landscape behind St. Paul Hospital (aka Landscape from Saint-Rémy), Vincent van Gogh, 1889
Ancient Roman statue of Melpomene, Muse of tragedy, dressed in a tragic actor’s costume and holding a theatrical mask. Artist unknown; 2nd cent. CE. From Monte Calvo; now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen. Photo credit: Wolfgang Sauber.
Mummy portrait of a man from the Fayum, Roman Egypt. Artist unknown; 2nd or 3rd cent. CE. Now in the Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek, Copenhagen.
The North Gate of the Citadel, Christen Købke, 1834
Autumn Landscape, Frederiksborg Castle in the Middle Distance, Christen Købke, 1837-38
Dancers in Pink between the Scenes, Edgar Degas, 1884
Happy birthday to Edgar Degas, born on this date in 1834.
