12,249 Free Images of Public Art

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Paperweight by the New England Class Company, East Cambridge MA, c. 1850, glass - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC08084

Female banquet chef, Sichuan province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, earthenware - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08540

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Female banquet chef, Sichuan province, China, Eastern Han dynasty, 1st-2nd century AD, earthenware - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08539

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Diptych with the Coronation of the Virgin Mary and Crucifixion of Jesus Christ, France, perhaps Paris, c. 1340-1360, ivory - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06347

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Amphora with equestrian scenes, Pointed Nose Painter, Tyrrhenian group, Greek, Attic, c. 550 BC, black-figure technique - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06540

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Amber flasks in the shape of dates, Roman, 2nd century, with double-fluted ungentarium, Roman, 1st-4th century AD, glass - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC07942

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Alcove bed, China, Zhejiang or Jiangsu province, Qing dynasty, late 19th to early 20th century, carved, lacquered, and gilt wood - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09619

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Avalokiteshvara, the Bodhisattva of Compassion, Guge kingdom, 1000-1050 AD, Ngari, west Tibet, brass alloy, copper & tin inlay, colored wax, traces of gilding, and pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04534

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Avalokitesvara, reduced copy after statue in Horyuji Temple, by Kano Tessai, Japan, Meiji era, early 1900s AD, wood, pigment - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04832

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Bodhisattva Manjusri (Monju Bosatsu), Japan, Nambokucho period, 1333-1392 AD, ink, opaque color, applied cut gold (kirikane) - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC05105

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Beak-spouted jar with incised ornament, Gilan district, Iran, c. 1200-900 BC, orange-red burnished earthenware - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC06988

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Bust of a Man, probably Francesco Guicciardini, Italian, probably Florentine, c. 1500, terracotta with traces of paint - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00589

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Busts of African women, Real Fabrica de Alcora, Castellon, Spain, second period, after 1742, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08301

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Bowl with design of flowering plants and blue pattern, Iran, 12th-13th century AD, luster ware pottery - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07320

Bactrian camel, Shaanxi or Henan province, China, Tang dynasty, 675-750 AD, earthenware with sancai glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08428

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Barber's bowl, Teruel, Spain, 18th century AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08230

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Cosmetic box (tebako), Japan, Edo period, c. 1800, maki-e lacquer on wood, pewter - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09567

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Dagger Hilt, India, Mughal period, c. 1650 AD, quartz crystal - Arthur M. Sackler Museum, Harvard University - DSC01101

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Cup and saucer, Royal Imperial Porcelain Factory, 2 of 2, Vienna, early 1800s, hard-paste porcelain - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC09172

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Cup stand, Korea, Gangjin or Buan kilns, Goryeo period, 1150 to early 1200s AD, stoneware, white and black inlays under celadon glaze - Freer Gallery of Art - DSC04880

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Chawan with indented rim and incised poem, by Otagaki Rengetsu, mid to late 1800s, ceramic - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09348

Chinese boys, 2 of 2, Meissen manufactory, Germany, c. 1750-1755, hard-paste porcelain, polychrome enamels, gilt - Museum of Fine Arts, Boston - 20180922 150439

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Chous with piper and reveler, Painter of Florence 4021, Greek, Attic, c. 475 BC, red-figure technique on earthenware - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06519

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Capital, Abbey of Santa Maria de Labanza, Palencia, Spain, Two Holy Women and Angel at the Tomb, c. 1185-1190 AD, limestone - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC00662

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Calligraphy in One Line, by Ryu Kobi, Edo period, 1700s AD, ink on paper - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09522

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Central Asiatic groom, China, Tang dynasty, 8th century AD, painted earthenware - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00675

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Grace cup commemorating William Pepperrell's leadership in the Siege of Louisbourg (1745), by Peze Pilleau, England, 1740-1745, silver - Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine - DSC04404

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Girandole Looking Glass, attributed to John Doggett, American, c. 1800, gilt, pine, brass, glass - Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine - DSC04152

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Fibula, Boeotia, 725-700 BC, H 5760 - Martin von Wagner Museum - Würzburg, Germany - DSC05638

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Hanging flower vase in the form of a bamboo shoot, Japan, Edo period, 1700s-1800s AD, copper alloy with silver - Peabody Essex Museum - DSC07561

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Hamadryad by Felicien Rops, 1880s, gouache, watercolour, ink wash, crayon, pen and ink, grattage - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08919

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Franciscan Monk in the Garden of Gethsemane, by John Singer Sargent, 1905-1906, oil on canvas - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08732

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Federal dressing chest with mirror, Thomas Seymour, 1805-1810, mahogany, birds-eye maple - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07649

Image of the Virgin on the breast of a two-headed crowned eagle, attributed to Hugues Evans, c. 1630 AD, gold and diamonds - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08019

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Horn cup (masangbae) with chrysanthemum design, Korea, Goryeo dynasty, 1200s AD, stoneware, celadon glaze - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09483

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Head of a Buddha, Xiangtangshan Cave Complex, view 2, China, Hebei province, Northern Qi dynasty, datable to 560 AD, limestone - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08486

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Hu (covered jar), China, Western Han dynasty, 206 BC to 9 AD, painted bronze - Middlebury College Museum of Art - Middlebury, VT - DSC08214

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Kneeling female figure, Ameca style, Jalisco, Mexico, 300 BC to 200 AD, ceramic - Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art, University of Oregon - Eugene, Oregon - DSC09497

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Jar with 'hundred bats' design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Wanli period, 1573-1620, overglaze enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07224

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Kero cup with four repousse frogs, Peru, Chimu, north coast at Batan Grande, c. 1300 AD, silver - Krannert Art Museum, UIUC - DSC06434

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Kesi tapestry with lotus scroll design, China, Qing dynasty, 1700s AD, flat-weave brocade with silk and metallic threads - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08474

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Jar with 'hundred deer' design, China, Jingdezhen kiln, Ming dynasty, Wanli mark, 1573-1620, overglaze enamels - Matsuoka Museum of Art - Tokyo, Japan - DSC07203

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Kantanotoko type Noh mask, inscribed Tenkaichi Kawachi, Edo period, 1600s AD - Ishikawa Prefectural Museum of Traditional Arts and Crafts - Kanazawa, Japan - DSC09538

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Lees jar (Zhadou), China, probably Henan province, Tang dynasty, 800s AD, stoneware with white glaze - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08410

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Turtle automaton with Neptune as vintner, by Leodegar Grimaldo, Germany, Stuttgart, 1626, wood, gilt silver, iron, tortoiseshell - Metropolitan Museum of Art - New York City - DSC07085

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Plate with floral motifs, Teruel, Spain, late 18th century AD, ceramic - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC08204

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Desk and bookcase, unknown maker, Gilmanton, New Hampshire, 1799, curly maple, pine, brass fittings - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07645

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Sofa, maker unknown, Portsmouth, New Hampshire, c. 1810, mahogany, birch veneer, replaced horsehair upholstery - Currier Museum of Art - Manchester, NH - DSC07663

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Couch, China, late Ming or early Qing dynasty, 1600s AD, huanghuali wood (yellow flowering pear), cane - Portland Art Museum - Portland, Oregon - DSC08442

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Cabinet, Madrid, c. 1660 AD, walnut, bone, ebonised wood, bronze - Museo Nacional de Artes Decorativas - Madrid, Spain - DSC07967

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Card table, maker unknown, New England, c. 1810, mahogany, other woods, birch and rosewood veneer - Portland Museum of Art - Portland, Maine - DSC04146

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Vintage grapevines illustration.

Ducks by Johan Teyler (1648-1709).

Vintage coral marine life illustration

Vintage strawberry leaves illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Vintage strawberry illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Different types of birds illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876) Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

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Vintage peach leaves illustration. Digitally enhanced illustration from U.S. Department of Agriculture Pomological Watercolor Collection. Rare and Special Collections, National Agricultural Library.

Geb illustration from Pantheon Egyptien (1823-1825) by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois (1780-1846).

Subway, Furedi, 1934

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Vanda hookeriana from Reichenbachia Orchids (1888-1894) illustrated by Frederick Sander (1847-1920).

Pistachio (Pistacia vera) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Corona Imperialis, flore pulchre rubente (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

Solanum Spinosum, Indicum, Borraginis flore (ca. 1772 –1793) by Giorgio Bonelli.

American Cranberry (Vaccinium Macrocarpon) by Ellen Isham Schutt (1873–1955).

Dusky Parrot or Blackish Parrot illustration from The Naturalist's Miscellany (1789-1813) by George Shaw (1751-1813)

Convolvulus Pink Mayflower from Poets in the Garden published by T. Fisher Unwin (1886).

Peach (Prunus persica) from Pomona Italiana (1817 - 1839) by Giorgio Gallesio (1772-1839).

Orange Leaves (Poncirus Trifoliata) (1928) by James Marion Shull.

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Watermelon Regatta by the Master of the Fertility of the Egg, Italy, early 1700s, oil on canvas - John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art - Sarasota, FL - DSC00767

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In the Bois de Boulogne, by Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, 1897, crayon lithograph on wove paper, only state, Wittrock 185 - Montreal Museum of Fine Arts - Montreal, Canada - DSC08808

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Albatross mantel clock, works by New Haven Clock Company, exterior by J. & J. G. Low Tile Works, Chelsea, Massachusetts, c. 1884-1886, brass, glazed earthenware, porcelain - Dallas Museum of Art - DSC04836

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One of the portrait from the collection of portraits, Portraits of an Actor by Toyohara Kunichika (1835-1900), a traditional Japanese Ukyio-e style actor illustration.

Group of plate from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Witte pauw op tak (1878–1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

Flamingos from Voyages Dans les Deux Océans Atlantique et Pacifique (1844) published by Eugène Delessert.

Stove in white porcelain from the Industrial arts of the Nineteenth Century (1851-1853) by Sir Matthew Digby wyatt (1820-1877).

Sunflower (1919) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

Stamnos with maenads and totem of Dionysos, attributed to the Dinos Painter, Attic, c. 430-420 BC, red-figure ceramic - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC07077

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Hydrangeas by Georges Pierre Seurat, c. 1878-1879, oil on canvas - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC00709

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Rooster (1901) by Julie de Graag (1877-1924).

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Pear (Pyrus Communis) (1908) by Amanda Almira Newton.

Twee zilverfazanten (1878–1905) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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The Wolverine from Nimrod In The North, Or Hunting And Fishing Adventures In The Arctic Regions published by Cassell & Co. (1885).

Cherries (Prunus Avium) (1910) by Amanda Almira Newton.

A sitting dog from The New Hyperion. From Paris to Marly by way of the Rhine (1875) published by Edward Strahan.

Apples (Malus Domestica) (1920) by Royal Charles Steadman.

Cashew Nuts (Anacardium Occidentale)(1903) by Deborah Griscom Passmore.

Avocado (Persea) (1916) by Amanda Almira Newton.

General view of the Island of Philae Nubia illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

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Portico of the Temple of Edfou Upper Egypt illustration by David Roberts (1796–1864).

Poster of the Biologische Tentoonstelling (Biological Exhibition) (1910) print in high resolution by Theo van Hoytema.

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Nut illustration from Pantheon Egyptien (1823-1825) by Leon Jean Joseph Dubois (1780-1846).

Letter T calligraphic initial. Digitally enhanced from our own original plate.

Saint Sebastian by the Master of the Greenville Tondo, Italian, c. 1500-1510, oil on wood panel transferred to canvas - Princeton University Art Museum - DSC06635

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Mantel Clock with the Figure of Clotho, Louis-Jacques Vaillant, c. 1810, patinated bronze, gilded mounts, enameled metal dial - Fogg Art Museum, Harvard University - DSC01275

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An old man gutting a fish, Quiringh Gerritsz van Brekelenkam, 1667, oil on wood - Villa Vauban - Luxembourg City - DSC06581

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Spectacled Teal and Snow-bent Bamboo illustration from Pictorial Monograph of Birds (1885) by Numata Kashu (1838-1901). Digitally enhanced from our own original edition.

Eryx and the Red-tailed boa illustrated by Charles Dessalines D' Orbigny (1806-1876). Digitally enhanced from our own 1892 edition of Dictionnaire Universel D'histoire Naturelle.

47. The Red-winged Oriole (Icterus phoeniceus) 48. The Boblink (Dolichonyx oryzivora) illustration from Zoology of New York (1842–1844) by James Ellsworth De Kay.

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