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Life of Moses by Botticelli
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Life of Moses by Botticelli

The Life of Moses panel in Rome's Sistine Chapel. Painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Sandro Botticelli (1445-1510 CE). Early 1480s CE.
Relief from the Interior of the Funerary Chapel of a Meroe Queen
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Relief from the Interior of the Funerary Chapel of a Meroe Queen

From early 3rh century BCE until the 4th century CE the majority of Meroitic rulers were buried beneath pyramids close to the city of Meroe. On several occasions the kingdom was ruled by queen whose title was Kandake. A distorted reference...
Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey
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Henry VII's Chapel, Westminster Abbey

A painting by Canaletto (1697-1768 CE) of the interior of the chapel at Westminster Abbey built by Henry VII of England (r. 1485-1509 CE). (Private Collection)
Sainte-Chapelle Upper Chapel
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Sainte-Chapelle Upper Chapel

Completed in 1248 CE, Sainte-Chapelle is a Gothic cathedral located on the Île de la Cité in Paris. Part of the medieval Palais de la Cité, King Louis IX (r. 1226-1270 CE) commissioned Sainte-Chapelle to be built to house his Christian relics...
Stirling Castle
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Stirling Castle

Stirling Castle, located on a strategically important rocky outcrop by the River Forth in central Scotland, was a key royal residence from the late 11th century into the early modern period and subject to many battles and sieges, particularly...
The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo
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The Creation of Adam by Michelangelo

The Creation of Adam, a panel of the painted ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City, Rome by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). Made 1508-12 CE.
Bourges Cathedral
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Bourges Cathedral

Bourges Cathedral, dedicated to Saint Stephen, is a Gothic cathedral located in Bourges, Le Cher, central France. Built from 1195 to 1245, the cathedral is one of the largest in Europe and contains many magnificent stained glass windows which...
Louis IX and Capetian Politics at Paris' Sainte-Chapelle
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Louis IX and Capetian Politics at Paris' Sainte-Chapelle

The Sainte-Chapelle in Paris was originally consecrated as a private royal chapel in 1248 during the reign of King Louis IX of France (r. 1226-1270), who was known in life as rex christianissimus ('most Christian king') and canonized in death...
The Last Judgement by Michelangelo
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The Last Judgement by Michelangelo

The Last Judgement, an altar fresco in the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican City, Rome by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE). 1536-1541 CE.
Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio
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Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio

Fresco depicting the Calling of the Apostles by Domenico Ghirlandaio, 1481 CE. Sistine Chapel, Vatican.
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