Images

A May 1940 photograph showing a German Panzer II (foreground) and Panzer I (rear) operating on the Western Front during the Second World War (939-45). (German Federal Archives)

Cover image for the lesson plan on Li Qingzhao.

Death of Buddha, Thareli, Gandhara, 3rd-4th century CE. Taxila Museum, Pakistan.

The Seven Sages (ΟΙ ΕΠΤΑ ΣΟΦΟΙ) of ancient Greece were renowned philosophers, statesmen, and lawgivers celebrated for their wisdom and practical contributions. First explicitly listed in Plato’s Protagoras, they were recognized as "the wise...

Pictographic ledger art of the Battle of the Little Bighorn by the Lakota Chief Red Horse, 1881. National Anthropological Archives, Smithsonian Institution.

Red Horse (l. 1822-1907), Miniconjou Lakota Sioux chief. Commercial cabinet card published by D. F. Barry (1854-1934). Red Horse's account of the Battle of the Little Bighorn and his accompanying ledger art are among the finest depictions...

Depiction of Sioux casualties at the Battle of the Little Bighorn by the Lakota Sioux Chief Red Horse, 1881, illustration from Picture Writing of the American Indians, Volume I by Garrick Mallery, 1894.

A 1938 photograph after the Munich Agreement conference showing France's Prime Minister Edouard Daladier (1884-1970) on the left and the French ambassador to Germany André François-Poncet (1887-1978) on the right. (German Federal Archives)

A painting on a popular Deccan theme showing the legendary queen of Ahmadnagar, Chand Bibi. The queen famously defended her fortress against a Mughal army in the 16th century. The horse's lower body is red to signify blood, a symbol of bravery...

A later Mughal painting, as practiced at provincial centers such as Lucknow during the 18th century, where "a less imperial and more leisurely, graceful style" was adopted. This painting depicts a Mughal prince and princess, accompanied by...