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Seeing Red!

Some of the most used and eye-catching emojis are vibrant shades of red. Artists are also drawn to the dazzling color and often include it to draw attention to fine details.

Landscape – Fruit and Flowers, Frances Flora Bond Palmer  American, born England, Hand-colored lithograph
Frances Flora Bond Palmer
Currier & Ives
1862
Valentine - Mechanical - Heart opens to reveal Cupid, Anonymous, British or American, 19th century  British or American, Heavy die-cut card stock, chromolithography, brass grommet
Anonymous, British or American, 19th century
Ernest Nister
ca. 1875
Cocktail ensemble, Mainbocher  French and American, silk, American
Mainbocher
Mainbocher
ca. 1955
Cuneiform tablet case impressed with four cylinder seals in Assyrian and Anatolian styles, for cuneiform tablet 66.245.17a: loan of silver, Clay, Old Assyrian Trading Colony
Old Assyrian Trading Colony
ca. 20th–19th century BCE
Portrait of a German Officer, Marsden Hartley  American, Oil on canvas
Marsden Hartley
1914
A Big Apple, Jorge Eduardo  Brazilian, Acrylic on Masonite
Jorge Eduardo
1990
Vase, Rose quartz, China
China
18th century
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale, Fresco, Roman
Roman
ca. 50–40 BCE
Head of Medusa, Benedetto Pistrucci  Italian, Red jasper mounted in gold with white enamel, Italian, executed in England (London)
Benedetto Pistrucci
Carlo Giuliano
cameo 1840–50, mount ca. 1860
Girl in a Red Dress, Charles Henry Alston  American, Oil on canvas
Charles Henry Alston
1934
Still Life with Apples and a Pot of Primroses, Paul Cézanne  French, Oil on canvas
Paul Cézanne
ca. 1890
A Rose, Thomas Anshutz  American, Oil on canvas, American
Thomas Anshutz
1907
Shirt, Camelid fiber, cotton, Chimú
Chimú
1450–1550
Emma Van Name, Joshua Johnson  American, Oil on canvasPainting
Joshua Johnson
ca. 1805
"Lady Bloom", Noritaka Tatehana  Japanese, leather, metal, Japanese
Noritaka Tatehana
2013