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Iphigenia with the Palladium
Fresco depicting Iphigenia, daughter of King Agamemnon, with the Palladium (cult image of Pallas Athena). Mid-1st century CE. From Room 30 of the Villa San Marco in Stabiae, Italy.
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Portico of the Peristyle of Villa San Marco, Stabiae
The walls of the portico of the peristyle of Villa San Marco in Stabiae (Italy) are decorated in the Fourth Pompeian Style with red panels on black background above a lower black frieze. Mid-1st century CE.
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Upper Peristyle of Villa San Marco in Stabiae
The upper peristyle of Villa San Marco in Stabiae (Italy), with its surrounding portico and spiral-fluted columns, was added to the villa in the later years of its existence (just before 79 CE). The ceiling of the portico was lavishly decorated...
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Peristyle of Villa San Marco in Stabiae
The large peristyle of Villa San Marco in Stabiae (Italy) contained a 30m (98 ft) long garden and pool. Originally a line of plane trees ran down the sides of the pool and the trees have been replanted accordingly. 1st century CE.
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Private Bath Complex of Villa San Marco in Stabiae
The tetrastyle atrium of the private bath complex of Villa San Marco at Stabiae (Italy). It is decorated in the Fourth Pompeian Style with red panels on a black background. 1st century CE.
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Execution of Thomas Cranmer
A detail of a modern stained glass window showing the death of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-155 CE) and one of the primary architects of the English Reformation. (Christ Church, Little Rock, Arkansas, USA).
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Thomas Cranmer Posthumous Portrait
A posthumous portrait by an unknown artist of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-155 CE) and one of the primary architects of the English Reformation. (Lambeth Palace, London)
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Thomas Cranmer
A c. 1545 CE portrait by Gerlach Flicke of Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury (1533-155 CE) and one of the primary architects of the English Reformation. (National Portrait Gallery, London)
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Holy Roman Empire in the 13th century CE
A map in German of central Europe during the time of the Hohenstaufen Emperors, primarily showing the territories of the Holy Roman Empire and the Kingdom of Sicily. The map is a vectorised version of this map from Professor G. Droysens...
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Summer Tricilium of Villa Arianna at Stabiae
The summer triclinium (dining room) of Villa Ariann at Stabiae (Castellammare di Stabia, Italy) with nine ample windows.