EditorialRed-figured hydria, Greek, c420-c400 BC. The figures on this hydria are divided into two zones. The upper zone illustrates the abduction of the daughters of Leukippos by the Dioskouroi, Kastor and Polydeukes (Castor and Pollux). Aphrodite, goddess of l...
EditorialThe three Holy Women visiting Christ's tomb. An angel guards the entrance to the tomb, while the three women make their offerings, followed by Christ. The Roman soldiers guarding the tomb have fallen asleep. Syriac Lectionary. Mosul (Iraq), 1216-1220. ...
EditorialSaint Paul guarding Saint Stephen's clothes. Detail from the " Scenes from the lapidation of Saint Stephen" on the Reliquary of Saint Stephen (late third quarter 12th century. See also 15-01-01 / 6. Limoges enamel Overall size: 25 x 28 x 11 cm.
EditorialColoured drawings at the beginning of the text, from left to right: Guillaume de Diguleville preaching; his dream; the angel guarding Jerusalem. Pèlerinage de vie humaine. France, N.; last quarter of the 14th century or 1st quarter of the 15th century...
EditorialRefugees, ethnic Turks expelled from Bulgaria, arrive at Edirne railway station, Turkey. Turkish policeman guarding the reception center. Edirne,1951.
Editorial"I'm guarding city hall". Honor? Victorin Daumier; French, 1808-1879. Date: 1822. Dimensions: 229 ? 186 mm (image); 333 ? 255 mm (sheet). Lithograph in black on ivory wove paper. Origin: France.
EditorialSaint Paul guarding Saint Stephen's clothes. Detail from the " Scenes from the lapidation of Saint Stephen" on the Reliquary of Saint Stephen (late third quarter 12th century. See also 15-01-01 / 6. Limoges enamel Overall size: 25 x 28 x 11 cm.
EditorialThe three Maries at the tomb; the angel tells them Christ is not there. The Roman soldiers guarding the tomb lie asleep below. Siegburg Lectionary. Germany [Abbey of St. Michael, Siegburg]; second quarter of 12th century. Source: Harley 2889, f.41. Lan...
EditorialThe three Holy Women visiting Christ's tomb. An angel guards the entrance to the tomb, while the three women make their offerings, followed by Christ. The Roman soldiers guarding the tomb have fallen asleep. Syriac Lectionary. Mosul (Iraq), 1216-1220. ...
EditorialКоммунистический рай. The Communist Paradise. (Two pictures. [Colour]. The top one depicts Lenin, Trotsky and others, feasting at a table laden with fine food and drink. Lenin is proposing a toast. The text reads: "I drink to those...
EditorialThree Maries at the Sepulchre. Benedictional of St. Aethelwold. Winchester; 971-984. [Whole folio] Preface to the blessing for Easter Sunday; the Three Maries at the Sepulchre. The Angel, with a sceptre, sits at the entrance of the tomb, inside which t...
EditorialBahram Gur wins the crown. Shahnama. India, 1437. Bahram Gur wins the crown by killing the lions guarding it. A miniature painting from a 15th century manuscript of the epic poem of Shahnama. Image taken from Shahnama. Originally published/produced i...
EditorialBas-de-page scene of two musicians lulling an aspis to sleep with music, while two others steal balm from the tree which the aspis was guarding. Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). England (London/Westminster or East Anglia?); between 1310 and 1320. So...
EditorialMagellan Strait. Theil VI. Sechste Theil, Kurtze, warhafftige Relat. Noriberg?, 1603. The map shows the fortification guarding the Magelllan strait, that was set up by the Spanish after raids by Sir Francis Drake. Image taken from Theil VI. Sechste T...
EditorialColoured drawings at the beginning of the text, from left to right: Guillaume de Diguleville preaching; his dream; the angel guarding Jerusalem. Pèlerinage de vie humaine. France, N.; last quarter of the 14th century or 1st quarter of the 15th century...
Editorial*EXCLUSIVE* Ireland Baldwin runs errands with her passport amid Twitter controversy for criticizing a police officer guarding Malibu during the evacuations
EditorialThe walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the road from the coast to Jerusa-lem. Lachish was taken and destroyed by Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE and again destroyed by Nebu-chadnezzar II, King of Babylon, in 598 BCE.
EditorialRed-figured hydria, Greek, c420-c400 BC. The figures on this hydria are divided into two zones. The upper zone illustrates the abduction of the daughters of Leukippos by the Dioskouroi, Kastor and Polydeukes (Castor and Pollux). Aphrodite, goddess of l...
EditorialTerracotta pelike (wine jar), Late Classical, ca. 375?350 B.C., Greek, Attic, Terracotta; red-figure, H. 11 in. (28 cm), Vases, Obverse, battle between Arimaspeans and griffins, Reverse, three youths conversing. The Greek historian Herodotus described ...
EditorialAmulet of a Bes-image, New Kingdom, Dynasty 18, ca. 1390?1352 B.C., From Egypt, Upper Egypt, Thebes, Malqata, South Village, 1911?12, Faience, H. 3 ? W. 1.7 ? D. 0.7 cm (1 3/16 ? 11/16 ? 1/4 in.), This amulet represents a deity that is referred as the ...
EditorialSergeant at arms, royal guard, mace-bearer, 13th century. When guarding the king, he wore a full suit of plate armour over chainmail, and a cabasset or helmet with veil. He holds the mace and wears a sword. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved b...
EditorialRefugees, ethnic Turks expelled from Bulgaria, arrive at Edirne railway station, Turkey. Turkish policeman guarding the reception center. Edirne,1951.
EditorialSaint Paul guarding Saint Stephen's clothes. Detail from the " Scenes from the lapidation of Saint Stephen" on the Reliquary of Saint Stephen (late third quarter 12th century. See also 15-01-01 / 6. Limoges enamel Overall size: 25 x 28 x 11 cm.
EditorialThe walls of the fortress Lachish, Israel, important royal city, guarding the road from the coast to Jerusa-lem. Lachish was taken and destroyed by Assyrian King Sennacherib in 701 BCE and again destroyed by Nebu-chadnezzar II, King of Babylon, in 598 BCE.
EditorialRed-figured hydria, Greek, c420-c400 BC. The figures on this hydria are divided into two zones. The upper zone illustrates the abduction of the daughters of Leukippos by the Dioskouroi, Kastor and Polydeukes (Castor and Pollux). Aphrodite, goddess of l...