Search Results: Milan

During the 1st century CE, a sect of Jews in Jerusalem claimed that their teacher, Jesus of Nazareth, was the 'messiah' of Israel. 'Messiah' meant 'anointed one', or someone chosen by the God of Israel to lead when God would intervene in...

This Attic black figure vase shows Theseus killing the Minotaur of the Cretan labyrinth. A feminine figure looks on from the right, possibly Ariadne. Late 6th, early 5th century BCE. (Archaeological Museum, Milan).

The Lady with an Ermine oil painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519 CE). It is a portrait of Cecilia Gallerani, mistress of the Duke of Milan, Ludovico Sforza. c. 1490 CE (National Museum Krakow, Poland)

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...

Attic ceramic kylix or drinking cup (490-480 BCE) depicting an erotic scene. The male holds a sandal, often used as an instrument for stimulation in erotic games. (Archaeological Museum, Milan)

A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

A detail from a Book of the Dead, on papyrus showing hieratic writing of Hornefer, Ptolemaic Period, provenance unknown. (Museo Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

Plastered and painted wood sarcophagus from the Greco-Roman period. (Egyptian Museum, Castello Sforzesco, Milan)

Terracotta statue of a throned divinity, probably Demeter (Goddess of harvests and earth fertility). Late 6th, early 5th century BCE, from Sicily. (Archaeological Museum, Milan)

Marble head of Empress Agrippina (The Younger) 15-59 CE, wife of Emperor Claudius. (Archaeological Museum, Milan)