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arts, visual
![Peter Paul Rubens, self-portrait in oil, c. 1639; in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.](https://web.archive.org/web/20190408235627/https://cdn.britannica.com/s:110x150/25/23125-004-07DD1AE0.jpg)
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education
entertainment
history and society
![Donald J. Trump, 2010.](https://web.archive.org/web/20190408235627/https://cdn.britannica.com/s:110x150/31/149831-004-E1DF5942.jpg)
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literature
![William Shakespeare, detail of an oil painting attributed to John Taylor, c. 1610. The portrait is called the “Chandos Shakespeare” because it once belonged to the duke of Chandos.](https://web.archive.org/web/20190408235627/https://cdn.britannica.com/s:110x150/37/75437-004-EFD403D1.jpg)
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philosophy and religion
![Seated Buddha with attendants, carved ivory sculpture from Kashmir, c. 8th century ce. In the Prince of Wales Museum of Western India, Mumbai (Bombay). Height 10 cm.](https://web.archive.org/web/20190408235627/https://cdn.britannica.com/s:110x150/47/60347-004-80983BBC.jpg)
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sciences
![Columbus, Christopher](https://web.archive.org/web/20190408235627/https://cdn.britannica.com/s:110x150/24/129224-004-69015036.jpg)
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sports and recreation
![Ruth, Babe](https://web.archive.org/web/20190408235627/https://cdn.britannica.com/s:110x150/82/22082-004-2FEA5A42.jpg)
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