Women are always compared to water and flowers, which symbolize softness and beauty. The images of women portrayed in various paintings include many different postures, which may be elegant, mysterious, sexy or shy. As we embrace International Women's Day, let's take a look at some elegant female figures featured in world famous paintings.
Mona Lisa, by Leonardo da Vinci (Italian), 1504 [Photo/wikiart.org]
Moonlit Night, by Ivan Kramskoy (Russian), 1880 [Photo/wikiart.org]
The Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), 1665 [Photo/wikiart.org]
A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, by Edouard Manet (French), 1882 [Photo/wikiart.org]
The Promenade, Woman with a Parasol, by Claude Monet (French), 1875 [Photo/wikiart.org]
The Veiled Woman, by Raphael (Italian), 1516 [Photo/wikiart.org]
The Gleaners, by Jean-Francois Millet (French), 1857 [Photo/wikiart.org]
The Woman with a Pearl, by Camille Corot (French), 1868-1870 [Photo/wikiart.org]
Portrait of a Lady, by Qian Xuan (Chinese), Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368). [Photo/wikiart.org]
Figure, By Huang Yongyu (Chinese), 1981 [Photo/wikiart.org]
Portrait of a Girl, by Guan Zilan (Chinese), 1929 [Photo/wikiart.org]
Big Family Girl, by Zhang Xiaogang (Chinese), 2006 [Photo/wikiart.org]
