Gesturing Collection (page 100)

Tobit and Anna, 1626. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Tobit and Anna, 1626. From the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Louis XIII, 17th century. Artist: Simon Vouet
Louis XIII, 17th century. Louis XIII, King of France from 1610-1643, depicted between two figures representing France and Navarre. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

The Mother of the Gracchi, c1780. Artist: Joseph Benoit Suvee
The Mother of the Gracchi, c1780. Cornelia, mother of the Gracchi, presents her children, saying: Here are my riches and my jewels. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

Feast in the House of Simon, 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
Feast in the House of Simon, 18th/early 19th century. From a private collection

Farceurs, 1670. French and Italian characters from the Comedia del Arte. The Captain is 5th from left, Harlequin 6th from left

Scene from a story of chivalry, c1400. An armoured knight converses with a blind man standing between two soldiers. On the right the knights groom or page holds a cloak and sword and a dog on a lead

Virgin and Child with St Paul, c1450. The seated Virgin with the infant Jesus on her lap points to St Paul who holds a sword and a book

Design for a costume for a cook, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Design for a costume for a cook, 16th century. From the Department of Prints and Drawings, Florence

Costume designs for allegorical characters, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Costume designs for allegorical characters, 16th century. From the Department of Prints and Drawings, Florence

Costume designs for classical deities, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Costume designs for classical deities, 16th century. Diana/Artemis and Mars/Ares. From the Department of Prints and Drawings, Florence

Costume design for classical figures, 16th century. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Costume design for classical figures, 16th century. Top left: Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 BC), Roman orator and statesman. Top right: Euclid (active 300 BC), Greek mathematician

St John the Evangelist with the Poisoned Cup, 1636. Artist: Alonso Cano
St John the Evangelist with the Poisoned Cup, 1636. According to the Bible (Matthew Ch20 v23), a cup of poisoned wine was passed to St John and, as he blessed it

States General of Paris, 1328, mid 19th century. Artist: Jean Alaux
States General of Paris, 1328, mid 19th century. The States General assembled in Paris cathedral, 1328, with Philip of Valois (1293-1350) presiding

Detail from the altarpiece of St Anthony, 16th century. Two soldiers walking through the landscape. Detail from the central panel of the triptych. From the Church of St Nicholas, Tallinn, Estonia

Silver Bowl from a Sarmatian Tomb, 4th-5th century. The Sarmatians were a large confederation of Iranian people during classical antiquity, flourishing from about 5th century BC to 4th century

Buddha, gilt-bronze, Ming Dynasty, 1396. British Museum

Chinese Tomb Guardian, T ang Dynasty, 7th-10th century. The Tang Dynasty is generally regarded as a high point in Chinese civilization, and a golden age of cosmopolitan culture

Early Coptic Funerary Slab, 3rd-4th century. Limestone Figure with Arms raised in attitude of worship. Note the shell & crosses. Cairo, Coptic Museum

Coptic Textile, Female Head Portrait, Egypt, 6th-7th century

Cyrene crowned by Libya, c120-140. Marble inscribed relief of the nymph Cyrene, overpowering a lion, and being crowned by Libya. At British Museum

Detail of painting on Etruscan Sarcophagus from Tarquinia, late 4th century BC. Battle-Scene showing Greek influence. At Archaeological Museum, Florence

Vishnu in his 10th Incarnation as the White Houre Kalki, 1710-1720. Painting from Bilaspur at Victoria and Albert Museum. London

Krishna with flute, approached by two ladies

Siva destroys the demon Andhaka, Harivamsa manuscript, Mughul, c1590. In Hindu mythology, Andhaka often refer to a malevolent asura, is killed by Shiva for trying to abduct Parvati

Chinese Stoneware, Seated Daoist Deity, Ming Dynasty, 16th century. British Museum

The Incredulity of Thomas, Ivory Panel, Byzantine Casket, 5th century. British Museum

The Stoning of St Paul, Ivory Panel from Casket, Rome, late 4th century. At British Museum

Christ handing scrolll of new law to St Peter while looking at St Paul, mid-4th century. Marble Sarcophagus at Vatican Museums

Maori Woodcarving representing panel detail of Ancestor. Panel from meeting-house. The Maori are the indigenous Polynesian people of New Zealand, they originated with settlers from eastern Polynesia

Two Saints, Coptic Wall Painting. Egypt, 6th century. At Coptic Museum, Cairo

Roman wallpainting from a House at Colchester, England, c2nd-3rd century. A Defeated Gladiator has dropped his shield and raised his left forefinger as a token of submission

Athena, Roman copy of Greek sculpture, c1st century BC
Athena. Roman copy of Greek sculpture, c1st century BC. Athena often given the epithet Pallas, is the goddess of wisdom, craft, and war in ancient Greek religion and mythology

Apollo, Greek Bronze. circa early 5th century BC. ollo is one of the most important and complex of the Olympian deities in classical Greek and Roman religion and Greek and Roman mythology

Asklepios, Greek God of Medicine of Healing, c6th century BC. Sculpture from the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidavros, Greece

St. Brigid in West Window of Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
St. Brigid in West Window of Hereford Cathedral, 20th century. Medieval stained glass window in Hereford Cathedral depicts Saint Brigit of Kildare or Brigid of Ireland, one of Irelands patron saints

Medieval mosaic of the sack of Constantinople, 5th century
Medieval mosaic of the sack of Constantinople, taken by soldiers of the 4th Crusade, in the church of San Giovanni Evalangista, 5th century

Roman bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius, 2nd century
Roman bronze equestrian statue of Marcus Aurelius on the Capitol Hill in Rome, 2nd century

Roman wall painting of servants, 1st century BC
Roman wall painting of servants, now at the Archaeological Museum in Rome, 1st century BC

A bronze statuette of a Greek hoplite warrior, missing his spear

Statue of the Burghers of Calais, 19th century. Artist: Auguste Rodin
Statue of the Burghers of Calais in bronze, relating to the taking of Calais in 1347 by Edward III of England, 19th century

Mosaic detail of the angel Gabriel, 11th century
Byzantine mosaic detail of the angel Gabriel in the monastery at Daphni near Athens, 11th century

Detail of an altar-piece from the Carmelite Church, 15th century. Artist: Master of the Barbara Legend
Detail of an altar-piece from the Carmelite Church, Frankfurt, Germany from the Flemish School, 15th century

Fresco of the Triumph of Death, 14th century. Artist: Andrea Orcagna
Fresco of the Triumph of Death at the Church of Santa Croce in Florence, 14th century

Depiction of the sun god Surya, 13th century
Depiction of the sun god Surya from Orissa, from the British Museums collection, 13th century

Statuette of Agni, god of fire, 11th century
Bronze statuette of Agni, god of fire, from Orissa. From the British Museums collection, 11th century

Bronze statuette of Parvati, the consort of Siva, 14th century
Bronze statuette of Parvati, the consort of Siva, from South India. From the British Museums collection, 14th century

Marble Roman relief of a boy and a horse, Hadrians villa, 1st century
Marble Roman relief of a boy and a horse, from Hadrians (24 January 76 - 10 July 138) villa in Tivoli. The style is imitating classical Greek designs of the 5th century

Bronze Roman household god
A bronze Roman household god (Lar), from the British Museums collection

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