Eyesight Collection

Black and white illustration of Snellen chart used to measure visual acuity. Snellen charts are named after the Dutch ophthalmologist Herman Snellen, who developed the chart in 1862

Paradiso, Canto 31 : The saintly throng form a rose in the empyrean (rose celeste)
GIA745614 Paradiso, Canto 31 : The saintly throng form a rose in the empyrean (rose celeste), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Dalmatian Pelican (Pelecanus crispus) portrait, close-up of eyes, Lake Kerkini, Greece. February

Special operations forces soldier equipped with night vision and an HK416 assault rifle

Human eye anatomy engraving 1899
Corso Elementare di Scienze Naturali

Coin Operated Binoculars

Illustration of eye seeing through microscope

Jesus appearing to Saint Margaret Mary (Margaret Mary) Alacoque (1647-1690
LRI4582096 Jesus appearing to Saint Margaret Mary (Margaret Mary) Alacoque (1647-1690) mystical of the Order of Mosaic Visitation. St

The Apparition of Virgin Mary in Lourdes - The Virgin appears to Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879)
XEE4163269 The Apparition of Virgin Mary in Lourdes - The Virgin appears to Bernadette Soubirous (1844-1879) in Lourdes in 1858 - - Engraving from " Religious teaching by the eyes

The Ancient of Days - Urizen measuring out the material world - Urizen measuring
XEE4162477 The Ancient of Days - Urizen measuring out the material world - Urizen measuring the material world. Illustration of the frontispiece of the book " Europe

Eye surgery, conceptual artwork
Eye surgery. Conceptual artwork of a human eye with a windscreen wiper being used to produce clear vision. This represents the correction of conditions such as a cataract (cloudiness of the eyes lens)

External anatomy of the human eye (with labels)

Separation from Church and State: " the dream of exile"" religious in exile, embodiment of the Faith
JAB5037328 Separation from Church and State: " the dream of exile"" religious in exile, embodiment of the Faith, complacent in its role as victim

France: reconstitution in studio of bourgeois playing a colin-maillard, 1865
LUX4817717 France: reconstitution in studio of bourgeois playing a colin-maillard, 1865; (add.info.: France: reconstitution in studio of bourgeois playing a colin-maillard)

Party in the City Hall of Paris, 1893 (engraving)
ELD4835542 Party in the City Hall of Paris, 1893 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of a party in the hall of the city hall of Paris - Engraving in "Promenades a Paris" by)

The Burning Bush. Painting by Nicolas Froment (1435-1486). Tryptic depicting on the coasts: King Rene I of Naples
JEB4962847 The Burning Bush. Painting by Nicolas Froment (1435-1486). Tryptic depicting on the coasts: King Rene I of Naples, or Rene of Anjou

French possessions and colonies: french east Africa, Madagascar island. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964736 French possessions and colonies: french east Africa, Madagascar island. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection.

French possessions and colonies: french Asia, protectorate of Cambodia. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964702 French possessions and colonies: french Asia, protectorate of Cambodia. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

French possessions and colonies: french Sahara. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964665 French possessions and colonies: french Sahara. End of the 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: French colonial empire)

French colonial empire: French possessions and colonies: Guadeloupe island. Late 19th century (chromolithograph)
ELD4964660 French colonial empire: French possessions and colonies: Guadeloupe island. Late 19th century (chromolithograph); Private Collection; (add.info.: French colonial empire)

View of O Jigoku (Great Hell), Great Valley with Hot Springs, Hakone - View O Jigoku or great boiling springs
CSO4980307 View of O Jigoku (Great Hell), Great Valley with Hot Springs, Hakone - View O Jigoku or great boiling springs, Hakone - Japan 1880-1910 - Hand coloured photo; (add.info)

View of rue damiette a Rouen, Seine maritime Postcard around 1910
ELD4948630 View of rue damiette a Rouen, Seine maritime Postcard around 1910; Private Collection; (add.info.: View of rue damiette a Rouen)

View on the boulevard sainte beuve a Boulogne sur Mer, 1911 (b/w photo)
ELD4944675 View on the boulevard sainte beuve a Boulogne sur Mer, 1911 (b/w photo); (add.info.: View on the boulevard sainte beuve a Boulogne sur Mer (Boulogne-sur-Mer)

View of the park at Oysters, island de re, charente maritime (oyster park, island de re) Postcard ca
ELD4944553 View of the park at Oysters, island de re, charente maritime (oyster park, island de re) Postcard ca. 1910 Private collection; (add.info.: View of the park at Oysters, island de re)

View of the gate of the fig tree in Rocamadour, Lot Postcard around 1910 Private collection
ELD4944475 View of the gate of the fig tree in Rocamadour, Lot Postcard around 1910 Private collection; (add.info.: View of the gate of the fig tree in Rocamadour)

View of the modern hotel and villas of Roscoff, Finistere Bretagne (View of Roscoff)
ELD4944443 View of the modern hotel and villas of Roscoff, Finistere Bretagne (View of Roscoff, Brittany) Postcard 1910 Private collection; (add.info.: View of the modern hotel and villas of Roscoff)

View of the english hospital in Nice (View of the english hospital in Nice) Postcard 1915 Private collection
ELD4944419 View of the english hospital in Nice (View of the english hospital in Nice) Postcard 1915 Private collection; (add.info)

View of the english hospital in Nice (View of the english hospital in Nice) Postcard 1915 Private collection
ELD4944380 View of the english hospital in Nice (View of the english hospital in Nice) Postcard 1915 Private collection; (add.info)

The Hebrew prophete Ezechiel recounts his visions of God. Colour engraving of the 19th century
NWI4917018 The Hebrew prophete Ezechiel recounts his visions of God. Colour engraving of the 19th century.; (add.info.: The Hebrew prophete Ezechiel recounts his visions of God)

View of the portion of the sea between Saint Trojan (Ile d'Oleron) and the mainland on the island of Oleron
ELD4937066 View of the portion of the sea between Saint Trojan (Ile d'Oleron) and the mainland on the island of Oleron

Porte Saint-Denis in Paris, 1905 (photo)
ELD4937045 Porte Saint-Denis in Paris, 1905 (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: View of the porte saint denis in Paris - postcard 1905); Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

Thermal tourism: view of the Sainte Marie establishments in Cusset near Vichy, Allier 1905 ca
ELD4936341 Thermal tourism: view of the Sainte Marie establishments in Cusset near Vichy, Allier 1905 ca. (spa tourism: view of cusset near Vichy, France)

Thermal tourism: view of water donors and curists at the source Ladies a Vichy, Allier 1905 ca
ELD4936304 Thermal tourism: view of water donors and curists at the source Ladies a Vichy, Allier 1905 ca. (spa tourism: water givers in Vichy, France)

View of the valley of the gorges du var or gorges of Daluis, Maritime Alps, postcard ca. 1910 Private collection
ELD4936534 View of the valley of the gorges du var or gorges of Daluis, Maritime Alps, postcard ca. 1910 Private collection; (add.info.: View of the valley of the gorges du var or gorges of Daluis)

View of the Gorges du Fier in Haute-Savoie (Haute Savoie) Alps Postcard 1910 ca Private collection
ELD4937322 View of the Gorges du Fier in Haute-Savoie (Haute Savoie) Alps Postcard 1910 ca Private collection; (add.info)

Thermal tourism: view of the curists and tourists on the terraces of the casino in Vichy, Allier 1905 ca
ELD4936239 Thermal tourism: view of the curists and tourists on the terraces of the casino in Vichy, Allier 1905 ca. (spa tourism: view of the casino in Vichy, France)

Thermal tourism: view of the bridge Aristide Briand in Vichy, Allier 1905 approx
ELD4936441 Thermal tourism: view of the bridge Aristide Briand in Vichy, Allier 1905 approx. (spa tourism: the Aristide Briand bridge Vichy, France)

La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1833_2_7: Chimere de l'imagination - Poire
ICA4931321 La Caricature (1830) politique, Satirique en N & B, 1833_2_7: Chimere de l'imagination - Poire, Jean de Dieu Soult (1769-1851), Antoine Maurice Apollinaire d'Argout (1782-1858)

A Victorian creche haunted by the ghost of a beautiful child - Engraving colorisee 19th century - Victorian nursery
NWI4930972 A Victorian creche haunted by the ghost of a beautiful child - Engraving colorisee 19th century - Victorian nursery haunted by the ghost of a beautiful child - Hand-colored woodcut of a

Guardian angel watching over a sleeping girl. 19th century colour engraving
NWI4914925 Guardian angel watching over a sleeping girl. 19th century colour engraving; (add.info.: Guardian angel watching over a sleeping girl)

Representation of St. Veronica of Milan (Binasco) (1445-1497) Italian nun. 19th century (engraving)
ELD4913027 Representation of St. Veronica of Milan (Binasco) (1445-1497) Italian nun. 19th century (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © The Holbarn Archive.

The child with the eyes strips A naked young woman and an angelot with the eyes strips run into an idyllic landscape
JEB4960172 The child with the eyes strips A naked young woman and an angelot with the eyes strips run into an idyllic landscape. 19th century painting

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a good sister praying for the wounded of the French army, 1915
LUX4742390 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a good sister praying for the wounded of the French army, 1915, map titled: for our fighters; (add.info)

First World War: France, A soldier in uniform with his bayonet rifle sitting in a bucolic trench thinks of his home
LUX4736992 First World War: France, A soldier in uniform with his bayonet rifle sitting in a bucolic trench thinks of his home and his family

First World War: France, In a cozy home a woman knitting socks for her soldier while her boy plays a lead soldier
LUX4737072 First World War: France, In a cozy home a woman knitting socks for her soldier while her boy plays a lead soldier and a little girl prays

First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a young woman in costume
LUX4736340 First World War: France, Postcard of a photo taken in the studio showing a young woman in costume and northern headdress writing to her fiance fighter at the front, 1918

First World War: France, Postcard, studio photo showing a woman contemplating the war trophees of her fiance
LUX4736159 First World War: France, Postcard, studio photo showing a woman contemplating the war trophees of her fiance: a bayonet, a German helmet and a leather bag, 1915

View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca
FLO4621492 View of the town of Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil, early 19th century. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Migliavacca from Giulio Ferrario's Costumes Antique and Modern of All Peoples

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"Through the Eyes of Wonder: Exploring the Depths of Vision" In a world painted in shades of black and white, an intricate Snellen chart emerges, symbolizing our quest for clarity. Like Dante's Paradiso, Canto 31, where a saintly throng forms a celestial rose, our eyesight blooms into a divine experience. As Jesus appeared to Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque in ethereal radiance, we too witness miracles through our own eyes. Just as the Dalmatian Pelican gazes at us with piercing intensity on Lake Kerkini in Greece, it reminds us that nature's beauty is best seen up close. An illustration reveals the eye's incredible power to see beyond what meets the naked eye - peering into microscopic wonders that reveal hidden worlds. An engraving from 1899 unravels the intricate anatomy of this marvelous organ that connects us to reality. Coin-operated binoculars transport us to distant horizons; they unveil secrets only visible when we choose to look closer. In "The Ancient of Days, " Urizen measures out the material world - reminding us that perception shapes our existence. Just as Bernadette Soubirous witnessed The Apparition of Virgin Mary in Lourdes, we learn how religious teachings can be imparted through our very own eyes. Conceptual artwork depicting eye surgery unveils humanity's relentless pursuit for improved vision and understanding. With labels guiding our exploration into external human eye anatomy, we unravel its complexity like never before. And finally, a captivating green-eyed woman captivates us with her gaze - reminding us that within each individual lies unique perspectives waiting to be discovered. Let these visual marvels remind you to cherish your gift of sight – for it allows you not only to perceive but also understand and connect with the world around you. Open your eyes wide and embrace every detail life presents; there is so much more than meets the eye.