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Helios Red-Figure Vase
A red-figure kalyx-krater depicting the sun god Helios. The stars are represented by young male children descending into the ocean. Attica, c. 430 BCE. (British Museum, London)
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Moses & the Parting of the Red Sea
A 1907 CE Bible card depicting Moses and the parting of the Red Sea.
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Red Dots Cluster, Chauvet Cave (Replica)
Replica seen in The Cavern of the cluster of red dots seen in Chauvet Cave. The art in Chauvet Cave has been dated to between c. 33,000-c.30,000 years old.
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Man in a Red Turban by Jan van Eyck
The Man in a Red Turban painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). Believed to be a self-portrait. 1433 CE. (National Gallery, London)
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Scylla, Red-Figure Vase
A red-figure vase depicting Scylla, the monster who preyed on victims going through the Straits of Messina. Boeotian, 450-425 BCE.
Louvre Museum, Paris.
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Red-figure Hydria
A red-figure hydria by the Kleophon Painter, 440-430 BCE. The scene depicts women dressing. (National Archaeological Museum, Athens)
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Etruscan Red on White Pottery Vessel
An Etruscan red on white slip pottery vessel from Vulci or Bisencio, c. 700 BCE. (Antikensammlung Berlin)
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British Red Coat, 1767
An 1894 illustration showing the uniform of a Grenadier, 40th Foot regiment, 1767. The soldier is wearing his famous "red coat" made with cochineal dye. From R. H. Raymond Smythies (1894). Historical Records of the 40th (2nd Somersetshire...
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Red-Figure Depiction of Croesus
A depiction of Croesus (r. 560-546 BCE), the King of Lydia on a Greek red-figure pottery vase. Lydia was a region in western Asia Minor (modern-day Turkey) and was so wealthy that the expression "as rich as Croesus" originates in reference...
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Red Pyramid
The Red Pyramid at Dahshur, by Sneferu (4th Dynasty), was constructed on a solid base for stability, rising at a 43-degree angle, using reddish limestone.
