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Boeotian bronze helmet from the Hellenistic period or early version of a #StormTrooper helmet? #StarWarsDay #MayThe4thBeWithYou
You can browse our Online Collections, which now has over 100,000 object records! Have a look through paintings, ceramics, sculptures, prints and so much more…https://t.co/w2yJgfZ0mQ #MuseumfromHome #CultureinQuarantine
This watercolour study of a Christmas Rose (Hellebore) is by artist Sophia Davenport c.1827. Do you have a favourite flower or plant? #NationalGardeningWeek
We are loving #RAdailydoodles (terrible hams and all)! If you're looking for more creative inspiration to add to your day, make sure you get involved with our daily #IsolationCreations, too 🎨🧶🎬
Julius Caesar was assassinated #onthisday, the #IdesofMarch, in 44 BC following a conspiracy 🗡️ His death was a turning point in Roman history which ultimately led to the rise of the Roman Empire and its first Emperor, Augustus
Michelangelo, one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance period, was born #onthisday in 1475. The painter, sculptor, architect and poet is widely considered to be one of the greatest artists of the Italian Renaissance period.
Alright, we're jumping on the #dollypartonchallenge bandwagon with the many social media faces of Rembrandt. Have we mentioned that our new #YoungRembrandt exhibition opens 27th Feb? Find out more and book your tickets now: https://t.co/Kjug816JhS
Happy New Year's Eve from all of us at the Ashmolean! We hope you're evening looks something like this. These partying frogs & goldfish appear in a woodblock print by Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi (1797–1861).
A Pair of Java Sparrows by Chinese artist Lin Fengmian, who was born #onthisday in 1900. Fengmian was a pioneer in Chinese art and became known for his blending of Chinese and western techniques
Before becoming an artist, Burne-Jones, who was born #onthisday, studied at Exeter College @UniofOxford where he befriended William Morris over a mutual love of poetry. The Knights Farewell, an ink-on-paper drawing by Burne-Jones, 1858