Images

The Battle of Znaim, 10-11 July 1809, oil on canvas by Fritz Allemand, 1845. Belvedere, Vienna.

Archduke Charles of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847), brother of Austrian Emperor Francis I, and one of Austria's most capable generals during the French Revolutionary Wars (1792-1802) and the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). He is best known...

Ruins of the Roman Forum in Aquileia, Italy.

Upper Paleolithic (Aurignacian) sculpture of a lion man, made from mammoth ivory, c. 40,000 years ago. Found at the Stadel cave at Hohlenstein Rock in the Lone Valley, township of Asselfingen, Germany. Museum of Ulm, Germany.

This photo shows a reconstruction of the "Cult Wall" of Ludwigshafen, the oldest mural in Europe. The original painting was created around 3860 BCE, depicting hunting trophies of aurochs and bison, fine textiles, as well as a human torso...

Sheela-na-gig figure, carved from stone in Ireland, c. 1100-1200 CE. Such Sheela-na-gig figures prominently display their vulvas. Their meaning is still debated: as they were often found on churches and secular buildings in Ireland, Britain...

Statue of a young Roman girl playing a game of knucklebones, using animal ankle bones as four-sided dice, 1st-2nd century CE. The British Museum, London.

Guardian sphinx from a gable, from building H in Xanthos, Lycia (modern-day Turkey), c. 460 BCE. The sphinx, a creature combining elements of a woman, a lion, and a bird, had significant associations with death in both Greece and Lycia...

Marble statue of Athena, found in Italy, made in the 1st century CE. The ancient Greek goddess of war and wisdom was also known as Minerva to the Romans. She had dominion over various aspects of public life, including the military, justice...

Marble figure of Hekate from Italy, 161-200 CE. Hekate was the ancient Greek and Roman goddess of witchcraft, who stood at the entrance of the underworld, between life and death. This picture only shows one of the three faces of this figure...