Wisdom Collection (page 4)

See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man, 1844 / 1845. Creator: George Catlin
See-non-ty-a, an Iowa Medicine Man, 1844/1845

The Wisdom of Fools, from Six Proverbs. Creator: Jacques de Gheyn II
The Wisdom of Fools, from Six Proverbs

Plate 39 from Los Caprichos : And so was his grandfather. (Asta su Abuelo. ), 1799
Plate 39 from Los Caprichos : And so was his grandfather. (Asta su Abuelo.), 1799

Pluto, Neptune, Minerva and Apollo, from a series of eight compositions after Francesco Primaticcios designs for the ceiling of the Ulysses Gallery (destroyed 1738-39) at Fontainebleau, 1560s

Camme, 1647. Creators: Gilles Rousselet, Abraham Bosse
Camme, 1647. After Claude Vignon

Fortune Using Man as a Plaything from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca. 1560

Fortune Does Not Watch over All Sleepers from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca. 1560

The One to Whom Fortune Is Playing Will Dance Merrily from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca. 1560

A Shield is of no Use when Fortune Turns Her Back from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca. 1560

When Fortune Is Abundant, the Fall Will Be Deeper from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca. 1560

Patience as the Victor over Fortune from Six Sayings about Fortune, ca. 1560

The Triumph of Divinity or Eternity from The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1548-49

The Triumph of Time from The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1548-49. Creator: Unknown
The Triumph of Time from The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1548-49

The Triumph of Chastity from The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1548-49. Creator: Unknown
The Triumph of Chastity from The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1548-49

The Triumph of Love from The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1548-49. Creator: Unknown
The Triumph of Love from The Triumphs of Petrarch, ca. 1548-49

Minerva. Creator: Claude Mellan
Minerva

The Wise Virgins Conversing, ca. 1635. Creator: Abraham Bosse
The Wise Virgins Conversing, ca. 1635

The Wise Virgins Refuse Oil to the Foolish Virgins, ca. 1635. Creator: Abraham Bosse
The Wise Virgins Refuse Oil to the Foolish Virgins, ca. 1635

Title Page and Dedication for the "Compendiosa totius Anatomiae delineatio"
Title Page and Dedication for the " Compendiosa totius Anatomiae delineatio", 1545

The Blessed Henry Suso Kneeling before Eternal Wisdom, before 1650

The Fool Who Sells Wisdom, ca. 1818. Creator: Godefroy Engelmann
The Fool Who Sells Wisdom, ca. 1818. [Le fou qui vend la sagesse]

Allegory of Wisdom, late 16th-early 17th century. Creator: Anon
Allegory of Wisdom, late 16th-early 17th century

Archimedes, printers sample for the Worlds Inventors souvenir album (A25) for Allen & Ginter Cigarettes, 1888

Sage Floating on Lotus Leaf. Creator: Unknown
Sage Floating on Lotus Leaf. Ming (1368-1644) or Qing (1644-1911) dynasty. Formerly attributed to Zhao Fei (Chinese)

Green Tara... (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Green Tara, Folio from a dispersed Ashtasahasrika Prajnaparamita (Perfection of Wisdom) Manuscript, early 12th century. Green Tara is a female Buddha

Otsu-e of Shomen Kongoyasha (Vajrayaksha), 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Otsu-e of Shomen Kongoyasha (Vajrayaksha), 17th century. Edo period (1615-1868)

Vajrabhairava with His Consort Vajravetali, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Vajrabhairava with His Consort Vajravetali, 18th century

Yamantaka, Destroyer of the God of Death, early 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Yamantaka, Destroyer of the God of Death, early 18th century. Yamantaka is a wrathful expression of Manjusri, the Samyaksambuddha of wisdom with two pairs of lamas

Sakya Pandita, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Sakya Pandita, 18th century

Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord. Creator: Jacob de Wit
Allegory of Government: Wisdom Defeating Discord

The Judgment of Solomon (Ceiling Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Creator
The Judgment of Solomon (Ceiling Fresco in Stanza della Segnatura), ca 1510-1511. Private Collection

The Judgment of Solomon, 1st millennium. Creator: Roman-Pompeian wall painting
The Judgment of Solomon, 1st millennium. Found in the Collection of Museo Archeologico Nazionale di Napoli

Mencius, 1922. Creator: Unknown
Mencius, 1922. Mencius (4th century BC) Chinese Confucian philosopher who lived during the Warring States period and travelled, teaching the belief that humans are innately good

Elsie Wisdom (right) with Kaye Petre in pits at Brooklands. Creator: Unknown
Elsie Wisdom (right) with Kaye Petre in pits at Brooklands

Kaye Petre (left) with Elsie Wisdom at Brooklands. Creator: Unknown
Kaye Petre (left) with Elsie Wisdom at Brooklands

1955 Daimler Conquest Roadster by Hooper used in Norman Wisdom film Up in the World"
1955 Daimler Conquest Roadster by Hooper used in Norman Wisdom film " Up in the World"

Thucydides, (c460-400 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Thucydides, (c460-400 BC), 1830. Thucydides (c460-400 BC) Athenian historian and general with a reputation for impartiality, evidence-gathering and analysis

Racine, (1639-1699), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Racine, (1639-1699), 1830. Jean-Baptiste Racine (1639-1699) French dramatist and tragedian playwright, his works are marked by psychological insight

Heraclitus, (c535 -c475 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Heraclitus, (c535 -c475 BC), 1830. Heraclitus of Ephesus (c535 -c475 BC) pre-Socratic Greek philosopher, native of the city of Ephesus, then part of the Persian Empire

Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Creator: Unknown
Central Door, South Kensington Museum, c1860s, (1881). Original bronze front entrance doors to the South Kensington Museum, (later renamed the Victoria & Albert Museum), in London

Athens, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Unknown
Athens, late 19th-early 20th century. Decorative coat of arms for the city of Athens, capital of Greece. Above a panel bearing the Greek key pattern design is the owl which traditionally represents

S avanza, 1892-1895. Creator: Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919)
S avanza, 1892-1895. Found in the Collection of Galleria d Arte Moderna Achille Forti, Verona

Feast Day at the Hospice Trivulzio in Milan, 1892. Creator: Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919)
Feast Day at the Hospice Trivulzio in Milan, 1892. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Bias, (died 530 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Bias, (died 530 BC), 1830. Bias of Priene (died 530 BC), Greek sage, skilled as an advocate, widely accepted to be one of the Seven Sages of Greece

Timelon in the Syracusan Assembly, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Timelon in the Syracusan Assembly, 1890. Timoleon, (411-337 BC), Greek statesman who reformed Syracuse and after retirement, although blind, was carried to the assembly for his opinion

The Judgment of Solomon. Creator: Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594)
The Judgment of Solomon. Found in the Collection of Museo di Castelvecchio, Verona

Tempi lontani, 1908. Creator: Morbelli, Angelo (1853-1919)
Tempi lontani, 1908. Found in the Collection of Galleria d arte moderna, Milano

The Three Sages, c19th century, (1910). Creator: Unknown
The Three Sages, c19th century, (1910). Wrought iron tsuba of Confucius; Sakya Muni and Lao-tsze of Taoist philosophy discussing the essence of life. An allegory of moral principle

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