Images

Saint Peter's Basilica in Rome. The dome was completed in 1590, and the church was consecrated in 1626. It is considered a triumph of Renaissance architecture.

Mayflower passenger Stephen Hopkins' (l. 1581-1644 CE) house at Plimoth Plantation, a reconstruction of Plymouth Colony. Plymouth, MA.

"Landing of the Pilgrims" (c. 1803 CE) is a painting by Michele Felice Cornè (1752–1845 CE). It depicts the Pilgrims who travelled to Plymouth Rock aboard the Mayflower in 1620 CE. Courtesy of the Diplomatic Reception Rooms, U.S. Department...

"Landing of the Pilgrims", also known as "The Landing of the Pilgrim Fathers in America, A. D. 1620", (1848 CE) is a painting by Charles Lucy (1814–1873 CE). White House copy of the painting. (From The White House Historical Association)

The town hall or Basilica Palladiana in Vicenza, Italy. It was designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE). Commissioned in 1546 CE. The arch and column ensemble became known as the 'Palladian window'.

"Embarkation of the Pilgrims", a painting by Robert Walter Weir (1803-1889 CE). It depicts a group of Pilgrims departing Holland aboard the Speedwell, which transported them to Dartmouth where they rendezvoused with the Mayflower in 1620...

A postcard depicting the Mayflower in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. Made by the Detroit Publishing Company after 1898 CE.

Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy. It was designed by Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) c. 1550 CE.

The Villa Valmarana, aka ‘La Rotonda’, near Vicenza, Italy. It was designed by the Renaissance architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580 CE) c. 1551 CE.

Frontispiece of "Mourt's Relation," published in 1622 CE in London. It is the earliest published account of the Mayflower voyage and the foundation of Plymouth Colony in Massachusetts.