Images

The San Zaccaria Altarpiece in Venice by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430- 1516 CE). Completed c. 1505 CE.

The Lady at Her Toilet painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430- 1516 CE). Completed 1514 CE. (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna).

The oil painting Moses Drawing Water from the Rock by the Italian Renaissance artist Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE). c. 1577 CE. (Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Venice)

The Miracle of Saint Mark Rescuing a Slave by the Italian Renaissance artist Tintoretto (c. 1518-1594 CE). 1548 CE. (Academia, Venice)

Ruins of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos showing the preserved and decorated hearth and bathtub. The palace dates to c. 1300-1200 BCE

A fresco from the throne room of the Palace of Nestor at Pylos, often referred to as the 'Orpheus Fresco' depicts a seated lyre player and a bird in flight. It dates to c. 1300 BCE and this watercolour reconstruction was completed by Piet...

A red-figure krater depicting Nestor and his sons on the beach at Pylos sacrificing to the god Poseidon. Housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Spain, d. 400-380 BCE.

Egypt and its political situation during the Second Intermediate Period (c. 1782 - c.1570 BCE), in which the Hyksos held power in the North and the Nubians held power to the South.

A posthumous portrait of Cleopatra VII. The portrait dates to the 1st century CE and was found at Herculaneum, preserved from the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. It is housed at the National Archaeological Museum of Naples.

A self-portrait by the Italian Renaissance painter Tintoretto (1518-1594 CE). c. 1547 CE. (Philadelphia Museum of Art)