EditorialVilla Adriana, built 125-135 under Emperor Hadrian, who wished to replicate buildings he had seen during his voyages throughout the Roman Empire. Park and Hall of Philosophers.
EditorialVilla Adriana, built 125-135 under Emperor Hadrian, who wished to replicate buildings he had seen during his voyages throughout the Roman Empire. The Hall of the Philosophers.
EditorialApotheosis of Homer, 1826, sketch for the ceiling painting at the Louvre, transferred to the gallery of paintings in 1860. Homer, sitting in front of a temple, is surrounded by Ilias and Odyssee and famous philosophers, poets, painters, sculptors and a...
EditorialBreakfast set from the Hoechst Manufacture. Portraits of poets and philosophers in grisaille-technique. Discreet floral design after Rococo exuberance. 1780.
EditorialCoin-set pendant of Emperor Constantine (reigned 306-337) Late Antique, 4th. Openwork gold medallion set with a coin and six medallion busts; this special double solidus is set in a hexagonal gold sheet, pierced with heart-shaped scrolls and set with s...