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<n>Tulips</n>, a 1986 photograph by <n>Robert Mapplethorpe</n>.

<n>The Portrait</n> (1935) by artist <n>René Magritte</n>.

Sculptor <n>Henry Moore</n> in his Perry Green studio, c. 1968. Photo by <n>John Hedgecoe</n>.

Artist <n>Janine Antoni</n> in her 1993 performance piece, <n>Loving Care</n>.

Cover art for the song <n>De cap te l'immortèla</n> by <n>Alidé Sans</n> and <n>ÒC Brigada Internacional</n>.

<n>Wabi-sabi</n> style pottery by <n>Made Ceramicas</n>.

A <n>wax prints vendor</n> in <n>Togo</n>, photographed for <n>National Geographic</n> in June 1994.

Interior of the <n>Welcome To The Tropics Inc.</n> showroom in Los Angeles. Photo by <n>Yoshihiro Makino</n>.

A Zulu woman shapes the mouth of her clay vessel. Photo via <n>Girl Gone Authentic</n>.

A striped pleated ensemble by <n>Issey Miyake</n>, photographed by <n>Irving Penn</n> in 1989.

A plate from <n>William Saville-Kent</n>'s 1893 book, <n>The Great Barrier Reef of Australia</n>.

<n>Ice House, Yazd, Iran</n> (2001) by photographer <n>Lynn Davis</n>.

The <n>Roman Bridge at Eski Mosul</n> in Iraq, photographed by <n>Aurel Stein</n> in the 1930s.

<n>Calculation 12</n> by artist <n>Rafael Araujo</n>.

Artwork by <n>Vasily Kafanov</n> for <n>The Smashing Pumpkins</n>' album 'Machina/The Machines of God,' 2000.

Detail from <n>Portrait of a Man with Carnation</n> (c. 1435) by artist <n>Jan van Eyck</n>.

<n>Henri Matisse</n> working on <n>The Dance</n> mural in his Nice studio, 1932. Photo by <n>Pierre Matisse</n>.

<n>Leopard</n> (2004) by Georgian artist <n>Merab Abramishvili</n>.