Images (p. 220)

Image by Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, Belvedere Version

A version of Napoleon Crossing the Alps, oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, c. 1801. Belvedere Museum, Vienna.

Image by Jacques-Louis David

Napoleon Crossing the Alps

Napoleon Crossing the Alps, oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, 1805. Château de Malmaison.

Image by Jean Broc

Death of General Desaix

The death of French General Louis Desaix at the Battle of Marengo, 14 June 1800; in the center left, Napoleon stands witness. Painting by Jean Broc, 1806. Palace of Versailles.

Image by Grandmaster

Inscription by Legio XII Fulminata

Roman rock inscription in Qobustan, Azerbaijan. Latin text : "Imp(eratore) Domitiano / Caesare Aug(usto) / Germanic(o) / L(ucius) Iulius / Maximus (centurio) / leg(ionis) XII Ful(minatae)".

Image by Simeon Netchev

The Roman Laws of the Twelve Tables, c. 449 BCE

An infographic illustrating The Laws of the Twelve Tables were a set of ancient Roman laws put together and displayed in public around 450 BCE. These laws formed the core of the Roman legal system and provided a written code of conduct and...

Image by Adolfo Hohenstein

Poster for La Bohème

An 1896 poster advertising the opera La Bohème by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), the year of its premiere in Turin. Designed by Adolfo Hohenstein, published by Ricordi.

Image by Leopoldo Metlicovitz

Madama Butterfly Poster

A 1904 poster advertising the opera Madama Butterfly by Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), the year of its premiere in La Scala, Milan. Designed by Leopoldo Metlicovitz, published by Ricordi.

Image by Unknown Artist

The Puccini Family

A 1900 photograph of the composer Giacomo Puccini (1858-1924), his wife Elvira, and son Antonio. The Puccini villa is at Torre del Lago near the composer's hometown, Lucca. (Archivo Storico Ricordi)