EditorialGold solidus of Justinian I., minted at Constantinople, 527-565. Justinian's general Belisarius recaptured Rome and Ravenna from the Ostrogoths and Carthage from the Vandals. There was a brief revival of imperial authority under Justinian and coins wer...
EditorialMurals in the Hall of the Zodiac, Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova. In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532). Capricorn, ibex. The rotunda in the background may be the mausoleum of Hadrian, the two men Belisarius and Roman ge...
EditorialBelisarius; Baron Fran?ois-Pascal-Simon G?rard, French, born Italy, 1770 - 1837; Paris, France, Europe; 1797; Oil on canvas; Unframed: 91.8 x 72.5 cm (36 1/8 x 28 9/16 in.), Framed [outer dim]: 112.1 x 91.4 x 11.4 cm (44 1/8 x 36 x 4 1/2 in.).
EditorialBelisarius; Jean-Baptiste Stouf, French, 1752 - 1826; about 1785 - 1791; Marble; Object (overall): H: 60 x W: 55 x D: 30 cm, 59.8748 kg (1 ft. 11 5/8 in. x 1 ft. 9 5/8 in. x 11 13/16 in., 132 lb.), Bust: H: 46 cm (1 ft. 6 1/8 in.), Socle: H: 14.9 cm (5...
EditorialMurals in the Hall of the Zodiac, Palazzo d'Arco in Mantova. In the early 16th century the palace belonged to Luigi Gonzaga (1500-1532). Capricorn, ibex. The rotunda in the background may be the mausoleum of Hadrian, the two men Belisarius and Roman ge...
EditorialGold solidus of Justinian I., minted at Constantinople, 527-565. Justinian's general Belisarius recaptured Rome and Ravenna from the Ostrogoths and Carthage from the Vandals. There was a brief revival of imperial authority under Justinian and coins wer...