Images

The watercolour The Large Piece of Turf by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528). 1503 CE. (Albertina, Vienna)

The Adoration of the Magi painting by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 CE). Created in 1504 CE. (Uffizi Gallery, Florence)

The watercolour of a fisherman's house by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 CE). Painted c. 1497 CE. (British Museum, London)

1st- or 2nd-century CE Roman copy of a Greek statue of the last quarter of the 3rd century BCE. There are striking similarities between this head and portraits of Aristotle (384–322 BCE), but the identity of this man remains unknown.

The Triumphant Arch of Maximilian is a composite print made from 192 woodblock printed pieces. The work was commissioned by Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (r. 1508-1519 CE) and carried out c. 1515 CE by various artists supervised by Albrecht...

An oil-on-wood panel self-portrait by the German Renaissance artist Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528 CE). Painted c. 1500 when the artist was 28, this portrait shows Dürer's mastery of natural realism - indeed, his dog was impressed, it is said...

Brick stupa at Piprahwa, discovered by William Claxton Peppe in the late 19th century CE. The stupa and other artifacts on site strongly suggested that Piprahwa was ancient Kapilavastu. However, the other possiblity, Tilaurakot was not dismissed...

The east gate of King Suddhodana's Palace at Tilaurakot archaeological site in Taulihawa, Kapilvastu District, Nepal.

An 1822 CE painting by Eugène Delacroix showing Dante and Virgil in Hell, a scene from Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy, c. 1319 CE. (Louvre, Paris)

Colombus Monument, Barcelona