Wisdom Collection (page 8)

Proverbs Improved: Faint Heart Ne er Won Fair Lady (colour litho)
6025780 Proverbs Improved: Faint Heart Ne er Won Fair Lady (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Faint Heart Ne er Won Fair Lady)

Proverbs Improved: There Are None So Deaf As Those Who Will Not Hear (colour litho)
6025789 Proverbs Improved: There Are None So Deaf As Those Who Will Not Hear (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info)

Warm September brings the fruit... (litho)
6005979 Warm September brings the fruit... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Warm September brings the fruit, / Sportsmen then begin to shoot)

Fables of La Fontaine: The fool who sold wisdom (litho)
6002150 Fables of La Fontaine: The fool who sold wisdom (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: The fool who sold wisdom)

Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva Callimorphos, with helmet
5323773 Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva Callimorphos, with helmet by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info.: Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerva Callimorphos)

Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerve Ergane (Minerva Worker), with helmet and snake
5323771 Statue of the Roman goddess of wisdom Minerve Ergane (Minerva Worker), with helmet and snake by David, Francois-Anne (1741-1824); (add.info)

Portrait of Bodhidharma (v. 440-528), an Indian monk considered the founder of the Chan Buddhist school (Zen)
LSE4087184 Portrait of Bodhidharma (v. 440-528), an Indian monk considered the founder of the Chan Buddhist school (Zen), the Shaolin monastery and its kung fu school (Kung fu)

Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262980 Portrait of Virgil, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

Portraits of Ovid and Juvenal, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262971 Portraits of Ovid and Juvenal, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

Proverbs Improved: Tis Not The Coat That Makes The Gentleman (colour litho)
6025774 Proverbs Improved: Tis Not The Coat That Makes The Gentleman (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tis Not The Coat That Makes The Gentleman)

Proverbs Improved: Time And Tide Wait For No Man (colour litho)
6025786 Proverbs Improved: Time And Tide Wait For No Man (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Time And Tide Wait For No Man)

Proverbs Improved: Pride Goes Before A Fall (colour litho)
6025784 Proverbs Improved: Pride Goes Before A Fall (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pride Goes Before A Fall)

Proverbs Improved: Waste Not, Want Not (colour litho)
6025783 Proverbs Improved: Waste Not, Want Not (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Waste Not, Want Not)

Proverbs Improved: More Haste Less Speed (colour litho)
6025782 Proverbs Improved: More Haste Less Speed (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: More Haste Less Speed)

Proverbs Improved: There Are More Fish In The Sea Than Ever Came Out Of It (colour litho)
6025781 Proverbs Improved: There Are More Fish In The Sea Than Ever Came Out Of It (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info)

Proverbs Improved: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together (colour litho)
6025778 Proverbs Improved: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Birds Of A Feather Flock Together)

Proverbs Improved: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed (colour litho)
6025776 Proverbs Improved: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Friend In Need Is A Friend Indeed)

Proverbs Improved: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds (colour litho)
6025762 Proverbs Improved: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fine Feathers Make Fine Birds)

March brings the breezes loud and shrill... (litho)
6005971 March brings the breezes loud and shrill... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: March brings the breezes loud and shrill)

January brings the snow... (litho)
6005970 January brings the snow... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: January brings the snow, / Makes our feet and fingers glow)

Jesus parmi les docteurs - Christ among the Doctors - Cruz, Diego de la (active 1482-1500) - c
FIA5399645 Jesus parmi les docteurs - Christ among the Doctors - Cruz, Diego de la (active 1482-1500) - c. 1490 - Oil on wood - 102x76 - Museo Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid by Cruz

A child thats born on the Sabbath day... (litho)
6005988 A child thats born on the Sabbath day... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: A child thats born on the Sabbath day, / Is fair, and wise)

If the bees stay at home... (litho)
6005959 If the bees stay at home... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: If the bees stay at home, / Rain will come soon; / If they fly away)

Proverbs Improved: A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted (colour litho)
6025790 Proverbs Improved: A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Fool And His Money Are Soon Parted)

Proverbs Improved: You May Take A Horse To The Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink (colour litho)
6025775 Proverbs Improved: You May Take A Horse To The Water But You Cannot Make Him Drink (colour litho) by May, Grace H

Proverbs Improved: Willing Hands Make Light Work (colour litho)
6025771 Proverbs Improved: Willing Hands Make Light Work (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Willing Hands Make Light Work)

Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262973 Portrait of Ovid, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Alberi Library)

The Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) Visits a School, illustration from First Book of French History by A
CHT175035 The Emperor Charlemagne (747-814) Visits a School, illustration from First Book of French History by A. Aymard, published by Hachette, 1933 (colour litho) by Beuzon

The ancient precepts (b / w photo)
7181843 The ancient precepts (b/w photo) by Wendt, Lionel (1900-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The ancient precepts)

Odin consulting the Volva (seeress) (colour litho)
7173312 Odin consulting the Volva (seeress) (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odin consulting the Volva (seeress)

Volva (seeress) (colour litho)
7173306 Volva (seeress) (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Volva (seeress)

Proverbs Improved: Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth (colour litho)
6025767 Proverbs Improved: Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: Too Many Cooks Spoil The Broth)

Proverbs Improved: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss (colour litho)
6025791 Proverbs Improved: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Rolling Stone Gathers No Moss)

Proverbs Improved: A Watched Pot Never Boils (colour litho)
6025779 Proverbs Improved: A Watched Pot Never Boils (colour litho) by May, Grace H. (fl.1900-05); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Watched Pot Never Boils)

Mondays child is fair of face (litho)
6005981 Mondays child is fair of face (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mondays child is fair of face)

Rain before seven... (litho)
6005961 Rain before seven... (litho) by Billinghurst, Percy James (1871-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rain before seven, / Fine by eleven)

"La petite ecoliere"(A Little Schoolgirl) Petite fille faisant ses devoirs d ecole
FIA5363187 " La petite ecoliere" (A Little Schoolgirl) Petite fille faisant ses devoirs d ecole. Peinture d Henri Victor Gabriel Le Fauconnier (1881-1946) 1907 Dim

The Allegory of Human Life: four ages of man, virtues and fate, 1691-92 (fresco)
3606321 The Allegory of Human Life: four ages of man, virtues and fate, 1691-92 (fresco) by Carlone, Giovanni Andrea (1639-97); Palazzo Rosso, Genoa, Italy; (add.info.: Genoa)

Minerva (oil on canvas)
3087321 Minerva (oil on canvas) by Sylvius, Johan (c.1620-95); 164 x 122 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; Swedish, out of copyright

Ms 1591 Fol. 38r Herba negra (vellum)
XOT351177 Ms 1591 Fol.38r Herba negra (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Museo Provinciale d Arte, Trento, Italy; (add.info)

Ms 1591 Fol. 19r Herba Teoderis (vellum)
XOT351176 Ms 1591 Fol.19r Herba Teoderis (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Museo Provinciale d Arte, Trento, Italy; (add.info.: macerata col vino)

Ms 1591 Fol. 18v. Herba Capud Johannis Mazor (vellum)
XOT351175 Ms 1591 Fol.18v. Herba Capud Johannis Mazor (vellum) by Italian School, (15th century); Museo Provinciale d Arte, Trento, Italy; (add.info.: e utile portare con se la radice di questa erba)

La Fontaines Fables - The Madman who sold Wisdom
Vintage engraving from La Fontaines Fables, Illustraed by Gustave Dore. The Madman who sold Wisdom

Judgement of Solomon engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

Solomon engraving 1870
The Dore Gallery by Edmund Ollier - Cassel, Petter and Galpin (London-New York) 1870

Jesus with the Doctors
Vintage engraving from the 1870 of a scene from the New Testament by Gustave Dore showing Jesus Christ as a young boy talking with the doctors

King Solomon
" King Solomon, a scene from the bible. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

Job and his friends
" Job and his friends, a scene from the bible. Engraving from 1870. Engraving by Gustave Dore, Photo by D Walker."

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"Wisdom: A Journey through Time and Cultures" In the grand halls of King Solomon's palace, the Queen of Sheba embarked on a quest for wisdom. Her visit to this wise ruler symbolized the pursuit of knowledge that transcends borders and time. Across distant lands, great thinkers like Buddha, Laotzu, and Confucius imparted their profound teachings. Their words echoed through generations, guiding seekers towards enlightenment and understanding. Through artistry, William John Wainwright depicted the Parable Of The Wise And Foolish Virgins. This timeless tale reminds us to be prepared in life's uncertainties and embrace wisdom when it comes knocking at our door. Norman Wisdom may have brought laughter to many with his comedic genius but even he recognized the value in his craft. His work under Rank Studios showcased how intelligence can be woven into entertainment. The Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape painted by unknown artists revealed the depth hidden within everyday scenes. Each proverb offered nuggets that resonated with people from all walks of life. As twilight settled over Boudhanath Stupa in Kathmandu, Nepal prayer flags fluttered gently in the breeze. These colorful symbols carried prayers for peace and enlightenment - a testament to humanity's collective yearning for wisdom. Odin, Norse God of wisdom, poetry, war, and agriculture embodied an ancient belief system where knowledge was revered as divine power. His line engraving serves as a reminder that true wisdom encompasses various aspects of life. Sigmund Freud's sepia photograph captured not only his likeness but also his intellectual prowess as he delved into the depths of human psychology. He challenged conventional thinking while expanding our understanding of ourselves. Greek poets and philosophers left an indelible mark on civilization with their profound insights into love, truth, beauty – all facets encompassing human existence. Their words continue to inspire seekers on their quest for wisdom.