Ms. Ralph's four paintings commemorate a friend dying of AIDS.
Scott's painting, set at Housesteads Roman Fort, commemorated John Clayton's efforts to save Hadrian's Wall by giving the central figure, the centurion, Clayton's likeness.
A painting inside Parque de Bombas commemorates the heroic acts of seven valiant "bomberos" and a civilian who fought bravely against the voracious fire that threatened the region.
A painting by Auguste Mayer commemorates the action.
The painting commemorated American politician Jerry Brown's two terms as Governor of California from 1975 to 1983 and has remained controversial since its unveiling.
Eugène Delacroix's painting Liberty Leading the People commemorates the July Revolution.
This painting commemorates Marie taking over the government as new regent, and promoting long-term plans for peace in Europe by way of marriages between royal houses.
A painting in the Hofstra show commemorates his stay at a certain hotel and documents it with a framed display of hotel bills and even a hotel bathrobe.
Because these paintings commemorate an action that has already occurred, depiction of the miraculous cure or rescue event is constructed purely from the imagination of the artist.
Huge crowds wanted to see the painting, the biggest attraction of the millennial exhibition in Hungary, commemorating the 1000th anniversary of the conquest.