Images

Temple of Kom Ombo, dedicated to the ancient Egyptian crocodile god Sobek, constructed during the Ptolemaic period, 180–47 BCE.

Low-angle view of the columns at the Great Hypostyle Hall at the Karnak Temple, Egypt, built during the 19th Dynasty (c. 1290-1224 BCE).

The Crucifixion painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Giovanni Bellini (c. 1430- 1516 CE). Completed in the mid-1450s CE. (Museo Correr, Venice)

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.