Emma and the Van Gogh Paintings

Follow Emma Scully through time as she encounters Van Gogh.

A close-up detail of a painted face rendered in muted green, blue, and gray tones.
"In this portrait of her contemporary, Helene Schjerfbeck has revealed a moment of truth, repelled and secreted away."
Leena Krohn
December 18, 2025
Stone temple with decorated columns in a rocky desert landscape.
Explore the history of the Temple of Dendur and the Arts of Oceania in immersive virtual reality.
Brett Renfer
November 12, 2025
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The Little Fourteen-Year-Old Dancer, Edgar Degas  French, Partially tinted bronze, cotton tarlatan, silk satin, and wood, French, Paris
Edgar Degas
A. A. Hébrard
1922 (cast), 2018 (tutu)
First Steps, after Millet, Vincent van Gogh  Dutch, Oil on canvas
Vincent van Gogh
1890
Self-Portrait with a Straw Hat (obverse: The Potato Peeler), Vincent van Gogh  Dutch, Oil on canvas
Vincent van Gogh
1887