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A "poursuivant d'armes" (apprentice herald) from the society of the donkey (Societe de l'Ane). He wears a yellow plumed cap, ...
A "poursuivant d'armes" (apprentice herald) from the society of the donkey (Societe de l'Ane). He wears a yellow plumed cap, an elaborate cloak in black, yellow and gold, over red trousers. The breast of his tunic shows a leaping donkey.. . Handcolored copperplate engraving from Robert von Spalart's "Historical Picture of the Costumes of the Principal People of Antiquity and of the Middle Ages" (1796).





The Virgin Mary Protecting Siena, by Giovanni di Lorenzo Cini, 1528, 16th Century, tavola. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, San Martino...
The Virgin Mary Protecting Siena, by Giovanni di Lorenzo Cini, 1528, 16th Century, tavola. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, San Martino church. Whole artwork. Virgin Immaculate Conception Madonna Mary mantle: cloak Siena town seraphim cherubim angels winged putti: cherubs sky clouds angel ranks saints light walls buildings towers drapery: draping clothes: dress veil decora.





Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to t...
Samburu boys wearing the charcoal-blackened goatskin cloaks of those about to be circumcised drive their families' herds to their lorara (a purpose-built circumcision encampment), shortly before they undergo the ritual. A family's herds must be penned in the lorara until the circumcision





Indian Mother and Baby. Joseph Henry Sharp (1859-1953). Oil on canvas laid on masonite. 61 x 51cm





Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. B...
Samburu initiates sing during the month after their circumcision. As their wounds heal, their dances become more energetic. Before long, they imitate the dances of the warriors which, hitherto, they have been forbidden to perform.





A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turn...
A Samburu youth is circumcised outside his mothers house as his two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders while turning his face away from the circumciser, the other holding his right leg.Boys are not allowed to show any sign of fear or pain.





Early in the morning, a Samburu youth sings the lebarta, the Samburu circumcision song, just after he has been circumcised ou...
Early in the morning, a Samburu youth sings the lebarta, the Samburu circumcision song, just after he has been circumcised outside his mothers house. One of his sponsors attends him by holding his back. Boys are not allowed to show any sign of fear or pain.





Rubens Sir Peter Paul. Portrait of Sir Peter Paul Petrus Paulus Rubens 1577-1640, flemish baroque painter. Engraving, ca. 19t...
Rubens Sir Peter Paul. Portrait of Sir Peter Paul Petrus Paulus Rubens 1577-1640, flemish baroque painter. Engraving, ca. 19th century





The Cavalli Family Presented to the Virgin Mary, by Altichiero da Zevio, 1370 - 1375, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Ve...
The Cavalli Family Presented to the Virgin Mary, by Altichiero da Zevio, 1370 - 1375, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Veneto, Verona, Sant'Anastasia church. Detail. Sts George and Martin presenting the first two commanders: leaders coats-of-arms heraldry horses colonnade: porch pointed arches ogival arch vaulting ribs cross vaults cornice string course knights: riders helmet.





St Januarius, by Damini Vincenzo, 18th Century, canvas. Italy, Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Abruzzo National Museum. Whole artwork. Sai...
St Januarius, by Damini Vincenzo, 18th Century, canvas. Italy, Abruzzo, L'Aquila, Abruzzo National Museum. Whole artwork. Saint bishop Januarius mantle: cloak cope pastoral staff: crosier episcopal: bishop's miter: mitre Saint Patron Naples model city volcano eruption Vesuvius angels putti red yellow white black dim light: semi-darkness.





The Marriage of the Virgin, by Karcher Luigi, 1569, 16th Century, arazzo tessuto a Ferrara. Italy, Lombardy, Como, Cathedral....
The Marriage of the Virgin, by Karcher Luigi, 1569, 16th Century, arazzo tessuto a Ferrara. Italy, Lombardy, Como, Cathedral. Detail. Man breaking a piece of wood drapery: draping dress: robe: garment mantle: cloak belt foliage branches plants grass grooved columns stairs steps yellow red pink light blue: azure blue white black dark: brown shades.





Philippe Delorme. Philippe Delorme 1510-1570, French architect of the Renaissance. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennec...
Philippe Delorme. Philippe Delorme 1510-1570, French architect of the Renaissance. Engraving in Le Plutarque Francais, Mennechet edition, 1844-1847.





An Illustration to Rip van Winkle: 'They Were Ruled by an Old Squaw Spirit...'. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). Pen and black ink...
An Illustration to Rip van Winkle: 'They Were Ruled by an Old Squaw Spirit...'. Arthur Rackham (1867-1939). Pen and black ink and watercolour on card. Signed and dated 1904. 35.5 x 26.6cm.





St Herculanus, by Vannucci Pietro known as Perugino, co-worker Vannucci Pietro detto il Perugino, 15th Century, panel. Italy,...
St Herculanus, by Vannucci Pietro known as Perugino, co-worker Vannucci Pietro detto il Perugino, 15th Century, panel. Italy, Umbria, Perugia, S. Pietro Church. Full view. St Herculanus cloak mitre crosier book brooch green red white black beige brown.





Pierre Corneille. Portrait of Pierre Corneille 1606-1684, French playwright. Chromolithography 19th century





Two people wearing red-and-black costumes, hooded cloaks and masks, Carnevale di Venezia, Carneval in Venice, Italy





Gottfried Wilhelm Keibniz. Portrait of Gottfried Wilhelm Keibniz 1646-1716, German philosopher. Engraving





Bather With Cloak Baigneuse Au Voile 1913-ORIGINAL Renoir, Pierre Auguste(1841-1919 French) Bronze & Black Patin Christie's I...
Bather With Cloak Baigneuse Au Voile 1913-ORIGINAL Renoir, Pierre Auguste(1841-1919 French) Bronze & Black Patin Christie's Images, New York, USA





Self-portrait by Moses Ter Borch, black chalk, brush, grey and white colour on grey-blue paper, 1660s, 1645-1667, Russia, Mos...
Self-portrait by Moses Ter Borch, black chalk, brush, grey and white colour on grey-blue paper, 1660s, 1645-1667, Russia, Moscow, State Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, 27x15





Two people wearing red-and-black costumes, hooded cloaks and masks, Carnevale di Venezia, Carneval in Venice, Italy





Woman, young, made up, seriously, gesture, Veils, portrait, Girls, 20-30 years, eye color brown, face, truncated, short-haire...
Woman, young, made up, seriously, gesture, Veils, portrait, Girls, 20-30 years, eye color brown, face, truncated, short-haired, makeup, pier red, make-up, masquerade, clothing black, tulle, sleeves, transparently, lucidly, veils, cloaks, hides, looks thr





A Qatari woman (right) shrouded in her black abaya cloak, becomes almost invisible among the wares of her textile shop in Sou...
A Qatari woman (right) shrouded in her black abaya cloak, becomes almost invisible among the wares of her textile shop in Souq Waqif, Doha, Qatar.





A Samburu youth sitting on an ox hide just after he has been circumcised outside his mothers house. His two sponsors attend h...
A Samburu youth sitting on an ox hide just after he has been circumcised outside his mothers house. His two sponsors attend him, one holding his shoulders, the other preparing to help carry him into the house.





Father Martini. Portrait of Father Martini Padre Giovanni Battista Martini, 1706-1784, Italian composer and theorist of music...
Father Martini. Portrait of Father Martini Padre Giovanni Battista Martini, 1706-1784, Italian composer and theorist of music. Anonymous painting. Civico Museo Bibliografico Musicale, Bologna Italy.





Blessed Reginald of Orleans (Dominican Saint), by Butinone Bernardino, 1450 - 1507,, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Milan: Santa Ma...
Blessed Reginald of Orleans (Dominican Saint), by Butinone Bernardino, 1450 - 1507,, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Milan: Santa Maria delle Grazie Church. Blessed Reginald of Orleans Dominican saint white habit black cloak/mantle tonsure joined hands gestures prayer mock recess architectural writing





Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman, Half Length, in a Black Cloak and Cap, with a Landscape Beyond. Hans Muelich (1516-1573). Oi...
Portrait of a Bearded Gentleman, Half Length, in a Black Cloak and Cap, with a Landscape Beyond. Hans Muelich (1516-1573). Oil on panel. 64.2 x 47.8cm.





Portrait of Amerigo Antinori, by Carrucci Jacopo know as Pontormo, 1531, 16th Century, oil on panel. Italy: Tuscany: Lucca: P...
Portrait of Amerigo Antinori, by Carrucci Jacopo know as Pontormo, 1531, 16th Century, oil on panel. Italy: Tuscany: Lucca: Palazzo Mansi National Museum and Art Gallery. Whole artwork. Portrait of young man billowing cloak/mantle red crimson pink orange acidic colors. Black hat





Portrait of Cardinal Alfonso Litta (Ritratto del cardinale Alfonso Litta), by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, 1652, 17th Century, o...
Portrait of Cardinal Alfonso Litta (Ritratto del cardinale Alfonso Litta), by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, 1652, 17th Century, oil on canvas, 72 x 57 cm





Zaha Hadid Design Gallery with Fudge Hair Pop-Up Salon, Art Installation, Europe, United Kingdom, , 2012, Zaha Hadid Architec...
Zaha Hadid Design Gallery with Fudge Hair Pop-Up Salon, Art Installation, Europe, United Kingdom, , 2012, Zaha Hadid Architects. Basement level featuring a black cloak.





Etruscan terracotta sarcophagus of Larthia Seianti, detail depicting veiled woman wearing tunic and cloak. From Chiusi, Siena...
Etruscan terracotta sarcophagus of Larthia Seianti, detail depicting veiled woman wearing tunic and cloak. From Chiusi, Siena province, Italy, 6th Century B.C.





Holy Conversation (Madonna and Child, Saint Bishop and St Onophrius), by Lotto Lorenzo, 1508, 16th Century, oil on panel. Ita...
Holy Conversation (Madonna and Child, Saint Bishop and St Onophrius), by Lotto Lorenzo, 1508, 16th Century, oil on panel. Italy, Lazio, Rome, Borghese Gallery. Whole artwork. Virgin Mary Madonna Infant Jesus: Christ Child: Baby Jesus: Child Jesus Holy Conversation Saint Bishop miter: mitre mantle: cloak cope St Onophrius old: aged man white beard hermit blue red white black.





A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiat...
A Samburu initiate with bird skins hanging from his headband. While their wounds heal for a month after circumcision, initiates spend their time attempting to kill as many birds as they can with a club and four blunt arrows. When a bird is killed, it is skinned without using a knife, stuffed with dry grass and attached to the boy's head band by means of its beak. =





St Bernardine Presenting the Rule to Pope Martin V, by Laurentini Giovanni known as l'Arrigoni, 1600, 17th Century, oil on ca...
St Bernardine Presenting the Rule to Pope Martin V, by Laurentini Giovanni known as l'Arrigoni, 1600, 17th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Emilia Romagna, Rimini, San Bernardino Church. Whole artwork. St Bernardine habit: tunic kneeling monks friar banner papal throne pope Martin V mantle: cloak cope headgear: headdress papal tiara puttos: cherubs symbol emblem meeting clergy prelates red white brown black.





Charles Philippe Emmanuel Bach. Portrait of Charles Philippe Emmanuel Bach 1714-1788, son of Johann Sebastian Bach.Engraving ...
Charles Philippe Emmanuel Bach. Portrait of Charles Philippe Emmanuel Bach 1714-1788, son of Johann Sebastian Bach.Engraving 19th century





Allegory of Good Government, by Lorenzetti Ambrogio, 1338 - 1339, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubbli...
Allegory of Good Government, by Lorenzetti Ambrogio, 1338 - 1339, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, Sala della Pace, north wall. Detail. Temperance. Female figure woman mantle: cloak drapery blue pink yellow black.





Woman, young, made up, seriously, Gestik,%0ASchleier Porträt%0A%0AMädchen 20-30 years, eye color brown, face, truncated, shor...
Woman, young, made up, seriously, Gestik,%0ASchleier Porträt%0A%0AMädchen 20-30 years, eye color brown, face, truncated, short-haired, makeup, pier red, make-up, masquerade, cloth, tulle, transparently, transparent, black-and-white, veils, cloaks, hides,





Coronation of the Virgin, by Starnina Gherardo, 1404, 15th Century, tempera and oil on panel. Italy: Emilia Romagna: Parma: N...
Coronation of the Virgin, by Starnina Gherardo, 1404, 15th Century, tempera and oil on panel. Italy: Emilia Romagna: Parma: National Gallery of Art. Whole artwork. Coronation/Crowning of the Virgin Mary Jesus Christ sitting pillows aureoles/halos gold crown drapery drape/cloth pleats/creases angels white stars on the Virgin Mary's mantle/cloak light blue/azure orange black pink yellow dark tones/hues/shades light blue





St George and the Princess, by Antonio Pisano also known as Pisanello, 1433 - 1438, 15th Century, detached and torn fresco. I...
St George and the Princess, by Antonio Pisano also known as Pisanello, 1433 - 1438, 15th Century, detached and torn fresco. Italy, Veneto, Verona, Sant'Anastasia Church, Pellegrini Chapel, formerly on the entry's arch. Detail. St George and the Princess. Inscription SANTUS GIORGIUS horses harness decorated gold gilded princess long mantle: cloak hair velvet ribbons dog goat hanged people city castle towers Gothic buildings pinnacles.





Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I, by Durer Albrecht, 1519, 16th Century, lime tree panel. Austria, Wien, Kunsthistorisches Mu...
Portrait of Emperor Maximilian I, by Durer Albrecht, 1519, 16th Century, lime tree panel. Austria, Wien, Kunsthistorisches Museum. Whole artwork. Man Emperor Maximilian mantle: cloak silk red mink coat hat black headdress: headgear pomegranate green background heraldic coat of arms writing Roman characters.





Sculpture of Pius V (Pio V), pope from 1566 to 1572. Cathedral of Siena. Madrid, National Library. Author: BUONARROTI, MICHEL...
Sculpture of Pius V (Pio V), pope from 1566 to 1572. Cathedral of Siena. Madrid, National Library. Author: BUONARROTI, MICHELANGELO. Location: BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL-COLECCION, MADRID, SPAIN.





The Devil Ran away with the Gossip. Noel Laura Nisbet (1887-1956). Oil on canvas. 76 x 102cm





Stigmatization of St Catherine of Siena, by Domenico di Giacomo di Pace known as Beccafumi Domenico, 1514, 16th Century, temp...
Stigmatization of St Catherine of Siena, by Domenico di Giacomo di Pace known as Beccafumi Domenico, 1514, 16th Century, tempera and oil on canvas. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, National Gallery of Art. Whole artwork. St Catherine nun invocation prayer crucifix St Bernard habit St Jerome book lion red mantle: cloak floor marquetries perspective foreshortening opening sky clouds landscape Virgin Mary Madonna angels putti: che.





Madonna and Child, by Napoletano Francesco, 1501, 15th Century, oil on poplar panel. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Brera Art Galler...
Madonna and Child, by Napoletano Francesco, 1501, 15th Century, oil on poplar panel. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Brera Art Gallery. Whole artwork. Madonna Virgin Mary Mother Mary Infant Jesus: Christ Child: Baby Jesus: Child Jesus garment: dress mantle: cloak veil window view landscape boats: crafts red blue black.





Charles Darwin. Portrait of Charles Darwin 1809-1882, English naturalist. photography in 1882.





Bonaventura Cavalieri. Portrait of Bonaventura Cavalieri 1598-1647, Italian mathematician. Engraving 19th century





Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks to make them supple. This task is performed shortly before the boys set out on ...
Mothers rub animal fat into their sons cloaks to make them supple. This task is performed shortly before the boys set out on an arduous journey to collect sticks, staves and gum to make bows, blunt arrows and clubs after their circumcision.





St Michael the Archangel, by Barbieri Giovan Francesco known as il Guercino, 1644, 17th Century, canvas. Italy, Marche, Fabri...
St Michael the Archangel, by Barbieri Giovan Francesco known as il Guercino, 1644, 17th Century, canvas. Italy, Marche, Fabriano, Ancona, San Nicola Church. Whole artwork. Archangel Michael warrior soldier armor: cuirass red mantle: cloak sword outspread wings shoes man crushed defeated Satan demon clouds rocks red white blue black gray.





An Arab woman demonstrates the art of spinning wool ready for weaving at a craft shop in Souq Waqif, Doha, Qatar.





Goth Festival, Whitby, North Yorkshire. Twice a year in April and October, Goths from around Europe gather in the coastal tow...
Goth Festival, Whitby, North Yorkshire. Twice a year in April and October, Goths from around Europe gather in the coastal town of Whitby to celebrate the Gothic tradition.





Nicolas Soult. Nicolas Soult 1769-1851, Duke of Dalmatia, Marshal of France. Engraving 19th century





Woman, evening dress, strapless, detail %0A%0A%0Ajung, lips, red, made up seriously, silk cloak, %0AKleid, black, clothing, f...
Woman, evening dress, strapless, detail %0A%0A%0Ajung, lips, red, made up seriously, silk cloak, %0AKleid, black, clothing, fashion, Fashion, elegance, Glamour, Chic, attraction, eroticism, erotically, Beauty, attractively, provocatively, elegantly, seduc





Christopher Colombus. Portrait of Christopher Columbus 1451-1506. Painting attributed to Ghirlandaio 15th century. Maritime M...
Christopher Colombus. Portrait of Christopher Columbus 1451-1506. Painting attributed to Ghirlandaio 15th century. Maritime Museum of Genova Pegli Italy.





Watched by his friends, a Samburu initiate shoots his arrows for the last time during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony a month aft...
Watched by his friends, a Samburu initiate shoots his arrows for the last time during the lmuget loolbaa ceremony a month after he was circumcised. He has already discarded his black leather cloak and now smears himself for the first time with a mixture of animal fat and red ochre.





Penitent (called a nazareno) from holy week (Semana Santa) procession before Easter standing in street with black cape and ho...
Penitent (called a nazareno) from holy week (Semana Santa) procession before Easter standing in street with black cape and hood before yellow and white building. Seville, Spain





Beheading of St Maurilius, by Karcher Giovanni, 1553, 16th Century, arazzo tessuto a Ferrara. Italy, Emilia Romagna, Ferrara,...
Beheading of St Maurilius, by Karcher Giovanni, 1553, 16th Century, arazzo tessuto a Ferrara. Italy, Emilia Romagna, Ferrara, Cathedral Museum. Whole artwork. Beheading St Maurilius martyrdom Edessa decapitated body executioner sword wrapping grass ivy cell jail bars grating bricks creased worn out trousers soldier shield: armor flap mantle: cloak helmet lance: spear tort.





In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a...
In the weeks leading up to their circumcision, Samburu boys gather frequently to sing the lebarta, a circumcision song with a slow, haunting melody whose words are ad libbed to suit the occasion.





Goth Festival, Whitby, North Yorkshire. Twice a year in April and October, Goths from around Europe gather in the coastal tow...
Goth Festival, Whitby, North Yorkshire. Twice a year in April and October, Goths from around Europe gather in the coastal town of Whitby to celebrate the Gothic tradition.





Dress of the reign of King Henry I, 1100~1135. She wears a long veil, a sable-lined cloak over a full dress with flared sleev...
Dress of the reign of King Henry I, 1100~1135. She wears a long veil, a sable-lined cloak over a full dress with flared sleeves. "Golden Book of St. Albans," 12th century manuscript, “Ordericus vitalis,” and a suit of fur (black sable with white spots) presented by the Bishop of Lincoln to the king. Handcoloured lithograph from "Costumes of British Ladies from the Time of William the First to the Reign of Queen Victoria,” London, Dickinson & Son, 1840. 48 mounted plates of women's fashion from 1





Camille Desmoulins. Portrait of Camille Desmoulins 1760-1794, was a journalist and politician who played an important role in...
Camille Desmoulins. Portrait of Camille Desmoulins 1760-1794, was a journalist and politician who played an important role in the French Revolution. Engraving in Revolution Francaise, by Thiers, ca. 19th century





Equestrian Statue of King Frederick V in Amalienborg, Copenhagen by Jacques-Francois-Joseph Saly





Fashion, Italy, 20th century - Lancetti: fashion plate depicting grey cloth cloak with steel ornamentations, 1968-1969





Three mulatto cavalrymen of Esmeraldas in European dress from Quito Equador, 1599, by Adrian Sanchez Galque





The Majesty, by Martini Simone, 1313 - 1315, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, Sala del Mappamon...
The Majesty, by Martini Simone, 1313 - 1315, 14th Century, fresco. Italy, Tuscany, Siena, Palazzo Pubblico, Sala del Mappamondo. Detail. Tondo with King David decoration volutes leaves inscription sheet crown halo: aureole gold-background mantle: cloak red green blue white black.





Portrait of a Gentleman, Three-Quarter Length, Wearing a Black Costume with White Collar and Cuffs, by a Table with a Watch. ...
Portrait of a Gentleman, Three-Quarter Length, Wearing a Black Costume with White Collar and Cuffs, by a Table with a Watch. School of Van Dyck. Oil on canvas. 113 x 91.5cm.

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