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1760-1578
Legendary beachboy, Buffalo K, Surfing wave on longboard wearing lei
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1746-2666
The four great alchemists. From left to right: Al-Jabir (Geber 14th century Spanish) Arnald or Arnold of Villanova (French c1240-c1310) Rhazes (Abu Bakr al-Razi, 9th century Persian) and the legendary Hermes Trismegistes look down on workers in a laboratory. From "Theatrum Chemicum Britannicum" by Elias Ashmole (London 1652)
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1598R-214079
Oslo
Norway
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1746-413
Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. According to Herodotus, he lived 6th century BC. Aesop holding his audience enthralled. Artist's reconstruction c1900.
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1310-573
William Tell Overture
Roy Carruthers (b.1938/South African)
Gouache
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1746-480
Trojan War: King Priam of Troy mourning over the body of his son Hector. Legendary war between Greeks and Trojans 12th or 13th century BC.16th century manuscript. British Museum
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1598R-212565
St. George and the Dragon Statue
St. Nicholas Quarter
Berlin
Germany
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1760-6231
Mexico, Tula, Toltec Ruins, stone sculptures lined up in row, clouds and blue sky above, angled view.
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2061-935
The Departure Of Coriolanus
La Partida De Coriolano
Neoclassic
R. Postiglione (1815-1879)
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1443-1003
Robin Hood
ca. 1600
Artist Unknown
Woodcut print
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1746-412
Aesop - probably legendary Greek fabulist. Frontispiece of William Caxton's "Fables of Aesop", London c1480
Woodcut
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1598R-214097
Trevi Fountain
Rome
Italy
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1443-1010
King Arthur
1823
Christian Friedrich Tieck (1776-1851 German)
Handcolored engraving
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1598R-214099
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