EditorialOlga, widow of Igor, Prince of Kiev, has the envoys of the Drevlianians buried alive after their arrival by boat. Igor was killed in battle against the Drevlianian Prince in 945 CE. From the Radziwill Chronicle of early Russian history, page 28 v. 612 ...
EditorialThe Taj Mahal at Agra,Uttar Pradesh,India, built by Shah Jahan in 1632-43, with European sightseers on the terrace. Angels pouring gold from the clouds. Persian text and floral decoration in the border ID: Add 2157, fol.612.
Editorial" Palace Ware" jar, Neo-Assyrian, from Ninveh, northern Iraq, 700-612 BCE. " Palace Ware" is very thin and delicate, with flared rims and dimples on the body. Potters made the dimples by pressing with their fingers. Finger marks are...
EditorialMesopotamian art. Neo-Assyrian Period (912-612 BC). Waterbasin from the Temple of Ashur. 704-681 B.C. Basalt. Decorated with reliefs depicting the rituals of water. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany.
EditorialIsabel de Requesens, wife of the viceroy of Naples. Face painted by Raphael, the remainder of the painting by Giulio Romano who went to Naples to sketch the face. Giulio Romano's sketch is lost. From the collection of Francois I. Wood, transposed on ca...