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The Aero by Marsden Hartley

https://www.nga.gov/artworks/52382-aero

Completed in 1914, The Aero may have been the painting that Marsden Hartley described in a letter to his dealer, Alfred Stieglitz, the previous year: “I have one canvas ‘Extase d’Aéroplane’ if it must have a title—it is my notion of the possible ecstasy or soul state of an aéroplane if it could have one.” The artist was thrilled when he saw zeppelins, or huge airships, flying overhead.
Yet Hartley did not address the potential danger; instead he presents an exuberant

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Decius Mus Addressing the Legions by Sir Peter Paul Rubens

https://www.nga.gov/artworks/43721-decius-mus-addressing-legions

Around 1616 Peter Paul Rubens engaged in a large tapestries series project about the heroic Roman consul Decius Mus. This panel, which is a small sketch or modello for the larger composition, depicted the first episode of that story, which normally consisted of seven or eight scenes.
Roman forces led by co-consuls Decius Mus and Titus Manlius were outnumbered and in danger

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East Building Tour: Featured Selections | National Gallery of Art

https://www.nga.gov/visit/tours-guides/audio-tours/east-building-tour-featured-selections

Use your smartphone to explore a wide range of works through the voices of National Gallery of Art curators. Set your own pace by listening to as many stops as you like in the order you choose. Don’t forget to bring your headphones! To listen to information about a work of art, enter the stop number in the box below, select „go“, and press the play button when the stop appears. This tour is available in Español, Français, Pусский, 中文, 日本語, and 한국어.  
Its purpose, to sound a warning bell in advance of unseen or imminent danger, renders

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