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AHE Receives eu Web Award
Jan van der Crabben (CEO) and James Blake Wiener (Communications Director) receive the 2018 .eu Web Award at the award ceremony in Brussels.
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Korean Calligraphy
An example of Korean calligraphy by one of the nation's most renowned calligraphers Han Ho (penname Han Seok-bong) titled "Jeungryu yeojang seochep" (1543~1605). Very often the finest calligraphy was done on hanji, the traditional high quality...
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Kepler's Map of the World
A map of the world according to Johannes Kepler (1571-1630) and published in his Rudolphine Tables in 1627. (web.archive.org)
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Crucifixion by Giotto
The Crucifixion by the Italian artist Giotto (b. 1267 or 1277 - d. 1337 CE). The scene is part of a cycle of frescoes showing the life of the Virgin Mary and Jesus Christ. Scrovegni Chapel (aka Arena Chapel) in Padua, northern Italy. From...
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Palazzo Ducale Oculus by Mantegna
The painted oculus in the ceiling of the Camera degli Sposi, Palazzo Ducale, Mantua, Italy. Painted by the Italian Renaissance artist Andrea Mantegna, 1465-74 CE.
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Confucius
A statue of Confucius, located in Hunan, China on the shore of the Dongting Lake. No contemporary physical likeness exists of the Chinese philosopher Confucius (c. 551 to c. 479 BCE) but he is most often represented as an old man with long...
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The Ghent Altarpiece by Jan van Eyck
The Ghent Altarpiece, aka The Adoration of the Mystic Lamb by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). An inscription on the reverse also credits Hubert van Eyck (d. 1426 CE) but so little is known of this individual...
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Dream of Solomon
A 17th century CE oil painting by Luca Giordano titled 'The Dream of Solomon' depicting the moment God gives the king of Israel his legendary wisdom.
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The Hunt by Uccello
The Hunt painting by the Italian Renaissance artist Paolo Uccello (1397-1475 CE). Painted c. 1460-1470 CE. (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, England)
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The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin by Jan van Eyck
The Virgin of Chancellor Rolin painting by the Netherlandish Renaissance artist Jan van Eyck (c. 1390-1441 CE). Nicholas Rolin was the Chancellor of Burgundy when the painting was created c. 1435 CE. (Louvre, Paris)
