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Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a Dutch painter and decorative artist from the Arts and Crafts Movement, which held great importance in the area of Dutch Art Nouveau. Dijsselhof was an all-round artist who created furniture, bookbindings, textiles, embroidery patterns and more. He was inspired by the great artists of the movement such as William Morris and Walter Crane.

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a Dutch painter and decorative artist from the Arts and Crafts Movement, which held great importance in the area of Dutch Art Nouveau. Dijsselhof was an all-round artist who created furniture, bookbindings, textiles, embroidery patterns and more. He was inspired by the great artists of the movement such as William Morris and Walter Crane.

America's Tribute to Britain, circa 1917 by Frederic G. Cooper - a propaganda poster designed to highlight the long alliance and friendship between the two countries.

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a Dutch painter and decorative artist from the Arts and Crafts Movement, which held great importance in the area of Dutch Art Nouveau. Dijsselhof was an all-round artist who created furniture, bookbindings, textiles, embroidery patterns and more. He was inspired by the great artists of the movement such as William Morris and Walter Crane.

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a Dutch painter and decorative artist from the Arts and Crafts Movement, which held great importance in the area of Dutch Art Nouveau. Dijsselhof was an all-round artist who created furniture, bookbindings, textiles, embroidery patterns and more. He was inspired by the great artists of the movement such as William Morris and Walter Crane.

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a Dutch painter and decorative artist from the Arts and Crafts Movement, which held great importance in the area of Dutch Art Nouveau. Dijsselhof was an all-round artist who created furniture, bookbindings, textiles, embroidery patterns and more. He was inspired by the great artists of the movement such as William Morris and Walter Crane.

Gerrit Willem Dijsselhof was a Dutch painter and decorative artist from the Arts and Crafts Movement, which held great importance in the area of Dutch Art Nouveau. Dijsselhof was an all-round artist who created furniture, bookbindings, textiles, embroidery patterns and more. He was inspired by the great artists of the movement such as William Morris and Walter Crane.

Utagawa Hiroshige 1797-12 October 1858, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition, and is best known for his horizontal-format landscape series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō and for his vertical-format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. He also produced many animal and nature prints.

Utagawa Hiroshige 1797-12 October 1858, was a Japanese ukiyo-e artist, considered the last great master of that tradition, and is best known for his horizontal-format landscape series The Fifty-three Stations of the Tōkaidō and for his vertical-format landscape series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo. He also produced many animal and nature prints.

A favorite of ukiyo-e artist, a lovely blue iris. Ohara Koson was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at the forefront of the shin-hanga art movements, which focused on flower and nature art.

The Vitruvian Man, by the Italian Renaissance artist and scientist Leonardo da Vinci, dated to c. 1490, was inspired by the writings of the Roman architect Vitruvius. The drawing depicts a nude man in two superimposed positions with his arms and legs apart and inscribed in both a circle and square, and is widely considered to be among the all-time iconic images of Western civilization.

Johannes Vermeer was known for using the Golden Ratio, now commonly known as the Fibonacci Sequence, to help design the layout of his art work.

The Great Wave, by Hokusai, is a great example of an artist using the Fibonacci sequence to influence or affect his art. Hokusai used compass and ruler to make his well known painting manipulate the concept of the golden ratio. The geometry is highlighted by the placement of Mount Fuji in the background, just off-center.

Leonardo was known for using the Golden Ratio, now commonly known as the Fibonacci Sequence, to help design the layout of his art work. Here we have the iconic Mona Lisa, overlaid with the Fibonacci Spiral

The Great Wave, by Hokusai, is a great example of an artist using the Fibonacci sequence to influence or affect his art. Hokusai used compass and ruler to make his well known painting manipulate the concept of the golden ratio. The geometry is highlighted by the placement of Mount Fuji in the background, just off-center.

La Bella Principessa or "The Beautiful Princess" is thought to be a portrait of Bianca Sforza, executed by Leonardo about 1490.

A stunningly beautiful women, holding a pet ermine - a reference to the Sforza family, a member of which the lady was the mistress of. Against a background of Leonardo's distinctive backwards handwriting.

A Nue is a legendary monster found in Japanese folklore. Sometimes called the Japanese Chimera, it is described as having the head of a monkey, the body of a raccoon, the legs of a tiger, and a snake for a tail.

Antique Japanese sumi e brush paintings of a tiger, fierce and sly.

A delicate black and white cat, wearing a red collar, quietly sleeping. The artist, Kōno Bairei, March 3, 1844 – February 20, 1895, was a master of kacho-e painting (depictions of birds and flowers) in the Meiji period of Japan.

A small yellow and orange frog sits contemplatively on a lotus leaf. Ohara Koson was a Japanese painter and woodblock print designer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, at the forefront of the shin-hanga art movements, which focused on flower and nature art.

A brown Tabby Cat in the act of catching a hapless garden frog. Kawanabe Kyōsai was the bad boy of Japanese art in the late 19th and early 20th Century - known for his drinking binges and being thrown into jail at least three times. Considered to be the artistic successor to Hokusai.

Hiroaki Takahashi, later known as Shotei, was a prominent Japanese artist known for his woodblock prints and paintings depicting landscapes, cityscapes, and rural scenes. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Shotei showed an early interest in art and began his artistic training at a young age. He later became a member of the influential Shin Hanga, or “new print,” movement, and his works gained widespread recognition for their unique style and artistic excellence.

Hiroaki Takahashi, later known as Shotei, was a prominent Japanese artist known for his woodblock prints and paintings depicting landscapes, cityscapes, and rural scenes. Born in Tokyo, Japan, Shotei showed an early interest in art and began his artistic training at a young age. He later became a member of the influential Shin Hanga, or “new print,” movement, and his works gained widespread recognition for their unique style and artistic excellence.

A pair of antique Japanese tigers form a circle.

Wonderful late medieval or early Renaissance needlework tapestry, featuring frolicking sheep and lambs, a pretty shepherdess singing to the music provided by the musette playing shepherd.

Antique Japanese sumi e brush paintings of a pair of tigers, fierce and sly.

Not much is known about the printmaker Matsumoto Hoji, but his series of frog woodblocks remain remarkably popular to this day. Active in the late 18th century, his works were originally included in the "Meika Gafu", a compendium of famous and popular artworks produced in the late Edo period around the turn of the 19th century. Much like trading cards today, woodblock prints were shared, reproduced and coveted amongst friends.

Not much is known about the printmaker Matsumoto Hoji, but his series of frog woodblocks remain remarkably popular to this day. Active in the late 18th century, his works were originally included in the "Meika Gafu", a compendium of famous and popular artworks produced in the late Edo period around the turn of the 19th century. Much like trading cards today, woodblock prints were shared, reproduced and coveted amongst friends.

A Sumi painting by Iwao from 1888 depicting a chunky tabby cat. complete with his tiger stripes. Is Chonky Cat the next unimpressed frog?

Not much is known about the printmaker Matsumoto Hoji, but his series of frog woodblocks remain remarkably popular to this day. Active in the late 18th century, his works were originally included in the "Meika Gafu", a compendium of famous and popular artworks produced in the late Edo period around the turn of the 19th century. Much like trading cards today, woodblock prints were shared, reproduced and coveted amongst friends.

Not much is known about the printmaker Matsumoto Hoji, but his series of frog woodblocks remain remarkably popular to this day. Active in the late 18th century, his works were originally included in the "Meika Gafu", a compendium of famous and popular artworks produced in the late Edo period around the turn of the 19th century. Much like trading cards today, woodblock prints were shared, reproduced and coveted amongst friends.

Stunning 1917 World War I poster advertising the Camp Library for enlisted military, touting the joys and advantages of reading.

Not much is known about the printmaker Matsumoto Hoji, but his series of frog woodblocks remain remarkably popular to this day. Active in the late 18th century, his works were originally included in the "Meika Gafu", a compendium of famous and popular artworks produced in the late Edo period around the turn of the 19th century. Much like trading cards today, woodblock prints were shared, reproduced and coveted amongst friends.

Adapted from William Morris' beloved Strawberry Thief pattern, a pair of woodland birds steal your luscious strawberries.

An art exhibition held in 1908 to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the accession of Emperor Franz Joseph, the event is considered to be a groundbreaking showcase of Viennese modernism. The poster by Bertold Loffer is a masterpiece of Jugendstihl, the German and Austrian version of Art Nouveau and depicts a stereotypical blonde, blue eyed fraulein.