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Bartolomé de las Casas
A 16th-century portrait of the Dominican friar Bartolomé de las Casas (1484-1566) who wrote a graphic description of the abuses of indigenous peoples going on in the New World in his A Very Brief Recital of the Destruction of the Indies in...
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An Encomendero Abusing a Labourer
An illustration from the 16th century Codex Kingsborough showing the abuses of the encomienda forced labour system in the Viceroyalty of New Spain. (British Museum, London)
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Spanish Torture of American Peoples
An illustration showing the torture of indigenous American peoples by Spanish conquistadors. From the 1552 edition of A Very Brief Recital of the Destruction of the Indies by Bartolomé de las Casas which was a graphic indictment of the exploitation...
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Minoan Female Figurine
The figure is wearing a cylindrical skirt and is bringing her arms to her chest. Figurines of this type are known from Minoan shrines and are probably representing the Adorants. From Herakleion district, Crete. Late Minoan II-IIIA1...
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Minoan One-Handled Spouted Bowl
The vase bears a black-painted linear decoration. Middle Minoan I Period (2100-1800 BCE). Made from clay. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria).
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Mycenaean Female Figurine of Phi Φ Type
This type of Mycenaean figurine is named after the similarity of its outlines to the letter Φ of the Greek alphabet. These figurines are usually found in Children's graves or in shrines and they might have represented deities, divine nursemaids...
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Mycenaean Beak-Sprouted Jug
The vessel is decorated with stylised argonauts or nautili (molluscs). This outstanding example of the mature phase of Mycenaean pottery presumably imitates a metal prototype. Perhaps from Attica, Late Helladic IIIA1 Period (1400-1350...
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Cypriot Bowl of White Slip II Ware
The painted decoration includes horizontal and vertical cross-hatched lines that may imitate straps used to hold comparable vessels of clay or wood. From a Cypriot workshop. Late Cypriot II Period (1450-1200 BCE). Made from clay...
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Hydria (4th century BCE)
The hydria, as its name indicates, was used almost exclusively for carrying water (Greek hydor), essential for everyday cleansing, ritual purifications and libations. 4th-century BCE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria)
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The Raising of Lazarus
The Raising of Lazarus, tempera and gold on panel by Duccio di Buoninsegna, c. 1310-11.
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
