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Recreation of the Roman Port of Amastris
A recreation of the port of Amastris in the Roman period.
Amasra Museum, Turkey.
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Vajracharya Priest’s Crown
A gilded and turquoise Vajracharya Priest’s Crown from Nepal. Vajracharya was the highest rank of priesthood. Made in 1717. Height: 12 in. (30.5 cm). Width: 7 1/2 in. (19.1 cm). The inscription includes a warning for those who covet the...
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Portuguese Silver Crown
A silver crown with diamonds from Portugal c. 1800. The crown measures 19.4 × 14.6 cm or 7 5/8 × 5 3/4 in. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
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Château de Chenonceau
Château de Chenonceau, Indre-et-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire. France. Built in the first decades of the 16th century.
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Title Page of Second Discourse by Rousseau
The title page of Second Discourse by Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778), first published in 1755.
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Bust of Xenophon
Marble bust of Xenophon of Athens (l. 430 to c. 354 BCE), dated to 332-31 BCE. Xenophon was a Greek military leader, philosopher, and historian. He was one of Socrates' students and participated in the Persian wars. In his famous book Anabasis...
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Meguti Jain Temple, Karnataka
Frontal view of the Meguti Jain Temple located inside the walls of Aihole Fort, Karnataka, India. An inscription from Pulakesin II, an emperor of Badami Chalukyas could be found in the temple. It is the only dated structure in Aihole, built...
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Tomb of Jean-Jacques Rousseau
The tomb of the Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). Pantheon, Paris.
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau, 1766
A 1766 oil on canvas portrait by Allan Ramsay of the Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). (Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh)
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau Portrait
A pastel portrait by Maurice Quentin de La Tour of the Swiss philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau (1712-1778). (Musée Antoine-Lécuyer, Saint-Quentin, France)
