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The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson
The Last Voyage of Henry Hudson, oil on canvas painting by John Collier (1850-1934).
Tate, London.
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Henry Hudson
English navigator and explorer Henry Hudson (c. 1570-1611) is best known for his four voyages that took place between 1607 and 1610 in search of a northwest passage to the Far East.
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Daedalus and Pasiphaë
Daedalus constructing the wooden cow which Pasiphaë uses to mate with the Cretan Bull, oil on canvas by Jean Lemaire, 17th century.
Musée des Beaux-Arts d'Agen.
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Pasiphaë Nursing the Infant Minotaur
Pasiphaë nursing the infant Minotaur, red-figure kylix from Etruscan Vulci, 4th century BCE.
Cabinet des Médailles, Paris.
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The Birth of Athena
The birth of Athena from the head of Zeus and with Eileithyia looking on. Black-figure amphora, made in Athens, c. 550-525 BCE.
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Ludwig van Beethoven in 1823
An 1823 oil on canvas portrait by Ferdinand Georg Waldmüller of the German composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827). (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
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Map of the Roman Rule in Britain c. 43 - 410 CE - Four Centuries of Empire at the Edge of the World
Roman rule in Britain developed between 43 and 410 CE, reshaping the island from a mosaic of tribal societies into a province integrated into the political, economic, and cultural structures of the Roman Empire. Although Julius Caesar’s expeditions...
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The Baths of the Roman Empire
An infographic illustrating a typical Roman bathhouse design and elements. The Baths of the Roman Empire were a complex network of public facilities playing a major role in the daily lives of the citizens of the empire. Most Roman baths followed...
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State Funeral of Antonín Dvořák
A 1904 photograph of the state funeral procession in Prague of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904).
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Dvořák & His Wife Anna
An 1886 photograph of the Czech composer Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904) and his wife Anna in London.
