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)

• Breezing Up (A Fair Wind) via concept surface "painting"
• The Fog Warning via concept surface "painting"
• Eight Bells via concept surface "painting"
• Prisoners from the Front via concept surface "painting"
• The Veteran in a New Field via concept surface "painting"
• Right and Left via concept surface "painting"
• The Life Line via concept surface "painting"
• Hound and Hunter via concept surface "painting"
• play "Inherit the Wind" via concept surface "stage work"
  surface form: Inherit the Wind
• Make Way for Ducklings sculpture via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
• equestrian statue of George Washington via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
  surface form: Equestrian Statue of George Washington (Boston)
• Snap the Whip via concept surface "painting"
• The Wishing-Chair via concept surface "work of fiction"
• The Gulf Stream via concept surface "painting"
• The Starry Night via concept surface "painting"
• Campbell's Soup Cans via concept surface "artwork"
• The Arts of War via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
• The Threepenny Opera via concept surface "musical theatre work"
• Marlborough Tapestries via concept surface "series of tapestries"
• Gloucester Fishermen’s Memorial via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
• Ophelia via concept surface "painting"
• The Awakening Conscience via concept surface "painting"
• The Light of the World via concept surface "painting"
• The Lady of Shalott via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: The Lady of Shalott (painting)
• The Blessed Damozel via concept surface "painting"
• The Beguiling of Merlin via concept surface "painting"
• The Last of England via concept surface "painting"
• The Hireling Shepherd via concept surface "painting"
• Levitated Mass via concept surface "land art work"
• Metropolis II via concept surface "kinetic sculpture"
• Penetrable via concept surface "installation artwork"
• The Central Meridian (The Garage) via concept surface "contemporary artwork"
• Bathers at Asnières via concept surface "painting"
• The Golden Stairs via concept surface "painting"
• The Scapegoat via concept surface "painting"
• Girl before a Mirror via concept surface "painting"
• La Vie via concept surface "painting"
• Three Musicians via concept surface "painting"
• Family of Saltimbanques via concept surface "painting"
• La Lecture via concept surface "painting"
• Dora Maar au Chat via concept surface "painting"
• Eight Elvises via concept surface "painting"
• Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster) via concept surface "painting"
• Mao (series) via concept surface "painting series"
• Shot Marilyns via concept surface "artwork series"
• Impression, Sunrise via concept surface "painting"
• Haystacks series via concept surface "painting series"
• Houses of Parliament series via concept surface "painting series"
• Woman with a Parasol via concept surface "painting"
• La Grenouillère via concept surface "painting"