Images

A detail of a 19th/early-20th century Christmas card showing a lady gathering mistletoe in the snow. (Welcome Collection Gallery)

A mid-19th century illustration by John Leech of Ebenezer Scrooge and the Ghost of Christmas Present from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens (1843).

A 19th century Christmas card. c. 1880.

An 1891 painting of a Christmas scene, 'Silent Night' by Viggo Johansen. (Hirschsprung Collection, Copenhagen)

Three traditional dishes eaten during a British Christmas holiday. Left: Roast turkey Top Right: Christmas pudding Bottom right: Christmas cake (the cake and pudding were made by Ruth Cartwright)

The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb central interior oil paint on wood panel from the Ghent Altarpiece by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). An inscription on the reverse also credits Hubert van Eyck (d. 1426...

A detail of a jewel and robe from an upper interior panel of the Ghent Altarpiece, aka The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb. Credited to the Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE) and made in 1432. An inscription on the reverse also...

Michael Levy, a prolific lyre player and composer.

A map illustrating the rise to power and expansion of the Gupta dynasty in India. Once rulers of the Magadha (now Bihar) kingdom, between the early 300s and mid-500s, they held an empire in northern and parts of central and western India...

The c. 1425 triptych Mérode altarpiece by Robert Campin. It is one of the most celebrated of smaller altarpieces meant for private use. It measures open 118 x 65 cm and shows the Annunciation using an interesting early attempt at spatial...