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)

• Marine Corps War Memorial via concept surface "bronze sculpture"
• Manneken Pis via concept surface "bronze statue"
• The American Way (pageant/play) via concept surface "stage work"
  surface form: The American Way
• Het melkmeisje via concept surface "painting"
• Painter in His Studio via concept surface "painting"
• The Philadelphia Story via concept surface "stage work"
• The Iceman Cometh via concept surface "stage work"
• Ife bronze and terracotta sculpture via concept surface "Yoruba art"
• The Astronomer via concept surface "painting"
• Avegno via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: "Madame X"
• Amélie via concept surface "painting"
  surface form: Portrait of Madame X
• A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 via concept surface "painting"
• Nighthawks via concept surface "painting"
• American Gothic via concept surface "painting"
• The Bedroom (Van Gogh) via concept surface "painting"
• Water Lilies (Monet) via concept surface "painting series"
• The Old Guitarist via concept surface "painting"
• Loyalties via concept surface "stage work"
• No. 5, 1948 via concept surface "painting"
• Autumn Rhythm (Number 30) via concept surface "painting"
• Lavender Mist (Number 1, 1950) via concept surface "painting"
• Blue Poles (Number 11, 1952) via concept surface "painting"
• Mural (1943) via concept surface "painting"
• The Legend of Sleepy Hollow via concept surface "work of fiction"
• Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose
• El Jaleo via concept surface "painting"
• The Daughters of Edward Darley Boit via concept surface "painting"
• Lady Agnew of Lochnaw via concept surface "painting"
• Ellen Terry as Lady Macbeth via concept surface "painting"
• Gassed via concept surface "painting"
• Portrait of Henry James via concept surface "painting"
• Wynford Dewhurst: The Picnic via concept surface "painting"
• The Third of May 1808 via concept surface "painting"
• The Disasters of War via concept surface "artwork"
• Los Caprichos via concept surface "artwork series"
• Saturn Devouring His Son via concept surface "painting"
• The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters via concept surface "artwork"
• The Second of May 1808
• La Maja Desnuda
• Tavares Strachan via concept surface "art project"
  surface form: Orthostatic Tolerance
• La Maja Vestida
• The Most Happy Fella via concept surface "musical theatre work"
• The Dance Class via concept surface "painting"
• L’Absinthe via concept surface "painting"
• The Bellelli Family via concept surface "painting"
• The Tub via concept surface "pastel artwork"
• At the Races via concept surface "painting"
• Women Ironing via concept surface "painting"
• Romeo and Juliet via concept surface "stage work"
• Kathak dance via concept surface "performing art"
  surface form: Kathak