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The Art of War (Sunzi bingfa) is a 5th-century BCE military treatise written by the Chinese strategist Sun-Tzu (aka Sunzi or Sun Wu). Covering all aspects of warfare, it seeks to advise commanders on how to prepare, mobilise, attack, defend...

The magnificent temple on the Acropolis of Athens, known as the Parthenon, was built between 447 and 432 BCE in the Age of Pericles, and it was dedicated to the city's patron deity Athena Parthenos. The temple was constructed to house the...

This is a sculpture found in the Konarak Sun Temple, Odisha state, India. It shows a rampant lion standing upon a crouching elephant, the whole sculpture being supported on a pedestal. Though covered with plaster, the original colour of the...

A gold-sheet mask representing the sun god Inti from the La Tolita part of the Inca empire. The design is typical of masks of Inti with zig-zag rays bursting from the head and ending in human faces or figures. (National Museum, Quito, Ecuador...

A panel from ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, Rome. The panel shows God creating the Sun, Moon and planets. The ceiling was created between 1508 and 1512 CE by the Italian Renaissance artist Michelangelo (1475-1564 CE) and shows...

The Gateway of the Sun in Tiwanaku (Tiahuanaco), Bolivia. Carved from a single massive block of andesite stone, the Gateway is 2.8 metres high and 3.8 metres wide. The opening in the gate is 1.4 metres wide. The top portion has relief carvings...

The Pyramid of the Sun, Teotihuacan, Mexico, c. 100 CE.

Bronze Age Hattian ceremonial standard known as "Sun Disks" with two bull and a deer, the sacred animals of the Hattians. These objects were used in religious ceremonies and were found in the royal tombs of Hattian times unearthed in Alacahöyük...

An 1888 oil on canvas painting, Sower with Setting Sun, by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90), the Dutch post-impressionist artist. Painted in June near Arles in southern France. Van Gogh was fascinated by the light and colours of the region, and...

A sculpture of the Hindu sun-god Surya. The god is in a typical pose holding lotus flowers. Karnataka or Andhra Pradesh, India, c. 1100-1150 CE. (Los Angeles County Museum of Art)