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The Paradise by the Italian Renaissance painter Tintoretto (1518-1594 CE), commissioned for the Doge's Palace n Venice. Completed 1588 CE.

A tempora portrait of Federico da Montefeltro, Duke of Urbino (l. 1422-82) by the Italian Renaissance artist Piero della Francesca (d. 1492). c. 1470. The portrait is famous for its (literally) "warts and all" realistic representation of...

The original wooden models submitted by Filippo Brunelleschi (1377-1446 CE) for the dome of Florence's cathedral, completed in 1436 CE. (Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Florence)

Saint Augustine in His Cell by Sandro Botticelli, 1490-1494 CE. Uffizi Gallery, Florence.

Pottery pillar figurine found at Lachish

Found in the northeast part of the Sinai Peninsula, the 8th-century BCE Kuntillet Ajrud inscriptions are written in Hebrew and translate as ‘Yahweh and his Asherah’. 

This Judean pillar figurine was found in Lachish in Israel (modern Tell tell ed-Duweir) and dates to the 8th-7th century BCE (Iron Age II). It is ceramic and is 7-1/8" (18.1 m) high x 3-3/8" (8.6cm) wide.

Aillen, a sídh warrior, is said to have destroyed Tara, the spiritual center of Ireland and the seat of the High Kings, each and every Samhain for nine years. He is slain by Fionn mac Cumhaill, who pierces him with an enchanted spear mere...

A detail of the bronze Perseus and Medusa statue by the Italian Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571 CE). Made between 1545 and 1554 CE. Loggia dei Lanzi, Florence.

A 1901 CE portrait bust of the Italian Renaissance artist Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571 CE). By Raffaello Romanelli, Ponte Vecchio, Florence.