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The Coronation of Napoleon I
The coronation of Emperor Napoleon I and Empress Joséphine in the Notre-Dame de Paris, 2 December 1804. Oil on canvas by Jacques-Louis David, c. 1805-1807.
Louvre Museum.
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The Divorce of Napoleon and Joséphine
The divorce of Empress Joséphine and Emperor Napoleon, 10 January 1810. Oil on canvas, by Henri Frédéric Schopin, 1843.
Wallace Collection, London.
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Moche Vessel Depicting Bird Warriors
Winged and armed gods from the Moche Florescent Epoch (1 CE - 800 CE). From Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.
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"Whore Empress" Sculpture of Valeria Messalina
Modern marble sculpture (1884 CE) depicting Valeria Messalina, by Eugène Cyrille Brunet (1828–1921). Museum of Fine Arts, Rennes.
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Pyrrhus of Epirus
This Roman marble bust from c. 50 - 25 BCE is a copy of a Hellenistic statue made in 290 BCE. It depicts Pyrrhus king of Epirus, best known today for the phrase "Pyrrhic victory." It is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art...
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Portraits of Alexander and a Youth (Hephaestion?)
Marble portraits of Alexander the Great and a youth, perhaps Hephaestion, Alexander's closest companion, c. 325-320 BCE. One of the earliest surviving portraits of Alexander. (Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, on loan from the J. Paul...
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Wari Vessel
This Wari (Huari) vessel from the Apogee Epoch (c. 1 CE - 800 CE) combines sculpture with color and has motifs outlined in black. Housed at Museo Larco, Lima, Peru.
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Moche Pottery Portrait
From the Apogee Epoch (c. 1 CE - 800 CE). Housed at the Museo Larco, Lima, Peru
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Portrait of Alexander the Great
Portrait of Alexander the Great made during his reign by his court sculptor, Lysippos. Highly influential on portraits of subsequent Hellenistic kings. Currently at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
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Kneeling Persian
This Roman sculpture from the early 2nd century CE is a copy of a Greek bronze statue from the early 2nd century BCE. It depicts a Persian soldier. It is on loan from the Vatican Museums and is currently housed at the Metropolitan Museum...