Lawrence Alma-Tadema, Dutch-British
“So Then I Say To Caesar, ‘Oh Yeah? You and Whose Army?’ Which in Retrospect, Was Probably a Mistake,” 1866
Oil on wood
FROM THE PRICELESS BEST OF THE DECADE COLLECTION (2016)
Category: History
MASTERPIECE #2340
Raffaello Sorbi, Italian
Rare Footage of Hamilton and Burr’s Famous Duel (Preliminary Leapfrog Round), 1887
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2289
Pierre Olivier Joseph Coomans, Belgian
Quote of the Day — Young Julius Caesar (95 B.C.): “I Came, I Saw, I Stomped on Your Doll” (“Veni, Vidi, Barbi”), 1872
Oil on panel
MASTERPIECE #2253
Edmund Blair Leighton, British
“Here’s What’s Going to Happen, Nathaniel. You’re Going To Smuggle 10 Kilos of Our Cocaine Onto the Mayflower Tomorrow, and Then Somehow Convince the Captain To Make a Pit Stop in Miami. We Clear?,” Date Unknown
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2236
John Trumbull, American
“Here Are My Travel Expenses For the War, Gentlemen. Don’t Worry About the Pay-Per-View Movie ‘Oval Office Orgy 3.’ I’ll Cover That Myself,” 1824
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2227
Edward Poynter, British
“Wait! Take Off Your Sandals! We Just Had the Carpet Steam-Cleaned!,” 1890
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2159
Francis Bicknell Carpenter, American
Lincoln and His Cabinet, Hoping If They Remain Perfectly Quiet, Mary Will Quit Knocking and Go Away, 1864
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2110
Cesare Maccari, Italian
Cicero Accepting the Golden Globe For Best Orator in an Ancient Culture — Republic or Oligarchy, 1889
Fresco
MASTERPIECE #2105
William Powell Frith, English
Volume 3 of the “History’s Heroines” Book Series: “Polly Peachum, America’s First Pole Dancer,” 1875
Oil on canvas
MASTERPIECE #2097
John William Waterhouse, English
Nero Taking a Break From Fiddling To Watch CNN’s Coverage of the Big Fire, 1878
Oil on canvas