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The 1489 altarpiece by Veit Stoss in Saint Mary’s Basilica, Krakow, Poland. Known as the Death of the Virgin altarpiece, it is a monumental example of the folding-screen type altarpiece. The panels show scenes from the life of Mary and Jesus...

The closed view 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 credits Hubert van Eyck. The two lower central...

The San Zeno monastery altarpiece in Verona by Andrea Mantegna. Completed in 1456. The central panel shows the Virgin Mary and Child.

The Altarpiece of the Holy Blood in the church of Saint Jacob, Rothenburg, Germany. Made of glazed limewood by Tilman Riemenschneider (c. 1460-1531), it was completed by 1505. It shows the Last Supper in the central panel while the left...

Punic necropolis at Mahdia, Tunisia, 5th-2nd century BCE.

Mahdia, Tunisia. The ancient city was known as Aphrodisium, Alipota, and Gummi.

Excavated tombs at the Punic necropolis of Mahdia, Tunisia, 5th-2nd century BCE.

The high altarpiece in the church of St. Wolfgang in Salzkammergut, Austria. Designed by Michael Pacher, it is made of pine and spruce wood which has been richly painted and gilded. Completed in 1481, it is considered a masterpiece of Renaissance...

Cover of Rome: An Empire's Story Second Edition by Greg Woolf. Published by Oxford University Press.

Greg Woolf, the author of Rome: An Empire's Story Second Edition, published by Oxford University Press.