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The Admonitions of Ipuwer - A Tale of Chaos and the Importance of Government
The Admonitions of Ipuwer (also known as The Papyrus Ipuwer and The Admonitions of an Egyptian Sage) is a literary text dated to the Middle Kingdom of Egypt (2040-1782 BCE). The only extant copy of the work, preserved on the Papyrus Leiden...
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Statue of a Young Military Commander, Hatra
This is a very unique statue found in the 4th temple. This young man wears his full military uniform, which was exquisitely carved. He rests his left hand on the pommel of the hilt of a long sword while the right hand is raised in salutation...
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Young Andrew Jackson is Struck by a British Officer
The Brave Boy of the Waxhaws, lithographic print by Currier & Ives, 1876. Depicted here is a young Andrew Jackson (1767-1845), current captive of the British in the American Revolution and future president of the United States, being struck...
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Exekias, Attic black figure amphora with Ajax and Achilles playing a game
More free lessons at: http://www.khanacademy.org/video?v=k2fdtepbkz8 A conversation between Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker in front of an Attic black figure amphora by Exekias (potter and painter), c. 540-530 B.C.E., 61.1 cm high...
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Tatanka Means: Playing Hobbamock | Saints & Strangers
Tatanka Means relates deeply to his character, Hobbamock, a warrior of the Wampanoag tribe who is sent by Massasoit to keep an eye on Squanto.
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Archduchess Maria Theresa as a Young Girl
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria as a young girl, oil on canvas by Andreas Møller, c. 1727.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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Young Girls Reading by Renoir
An 1889 oil on canvas, Young Girls Reading (aka The Two Sisters), by Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841-1919) the French impressionist painter. The two girls are Yvonne and Christine, daughters of the painter and collector Henry Lerolle. The brushstrokes...
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Portrait of a Young Maori Woman with Moko
Portrait by the artist Louis John Steele (1842 - 1918 CE) of a young Māori woman with chin moko (tattoo) 1891 CE. From the collection of the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa.
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Portrait of Juana of Austria with a Young Girl
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...
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Victorious Young Athlete, the Farnese Diadoumenos
The statue shows a young athlete tying a ribbon around his head, signifying that he has just won a competition. Which event the youth won is unknown but athletic figures of this type were a common theme in Greek art. A victor statue by the...