Images Dated 29th July 2005 (#26)

Arch of Titus, Forum, Rome, c81. The arch commemorates the capture and sack of Jerusalem by the Roman emperor Titus (39-81) in 70 during the Jewish revolt against Roman rule

Fragment of a Roman relief showing gladiators fighting

Hecate and giants, Roman relief. Hecate was the Greek goddess of the lower world, magic, ghosts and witchcraft. Honey, dogs and black lambs were offered to her at crossroads

Diana and Actaeon, 1732. Artist: Louis Galloche
Diana and Actaeon, 1732. According to Greek myth, Actaeon was transformed into a deer, and mistakenly killed by his lover Diana (Artemis in Greek mythology), goddess of the hunt

Mithras, ancient Persian god of light. Statue of Mithras, who was adopted into the Roman pantheon in the 1st century BC, shown wearing the Phrygian cap

Macbeth and the Witches, late 19th century. Artist: Henry Daniel Chadwick
Macbeth and the Witches, late 19th century. Scene in William Shakespeares (c1564-1616) play Macbeth

Diana the Huntress with her Two Dogs, 16th century

The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, late 18th century. Artist: Henry Fuseli
The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, late 18th century. Scene in William Shakespeares (c1564-1616) play Macbeth

The Adoration of the Magi, late 15th-early 16th century. Artist: Perugino
The Adoration of the Magi, late 15th-early 16th century. The three wise men come to worship the infant Jesus

The Clairvoyant, c1839-1877. Artist: Gustave Courbet
The Clairvoyant, c1839-1877

Valentinian II or Gratian, 4th century Roman Emperors. Head of a statue of Valentinian (371-392) or his half-brother Gratian (359-383)

Celtic art: bronze boar from the Sanctuary of Newy, Loiret, France, 1st century AD

Sherlock Holmes, fictional detective. Holmes, the detective created by Arthur Conan Doyle (1859-1930) in the 1890s, as portrayed by the early English film star, Clive Brook (1887-1974)

Scene from The Adventure of the Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle, 1893. Artist: Sidney E Paget
Scene from The Adventure of the Final Problem by Arthur Conan Doyle, 1893. Illustration by Sidney E Paget, the first artist to draw Sherlock Holmes

Emigration to America, 19th century. Artist: Charles Volkmar
Emigration to America, 19th century. Emigrants being rowed ashore from the vessel that has brought them from Europe

St John Chrysostom, c1470-1523. Artist: Perugino
St John Chrysostom, c1470-1523. Born in Antioch, St John Chrysostom (c347-407), was reputedly one of the greatest of Christian preachers, for which he is known as the Golden Tongued

Le Campagne de France 1814, (1864). Artist: Jean Louis Ernest Meissonier
Le Campagne de France 1814, (1864). Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) leads the remnants of his army through mud and snow during the French campaign of 1814

Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne, 1806. Artist: Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres
Napoleon I on the Imperial Throne, 1806. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769-1821) assumed the title of Emperor of France on 18 May 1804

Napoleon on the Field of the Battle of Eylau, 9th February 1807 (1808). Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Napoleon on the Field of the Battle of Eylau, 9th February 1807 (1808). The Battle of Eylau was one of the major engagements of the War of the Third Coalition

Napoleon in Egypt, 1799. In 1798, wary of Napoleons (1769-1821) growing popularity in France, the revolutionary government sent him to Egypt on a campaign aimed at disrupting British trade with

Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Bonaparte at the Bridge of Arcole, 1796. The French defeated the Austrians on 17 November 1796 after a three day battle at Arcole, Northern Italy

The Battle of the Pyramids, 21 July 1798, (late 18th-early 19th century). Artist: Louis Francois Lejeune
The Battle of the Pyramids, 21 July 1798, (late 18th-early 19th century). Napoleons army defeat the Egyptians; the Pyramids at Gizeh can be seen in the distance

Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1799-1821. Artist: Antoine-Jean Gros
Napoleon Bonaparte as First Consul, 1799-1821. Portrait of Napoleon (1769-1821) as First Consul. In 1802, a plebiscite granted him the position for life

Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c1527. Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger
Thomas More, English statesman, scholar and saint, c1527. Portrait of More (1478-1535) as Henry VIIIs Lord Chancellor. More refused to subscribe to the Act of Supremacy which made Henry the head of

Richard II surrendering the crown, 1399. Richard II (1367-1400) became King of England in 1377. In 1399, while he was away in Ireland, his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke

Earth surrounded by Water, Air, Fire, the planets and stars, 13th century. Astronomical diagram showing the Earth, centre, surrounded by the three other elements: Water, Air, Fire

The Promised Land, c1880-1908. Artist: Charles Frederic Ulrich
The Promised Land, c1880-1908. Newly arrived immigrants to the United States waiting to be processed

Mummy case and portrait of Artemidorus, from Hawara, Egypt, Roman Period, c100-c120. The mummified body is enclosed in a red-painted stucco casing

Robert Schumann, German composer, mid-19th century. Artist: Jean Joseph Bonaventure Laurens
Robert Schumann, German composer, mid-19th century. Portrait of Schumann (1810-1856) with a dedication from the composer together with a theme in manuscript

Flavius Josephus brought before Titus, at the Siege of Jerusalem, 70. Flavius Josephus (c37-c100), Jewish historian and soldier, is brought before Titus (39-81)

Entry of the Burgundians into Paris, 14 May 1418, (c1484)
Entry of the Burgundians into Paris, 14 May 1418. Illuminated miniature from Vigils of Charles VII in the Chronicles of Jean Chartier, edited by Martial of Auvergne

Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Artist: Jacques-Louis David
Leonidas at Thermopylae, 5th century BC, (c1814). Leonidas (died c480 BC) was king of Sparta from 491 BC. He held the pass at Thermopylae for 3 days with 300 Spartans

Scenes from the life of Christ, and doctors with patients, c1300. Illuminated miniatures showing incidents from the life of Christ (top row), and below

Charles VII of France, 15th century. Artist: Jean Fouquet
Charles VII of France, 15th century. Oil on board portraitt of King Charles VII (1403-1461), who acceded in 1422

The Temptation of St Anthony, c1649-1670. Artist: Abraham Teniers
The Temptation of St Anthony, c1649-1670. St Anthony the Great (251-356), resisting the temptation of the wild beasts

Scene from Mort d Arthur, 14th century. Sir Lancelot of the Lake and Queen Guinevere seen embracing by King Arthur

Indian miniature showing Krishna and a princess on a couch, 18th century. A winged attendant waits nearby and the monkey god Hanuman sits at Krishnas feet

Scenes from the First Crusade, 1096-1099 (14th century). The First Crusade was ordered by Pope Urban II at the Council of Clermont in 1095

Creation of Adam, 1508-1512. Artist: Michelangelo Buonarroti
Creation of Adam, 1508-1512. Fresco from the Sistine Chapel, Vatican

David and Goliath, c1130. Artist: Master of the Last Judgement
David and Goliath, c1130. David removing Goliaths head from his body

Philip IV, King of Spain, c1626. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Philip IV, King of Spain, c1626. Philip (1605-1665), pictured here dressed in black wearing the order of the Golden Fleece, was king of Spain from 1621

Philip IV, King of Spain, 1632-1636. Artist: Diego Velasquez
Philip IV, King of Spain, 1632-1636. Philip (1605-1665), pictured here in hunting dress, was king of Spain from 1621. His reign saw a decline in the economic and military fortunes of Spain

Joan of Arc at the Coronation of Charles VII in the Cathedral at Reims, 1429, (c1800-1867). St Joan, Maid of Orleans (c1412-1431) French patriot and martyr in full armour standing at the altar

St Augustin, Bishop of Hippo in discussion. Monks pray in the background. St Augustine of Hippo (354-430) is regarded as one of the great fathers of the early Christian church

St Etienne, c1589-1632. Artist: Carlo Bononi
St Etienne, c1589-1632. St Stephen I, Pope from 254-257 and St Agatha, Sicilian saint (c250), holding a silver cup containing her severed breasts. Above them an Angel brings martyrs palm leaves

St Michael and Engracia, c1489-c1513. Artist: Juan de la Abadia the Younger
St Michael and Engracia, c1489-c1513. St Michael the Archangel stands on the devil. In his right hand he holds the scales which weigh the souls of men

Saint Barbara, c1495-c1519. Artist: Circle of Jan Polak
Saint Barbara, c1495-c1519. A Christian martyr who died c235, Saint Barbara was shut up in a tower to protect her from suitors

St Anthony of Padua healing a young man, c1654-1705. Artist: Luca Giordano
St Anthony of Padua healing a young man, c1654-1705. St Anthony of Padua (1195-1231) was a Portuguese-born Franciscan preacher and teacher associated with a number of miracles

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