Often, they were preparatory studies for finished paintings or works in other media – such ... a lobster attempts to use a nutcracker rather than its own claws. Raphael, that famous lover, was one of ...

Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam (Vincent van Gogh Foundation) Vincent van Gogh, Sunflowers, 1887. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Vincent is famous in all corners of the globe for his painting of ...