EditorialGreece: Marble bust of Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BCE) at the Maritime Museum of Crete, Chania, Crete. The original artist is believed to be Leochares (active 4th century BCE)
EditorialGreece: Marble bust of Alexander the Great (356 - 323 BCE) at the Maritime Museum of Crete, Chania, Crete. The original artist is believed to be Leochares (active 4th century BCE)
EditorialMurder of Julius Caesar Fatum Romanorum (title on object) The fall of world empires in classical antiquity (series title), Round show. The murder of Julius Caesar by Brutus and other senators, In the background the statue of Pompey. The print is after ...
EditorialDeath of Alexander the Great Fatum Graecorum The fall of world empires in classical antiquity (series title), Round show. Alexander the Great on his deathbed, surrounded by his soldiers mourning his death. The print is based on a lost bas-relief by Ger...
EditorialCartouche with allegory on Jewish history Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, General histori, 1743, The Jewish virgin is besieged by three soldiers. In the background the destruction of Rome. On the left in the foreground two putti, one with the Turk...
EditorialThe beginning, continvance, and decay of estates: vvherein are handled many notable questions concerning the establishment of empires and monarchies : Lucinge, Ren? de, sieur des Alymes, 1553-ca. 1615.
EditorialL'Arbre des Batailles, written by Honore Bonnet or Bouvet describes heresies in the Catholic Church " since the beginning", the destruction of great empires and specific battles. French, parchment,27,5 x 22 cm, 109 pages. Around 1410. A battl...