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The Torture of the Vestal Virgin by Jean-Frédéric Schall
#jean frédéric schall#art#vestal virgin#roman#priestess#ancient rome#condemned#imprisoned#dungeon#dungeons#france#ancien régime#the terror#history#europe#european#vestals#priestesses#despair#dress#handkerchief#oil lamp#elegant woman#lamp#light#dark#darkness#neoclassicism#neoclassical
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The Death of Nelson by William Brassey Hole
#battle of trafalgar#horatio nelson#death#age of sail#art#william brassey hole#marine art#england#great britain#english#british#europe#history#warship#warships#naval battle#naval warfare#sea
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A Mediterranean harbour with classical ruins, a figure of Neptune and a fountain in the foreground
by Isaac de Moucheron
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#hundred years war#art#medieval#middle ages#france#england#knights#knight#soldiers#soldier#armour#banner#standard#pennant#history#europe#european#english#french#edward iii#philip vi#john the good#john ii#jean le bon#philippe de valois#edouard iii d'angleterre#battle of crécy#battle of poitiers#warfare#battle
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The Girandola at the Castel Sant'Angelo by Louis-Jean Desprez and Francesco Piranesi
#girandola#castel sant'angelo#rome#italy#art#louis jean desprez#francesco piranesi#fireworks#fortress#mausoleum of hadrian#river tiber#carriage#carriages#spectators#crowd#crowds#rockets#explosion#night#sky
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Die Nibelungen: Siegfried (1924) directed by Fritz Lang
#die nibelungen#siegfried#film#films#cinema#fritz lang#german#germany#poster#posters#art#europe#european#nibelungenlied#burgundy#worms#king#burgundian#silent film#silent films#fantasy film#fantasy films#paul richter#knights#knight#germanic heroic legend#medieval#middle ages#mediaeval#mythology
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The Battle of Texel 1673 by Jan de Quelery
#battle of texel#battle of kijkduin#age of sail#art#jan de quelery#netherlands#england#michiel de ruyter#prince rupert#france#dutch republic#dutch#english#french#fleets#navy#royal navy#warship#warships#naval battle#naval warfare#history#europe#european#third anglo dutch war#franco dutch war#north sea#texel#royal prince#kijkduin
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Macbeth and the Three Witches by Francesco Zuccarelli
#macbeth#three witches#art#banquo#francesco zuccarelli#shakespeare#william shakespeare#prophecy#scottish#england#scotland#britain#witch#witches#supernatural#landscape#storm#stormy#storms#thunder#lightning#thunderstorm#thunderstorms#night#castle#castles#king#tragedy#sky#clouds
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Madness of Charles VI: crossing the forest of Le Mans on an expedition against Pierre de Craon, the king, brandishing a sword, mistakes the members of his retinue for enemies and attacks them.
— Froissart's Chronicles
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Interior of an Egyptian Temple by Albert Holz
#albert holz#art#ancient egypt#egypt#egyptian#temple#temples#architecture#archaeology#history#temple of edfu#edfu temple#ancient world
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Le Printemps (Springtime) by Eugène Bidau
#eugène bidau#art#spring#springtime#flowers#pink cherry blossom#cherry blossom#purple wisteria#wisteria#yellow flags#yellow iris#white dove#white doves#doves#dove#nest#nesting#brick well#well#water well#wooden fencing#stone steps#garden#gardens#flower#birds#nature#romantic
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Henry II of France mortally wounded - The Fatal Tournament between Henry II and Count of Montgomery (Lord of Lorges)
by Frans Hogenberg
#tournament#jousting tournament#death#henri ii#henry ii#king#france#french#gabriel de lorges#count of mongomery#scottish#art#frans hogenberg#renaissance#middle ages#medieval#knights#knight#armour#joust#jousting#lance#history#europe#european#montgommery
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A Classical Landscape with Figures by Antoine-Laurent Castellan
#antoine laurent castellan#art#classical#landscape#architecture#classical antiquity#antiquity#europe#european#romantic#romanticism#neoclassical#neoclassicism#statues#figures
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The sister cities of Tyre and Sidon, Phoenicia by Sasha Beliaev
#tyre#sidon#phoenicia#maritime#port#harbour#art#sasha beliaev#ports#harbours#phoenician#phoenicians#mediterranean#eastern mediterranean#levant#ships#ship#biblical#bible#history#antiquity#architecture#boat#boats#sailing#sea#seaport
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The Abduction of Europa by Jean-François de Troy
#jean françois de troy#art#europa#zeus#crete#greek mythology#princess#phoenician#tyre#folk tales#folklore#mythology#europe#european#mediterranean#ancient greek#ancient greece#mythological#bull#cretan#gods#classical antiquity#tales#ancient#religion#religious#sea
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Jehu Enters the City of Jezreel by Edward Henry Corbould
#edward henry corbould#art#jehu#king#israel#jezreel#palace#window#jezebel#queen#architecture#chariot#chariots#horse#horses#biblical#bible#levant#eastern mediterranean#Israelite#israelites#city#dogs
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The Duke of Orléans showing his Lover by Eugène Delacroix
#eugène delacroix#art#louis d'orléans#mistress#lover#wife#mariette d'enghien#albert le flamenc#chamberlain#medieval#history#mediaeval#middle ages#france#french#house of valois#valois#europe#european#royal#nobility#duc d'orléans#duke of orléans#chamber#bed#prosper de barante#histoire des ducs de bourgogne de la maison de valois#brantôme#pierre de bourdeille#vies des dames galantes
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