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The Franks/Auzon Casket
This spectacular whalebone casket was probably made in the Anglo-Saxon Kingdom of Northumbria. Modelled on early Christian caskets, it was most likely created in a monastery for a significant (perhaps a royal) patron. The casket's imagery...
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The Battle of Issus - Movements to the Battlefield
The Battle of Issus, Movements to the battlefield.
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The Battle of Issus - The Decisive Moment
The Battle of Issus, the decisive moment.
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Gelati Monastery
Gelati Monastery, Georgia, founded by David IV the Builder (r. 1089-1125 CE).
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Lunch on the Grass by Manet
An 1863 oil on canvas painting, Lunch on the Grass (Déjeuner sur l’herbe), by Edouard Manet (1832-83), the French modernist painter. This painting shocked the art world when displayed in the Salon des Refusés for placing a nude female figure...
