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The Sack of Baltimore took place in 1631, when the village of Baltimore, West Cork, Ireland, was attacked by Ottoman Empire slavers from the Barbary Coast of North Africa – Dutchmen, Algerians and Ottoman Turks. From an 1886 antique book \
Berna - The fresco of Jesus judgment before Pilate in the church Dreifaltigkeitskirche by August Müller from beginn of 20. cent.
Fagnano Olona, Italy - May 6, 2023: Fagnano Olona, Varese province, Lombardy, Italy: exterior of the historic Madonna della Selva church
Religious art in Sacro Monte di Varallo, Italy: Chapel's interiors
Jeremiah was a prophet during the time of King Josiah. He warned the people about a coming judgment because of their sins. His warnings were largely ignored. God instructed him to write on a scroll a message for the people. Jeremiah and Baruch worked on that scroll, but it was later burned by Jehoiachim. Jeremiah was eventually arrested and put in prison. Upon his release, he fled to Egypt. He shared a message of hope and redemption with the exiles.
Roman fresco showing flower dealers. Cherubs represent the flower dealers, and the flowers are being carried in baskets over one cherub's shoulder and on the back of a goat. This fresco is from the triclinium (dining room) of the House of the Vettii in Pompeii\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
Sophia; or, The Modern Prometheus. Pencil drawing. White background.
A certificate awarded to a school child by a British county council in recognition of “good conduct, industry and attendance during the year 1916-17” as the awarding of medals had been suspended “during the Great War”. (All identifying details have been removed.)
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Jehu throws Jezebel out the window 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.
This international landmark, as seen on the external public-facing door of the baptistery, was designed by Lorenzo Ghiberti (between 1425-1452) and is an icon of the renaissance. The reliefs represent stories from the Old Testament. The visible heads are those of prophets. The doors displayed are now a copy of the original, with those being displayed in a local museum.
The Bible Art Library is a collection of commissioned biblical paintings. During the late 1970s and early 1980s, under a work-for-hire contract, artist Jim Padgett created illustrations for 208 Bible stories encompassing the entire Bible from Genesis through Revelation. There are over 2200 high-quality, colorful, and authentic illustrations.
Python, in Greek mythology, a huge serpent that was killed by the god Apollo at Delphi either because it would not let him found his oracle, being accustomed itself to giving oracles, or because it had persecuted Apollo's mother, Leto, during her pregnancy.\n\nThe fresco shows the Omphalos stone covered with a net and the Python wrapped around it. A priestess stands at left with a sacrificial bull.\n\nA detail from a sacrificial scene shows a bull being brought to the omphalos - Made up of a stone and a snake it represents the navel of the world - Apollo plays the zither.\n\nThe ancient Greeks also used omphalos to refer to a sacred, rounded stone in the Temple of Apollo at Delphi that was supposed to mark the center of the earth.
Naples - The detail of Archangel Michael from painting of Fall of the Rebel Angels in the church Chiesa dell' Ascensione a Chiaia by Luca Giordano (1657).
Building of the Pyramids by Gustav Richter
The dogs of Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) attacking the Indians on engraving from 1770.
Painting by Luigi Sabatelli dated 1806 in the Chapel of Madonna del Conforto, Cathedral of Arezzo
Noah's Ark and the Flood in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
Bronze relief on pedestal of Emperor Joseph II. monument in Vienna by Franz Anton von Zauner (1746-1822) representing scene from Ancient mythology
Ares and Aphrodite - Pompeii, House of the Wedding of Hercules (or House of Mars and Venus).\nMars lifts the blue mantle of Venus, to admire her nakedness characterized only by a gold chain arranged in an X on her chest. Characteristic is the representation of the two sexes which provides a dark complexion for the man and a light and delicate complexion for the woman. Two cupids play with the weapons of Mars. The shield and helmet send back reflections of light.
Milan, Italy - April 8, 2023: Milan, Lombardy, Italy: interior of the medieval San Marco church
Peter Visits Cornelius (Acts 10, 25-26). Copper engraving by Carl Schuler, published c. 1850.
Picture shows Saul spared by David in the cave from Hebrew bible story in biblical costume in desert lands.
Luzern - The painting of Flagellation in the church St. Leodegar im Hof by unknown artist of 17. cent.
David at war in the old book The Bible in Pictures, by G. Doreh, 1897
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ANTAKYA ARCHAEOLOGY MUSEUM, HATAY, TURKEY - May 25, 2008 - Ancient antique statues exhibited in the New Hatay Archaeological Museum. It is one of the leading museums in the world for its unique collection of the ancient history of Anatolia
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.
Free Images: "bestof:Perrier - Aeneas and his Companions Fighting the Harpies - WGA17207.jpg Artwork Creator François Perrier other date between 1646 1647 Oil on canvas size cm 155"
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