Headstone of Emperor Henry II and Empress Kunigunde

Empress Wu; was a Chinese sovereign who ruled unofficially as Empress and later; officially as Emperor of China during the brief Zhou dynasty (690-705); which interrupted the Tang ...

Disc pendant imitating a coin of Emperor Justin II (565-78), depicting the Emperor's bust, England, probably Kent (Jutish), 560-600. Pendant, gold, imitating a coin of of Emperor J...

During the 16th century portraiture was the leading genre in England and almost the only one to which artists could devote themselves following the events of the early 1530s, the c...

Portraiture constituted an important area within Cranach’s oeuvre as it was part of his repertoire from the outset of his career, increasing in terms of number of works from the ti...

Disc pendant imitating a coin of Emperor Valentinian II, Western Europe, 400-700, stamped with the Emperor's head and illegible inscription. Pendant, gold bracteate, imitating a co...