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Mycenaean Female Figurine of Phi Φ Type
This type of Mycenaean figurine is named after the similarity of its outlines to the letter Φ of the Greek alphabet. These figurines are usually found in Children's graves or in shrines and they might have represented deities, divine nursemaids...
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Mycenaean Beak-Sprouted Jug
The vessel is decorated with stylised argonauts or nautili (molluscs). This outstanding example of the mature phase of Mycenaean pottery presumably imitates a metal prototype. Perhaps from Attica, Late Helladic IIIA1 Period (1400-1350 BCE...
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Cypriot Bowl of White Slip II Ware
The painted decoration includes horizontal and vertical cross-hatched lines that may imitate straps used to hold comparable vessels of clay or wood. From a Cypriot workshop. Late Cypriot II Period (1450-1200 BCE). Made from clay. (Hellenic...
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Hydria (4th century BCE)
The hydria, as its name indicates, was used almost exclusively for carrying water (Greek hydor), essential for everyday cleansing, ritual purifications and libations. 4th-century BCE. Made from bronze. (Hellenic Museum, Melbourne, Victoria)
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The Raising of Lazarus
The Raising of Lazarus, tempera and gold on panel by Duccio di Buoninsegna, c. 1310-11.
Kimbell Art Museum, Fort Worth, Texas.
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Cabildo of Salta, Argentina
The 17th-century cabildo of Salta, Argentina. The cabildo was a local council established in towns during the Spanish colonial period.
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Antonio de Mendoza, Viceroy of New Spain
A portrait of Antonio de Mendoza, the first viceroy of New Spain (Mexico and many surrounding territories) within the Spanish empire. He served from 1535 to 1550. (Museo Nacional de Historia, Mexico City)
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National Palace, Mexico City
The facade of the National Palace in Mexico City, once seat of the viceroy of New Spain when part of the Spanish Empire.
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Compte Rendu Au Roi
The Compte Rendu Au Roi (1781) was the first account of French royal finances to go public. Its publication caused a sensation throughout Europe, as it was translated into 5 different languages. Its success caused its author, finance minister...
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Suzanne Curchod
Portrait of Suzanne Curchod (1739-1794), oil on canvas by Joseph-Siffred Duplessis, c.18th century. One-time fiance to British writer Edward Gibbon, Suzanne was the wife of France's popular finance minister Jacques Necker and the mother to...
