Editorial" Pestsaeule" -plague-column, a monument erected by Emperor Leopold I in memory of the end of the plague in Vienna. The column is dedicated to the Holy Trinity and the Seven Choirs of the Angels, protectors against the plague.1692.
EditorialArtist: Yena Yuanxian, Chinese, active 16th century, Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara in the White-Robed Manifestation (Baiyi?Guanyin), 16th?century, Hanging scroll, ink and color on silk, without mounting: 83 7/16 ? 29 15/16 in. (212 ? 76 cm), Known in Chi...
EditorialRobinson type Auxiliary Cavalry type H. Parts of a helmet, forehead, earmuffs, neck protectors, etc., helmet, metal, iron, height: 32.5 cm, roman 175-225 AD, The Netherlands, Gelderland , Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Waal.
EditorialMarble head of a bearded man from a herm, Classical, ca. 450?425 B.C., Greek, Attic, Marble, H. 7 7/16 in. (18.9 cm), Stone Sculpture, Bearded herm heads, which surmounted rectangular pillars, were commonly placed as protectors of sanctuaries, crossroa...