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First Continental Congress
The First Continental Congress, held by delegates from 12 of the 13 British colonies of North America from 5 September to 26 October 1774. The mural depicts Patrick Henry delivering a speech during the Congress at Carpenter's...
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The Able Doctor, or America Swallowing the Bitter Draught
A political cartoon meant to protest the Intolerable Acts of 1774; it depicts a Mohawk woman, representing America, held down and force-fed tea by a man labeled as 'the Boston Port Act'. From Emmet...
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Byzantine Fortress of Archaeopolis (Nokalakevi), Georgia
Archaeopolis is a Byzantine city-fortress in ancient Lazica (Colchis) in modern-day western Georgia commanding the junction of the River Tekhuri and a strategic route to the north. Archaeopolis...
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Statue of Diderot, Langres
A statue in Langres, France of the author and philosopher Denis Diderot (1713-1784).
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Artistic Facial Reconstruction of Sophia Palaiologina (Palaeologus)
A forensic facial reconstruction of Sophia Palaiologina (Palaeologus) by Sergey Nikitin, 1994.
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Portrait of Ivan IV
Portrait of Ivan IV, oil on canvas by Viktor Vasnetsov, 1897.
The State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Young Tsar Alexis and Patriarch Nikon
Young Tsar Alexis (Alexei) Praying Before the Relics of Metropolitan Philip in the Presence of Patriarch Nikon, oil on canvas by Alexander Litovchenko, 1886.
State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow.
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Ivory Throne of Ivan IV of Russia
The ivory throne of Tsar Ivan IV The Terrible of Russia (r. 1547-1584).
Kremlin Museums, Moscow.
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Diderot by Louis-Michel van Loo
A 1767 oil on canvas portrait by Louis-Michel van Loo of the French author and philosopher Diderot (1713-1784). (Louvre Museum, Paris)
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Encyclopedie Frontispiece
The frontispiece of the Encyclopedia, a massive multi-volume work first published in 1751 and chiefly edited by Diderot (1713-1784). The figure in the centre is Truth whose light radiates forth and disperses the clouds...
