Wisdom Collection (page 6)

The Three Paths, 1918, (1918). Artist: Gunning King
The Three Paths, 1918, (1918). The picture symbolises the three human paths of heart, mind and body. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby. [The Priory Publishing Press, Liverpool, 1917]

Sheet 2, from a portfolio of alphabets, 1929. From 20 Alphabets and Instructive Plates for Pen & Ink. [James Dorn, London, 1929]

Primitive justice: an appeal to the head of the tribe, 1907. From Harmsworth History of the World, Volume 1, by Arthur Mee, J.A. Hammerton, & A.D. Innes, M.A. [Carmelite House, London, 1907]

Jewish Synagogue, Spitalfields, 1935. Artist: William Rothenstein
Jewish Synagogue, Spitalfields, 1935. After the painting by Sir Wiliam Rothenstein. From Modern Masterpieces Part 6. [George Newnes Ltd, London, 1935]

Pawnee Indians, c19th century. The Pawnee people are a Caddoan-speaking Midwestern Native American tribe

An Image worshipped by the Chingulais... late 18th century
An Image worshipped by the Chingulais as the Deity who presides over Health, Wisdom, plenty etc, late 18th century. European depiction of Ceylonese people worshipping the Hindu god Ganesh

Illuminated iniitial P, 1172. Book of Proverbs, beginning with decorated iniitial P, King Solomon surrounded by representations of Wisdom, Prudence, Justice and Fortune

Prudence, Temperance, Fortitude and Justice, 1290-1300. From La Somme Le Roy, produced in France. Illustration from Illuminated Manuscripts in the British Museum, Miniatures, Borders

The youth of Louis XIV, c1920s

Memoirs of George III, by Robert Huish, 1821. Artist: Eldridge
Memoirs of George III, by Robert Huish, 1821. The great seal of England. The king attended by the emblems of wisdom, strength, courage, justice, peace and plenty, and protected by the British lion

Old Wisdom blinking at the stars, 1782. Artist: W Rennie
Old Wisdom blinking at the stars, 1782. Man of letters and lexicographer Samuel Johnson (1709-1784), as a wise owl, looks at busts of Milton and Pope

The Fortune Teller, (1885). Artist: Freudeberg
The Fortune Teller, (1885). A scene from rustic French life during the 17th century

Queen of Sheba before Solomon, 1640s. Artist: Knupfer, Nicolaes (1609-1655)
Queen of Sheba before Solomon, 1640s. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

The Four Ages of Man: Old Age, ca 1735. Artist: Lancret, Nicolas (1690-1743)
The Four Ages of Man: Old Age, ca 1735. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Labours of the Months: January, c. 1580. Artist: Italian master
The Labours of the Months: January, c. 1580. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to King Solomon. Artist: Rosa (Badalocchio), Sisto (1585-c. 1647)
The Queen of Sheba Bringing Gifts to King Solomon. From a private collection

Portrait of a man with a Book, c. 1870. Artist: Aqa Bala (active Mid of 19th cen. )
Portrait of a man with a Book, c. 1870. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Old Man holding a Pair of Spectacles. Artist: Pluym, Karel van der (1625-1672)
Old Man holding a Pair of Spectacles. Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

An Old Woman with a Book, c. 1660. Artist: Metsu, Gabriel (1629-1667)
An Old Woman with a Book, c. 1660. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Old Woman Reading, 1626-1633. Artist: Lievens, Jan (1607-1674)
Old Woman Reading, 1626-1633. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Head of an Old Man, 1521. Artist: Durer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
Head of an Old Man, 1521. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

King Solomon Receiving the Queen of Sheba (from the Bible historiale by Guiart des Moulins), 1400-1415. Found in the collection of the Free Library of Philadelphia

Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648. Artist: Lorrain, Claude (1600-1682)
Seaport with the Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba, 1648. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Queen of Sheba (Detail of Interior Mosaics in the St. Marks Basilica), 13th century. Artist: Byzantine Master
The Queen of Sheba (Detail of Interior Mosaics in the St. Marks Basilica), 13th century. Found in the collection of the Saint Marks Basilica, Venice

Minerva, early 17th century. Artist: Giovanni Battista Crespi
Minerva, early 17th century. Crespi, Giovanni Battista (1573-1632). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Portrait of an old man in Red, 1652-1654. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Portrait of an old man in Red, 1652-1654. Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Marie de Medici as Pallas Athena, 1622. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Marie de Medici as Pallas Athena, 1622. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Artist: J Collyer
Nicholas Boileau Despreaux, 1775. Nicolas Boileau-Despreaux, commonly called Boileau, (1636-1711) was a French poet and critic

Bust of Athena, 1888. Artist: Piazza-Crarara
Bust of Athena, 1888. Private Collection

Maesta, 1315. Artist: Simone Martini
Maesta, 1315. A fresco in the Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy

The Judgement of Solomon, 1649. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Judgement of Solomon, 1649. From the collection of the Louvre, Paris, France

Theophrastus, Ancient Greek philosopher and scientist, 1866. Theophrastus (c372-c287 BC) was a pupil of Plato and of Aristotle who he succeeded as President of the Lyceum in 323 BC

The Bodhisattva, Manjusri, Gilt-Bronze, Yung-Lo Period, c1403-1424. Manjusri is a bodhisattva associated with prajna (insight) in Mahayana Buddhism. British Museum

The Centaur Cheiron teaching Achilles, Roman wall-painting from Herculaneum, c1st century. In Greek mythology, Chiron was held to be the wisest and justest of all the centaurs

Head of a Bearded Old Man (Saturn), 1516. Artist: Baldung, Hans (1484-1545)
Head of a Bearded Old Man (Saturn), 1516. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

Terracotta statue of a great god from Ur

Statue of Athena a la Ciste (Athena with a helmet). Artist: Cephisodotus
Statue of Athena a la Ciste (Athena with a helmet), a replica of a classical Greek original, attributed to Cephistodos the father of Praxiteles. From the Louvres collection

The Wise Virgins going to meet the bridegroom, their lamps shining brightly, 1883. From the Bible (Matthew 25)

Statue of Minerva, Ancient Roman goddess of wisdom, and patroness of the arts. Minerva, wearing a helmet and holding a shield, is known as Athene in the Greek pantheon

Judgement of Solomon, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Judgement of Solomon, 1866. From the Bible (I Kings 3.25)

Cameo of Minerva, Roman goddess of wisdom. Minerva was known as Athena in the Greek pantheon

Three sages of T ai Chi, Chinese, 17th or 18th century. The three sages are depicted surrounded by symbols of long life and immortality (tree, deer, peach). In the centre is the Yin-Yan symbol

Ahura Mazda, Persepolis, c500 BC
Ahura Mazda (c-500). Winged symbol of Ahura Mazda (Ormazd, Ormuzd, Ohrmazd), Lord of Wisdom, supreme god of the Zorastrian (Zarathustrian) religion of Persia

Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941), Indian philosopher and poet, c1930-1941

A Foolish and a Betting Man and A Wise and a Better Man, 1852. Cartoon from Punch (London, 1852) on the folly and profligacy of smoking and betting contrasted with the wisdom and prudence of saving

Athena of Varvakion. A Roman copy of a gold and ivory ceremonial statue of the goddess by Pheidias which stood at the Parthenon, Athens

Pallas Athena, goddess of wisdom. Marble statue of Athena, daughter of Zeus. Pallas Athene was patron goddess of Athens and of wisdom and arts and crafts

Odin (Wotan), Norse god, c19th century
Odin (Wotan, earlier form of name), one of principal gods of Norse mythology, c19th century. The god of war: Valhalla seeks wisdom from Odin to make him all-powerful. For this he sacrifices one eye

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