EditorialMoses' trial with the pharaoh, To test little Moses, the pharaoh had two saucers brought, one with smoldering coals and the other with cherries - or according to a variant with a ruby set ring-. Moses chose the coals and put them in his mouth so that h...
EditorialCatherine and Christ exchange their hearts / Catherine chooses the crown of thorns / Catherine visits a sick woman on her deathbed Scenes from the life and wonders of Saint Catherine of Siena (series title) Vita mors gesta, and miracula quaedam selecta...
EditorialCorvus gymnocephalus, Print, The white-necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae, with a long neck and tail. Also known as the white-necked picathartes, this passerine is mainly found in rocky forest...
EditorialPicathartes gymnocephalus, Print, The white-necked rockfowl (Picathartes gymnocephalus) is a medium-sized bird in the family Picathartidae, with a long neck and tail. Also known as the white-necked picathartes, this passerine is mainly found in rocky f...
EditorialSugrīva and his allies have come to Bāli’s palace at Ki?kindhā. Sugrīva roars his challenge to such effect that the birds fall out of the sky in fright. Bāli, his queen Tārā and his ministers have emerged on hearing the uproar. The wise quee...
EditorialJesus in the Tun Mountains near Nazareth where he Chooses Twelve of his Followers and Calls them Apostles, from a Mirror of Holiness (Mir'at al-quds) of Father Jerome Xavier, 1602-1604. Northern India, Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, Mughal period. Opaque wa...
EditorialSugrīva and his allies have come to Bāli’s palace at Ki?kindhā. Sugrīva roars his challenge to such effect that the birds fall out of the sky in fright. Bāli, his queen Tārā and his ministers have emerged on hearing the uproar. The wise quee...
EditorialAn emblematical miniature showing that the lover's choice should be guided by spontaneous liking, rather than by a desire for wealth. The scene shows a child seated on a table, between two dishes; one is full of gold coins, and the other cherries. He c...
EditorialPrince Vladimir chooses a religion in 988.(A religious dispute in the Russian court). Date/Period: 1822. Painting. Height: 55.50 mm (2.18 in); Width: 74 mm (2.91 in).
Editorial'Mihran Sitad Chooses a Daughter of the Khaqan of Chin', Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Firdausi, ca. 1330?40, Attributed to Iran, probably Isfahan, Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper, Page: 8 1/16 x 5 1/4 in. (20.5 x 13.3 cm),...