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Unfinished Collection (#5)

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Background imageUnfinished Collection: The Harrowing of Hell, the Resurrection and the Ascension

The Harrowing of Hell, the Resurrection and the Ascension
BEN80055 The Harrowing of Hell, the Resurrection and the Ascension, from the side of the North Pulpit by Donatello (c.1386-1466), 1460 (bronze) by Donatello, (c.1386-1466); San Lorenzo, Florence

Background imageUnfinished Collection: The Botkin Children (w / c & pencil on paper)

The Botkin Children (w / c & pencil on paper)
SRM96583 The Botkin Children (w/c & pencil on paper) by Serov, Valentin Aleksandrovich (1865-1911); 49.8x40.6 cm; State Russian Museum, St

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Georgiana, Countess Spencer and her Daughter Lady Georgiana

Georgiana, Countess Spencer and her Daughter Lady Georgiana
PWI91066 Georgiana, Countess Spencer and her Daughter Lady Georgiana, Afterwards Duchess of Devonshire, 1759 (oil on canvas) by Reynolds

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Man sitting upon rocks smoking a pipe (oil on paper)

Man sitting upon rocks smoking a pipe (oil on paper)
BON83079 Man sitting upon rocks smoking a pipe (oil on paper) by Watson, Harry (1871-1936); 17.8x22.3 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Madonna and child, c. 1525 (pencil & red chalk on paper)

Madonna and child, c. 1525 (pencil & red chalk on paper)
BEN85019 Madonna and child, c.1525 (pencil & red chalk on paper) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); 54.1x39.6 cm; Casa Buonarroti, Florence, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Felice de Giardini (1716-96)

Felice de Giardini (1716-96)
DEC84533 Felice de Giardini (1716-96) by Rigaud, John Francis (1742-1810) (attr. to); 108x137.8 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum, London; eGerald Coke Handel Collection

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Squires Tale

Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales -- The Squires Tale, an unfinished (interrupted) story in the form of an epic romance about Genghis Khan (named here Cambuscan or Cambyuscan)

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Christ in the Garden, lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-6 (fresco)

Christ in the Garden, lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-6 (fresco)
BAT94729 Christ in the Garden, lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-6 (fresco) by Pontormo, Jacopo (1494-1557); Certosa del Galluzzo (Florence Charterhouse), Florence

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Fernando Alvarez de Toledo (1508-82) 3rd Duke of Alba in the Cathedral of St

Fernando Alvarez de Toledo (1508-82) 3rd Duke of Alba in the Cathedral of St
XIR243482 Fernando Alvarez de Toledo (1508-82) 3rd Duke of Alba in the Cathedral of St. Gudule, 1815 (oil on canvas) by Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867); Musee Ingres, Montauban

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Profile study of a seated figure (black & white chalk on paper)

Profile study of a seated figure (black & white chalk on paper)
LIS244444 Profile study of a seated figure (black & white chalk on paper) by Southall, Joseph Edward (1861-1944); Private Collection; eLiss Fine Art; English, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Icarus Falling, before 1910 (marble)

Icarus Falling, before 1910 (marble)
PHG190960 Icarus Falling, before 1910 (marble) by Rodin, Auguste (1840-1917); 41.7x85x51.5 cm; Musee Rodin, Paris, France; ePhilippe Galard; French, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: View of the entrance, Cave 1 (photo)

View of the entrance, Cave 1 (photo)
EAM162635 View of the entrance, Cave 1 (photo) by Indian School, (5th century); Ajanta, Maharashtra, India; Indian, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Head of Nicodemus, from the Pieta, 1553 (marble) (b / w photo) (detail)

Head of Nicodemus, from the Pieta, 1553 (marble) (b / w photo) (detail)
ALI234804 Head of Nicodemus, from the Pieta, 1553 (marble) (b/w photo) (detail) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Museo dell Opera del Duomo, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Alinari

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Portrait of Georgiana Poyntz, Countess Spencer, c. 1780-81 (oil on canvas)

Portrait of Georgiana Poyntz, Countess Spencer, c. 1780-81 (oil on canvas)
CTS336344 Portrait of Georgiana Poyntz, Countess Spencer, c.1780-81 (oil on canvas) by Gainsborough, Thomas (1727-88); 124.7x100 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Kneeling in an Armchair (Margot), c. 1903(drypoint)

Kneeling in an Armchair (Margot), c. 1903(drypoint)
CGW445350 Kneeling in an Armchair (Margot), c.1903(drypoint) by Cassatt, Mary Stevenson (1844-1926); 29.5x25 cm; Corcoran Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Marbles at Verona: Base of a Pilaster on the Facade of Sant Anastasia, Verona

Marbles at Verona: Base of a Pilaster on the Facade of Sant Anastasia, Verona
3550646 Marbles at Verona: Base of a Pilaster on the Facade of Sant Anastasia, Verona, June 1869 (w/c & bodycolour over graphite on paper, some lines ruled) by Ruskin

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Holy Family, by M Angelo, in the Bargello, Unfinished (engraving)

Holy Family, by M Angelo, in the Bargello, Unfinished (engraving)
3625633 Holy Family, by M Angelo, in the Bargello, Unfinished (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Holy Family, by M Angelo, in the Bargello, Unfinished)

Background imageUnfinished Collection: First page of Nelsons unfinished letter to Emma Hamilton (colour litho)

First page of Nelsons unfinished letter to Emma Hamilton (colour litho)
3095716 First page of Nelsons unfinished letter to Emma Hamilton (colour litho) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Two Wax Figures of Indigenous Americans at Mixs Museum, New Haven, Connecticuta

Two Wax Figures of Indigenous Americans at Mixs Museum, New Haven, Connecticuta
1079418 Two Wax Figures of Indigenous Americans at Mixs Museum, New Haven, ConnecticutA, 1813 (watercolor, graphite, and black ink on paper) by Hyde de Neuville

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Portrait of a lady (oil on canvas)

Portrait of a lady (oil on canvas)
492335 Portrait of a lady (oil on canvas) by Ducreux, Joseph (1735-1802) (attr. to); 55.9x46 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Race of the Riderless Horses, c. 1820 (oil on canvas)

Race of the Riderless Horses, c. 1820 (oil on canvas)
3576933 Race of the Riderless Horses, c.1820 (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); 56.2x73 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Pilaster on the Facade of Sant Anastasia, Verona, June 1869

Pilaster on the Facade of Sant Anastasia, Verona, June 1869
3550645 Pilaster on the Facade of Sant Anastasia, Verona, June 1869 (w/c & bodycolour over graphite on paper, some lines ruled) by Ruskin, John (1819-1900); 42.9x24.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Marcel Dupre, c. 1920-25 (oil on canvas)

Marcel Dupre, c. 1920-25 (oil on canvas)
3664425 Marcel DuprA©, c.1920A-25 (oil on canvas) by Blake (1878-1927); 61.5x45 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Sketch for The net menders, c. 1911-12 (oil on canvas)

Sketch for The net menders, c. 1911-12 (oil on canvas)
3664424 Sketch for The net menders, c.1911A-12 (oil on canvas) by McEvoy, Ambrose (1878-1927); 51x58.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

Background imageUnfinished Collection: A Singer and a Drinker (oil on canvas)

A Singer and a Drinker (oil on canvas)
704462 A Singer and a Drinker (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610) (style of); Galleria Spada, Rome, Lazio, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor KCB CSI CIE (1840-87

Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor KCB CSI CIE (1840-87
NAM237643 Major General Sir Charles Metcalfe MacGregor KCB CSI CIE (1840-87) as Quartermaster General India, 1883 (oil on canvas) by Ciardiello, Michael (b.1839); 66x58.4 cm; National Army Museum

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Three Figures in Water (w / c on paper)

Three Figures in Water (w / c on paper)
BRN194363 Three Figures in Water (w/c on paper) by Demuth, Charles (1883-1935); The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; eBarnes Foundation; American, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: The Well Driller, 1873-74 (oil on canvas)

The Well Driller, 1873-74 (oil on canvas)
BRN190569 The Well Driller, 1873-74 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 20.8x15.9 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Background imageUnfinished Collection: The Boat of Love, 1881 (oil on canvas)

The Boat of Love, 1881 (oil on canvas)
BIR189828 The Boat of Love, 1881 (oil on canvas) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 124.5x94 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; English, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: A royal head, possibly of Nefertiti, from Memphis, New Kingdom (quartzite

A royal head, possibly of Nefertiti, from Memphis, New Kingdom (quartzite
XIR226534 A royal head, possibly of Nefertiti, from Memphis, New Kingdom (quartzite) (see also 158683) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); height: 35.5 cm; Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Self Portrait with a Beret, 1886 (oil on canvas)

Self Portrait with a Beret, 1886 (oil on canvas)
LEF220978 Self Portrait with a Beret, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Monet, Claude (1840-1926); 56x46 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageUnfinished Collection: The Sacrifice of Isaac, c. 1527 (oil on wood)

The Sacrifice of Isaac, c. 1527 (oil on wood)
491193 The Sacrifice of Isaac, c.1527 (oil on wood) by Sarto, Andrea del (1486-1530); 178x138 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Portrait sketch of John Poulter, 1834 (oil on millboard)

Portrait sketch of John Poulter, 1834 (oil on millboard)
HEH416449 Portrait sketch of John Poulter, 1834 (oil on millboard) by Hayter, George (1792-1871); 35.2x30.2 cm; Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens, San Marino, CA

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Draft poster design for a winter clothing company (colour litho)

Draft poster design for a winter clothing company (colour litho)
STC429622 Draft poster design for a winter clothing company (colour litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; American, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Don Antonio Machado (litho)

Don Antonio Machado (litho)
1191932 Don Antonio Machado (litho) by Machado, Jose(19th-20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Antonio Machado (1875-1939)

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Round the unfinished carcase (b / w photo)

Round the unfinished carcase (b / w photo)
3623030 Round the unfinished carcase (b/w photo) by Maxwell, Marcuswell (d.1938); Private Collection; (add.info.: Round the unfinished carcase)

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Christ before Pilate, lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-6 (fresco)

Christ before Pilate, lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-6 (fresco)
BAT94728 Christ before Pilate, lunette from the fresco cycle of the Passion, 1523-6 (fresco) by Pontormo, Jacopo (1494-1557); Certosa del Galluzzo (Florence Charterhouse), Florence

Background imageUnfinished Collection: St. Matthew, 1506 (marble)

St. Matthew, 1506 (marble)
BEN52682 St. Matthew, 1506 (marble) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Galleria dell Accademia & Museo degli Strumenti Musicali, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo eRaffaello Bencini; Italian

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Portrait of Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran (1838-1917) c. 1876

Portrait of Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran (1838-1917) c. 1876
BI88647 Portrait of Emile-Auguste Carolus-Duran (1838-1917) c.1876 by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 191.8x172. cm; The Henry Barber Trust, The Barber Institute of Fine Arts

Background imageUnfinished Collection: The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, c. 1556

The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, c. 1556
JFS81266 The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, c.1556 by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); 172x136.5 cm; Pinacoteca, Palazzo Apostolico, Loreto, Italy; eJohn Ferro Sims; Italian, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: After the Bath, c. 1890 (pastel on paper)

After the Bath, c. 1890 (pastel on paper)
LMG112944 After the Bath, c.1890 (pastel on paper) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 65.5x52.9 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Fund); eLeeds Museums and Galleries; French

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Foster

Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Foster
621502 Portrait of Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire and Lady Elizabeth Foster (w/c & pencil on paper) by Downman, John (c.1750-1824); 31.3x27.4 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure, 1882-83 (oil on canvas)

Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure, 1882-83 (oil on canvas)
5667213 Head of Jean-Baptiste Faure, 1882-83 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 46 x 37.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Head of an Old Man, 1911 (etching)

Head of an Old Man, 1911 (etching)
6200301 Head of an Old Man, 1911 (etching) by Zorn, Anders Leonard (1860-1920); 17.8x11.9 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums; Swedish, out of copyright

Background imageUnfinished Collection: Head of an Arab in a Fez (oil on canvas)

Head of an Arab in a Fez (oil on canvas)
BWM155747 Head of an Arab in a Fez (oil on canvas) by Pils, Isidore (1813-75); The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham, UK; eBowes Museum; French, out of copyright




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"Unfinished: A Glimpse into the Incomplete Masterpieces of History" Franklin Delano Roosevelt: The unfinished legacy that shaped a nation and inspired hope. Inverary Pier, Loch Fyne: Morning whispers on an unfinished canvas, waiting for the artist's final brushstroke. Monte Rosa: Nature's majestic masterpiece, forever incomplete in its ever-changing glory. Portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart at the Piano: A glimpse into the genius mind frozen in time, yet yearning to compose his unfinished symphony. Cardinal Fisher, Bishop of Rochester: Hans Holbein captures the essence of a man whose life was abruptly cut short, leaving behind an unfinished chapter in history. Mary, Lady Monteagle: Hans Holbein immortalizes her beauty but leaves us wondering about her untold story - an enigma left unfinished. The Unfinished Church in St. Georges, Bermuda: An architectural marvel paused mid-construction; a testament to dreams interrupted by time's relentless march forward. PLAY/CHATEAUBRIAND/ATALA: A literary masterpiece left incomplete; Chateaubriand's words echo through time as we ponder what could have been written on those empty pages. A Street in Cologne with the Unfinished Cathedral in the Centre: An eternal reminder of human ambition and perseverance against all odds – a cathedral that remains both magnificent and incomplete after centuries. Sir James Outram c1863 : His portrait tells tales of bravery and valor but also hints at stories left untold - chapters lost to history’s unforgiving grasp. Self-Portrait as a Young Man : Brushstrokes capture fleeting youthfulness while revealing hidden depths yet unexplored - an artist’s journey still unfolding. Sir Augustus Wall Callcott 1883 : On this millboard lies fragments of artistic brilliance, a testament to the artist's unfinished quest for perfection. 13. St.