What great paintings say

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What great paintings say The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533

Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray by David Martin, c1779.

What great paintings say Dido Elizabeth Belle and Lady Elizabeth Murray by David Martin, c1779

A painting showing a man and woman side by side with somber expressions. The man holds a pitchfork.

What great paintings say American Gothic By Grant Wood, 1930

Marriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête.

What great paintings say Marriage à-la-mode: 2. The Tête à Tête by William Hogarth, c1743–45

The Arnolfini portrait painting – oil on wood – appears to depict a wealthy couple holding hands in a domestic setting, the bed perhaps indicating that they are in a bedchamber

What great paintings say The Arnolfini Portrait by Jan van Eyck, 1434