Marginal images from BL Harley 616, f. 1
Detail of the marginal figure of a man beating a cymbal, riding on the back of an ape-headed hybrid, and two hunting dogs chasing a bird that is perched in a bush. Image taken from f. 1 of Bible (Genesis-Psalms... More
Seven images from BL YT 21, f. 165
Detail of a miniature showing the images of seven figures outside the walled Garden of Pleasures. Image taken from f. 165 of Testament. Written in French.
Seven images from BL YT 21, f. 165
Detail of a miniature showing the images of seven figures outside the walled Garden of Pleasures. Image taken from f. 165 of Testament. Written in French.
Ymagines (Images) from BL Royal 6 E VII, f. 531
Detail of a historiated initial 'Y'(maginum) of an altar with statues of the Crucifixion with Mary and John, with the instruction for the illuminator reading 'Fia[n]t ymagi[n]es sup[er] / altare', next to the i... More
The Eagle Nebula
(March 31, 1995) These eerie, dark pillar-like structures are columns of cool interstellar hydrogen gas and dust that are also incubators for new stars. The pillars protrude from the interior wall of a dark mol... More
Bust of Bacchus surrounded by strapwork, from the series' Deorum dearu...
Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
Bust of Sol surrounded by strapwork, from the series 'Deorum dearumque...
Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
Bust of Florae surrounded by strapwork, from the series 'Deorum dearum...
After Hans Vredeman de Vries (Netherlandish, Leeuwarden 1527–1606 (?) Antwerp (?))
Bust of Janus surrounded by strapwork, from the series 'Deorum dearumq...
Possibly after Gerard van Groeningen (Netherlandish, active Antwerp, 1563–73)
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Sta...
`Abd al-Rahman al-Sufi (Iranian, Rey 903–986 Shiraz) Attributed to Iran
Mars and Syrtis Major, NASA history collection
Taking advantage of Mars's closest approach to Earth in eight years, astronomers using NASA's Hubble Space Telescope have taken the space- based observatory's sharpest views yet of the Red Planet. The telescope... More
Martyrdom of Saint Peter, an oval composition, from the series 'Les im...
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
Martyrdom of Saint Eutropius, an oval composition, from the series 'Le...
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
Vision of Saint Catherine, an oval composition, from the series 'Les i...
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
Martyrdom of Saint Sophia, an oval composition, from the series 'Les i...
Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)
