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541 curated images from museum collections, manuscripts, and scholarly archives, organized by tradition and visual category.
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Alchemical Manuscripts
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Seated satyr with silvered eyes
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Seated satyr with silvered eyes. Bronze, silver inlay (eyes). second quarter of the 16th century.
Guanyin
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Guanyin. Red stoneware with gilding. 1710–13.
Captain Spavento
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Captain Spavento. Hard-paste porcelain. ca. 1760, decoration 19th–20th century.
The forger standing by an anvil pulling a man in chains, from "The various operations of alchemy"
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The forger standing by an anvil pulling a man in chains, from "The various operations of alchemy". Woodcut. ca. 1540–50.
The Alchemist's Laboratory from Heinrich Khunrath, Amphiteatrum sapientiae aeternae
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Alchemist's Laboratory from Heinrich Khunrath, Amphiteatrum sapientiae aeternae. Engraving. n.d..
Wang Xizhi watching geese
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Wang Xizhi watching geese. Handscroll; ink, color, and gold on paper. ca. 1295.
The Judgment of Paris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Judgment of Paris. Oil on beech. ca. 1528.
Francesco d'Este (born ca. 1429, died after 1486)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Francesco d'Este (born ca. 1429, died after 1486). Oil on wood. ca. 1460.
Tabouret with Winged Griffins and Benedictions
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tabouret with Winged Griffins and Benedictions. Earthenware; molded, modeled, glazed in turquoise. 12th century.
Mortar
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mortar. Bronze. ca. 1550.
26.11c Ouroboros Herder.png
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Ouroboros auf der Grabplatte des Philosophen Gottfried Herder, gestorben 1803. Kirche St. Peter und Paul in Weimar.
A black sun with a face descends behind the horizon of a mar Wellcome V0025641.jpg
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A black sun with a face descends behind the horizon of a marshy landscape; representing the state of putrefaction in alchemy; from Salomon Trismosin's 'Splendor solis'. Watercolour painting. Iconographic Collections Keywords: Salomon Trismosin
A king about to drink polluted water... Wellcome L0000865.jpg
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A king about to drink polluted water; in background, the same king in bed, attended by doctors practising uroscopy. Rare Books Keywords: urine, examination; Uroscopy; Michael Maier
Atalanta Fugiens - DPLA - 010d4b4a0bc98218f8323bbd7cb8973c (page 1).jpg
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First published in 1617, Michael Maier's alchemical emblem book contains a preface on ancient music and the Greek myth of Atalanta and Hippomenes and consists of 50 engraved emblems, each accompanied by a discourse and an epigram in verse set to music in the form of a fugue for three voices—Atalanta, or the vox fugiens; Hippomenes, or the vox sequens; and Pomum objectum or vox morans.
Atalanta Fugiens - DPLA - 010d4b4a0bc98218f8323bbd7cb8973c (page 100).jpg
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First published in 1617, Michael Maier's alchemical emblem book contains a preface on ancient music and the Greek myth of Atalanta and Hippomenes and consists of 50 engraved emblems, each accompanied by a discourse and an epigram in verse set to music in the form of a fugue for three voices—Atalanta, or the vox fugiens; Hippomenes, or the vox sequens; and Pomum objectum or vox morans.
Atalanta Fugiens - DPLA - 010d4b4a0bc98218f8323bbd7cb8973c (page 103).jpg
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First published in 1617, Michael Maier's alchemical emblem book contains a preface on ancient music and the Greek myth of Atalanta and Hippomenes and consists of 50 engraved emblems, each accompanied by a discourse and an epigram in verse set to music in the form of a fugue for three voices—Atalanta, or the vox fugiens; Hippomenes, or the vox sequens; and Pomum objectum or vox morans.
Michael Maier Atalanta Fugiens.jpeg
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Page de couverture de l'Atalanta Fugiens
Mutus liber 1702 1.jpg
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Title page from the 1702 edition of the Mutus Liber, in Jo. Jacobi Mangeti ... Bibliotheca chemica curiosa, seu rerum ad alchemiam pertinentium thesaurus instructissimus: quo non tantum artis auriferae ... verum etiam tractatus omnes virorum ... ad quorum omnium illustrationem additae sunt quamplurimae figurae aeneae. Tomus primus (at the end)
Ra-Osiris in the Enigmatic Book.JPG
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Detail from the second sarcophagus shrine from the tomb of Tutankhamun, showing a giant deity: Ra and Osiris united in one body in the underworld. The serpents encircling the god's head and feet are manifestations of the protective serpent god Mehen and the earliest example of the ouroboros motif. Eighteenth Dynasty, 14th century BC.
Hermetic Illustrations
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Aemethms.gif
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diagram from Bodleian Library Michael MS. 276, entitled Clavicolo di Salomone Re d'Israel figlio de David, an Italian language version of the "Key of Solomon" grimoire. It is a variant of the "Sigillum Aemeth" published in Athanasius Kircher's Oedipus Aegyptiacus (Rome, 1652-4, pp. 479-81.) The figure is accompanied with the following caption (in the translation of S. Liddell MacGregor Mathers 1889): This is the general pentacle, called the Great (or Grand) Pentacle It should be written on sh
Amulet of Venus and Mars-medium filesize.jpg
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a medium-filesize version (contrasted with the huge-filesize png image) of the "amulet of Venus and Mars" from the 1600s; derived from the sigillum dei ("small seal of god") from the late-1200s grimoire Liber Juratus Honorii ("oathbound book of Honorius")
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Oedipus Aegyptiacus: Amulet of Venus and Mars; derived from the sigillum dei ("small seal of god") from the late-1200s grimoire Liber Juratus Honorii ("oathbound book of Honorius")
Angel Appearing to Zacharias (detail) - 1486-90.JPG
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Domenico Ghirlandaio: Zachariah in the Temple (detail): Marsilio Ficino, Cristoforo Landino, Angelo Poliziano and Demetrios Chalkondyles. Fresco. Santa Maria Novella, Cappella Tornabuoni, Florence, Italy. 1486-1490.
Anima Mundi (by Robert Fludd, Utriusque Cosmi Historia, 1617).png
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Illustrazione delle corrispondenze universali del cosmo, con al centro l'Anima Mundi, «Integra Naturae Speculum Artisque Imago» (che significa «specchio dell'intera natura e immagine dell'arte»), da Utriusque Cosmi maioris scilicet et minoris metaphysica atque technical Historia di Robert Fludd, (Oppenheim, 1617)
Annuncio dell'angelo a Zaccaria - Marsilio Ficino - Cristoforo Landino - Agnolo Poliziano.jpg
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detailMarsilio Ficino (left), Cristoforo Landino (center) and Agnolo (Angelo) Poliziano (right)
Antonovsky Giordano Bruno 1891.jpg
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Cover and title page: J. Antonovsky. Giordano Bruno. — SPb. F. Pavlenkov ed. 1891
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Depicted person: Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680)
Athanasius Kircher 666.jpg
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Page 219 of the first part of Vol. II of Athanasius Kircher's "Oedipus Aegyptiacus". In the chapter "Kabbalah of the Hebrews" there are calculations of the Number of the Beast based on various names of the Antichrist (Lateinos, Teitan, Lampetis, Antemos) found in the church fathers Irenaeus and Andreas of Caesarea.
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Depicted person: Athanasius Kircher
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Деталь портрета Афанасия Кирхера (1602 - 1680)
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Depicted person: Athanasius Kircher
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The Bembine Table of Isis from Athanasius Kircher's Œdipus Ægyptiacus. Mensa Isiaca N. Inv. C. 7155 Museo Egizio
Bruno Circe porco1.jpg
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pagina dal 'Cantus Circaeus' di Giordano Brunno: ruota mnemonica del porco
Bruno Comparison of celestial bodies.JPG
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Comparison of the size of two celestial bodies. Image from: Giordano Bruno, "La cena de le ceneri", 1584.
Bruno Figura amoris.jpg
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Diagram by Giordano Bruno, entitled Figura amoris
Bruno Figura intellectus.jpg
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Diagram by Giordano Bruno, entitled Figura intellectus
Bruno Figura mentis.jpg
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Diagram by Giordano Bruno, entitled Figura mentis
Bruno Sigilli De rota figuli.JPG
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"De rota figuli" ("The potter's wheel"), illustration from Giordano Bruno, "Triginta sigilli", 1583
Cooke, George (1781-1834) - Athanasius Kircher (1602-1680) - 1809.jpg
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Fludd Moncornet.tif
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Portrait gravé de Robert Fludd
Fludd color wheel.jpg
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Colorum annulus. Medicina Catholica, Seu Mysticvm Artis Medicandi Sacrarivm : In Tomos diuisum duos. In Qvibvs Metaphysica Et Physica Tam Sanitatis tuende, quam morborum propulsandorum ratio pertractatur, p.154.
Fludd summum bonum.jpg
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Title page of Summum Bonum
Fludd, Robert – Anatomiae ampitheatrum, 1623 – BEIC IE9023692.jpg
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Anatomiae ampitheatrum. Frontespizio.
Fludd-570.jpg
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Микрокосм, гравюра в книге
Fotothek df tg 0006232 Geometrie ^ Mathematik ^ Astrologie ^ Optik ^ Malerei ^ Architektur ^ Musik ^ Af.jpg
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Original image description from the Deutsche FotothekGeometrie & Mathematik & Astrologie & Optik & Malerei & Architektur & Musik & Affe & Allegorie
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Original image description from the Deutsche FotothekPorträt
Greek deity Pan - Oedipus Aegyptiacus.jpg
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Representation of the Greek deity Pan (Iouis siue Panos Hieroglyphica repraesentatio). From Oedipus Aegyptiacus (book title: Œdipus Ægyptiacus, published 1652-54 in Rome) by Athanasius Kircher (died in 1680).
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Oedipus Aegyptiacus: Hieroglyphic Monad
Kircher Mundus Subterraneus cover.jpg
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Cover page of Athanasius Kircher's Mundus Subterraneus, 1664.
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Cover page of Athanasius Kircher's Mundus Subterraneus, 1664.
Monas Hieroglyphica in Chymische Hochzeit.jpg
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De monas hieroglyphica van John Dee, hier gebruikt in de 'Chymische Hochzeit Christiani Rosencreutz' uit 1616.
Monas Hieroglyphica.jpg
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Frontispiece of the ‘Monas Hieroglyphica’ by John Dee, printed by Willem Silvius in Antwerp, 1564.
Titelpagina voor A. Kircher, Mundus subterraneus, 2e deel, 1664, RP-P-1904-689.jpg
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IdentificatieTitel(s): Titelpagina voor: A. Kircher, Mundus subterraneus, 2e deel, 1664Objecttype: prent titelpagina Objectnummer: RP-P-1904-689Catalogusreferentie: Hollstein Dutch 6Opschriften / Merken: verzamelaarsmerk, verso midden onder, gestempeld: Lugt 2228Omschrijving: Een vrouw zit op een krukje en schrijft in een boek met afbeeldingen van obelisken. Naast haar op de grond liggen meetinstrumenten en een tweede boek. Mercurius en Apollo buigen zich over haar heen. Een putto houdt een port
Botticelli Birth Venus
<div class="description"> Depicts the goddess Venus, having emerged from the sea as a fully grown woman, arriving at the sea-shore. The seashell she stands on was a symbol in classical antiquity for a
Botticelli Birth Venus
<div class="description"> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Venus_Anadyomene" class="extiw" title="w:en:Venus Anadyomene"><span title="one of the iconic representations of Aphrodite">Venus Ana
Botticelli Primavera
Botticelli Primavera
Campo Fiori Bruno
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Campo Fiori Bruno
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Chemical Wedding Title
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Chemical Wedding Title
File:Chymical Wedding of Christian Rosenkreutz (cropped).jpg
Dee Enochian Tablets
Dee's Holy Table (Enochian)
Dee Obsidian Mirror
Aztec mirror that passed into the possession of Elisabethan court alchemist and astrologer John Dee. Now in the collection of the British Museum.
Durer Melencolia
Durer Melencolia
Fama Fraternitatis
Title page of Fama fraternitatis.
Raphael School Athens
<div class="description"> <div style="font-size:0.9em;display:inline-block;">Italian: <div style="display:inline-block" dir="ltr" lang="it"><i>Scuola di Atene</i></div></div><br><div style="font-weig
Raphael School Athens
The School of Athens/Scuola di Atene fresco by the Italian Renaissance artist Raphael at the Apostolic Palace in the Vatican.
Rembrandt Faust
<div class="description"> <dl><dt>Print; Prints</dt></dl></div>
Rembrandt Faust
Siena Hermes
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Siena Hermes
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Tarot Bateleur
An original card from the tarot deck of Jean Dodal of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon" class="extiw" title="en:Lyon">en:Lyon</a>, a classic <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarot_of_
Wright Alchemist
Full title: <i>The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologer
Wright Alchemist
Full title: <i>The Alchymist, In Search of the Philosopher’s Stone, Discovers Phosphorus, and prays for the successful Conclusion of his operation, as was the custom of the Ancient Chymical Astrologer
Classical Archaeological
85 images
Horse and rider startled by a snake
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Horse and rider startled by a snake. Bronze. early 16th century.
Pendant with a Youth Playing a Lyre and Riding an Elephant
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pendant with a Youth Playing a Lyre and Riding an Elephant. Enameled gold set with diamonds and rubies and with pendant pearls. probably second half 19th century.
Chalcedony scaraboid in silver ring
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chalcedony scaraboid in silver ring. Chalcedony, silver. mid-5th century BCE.
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta neck-amphora (jar). Terracotta. ca. 460–450 BCE.
Terracotta hydria (water jar)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta hydria (water jar). Terracotta. ca. 340–330 BCE.
Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta oinochoe: chous (jug). Terracotta. ca. 430–420 BCE.
Marble head of a goddess
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Marble head of a goddess. Marble. 4th century BCE.
Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Ten marble fragments of the Great Eleusinian Relief. Marble. ca. 27 BCE–14 CE.
Glass cameo: Dionysos and a nymph
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Glass cameo: Dionysos and a nymph. Glass ? opaque on blue [sic]; purple [CSL]. 1st century BCE–3rd century CE.
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Terracotta. ca. 440 BCE.
Lower part of a marble relief with two goddesses
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Lower part of a marble relief with two goddesses. Marble, Pentelic. 1st–2nd century CE.
Terracotta oinochoe (jug)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta oinochoe (jug). Terracotta. mid-4th century BCE.
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta bell-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Terracotta. ca. 440 BCE.
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Terracotta. ca. 550 BCE.
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta column-krater (bowl for mixing wine and water). Terracotta. ca. 460–450 BCE.
Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Terracotta hydria: kalpis (water jar). Terracotta. ca. 460–450 BCE.
Orpheus and Eurydice
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Orpheus and Eurydice. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk; framing lines in pen and brown ink. 1763–1856.
Orpheus and Eurydice
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Orpheus and Eurydice. Engraving. ca. 1500–1506.
Panel with the Triumph of Dionysos
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Panel with the Triumph of Dionysos. Wool, linen; tapestry weave. 4th–6th century.
Orpheus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Orpheus. Pen and brown ink. early 16th century.
Bracelet Bell
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bracelet Bell. Bronze.. 1st century CE.
Canopic Jar (with lid 30.8.54)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Canopic Jar (with lid 30.8.54). Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). ca. 1349–1336 B.C..
Canopic Jar (07.226.1) with a Lid Depicting a Queen (30.8.54)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Canopic Jar (07.226.1) with a Lid Depicting a Queen (30.8.54). Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), blue glass, obsidian, unidentified stone. ca. 1349–1330 B.C. or shortly thereafter.
Shabti of Siptah
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Shabti of Siptah. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster), paint. ca. 1194–1188 B.C..
Shabti of Seniu
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Shabti of Seniu. Glazed steatite, paint. ca. 1525–1504 B.C..
Isis and Horus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Isis and Horus. Cupreous metal, precious metal inlay. 664–30 B.C..
Statuette of Isis with the infant Horus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Statuette of Isis with the infant Horus. Faience. 332–30 BCE.
Shabti of Yuya
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Shabti of Yuya. Cedar, paint, Egyptian blue. ca. 1390–1352 B.C..
Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun, Nauny
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Book of the Dead for the Chantress of Amun, Nauny. Papyrus, paint. ca. 1050 B.C..
Statuette of Isis and Horus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Statuette of Isis and Horus. Blue faience. 400–200 BC.
Shabti of Siptah
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Shabti of Siptah. Travertine (Egyptian alabaster). ca. 1237–1200 B.C..
Osiris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris. Cupreous metal. ca. 664–30 B.C..
Isis and Horus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Isis and Horus. Wood. 664–30 B.C..
Book of the Dead Papyrus with Chapters 100 and 129
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Book of the Dead Papyrus with Chapters 100 and 129. Papyrus, ink, paint. 664–30 B.C..
Mourning Isis
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mourning Isis. Wood, paste, paint. 332–30 BCE.
Osiris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris. Cupreous metal. 664–30 BC.
Osiris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris. Cupreous metal. 664–30 BC.
Osiris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris. Cupreous metal. 664–30 B.C..
Osiris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris. Cupreous metal. 664–30 B.C..
Osiris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris. Cupreous metal. 664–30 B.C..
Osiris
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Osiris. Cupreous metal. 664–30 B.C..
Isis and Horus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Isis and Horus. Cupreous metal. 664–30 B.C..
Isis and Horus
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Isis and Horus. Cupreous metal. 664–30 B.C..
Book of the Dead of Khamhor
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Book of the Dead of Khamhor. Papyrus, ink. ca. 630 B.C..
Orpheus, returning from Hades without Eurydice
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Orpheus, returning from Hades without Eurydice. Partially patinated iron. 1893–99, struck in the 20th century.
The Orpheus Cup
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Orpheus Cup. Gold: cast, embossed, and engraved; enamel: ronde-bosse and painted; rubies. 1641–42, the jeweled elements on the lid in the form of animals, amorini holding bow and quiver, and the statuettes of Orpheus and Diana, Prague, ca.1600.
The Return of Persephone
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Return of Persephone. Oil on canvas. ca. 1890–91.
Alexander Mosaic
Battle between Alexander and Darius, Pompeii, House of the Faun (VI,12,2), esedra. Alexander the Great attacks the chariot of Darius of Persia. Probably a copy (125-120 BC) of a Greek painting by Phi
Alexander Mosaic
Battle between Alexander and Darius, Pompeii, House of the Faun (VI,12,2), esedra. Alexander the Great attacks the chariot of Darius of Persia. Probably a copy (125-120 BC) of a Greek painting by Phi
Antikythera Mechanism
Reconstructing the Antikythera Mechanism exhibition by Nick Andronis at WA Museum Boola Bardip, 2023
Antikythera Mechanism
Reconstructing the Antikythera Mechanism exhibition by Nick Andronis at WA Museum Boola Bardip, 2023
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Aerial image of Bayreuth Festspielhaus (view from the southeast)
Bayreuth Festspielhaus
Southern front of the Bayreuth Festival Theatre (Festspielhaus) after restoration in 2016
Canterbury
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Canterbury
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Chartres Labyrinth
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Chartres Rose Window
South rose window of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres with Gothic stained glasses.
Chartres Rose Window
South rose window of Cathédrale Notre-Dame de Chartres with Gothic stained glasses.
David Death Socrates
David Death Socrates
<b>Catalogue Entry:</b> <p>This is an unfinished replica of David’s Death of Socrates (Salon of 1787; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York). The left section is nearly complete, lacking only bars on t
Delphi
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Delphi
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Duino
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Duino
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Epidaurus
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Epidaurus
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Esalen Big Sur
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Esalen Big Sur
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Florence Baptistery
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Florence Baptistery
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Globe Theatre
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Globe Theatre
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Goetheanum
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Goetheanum
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Mount Athos
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Mount Athos
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Orpheus Mosaic
<p>Inscription: INPRAEDIS LABERIORVMTABIRIANI ET PAVLINI (CIL VIII 24019) </p> It identifies the building as belonging to the member of the gens Laberia.
Orpheus Mosaic
Part of Orpheus Mosaic in Tzippori (Sepphoris). Detail showing Orpheus with animals. Larger version: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Orpheus_Mosaic_in_Tzippori.jpg" title="File:Orpheus Mosa
Orphic Gold Tablet
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Orphic Gold Tablet
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Saenredam Plato Cave
Saenredam Plato Cave
<div class="description"> Plato's Allegory of the cave</div>
Temple Church
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Temple Church
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Delphi Met
Ia Orana Maria (Hail Mary)
Neoplatonic Diagrams
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Tree of life pitcher
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Tree of life pitcher. Glass. ca. 1865–85.
Figure group symbolic of Astronomy
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Figure group symbolic of Astronomy. Oak and beech, carved and painted. ca. 1775.
Celestial globe with clockwork
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Celestial globe with clockwork. Case: partially gilded silver, gilded brass; movement: brass, steel. 1579.
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Studiolo from the Ducal Palace in Gubbio. Walnut, beech, rosewood, oak and fruitwoods in walnut base. ca. 1478–82.
Figure of Arithmetic with Pythagoras (one of a pair)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Figure of Arithmetic with Pythagoras (one of a pair). Stained glass. late 18th–mid-19th century.
Dish with IHS monogram, armillary sphere, and Portuguese royal arms
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Dish with IHS monogram, armillary sphere, and Portuguese royal arms. Hard-paste porcelain with underglaze cobalt blue decoration (Jingdezhen ware). ca. 1520–40.
Capricorn (section of a zodiac frieze)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Capricorn (section of a zodiac frieze). Bronze. 1582.
Assembly of male and female scholars gathered around an open book, in the middle ground a man holds aloft an armillary sphere, another group of scholars in the background
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Assembly of male and female scholars gathered around an open book, in the middle ground a man holds aloft an armillary sphere, another group of scholars in the background. Engraving. ca. 1515–27.
An Emblem of Europe
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An Emblem of Europe. Mezzotint. September 4, 1798.
Apollo and Diana
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Apollo and Diana. Engraving. ca. 1503–5.
Woman Examining an Armillary Sphere
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Woman Examining an Armillary Sphere. Etching. 16th century.
Woman Examining an Armillary Sphere
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Woman Examining an Armillary Sphere. Etching. 16th century.
Celestial Musician (Gandharva)
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Celestial Musician (Gandharva). Slate. 11th century.
Rock of the Philosphers, or Mount Parnassus, many ancient philosophers gathered in groups at the base of the mountain in the foreground, Diogenes in his barrel to right and Archimedes in center studying an armillary sphere in the middleground, an angel in the sky to left, the mountain in the background, a large cloud at the top of the mountain with the assembly of the gods
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Rock of the Philosphers, or Mount Parnassus, many ancient philosophers gathered in groups at the base of the mountain in the foreground, Diogenes in his barrel to right and Archimedes in center studying an armillary sphere in the middleground, an angel in the sky to left, the mountain in the background, a large cloud at the top of the mountain with the assembly of the gods. Etching; second state of two. ca. 1661.
Twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac
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Twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. Jade (nephrite). 18th–19th century.
Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754–1838), Prince de Talleyrand
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Charles Maurice de Talleyrand Périgord (1754–1838), Prince de Talleyrand. Oil on canvas. 1817.
Ewer Base with Zodiac Medallions
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Ewer Base with Zodiac Medallions. Brass; engraved, inlaid with silver and copper. first half 13th century.
Coin with Gemini Zodiac Sign
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Coin with Gemini Zodiac Sign. Silver. dated 1027 AH/1618 CE.
Inkwell with Twelve Zodiac Medallions
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Inkwell with Twelve Zodiac Medallions. Brass; cast, inlaid with silver and copper. late 12th–early 13th century.
Textile with Birds and Horned Quadrupeds Flanking a Tree of Life
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Textile with Birds and Horned Quadrupeds Flanking a Tree of Life. Silk; warp faced plain weave. 11th–12th century.
Flask with Zodiac Medallions
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Flask with Zodiac Medallions. Stonepaste; molded, blue-glazed, overpainted, and gilded. first half 14th century, with additions first half 20th century.
Inkwell with Zodiac Signs
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Inkwell with Zodiac Signs. Brass; cast, inlaid with silver, copper, and black compound. early 13th century.
Inkwell in the Form of Atlas Holding a Globe
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Inkwell in the Form of Atlas Holding a Globe. Copper alloy. first half 16th century or later.
Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Geometric Lead Motifs (back)
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Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Geometric Lead Motifs (back). Gold, silver, and enamel worked in cloisonné. ca. 1000–1200.
Temple Pendant with Two Sirens Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Confronted Birds (back)
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Temple Pendant with Two Sirens Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Confronted Birds (back). Cloisonné enamel, gold. 11th–12th century.
Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Geometric and Vegetal Motifs (back)
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Temple Pendant with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Geometric and Vegetal Motifs (back). Cloisonné enamel, gold. 11th–12th century.
One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)
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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back). Cloisonné enamel, gold. 11th–12th century.
One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back)
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One of a Pair of Temple Pendants, with Two Birds Flanking a Tree of Life (front) and Leaf and Rosette Motifs (back). Cloisonné enamel, gold. 11th–12th century.
Set of twelve zodiac animals
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Set of twelve zodiac animals. Earthenware with white slip. 8th century.
Seated woman representing Astrology
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Seated woman representing Astrology. Red wax. mid-1570s.
Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Moveable rotating calendar mounted on elaborate wave-base with rabbit crest. Woodblock print (surimono); ink and color on paper. 1795, year of the rabbit.
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Antico Stemma del Seggio di Forcella
Archytas curve.png
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An Archytas curve, an intersection of a torus and a cylinder. Made in Blender.
Cropped image of Pythagoras from Raphael's School of Athens.jpg
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This image is a cropped version of Raphael's fresco The School of Athens, showing the figure of Pythagoras.
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The 'Nova de Universis Philosophia' (edition 1591) by the Italian humanist and Neoplatonist Francesco Patrizi. Part of the table of contents, listing works by Zoroaster, Plato, Hermes Trismegistus ('Corpus Hermeticum' and the 'Asclepius') and others.
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Iamblichus, copper engraving by Johann Theodor de Bry for the "Tractatus posthumus de divinatione & magicis præstigiis" by Jean-Jacques Boissard (1528–1602), Oppenheim, 1615. National Library of Spain. The caption reads: Utilis fuerat nobis nescire futura: Cogor enim irato fata Valente pati These lines are attributed to Jean-Jacques Boissard. The words translate as something like: "It would have been useful for us not to know the future: For I am forced to suffer the wrath of fate."
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La Dorotea, de Lope de Vega, 1632; página 186, en la que aparece nombrado Juan Bautista de Vivar.
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Marsilio Ficino explains Platonic philosophy to the Serristori family: In this painting by Egisto Sarri, the florentine philosopher Marsillo Ficino (1433-1499) the Tuscan patrician family Serristori, still existing to this day.
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Platonic philosophers: Plato, Plotinus, Augustinus
Goethe Color Wheel
Better version of Goethe-Color-Wheel.jpg, sharpened
Hero Automata
Hero's Aeolipile, 1st century AD, Alexandria (reconstruction).jpg
Leibniz Binary Iching
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Llull Ars Magna
Llull Ars Magna wheel (1517 edition)
Mkultra Document
This is a page from the declassified documents of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MKULTRA" class="extiw" title="en:MKULTRA">MKULTRA</a>. The documents were "provided by the Central Intelligence
Oss Emblem
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Steiner Blackboard
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Steiner Blackboard
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Eastern Tradition
103 images
Chinese musicians
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Chinese musicians. Soft-paste porcelain. ca. 1755.
River landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art
River landscape. Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on paper. .
Bodhisattva
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bodhisattva. Wood (foxglove) with traces of pigment and gilding; single woodblock construction. 11th–12th century.
The Inside of a Mosque, the Dervishes Dancing (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol. I, pl. 16)
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The Inside of a Mosque, the Dervishes Dancing (Aubry de La Mottraye's "Travels throughout Europe, Asia and into Part of Africa...," London, 1724, vol. I, pl. 16). Etching and engraving. 1723–24.
Vajrabhairava mandala
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vajrabhairava mandala. Silk tapestry (kesi). ca. 1330–32.
Hevajra Mandala
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Hevajra Mandala. Ink and distemper on cloth. 16th century.
Thangka
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Thangka. Distemper on cloth. late 18th century.
Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series
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Shiva and Parvati Playing Chaupar: Folio from a Rasamanjari Series. Opaque watercolor, ink, silver, and gold on paper. dated 1694–95.
Buddha Amoghasiddhi with Eight Bodhisattvas
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Buddha Amoghasiddhi with Eight Bodhisattvas. Distemper on cloth. ca. 1200–50.
Chakrasamvara Mandala
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Chakrasamvara Mandala. Distemper on cloth. ca. 1100.
Manjuvajra Mandala
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Manjuvajra Mandala. Black stone. 11th century.
Shiva
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Shiva. Sandstone. mid- 7th century.
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Sandstone. second half of the 7th century.
Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga)
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Linga with Face of Shiva (Ekamukhalinga). White marble. 9th century.
Standing Shiva or Temple Guardian (Dvarapala)
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Standing Shiva or Temple Guardian (Dvarapala). Stone. ca. first half of the 10th century.
Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga
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Buddha Protected by a Seven-headed Naga. Sandstone. late 12th–early 13th century.
Shiva Linga
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Shiva Linga. Sandstone. 7th–8th century.
Crowned Bodhisattva
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Crowned Bodhisattva. Sandstone. 3rd–early 4th century.
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara
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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara. Copper alloy inlaid with silver and glass or obsidian. second quarter of the 8th century.
Bodhisattva Avaolkiteshvara
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Bodhisattva Avaolkiteshvara. Copper alloy. second half of the 7th–early 8th century.
Jain Digambara Tirthanhara Standing in Kayotsarga Meditation Posture
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Jain Digambara Tirthanhara Standing in Kayotsarga Meditation Posture. Copper alloy. 12th century.
Seated luohan (arhat) in a grotto
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Seated luohan (arhat) in a grotto. Lapis lazuli. 18th–19th century.
Seated luohan with a servant
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Seated luohan with a servant. Malachite. late 18th–early 19th century.
Landscape in the style of Fan Kuan
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Landscape in the style of Fan Kuan. Hanging scroll; ink and color on silk. early 12th century.
Base for a mandala
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Base for a mandala. Cloisonné enamel. first half 15th century.
Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz
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Page of Calligraphy from an Anthology of Poetry by Sa`di and Hafiz. Ink, opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper. late 15th century.
Landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Landscape. Hanging scroll; ink on satin. dated 1649.
Portrait of a Sufi
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Portrait of a Sufi. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. first quarter 17th century.
Portrait of a Sufi
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Portrait of a Sufi. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. first quarter 17th century.
Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi
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Kitab suwar al-kawakib al-thabita (Book of the Images of the Fixed Stars) of al-Sufi. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. 18th century.
Page of Calligraphy
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Page of Calligraphy. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. early 16th century.
"Laur and Chanda in the Forest", Folio from a Chandayana (or Laur Chanda)
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"Laur and Chanda in the Forest", Folio from a Chandayana (or Laur Chanda). Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. ca. 1525–50.
Calligraphic Plaque
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Calligraphic Plaque. Steel; forged and pierced. probably late 17th century.
Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript
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Folio from a Qur'an Manuscript. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. probably early 15th century.
Pyxis (Cylindrical Container)
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Pyxis (Cylindrical Container). Stonepaste; luster-painted on incised, opaque white glaze. late 11th–early 12th century.
Nan va Halva (Breads and Sweets)
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Nan va Halva (Breads and Sweets). Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper Binding: leather. ca. 1690.
Calligraphic Galleon
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Calligraphic Galleon. Ink and gold on paper. dated 1180 AH/1766–67 CE.
"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album
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"Dancing Dervishes", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. recto: ca. 1610; verso: ca. 1530–50.
"A Man Complained to Da'ud of a Sufi Mystic Drunk", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di
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"A Man Complained to Da'ud of a Sufi Mystic Drunk", Folio from a Kulliyat (Complete Works) of Sa'di. Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper. 19th century.
Landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Landscape. Folding fan mounted as an album leaf; ink on gold paper. mid-17th century.
Landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Landscape. Handscroll; ink on paper. 1680.
Bodhisattva Manjushri
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Bodhisattva Manjushri. Gilt copper alloy. .
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin)
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Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin). Wood (wiillow) with traces of pigment; single woodblock construction. dated 1282.
Bodhisattva
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bodhisattva. Marble with pigment. 12th–13th century.
Head of Shiva
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Head of Shiva. Sandstone. ca. 10th century.
Guru Dragpo, Padmasambhava’s Fierce Emanation
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Guru Dragpo, Padmasambhava’s Fierce Emanation. Distemper on cotton. 18th century.
Vasudhara Mandala
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Vasudhara Mandala. Distemper on cloth. Dated to 1777 (Samvat 897).
Buddha Seated in Meditation
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Buddha Seated in Meditation. Copper alloy with gilding. 16th century.
Landscape
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Landscape. Hanging scroll; ink on satin. Dated 1599 (or 1659).
Rain of Flowers Through the Four Stages of Meditation
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Rain of Flowers Through the Four Stages of Meditation. Handscroll; ink and color on silk. 1866.
Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (Chinese: Damo)
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Buddhist monk Bodhidharma (Chinese: Damo). Rhinoceros horn. 17th century.
Zen Master with Meditation Staff, and Chinese-Style Landscapes
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Zen Master with Meditation Staff, and Chinese-Style Landscapes. Set of three hanging scrolls; ink on paper. probably late 1620s–1644.
Bhairava
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bhairava. Gilded copper, rock crystal, paint. 16th century.
Mahakala, Protector of the Tent
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Mahakala, Protector of the Tent. Distemper on cloth. ca. 1500.
Mandala of the Sun God Surya
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Mandala of the Sun God Surya. Distemper on cotton. likely 1379.
Shiva
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Shiva. Relief print, probably from a woodblock, watercolor (hand-coloring). ca. 1850–70.
Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches
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Vaishravana, the Guardian of Buddhism and Protector of Riches. Distemper on cloth. 15th century.
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『三十二番職人歌合』、垂恵 (?)、1494年
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Astamangala Mandala, Newar people, Nepal, 19th century, bronze inlaid with semiprecious stones - Cincinnati Art Museum - DSC03219.jpg
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Exhibit in the Cincinnati Art Museum, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. This artwork is in the public domain because the artist died more than 70 years ago. Photography was permitted in the museum without restriction. See the Cincinnati Art Museum website [1]
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The use of this piece in a ritual context would have indicated that practitioners were following the methods for reaching enlightenment set forth in the Hevajra Tantra text. Nairatmya, the female consort of Hevajra, appeared to the yogi Virupa (at left) in a vision and revealed to him the contents of the text, which was then passed down through a lineage of disciples. An emanation of Akshobhya, the Cosmic Buddha of the East, Hevajra holds a skull bowl in his 16 hands. The rear pair of Hevajra'
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Vajravarahi is the tantric Buddhist counterpart to the Hindu mother goddess Varahi, identifiable by the boar head emerging above her right ear. She is a female enlightened being who emanated from the Buddhist Goddess of Perfect Wisdom. Enlightened beings transcend gender distinctions, and they can emanate as either male or female. The lithe figure dances while carrying a skull cup in her left hand. Raised up in her right hand is a ritual flaying knife with a handle in the shape of a halfvajra
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Constructing a Flying Star Chart
Miniature painting of Sufi saint, Madho Lal Hussain.jpg
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Miniature painting of Sufi saint, Madho Lal Hussain [Shah Hussain] (1538–1599; right). The figure to the left is perhaps a depiction of the Hindu teenage boy, Madho Lal [not to be confused with Shah Hussain's later name], that Shah Hussain supposedly was in-love with.
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A portrait of the Punjabi poet Waris Shah (Lahore, ca.1859).
Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Most of the Ajanta caves, and almost a
Ajanta Caves
The Ajanta Caves are 30 rock-cut Buddhist cave monuments dating from the second century BCE to about 480 CE in Aurangabad district of Maharashtra state in India. Most of the Ajanta caves, and almost a
Alhambra Court Lions
Photograph of the interior of the gallery and west pavilion of the Court of the Lions, Alhambra, Granada, 1871.
Alhambra Court Lions
A pavilion in the restored Court of the Lions (August 2012). The polished marble floor reflects the blue of the sky. Alhambra, Granada, Spain.
Ashoka Lion Capital
State emblem of India
Ashoka Lion Capital
Lion capital of Ashoka, Sarnath
Attar Conference Birds
<p>Attar </p> <p>Abū Hamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm (Persian: ابو حمید ابن ابوبکر ابراهیم) (born 1145-46 in Nishapur Iran – died c. 1221), much better known by his pen-names Farīd ud-Dīn (فریدالدین) and ‘
Attar Conference Birds
<p>Kamalolmolk & Attar Neyshabur </p> <p>Abū Hamīd bin Abū Bakr Ibrāhīm (Persian: ابو حمید ابن ابوبکر ابراهیم) (born 1145-46 in Nishapur Iran – died c. 1221), much better known by his pen-names Fa
Bhavachakra Wheel Life
Panels containing Buddhist ideas and Jataka tales are common in Asian Buddhist sites. The depicted version vary marginally or significantly depending on the Buddhist sub-tradition. The above panel sho
Bhavachakra Wheel Life
The bhavachakra (Sanskrit: भवचक्र; Pāli: bhavacakka; Tibetan: སྲིད་པའི་འཁོར་ལོ, Wylie: srid pa'i 'khor lo) or wheel of life is a visual teaching aid and meditation tool symbolically representing saṃsā
Bodh Gaya
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Bodh Gaya
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Cordoba Mezquita
Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain) - Mosque-Cathedral - Columns, arches and arabesques above the mihrab
Cordoba Mezquita
Córdoba (Andalusia, Spain) - Mosque-Cathedral - Arches inside the building
Dulac Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald, illustrations by Edmund Dulac
Dulac Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam, translated by Edward FitzGerald, illustrations by Edmund Dulac
Ellora Kailasa
This place is a UNESCO <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Heritage_Site" class="extiw" title="en:World Heritage Site">World Heritage Site</a> under the reference <a rel="nofollow" class="ext
Ellora Kailasa
Kailasa temple is a megalith carved out of one single basalt rock. Its construction is attributed to king Krishna I (c. 8th century). It is one of the most remarkable cave temples in India because of
Enso Zen
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Fan Kuan Travelers
Fan Kuan Travelers
Hakuin Self Portrait
Self-portrait of Hakuin Ekaku / Eisei Bunko Museum, Tokyo
Krishna Arjuna Chariot
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Krishna" class="extiw" title="w:Krishna">Krishna</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arjuna" class="extiw" title="w:Arjuna">Arjuna</a> on the chariot,
Kundalini Chakra
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Kundalini Chakra
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Ma Yuan Walking
<i>Walking on Path in Spring</i> by Ma Yuan (马远 c.1190 - 1279年）), a Chinese painter of the Song Dynasty.
Ma Yuan Walking
Mogao Caves Murals
Mural. Mogao Caves, Dunhuang. <p> This exposed mural is located near the modern entrance, between caves #305 and #306. It is painted on what was once the back wall of a cave, but over the centuries th
Mogao Caves Murals
lots of buddhas
Neijing Tu
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Potala Palace
Large Chinese stone lion protects the entrance to the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Potala_Palace" title="Category:Potala Palace">Potala Palace</a> in <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org
Ramayana Mewar
Battle at Lanka, Ramayana, by Sahib Din. Battle between the armies of Rama and the King of Lanka. Udaipur, 1649–1653. "Sahib Din's illustration shows in grisly detail a fierce landmark battle. It take
Ramayana Mewar
The sage Valmiki, seated on the left outside his hut, talks with the divine sage Narada. First folio of the Mewar Ramayana. Private collection <p>This is a manuscript published in 1653 CE from Mewar r
Ryoanji
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Ryoanji
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Varanasi Ghats
Wooden boats anchored along the ghats of Varanasi at dawn, as the rising sun reflects on the calm waters of the Ganges River. The image captures the serenity of early morning on this sacred river, whe
Varanasi Ghats
IMG_0409
Khidr Met
Stela of the Steward Mentuwoser
Portraits
167 images
Winslow Homer
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Winslow Homer. Bronze. 1876, cast 1923.
Socrates and Xantippe
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Socrates and Xantippe. Hard-paste porcelain. 1750.
Head of a Bearded Elder
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Head of a Bearded Elder. .1Terracotta on a bleu turquin marble socle. 1768.
Rothschild lamp
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Rothschild lamp. Bronze, on a later wood base. ca. 1510–20.
Death of Socrates
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Death of Socrates. Pen and brown ink, red chalk and gouache. 19th century.
The Death of Socrates
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Death of Socrates. Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over red chalk heightened with white gouache.. ca. 1749.
The bust of Plato, in a niche
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The bust of Plato, in a niche. Etching and engraving; only state. ca. 1620.
The bust of Plato, in a niche
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The bust of Plato, in a niche. Etching and engraving; only state. ca. 1620.
The Death of Socrates
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Death of Socrates. Pen and black ink, with brush and gray wash, over black chalk; lightly squared in black chalk. ca. 1782.
The Death of Socrates
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Death of Socrates. Oil on canvas. 1787.
Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Johann Joachim Winckelmann (1717–1768). Oil on canvas. ca. 1777.
Pilate Washing His Hands
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Pilate Washing His Hands. Oil on canvas. 1663.
Herman Doomer (ca. 1595–1650)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Herman Doomer (ca. 1595–1650). Oil on wood. 1640.
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Aristotle with a Bust of Homer. Oil on canvas. 1653.
Study of Two Heads
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Study of Two Heads. Oil on wood. ca. 1609.
Old Woman Praying
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Old Woman Praying. Oil on canvas. late 1630s or early 1640s.
Medal: Self-portrait
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Medal: Self-portrait. Bronze (Copper alloy with chocolate brown patina).. model ca. 1566 or 1571 (cast 18th or 19th century).
The Death of Socrates
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Death of Socrates. Pen and black ink, over black chalk, touches of pen and brown ink; squared in black chalk. ca. 1786.
The Death of Socrates
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Death of Socrates. Etching. 1790.
Death of Socrates
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Death of Socrates. Black chalk. ca. 1782–92.
John Milton, Age 21
Metropolitan Museum of Art
John Milton, Age 21. Engraving. 1747.
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1920年代的海德格尔
2023 Warszawa Dzielna 17, mural, 4.jpg
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Mural przy ulicy Dzielnej 17 w Warszawie, Aldous Huxley.
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Mural przy ulicy Dzielnej 17 w Warszawie, Aldous Huxley.
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Couverture des Cahiers de Simone Weil, volume 4, 2006
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Bekenntnis der Professoren S. 13 Martin Heidegger Erster Absatz der Rede
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Neubrandenburg in Flames
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Port of Greifswals
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Elbe Landscape (with two Womaen gathering Brush)
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Rocky Reef by the Seashore
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Йейтс, Фрэнсис
Frithjof Schuon with René Guénon in Cairo, 1938.jpg
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Philosopher, author, poet, and artist Frithjof Schuon (1907-1998) visited the philosopher and author René Guénon (1886-1951 ) at Guénon’s home in Cairo twice. This close-up view of the two metaphysicians is from one of the two known photos of Schuon’s first visit, in 1938.
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Title page of an 1945 English translation of Introduction générale à l'étude des doctrines hindoues by René Guénon.
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Jean Gebser: Gedenk-Stele neben der reformierten Kirche von Wabern bei Bern (Schweiz). Vorne steht: Jean Gebser, 1905-1973, Ursprung und Gegenwart, auf der rechten Seite: «von der Ichlosigkeit über das Ich zur Ichfreiheit», auf der Rückseite: «Lieben ist gesteigertes Leben.» Stele von Wolfgang Zät. Errichtet von der Jean Gebser-Gesellschaft am 14. September 2007
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Jean Gebser: Gedenktafel an der Kramgasse 52 in Bern (Schweiz)
Le Roi du monde (René Guénon, 1927).jpg
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Couverture de l'ouvrage de René Guénon, Le Roi du monde (1927).
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British philosopher, author, poet, critic, and member of the Inklings.
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Picture of Pierre Hadot in Paris
Poetisches Taschenbuch 1935, Verlag Die Rabenpresse.jpg
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Poetisches Taschenbuch 1935, Verlag Die Rabenpresse, Berlin. (12,7 x 9,5 cm). Mit einer Einleitung von V. O. Stomps. Mit Fotoporträts und Gedichtbeiträgen von Adolf Georg Bartels / Friedrich Berna / Rolf Bongs / Hans Gebser / Werner Helwig / Horst Lange / Joachim Maass / Eberhard Meckel / Diemar Moering / Walther G. Oschilewski und Georg Zemke
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Cover of The Golden Book, April 1930
Aeschylus Bust
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Aeschylus Bust
These busts of the Ancient Greek theatrical writers are in front of the National garden and were moved from Kotzia square.
Aristotle Bust
Bust of Aristotle. Marble, Roman copy after a Greek bronze original by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Lysippos" class="mw-redirect" title="Lysippos">Lysippos</a> from 330 BC; the alabaster mant
Aristotle Bust
Berdyaev Portrait
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Berdyaev Portrait 2
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Black Elk Portrait
Elk-hunting at MTK's farm Kettula. President Kekkonen at Haarikka hunting cottage on October 24th 1964.
Black Elk Portrait
President Kekkonen elk-hunting in Suomusjärvi, Finland on 24th November 1962.
Borges Portrait
<div class="description"> <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Lu%C3%ADs_Borges" class="mw-redirect" title="Jorge Luís Borges">Jorge Luís Borges</a> 1951</div>
Borges Portrait
Portrait of <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Jorge_Luis_Borges" title="Jorge Luis Borges">Jorge Luis Borges</a>, by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Annemarie_Heinrich" title="Annemarie Hein
Burne Jones Golden Stairs
Study of a musician for <i>The Golden Stairs</i>.
Burne Jones Golden Stairs
Byron Portrait
Byron Portrait
Cervantes Portrait
Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra commonly said to be that which, according to the prologue to Cervantes' "Exemplary Novels", was painted by Juan de Jáuregui. Modern scholarship does not accept
Cervantes Portrait
<div class="description"> Portrait of Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra commonly said to be that which, according to the prologue to Cervantes' _Exemplary Novels_, was painted by Juan de Jáuregui. Modern s
Chaucer Portrait
Ellesmere Chaucer, mssEL 26 C 9, folio 153v, Tale of Melibee with portrait of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Chaucer Portrait
Geoffrey Chaucer, Tale of Melibee, Ellesmere Chaucer, mssEL 26 C 9, folio 153v <p>Portrait of Chaucer as a Canterbury pilgrim, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellesmere_manuscript" class="extiw
Coleridge Portrait
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor (1875-1912)
Coleridge Portrait
Plaque on the wall outside St Mary's parish church, Ottery St Mary, Devon, commemorating Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who was born in the town in 1772.
Confucius Portrait
<div class="description"> This painting depicts Confucius at his residence giving a lecture and Zengzi kneeling before him to ask about filial piety.</div>
Confucius Portrait
孔子第七十四代嫡長孫、清朝衍聖公孔繁灝畫像
Corbin Portrait
<i>Title:</i> Henry Clark Corbin, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, in uniform <i>Abstract/medium:</i> 1 photographic print.
Corbin Portrait
<i>Title:</i> Henry Clark Corbin, three-quarter length portrait, seated, facing slightly left, in uniform <i>Abstract/medium:</i> 1 photographic print.
Dostoevsky Portrait
"Retrato del escritor Fiodor Dostoievsky"
Dostoevsky Portrait
لوحة شخصيّة لِدوستويفسكي بريشة ڤاسيلي پيروف عام 1872.
Dulles Portrait
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Dulles Portrait
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Eco Portrait
Italiaanse schrijver Umberto Eco , kop; schrijvers
Eco Portrait
Victor Emmanuel III of Italy with son Umberto and grandson Vittorio
Eliot Portrait
Cropped portion featuring poet T.S. Eliot (1888-1965) of a 1920 photograph taken by Lady Ottoline Morrell (d. 1938)
Eliot Portrait
<i>Thomas Stearns ('T.S.') Eliot with his sister and his cousin</i>, by Lady Ottoline Morrell (died 1938). See source website for additional information.
Euripides Bust
Faulkner Portrait
<i>Title:</i> Portrait of William Faulkner <i>Abstract:</i> 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
Faulkner Portrait
<i>Title:</i> Portrait of William Faulkner <i>Abstract:</i> 1 photographic print : gelatin silver.
Fedorov Portrait
Nikolai Fedorov by Leonid Pasternak
Friedrich Wanderer
<div class="description"> The hiker stands as a back figure in the center of the composition. He looks down on an almost impenetrable sea of fog in the midst of a rocky landscape - a metaphor for life
Friedrich Wanderer
<div class="description"> The hiker stands as a back figure in the center of the composition. He looks down on an almost impenetrable sea of fog in the midst of a rocky landscape - a metaphor for li
Ginsberg Portrait
Allen Ginsberg, Frankfurt Airport, 1978.
Ginsberg Portrait
Depicted people: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Allen_Ginsberg" class="extiw" title="w:en:Allen Ginsberg"><span title="American poet and writer (1926–1997)">Allen Ginsberg</span></a> and <
Goethe Portrait
<div class="description"> <div style="font-weight:bold;display:inline-block;">Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832)</div></div>
Goethe Portrait
Hegel Portrait
Hegel Portrait
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
Heraclitus Portrait
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Heraclitus Portrait
<div class="description"> <p>HERACLITUS {550-480 BC} Engraving: portrait bust of Heraclitus, weeping bitter tears; by Dupin after Picart, n.d. </p> <p>Iconographic Collections</p> Keywords: burgess, p
Hesiod Portrait
Portrait of the poet Hesiod (?) from Akra in Boeotia, Roman copy of a Greek original, Neues Museum, Berlin
Hesiod Portrait
So-called <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pseudo-Seneca" class="extiw" title="w:Pseudo-Seneca">Pseudo-Seneca</a>. Commonly believed to represent <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:H
Hesse Portrait
Hesse Portrait
German author <b>Hermann Hesse</b>
Homer Bust
Bust of a man, so-called Homer
Homer Bust
<i>Title:</i> Sculpture of Homer, bust portrait, facing front] / Leney sculp <i>Abstract/medium:</i> 1 print : engraving.
Hunt Light World
Hunt Light World
Ibn Khaldun Portrait
Collage of 72 Notable <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslims" class="extiw" title="en:Muslims">Muslim</a> Figures Across History: <p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avicenna" class="ext
Ibn Khaldun Portrait
makhzen Dar Lasram, la médina de Tunis مخزن دار لصرم , مدينة تونس العتيقة
Joyce Portrait
Author James Joyce, on page 33 of the September 1922 <i>Shadowland</i>.
Joyce Portrait
James Joyce, Île-de-France, Paris 1928; Berenice Abbott Collection, Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History
Kafka Portrait
A photograph of Franz Kafka, with his signature.
Kafka Portrait
A photograph of an adult Kafka.
Kant Portrait
Immanuel Kant (1724-1804)
Kant Portrait
Keats Portrait
Portrait of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Keats" class="extiw" title="w:John Keats">John Keats</a> (1795-1821), English poet
Keats Portrait
Portrait of John Keats (frontispiece) in <i>Letters of John Keats to Fanny Brawne &c.</i> (1878).
Kerouac Portrait
Portrait photograph of Jack Kerouac from the second edition of his novel Dr. Sax.
Kerouac Portrait
Portrait photograph from the first edition of the Town and the City by Jack Kerouac
Machiavelli Portrait
Machiavelli Portrait
Millais Ophelia
Detail from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Everett_Millais" class="extiw" title="w:John Everett Millais">John Everett Millais</a>' painting <i><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophel
Millais Ophelia
<div class="description"> Depicted people: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ophelia" class="extiw" title="w:Ophelia">w:Ophelia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Siddal" c
Milton Portrait
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milton_Brannan" class="extiw" title="en:John Milton Brannan">John Milton Brannan</a> by the Mathew Brady Studio. Glass plate collodion negative, 9.5 × 7.2 ×
Milton Portrait
A portrait from the Welsh Portrait Collection at the National Library of Wales. Depicted person: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:John_Milton" class="extiw" title="w:en:John Milton"><span ti
Monteverdi Portrait
Monteverdi Portrait
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Nietzsche Portrait
Nietzsche Portrait
historical person (NIETZSCHE, Friedrich) · moustache · portrait · Friedrich Nietzsche · man · man · bust (sculpture) · primary view · moustache · large moustache · eyebrow · physiognomy · portrait hea
Novalis Portrait
<a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novalis" class="extiw" title="de:Novalis">Friedrich Freiherr von Hardenberg</a>
Novalis Portrait
Weißenfels, castle Neu-Augustusburg, portrait of Friedrich von Hardenberg (Novalis)
Ovid Portrait
Woodcut from a French translation of the Metamorphoses by Ovid (Bruges, 1484), printed by Colard Mansion, showing his portrait as a traveler in the Legend of the Fallen Oak (folio 43r) <a rel="nofollo
Ovid Portrait
Parsons Portrait
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Pkd Portrait
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Pkd Portrait
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Prigogine Portrait
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Ricci Portrait
<p>description : illustration de la <a href="https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mission_j%C3%A9suite_en_Chine" class="extiw" title="fr:Mission jésuite en Chine">mission chinoise des jésuites</a><br> Proven
Ricci Portrait
Matteo Ricci and Paul Xu Guangqi From <i>La Chine d'Athanase Kirchere de la Compagnie de Jesus: illustre de plusieurs monuments tant sacres que profanes</i>, Amsterdam, 1670. Plate facing p. 201. <p>(
Rilke Portrait
Rainer_Maria_Rilke
Rilke Portrait
Rainer Maria Rilke und Clara Rilke-Westhoff kurz nach ihrer Hochzeit im Jahr 1901
Rossetti Beata Beatrix
Rossetti Beata Beatrix
Rumi Portrait
Drawing, album?. Portrait. Mauláná Jalál al-Dín. Drawn and tinted on paper. <p>Jalal al-Din Rumi and Hafiz Mughal India, early 19th century Ink and watercolour on paper </p><p>The posthumous portraits
Schopenhauer Portrait
Portrait photograph of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Schopenhauer" class="extiw" title="w:Arthur Schopenhauer">Arthur Schopenhauer</a>
Schopenhauer Portrait
Shankara Portrait
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Shankara Portrait
File:Vishnu by M V Dhurandhar.jpg
Shelley Portrait
1905 print of Percy Bysshe Shelley after page of <i>Women painters of the world, from the time of Caterina Vigri, 1413-1463, to Rosa Bonheur and the present day</i>, by Walter Shaw Sparrow, The Art an
Shelley Portrait
Solovyov Portrait
Vladimir Sergeyevich Soloviev (1853-1900), russian philosopher, poet, writer. Photo by Alex Eichenwald. Moskow, 1871.
Solovyov Portrait
Portrait of philosopher Vladimir Soloviev
Sophocles Bust
Bust of a unknown sitter (know as Sophocles)
Stiegler Portrait
File:Bernard-Stiegler.jpg
Stiegler Portrait
File:Bernard-Stiegler (cropped).jpg
Tarkovsky Portrait
File:Grave of Ingmar Bergman ~ Fårö, Gotland.jpg
Tolstoy Portrait
Retrato de Lev Nikoláyevich Tolstói
Tolstoy Portrait
Tsiolkovsky Portrait
jsc2022e072268 (Sept. 7, 2022) --- At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (left), Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev (center) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin (ri
Tsiolkovsky Portrait
jsc2022e072270 - At the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan, NASA astronaut Frank Rubio (left), Roscosmos cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev (center) and Roscosmos cosmonaut Dmitri Petelin (right) complete trai
Virgil Portrait
<div class="description"> <p>Portrait of Virgil, found in Tunis. Half tone reproduction. </p> <p>General Collections</p> Keywords: Virgil</div>
Vivekananda Portrait
File:Swami Vivekananda at Parliament of Religions.jpg
Vivekananda Portrait
File:Swami Vivekananda on 21 September 1893 in Chicago Parliament of world's religions.jpg
Wagner Portrait
Photograph of composer Richard Wagner, Paris, 1861 (catalog number 007); this was taken when Wagner was in France for the premiere of <i>Tannhauser</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-getty_1-0" class="reference"><
Wagner Portrait
Daguerreotype of Richard Wagner
Wiener Portrait
Norbert Sieber, ÖVP-Nationalrat, auf dem Wiener Erntedankfest 2008
Wiener Portrait
Norbert and Margaret Wiener, at the International Mathematical Congress, Zurich 1932.
Giovanni Pico della Mirandola Portrait
Portrait of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola
Helena Blavatsky Portrait
Portrait of Helena Blavatsky
George Gurdjieff Portrait
Portrait of George Gurdjieff
Valentin Tomberg Portrait
Portrait of Valentin Tomberg
Julius Evola Portrait
Portrait of Julius Evola
Apuleius Portrait
Portrait of Apuleius
Meister Eckhart Portrait
Portrait of Meister Eckhart
Isaac Luria Portrait
Portrait of Isaac Luria
Ioan Petru Couliano Portrait
Portrait of Ioan Petru Couliano
Friedrich Schelling Portrait
Portrait of Friedrich Schelling
Alexander Dugin Portrait
Portrait of Alexander Dugin
Daniil Andreev Portrait
Portrait of Daniil Andreev
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(La Rue de la Vieille lanterne) ou (Allégorie sur la mort de Gérard de Nerval) - estampe - G. Doré - btv1b10319788f.jpg
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(Les guides de Chamouni) (Retirage) - G. Doré ; H. Linton - btv1b103196346.jpg
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(Macbeth est dans la caverne des sorcières) (Fumé) - G. Doré ; Jonnard - btv1b10319097r.jpg
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(Napoléon III), Exposition de Montpellier - (estampe) (Tiré à part) - G. Doré ; Pannemaker - btv1b10319630d.jpg
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Référence bibliographique : IFF19 DORÉ (Gustave), 78 Appartient à l’ensemble documentaire : Est19Doré Langue : français Éditeur : ()
(Si j'en reviens sans rhumatismes, j'aurai vraiment bien du bonheur) (Fumé) - G. Doré - btv1b10319428t.jpg
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(Vignette pour un ouvrage non identifié) (Fumé) - G. Doré ; L. Dumont - btv1b10319448n.jpg
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(Vignette, fumé pour l'illustration de - Lacroix, Paul, "Oeuvres illustrées du bibliophile Jacob", "La folle d'Orléans, histoire du temps de Louis XIV, 1693") (Fumé) - Gustave Doré - btv1b103204872.jpg
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Vision of the angelic hierarchy
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Mosaic Icon with the Akra Tapeinosis (Utmost Humiliation), or Man of Sorrows. Mosaic icon, Byzantine, late 13th–early 14th century; icon of Saint Catherine (reverse), late 13th–early 14th century; case, late 14th–17th century1. Mosaic icon, various colored stones, silver, and gold on wood; case, wood, metal, paper identification and silk wrappings for the relics; icon 13 x 19 cm (5 1/8 x 7 1/2 in.) without frame, 23 x 28 cm (9 x 11 in.) with silver frame; case 98.7 x 97.1 cm (38 7/8 x 38 1/4 in.
Bingen Six Days of Creation.jpg
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12th-century rectangular illuminated painting depicting God's creation of the world
Byzantium, Russia, Moscow?, Byzantine period, 17th century - Portable Triptych Icon - 1961.35 - Cleveland Museum of Art.tif
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This triptych icon was probably commissioned by a lay person for private prayer and meditation. It could be folded and shut when not in use. The scenes represented from left to right are: The Crucifixion (left); The Resurrection and Anastasis (center); and Adoration of the Miracle-Working Icon of the Vladimir Mother of God (right). Small portable icons such as this were common to later Russian religious practice.
Engravings by William Blake - Plate 13 (page 23), ^We censure nature for a span too short^ - B1978.43.1352 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg
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Engravings by William Blake - Plate 9 (page 15)-^ The longest night though longer far, would fail^ - B1978.43.1349 - Yale Center for British Art.jpg
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Hildegard von Bingen receives a divine inspiration and passes it on to her scribe.
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Hildegard von Bingen receives a divine inspiration and passes it on to her scribe.
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Primeira iluminura do Liber scivias Domini
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Cropped from :Image:Meister des Hildegardis-Codex 001.jpg.
"Tu me prêteras cette horreur de chien, n'est-ce pas" - (estampe) (Tiré à part) - G. Doré ; Maradan - btv1b103217003.jpg
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William Blake (1757-1827) - Adam Naming the Beasts - PC.95 - Pollok House.jpg
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William Blake (1757-1827) - The Canterbury Pilgrims - PC.89 - Pollok House.jpg
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Beardsley Morte Darthur
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Beardsley Morte Darthur
File:Merlin taketh the child Arthur into his keeping.jpg
Beowulf Manuscript
Beowulf (Cotton MS Vitellius A xv - f134r). "eotenas ylfe orcneas" line 112 at the bottom of the page named ogres, elves, and devil-corpses, and inspired Tolkien to create a variety of races includin
Beowulf Manuscript
The first folio of the heroic epic poem Beowulf, written primarily in the West Saxon dialect of Old English. Part of the Cotton MS Vitellius A XV manuscript currently located within the British Librar
Blake Ancient Days
Cruddy scan of an illustration in a book
Blake Ancient Days
scan of cover of publication
Blake Marriage Heaven Hell
Blake Marriage of Heaven & Hell h p3 detail
Blake Marriage Heaven Hell
Blake Marriage of Heaven & Hell i p3 detail (1827) Fitzwilliam Museum
Blake Newton
<div class="description"> <p><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/William_Blake" title="William Blake">William Blake</a>'s <i>Newton</i> (1795), colour print with pen & ink and watercolour. </p>
Blake Newton
Blake Red Dragon
Blake Red Dragon
Blake Songs Innocence
"The Lamb", from <i>Songs of Innocence and of Experience, Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul. [London, W. Blake, 1794] 54 plates. col. ill. 19 cm. Library of Congress reference: Rosenwa
Blake Songs Innocence
Title page of the Tulk-Rothschild-Blunt copy of William Blake's Songs of Innocence and of Experience
Boethius Consolation
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Boethius Consolation
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Book Of Kells
<p>Image from the <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Book_of_Kells" title="Book of Kells">Book of Kells</a>, a 1200 year old book. Illuminated TU in <i>"Tunc accedentes discipuli"</i> in Folio 74 r
Book Of Kells
<p>Image of page from the Book of Kells, a 1200 year old book in public domain. </p> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Illuminated_manuscript_images" class="extiw" title="en:Category:Ill
Botticelli Map Hell
Botticelli Inferno XVIII
Botticelli Map Hell
Burne Jones Grail
Burne Jones Grail
<i>The Arming and Departure of the Knights</i>. Number 2 of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_Grail_tapestries" class="extiw" title="w:Holy Grail tapestries">Holy Grail tapestries</a> wo
Crane Faerie Queene
Frontispiece of The Thirde Book of The Faerie Queene by Edmund Spenser, contayning the legend of Britomartis or of chastity. Edited by Thomas Wise and displayed in a series of designs by Walter Crane.
Delacroix Faust
Delacroix Faust
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Dore Ancient Mariner
Dore Ancient Mariner
Illustration for <i>The Rime of the Ancient Mariner</i>. The Mariner up on the mast in a storm.
Dore Don Quixote
Illustration 1 for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miguel_de_Cervantes" class="extiw" title="en:Miguel de Cervantes">Miguel de Cervantes’s</a> “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_Quixot
Dore Don Quixote
<p>Plate I of Gustave Doré's illustrations to Miguel de Cervantes' <i>Don Quixote</i>. From Chapter I. </p><p>The ordering of images in this edition is a little complex: There are numerous additional
Dore Inferno
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Dor%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="w:Gustave Doré">Gustave Doré's</a> illustrations to Dante's Inferno, Plate LXV: Canto XXXI: The titans and giants. "This
Dore Inferno
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gustave_Dor%C3%A9" class="extiw" title="w:Gustave Doré">Gustave Doré</a>'s illustration to Dante's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inferno_(Dante)" class=
Dore Paradise Lost
<div class="description"> Illustration for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milton" class="extiw" title="en:John Milton">John Milton’s</a> “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_L
Dore Paradise Lost
<div class="description"> Illustration for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Milton" class="extiw" title="en:John Milton">John Milton’s</a> “<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paradise_L
Ellesmere Chaucer
Chaucer's Canterbury Tales in the Ellesmere MS at Huntington Library, Los Angeles
Ellesmere Chaucer
Folio 153v of the Ellesmere Manuscript, an early 15th-century illuminated manuscript of Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, owned by the Huntington Library, in San Marino, California (EL 26 C 9). The
Jung Red Book
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Jung Red Book 2
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Kent Moby Dick
Ink Illustration form 1930 edition from Moby Dick
Manesse Codex
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Manesse Codex
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Nag Hammadi Codex
folio 32 of Nag Hammadi Codex II, with the ending of the Apocryphon of John, and the beginning of the Gospel of Thomas
Nag Hammadi Codex
Codex V of the Nag Hammadi library, p. 17, featuring the start of the Gnostic Apocalypse of Paul