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Artistic representations of historical figures and sculptures, showcasing detailed designs and styles from different periods, including classical and medieval influences.

PUBLIUS AELIUS HADRIANUS Roman emperor
PUBLIUS AELIUS HADRIANUS Roman emperor
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Miltiades the Elder, Athenian, founded a principality on the Chersonese peninsula during the mid-6th century BC, today Gallipoli, Turkey, woodcut from 1880, Asia
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Darius with his umbrella bearer, after a depiction in the palace at Persepolis, Persia, Darius I, 549 BC 486 BC often also called Darius the Great, wa...
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Caparison, vintage engraved illustration. Dictionary of words and things - Larive and Fleury - 1895.
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Flagellation of a slave, relief from ancient Pompeii, c. 200 BC, Italy, Pompeii, Historical, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century origina...
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Mantle ("The Paracas Textile") Nasca. Mantle ("The Paracas Textile"), 100-300 C.E. Cotton, camelid fiber, 24 5/8 × 58 11/16 in. (62.5 × 149 cm). This extraordinarily complex mantle, or cloak, is one of the most renowned Andean textiles in the world. It was most likely used as a ceremonial object. The ninety figures decorating the border, created by needle knitting, have been interpreted as a microcosm of life on Perus South Coast two thousand years ago, with a particular focus on agriculture. Many of the images illustrate native flora and fauna as well as cultivated plants. Costumed figures may represent humans impersonating gods and acting as intermediaries between the real and supernatural worlds. Severed human trophy heads are shown as germinating seeds, suggesting the practice of ritual sacrifice and the interconnected cycles of birth and death. Este extraordinariamente complejo manto, o capa, es uno de los textiles andinos más conocidos en el mundo. Fue usado probablemente como
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Turkey people Turkish Pasha with mace woodcut by Jost Amann to ""Kunst und Lehrbuechlein fuer die anfangenden Jungen daraus zu zeichnen und malen lernen"" (fine arts and educational book for beginner of boys to draw and paint) printed by Sigmund Feyerabend Nuremberg 1578 private collection,
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Inca Roca, Sixth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings Unknown. Inca Roca, Sixth Inca, 1 of 14 Portraits of Inca Kings, mid-18th century (probably). Oil on canvas, 23 3/8 x 21 1/2in. (59.4 x 54.6cm). The blue background of these twelve portraits of Inca kings could have been produced with a variety of pigments that were available in the Viceroyalty of Peru in the eighteenth century: Prussian blue, from Germany; indigo, from the Americas; and smalt, imported from Europe. In the Viceroyalty of Peru, the choice of a blue back-ground for these portraits was strategic, elevating the subjects as blue did in European paintings of rulers and nobles. Following the European tradition, Cuzcos surviving Inca aristocracy likely commissioned these portraits to document their royal heritage and thus legitimize their political and social authority. American Art mid-18th century (probably)
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Roman military decorations, after a molding Museum of artillery, vintage engraving. Roman military decorations, after a molding Museum of artillery, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1869. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678712
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The figures represented here, from left to right, are an Egyptian pharaoh and three Egyptian warriors. The illustration dates to 1882.
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heraldry, coat of arms, Germany, city arms, Wandsbek, wood engraving, 1875,
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Barbier. Cutlery. Etal changer. Fileresse, Stall of oublaieur, Goldsmith, Grocer, Apothicaire, Mendiants, Falconer, Fowler, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1846.
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Historia de Catalunya. Guifré el Pilós (840-897), conde de Urgell, la Cerdanya, Barcelona y Girona. Cromo de Xacolata Juncosa. Año 1932. Author: Albert Mestre Moragas.
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Sennacherib, circa 745 BC - 681 BC. King of the Neo-Assyrian Empire. Here seen seated on his throne. After an illustration by an unknown artist in The Historian's History of the World, published 1
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Demon Asmodeus. Infernal Diccionary, 1863 by Collins de Plancy. Drawing by Louis Breton. Engraving by Jarrault. Author: Louis Le Breton. M. Jarrault.
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Museum of Nantes, Spanish school, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1842.
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Czech Rep Plzen/Pilsen City Hall. Town hall facade sgraffito picture Rudolf II
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Vitrine Johan van Oldenbarnevelt in the Dutch History department ..
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Herod James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Watercolor
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From the "Cosmographie Universelle" of Munster, Basilea, 1552. Warfarers and Gyosies. Author: SEBASTIAN MÜNSTER.
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Kleidung im Europa des Mittelalters, Helme, ein Sallet mit Helmzier der Wittelsbacher, Deutschland, digitale Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus de...
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Antiquities from Peru, clay vessels, funerary urns, bust of a Mexican priestess, idols, and palace relief, historical, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century
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Statue of Chac-Mool, at Chichen-Itza in Yucatan. Date: circa 1890
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A woodcut engraving depicting a putto blowing wind. A putto is a representation of a naked child, especially a cherub or a cupid . Dated 17th century
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Madrid, 04/07/1906. Figure made with cod that is exhibited in the Casa Únicas in Bacalaos, and which is dedicated to the guild of groceries and the like.
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Statue of Saint Boniface in Fulda, woodcut from 1880
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Black and White Illustration; The Man of Law and the Clerk of Oxford, from the Ellesmere Manuscript of the Canterbury Tales,
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Bewaffneter Wächter vor dem Eingang zu einem Kerker in Arabien, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion einer Originalvorlage aus dem 18. Jahrhu...
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Comedian wearing the terracotta comic theatre mask. 4th-3th century BC. Engraving. Color.
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World Exhibition Goldsmith, vintage engraving. World Exhibition Goldsmith, vintage engraved illustration. Magasin Pittoresque 1867. Copyright: xZoonar.com/PatrickxGuenettex 10678345
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Hand-colored engraving from 'Moeurs, Usages, et Costumes de tous les Peuples de Monde, d'apres des Documents Authentiques et les Voyages les plus Recents', by Auguste Wahlen (Brussels, 1843-44).
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High Rhenish School c.1500. St George and the Dragon.
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The Astana Graves are a series of underground tombs located 6km from the ancient city of Gaochang, and 42km from Turpan, in Xinjiang, China. The tombs were used by the inhabitants of Gaochang, both commoners and locals, for about 600 years from 200 CE - 800 CE. The complex covers 10 square kilometers and contains over 1,000 tombs. Different plots for separate castes and families are marked by gravel dividers. Due to the arid environment many important artifacts have been well preserved at the tombs, including natural mummies. A typical tomb is entered by a 10 meter sloping staircase. The tombs are not very large, usually only 2 meters high. Some tombs also have murals inside. The deceased were laid on a small raised platform in the back of the tomb, surrounded by possessions and even food. Their faces were covered by cloths, some of which have distinct Persian motifs. A small funeral brick was placed to next to each body, on which was written the person's name and other biographical in
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Troubadours and minstrels, woodcut from 1880
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Cartoon depicts President Theodore Roosevelt as Jack, in 'Jack and the Wall Street Giants,' because of his anti-trust policies aimed at big business and monopolies. Lithograph by Udo J. Keppler, 1904.
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Edad Antigua. Espartaco (103 aC-71 aC), gladiador romano, esclavo de origen tracio. Grabado de 1876.
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Gladiator's Sword, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 1887 Issued by Allen & Ginter American Trade cards from the "Arms of All Nations" series (N3), issued in 1887 in a series of 50 cards to promote Allen & Ginter Brand Cigarettes.. Gladiator's Sword, from the Arms of All Nations series (N3) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes Brands 406560
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A man in mediaeval costume. Watercolour.
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Portrait of Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) an Italian poet of the late Middle Ages. Dated 12th Century
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Edad media. Siglo XV. Pica o alabarda. Grabado de 1860.
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heraldry, coat of arms, Poland, city arms, Torun, wood engraving, 1875,
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A Persian horse rider decorates a piece of an ancient red figure ware now housed in the Ashmolean Museum at Oxford University, England. Note the attire of the horseman- typical of the period.
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Samurai Warrior Line Art
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FIGULINAS. CULTURA COLIMENSE. - COLECCION DIEGO RIVERA. ARTE PRECOLOMBINO DEL OCCIDENTE DE MEXICO, LAMINA 78. Location: INSTITUTO DE COOPERACION IBEROAMERICANA. MADRID. SPAIN.
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Etruscan horse illustration of a historical sculpture Etruscan horse - released.
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Battle hammers of the late 15th, early 16th century. Chromolithograph from Hefner-Alteneck's "Costumes, Artworks and Appliances from the Middle Ages to the 17th Century," Frankfurt, 1889. Illustration by Dr. Jakob Heinrich von Hefner-Alteneck, lithographed by C. Regnier. Dr. Hefner-Alteneck (1811 - 1903) was a German museum curator, archaeologist, art historian, illustrator and etcher.
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ARMADURA BLANCA FRANCESA. Location: Museo Stibbert. Florenz. ITALIA.
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Suiza. Abanderado del cantón de Berna, hacia el año 1510. Grabado en color de 1943, publicado por Editions Fraumunster, de Zurich.
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Born in 30 CE, Marcus Cocceius Nerva (30-98 CE) was a member of Italian nobility rather than Roman elite, though the Cocceii were still one of the most esteemed and influential political families of the late Republic and early Empire. Nerva served much of his imperial service under Nero and the Flavian dynasty, and when Domitian was assassinated in 96 CE by a conspiracy of freedmen and Praetorian Guard, Nerva was declared emperor by the Roman senate. This marked the first time the Senate had ever elected an emperor. He was sixty-five when he became emperor, and one of his main goals was to restore liberties to the senate that had been curtailed during Domitian's autocratic rule. Nerva's very brief reign was hindered by various problems, and a revolt in in 97 CE by the Praetorian Guard forced him to adopt an heir of their choosing, Trajan. Nerva died of natural causes after barely fifteen months in office, and was succeeded and deified by Trajan. He was known as a wise and moderate emp
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Ancient Greek Warrior A monochrome depiction of a fallen Greek warrior, possibly a hoplite, with a shield and sword. The scene evokes ancient Greek combat and warfare, featuring a meander pattern and a classic warrior pose. It represents a moment of defeat and highlights the w Copyright: xkvasayx