Subject
Shoe
Shoe is a subject in art. The gallery holds 52 works in this subject in art, including works by Thomas Eakins, Edgar Degas and Ralph Earl.
A shoe is an item of footwear normally found in pairs intended to protect and comfort the human foot, usually made in such a way that one is designed to fit the left foot and the other the right foot. Shoes are intended to provide further protection to the vulnerable human foot, though the foot is highly adaptable to various terrains.
Key artists
Works
The Chess Players
The Dead Toreador
Mrs. Noah Smith and Her Children
The Contest for the Bouquet: The Family of Robert Gordon in Their New York Dining-Room
The Matador Saluting
The Saithwaite Family
Washerwomen
The American School
Emma Homan
Lady Williams and Child
Susan Walker Morse (The Muse)
James Badger
Portrait of Charlotte du Val d'Ognes
Susanna Truax
Emma Van Name
William II, Prince of Orange, and his Bride, Mary Stuart
Mrs. Mayer and Daughter
The Rope Dance
The Meeting
The Love Letter
Watson Van Benthuysen II and Thomas Van Benthuysen
Catherina Elmendorf
Portrait of Johan Hulshout (1623–1687)
Mrs. Cephas Thompson (Olivia Leonard)
Mary R. Whitlock
明 佚名 羅漢圖 軸|The Arhat Vajraputra
Janet Halleck Drake
Untitled
Sandal Maker, Tomb of Rekhmire
Shoes
Portrait of Diego Martelli
La Promenade
A party of chess players outside a Turkish coffeehouse and barbershop
Portrait of Louis XIV of France
Presumed portrait of Mademoiselle de Blois
Portrait of Mademoiselle Claus
Portrait of Louis XV of France
Pierre-Joseph-François Bosquet, Marshal of France (1810-1861)
Gabrielle
Untitled
Toe Shoe Mary Jane
Tap Shoe
Mice in a shoe
Eighteen Shoes
Acrobatic
Sandal Shoe
Contribution to V&A's 150th anniversary album
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Untitled
Frequently asked questions
What is Shoe?
Shoe is a subject in art. A shoe is an item of footwear normally found in pairs intended to protect and comfort the human foot, usually made in such a way that one is designed to fit the left foot and the other the right foot.
How many Shoe works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 52 public-domain Shoe works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Shoe artists?
Key Shoe artists in the collection include Thomas Eakins, Edgar Degas and Ralph Earl.
Where can I see Shoe works?
Shoe works in the collection are held by Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria and Albert Museum and Museum of Modern Art.