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Iconic!

Icons and symbols have a long and storied history, especially when used to communicate ideas, words, and emotions in art.

Good Speculation!, Thomas Rowlandson British, Hand-colored etching
Good Speculation!
Multiple artists/makers
August 10, 1799
Olive Trees, Vincent van Gogh Dutch, Oil on canvas
Olive Trees
Vincent van Gogh
1889
Nose and lips of Akhenaten, Indurated limestone
Nose and lips of Akhenaten
ca. 1353–1336 B.C.
Spiraea aruncus (Tyrol), Anna Atkins British, Cyanotype
Spiraea aruncus (Tyrol)
Anna Atkins
1851–54
Ivory sandaled foot, Ivory, Roman
Ivory sandaled foot
Roman
ca. 31 BCE–14 CE
Pierre de Wiessant, Auguste Rodin French, Bronze, brown patina, French
Pierre de Wiessant
Auguste Rodin
Alexis Rudier
modeled 1885, cast ca. 1900–1907
Easy chair, Mahogany, American
Easy chair
American
1810–15
Flowering Peach Trees, Provence, Félix Vallotton Swiss, Oil on canvas
Flowering Peach Trees, Provence
Félix Vallotton
1922
Head of an Angel (?), Limestone, paint, French
Head of an Angel (?)
French
ca. 1250
Smiling figure (Sonriente), South central Veracruz artist(s), Ceramic, slip, paint, Classic Veracruz
Smiling figure (Sonriente)
South central Veracruz artist(s)
600–1000 CE
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold, Charles Demuth American, Oil, graphite, ink, and gold leaf on paperboard (Upson board)
I Saw the Figure 5 in Gold
Charles Demuth
1928
Ugolino and His Sons, Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux French, Saint-Béat marble, French, Paris
Ugolino and His Sons
Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
1865–67
The Scream, Edvard Munch Norwegian, Lithograph
The Scream
Edvard Munch
1895