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Known especially for monumental architecture and statuary honoring the gods and pharaohs, the New Kingdom, a period of nearly 500 years of political stability and economic prosperity, also produced an…

Known especially for monumental architecture and statuary honoring the gods and pharaohs, the New Kingdom, a period of nearly 500 years of political stability and economic prosperity, also produced an abundance of artistic masterpieces created for use by nonroyal individuals.

This sculpture of a man praying is situated in the Monumental Cimitery of Milan and it is depicted in the typical iconography of the friars.

This abstract sculpture depicts two non-specifically shaped two columns and a sphere in the middle. Probably, the columns represent a couple of love and a sphere is a connection between them.

This bust of Posidonius is an Augustan copy (23 BC - AD 14) of an original of the Early 1st Century BC. Posidonius of Apameia or of Rhodes (c. 135 BCE – c. 51 BCE), was a Greek Stoic philosopher, pol…

This bust of Posidonius is an Augustan copy (23 BC - AD 14) of an original of the Early 1st Century BC. Posidonius of Apameia or of Rhodes (c. 135 BCE – c. 51 BCE), was a Greek Stoic philosopher, politician, astronomer, geographer, historian and teacher native to Apamea, Syria. He was acclaimed as the greatest polymath of his age. His vast body of work exists today only in fragments. Writers such as Strabo and Seneca provide most of the information, from history, about his life.

This sculpture is a modern bust-portrait sculpture depicting Poseidon holding a ship on his hand and blowing wind into a sail. Poseidon was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and m…

This sculpture is a modern bust-portrait sculpture depicting Poseidon holding a ship on his hand and blowing wind into a sail. Poseidon was one of the Twelve Olympians in ancient Greek religion and myth. He was the god of the Sea and other waters, of earthquakes, and of horses. In pre-Olympian Bronze Age Greece, he was venerated as a chief deity at Pylos and Thebes.

Donald Dewar, 1937 - 2000. Secretary of State and First Minister for Scotland Dubbed by the press 'father of the nation', Donald Dewar reinstated the Scottish Parliament. He became First Minister in …

Donald Dewar, 1937 - 2000. Secretary of State and First Minister for Scotland Dubbed by the press 'father of the nation', Donald Dewar reinstated the Scottish Parliament. He became First Minister in May 1999 and presided over the official opening in July that year. A private man, he had told journalists that his perfect Christmas would be spent alone with an oven-ready meal and a stack of books. As if commenting on this vision, the sculptor, Archibald Forrest, has balanced Dewar's head on a pile of books. Mostly by Ruskin, they also make reference to Dewar's interest in art. He was particularly fond of the work of the Scottish Colourists.

Rome's rule over Egypt officially began with the arrival of Octavian (later called Augustus) in 30 B.C., following his defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra in the battle at Actium. Augustus, who presen…

Rome's rule over Egypt officially began with the arrival of Octavian (later called Augustus) in 30 B.C., following his defeat of Marc Antony and Cleopatra in the battle at Actium. Augustus, who presented himself to the people of Egypt as the successor to the pharaohs, dismantled the Ptolemaic monarchy and annexed the country as his personal estate. He appointed a prefect (governor) for a limited term, which effectively depoliticized the country, neutralized rivalries for its control among powerful Romans, and undermined any possible focus for local sentiments. For almost a decade, Egypt was garrisoned with Roman legions and auxiliary units until conditions became stable. All business was transacted according to the principles and procedures of Roman law, and local administration was converted to a liturgic system in which ownership of property brought an obligation of public service. New structures of government formalized the privileges associated with "Greek" background. For the first century following the Roman conquest, Egypt functioned in the Mediterranean world as an active and prosperous Roman province. The value of Egypt to the Romans was considerable, as revenues from the country were almost equal to those from Gaul and more than twelve times those from Judaea. Its wealth was largely agricultural: Egyptian grain supplied the city of Rome. The country also produced papyrus, glass, and various finely crafted minor arts that were exported to the rest of the Roman empire. Its deserts yielded a variety of minerals, ores, and fine stones such as porphyry and granite, which were brought to Rome to be used for sculpture and architectural elements. Trade with central Africa, the Arabian Peninsula, and India flourished along the Nile, desert routes, and sea routes from the Red Sea port of Berenike. Goods and cultural influences flowed from Egypt to Rome through Alexandria, which Diodorus of Sicily described as "the first city of the civilized world" in the first century B.C. Its great library and community of writers, philosophers, and scientists were known throughout the ancient world. The conquest of Egypt and its incorporation into the Roman empire inaugurated a new fascination with its ancient culture. Obelisks and Egyptian-style architecture and sculpture were installed in Roman fora. The cult of Isis, the Egyptian mother goddess, had an immense impact throughout the empire. Likewise, changes were noticeable in Egyptian artistic and religious forms, as Egyptian gods were increasingly represented in classicizing style. Egyptian funerary arts evolved in a new and creative direction: traditional idealized images gave way to ones accessorized with contemporary Greco-Roman coiffures and dress as influenced by fashions of the imperial court at Rome, and even panel portraits were painted in the illusionistic Greco-Roman style. By the second century A.D., the economic and social changes in the country emerged more forcefully, gradually evolving as part of a larger pattern of change in the Roman empire that culminates in the Byzantine period.

This is an ancient marble, originally Greek, sculpture from the Peloponnese region. The sculpture depicts a nereid seated on pistrice The Nereids were sea nymphs in Greek mythology, fifty in total, d…

This is an ancient marble, originally Greek, sculpture from the Peloponnese region. The sculpture depicts a nereid seated on pistrice The Nereids were sea nymphs in Greek mythology, fifty in total, daughters of Nereus and Doris. They helped sailors on their voyages when they faced fierce storms. They lived with their father in the depths of the Aegean Sea. One of the better known Nereids was Thetis, who was the mother of the hero Achilles.   The pistrice in Greek and Roman mythology is a legendary sea monster, with a snake's tail. It is found in the depictions of Neptune's marches and other marine deities, or in Greek nautical maps, taken up to the Renaissance. The pistrice was a great monster that also symbolized fear towards the unknown. In the Middle Ages the pistrice became a hybrid between fox and marine snake in the Carolingian period. The sculpture was reemployed as fountain decorative elements

This column decorated with statues is part of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The Cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered one of the best and finest example of Gothic archite…

This column decorated with statues is part of the Cathedral of Notre Dame de Paris. The Cathedral was consecrated to the Virgin Mary and considered one of the best and finest example of Gothic architecture in France. The Cathedral, shows an abundance of sculptural elements such as this one, part of the eastern portal. Construction on the west façade began under bishop Eudes de Sully starting in 1200, by the third architect and was continued by his successors, in particular Guillaume d'Auvergne, and after 1220 by the fourth architect. The North Tower was completed in 1240 and the South tower was completed in 1250. This column comes from the Portal of the Virgin, celebrating Mary and her life.