Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
This book, based on the Almagest of the Greek astronomer Ptolemy, concerns the forty‑eight constellations known as the Fixed Stars, which, according to the medieval conception of the universe, inhabited the eig... more
Laban Looking for the Images and Making a Covenant with Jacob from The Story of Jacob series
Woven by CT or TC, Brussels
Bust of Sol surrounded by strapwork, from the series 'Deorum dearumque,' a set of images of deities after coins in the collection of Abraham Ortelius
Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
Bust of Bacchus surrounded by strapwork, from the series' Deorum dearumque,' a set of images of deities after coins in the collection of Abraham Ortelius
Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
Bust of Janus surrounded by strapwork, from the series 'Deorum dearumque,' a set of images of deities after coins in the collection of Abraham Ortelius
Possibly after Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
Bust of Florae surrounded by strapwork, from the series 'Deorum dearumque,' a set of images of deities after coins in the collection of Abraham Ortelius
After Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?))
Martyrdom of Saint Peter, an oval composition, from the series 'Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année' (Images of all the saints of the year)
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
Martyrdom of Saint Eutropius, an oval composition, from the series 'Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année' (Images of all the saints of the year)
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
Vision of Saint Catherine, an oval composition, from the series 'Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année' (Images of all the saints of the year)
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
Martyrdom of Saint Sophia, an oval composition, from the series 'Les images de tous les saints et saintes de l'année' (Images of all the saints of the year)
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
[Images showing a shipwreck and people in a boat sailing toward the wreck]
Illus. opposite p. 10.
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
`Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Iranian, Rey 903–986 Shiraz) Attributed to Iran
Chimney piece with images of Adam and Eve
Eighteenth-century embroideries wider than they are tall, like this one, were called "chimneypieces" because they were meant to be hung above a parlor mantel, a place of honor. The prominent display of this typ... more
Disc with Auspicious Images
Deer and cranes are ubiquitous Chinese motifs symbolic of good wishes, as is the pine tree in the center of this plaque. Similar themes are reiterated in two of the inscriptions. The inscription written on a ba... more
Five images showing the processes of manufacturing glass
Anonymous, British, 19th century
Mirror Images of Kabuki Actors (Yakusha awase kagami)
Utagawa Toyokuni I (Japanese, 1769–1825) Edo period (1615–1868)
A Woman Handing a Mug to an Old Man, from Images of Spain Album (F), 93
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Women with Children by a Wayside Cross, from Images of Spain Album (F), 78
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Beggar with a Staff in His Left Hand, from Images of Spain Album (F), 70
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Nun Frightened by a Ghost; Images of Spain Album, 65
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Waking from Sleep in the Open Air, from Images of Spain Album (F), 71
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Monks in an Interior; Images of Spain Album (F), page 33
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Crowd in a Circle; Images of Spain Album (F), page 42
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Interior of a Church; Images of Spain Album (F), page 41
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Gravediggers; Images of Spain Album (F), page 51
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Disheveled Woman with a Group, from Images of Spain Album, 76
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Nude Woman Seated Beside a Brook (Summer?), from Images of Spain Album (F), page 32
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Revenge Upon a Constable, from Images of Spain Album (F), 86
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Man Drinking from a Wine Skin; Images of Spain Album, 63
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Provincial Dance, from Images of Spain Album (F), 89
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Man Interfering in a Street Fight, from Images of Spain Album (F), 82
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Two Prisoners in Irons, from Images of Spain Album (F), 80
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Rabbit Hunter with a Retriever, from Images of Spain Album (F), 103
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Woman Kneeling before an Old Man, Images of Spain Album, 55
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Allegory with a radiant figure beset by dark spirits (Images of Spain Album, 45)
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
The Stabbing, Images of Spain Album, 53
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Man and a Woman on a Mule; Images of Spain Album (F), page 36
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Beggar with a Staff in His Right Hand, from Images of Spain Album (F), 69
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Crowd in a Park, from Images of Spain Album (F), page 31
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Bird Hunters with a Decoy, from Images of Spain Album (F), 105
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Acrobats; Images of Spain Album, 67
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
A Woman Murdering a Sleeping Man, from Images of Spain Album (F), 87
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Construction in Progress (Images of Spain Album, 46)
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Hunting Lice; Images of Spain Album (F), page 40
Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes) (Spanish, Fuendetodos 1746–1828 Bordeaux)
Portrait of the Rabe Children: Hermann, age 14 and Edmond, age 7; verso: proof before corrections of small faults in the images
Schadow worked primarily as a Neoclassical sculptor; among his many works is the ornamentation on the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin. He was also an early practitioner of lithography, which he took up during the se... more
[Images of Hinduism and Buddhism] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles sculp.
Includes images of Vishnu, Buddha, and Hindu ascetics.
[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles, sculp.
Includes Vishnu, Brahma, Siva, and the figure of Om.
[Images of Hindu cosmogony and gods] / G. Heck, dirt. ; Henry Winkles sculp.
Includes Vishnu, Siva, Brahma, Buddha, Hindu sacrificial utensils, penitents, and the Hindu solar system.
Images
Édouard Frère (French, Paris 1819–1886 Écouen)
Moon in the Flame from the Series One Hundred Images of the Moon (Tsuki hyaku sugata-enchūgetsu)
Tsukioka Yoshitoshi (Japanese, 1839–1892) Meiji period (1868–1912)
Images on Indian doctor's grave, Chilkat, Alaska
Photograph shows the grave of Shah, a Tlingit ixt (shaman), marked with carved wood totems.