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Text on the reverse side: Painted for the birth of Van Gogh's nephew, the “Blossoming Almond Tree” represents the rebirth of nature in spring and t...

Text on the reverse side: For reading comprehension, several brain regions are involved. The temporal lobe responsible for decoding and discriminat...

Text on the reverse side: In Greco-Roman mythology, the peacock tail was said to have the "eyes" of the stars. Peacocks, their graceful beauty, sym...

Text on the reverse side: Deserts may look quite boring during the day, but they transform into amazing flower ‘fields’ after the sundown. Many Cac...

Text on the reverse side: There are over 2,000 species of cacti of various shapes and sizes. Caldera cacti in south-western US can reach over 20 m ...

Text on the reverse side: Birds of Paradise are found on the island of New Guinea, where the tribal people of New Guinea consider their feathers as...

Text on the reverse side: Carl Reichert (1836-1918) was born in Vienna and took after his father, Heinrich Reichert who was also a painter of anima...

Text on the reverse side: Junger Dackel (Young dachshund) by the artist Karl Reichert (1836–1918). He studied at the Academy of Drawing in Gratz, ...

Text on the reverse side: Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946), an English figure and landscape painter, etcher and lithographer, who stu...

Text on the reverse side: Painted by Carl Spitzweg c.1850, the library is decorated in rococo style with a man standing at the top of a ladder. His...

Text on the reverse side: The Japanese fabled life span of a thousand years, has given these birds an association of long life. Throughout Asia, th...

Text on the reverse side: The origins of pineapples can be traced back to South America, though we often associate the fruit to Hawaii. This was si...

Text on the reverse side: Named after the French botanist Pierre Magnolia in the 1600s, the flower symbolises nobility, perseverance, dignity and t...

Text on the reverse side: Parrots are well known for being chatty. With an impressive recognised set of 1,728 words, a cheery blue parakeet, Puck, ...

Text on the reverse side: The design comes from tiles made by Minton Hollins in the late 19th century. Produced during the Aesthetic Movement in Br...

Text on the reverse side: The design comes from tiles made by Minton in the late 19th century. Produced during the Aesthetic Movement in Britain, t...

Text on the reverse side: Avalokiteshvara in Sanskrit, the Chinese name Guanyin is short for Guanshiyin, which means The One Who Perceives the Soun...

Text on the reverse side: Japanese “raigo” imagery is a representation of Amida Buddha, also known as the Buddha of Immeasurable Light, welcoming t...

Text on the reverse side: Imperial Chinese embroidery portraying the thousand arms and eleven heads of Guanyin. This manifestation of the compassio...

Text on the reverse side: The painting from Nepal portrays the wrathful deity, also known as Acalanatha, depicted with his consort Vishvavajri. Ach...

Text on the reverse side: The Tibetan tsakli card portrays a manifestation of Manjushri. A card that belongs to a small sets of paintings (usually ...

Text on the reverse side: At the centre of the Tibetan mandala sits the peaceful manifestation of the Bodhisatva Manjushri, also known as Manjuvajr...

Text on the reverse side: The Chinese silks and leather shapes skilfully portray the Bodhisattva Manjushri, whose name means Gentle Glory in Sanskr...

Text on the reverse side: In Greco-Roman mythology, the peacock tail was said to have the "eyes" of the stars. Peacocks with their graceful beauty,...

Text on the reverse side: From a Chinese embroidery in silk, metallic thread and horsehair. Vajrabhairava scares selfishness and egoism - the main ...

Text on the reverse side: Chinese silk embroidery with gold threads, portrays a five clawed dragon - the quintessential symbol of imperial power. D...

Text on the reverse side: By William Michael Harnett (1848–1892), an Irish-American painter. Born in Cork, he and his family emigrated to America s...

Text on the reverse side: Based in Albermarle Street, the institution was founded in 1799 by the leading British scientists of the age for diffusin...

Text on the reverse side: By Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890) who painted two similar portraits of the owner of Café de la Gare, Marie Ginoux. In a let...

Text on the reverse side: Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir, both considered masters of the Impressionist art movement, formed a bond both on ...

Text on the reverse side: The oil lamp and books, are traditional symbols of vigilance. Painting by Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732-1806) who produced ...

Text on the reverse side: By British artist William Wood (1769–1810). Wood began formal training at the Royal Academy in 1785 aged sixteen. He was ...

Text on the reverse side: The model in the painting is the wife of William Morris, Jane Morris, who was often the subject of Rossetti’s paintings. ...

Text on the reverse side: By American impressionist painter Julian Alden Weir (1852-1919). One of the founding members of "The Ten", Weir alongside...

Text on the reverse side: Throughout van Gogh’s career, wheat fields have been a great source of inspiration for the artist, serving as a subject d...

Text on the reverse side: The Scottish-American industrialist and philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, led the expansion of the American steel industry...