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Attack on HMS Aurora by Pirates, 1812: Beginning of the Action
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Saint George
Saint George
By Ioannis (John) Kornarou (1745-1812). Icon. Oil on wood
26.5 x 20 cm
A small icon of Saint George. Little is known about Kornarou. He was of the Cretan School of art and painte...
HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits
HMS Steam-Powered Battleship Medusa Opening the Shimonoseki Straits
Around 1860 Japan was in turmoil about whether or not the country should engage in trade with the West. In 1863 insurgents – advocates of an isolationist policy – fired on western ...
Manuscript of the Quran, with lacquer binding
Manuscript of the Quran, with lacquer binding
The Qur'an manuscript opens with double illuminated text pages of sura 1 and beginning of sura 2. The remaining text is written in black ink in naskh script,15 lines to a page. Sur...
Tribute to Action May 68 | French Student Revolution
Tribute to Action May 68 | French Student Revolution
The group show Action May 68 (Action Mai 68 | Descendre dans la rue) is a tribute to the French Students Revolution of May 1968. The show presented forty two urban artists that exp...