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

　　Moonlit Night, by Ivan Kramskoy (Russian), 1880

　　The Girl with a Pearl Earring, by Johannes Vermeer (Dutch), 1665

　　A Bar at the Folies-Bergere, by Edouard Manet (French), 1882

　　The Promenade, Woman with a Parasol, by Claude Monet (French), 1875

　　The Veiled Woman, by Raphael (Italian), 1516

　　The Gleaners, by Jean-Francois Millet (French), 1857

　　The Woman with a Pearl, by Camille Corot (French), 1868-1870

　　Portrait of a Lady, by Qian Xuan (Chinese), Yuan Dynasty (1271-1368).

　　Figure, By Huang Yongyu (Chinese), 1981

　　Portrait of a Girl, by Guan Zilan (Chinese), 1929

　　Big Family Girl, by Zhang Xiaogang (Chinese), 2006