Rhazes (Rāzī), Arab physician and alchemist, in his laboratory at Baghdad. Oil painting by Ernest Board.

"Here is portrayed three Moods of the Sky and the effects on the Fish and Animals. Sharks and Turtles come to the Surface when it is Raining. Wallabies and Kangaroos are out feedin...

BORDSPLATY Consisting of a bottom plate (plateau) with a mirror glass, two flower bowls with artificial bouquets, two fruit bowls with glass bowls, six confectionery bowls with gla...

Lettering: Inscriptions on the surgical equipment which forms the costume of the surgeon are as follows. On the instrument on his head: Eleuatoire po' la Teste. On his right arm: B...

Lettering: Inscriptions on the surgical equipment which forms the costume of the surgeon are as follows. On the instrument on his head: Eleuatoire po' la Teste. On his right arm: B...

Lettering: Inscriptions on the surgical equipment which forms the costume of the surgeon are as follows. On the instrument on his head: Eleuatoire po' la Teste. On his right arm: B...

Lettering: Inscriptions on the surgical equipment which forms the costume of the surgeon are as follows. On the instrument on his head: Eleuatoire po' la Teste. On his right arm: B...

The taste for Oriental and exotic themes had spread across France during the 18th century and became more pronounced with the advent of Romanticism. Delacroix was influenced by thi...