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Qasr Ibrim, Egypt
Image by Carole Raddato

Qasr Ibrim, Egypt

Qasr Ibrim is the site of a fortress in Lower Nubia, Egypt. Throughout its long history, ranging from as early as 1000 BCE to 1813 CE, it controlled the traffic on the river and routes through the eastern desert. It is the only ancient Nubian...
Tomb of Pennut, Egypt
Image by Olaf Tausch

Tomb of Pennut, Egypt

The Tomb of Pennut is a tomb located at the site of New Amada, an archaeological complex containing three ancient Nubian monuments spared from the rising waters of Lake Nasser. Pennut was the viceroy of Kush under Ramesses VI (1143–1136 BCE...
The First Three Crusades and the 12th-Century Latin East (Outremer)
Image by Simeon Netchev

The First Three Crusades and the 12th-Century Latin East (Outremer)

Maps illustrating the trajectory of a series of early military campaigns initiated by the medieval Church between 1096–1192, aiming at liberating the "Holy Land" (roughly located between the Mediterranean Sea and the Eastern Bank of the Jordan...
The Plum by Manet
Image by National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Plum by Manet

An 1878-9 oil on canvas painting, La Prune (The Plum), by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Named after the dessert the girl is eating, this work shows a working woman, perhaps a shop assistant, lost in thought in a café...
The Café-Concert by Manet
Image by Walters Art Museum

The Café-Concert by Manet

An 1879 oil on canvas painting, The Café-Concert, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. The setting here is the Brasserie de Reichsoffen in Paris. As is typical of Manet's café scenes, the two central figures seem uncommunicative...
The Repose by Manet
Image by Rhode Island School of Design Museum

The Repose by Manet

An 1869-70 oil on canvas painting, The Repose, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. The woman is Berthe Morisot, the impressionist painter who frequently modelled for Manet. The pose is highly unconventional for the period...
Roses in a Champagne Glass
Image by Burrell Collection

Roses in a Champagne Glass

A c. 1882 oil on canvas painting, Roses in a Champagne Glass, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. One of the artist's last paintings when he was studio-bound due to illness. Friends brought the artist flowers daily and...
The Railway Station by Manet
Image by National Gallery of Art, Washington

The Railway Station by Manet

An 1872-3 oil on canvas painting, The Railway Station, by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. Another of Manet's puzzles. The station itself (Paris' Gare St. Lazare) is not shown here at all, only the steam from the trains...
At Père Lathuille's by Manet
Image by Musée des Beaux-Arts, Tournai

At Père Lathuille's by Manet

An 1879 oil on canvas painting, Chez le père Lathuille (At Père Lathuille's), by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. With the setting as one of the artist's favourite café-restaurants, the relationship between the central...
At the Café by Manet
Image by Oskar Reinhart Foundation

At the Café by Manet

An 1878 oil on canvas painting, Au Café (At the Café), by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. One of the most famous examples of Manet's technique of showing individuals physically close but completely disconnected from...
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