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This is an original unsigned 17th century painting.  The artist is unknown but it is in the style of Sir Peter Lely (Dutch/British, 1618-1680).  A portrait of Anna Maria Talbot (1642-1702), Countess of Shrewsbury from 1659-1668 by virtue of her marriage to Francis Talbot the 11th Earl of Shrewsbury, England. Francis Talbot died from wounds received in a duel with Anna's lover, the second Duke of Buckingham.  In a beat-up gilt wood frame.
Salamanca, Spain - April 17, 2016: Salamanca - The St. John the Baptist painting on the altar of Convento de las Agustinas and Iglesia de la Purisima church by Jose de Ribera 1635.
Painting in the church of San Maurizio al Monastero Maggiore, Milan church of early Christian origin, Italy, Europe.
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Chapel's interiors
Samson and Delilah in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Io with bovine horns is kept under surveillance by Argos to prevent Zeus from seducing her, as requested by Hera.\nPompeii - House of Meleagro.\nIo was, in Greek mythology, one of the mortal lovers of Zeus. An Argive princess, she was an ancestor of many kings and heroes, such as Perseus.\nIo was tied to an olive tree in Heraion, the holy temple of Hera outside Argos, and the fierce hundred-eyed dog, Argus Panoptes, was guarding her and keeping Zeus away. However, Zeus found the way to set Io free and disregard his wife without doing it in person.
Digital painting of Tanygrisiau reservoir and the surrounding area near Blaenau Ffestiniog in Snowdonia.
Mannekin Pis wearingas a climber
Statute of an American Indian chief and an Australian aborigine woman and child on the side of the old Hofburg  Palace in Vienna. Dates from the imperial period of the Hapsburgs when Vienna was a centre of power.
Firenze
REGGIO EMILIA, ITALY - APRIL 12, 2018: The painting of angels in church Chiesa dei Cappuchini by Padre Angelico da Villarotta.
Painting by Luigi Sabatelli dated 1806 in the Chapel of Madonna del Conforto, Cathedral of Arezzo
(469–399 BC), ancient Athenian philosopher. This is his statue, located before the Academy of Athens, Greece.
Tovia and Angel in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Life of Jesus. By Albert Welles. NY 1874 Completely redrawn (in a new style) ancient illustration.
Herculaneum, Augusteum (cd. Basilica)\nAs a boy the Greek hero Achilles was entrusted to the wise Centaur Chiron. The centaur Chiron raised Achilles at the request of Achilles' mother. This centaur, half man, half horse, was, in classical mythology, a famous teacher to various heroes and gods. Attributes in the oil sketch, such as lyre, arrow and hunting horns, refer to his lessons in music and poetry and hunting.\nThe prototype for this fresco was not another painting but a statue that Pliny the Elder recalls was exhibited in Rome in the Saepta Iulia.
Austria. Vienna. September, 13, 2013. This colorful image depicts a woman giving food or drink to a sick person. Details. Fresco dating from 1726-1729. The frescoes of the cupolas extend over 1,250 m2 and trace the glory of St. Charles Boromée. Johann Michael Rottmayr (1654-1730). Karlskirche. St. Charles's Church. 1716.
Florence, İtaly - 08/29/2023.\nFlorence is the capital city of the region of Tuscany in Central Italy. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 360,930 inhabitants in 2023, and 984,991 in its metropolitan area.\nFlorence was a centre of medieval European trade and finance and one of the wealthiest cities of that era. It is considered by many academics to have been the birthplace of the Renaissance, becoming a major artistic, cultural, commercial, political, economic and financial center. During this time, Florence rose to a position of enormous influence in Italy, Europe, and beyond. Its turbulent political history includes periods of rule by the powerful Medici family and numerous religious and republican revolutions. From 1865 to 1871 the city served as the capital of the Kingdom of Italy. The Florentine dialect forms the base of Standard Italian and it became the language of culture throughout Italy due to the prestige of the masterpieces by Dante Alighieri, Petrarch, Giovanni Boccaccio, Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini.\nThe city attracts millions of tourists each year, and UNESCO declared the Historic Centre of Florence a World Heritage Site in 1982. The city is noted for its culture, Renaissance art and architecture and monuments. The city also contains numerous museums and art galleries, such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Palazzo Pitti, and still exerts an influence in the fields of art, culture and politics. Due to Florence's artistic and architectural heritage, Forbes ranked it as the most beautiful city in the world in 2010.\nFlorence plays an important role in Italian fashion, and is ranked in the top 15 fashion capitals of the world by Global Language Monitor; furthermore, it is a major national economic centre, as well as a tourist and industrial hub.
Granada - The baroque fresco of early christian martyr Saint Catharine of Alexandria in nave of church Monasterio de San Jeronimo by Juan de Medina from 18.cent.
Benvenuto Cellini (1500-1571) was an Italian goldsmith and sculptor who designed the sculpture of Perseus with the Head of Medusa. His autobiography was described as 'one of the most important documents of the 16th century'. It was sculpted by Ulisse Cambi in the 19th century.
Goddess Minerva, chapel of the Third Order, painted decoration from the 18th century, Perpignan, Pyrénées-Orientales
Figure of St. John the Baptist with the Jesus child made of wood in the Cathedral of San Cristobal de la Laguna – also known as Catedral de Nuestra Senora de los Remedios – is constructed in a neo gothic and partly neo classical style in 1904 to 1915. It was declared an UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. It is situated in La Laguna which used to be the main city on the Spanish Canary Island Tenerife.
Botticelli a closeup portrait from Italian money - lire
Vintage photograph of Old Father Nile Vatican, Ancient Roman sculpture also known as Colossus of the Nile, of the river god with sphinxes and crocodiles19th Century
A view of Hercules and Cacus marble statue sculpture by Baccio Bandinelli in Florence
Cupid working as  goldsmith\n\nAn ancient Fourth-Pompeian-Style Roman wall painting in the House of the Vettii or Casa dei Vettii or Domus Vettiorum. Excavated 1894-1895\n\nThe brothers Aulus Vettius Restitutus and Aulus Vettius Conviva commissioned their Fresco decorations from one of the leading artists; workshops so that their home would be not only a comfortable residence but also a status symbol. Cupids and their female equivalents ( psyches ) engaged in a number of different activities
Granada, Spain - May 29, 2015: The fresco of scene as St Peter Healing the Cripple in the church Monasterio de San Jeronimo by Juan de Medina from 18.cent.
Italy - Piemont- Torino - Parco del Valentino - Fountain of the 12 month
The Manneken Pis
A mesmerizing statue of Perseus holding Medusa's head in Florence, depicting Italy's reverence for classical mythology and art
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