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Architecture, furniture and decoration

By Benois, Aleksandr Nikoláyevich - Into the Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia

By Benois, Aleksandr Nikoláyevich – Into the Peterhof Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia

By Grace, Oliver - The main entrance of an irish palace

By Grace, Oliver – The main entrance of an irish palace

By Schiele, Egon - The blue garment

By Schiele, Egon – The blue garment

By Linnell, John - A wall clock and chimney into a parlor

By Linnell, John – A wall clock and chimney into a parlor

By Blechen, Karl - Gothic church ruins

By Blechen, Karl – Gothic church ruins

By Grunert, K. - The corner of a palace seen in profile

By Grunert, K. – The corner of a palace seen in profile

By Singer Sargent - A fountain with three cherubs

By Singer Sargent – A fountain with three cherubs

By Baudry, Ambrose - A huge chimney in a gallery

By Baudry, Ambrose – A huge chimney in a gallery

By anonymous author of 18th century - A project of an habitable elephant fountain for the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris

By anonymous author of 18th century – A project of an habitable elephant fountain for the Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris

By Veldeman, Guillaume - A house in a district of Brussels

By Veldeman, Guillaume – A house in a district of Brussels

By Rossi, Aldo - Watchtower with a weathercock

By Rossi, Aldo – Watchtower with a weathercock

By myself - The communications tower in Montjuïc. Illustration for a map cover

By myself – The communications tower in Montjuïc. Illustration for a map cover

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By Rossi, Aldo - Study of assorted buildings

By Rossi, Aldo – Study of assorted buildings

By Whistler, J. A. McNeill - Studies of windows

By Whistler, J. A. McNeill – Studies of windows

By Chernikhov, Iakov - Draft for an skyscraper

By Chernikhov, Iakov – Draft for an skyscraper

By Bernini, Gian Lorenzo - Design of the belfry for St Peter

By Bernini, Gian Lorenzo – Design of the belfry for St Peter

By Gropius, W, and  Bayer, H. - Director's office of the State Bauhaus

By Gropius, W, and Bayer, H. – Director’s office of the State Bauhaus

By Eiffel, Gustave - Original draft of a basis for his tower in Paris

By Eiffel, Gustave – Original draft of a basis for his tower in Paris

By Vaudoyer, Antoine L. T. - A section of the design for an spherical palace

By Vaudoyer, Antoine L. T. – A section of the design for an spherical palace

By Busch, Wilhelm - My chamber in Wiedensahl

By Busch, Wilhelm – My chamber in Wiedensahl

By Singer Sargent - A partial view of the church St Mary della Salute

By Singer Sargent – A partial view of the church St Mary della Salute

By Piano, Renzo - Original sketch for Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church

By Piano, Renzo – Original sketch for Padre Pio Pilgrimage Church

By Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino - Design for hallways

By Bison, Giuseppe Bernardino – Design for hallways

By Hockney - The living-room

By Hockney – The living-room

By Metzelaar, J.F. - Arnhem's prison. Cellulaire gevangenis. Netherlands

By Metzelaar, J.F. – Arnhem’s prison. Cellulaire gevangenis. Netherlands

By Van der Rohe, Mies - a draft for a country house

By Van der Rohe, Mies – a draft for a country house

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Architecture, furniture and decoration

By Beaton, Cecil - View of a parlor

By Beaton, Cecil – View of a parlor

By Torelli, Giacomo - Set design for an act of Andromède as performed at the Petit-Bourbon

By Torelli, Giacomo – Set design for an act of Andromède as performed at the Petit-Bourbon

By Wright, Frank Lloyd - An sketch of the new yorker museum Guggenheim

By Wright, Frank Lloyd – An sketch of the new yorker museum Guggenheim

By Van der Rohe - Three sketches of profiles to set a design of an armchair

By Van der Rohe – Three sketches of profiles to set a design of an armchair

By Mackintosh - Buffet with pottery

By Mackintosh – Buffet with pottery

By Chiarini, M. and Giovannini, G. M. - An inner's design for a banquet

By Chiarini, M. and Giovannini, G. M. – An inner’s design for a banquet

By Chernikhov, Iakov - Design for a set of buildings

By Chernikhov, Iakov – Design for a set of buildings

By Walraven, Maurits - Fountain design for a courtyard of a palace

By Walraven, Maurits – Fountain design for a courtyard of a palace

By Taraval, L. G. - Design of three couches

By Taraval, L. G. – Design of three couches

By Aalto, Alvar - Villa Mairea sketch

By Aalto, Alvar – Villa Mairea sketch

By Le Duc, Viollet - Palais de Poitiers, elevation of the facade

By Le Duc, Viollet – Palais de Poitiers, elevation of the facade

By Wagner, Otto - Design and plan for a villa

By Wagner, Otto – Design and plan for a villa

By Wren, Christopher - Study of the dome of St Paul's Cathedral, London

By Wren, Christopher – Study of the dome of St Paul’s Cathedral, London

By Adam, Robert - Headfort House, eating parlor, chimney piece

By Adam, Robert – Headfort House, eating parlor, chimney piece

By Sargent, J. S. - A watercolor sketch about a facade in Venice

By Sargent, J. S. – A watercolor sketch about a facade in Venice

By Ferriss, Hugh - Sketch of a street with skyscrapers

By Ferriss, Hugh – Sketch of a street with skyscrapers

By Hurtré, Émile - Peacocks, cranes, pumpkins and sunflowers on a design for a wall decoration

By Hurtré, Émile – Peacocks, cranes, pumpkins and sunflowers on a design for a wall decoration

By Rossi, Aldo - Città Verticale (Vertical city)

By Rossi, Aldo – Città Verticale (Vertical city)

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Architecture, furniture and decoration

By Sargent, John Singer - Bedroom window

By Sargent, John Singer – Bedroom window

By Utzon, Jørn - The Opera in Sidney

By Utzon, Jørn – The Opera in Sidney

By Dam, Jaap Van - The red living room

By Dam, Jaap Van – The red living room

By Chernikhov, Iakov - A project for a bridge. The called 'Soviet Gothic'

By Chernikhov, Iakov – A project for a bridge. The called ‘Soviet Gothic’

By Troost, Albert B. - Colored drawing of the new orphanage

By Troost, Albert B. – Colored drawing of the new orphanage

By Van der Rohe, Mies - The Farnsworth House in Plano. Illinois

By Van der Rohe, Mies – The Farnsworth House in Plano. Illinois

By Christo - Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)

By Christo – Wrapped Reichstag (Project for Berlin)

By Aalto, Alvar - Sketch for a summer house in Noormarkku. Finland

By Aalto, Alvar – Sketch for a summer house in Noormarkku. Finland

By Labrouste, Henri - Project of cenotaph in memory of Jean-François de Galaup comte de Lapérouse

By Labrouste, Henri – Project of cenotaph in memory of Jean-François de Galaup comte de Lapérouse

By Taraval, Louis Gustave - Triumphal Arch with the Royal Swedish Coat of Arms

By Taraval, Louis Gustave – Triumphal Arch with the Royal Swedish Coat of Arms

By Adam, Robert - Headfort House. The foyer

By Adam, Robert – Headfort House. The foyer

By Borromini, Francesco - Barberini's Palace

By Borromini, Francesco – Barberini’s Palace

By Rossi, Aldo - Architectural fantasy dedicated to Francesco Moschini

By Rossi, Aldo – Architectural fantasy dedicated to Francesco Moschini

By Ferriss, Hugh - Dam

By Ferriss, Hugh – Dam

By Viollet-le-Duc - The church of Sainte Madeleine of Vézelay before restoration

By Viollet-le-Duc – The church of Sainte Madeleine of Vézelay before restoration

By Michelangelo - Sketch for the Medici Chapel. San Lorenzo. Florence

By Michelangelo – Sketch for the Medici Chapel. San Lorenzo. Florence

By Moneo, Rafael - National Museum of Roman Art of Mérida. Spain (low angle)

By Moneo, Rafael – National Museum of Roman Art of Mérida. Spain (low angle)

By Saran, Richard - Design of a house

By Saran, Richard – Design of a house

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By Rafael Alberti - Spiral of light, shadow and wind Una espiral de luz, sombra y viento

By Rafael Alberti – Spiral of light, shadow and wind Una espiral de luz, sombra y viento

By Frederick II the Great, of Prussia -  Sketch of palace in Potsdam

By Frederick II the Great, of Prussia – Sketch of palace in Potsdam

By J.W. Goethe - A journey's sketch from Sicily

By J.W. Goethe – A journey’s sketch from Sicily

By Franz Kafka - Fencing

By Franz Kafka – Fencing

By Yves Saint Laurent - Marina chérie

By Yves Saint Laurent – Marina chérie

By John Lennon - The former beatle seen by himself

By John Lennon – The former beatle seen by himself

By Arnold Schoenberg - A sheet music colored by the composer

By Arnold Schoenberg – A sheet music colored by the composer

By Emily Jane Brontë - Sketch of the dog of the novelist

By Emily Jane Brontë – Sketch of the dog of the novelist

By Victor Hugo - Sketch of a mysterious castle on a hill

By Victor Hugo – Sketch of a mysterious castle on a hill

By Gabriel Fauré - A portrait of his coeval composer Messager

By Gabriel Fauré – A portrait of his coeval composer Messager

By Anthony Quinn - A female nude in the beach

By Anthony Quinn – A female nude in the beach

By Johan August Strindberg - Sketches for my sweetheart

By Johan August Strindberg – Sketches for my sweetheart

By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc - A view of the Mont Blanc

By Eugène Emmanuel Viollet-le-Duc – A view of the Mont Blanc

By Robert Herlth - Sketch to the german film directed by Joe May  'Asphalt' 1929

By Robert Herlth – Sketch to the german film directed by Joe May ‘Asphalt’ 1929

By Guillermo del Toro - An sketch of the filmmaker

By Guillermo del Toro – An sketch of the filmmaker

By Erik Satie - Whimsical building

By Erik Satie – Whimsical building

By Ernest Hemingway - From Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos)

By Ernest Hemingway – From Taos Pueblo (or Pueblo de Taos)

By Bob Dylan - 'How does it feel, to be without a home, like a complete unknown...'

By Bob Dylan – ‘How does it feel, to be without a home, like a complete unknown…’

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Architecture, furniture and decoration

By Dam, Jaap Van - Design for a room

By Dam, Jaap Van – Design for a room

By Metzelaar, J.F. - Rear of the cantonal court in Tiel. Netherlands

By Metzelaar, J.F. – Rear of the cantonal court in Tiel. Netherlands

By Bauer, Wilhelm Cornelis - Temple

By Bauer, Wilhelm Cornelis – Temple

By Borromini - Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza. Rome

By Borromini – Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza. Rome

By Rieth, Otto - Design for a lighthouse

By Rieth, Otto – Design for a lighthouse

By Canaletto - Project with perron inside Doge's Palace

By Canaletto – Project with perron inside Doge’s Palace

By Michelangelo - Details of columns

By Michelangelo – Details of columns

By Eberson, J. - San Francisco's bridge, detail

By Eberson, J. – San Francisco’s bridge, detail

By Ruskin, John - Sarcophagus topped by an imposing equestrian statue. Verona

By Ruskin, John – Sarcophagus topped by an imposing equestrian statue. Verona

By Perrault, Claude - Studies after Vitruvius

By Perrault, Claude – Studies after Vitruvius

By Canistris, O.- Antique Basilica of San Michele in Pavia. Italy

By Canistris, O.- Antique Basilica of San Michele in Pavia. Italy

By Berlage, H.P. - Chair diamond worker union. Amsterdam

By Berlage, H.P. – Chair diamond worker union. Amsterdam

By Knobelsdorff, G. W. Von - A pavilion for the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam

By Knobelsdorff, G. W. Von – A pavilion for the summer palace of Frederick the Great, King of Prussia, in Potsdam

By Hopper - Study of lights and shadows inside a house

By Hopper – Study of lights and shadows inside a house

By Palladio, Andrea - Sketch with calculations of the Round Temple for a Goddess. Rome

By Palladio, Andrea – Sketch with calculations of the Round Temple for a Goddess. Rome

By anonymous author of 18th century - A cross section of the interior of Theatre The Panthonin. Place du Carrousel Paris

By anonymous author of 18th century – A cross section of the interior of Theatre The Panthonin. Place du Carrousel Paris

By Brouard - The Castle for Madame de Pompadour in Meudon. France

By Brouard – The Castle for Madame de Pompadour in Meudon. France

By Troost, Albert B. - Architectural studies

By Troost, Albert B. – Architectural studies

By Cano, Alonso - Detail of a side of a  frontispiece

By Cano, Alonso – Detail of a side of a frontispiece

By Scamozzi, Vincenzo - Studio of the Sabbioneta Theatre

By Scamozzi, Vincenzo – Studio of the Sabbioneta Theatre

By H.Meyer & Wittwer - Project for the headquarters of the League of Nations in Geneva

By H.Meyer & Wittwer – Project for the headquarters of the League of Nations in Geneva

By Rietveld, Gerrit - Sketch of The Beugelstoel Chair of De Stijl

By Rietveld, Gerrit – Sketch of The Beugelstoel Chair of De Stijl

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Dance, performance and theatre

By Guys, Constantin - Ballroom in the Palace of the Emperor Napoleon III

By Guys, Constantin – Ballroom in the Palace of the Emperor Napoleon III

By Alma-Tadema, L.- Actresses dancing and acting

By Alma-Tadema, L.- Actresses dancing and acting

By Daumier - Spectators in the stalls of a theater

By Daumier – Spectators in the stalls of a theater

By Kirchner - The  'Panama Girls'

By Kirchner – The ‘Panama Girls’

By Dix, Otto - Couple dancing

By Dix, Otto – Couple dancing

By Bauer, Marius - A Dervish dancing in Constantinople. Turkey

By Bauer, Marius – A Dervish dancing in Constantinople. Turkey

By Gill, W. - Unknown title

By Gill, W. – Unknown title

By Hazard, S. - Scene of a traditional dance in Cuba

By Hazard, S. – Scene of a traditional dance in Cuba

By Forain, J. L. - Rehearsal

By Forain, J. L. – Rehearsal

By Bantzer, Carl - Two soldiers dancing with women

By Bantzer, Carl – Two soldiers dancing with women

By Degas - The blonde ballerina

By Degas – The blonde ballerina

By Rembrandt - The old actor

By Rembrandt – The old actor

By Daumier - The showman in front the audience

By Daumier – The showman in front the audience

By Tyshler, Aleksandr G. - Jolly joker

By Tyshler, Aleksandr G. – Jolly joker

By Cassatt, Mary - Portrait at the theatre

By Cassatt, Mary – Portrait at the theatre

By Wilkie, David - Ballroom

By Wilkie, David – Ballroom

By Picasso - Olga Khokhlova, his russian wife, with six dancers behind her

By Picasso – Olga Khokhlova, his russian wife, with six dancers behind her

By Legrand, L.- Seated ballerina

By Legrand, L.- Seated ballerina

By Degas - Unknown title

By Degas – Unknown title

By Benois, Alexandre - Scenography for a russian ballet of Sergei Diaghilev

By Benois, Alexandre – Scenography for a russian ballet of Sergei Diaghilev

By Rodin - Group of dancers holding hands and forming a circle

By Rodin – Group of dancers holding hands and forming a circle

By myself - Young man dancing

By myself – Young man dancing

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Architecture, furniture and decoration

By Safdie, Moshe - Museum in Wichita. Kansas

By Safdie, Moshe – Museum in Wichita. Kansas

By Da Vinci - Study of perspective with horses and camels. The Adoration of the Magi

By Da Vinci – Study of perspective with horses and camels. The Adoration of the Magi

By Turner, William - Parlor with paintings

By Turner, William – Parlor with paintings

By Eiffel, Gustave - Preliminary drafts for his tower

By Eiffel, Gustave – Preliminary drafts for his tower

By Boneval Latrobe, B. Henry the Elder - The White House in Washington. Above is the south

By Boneval Latrobe, B. Henry the Elder – The White House in Washington. Above is the south

By Morgan, Julia - Student rendering of a theater in a palace

By Morgan, Julia – Student rendering of a theater in a palace

By Watt, J. - The Albion Mill factory in London

By Watt, J. – The Albion Mill factory in London

By Stirling, J. - Faculty of History, University of Cambridge

By Stirling, J. – Faculty of History, University of Cambridge

By Hockney - Still life over a piano

By Hockney – Still life over a piano

By Mills, R. - Thomas Jefferson's palace

By Mills, R. – Thomas Jefferson’s palace

By Miralles, E. - Preliminary plan sketch for a park and public center

By Miralles, E. – Preliminary plan sketch for a park and public center

By Bacon - Staircase and architectural fantasy

By Bacon – Staircase and architectural fantasy

By Christo - Installation in  California

By Christo – Installation in California

By Bianchi, P. - Project for a theatre

By Bianchi, P. – Project for a theatre

By Balthus - Untitled

By Balthus – Untitled

By Lichtenstein - Untitled

By Lichtenstein – Untitled

By Fuga, Ferdinando - Project for the new arm of the Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia beside Tiber River

By Fuga, Ferdinando – Project for the new arm of the Hospital of Santo Spirito in Sassia beside Tiber River

By Pevsner, Antoine - Unknown project

By Pevsner, Antoine – Unknown project

By Loos, Adolf - Project of building with courtyard in Vienna

By Loos, Adolf – Project of building with courtyard in Vienna

By Mackintosh, C. R. - Sketches of buildings in Florence

By Mackintosh, C. R. – Sketches of buildings in Florence

By Rossi, Aldo - Sketches for a project in Florence

By Rossi, Aldo – Sketches for a project in Florence

By myself - Study of an antique door

By myself – Study of an antique door

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By Whistler, J. A. M. - Living room with fireplace

By Whistler, J. A. M. – Living room with fireplace

By Spence,  B. U. - British embassy in Rome

By Spence, B. U. – British embassy in Rome

By Palagi, Pelagio - An armchair to the audience room of the Royal Palace

By Palagi, Pelagio – An armchair to the audience room of the Royal Palace

By Stalpaert, D. &  Van Campen, J. - Royal Palace of Amsterdam

By Stalpaert, D. & Van Campen, J. – Royal Palace of Amsterdam

By Bibbiena, Ferdinando - Architectural scenography

By Bibbiena, Ferdinando – Architectural scenography

By Gillot - Sketches for a decorative wall

By Gillot – Sketches for a decorative wall

By Fuga, Ferdinando - Project for the main facade of Santa Maria Maggiore

By Fuga, Ferdinando – Project for the main facade of Santa Maria Maggiore

By Correggio - Sketches for decorations in the cathedral of Parma

By Correggio – Sketches for decorations in the cathedral of Parma

By Nash, P. - Vaulted passageway

By Nash, P. – Vaulted passageway

By Seurat - A corner of a room

By Seurat – A corner of a room

By Kustodiev, B. - Decoration for a performance

By Kustodiev, B. – Decoration for a performance

By Schmitz, Bruno - The Weinhaus Rheingold of Berlin

By Schmitz, Bruno – The Weinhaus Rheingold of Berlin

By Da Sangallo - Roman triumphal arch and sculptures

By Da Sangallo – Roman triumphal arch and sculptures

By Knobelsdorff, G. W. Von - Pavilion in Sanssouci Palace

By Knobelsdorff, G. W. Von – Pavilion in Sanssouci Palace

By Hockney - Artist's workroom

By Hockney – Artist’s workroom

By Dobuzhinsky, M. - Architectonic fantasy

By Dobuzhinsky, M. – Architectonic fantasy

By Du Cerceau - Antique bathrooms

By Du Cerceau – Antique bathrooms

By Peruzzi - Studies for the Tower Borgia of San Pietro

By Peruzzi – Studies for the Tower Borgia of San Pietro

By Juvarra, F. - Small table against a wall

By Juvarra, F. – Small table against a wall

By Chippendale, T. - Project for furnitures

By Chippendale, T. – Project for furnitures

By Latrobe, B. H. B. - An official building

By Latrobe, B. H. B. – An official building

By Gosset, A. - The Comédie-Française at Paris

By Gosset, A. – The Comédie-Française at Paris

By Garnier, C. - Project for a mansion in Italy

By Garnier, C. – Project for a mansion in Italy

By Bonnard - Studies about balusters of a balcony

By Bonnard – Studies about balusters of a balcony

By Borromini, F. - Steeple and lantern of Sant'Ivo alla Sapienza Church in Rome (Saint Yves at La Sapienza)

By Borromini, F. – Steeple and lantern of Sant’Ivo alla Sapienza Church in Rome (Saint Yves at La Sapienza)

By Yasui, T. - Nihonbashi Nomura Building

By Yasui, T. – Nihonbashi Nomura Building

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By Kurt Cobain - Untitled

By Kurt Cobain – Untitled

By Federico Fellini - Preparatory drawing for the film 'The Journey of G. Mastorna'

By Federico Fellini – Preparatory drawing for the film ‘The Journey of G. Mastorna’

By Patti Smith - Unknown title

By Patti Smith – Unknown title

By Franz Kafka - Rider, whip and horse

By Franz Kafka – Rider, whip and horse

By Miguel de Unamuno - Five studies of men

By Miguel de Unamuno – Five studies of men

By Jean Cocteau - Unknown title

By Jean Cocteau – Unknown title

By Annne Frank - Untitled

By Annne Frank – Untitled

By Pier Paolo Pasolini - The filmmaker, seen by himself

By Pier Paolo Pasolini – The filmmaker, seen by himself

By Federico Garcia Lorca - 'La Muerte'

By Federico Garcia Lorca – ‘La Muerte’

By Victor Hugo - Landscape

By Victor Hugo – Landscape

By Albert Jeanneret - Portrait of his brother Le Corbusier at 21 years old

By Albert Jeanneret – Portrait of his brother Le Corbusier at 21 years old

By Yves Saint-Laurent - Costumes for a musical

By Yves Saint-Laurent – Costumes for a musical

By John Lennon - Us

By John Lennon – Us

By Hans Christian Andersen - Pine tree in a landscape

By Hans Christian Andersen – Pine tree in a landscape

By Jorge Luis Borges - The writer seen by himself

By Jorge Luis Borges – The writer seen by himself

By Charles Pierre Baudelaire  - A portrait of a woman

By Charles Pierre Baudelaire – A portrait of a woman

By Ron Wood - Portrait of Bob Dylan

By Ron Wood – Portrait of Bob Dylan

By Guillaume Apollinaire - Unknown title

By Guillaume Apollinaire – Unknown title

By Janis Joplin – Sketch of a young woman beside a writing

By Janis Joplin – Sketch of a young woman beside a writing

By Sergei Eizenstein - Unknown title

By Sergei Eizenstein – Unknown title

By King Friedrich II of Prusia- Sketch of Sanssouci Palace and gardens

By King Friedrich II of Prusia- Sketch of Sanssouci Palace and gardens

By Jean Cocteau - Two boys

By Jean Cocteau – Two boys

By Franz Kafka - My mom while she reads

By Franz Kafka – My mom while she reads

By Victor Hugo - Old manor at Pau. France

By Victor Hugo – Old manor at Pau. France

By Paul Valéry - The garden seen through the balcony of the room

By Paul Valéry – The garden seen through the balcony of the room

By Federico García Lorca -  Dalí portrayed by the writer

By Federico García Lorca – Dalí portrayed by the writer

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