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An illustration of a victim walking the plank by Howard Pyle (1853-1911). Published to illustrate Buccaneers and Marooners of the Spanish Main in Harper's Magazine, 1887.

Captain Keitt, a detail from the frontispiece of The Ruby of Kishmoor, written and illustrated by Howard Pyle (1853-1911). First published in 1908.

Ptolemaic (2nd century BCE) mosaic emblema from Alexandria with the depiction of a dog seated next to a gilded vessel. This mosaic is made in the opus vermiculatum technique, using small, closely set tesserae. Bibliotheca Alexandrina Antiquities...

This infographic illustrates the legendary lineage of the Kuru Dynasty of Hastinapur, as described in the Mahabharata, one of the world’s oldest and longest epic poems. Through kings, princes, and sages, the family tree captures the dynastic...

Wodan and Frea (Odin and Frigg) stand out and look out of a window in the heavens, inspired the Origo Gentis Langobardorum. Illustration from 12 of the book Walhall, die Götterwelt der Germanen by Emil Doepler, published by Martin Oldenbourg...

Relief showing Frigg, Odin's wife, the goddess of love and destiny, who makes plants and trees promise that they will not harm her son Baldr. Part of a series of 16 beautiful and unique wooden reliefs by Dagfin Werenskiold, depicting Norse...

Paiwan's shaman boxes. Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, Taipei, Taiwan.

Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines, Taiwan.

Aborigine park display across the street from the Shung Ye Museum of Formosan Aborigines in Taipei, Taiwan. The stone carvings each represent one of the recognized aboriginal tribes of Taiwan, with an explanatory plaque at the foot of the...

Troldhaugen, Bergen, was built c. 1885 and was the home of Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg (1843-1907) until his death. Since 1928, the house has been a museum dedicated to the life and work of the composer.