Images

Austrian grenadiers storm the village of Essling on 22 May, during the Battle of Aspern-Essling. Print by Felician Myrbach, 1906.

Napoleon crossing the bridge to Lobau Island during the War of the Fifth Coalition, 1809, oil paint on wood, by Richard Caton Woodville, Jr, 1912. Tate, London.

Napoleon confers with his officers well into the night after the first day of the Battle of Wagram (5-6 July 1809), oil on canvas by Adolphe Roehn, 1810. Palace of Versailles.

Napoleon at the Battle of Wagram, 5 and 6 July 1809. Oil on canvas painting by Horace Vernet, 1836. Palace of Versailles.

An 1888 photograph of the composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949).

A 1904 photograph of the composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949). Taken by Joseph Gaylord Gessford in New York.

A 1900 portrait by Fritz Erler of the composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949). (Private Collection)

The former home of the composer Richard Strauss (1864-1949) in Garmisch, Bavaria.

An infographic illustrating the typical structure of Roman roads. It is believed that the Romans adopted the craft of road construction from the Etruscans, and as the empire grew, they incorporated ideas and techniques from other cultures...

A 1946 photograph of the composer Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) and his second wife Mina Mendelson. Taken at their home outside Moscow.