Uomo Collection (page 8)

Inferno, Canto 7 : The souls of the avaricious and the prodigal forced to roll heavy
GIA745737 Inferno, Canto 7 : The souls of the avaricious and the prodigal forced to roll heavy stones, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri

Inferno, Canto 31 : Nimrod of the giants (Nimrud, Nemrod)
GIA745671 Inferno, Canto 31 : Nimrod of the giants (Nimrud, Nemrod), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Statue of Zeus
LRI741038 Statue of Zeus, by Greek School, (5th century BC); 74 cm; Museo Archeologico Nazionale, Taranto, Apuglia, Italy; (add.info.: The male figure, with legs apart)

Statue of Zeus, From Ugento, Bronze sculpture surmounting a Doric capital with abacus
LRI741016 Statue of Zeus, From Ugento, Bronze sculpture surmounting a Doric capital with abacus decorated with a series of rosettes, by Greek School, (5th century BC); 74

Purgatorio, Canto 11 : The souls of the prideful, bearing heavy stones
GIA745657 Purgatorio, Canto 11 : The souls of the prideful, bearing heavy stones, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Ancient Greece: Dynasty of Kings, Royal Household, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702553 Ancient Greece: Dynasty of Kings, Royal Household, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) italian composer
LRI557942 Portrait of Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643) italian composer by Italian School, (17th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) italian composer
LRI557903 Portrait of Pietro Mascagni (1863-1945) italian composer by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Biblioteca del Conservatorio G

Portrait of Gian Francesco de Majo (1732-1770) Italian composer
LRI557868 Portrait of Gian Francesco de Majo (1732-1770) Italian composer by Pesco, Diego (18th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) italian baroque composer
LRI557865 Portrait of Antonio Caldara (1670-1736) italian baroque composer by Italian School, (18th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Giovanni Battista Bononcini (1670-1747) Italian Baroque composer and cellist
LRI557863 Portrait of Giovanni Battista Bononcini (1670-1747) Italian Baroque composer and cellist by Italian School, (18th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna

"Description of ballet for two"Double page of "Le Gratie d Amore"
LRI557848 " Description of ballet for two" Double page of " Le Gratie d Amore" (Le Grazie d Amore) by italian dancer Cesare Negri called Il Trombone (1536-1604)

Portrait of Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1885) italian composer
LRI557744 Portrait of Amilcare Ponchielli (1834-1885) italian composer by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901) italian composer and cellist
LRI557738 Portrait of Alfredo Piatti (1822-1901) italian composer and cellist by Italian Photographer, (19th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

"Romeo et Juliet"Scene from "Romeo and Juliette"
LRI557714 " Romeo et Juliet" Scene from " Romeo and Juliette" opera by Charles Gounod (1818-1893). c.1880

Frontispiece with Fontegara in "Opera intitulata Fontegara"
LRI557695 Frontispiece with Fontegara in " Opera intitulata Fontegara" by venetian musician Silvestro Ganassi dal Fontego by Italian School

"A monk giving a music lesson"
557659 " A monk giving a music lesson". by Italian School, (16th century); Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica, Bologna, Emilia-Romagna

Portrait of Francis I of France (1494-1537), King of France
XEE557599 Portrait of Francis I of France (1494-1537), King of France. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B. C. ), Roman statesman, orator, and author
XEE557473 Marcus Tullius Cicero (106-43 B.C.), Roman statesman, orator, and author, returning to Rome (77 B.C.). by French School

Scandal of Panama (1892-1897): the trial and the judgment of the directors of the Panama
XEE557446 Scandal of Panama (1892-1897): the trial and the judgment of the directors of the Panama Canal Company on February 8th, 1893 at the palais de Justice. by Hinchliff, Woodbine K

The ostracism of Aristides the Just (c530-c468 BC), ancient Greek (Athenian
XEE557428 The ostracism of Aristides the Just (c530-c468 BC), ancient Greek (Athenian) soldier and statesman. by French School

The Irish loyalist demonstration at the Albert Hall, London
XEE557399 The Irish loyalist demonstration at the Albert Hall, London, 1893 : the Duke of Abercorn (James Hamilton) (1811-1885) " planting" the Union Jack

"A Five o clock tea in Paris", 1893
XEE557396 " A Five o clock tea in Paris", 1893. by Jeanniot, Pierre Georges (1848-1934); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (1799-1875), German astronomer
XEE557336 Portrait of Friedrich Wilhelm August Argelander (1799-1875), German astronomer by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer. 1871. Digital colouring
XEE557333 Portrait of Richard Wagner (1813-1883), German composer. 1871. Digital colouring. by Hanfstaengl, Franz (1804-77) (after); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; German, out of copyright

Portrait of Lorenz Oken (1779-1851). German naturalist and philosopher
XEE557298 Portrait of Lorenz Oken (1779-1851). German naturalist and philosopher by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) Count of Peluse, French mathematician and physicist
XEE557289 Portrait of Gaspard Monge (1746-1818) Count of Peluse, French mathematician and physicist. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; Stefano Bianchetti; French, out of copyright

Portrait of Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550-1588) called "the scarred"
XEE557215 Portrait of Henry I, Duke of Guise (1550-1588) called " the scarred". by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Andre Marie Chenier (1762-1794), French poet
XEE557206 Portrait of Andre Marie Chenier (1762-1794), French poet. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Rene Duguay Trouin (Rene Trouin du Gue called) (1673-1736), French corsair
XEE557145 Portrait of Rene Duguay Trouin (Rene Trouin du Gue called) (1673-1736), French corsair. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Philip II Augustus (1165-1223), King of France
XEE557133 Portrait of Philip II Augustus (1165-1223), King of France. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791)
XEE557106 Portrait of Honore Gabriel Riqueti, comte de Mirabeau (1749-1791), French politician and revolutionary. by French School

Portrait of Henri du Vergier (Verger), comte de La Rochejaquelein (1772-1794)
XEE557058 Portrait of Henri du Vergier (Verger), comte de La Rochejaquelein (1772-1794), general of the Royalist Vendean insurrection (War in the Vendee) during the French Revolution

Portrait of Louis XI of France (1423-1483), King of France
XEE557016 Portrait of Louis XI of France (1423-1483), King of France. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Jean de La Bruyere (Labruyere) (1645-1696), French essayist and moralist
XEE557010 Portrait of Jean de La Bruyere (Labruyere) (1645-1696), French essayist and moralist. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Joan of Arc at the Siege of Paris
XEE556987 Joan of Arc at the Siege of Paris. by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: From " Histoire de Jeanne d Arc" by Louis Moland)

Joan of Arc at Chinon on February 23th 1429
XEE556978 Joan of Arc at Chinon on February 23th 1429. by Lix, Frederic Theodore (1830-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Joan of Arc at the residence of Charles VII)

Portrait of Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rance (1626-1700)
XEE556961 Portrait of Armand Jean le Bouthillier de Rance (1626-1700), French abbot and founder of the Trappist Cistercians

Portrait of Pierre Puget (1620-1694), French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer
XEE556925 Portrait of Pierre Puget (1620-1694), French painter, sculptor, architect and engineer. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Nicolas Boileau Despreaux (1636-1711), French poet and critic
XEE556911 Portrait of Nicolas Boileau Despreaux (1636-1711), French poet and critic. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Joachim Murat (1767-1815), Marshal of France and Grand Admiral
XEE556895 Portrait of Joachim Murat (1767-1815), Marshal of France and Grand Admiral. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Guillaume Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794)
XEE556865 Portrait of Guillaume Chretien de Lamoignon de Malesherbes (1721-1794), French statesman and minister. by French School

Portrait of Alain Rene Lesage (Le Sage) (1668-1747), French novelist and playwright
XEE556845 Portrait of Alain Rene Lesage (Le Sage) (1668-1747), French novelist and playwright. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Philippe Duplessis Mornay (1549-1623), seigneur du Plessis Marly
XEE556837 Portrait of Philippe Duplessis Mornay (1549-1623), seigneur du Plessis Marly, French Protestant writer. by French School

Portrait of Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750), German military in French service
XEE556819 Portrait of Maurice de Saxe (1696-1750), German military in French service and Marshal General of France. by French School

Portrait of Chevalier de Bayard (1476-1524), French soldier
XEE556774 Portrait of Chevalier de Bayard (1476-1524), French soldier. by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Anne Hilarion de Costentin (Cotentin), comte de Tourville (1642-1701)
XEE556771 Portrait of Anne Hilarion de Costentin (Cotentin), comte de Tourville (1642-1701), French naval commander. by French School

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"Uomo: A Tapestry of Artistic Expressions and Human Emotions" In the timeless scene from "Romeo and Juliette, " we witness the epitome of uomo, as Romeo's passion for his beloved Juliet knows no bounds. The intensity of their love echoes through the ages. Orlando Gibbons, a British composer, captured the essence in his portrait. His music resonates with raw emotions that touch our souls, reminding us of our shared humanity. Henryk Wieniawski, a Polish composer, immortalized uomo through his melodies. Each note he composed tells a story of triumphs and tribulations, reflecting the human experience in all its complexity. Richard Strauss, a German composer, painted an intricate portrait with his compositions. From joyous symphonies to melancholic ballads, he delved deep into human nature and translated it into musical masterpieces. The self-portrait by an anonymous artist at 69 years old showcases the resilience and wisdom that comes with age. Lines etched on canvas tell tales of life's victories and defeats—a testament to uomo's journey through time. Thomas Christian Walther's portrait captures another facet of uomo—the Danish composer's determination to create harmonious melodies despite life's challenges. His music becomes an anthem for perseverance against all odds. A silhouette depicting prisoner chains serves as a stark reminder that mankind is capable of both great compassion and cruelty. It prompts us to reflect on how society treats those who have transgressed—whether justice truly aligns with humanity or descends into barbarism. The decapitation episode from St. Columba's life reminds us that even saints are not immune to suffering—an exploration into mankind’s capacity for violence while questioning our own morality amidst such brutality. "Apollo and Marsyas" portrays Apollo flaying Marsyas alive—an allegory exploring themes like hubris versus humility; it forces us to confront our own flaws and the consequences of our actions.