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Portrait of John Wesley Gilbert
John Wesley Gilbert (1863-1923) in 1888.
Images of Brown, Brown Digital Repository, Brown University Library, Providence.

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The English Civil Wars (1642 - 1651)
A map illustrating the complexity, viciousness, and chaos of the English Civil Wars, also known as the War of the Three Kingdoms (England, Scotland, and Ireland) between 1642 and 1651. The roots of the conflicts stemmed from the contrasting...

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Colonel Thomas Blood
An early 19th-century illustration of 'Colonel' Thomas Blood (1618-80) who infamously tried and failed to steal the British Crown Jewels from the Tower of London in 1671.

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John Lee
Image of John Lee, author of The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert.

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The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert
The First Black Archaeologist: A Life of John Wesley Gilbert by John Lee.

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Conversion of Zacchaeus
An illustration portraying a conversion of Zacchaeus. Etching. Created by Pietro Monaco between 1730–39 after the work by Bernardo Strozzi (1581–1644).
Located at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.

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Roundel with Christ and Zacchaeus
Roundel with Christ and Zacchaeus. Zacchaeus was a tax collector in the city of Jericho during the ministry of Jesus of Nazareth (20’s-30’s CE) who was converted to christianity. Stained glass. Created between 1500–1510. Located at the Metropolitan...

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Samson and the Lion
A bronze statue portraying an ancient Israelite judge Samson fighting with the Lion.
Located at Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
Credits to The Jack and Belle Linsky Collection, 1982.

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The Wedding of Samson
A painting portraying the wedding of an ancient Israelite judge Samson. Oli on canvas. Created by Rembrandt in 1638.
Located at the Gemäldegalerie Alte Meister in Dresden, Germany.

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Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature as Samson and Delilah
Hedy Lamarr and Victor Mature in Samson and Delilah (1949). The ancient Israelite judge Samson was betrayed by his lover Delilah, who was sent to him by his enemies, the Philistines.
©Paramount Pictures Studios.