Illustration And Painting Collection (page 10)

View of the Escorial, Spain, early 18th century. Artist: Michel-Ange Houasse
View 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 Robert
The Water Feature of the Grove of the Museum of Marly, late 18th/early 19th century

Allegory of France and Navarre, 1740. Artist: Francois Boucher
Allegory of France and Navarre, 1740. Cartoon for a tapestry, Palais de Justice, Rouen, France

Portrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Portrait of Mrs Pemberton, c1535. From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

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

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

Landscape with family of Satyrs, 1507. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer
Landscape with family of Satyrs, 1507. From the Gemaldegalerie, Berlin

Imaginary View of the Tuileries, 17th century. A procession of coaches is forming up. From the Musee du Louvre, Paris

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

David and Abigail, early 16th century. Artist: Master of the Historia of Frederici et Maximiliani
David and Abigail, early 16th century. Abigail begs the clemency of David and dedicates herself to be his handmaid. From the Bible (I Samuel Ch25 vs24-28). From the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

The Beheading of John the Baptist, c1630. The executioner holds up St Johns bleeding head for Salome to receive on a golden platter. From a Private collection

Detail from The Virgin of the Navigators, 16th century. Christopher Columbus (left) at the feet of the Virgin. From the Museo de America, Madrid

Miklos Zrinyi, heroic Croatian / Hungarian general, late 16th century
Miklos Zrinyi, heroic Croatian/Hungarian general, late 16th century. Miklos Zrinyi (Nicolas Zrinski) (1518-1566) was besieged in Szigeth by Suleyman the Magnificent and his army of 65, 000 men

Herod, 17th century. The King of the Jews with his face and neck composed of the first-born, the Holy Innocents, who he ordered to be massacred as related in the Bible (Matthew Ch2 v16)

Flora, c1591. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
Flora, c1591. Still life of the head and shoulders of a woman made of flowers. From a private collection

The Cook, c1570. Artist: Giuseppe Arcimboldi
The Cook, c1570. This image can be interpreted in two ways, either as a cook taking the lid off a dish of sucking pigs or, if turned upside down, as the head of the cook. From a private collection

Le Grand Cafe 1759. Artist: Gabriel de Saint-Aubin
Le Grand Cafe 1759. In the right foreground a pedlar holds up a pair of spectacles for sale. At centre right a water carrier points through the doorway to people dancing

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

Grandmother, 1909. Artist: Alexandre Lunois
Grandmother, 1909. Illustration for Hans Christian Andersens Stories and Adventures, (1909)

Centre panel of the Ortenberg Altarpiece, c1410-1420. Artist: Master of the Ortenberg Altar
Centre panel of the Ortenberg Altarpiece, c1410-1420. The Virgin and Child surrounded by Saints Anne, Elizabeth, Mary Cleophas, Mary Salome, Agnes (with Lamb), Barbara (with Castle)

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

Sarmingstein on the Danube, 16th century. Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer
Sarmingstein on the Danube, early 16th century. Scene in the Danube Valley in Upper Austria. From the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

Altarpiece of the Parliament of Paris, c1452. Left: St Louis (Louis IX of France) with a tabard of fleur-de-lys and John the Baptist. Right: Charlemagne and St Denis (carrying his head)

River landscape with rope ferry, early 17th century. Artist: Hendrick Avercamp
River landscape with rope ferry, early 17th century. From the Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest

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

The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1510 Artist: Albrecht Altdorfer
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt, 1510. The Virgin Mary sits in a chair by the side of a fountain. The infant Jesus is fascinated by the putti playing in the bowl of the fountain

Winter Scene with Ice Skaters, c1608. Artist: Hendrick Avercamp
Winter Scene with Ice Skaters, c1608. Busy frozen winter townscape. From the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Tonalamatl Aubin, Folio 16, 15th century? Pre-Columbian style Aztec Tonalamatl (Paper of Days), a religious manuscript painted on agave paper. From the Biblioteque Nationale, Paris

Winter Landscape, 1630-1634. Artist: Hendrick Avercamp
Winter Landscape, 1630-1634. On a flooded frozen landscape people are skating, playing golf, fishing for eels, as well as going about their day-to-day occupations

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

Madonna and Child, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Bramantino
Madonna and Child, late 15th/early 16th century

Obelisks at Alexandria called Cleopatras Needles, 1802

Benito Mussolini, 1925. Mussolini (1883-1945), Italian Fascist dictator. From a private collection

Napoleon arriving on St Helena, 1815. Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815. After his defeat at Waterloo in 1815 and his subsequent surrender to the British

Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul, 1803-1804. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Napoleon Bonaparte First Consul, 1803-1804. Bonaparte (1769-1821) became Napoleon I, Emperor of France in 1804. From the Chateau de la Malmaison, France

Napoleons funeral cortege, St Helena, 1821 (1826). The body of Napoleon Bonaparte (Napoleon I) (1769-1821), Emperor of France 1804-1815, being borne to the open grave by British soldiers

Execution of Robespierre and his accomplices, 1794. Maximilien Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794), French revolutionary

Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. Artist: Filippo Lippi
Madonna del Ceppo ( Madonna of the Stocks ), 1453. The Madonna enthroned, holding Jesus, is flanked by St John the Baptist (right) and another saint

The Eternal Father, early 16th century. God in glory surrounded by angels. Fresco in the Basilica of St Mary of the Graces, Milan, Italy

The Epiphany, c1230. Artist: Giotto
The Epiphany, c1230. The Magi, the three Kings from the East, Melchior, Gaspar and Balthazar, present their gifts of gold

Presentation of Jesus at the Temple, 13th century. Jesus, with Joseph on the left and Mary on the right. From an Armenian manuscript of the Gospels

Arrival of the Patriots of Rouen, Elbeut and Le Havre, Paris, 30th July 1830. Scene during the French Revolution of July 1830

Louis XVI at the Bar of the National Convention, December 26th 1792 (1796). French Revolution: having been asked by the President of the Convention if he had anything to say in his own defence

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