Images Dated 2005 October

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Alexander the Great (356-323 BC), 18th century. Persian manuscript in Islamic style illustrating the12th century Persian poem Book of Alexander the Great (Eskandar-nameh) by Nezami. The legend of Alexander was told and retold in Islamic art and literature from Southern Russia to the gates of India

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'Horseman', 1480-1481. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

'Horseman', 1480-1481. Study for 'The Adoration of the Kings', from the collection of Captain Colville, London, England; top right: 'Horseman', 1480-1481, Study for 'The Adoration of the Kings', from the collection of John Nicholas Brown, Rhode Island, U.S.A.; bottom: 'Horse, Lion's Head, and Face of Man, c1504, Studies for 'The Battle of Anghiari', from the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor, England

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'Madonna', 15th century. Artist: Leonardo da Vinci

'Madonna', 15th century. Top left: 'Madonna with the Stool', c1475-1478, from the collection of the Uffizi, Florence, Italy; top right: 'Madonna with the Unicorn, c1478, from the collection of the British Museum, London, England; bottom right and left: 'Studies for a Virgin and Child with a Cat', c1478-1480, From the collection of the collection of the British Museum, London, England

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