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Madame Corot, Mother of the Artist, c1845. Artist: Jean-Baptiste-Camille CorotMadame Corot, Mother of the Artist, c1845. From the Scottish National Gallery, Edinburgh
A Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. Artist: Francisco GoyaA Village Bullfight, c1812-1814. From the Royal Academy of San Fernando, Madrid, Spain
Saint Jerome, 17th century. Artist: Jusepe de RiberaSaint Jerome, 17th century. From a private collection
Alexander the Great Restoring the Throne Usurped by Abdolomino, 17th century. Artist: Bernardo StrozziAlexander the Great Restoring the Throne Usurped by Abdolomino, 17th century. From a private collection
Reine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Artist: Henri de Toulouse-LautrecReine de joie ( Queen of Joy ), 1892. Reine de joie (Queen of Joy), a novel by Victor Joze is remembered today for Toulouse-Lautrecs poster and his cruel depiction of the books characters
Unidentified Flemish proverb, late 16th / early 17th century. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the YoungerUnidentified Flemish proverb, late 16th/early 17th century. From a private collection
Portrait of the Marquis of Marigny, 1755. Artist: Louis TocquePortrait of the Marquis of Marigny, 1755. The Marquis of Marigny was an architect and the brother of Madame de Pompadour. From Madame de Pompadours upper apartments, the Palace of Versailles
Medallion of Alfonso V Aragon, King of Naples and Sicily, 15th century. Artist: PisanelloMedallion of Alfonso V Aragon, King of Naples and Sicily, 15th century. The inscription reads Venator intrepidus (The intrepid hunter)
The Paumgartner Alterpiece, 1498-1504. Artist: Albrecht DurerThe Paumgartner Alterpiece, 1498-1504
Jacob Fights the Angel, 1660. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnJacob Fights the Angel, 1660. From the Gemaldegalerie, Staatliche Museen, Berlin
Hercules and Cerberus, c1634. Artist: Francisco de ZurbaranHercules and Cerberus, c1634. From a private collection
Tobit and Anna, 1626. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van RijnTobit and Anna, 1626. From the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Louis XIII, 17th century. Artist: Simon VouetLouis 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 SuveeThe 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 TiepoloFeast in the House of Simon, 18th/early 19th century. From a private collection
View of the Escorial, Spain, early 18th century. Artist: Michel-Ange HouasseView of the Escorial, Spain, early 18th century. From a private collection
The Water Feature of the Grove of the Museum of Marly, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Hubert RobertThe Water Feature of the Grove of the Museum of Marly, late 18th/early 19th century
Allegory of France and Navarre, 1740. Artist: Francois BoucherAllegory of France and Navarre, 1740. Cartoon for a tapestry, Palais de Justice, Rouen, France
Portrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. Artist: Hans Holbein the YoungerPortrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Person-to person blood transfusion, 1833. In Reads method depicted here, blood from the donor is passed through a pumped and forced into recipients arm via a canula
Phrenology, 1820 (1886). Artist: Frank DaddPhrenology, 1820 (1886). Measuring the bumps on a boys head to assess his future. On the wall in the background is a portrait of of Franz Josef Gall (1757-1828)
Phrenology chart, showing presumed areas of activity of the brain, c1920. Phrenology was a theory, propounded by the German physician Franz Joseph Gall in around 1800
Mammal embryos, 1905. Dog, bat, hare and human embryos at various stages of development. Illustration from Ernst Haeckels book; one of the first to sketch the genealogical tree of animals
Reconstructed Skull of Cromagnon Man, c20th century. Cro-Magnon is a common name used to describe the first early modern humans (early Homo sapiens sapiens)
Funerary Mask of an adolescent boy, Egyptian, 2nd century. Painted plaster
Cromagnon Skull Upper Paleolithic from France, c50, 000BC-c10, 000 BCCromagnon Skull Upper Paleolithic from France, c50, 000-10, 000 BC. Paleolithic age is a prehistoric period of human history distinguished by the development of the most primitive stone tools
Decorated stone, Bronze ageDecorated stone with ships, suns, animals and humans, Bronze age
Detail of the west door of Jak Abbey near Szombathely in Hungary, 13th centuryDetail of the west door of the Romanesque Jak Abbey near Szombathely in Hungary, 13th century
Human skull with features modelled in clay and painted, from New GuineaHuman skull used for ancestor worship with features modelled in clay and painted, from the Sepik river in New Guinea. Now in the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh
Wooden human form figure, Polynesian, (18th century?). Human figure with pearl shell and human bone inlay. Hawaiians used to believe that their gods could be called upon to enter images such as this
Inuit carving of a human figure, 19th centuryWestern Inuit ivory carving of a human figure, probably a shamans charm. From the British Museums collection, 19th century
Romano-Celtic pot with human heads, 3rd centuryRomano-Celtic pot with human heads, from Burgh-by-Sands (Cumberland), 3rd century
Skull of Homo Sapiens, from Broken Hill in Zambia
Roman tile with a human footprint, 3rd centuryRoman tile with a human footprint and a shoeprint at Fishbourne Roman palace near Chichester in Sussex, 3rd century
Detail of a baldrick buckle showing a human figure, 6th centuryDetail of a human figure on a silver-gilt baldrick buckle decorated with niello, gold, and garnets. Found in a chiefs grave at Aker near Hamar, Hedmark, Norway, now the University Museum in Oslo
Human swastika motif from a Pictish grave-slab, 7th centuryHuman swastika motif from a Pictish recumbent grave-slab, at Meigle Museum, Perthshire, 7th century
Cro-magnon skullA Cro-magnon skull from France
Paleolithic Skull of Grimaldi man (replica)Skull of Grimaldi man, an adolescent discovered in Baousse Rosse one the Cote de Azure. It is debated whether he is neanderthal, cro-magnon, or something else entirely
Tibetan painting of the wheel of transmigratory existenceA Tibetan painting of the wheel of transmigratory existence. The images are, from the top clockwise: Gods, Demigods, tormented spirits, hells, animals, human
Paleolithic cave-painting of a horse and human hands from FrancePaleolithic cave-painting of a horse and human hands from Peche Merle, France
Assyrian sculptures of human-headed winged bulls at the palace gateway, Khorsabad, c8th century BCAssyrian sculptures of human-headed winged bulls at the palace gateway, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, c8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris
Assyrian relief of a winged genie with a bucket & a cedar cone, Khorsabad, 8th century BCAssyrian relief of a winged genie with a bucket and a cedar cone making a liberation, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, 8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris
Assyrian sculpture of a human-headed winged bull at the palace gateway, Khorsabad, 8th century BCAssyrian sculpture of a human-headed winged bull at the palace gateway, Palace of Sargon II, Khorsabad, 8th century BC. Part of the collection at The Louvre, Paris
Java Man (Pithecanthropus erectus). Reconstruction based on a skull cap, thigh bone and two back teeth discovered in Pliocene fossil beds in Trinil, Central Java, by Dr Eugene Dubois in 1894
Anatomical sketch of a human foetus in the womb, c1510. Artist: Leonardo da VinciAnatomical sketch of a human foetus in the womb, c1510
Anatomical sketch of a human skull, c1472-1519. Artist: Leonardo da VinciAnatomical sketch of a human skull, c1472-1519
Anatomical sketch; two studies of a human skull, c1489. Artist: Leonardo da VinciAnatomical sketch; two studies of a human skull, c1489
Skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus daswoni), 1912. This supposed fossil was discovered near Lewes, Sussex, in 1912 by Charles Dawson, a local solicitor and amateur archaeologist