work of art

A work of art is a deliberately created object, performance, or experience intended to express ideas or emotions and to be perceived and interpreted aesthetically.

Observed surface forms (101)

• painting ×312
• bronze sculpture ×28
• stage work ×21
• genre painting ×19
• ballet ×18
• bronze statue ×17
• painting series ×16
• work of fiction ×14
• Renaissance painting ×12
• artwork ×11

• surrealist painting ×11
• public art ×10
• self-portrait ×10
• Neoclassical painting ×9
• Dutch Golden Age painting ×7
• abstract painting ×6
• portrait painting ×6
• High Renaissance artwork ×5
• artwork series ×5
• performing art ×5
• allegorical sculpture ×4
• kinetic sculpture ×4
• musical theatre work ×4
• unfinished work ×4
• visual art ×4
• Baroque artwork ×3
• contemporary artwork ×3
• mural ×3
• photograph ×3
• religious artwork ×3
• sculpture series ×3
• Art Deco sculpture ×2
• Islamic art ×2
• Pop art work ×2
• Renaissance artwork ×2
• Romantic-era artwork ×2
• altarpiece ×2
• ancient art ×2
• black-and-white photograph ×2
• conceptual artwork ×2
• decorative art object ×2
• installation artwork ×2
• interactive artwork ×2
• mixed-media artwork ×2
• pop art artwork ×2
• sculptural ensemble ×2
• textile art ×2
• traditional performing art ×2
• visual art form ×2
• Impressionist artwork ×1
• Insular art masterpiece ×1
• Mexican folk art ×1
• Mughal artifact ×1
• Muisca art ×1
• Neoclassical artwork ×1
• Pop Art artwork ×1
• Post‑Impressionist artwork ×1
• Qing dynasty artwork ×1
• Realist artwork ×1
• Renaissance sculpture ×1
• Yoruba art ×1
• aesthetic treatise ×1
• applied art ×1
• architectural artwork ×1
• art project ×1
• artist's book ×1
• artistic motif ×1
• artwork cycle ×1
• avant-garde artwork ×1
• choreographic work ×1
• colossal sculpture ×1
• commercial art ×1
• commissioned artwork ×1
• contemporary art ×1
• creative work ×1
• documentary art project ×1
• gilded sculpture ×1
• glass artwork ×1
• historical artwork ×1
• iconic artwork ×1
• indigenous art ×1
• kinetic art ×1
• land art work ×1
• lost artwork ×1
• modern art work ×1
• narrative art ×1
• painting by Francisco Goya ×1
• pastel artwork ×1
• photographic work ×1
• pictorial subject ×1
• readymade artwork ×1
• rock art site ×1
• series of tapestries ×1
• still life ×1
• still life painting series ×1
• stolen artwork ×1
• subject in Christian art ×1
• surreal artwork ×1
• surrealist artwork ×1
• traditional art ×1
• woven artworks ×1

Instances (533)

• The Death of Socrates by Jacques-Louis David via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: The Death of Socrates
• Oceanic art via concept surface "traditional art"
• Abstract art via concept surface "visual art form"
• “Charing Cross Bridge, London” by André Derain via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: "Charing Cross Bridge, London"
• The Models via concept surface "painting"
• The Channel of Gravelines via concept surface "painting"
• The Bridge at Courbevoie via concept surface "painting"
• The Goldfinch via concept surface "painting"
• A View of Delft via concept surface "painting"
• The Sentry via concept surface "painting"
• Self-Portrait (1645) via concept surface "painting"
• Parade de cirque via concept surface "painting"
• The Lighthouse at Honfleur via concept surface "painting"
• equestrian statue of Simón Bolívar in Washington, D.C. via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
• Infernal Scene via concept surface "painting"
• Away We Go! via concept surface "musical theatre work"
• Westward the Course of Empire Takes Its Way via concept surface "mural"
• Henry Moore sculpture "Nuclear Energy" via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
  surface form: Nuclear Energy
• Self-Portrait (1654) via concept surface "painting"
• The Goldfinch (1654) via concept surface "painting"
• “Serenade” via concept surface "ballet"
  surface form: Serenade
• Statue of Winston Churchill, Parliament Square via concept surface "bronze statue"
• Statue of Jan Smuts, Parliament Square via concept surface "bronze statue"
• Ages of the World via concept surface "unfinished work"
• Hibernia statue via concept surface "allegorical sculpture"
• Statue of David Lloyd George, Parliament Square via concept surface "bronze statue"
• In Dubious Battle via concept surface "work of fiction"
• The Bathroom via concept surface "painting"
• The Dining Room in the Country via concept surface "painting"
• Nude in the Bath via concept surface "painting"
• The Terrace at Vernonnet via concept surface "painting"
• V-J Day in Times Square via concept surface "photograph"
• The Wounded Drummer Boy via concept surface "painting"
• Husking Bee, Island of Nantucket via concept surface "painting"
• Fountain of Energy via concept surface "allegorical sculpture"
• Ecstasy of Saint Teresa via concept surface "religious artwork"
• Statue of Mahatma Gandhi, Parliament Square via concept surface "bronze statue"
• Lagoona via concept surface "creative work"
• The Fighting Temeraire via concept surface "painting"
• Rain, Steam and Speed – The Great Western Railway via concept surface "painting"
• The Slave Ship via concept surface "painting"
• Snow Storm: Steam-Boat off a Harbour’s Mouth via concept surface "painting"
• Dido Building Carthage via concept surface "painting"
• The Burning of the Houses of Lords and Commons via concept surface "painting"
• Norham Castle, Sunrise via concept surface "painting"
• The Pathfinder via concept surface "work of fiction"
• The School of Athens via concept surface "painting"
• The Sistine Madonna via concept surface "painting"
• The Triumph of Galatea via concept surface "Renaissance painting"
• La Fornarina via concept surface "painting"