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Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Saint Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556), oil on canvas by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1620.
Norton Simon Museum, Pasadena.
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The Conquistador Hernán Cortés
A portrait of the Spanish Conquistador Hernán Cortés (1485–1547 CE) conqueror of the Aztec Empire in the early 16th century CE. (Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid)
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Jeanne de Jussie's Short Chronicle
The first page of the manuscript of Jeanne de Jussie's Short Chronicle.
Library of Geneva
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The Return of Columbus, 1493
An 1874 painting by Ricardo Balaca showing the arrival back in Spain of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506 CE) in 1493 after his voyage to the New World.
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
A 1532 portrait by Jakob Seisenegger of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1519-56) with his dog. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
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John Locke
Portrait of John Locke (1632-1704), oil on canvas by Godfrey Kneller, 1697.
Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg.
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The Landscape of Rhodope, Greece
The Thracian landscape in Rhodope in the early spring. The name of the region emerged from Rhodope, a Thracian naiad and daughter of the river Strymon. The naiads, daughters of the river gods Potamoi, were water nymphs who lived in lakes...
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Golden Beach, Thasos
The seaside of Golden Beach at Thasos, Greece. Ancient myth describes the well-known Thasian wine. It was said that Staphylus, the son of Dionysus and Ariadne, lived in Thasos, hence the Thasian wine was so distinguished.
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A Beach in Chalcidice
A springlike coastal landscape in Chalcidice, Greece. Chalcidice was the birthplace of the Greek philosopher Aristotle. He was widely credited with founding the field of philosophy. His work has had a pervasive impact on human knowledge over...
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Coastal Chalcidice, Greece
The coastal landscape of Chalcidice, a few kilometers before Kassandra, Greece.
