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Isenheim Altarpiece
The Isenheim Altarpiece is an altarpiece sculpted and painted by, respectively, the Germans Nikolaus of Haguenau and Matthias Grünewald in 1512–1516 CE. It is on display at the Unterlinden Museum at Colmar, Alsace, in France...
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The Fountain of Pollio, Ephesus
The Fountain of Pollio at Ephesus was built in 97 CE by C. S. Pollio, in memory of Sextillius Pollio, the builder of the famous aqueduct which carried water to all the fountains in the city. In the years following...
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Hercules Gate, Ephesus
The Hercules Gate at Ephesus gets its name from the reliefs of Hercules that adorn its columns. Hercules is considered the greatest of Greek heroes, and the epitome of masculinity. In the reliefs, Hercules is depicted wearing...
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The Square of Verulanus at Ephesus
The Square of Verulanus at Ephesus, was a spacious, arcaded courtyard for the training of athletes. It consisted of a number of buildings grouped around a central courtyard. The Great Baths or Harbor Baths, were...
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Taoist Manuscript
Part of a Taoist manuscript, ink on silk, 2nd century BCE, Han Dynasty, unearthed from Mawangdui tomb 3, Chansha, Hunan Province, China.
Hunan Province Museum.
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Elizabethan Lady in Farthingale Dress.
A portrait of Elizabeth Howard, Lady Southwell (c.1564 – 1646), an English Elizabethan lady wearing a farthingale dress with its distinctive protruding waist created by a padded roll and inserted wooden hoops...
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The Egerton Sisters
A c. 1601 oil-on-canvas painting of the three English Egerton sisters by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger (1562-1635). The painting illustrates the tendency to dress children as small adults in the Elizabethan era when posing...
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Portrait of Mencius
Mencius in the album Half Portraits of the Great Sage and Virtuous Men of Old. The full album consists of sixty leaves. It includes 120 notable Confucians, spanning from the Spring and Autumn period (c. 772-476 BCE) up to...
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George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland
A portrait of George Clifford, Earl of Cumberland (1547-1619 CE). He wears an extravagant outfit that includes a glove pinned to his hat given to him by Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE). Painted by Nicholas...
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Statue of Plato
Statue of Plato at The Academy of Athens, Greece's national academy and the highest research establishment in the country.
