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Portrait of Phillip II of Spain, painting by Sofonisba Anguissola, Spain, 1565. Sofonisba served as Queen Isabel de Valois' lady-in-waiting and her painting teacher. This portrait of Phillip II showcases him in his usual attire of black...

Juana of Austria with a Young Girl, painting by Sofonisba Anguissola, Italy, c.1561. Juana of Austria (1535–1573), daughter of Emperor Charles V, married Prince Juan of Portugal and later served as the regent of Spain whislt her brother...

Gothic cathedrals are some of the most recognizable and magnificent architectural feats. With soaring towers and softly filtered light streaming through stained glass windows, everything about the Gothic cathedral is transportive and ethereal...

The sculpture group of Laocoön and His Sons, on display in the Vatican since its rediscovery in 1506, depicts the suffering of the Trojan prince and priest Laocoön (brother of Anchises) and his young sons Antiphantes and Thymbraeus and is...

San Marco Altarpiece, painting by Fra Angelico, photograph by Louis-Garden, Florence, 13 February, 2012. Between the years of 1438-1442 CE, Fra Angelico created The San Marco Altarpiece. As the name suggests, it was originally intended for...

Portrait of Fra Angelico detail, painting by Luca Signorelli, Orvieto, c. 1500. This posthumous portrait by the artist Luca Signorelli is believed to be of Early Renaissance artist and friar, Fra Angelico. It is included as part of a larger...

St Peter Consecrates St Lawrence as Deacon, painting by Fra Angelico, photograph by Louis-garden, Vatican City, 06 November, 2007. This fresco by Early Renaissance master, Fra Angelico, was part of a commission by Pope Nicolas V to paint...

The Code of Ur-Nammu (c. 2100-2050 BCE) is the oldest extant law code in the world. It was written by the Sumerian king Ur-Nammu (r. 2047-2030 BCE) or his son Shulgi of Ur (r. 2029-1982 BCE) centuries before the famous Code of Hammurabi was...

Ur-Nammu (c. 2112-c. 2094) was the founder of the Third Dynasty of Ur in Sumer who initiated the so-called Ur III Period (c. 2112-c.2004 BCE) also known as the Sumerian Renaissance. He is best known as the king who composed the oldest extant...

Ganymede (pronounced GAH-nuh-meed) is a youth in Greek mythology who is abducted by Zeus because of his great beauty and brought to Mount Olympus to serve as cupbearer. The story first appears in Homer’s Iliad without any suggestion of a...