Images (p. 631)

Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

Parthian Earrings

Pair of gold earrings with garnets. Parthian, 2nd century CE. Kouyunjik, Iraq.

Image by The Trustees of the British Museum

Parthian Gold Face Mask

Gold foil face-mask; hammered sheet with four perforated holes, one at each corner, for attachment. 2nd century CE, Kouyunjik, Iraq

Image by JoJan

Santa Maria Novella, Florence by Alberti

The Santa Maria Novella church in Florence. The facade was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE). 1458-70 CE.

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Parthian Silver Coin

Parthian silver coin, showing Gotarzes I on the obverse and a seated archer on a throne on the reverse, from Ecbatana, modern-day Iran, 95-90 BCE. The British Museum, London.

Image by M-i-k-e-v

Palazzo Rucellai, Florence by Alberti

The Palazzo Rucellai, Florence. It was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE). Mid-15th century CE.

Image by Michele1978rimini

Tempio Malatestiano, Rimini by Alberti

The facade of the Tempio Malatestiano church in Rimini. It was designed by the Italian Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE). Mid-15th century CE. Its design is influenced by the triumphal arch of ancient Rome.

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Facade of Basilica of S. Andrea, Mantua by Alberti

The facade of the Basilica of S. Andrea in Mantua, Italy. Designed c. 1470 CE by the Renaissance architect Leon Battista Alberti (1404-1472 CE).

Image by G.dallorto

Sant'Ambrogio Basilica Colonnades by Bramante

The colonnades of the canonica in Sant'Ambrogio Basilica, Milan. Designed by the Renaissance architect Donato Bramante (c. 1444-1514 CE) in the 1490s CE.