Images

Coronation of Malik-Shah I (1055-1092 CE), sultan of the Seljuk Empire. This miniature is from the Jami' al-Tawarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), a world history book by Rashid al-Din, completed in Tabriz circa 1307 CE. Edinburgh University...

Hexagonal tile ensemble with sphinx (c. 1160-1170 CE), taken from a fallen citadel-palace in Konya, the capital of the Seljuk Sultanate of Rum. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)

A map illustrating the expansion of the Roman Republic during the wars and conquests of Julius Caesar until his assassination and the transformation into an empire under the reign of Caesar Augustus (also known as Octavian). By 14 CE, the...

An 1882 oil on canvas painting, Villa with Orange Trees, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. This scene was painted around Nice in southern France. (Private Collection)

An 1872 oil on canvas painting, View of Paris from the Trocadéro, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. (Santa Barbara Museum of Art, California)

An 1885 oil on canvas painting, Self-portait with Julie, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Julie was the artist's daughter. (Private Collection)

An 1874 oil on canvas painting, In a Villa By the Seaside, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. (Toledo Museum of Art, Toledo, USA)

An 1894 oil on canvas painting, Julie Daydreaming, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. One of the final paintings of the artist's daughter. (Private Collection)

An 1882 oil on canvas painting, Nice Harbour, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Like many impressionists, Morisot was fond of seascapes as they lend themselves well to the technique of quick and bold brushstrokes...

An 1874 oil on canvas painting, Boats Under Construction, by Berthe Morisot (1841-95), the French impressionist painter. Morisot painted a good number of such scenes as this at ports like Lorient, Cherbourg, Fécamp, and at Cowes on the Isle...