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Background imageDescription Collection: The third graduate of the 9th group of the Berd nine-year school, 1929-1930. Creator: GP Putintsev

The third graduate of the 9th group of the Berd nine-year school, 1929-1930. Creator: GP Putintsev
The third graduate of the 9th group of the Berd nine-year school, 1929-1930.From a collection of 153 photographs and documents drawn from the personal archives of people who lived in the town of

Background imageDescription Collection: Unknown prelate from the 17th century, called Bishop Hans Brask. Creator: Anon

Unknown prelate from the 17th century, called Bishop Hans Brask. Creator: Anon
Unknown prelate from the 17th century, called Bishop Hans Brask, Unknown date

Background imageDescription Collection: Table of Monarchs from Gustav Vasa to Gustav III, c. 1787 Creator: Ulrika Fredrika Pasch

Table of Monarchs from Gustav Vasa to Gustav III, c. 1787 Creator: Ulrika Fredrika Pasch
Table of Monarchs from Gustav Vasa to Gustav III, c. 1787

Background imageDescription Collection: Detail of the vault of the Chapel of St Sebastian. Creator: Pietro da Cortona

Detail of the vault of the Chapel of St Sebastian. Creator: Pietro da Cortona
Detail of the vault of the Chapel of St Sebastian in St Peter's, Rome, cartoon. Saint. Unknown date

Background imageDescription Collection: Ichimura Kakitsu Holding an Inscribed Fan, 1862. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Ichimura Kakitsu Holding an Inscribed Fan, 1862. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ichimura Kakitsu Holding an Inscribed Fan, 1862. Series: Elegant Portraits of Actors

Background imageDescription Collection: Man's Suit (image 6 of 10), c.1800. Creator: Unknown

Man's Suit (image 6 of 10), c.1800. Creator: Unknown
Man's Suit (image 6 of 10), c.1800

Background imageDescription Collection: Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Creator: Unknown

Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sectional View of the Clock Tower, 1858. Bell tower housing Big Ben in the Palace of Westminster, London. When the bell was raised from the ground to the clock room (a distance of 190 feet)

Background imageDescription Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 13 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 13 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 13 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Background imageDescription Collection: Fragment with Lions Rampant from a Choir Screen or Ambo, c.1100. Creator: Unknown

Fragment with Lions Rampant from a Choir Screen or Ambo, c.1100. Creator: Unknown
Fragment with Lions Rampant from a Choir Screen or Ambo, c.1100

Background imageDescription Collection: Room with Prie-dieu and Open Door, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Room with Prie-dieu and Open Door, mid 19th century. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Room with Prie-dieu and Open Door, mid 19th century

Background imageDescription Collection: Female Fertility Figurine, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period (1640 - 1532 BCE). Creator: Unknown

Female Fertility Figurine, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period (1640 - 1532 BCE). Creator: Unknown
Female Fertility Figurine, Egypt, Second Intermediate Period (1640 - 1532 BCE)

Background imageDescription Collection: Madonna and Child. Detail from the 'St John Altar'. Creator: Unknown. Madonna and Child

Madonna and Child. Detail from the "St John Altar". Creator: Unknown. Madonna and Child
Madonna and Child. Detail from the "St John Altar", Unknown date

Background imageDescription Collection: Sekiya no Sato; The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjuro, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Hiroshige II

Sekiya no Sato; The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjuro, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Utagawa Hiroshige II
Sekiya no Sato; The Actor Kawarasaki Gonjuro, 1863. Series: Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Background imageDescription Collection: Iriya; The Actor Nakayama Bungoro as Asagao, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Hiroshige II

Iriya; The Actor Nakayama Bungoro as Asagao, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Hiroshige II, Sadahide Utagawa
Iriya; The Actor Nakayama Bungoro as Asagao, 1863. Series: Flowers of Edo with Pictures of Noted Views

Background imageDescription Collection: Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Kawanabe Kyosai, Hiroshige II

Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Kawanabe Kyosai, Hiroshige II
Hatchobori and Ichikawa Danzo, 1863. Series: Famous Places and Flowers of Edo

Background imageDescription Collection: Man's Vest (image 3 of 10), Altered c.1795. Creator: Unknown

Man's Vest (image 3 of 10), Altered c.1795. Creator: Unknown
Man's Vest (image 3 of 10), Altered c.1795

Background imageDescription Collection: Solomon Enthroned as the King of the Three Worlds... c1780 (binding- 19th century). Creator: Unknown

Solomon Enthroned as the King of the Three Worlds... c1780 (binding- 19th century). Creator: Unknown
Solomon Enthroned as the King of the Three Worlds. Album of Paintings and Calligraphy, c1780 (binding- 19th century). Calligraphic panels. By Hadrat-i-Amit al-Mu'minin Ali. 1781

Background imageDescription Collection: Scenes from the Life of Krishna, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord)

Scenes from the Life of Krishna, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord), c1775. Creator: Unknown
Scenes from the Life of Krishna, Folio from a Bhagavata Purana (Ancient Stories of the Lord), c1775

Background imageDescription Collection: Aviary at Kina Castle, Drottningholm - Facade and plan, c1758. Creator: Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz

Aviary at Kina Castle, Drottningholm - Facade and plan, c1758. Creator: Carl Fredrik Adelcrantz
Aviary at Kina Castle, Drottningholm - Facade and plan, c1758

Background imageDescription Collection: Regent Turkish sultans, 1780s. Creator: Anon

Regent Turkish sultans, 1780s. Creator: Anon
Regent Turkish sultans, 1780s

Background imageDescription Collection: Portrait of Allaert van Everdingen, 1704-1758. Creator: Sybrand Feitama

Portrait of Allaert van Everdingen, 1704-1758. Creator: Sybrand Feitama
Portrait of Allaert van Everdingen, 1704-1758

Background imageDescription Collection: Portraits of Hendrik Soukens, Frans van Eynden and Roukens, 1757-1819. Creator: Roeland van Eynden

Portraits of Hendrik Soukens, Frans van Eynden and Roukens, 1757-1819. Creator: Roeland van Eynden
Portraits of Hendrik Soukens, Frans van Eynden and Roukens, 1757-1819

Background imageDescription Collection: Architectural Section with Heroic Figures (image 4 of 4), 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Architectural Section with Heroic Figures (image 4 of 4), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Architectural Section with Heroic Figures (image 4 of 4), 19th century

Background imageDescription Collection: Study of a Hand, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Lorens Pasch the Younger

Study of a Hand, late 18th-early 19th century. Creator: Lorens Pasch the Younger
Study of a Hand, late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageDescription Collection: Haneda Ferry and Benten Shrine, 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige

Haneda Ferry and Benten Shrine, 1858. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Haneda Ferry and Benten Shrine, 1858. Part of the series One Hundred Famous Views of Edo, no. 072, part 2: Summer

Background imageDescription Collection: The Union Club, 1801. Creator: Unknown

The Union Club, 1801. Creator: Unknown
The Union Club, 1801

Background imageDescription Collection: Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830. Creator: Unknown

Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830. Creator: Unknown
Whole Cloth Quilt with Pillar Print, c1830

Background imageDescription Collection: Detail of the vault of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament. Creator: Pietro da Cortona

Detail of the vault of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament. Creator: Pietro da Cortona
Detail of the vault of the Chapel of the Holy Sacrament in St Peter's, Rome, cartoon. Saint, Unknown date

Background imageDescription Collection: Yokobue Waiting from Takiguchi Tokiyori by Moonlight at Horinji, 1890. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Yokobue Waiting from Takiguchi Tokiyori by Moonlight at Horinji, 1890. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Yokobue Waiting from Takiguchi Tokiyori by Moonlight at Horinji, 1890. From One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

Background imageDescription Collection: Hayano Kanpei and the Farmer Yoichi, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada

Hayano Kanpei and the Farmer Yoichi, 1859. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Hayano Kanpei and the Farmer Yoichi, 1859

Background imageDescription Collection: The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa... 1854

The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa... 1854
The Actor Nakamura Fukusuke I as Hanaregoma no Chokichi in the Play Futatsu chocho kuruwa nikki, 1854

Background imageDescription Collection: Lower Torso of a Nagini, 8th-10th century. Creator: Unknown

Lower Torso of a Nagini, 8th-10th century. Creator: Unknown
Lower Torso of a Nagini, 8th-10th century

Background imageDescription Collection: Waterfall at Oji; The Actor Segawa Senjo as Kuzunoha, Published in 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada

Waterfall at Oji; The Actor Segawa Senjo as Kuzunoha, Published in 1863. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada
Waterfall at Oji; The Actor Segawa Senjo as Kuzunoha, Published in 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Background imageDescription Collection: Saruwaka Shibaimachi The Theater District in Saruwaka (Cho); The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V... 1863

Saruwaka Shibaimachi The Theater District in Saruwaka (Cho); The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V... 1863
Saruwaka Shibaimachi The Theater District in Saruwaka (Cho); The Actor Ichikawa Ebizo V in the Role of Hitotsuya no Baba The Old Woman of the Lonely House, 1863

Background imageDescription Collection: Bamba; The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Apprentice (Detchi) Chokichi, 1861

Bamba; The Actor Sawamura Tanosuke III as the Apprentice (Detchi) Chokichi, 1861. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Background imageDescription Collection: Embankment by Kuichigai Moat in Asakusa; The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamigaya Iemon, 1863

Embankment by Kuichigai Moat in Asakusa; The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamigaya Iemon, 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Background imageDescription Collection: Ryogoku Bridge; The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the Role of Yokoyama no Yosaburo, 1863

Ryogoku Bridge; The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the Role of Yokoyama no Yosaburo, 1863. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Ryogoku Bridge; The Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VIII in the Role of Yokoyama no Yosaburo, 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Background imageDescription Collection: Fashion Plate (the Roxborough Jacket - A New Spencer Walking Dress with the Incognita Hat), 1807

Fashion Plate (the Roxborough Jacket - A New Spencer Walking Dress with the Incognita Hat), 1807. Creator: John Bell
Fashion Plate (the Roxborough Jacket - A New Spencer Walking Dress with the Incognita Hat), 1807

Background imageDescription Collection: Portrait of an Actor, c1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kunimune

Portrait of an Actor, c1820s. Creator: Utagawa Kunimune
Portrait of an Actor, c1820s

Background imageDescription Collection: Celebration of the 100th performance of Ichikawa Danjuro (image 2 of 2), 1898

Celebration of the 100th performance of Ichikawa Danjuro (image 2 of 2), 1898. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
Celebration of the 100th performance of Ichikawa Danjuro (image 2 of 2), 1898. Alternate Title: Ichikawa Danjuro Engeki Hyakuban

Background imageDescription Collection: Celebration of the 100th performance of Ichikawa Danjuro (image 1 of 2), 1898

Celebration of the 100th performance of Ichikawa Danjuro (image 1 of 2), 1898. Creator: Toyohara Kunichika
Celebration of the 100th performance of Ichikawa Danjuro (image 1 of 2), 1898. Alternate Title: Ichikawa Danjuro Engeki Hyakuban

Background imageDescription Collection: A Mirror of Competing Beauties of the Green Houses (image 20 of 20), 1776

A Mirror of Competing Beauties of the Green Houses (image 20 of 20), 1776. Creators: Shunsho, Kitao Shigemasa
A Mirror of Competing Beauties of the Green Houses (image 20 of 20), 1776

Background imageDescription Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 8 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 8 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 8 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Background imageDescription Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 7 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 7 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 7 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Background imageDescription Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 32 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 32 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 32 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Background imageDescription Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 30 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 30 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 30 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Background imageDescription Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 3 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 3 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 3 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints

Background imageDescription Collection: A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 28 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka

A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 28 of 33), 1900. Creator: Kamisaka Sekka
A Thousand Grasses (Chigusa) (image 28 of 33), 1900. Album of (thirty) color woodblock prints



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"Exploring the World Through Descriptions: From Albrecht Durer's Rhinoceros to Fortnum & Mason" A glimpse into history with Albrecht Durer's iconic woodcut of a rhinoceros, showcasing the artist's imaginative interpretation. Indulge in luxury at Fortnum & Mason, a renowned British department store offering exquisite goods and delectable treats. Unveiling nature's secrets through "Methodus plantarum sexalis in sistemate naturae descripta, " a botanical masterpiece capturing the wonders of plants. Delve into Japanese culture as we encounter geishas embodying the famous proverb: "See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil. " Discover the majestic Pinus cembra or Arolla pine, an evergreen conifer that thrives in mountainous regions across Europe and Asia. Relive The Zulu War through a vivid depiction of the Battle of Isandula (Isandhlwana), where bravery clashed with adversity on African soil. An intricate diagram unravels the complexity of cutaneous nerves in our head and neck, shedding light on our body's remarkable network. Witness nature's captivating carnivorous marvel - Dionaea muscipula or Venus flytrap - as it lures unsuspecting prey with its mesmerizing traps. Journey beneath our skin to explore superficial arteries and veins that intricately weave across our face and scalp like lifelines connecting us all. Encounter Araucaria columnaris & A. heterophyllo trees standing tall against time; their unique forms grace landscapes around the world with elegance. Unlock ancient wisdom depicted within a Zodiac adorned by winged male figures – possibly Cupid/Eros – symbolizing love’s celestial influence. In this diverse collection spanning art, science, culture, and nature lies an invitation to appreciate the intricacies of our world through captivating descriptions.