Protection Collection (page 8)

Gardes-du-Corps de Roi, Service de Chateau, grande tenue, 1820-30 Artist: Eugene Titeux
Histoire de la Maison Militaire du Roi de 1814-1830, volume 1

Lovers of Bordeaux, c2nd-3rd century. A Gallo-Roman couple caress each other on a big Roman-type bed, under the relative protection of a dog sleeping at their feet

German artillery driving through the Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1940. Paris fell to the invading German army on 14 June 1940

Protective measures for the statue of Louis XIV, Paris, 1940

Sandbags protecting the base of the Egyptian obelisk, German-occupied Paris, 1940

Chastity, 1516-1570. Artist: Frans Floris
Chastity, 1516-1570. Found in the collection of the Hermitage, St Petersburg, Russia

Athaliah Expelled from the Temple, painted before 1697. Artist: Antoine Coypel
Athaliah Expelled from the Temple, painted before 1697. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

The Virgin and Child with Saints, c1490-1505. Artist: Andrea Mantegna
The Virgin and Child with Saints, c1490-1505. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Piazzi Madonna ( Virgin and Child ), 1420-1430s. Artist: Donatello
Piazzi Madonna ( Virgin and Child ), 1420-1430s. From the Staatliche Museum, Berlin

Madonna and Child, 1230. Artist: Barone Berlinghier
Madonna and Child, 1230. This image shows a strong Byzantine influence. From the Metropolitan Museum, New York

World War 2: Free French propaganda poster c1942-1944
World War 2: Free French propaganda poster c1942-44. The poster contains the Cross of Lorraine, the Free French symbol, and shows the French army fighting for France

Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. Artist: Hans Memling
Altarpiece of the Moreel chantry, 1484. In the centre St Christopher carries the Christ Child across the water. Also depicted are the Benedictine monk St Maurus (left)

Saint Genevieve and Attila, c451 AD, (19th century). St Genevieve (419-512 AD), the patron saint of Paris, prevents Attila the Hun (406-453 AD) from attacking the city

Giuseppe da Porto and his Son, 16th century. Artist: Paolo Veronese
Giuseppe da Porto and his Son, 16th century

The Virgin and the Child, 15th century(?). From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

Entrance of Charles VIII into Naples, 12th May 1495 (19th century). From the Palace of Versailles, France

The Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th / early 19th century. Artist: Kitagawa Utamaro
The Lovers, Chubei and Umegawa, late 18th/early 19th century. From the British Museum, London

Adoration of the Magi, 1507. Artist: Hans Baldung
Adoration of the Magi, 1507. From the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Epiphany, late 14th / early 15th century. Artist: Taddeo di Bartolo
Epiphany, late 14th/early 15th century

Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c1497. Artist: Fra Bartolomeo
Madonna and Child with the Young Saint John the Baptist, c1497. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Woman with a Child Afraid of a Dog, 17th century. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Woman with a Child Afraid of a Dog, 17th century. From the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest

Cartoon proposal to rebuild the Hotel de Ville under water to prevent fire, Paris Commune, 1871. The headquarters of the government of the Commune

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

The Deceased and his Mummy protected by Anubis, Egypt, 3rd century. Encaustic painting on linen. At Louvre

Demonstration of a Testudo, a formation of shields by Roman soldiers based on details from Trajans column

Guardian Angel, 17th century. Artist: Domenico Piola I
Guardian Angel, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Thai temple guardian at a temple doorway
Temple guardian at a temple doorway from Bangkok, Thailand

The Ascension of Christ, c1580. Artist: Paolo Veronese
The Ascension of Christ, c1580. Veronese, Paolo (1528-1588). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Japanese Netsuke of a man and boy at new year, 19th century
Japanese Netsuke of a man and boy scattering red beans at new year to drive away evil spirits, from the V&As collection, 19th century

Naga, a snake divinity with heads of a five-headed serpent, 1oth century
Depiction of Naga, a snake divinity, overshadowed by the heads of a five-headed serpent, made form sandstone. The right hand holds a rosary and bestows protection

Silver disc brooch of AEdwen, Anglo-Scandinavian, first half of the 11th century. The decoration shows the Viking Ringerike style

Babylonian boundary-stone, bearing the symbols of the Gods on the stone, representing Gods who protect the deed

Assyrian relief of a genie protector from the palace of Sargon II at Khorsabad. From the British Museums collection

Statuette of a slave kneeling
Bronze Roman statuette of a black slave kneeling, from the Louvres collection

Corinthian style Greek helmet, 6th century BC
A bronze helmet of the Corinthian type, which protected the face and especially the cheek bones, but impaired the wearers field of vision, 6th century BC

A Greek bronze helmet
A bronze helmet of the Corinthian type, which protected the face and especially the cheek bones, but impaired the wearers field of vision

Bronze figure of Vishnu, protected by a many-headed serpent
A bronze figure of Vishnu, standing on a throne and protected by a many-headed serpent, possibly Shesha

Brass plaque showing the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century
Brass plaque depicting the Oba of Benin with attendants, Edo peoples, Benin, Nigeria, 16th century. Benin society was highly structured with a King (Oba)

Celtic bronze & iron Helmet, Canosa, Apulia, Italy, 6th - 3rd century BC

Celtic gold helmet, Amfreville, France, 4th century BC. Waldagesheim style

Detail of Witham Shield, Celtic bronze, British

Detail of Celtic decoration, Battersea Shield, Celtic, c2nd - 1st century BC

Battersea Shield, Celtic, c2nd - 1st century BC. Found in RiverThames

Detail of Cows head, Battersea Shield, Celtic, c2nd - 1st century BC

Ram-headed sphinxes, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt. The Ram-headed Shinx is sacred to Amun-Ra. Each one protects an image of the Pharaoh in the avenue leading into the Great Temple of Amun at Karnak

The Virgin Mary as Madonna in Glory (Notre Dame de Grace), 19th century
The Virgin Mary as Madonna in Glory (Notre Dame de Grace) as protector of sailors and travellers, 19th century

Gold helmet from Mesopotamia, 2500 BC. From the Iraq Museum

Native American Algonquin Indian village, 1585. Sketch from observations made by the English expedition under John White in 1585 of Pomeiock, Gibbs Creek, North Carolina

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