Historical Scenes and Figures

Dramatic artworks representing historical and mythical themes, blending rich colors and detailed figures set in evocative backdrops.

People on meadow by Pierre Bonnard, Oil on canvas, 1912, 1867-1947, Russia, Moscow, State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 365x347

Paris, Villain, Jean-François, Sèvres, Bacler d'Albe, Louis Albert, Picturesque and lithographic promenades in Paris and its surroundings, Picturesque views of Paris and its surroundings, Escalier d'une Carrière de Blanc au Bas de Meudon, Staircase of the chalk quarries of Les Montalais, Two miners are resting at the bottom of the stairs., print, engraving, prints, engravings, height 271 mm, width 427 mm, 1761 - 1848, print maker, printmaker, 1822 - 1824, paper, papier, lithografie (technique), Frans, 1790, printer, drukker

Shadow play (Chinese: 影戏, pí yĭng xì) or shadow puppetry is an ancient form of storytelling and entertainment using opaque, often articulated figures in front of an illuminated backdrop to create the illusion of moving images. It is popular in various cultures. At present, more than 20 countries are known to have shadow show troupes. Shadow puppetry originated during the Han Dynasty when one of the concubines of Emperor Wu of Han died from an illness. The emperor was devastated, and he summoned his court officers to bring his beloved back to life. The officers made a shape of the concubine using donkey leather. Her joints were animated using 11 separate pieces of the leather, and adorned with painted clothes. Using an oil lamp they made her shadow move, bringing her back to life. Shadow theatre became quite popular as early as the Song Dynasty when holidays were marked by the presentation of many shadow plays. During the Ming Dynasty there were 40 to 50 shadow show troupes in the city

The Penitence of Saint Jerome, Joachim Patinir, circa 1512-1515, detail, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Manhattan, New York City, USA, North America

Roman Tombs, Syracuse John Newcomb, Watercolor, 2007

The Spirit of War Oil on canvas; 1851 Jasper Francis Cropsey; American; 1823 - 1900

Traditional internal courtyard decorated with typical majolica tiles, Sorrento,

Ceiling painting within the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg, Russia, which was, from 1732 to 1917, the official residence of the Russian monarchs.

Isle of the Dead, Diefenbach, Karl Wilhelm (1851-1913)

A Love Letter by Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939) State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow 1896 Oil on canvas 67,5x94 Russia Art Nouveau Genre Painting

Pompeii, fresco from House of the Vettii. ITALY.

The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen 1830 Adam August Müller A young watchmans casual lack of self-awareness contrasts with the stiff formality of plaster casts made from Greek and Roman sculptures. These galleries in Charlottenborg Palace, seat of the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Art, provided students like Müller with models from antiquity as the basis for learning to draw. On the tablet in the foreground is a faint rendering of the statue of the standing Isis, opposite, a sign of the artists presence.. The Hall of Antiquities at Charlottenborg Palace, Copenhagen. Adam August Müller (Danish, Copenhagen 1811-1844 Copenhagen). 1830. Oil on canvas. Paintings

Water Terrace with Statues and Fountains in a Park, by Isaac de Moucheron, 1700-44, Dutch painting. Oil on canvas. Moucheron was an 18th-century painter and interior wall painter from the Northern Netherlands. This decorative panel depicts a formal garden with a pool, architecture, and statues (BSLOC_2016_3_269)

Double Portrait of Giovanni Arnolfini & his Wife, Detail, Eyck, Jan van, 1434.

Working people by Katsushika Hokusai, color woodcut, circa 1830, 1760-1849, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage

Windischgrätz bombies Prague in June , Unknown

HEDA, WILLEM. PINTOR HOLANDES. 1594-1680. BODEGON. TABLA. COLECCION PARTICULAR. MADRID.

Right and Left', 1909. Artist: Winslow Homer. Winslow Homer was an American landscape painter and printmaker. He is considered one of the foremost painters in 19th-century America and a preeminent figure in American art.

Painting depicting a scene in a bedchamber. Dated 17th Century

Waves at Matsushima. Date: 17th century. Origin: Japan. Period: Edo period. Ink, color, gold, and silver on paper. Museum: Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery.

Dionysos in boat with dolphins- pirates became dolphins. Red-figure cup by Exekias. 530 BC Attic. GREECE.

Dali Theater-Museum Figueres Spain

The Blinding of Samson. Lesseur, Wincenty (1745-1813), painter

Don Quixote, through Sancho, asks permission of the Duchess to see her. Coypel, Charles-Antoine (French, 1694-1752) (author of design) painter Perrot, Pierre-Josse (French, act.1724-1735) (designed after, alentour) painter Audran, Michel (French, b.1701-d.1771) (workshop) weaver 1754-1756 Tapestry Dimensions: H 144" x W 108" Tapestry Materials/Techniques: wool & silk Culture: French Weaving Center: Paris Ownership History: Garde-meuble (1758-). Château de Marly (ca.1789). Empress Eugénie coll., Farnsborough House, London; sold at Christie's (London), 7/7/1927, lot 76; purchased by Henry Symons, New York. French & Co. United States, Virginia, Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, accno. 64-48-1/6. Inscriptions: Woven inscription in cartouche in center field: DOM QUICHOTTE FAIT / DEMANDER PAR SANCHO A LA DUCHESSE / LA PERMISSION DE LA VOIR In landscape, Sancho beseeches the duchess with his hat in his hand; the duchesss & a companion ride horses; don Quixote arrives on horseback in L b

The Gale; Le Coup de Vent. Georges de Feure (1868-1943). Pen and ink and bodycolour. 37.5 x 50.5cm.

Mannikin in theSnow. Artist: John Singer Sargent, American, born Italy, 1856-1925, LL.D. 1916

Alexander Sarcophagus. 4th century BC. Short side depicting a battle. Short side depicting a battle scene. Color reconstruction. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey.

Man Seated in Prison 1781 Victor Jean Nicolle. Man Seated in Prison. Victor Jean Nicolle (French, Paris 1754-1826 Paris). 1781. Watercolor. Drawings

Jews filing ducats. Moraczyński, Jan (1807 aut 1808-1870), painter

Peter I at the Newa shore. Illustration for the poem The Copper rider by A. Pushkin by Lanceray (Lansere), Evgeny Evgenyevich (1875-1946)/ A. Pushkin Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg/ 1903/ Russia/ Watercolour on paper/ Book design/ 39,7x28,5/ Mythology,

Woman on a rock with a harp looking toward a building, both surrounded by water , Harps, Islands, Bodies of water. Nicholas Catsimpoolas Collection

Joaquín Sorolla/ Barcas de Valencia (1903-1904). Óleo sobre lienzo. Museum: MUSEO SOROLLA, MADRID, SPAIN.

The LookoutAll's Well; 1896 Oil on canvas Winslow Homer American; 1836-1910

The Wood-sawyers in a french forest, Les Bucherons, Bucherons dans une foret francaise, by Jean-Francois Millet, 1855, Musee D'Orsay, Paris, France, Europe

Engraving depicting an Inuit ice-fishing. Dated 19th Century

Camp Fire 1880 Winslow Homer American Homer first visited the Adirondacks, in upstate New York, in September 1870 and returned to the mountains frequently during the succeeding decades to hunt, fish, and gather ideas for paintings. This canvas originated in an 1880 trip to Keene Valley. Two fishermen, identified by their tackle basket and long-handled net, are lost in their thoughts or dozing by the campfire. They have constructed their shelter under a partly uprooted cedar, which provides both a symbol of ravaged nature and a striking compositional element. An artist friend of Homers remarked that “a woodsman could tell what kind of logs were burning by the sparks that rose in long curved lines.”. Camp Fire 11112

Dampf in der Kueche, 1984, mixed media on canvas, exhibition Miquel Barcelo, Vida y Muerte, Museum Kueppersmuehle, Duisburg, Germany- Editorial use only

Wat Phra Kaew temple. Scene from the Ramakien (Thai Ramayana) in a mural. Painting. Bangkok. Thailand.

Building the Devil's Bridge, Carl Blechen, circa 1830, Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany, Europe

La Justicia y la Ley. Tríptico de decorativo del Palau de la Justícia de Barcelona, 1908. Óleo sobre lienzo. Palau de la Justícia de Barcelona. Author: JOAN LLIMONA.

Karlis Huns (1831-1877). Baltic German painter. Italian Courtyard, 1871. Oil on canvas (39,5 x 23,6 cm). Latvian National Museum of Art. Riga, Latvia.

John Martin, 1789-1854, British, The Bard, ca. 1817. Oil on canvas.

Boydell, J., Wright of Derby, Joseph, Pether, William, The Orrery, print, prints, height mm, width mm, English, 1731, print maker, printmaker, 1741 - 1800, paper, papier, mezzotint, 1734-09-03 - 1797-08-29, after, after painting by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher

At the entrance to a tavern. Chełmoński, Józef (1849-1914), painter

Siebenjähriger Krieg, zwischen 1756 und 1763, Erich Christoph Edler Herr und Freiherr von Plotho wirft den Anwalt Dr. Aprill die Treppe hinunter, Hist...

'Over London by Rail', 1872. Artist: Adolphe François Pannemaker.

France, Alsace, Strasbourg, Grand Island (Grande Ile). Gothic Strasbourg Cathedral, circa 1176. Famous astronomical clock, c. 14th century. UNESCO.

GUERRERO. Author: JOSE VELA ZANETTI (1913-1999). Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

'Great Sphinx of Giza with Pyramids in the Background'. Germany, 1851. Dimensions: 32x42 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Edouard Hildebrandt.

Renouard, Paul (n.1845-11-05-D.1924-01-02), circus scene (main title). White wash and gouache on cardboard on cardboard. Petit Palais, Museum of Fine Arts of the City of Paris.

Rhodes. Port and mills. Engraving. The Nuremberg Chronicle, 15th century. Detail.

A Bit of London Town. Benjamin Walter Spiers (fl. 1875-1893). Pencil and watercolour heightened with bodycolour. Dated 1881. 17.2 x 50.1cm.

"The Pair-Oared shell 1872 Oil on canvas by Thomas Eakins, American, 1844 - 1916"

The Woman of Samaria at the Well (La Samaritaine à la fontaine) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Woman of Samaria at the Well (La Samaritaine à la fontaine), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 10 5/16 x 14 13/16 in. (26.2 x 37.6 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Inncus Slays the Deer, N.C. Wyeth

De Wagenbrug in The Hague, Willem de Zwart, 1885 - 1895 painting The Wagenbrug in The Hague. canvas. oil paint (paint) bridge in city across river, canal, etc. Wagon bridge

Giuseppe Moroni (1888-1959). Italian painter. "Colonie fluviali" (Fluvial Colonies). Oil on canvas. Detail. Ala Ponzone Civic Museum. Cremona. Italy.

Design for Grand Salon Ceiling, Hôtel Hope 1867 Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise French. Design for Grand Salon Ceiling, Hôtel Hope. Jules-Edmond-Charles Lachaise (French, died 1897). 1867. Pen and black ink, and gouache. Drawings

Alarm. Brandt, Józef (1841-1915), painter

Louise Max-Ehrler (1850-1920). Italian painter. Telegram, 1894. Detail. National Gallery. Prague. Czech Republic.

Winter in Amsterdam. Dating: c. 1900 - c. 1901. Measurements: h 95 cm × w 192 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: George Hendrik Breitner.

Juan de Barroeta y Anguisolea / 'Liuvigild'. 1854 - 1855. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Austria, Vienna, Pallas Athena, 1898

Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Painting by Vann Nath of a prisoner being beaten by a Khmer Rouge cadre with an iron bar at the killing field of Choeung Ek.

View of Medinet El-Fayoone Oil on panel; c. 1868 - 1870 Jean-Leon Gerome; French; 1824 - 1904

Anniversary exhibition on Caspar David Friedrich at the Albertinum. The painting The Cross in the Mountains A few days in front of the 250th birthday of Caspar David Friedrich (1774-1840), the Dresden State Art Collections are opening an exhibition of numerous works by the painter on 24 August. On display in the Albertinum are 47 paintings by the artist as well as numerous contemporaries. The exhibition is entitled Caspar David Friedrich. Where it all began. The Caspar David Friedrich exhibition in Dresden, Dresden, Saxony, Germany is expected to attract a great deal of interest from the public

Rhine, Rembrandt van, Netherlands, The adoration of the shepherds: night piece, print, prints, height 150 mm, width 199 mm, Northern Netherlands, 1606-07-15 - 1669-10-08, print maker, 1650 - 1654, third quarter 17th century, paper, papier, etching, etchings, drypoint, dry needle, burin, plate tone, Work conception, after own design by

Arizona, Chinle, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Canyon del Muerto. Navajo pictograph called the Spanish Conquistadores aka The Spanish Mural.

Genke-Schifrina, Margarita Genrikhovna (1889-1954) A. Pushkin Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg 1945 41x56 Watercolour, Gouache on Paper

The Ruination of church bells by Stolitsa, Evgeni Ivanovich (1870-1929) Museum of History and Art, Cherepovets 1924 Oil on canvas 46x60 Russia Russian Painting, End of 19th - Early 20th cen. History Painting

Bakalowicz, Stepan Vladislavovich (1857-1947) State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg 1905 50x100 Oil on canvas Russian Allegory and Literature

EL MUNDO APARENTE - 2007 - ACRILICO/TELA - 162x200. Author: JORGE GALINDO. Location: ESTUDIO DE JORGE GALINDO. BOROX. Toledo. SPAIN.

Florence, Cathedral of Santa Maria del Fiore, presentation of the close-up reading of the portrait of Dante Alighieri.

Young woman looking at castle, oil painting

"MESTIZAJE - DE LOBO Y NEGRA: CHINO" - 18TH CENTURY. Author: ANONYMOUS. Location: MUSEO DE AMERICA-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Sternpiece from "Shanunga". Dated: 1935/1938. Dimensions: overall: 25.5 x 36.4 cm (10 1/16 x 14 5/16 in.) Original IAD Object: 72" long. Medium: watercolor on paper. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Mildred E. Bent.

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