The composition of this portrait study was first outlined in pencil and then blocked out with fields of watercolor, as is evidenced in the sitter’s chair. Next, the artist added op...

Inamuragasaki no akebono no tsuki Stampă Luna la Capul Inamura în zorii zilei

General Nitta no Yoshisada in 1333, from the command of Emperor Go-Daigo, attacks from the sea the city of Kamakura, the fortress of the Hojo clan, difficult to conquer otherwise, ...

The Final Battle of Gaw and Talhand (painting, recto; text, verso), Illustrated folio from a manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi

This illustrated folio belongs to a well known manuscript of the Shahnama by Firdawsi dated to 1341, which is now dispersed. The manuscript was created for the vizier of the Inju g...

Students protest against Proposition 187, Los Angeles, 1994. Proposition 187 was a California ballot initiative designed to prevent illegal immigrants’ access to state-funded services, including education and health care. Implementation was blocked, and a

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