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Last Supper of the Girondins
Last Supper of the Girondins, on 30 October 1793, the night before their executions, oil on canvas by Henri Félix Emmanuel Philippoteaux, c. 1850.
Museum of the French Revolution, Vizille.
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The Last Supper
The Last Supper, oil on panel (c. 1562) by Joan de Joanes (1510–1579). Prado Museum.
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The Last Supper by Leonardo da Vinci
The Last Supper mural by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519 CE). The scene is a depiction of the final meal of Jesus Christ and his apostles. It is located in the refectory of Santa Maria delle Grazie, a residence...
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The Last Supper by Tintoretto
The Last Supper by the Italian Renaissance painter Tintoretto (1518-1594 CE), commissioned for Venice’s Scuola di S Rocco. Completed by 1588 CE.
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The Last Kingdom TV Series - Historical Accuracy
The Last Kingdom (2015-2022) is a historical fiction TV series based on Bernard Cornwell's The Saxon Stories novels and adapted for television by English screenwriter Stephen Butchard. With five seasons, the show began as a BBC production...
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Interview: The Last Days of the Incas (Kim MacQuarrie)
How did a mere 167 Spaniards conquer an empire of 10 million people? The Spanish were outnumbered 200-to-1 yet they were able to seize the Inca capital, Cuzco, and dispose of the Inca ruler within only a year. Kim MacQuarrie's The Last Days...
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The Supper at Beaucaire
Le Souper de Beaucaire, or the Supper at Beaucaire, oil on canvas by Jean-Jules-Antoine Lecomte du Nouÿ, 1869-1894. The Supper at Beaucaire was a pamphlet written by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1793, defending the necessity of France's Jacobin...
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Plato's Greater, Better World in The Last Days of Socrates
The Last Days of Socrates is a modern-day title for the collection of four Socratic dialogues by the Greek philosopher Plato – the Euthyphro, Apology, Crito, and Phaedo – telling the story of the trial, imprisonment, and death of Socrates...
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Clotilda, the Last Slave Ship - Greed, Rebellion, and Ultimate Triumph
It began with a bet in 1859 and would end in a burning in 1860, but, for the 110 African men, women, and children who had been illegally smuggled into the United States aboard the Clotilda, the flames that engulfed it were only the beginning...
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Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian Renaissance artist, architect, engineer, and scientist. He is renowned for his ability to observe and capture nature, scientific phenomena, and human emotions in all media. Leonardo’s innovative...