Dramatic Historical Scenes

Paintings depicting dramatic mythology and biblical stories, filled with expressive figures and rich colors, showcasing theatrical moments in art.

David Playing the Harp for King Saul. Baron Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835). Oil on canvas. 183.5 x 226.7cm.

Assets in this Story

Queen of Sheba before Solomon by Knupfer, Nicolaes (1609-1655) State Hermitage, St. Petersburg 1640s Oil on canvas 73.5x81 Holland Baroque Bible,Mythology, Allegory and Literature Painting

The Calumny of Apelles, 1870-1900 Artist Ericole Benussi (after Sandro Botticelli), Copy of the original Botticelli painting in Uffizi, Florence. It's based upon Lucian of Samosata's description of 'Calumny' by Apelles (a Greek painter of the Hellenistic Period)., 19th Century, Watercolour, Architecture, Frame, Nude, Female, Ancient Greece, Male, Works on Paper

'Sacrifice of Iphigenia', 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo

David Playing the Harp for King Saul. Baron Antoine Jean Gros (1771-1835). Oil on canvas. 183.5 x 226.7cm.

Eduardo Rosales Gallinas / 'The Death of Lucretia', 1871, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 258 cm x 347 cm, P04613. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Olindo and Sophronia, by Luca Giordano (1634-1705), oil on canvas, 105x206 cm.

The baptism of Clovis by Rigo, Jules Vincent (1810-1892) / Musee des beaux-arts de Valenciennes / 1871 / France / Oil on canvas / History / 58,2x94,4 / History painting

Painting depicting the Judgement of Solomon by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1665) French Baroque painter

Alexander cutting the Gordian Knot oil on canvas. Jean-Simon Berthelemy (1743-1811) French history painter. Legend is, in 333 BC at Gordium, Phrygia, Alexander the Great, unable to untie the knot, sliced it with his sword. Alexandrian solution.

The Calumny of Apelles c.1495 from Lucian with Suspicion Ignorance Spite Calumny Innocence Duplicity Deceit Penitence

The Execution of St John the Baptist, 16th Century. Lambert Sustris

Italy, Rome, Lazio, Capitoline Museum, Palazzo dei Conservatori, Orazi and Curiazi Hall, fresco Abduction of the Sabinas A.D. 1635-1636, Giuseppe Cesari called Cavalier d'Arpino painter

Rape of the Sabines. Date/Period: 1630 - 1631. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 2,805 mm (110.43 in); Width: 4,260 mm (13.97 ft). Author: PIETRO DA CORTONA.

Mier Epaminondas; Smuglewicz, Franciszek (1745-1807); 1797 (1797-00-00-1797-00-00);State Art collections (Warsaw - 1922-1939) - collections, message (provenance)

'Abraham and Three Angels'. Holland, 1656. Dimensions: 71x82 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Gerbrandt Jansz van den Eeckhout.

Stories of the Virgin, fresco painted between 1485 and 1490 by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494) and assistants, detail. Tornabuoni Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy, 15th century.

Helen Recognising Telemachus, Son of Odysseus by Lagrenee, Jean-Jacques (1739-1821)/ State Hermitage, St. Petersburg/ 1795/ France/ Oil on wood/ French Painting of 18th cen./ 48x64/ Mythology, Allegory and Literature

Foundation of Florence 1565, Vasari, Giorgio

Stories of St John, 1502 fresco by Filippino Lippi (1457-1504), detail. Strozzi Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy. 16th century.

Francesco Solimena (1657-1747). Pintor italiano de estilo barroco. " Eneas y Dido", 1739-41. Oleo sobre tela. Museo de Capodimonte. Nápoles. Italia.

ULYSSES at the court of AlcinoÜs, king of the Phaecians

Louis-Charles Gautier-Dagoty (aka Louis Gautier-d'Agoty, French, 1746-after 1787) after Guercino (aka Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Italian, 1591-1666). Return of the Prodigal Son, ca. 1775-1776. Four-color mezzotint printed in red, blue, and black, with hand coloring on heavy wove paper. Plate: 352 mm x 391 mm (13.86 in. x 15.39 in.). First of two states, without the added inscription plate identifying the artist.

Platos Symposium by Anselm Feuerbach, Oil on canvas, circa 1871-1874, 1829-1880, Germany, Berlin, Staatliche Museen, 750x400

'The Crowning with Thorns', c1542, (1937). Artist: Titian

395 BC VISIGOTH KING ALARIC I CONQUERING ATHENS ILLUSTRATION BY LUDWIG THIERSCH IN 1894

Detail of an 18th century Beauvais tapestry based on design by Francois Boucher illustrating a scene from the Story of Psyche, 1741.

Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh: An Allegory of the Dinteville Family 1537 Master of the Dinteville Allegory Netherlandish/French In this large, allegorical family portrait, the Dinteville brothers act out a scene from Exodus 7:9. Pleading with Pharaoh to free the Israelites, Aaron (François II de Dinteville) transforms his rod into a serpent, proving that God is with him. Jean de Dinteville is depicted as Moses, while Gaucher and Guillaume stand behind them. The brothers were important members of the court of Francis I, who is represented as Pharaoh. Painted during a critical moment in their relationship with the French king, this extraordinary portrait hung in the family chteau of Polisy with an even more exceptional depiction of Jean de Dinteville: Holbeins Ambassadors (National Gallery, London). Listen to experts illuminate this artwork's story Listen Play or pause #5137. Moses and Aaron before Pharaoh: An Allegory of the Dinteville Family Supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies We'

England, London, Trafalgar Square, National Gallery, Painting of Christ on The Way to Calvary by Jacopo Bassano dated 1544

Old Testament. Genesis. Chapter 24. Rebekah see Isaac from Afar. Engraving by Julios Schorr von Carolsfeld (1794-1872). Author: Julius Schnorr von Carolsfeld.

Velazquez / Jacob receiving the Clothing

The Death of Germanicus - Nicolas Poussin, circa 1628

Jacques-Louis David 1748-1825. Le Serment des Horaces. 1782. aquarelle cm 51 x 52,7.

The Death of Lucretia, Rustici, Francesco Rustichino, 1624.

Triumph of Scipio, 17th century tapestry based on cartoons by Giulio Romano (1499-1546), manufacture of Brussels, from the series Stories of Scipio. Detail.

Alkmaar, Schabaelje, Jan Philipsz, Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Heemskerck, Maarten van, Galle, Philips, Den Grooten Figuer-Bibel, Actelingen van de eeuwige, Acta Apostolorum, Vande Vervolgingen en 'tnut daer wt onstaen, Paulus' vlucht uit Damascus, lower right - handwritten in brown ink, Paulus flees the city of Damascus at night. He is lowered from the city wall with a basket and then leaves on foot. Below the representation is a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Acts 9:25. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, 167, height 211 mm, width 269 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1643 - 1643, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, after print by, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher, 1592 - 1656-04

EL DESMAYO DE ESTER - GRABADO - SIGLO XIX. Location: BANCO URQUIJO. Sevilla. Seville. SPAIN. ESTHER / ESTER.

The Scourging of Christ, 1657, by Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, known as Guercino (1591-1666), oil on canvas, 250x185 cm.

Chamber of Cupid and Psyche with erotic depictions, story from the Metamorphoses of Apuleius, court painter Giulio Romano, Palazzo Te, pleasure palace, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, Mantua, Lombardy, Italy, Europe

Antiochus and Stratonice, David, Jacques-Louis, 1774

Cleopatra and Antony by Giambattista Tiepolo, oil on canvas, 1696-1770, Russia, Moscow, State Museum Arkhangelskoye Estate, 338x600

Aeneas escaping from Troy, 1598, by Federico Barocci (1535-1612), oil on canvas.

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, San Stefano di Sessanio, Parrocchiale, Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

King James I (1566-1640) uniting England and Scotland, Peter Paul Rubens, circa 1632,

ALEGORIA DE LA PAZ - SIGLO XVII. Author: SALOMON KONINCK. Location: PRIVATE COLLECTION. MADRID. SPAIN.

ROSALES, Eduardo (1836-1873). Death of Lucretia. 1871. Oil on canvas. SPAIN. MADRID (AUTONOMOUS COMMUNITY). Madrid. Prado Museum.

Stratonice or Antiochus' illness, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867).

Glorification of Podesta Sante Moro, by Maffei Francesco, 1653, 17th Century, canvas. Italy: Veneto: Rovigo: Rovigo: Santa Maria del Soccorso Church: detta La Rotonda. Detail. Glorification male portrait man podesta Sante Moro bystanders/onlookers noblewomen putto/cherub damask dress/garment crown pearls necklace veil cornucopia

Belgium, Brussels, Grand Place, Brussels City Museum, 16th century Wall Tapestry

Martyrdom of St Peter of Verona, 1555-1560, by Giovanni Battista Moroni (1525 ca- 1578), oil on canvas, 212x82 cm.

The apotheosis of Homer, 1827, by Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1780-1867).

The Plague of Ashdod, or The Philistines Struck by the Plague - 1631 - 148x198 cm - oil on canvas - French Baroque. Author: NICOLAS POUSSIN. Location: LOUVRE MUSEUM-PAINTINGS. France.

Painting. Count Branicki ´s castle, Montrésor, Indre-et-Loire department. France

The Water-Spout; l' Acquaiolo. Wilhelm Hensel (1794-1861). Dated 1844, oil on canvas, 99 x 130.2cm.

King Solomon and his court, from The Judgement of Solomon, fresco, 1728-29 (detail)

'Esther before Ahasuerus'. France, Late 1650s. Dimensions: 199x155 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: NICOLAS POUSSIN.

Death of Cato. Date/Period: Ca. 1640. Painting. Height: 2,030 mm (79.92 in); Width: 2,790 mm (109.84 in). Author: Gioacchino Assereto.

The Destruction and Sack of the Temple of Jerusalem. Date/Period: 1625 - 1626. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 145.8 cm (57.4 in); Width: 194 cm (76.3 in). Author: NICOLAS POUSSIN.

David with Goliath's Head for Saul, Rembrandt, Harmensz van Rijn, .

POUSSIN, Nicolas (1594-1665). The Noble Deed of Scipio. ca. 1640. Classicism. Oil on canvas. RUSSIA. MOSCOW. Moscow. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts.

Death of a saint. Malarz francuski XVII w., painter

MOISES SALVADO DE LAS AGUAS-. Author: BAGARIA. Location: ACADEMIA DE SAN FERNANDO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Charles Le Brun (Disciple of) / 'Caesar's Triumph', Late 17th century, French School, Canvas, 49 cm x 64 cm, P02278. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Allegory on the reign of Emperor Leopold I, Hoet, Gerard (1648-1733)

Napoleon's return from Egypt, October 1799, by Felice Guascone (died 1830). Napoleonic Wars, France, 18th century.

Ecce Homo, by Robusti Jacopo known as Tintoretto, 1566 - 1567, 16th Century, oil on canvas. Italy, Veneto, Venice, Scuola Grande di San Rocco, Sala dell'Albergo. Whole artwork. Marble painting scene Ecce Homo presentation of Christ after torture before Calvary sheet soldier Pontius Pilate shows Jesus Christ to men after flagellation steps stairs praetor.

The Burial of the Ashes of Themistocles in Attic Land, by Bossi Giuseppe, 1805, 19th Century, oil on panel. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Brera Fine Art Academy. Whole artwork. Grave urn ashes men women trees mount.

Paris and Elena Paris and Elena, 17th century, oil on canvas, Mattia Preti, Can Cotoner, Palma, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 21853116

GODOFREDO Y EL CONSEJO ESCUCHAN LA DEMANDA DE ARMIDA - SIGLO XVII - OLEO/COBRE - 27 x 39 cm - NP 1826 - ESCUELA FLAMENCA. Author: DAVID TENIERS THE YOUNGER. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN. BOUILLON GODOFREDO DE. GERNANDO.

The Judgment on the Gabbatha (Le jugement sur le Gabatha) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Judgment on the Gabbatha (Le jugement sur le Gabatha), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 5/16 x 8 1/16 in. (13.5 x 20.5 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Alexander Ceding Campaspe to Apelles. Jérôme-Martin Langlois (French, 1778 - 1838)

'The Martyrdom of Saint Maurice' (detail), 1580-1582, Oil on canvas. Author: EL GRECO-Domenikos Theotokopoulos (1540-1614). Location: MONASTERIO-PINTURA. SAN LORENZO DEL ESCORIAL. MADRID. SPAIN. SAINT MAURICE. JUAN D'AUSTRIA.

TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770). Cleopatra's Banquet. 1746-1747. ITALY. Venice. Labia Palace. Baroque art. Fresco.

Ecce Homo, c. 1575

The Adoration of the Magi late 1750s Giovanni Battista Tiepolo Italian Tiepolo's compositional ingenuity is apparent everywhere in this oil sketch: a crowded space compressed between the ruins of a triumphal arch, column, and fallen cornice, an impossibly thin and towering ladder, aggressive foreshortening of the cow at lower right, and the turbaned Black king's elbow that juts out towards the viewer. The sketch seems to have never resulted in a finished altarpiece.. The Adoration of the Magi 437789

Ecce Homo, by Lombard Artist of XVII Century, 17th Century, oil on canvas, cm 134 x 173

Jacopo Robusti Tintoretto / 'Judith and Holofernes', 16th century, Italian School, Canvas, 198 cm x 325 cm, P00390. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Caesar Before Alexandria, 1724-25. Gianantonio Pellegrini. Depicting scene of Julius Caesar before the Siege of Alexandria (47 BC)

The caption for this 1906 illustration reads: Commodus was one of the evil emperors of Rome. Every one who incurred his dislike was executed. Some of the most intimate associates of his wicked life found by accident a list showing that they themselves were marked for destruction.They hurriedly formed an alliance with such Romans as still retained a spark of their ancient pride and hated Commodus for the degradation into which he was dragging them, The emperor was secretly poisoned; but, to make sure, a powerful wrestler was hidden at the same time in his bathroom, and as the doomed man entered

Radamisto kills Zenobia, by Luigi Sabatelli (1772-1850), 1803, oil on canvas, 125x145 cm. Armenian kingdom, 1st century.

Italy: 'Proclaiming Claudius Emperor', oil on canvas painting of Claudius Caesar's ascension, by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema, 1867

L'incendio di Borgo, Fire in the Borgo, Leo IV 847 obtains the extinguishing of the fire through his blessing and thereby saves the city and the church, Stanze des Brandes, Stanza dell Incendio, Stanzas of Raphael, Stanze di Raffaelo, fresco by Faffaelo Santi, with the collaboration of Giulio Romano, 1514- 1517, Vatican Museums, Vatican, Rome, Lazio, Latium, Italy, Europe

José de Madrazo y Agudo / 'Jesús en casa de Anás', 1803, Spanish School, Oil on canvas, 176 cm x 231,5 cm, P03912. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

Ary Scheffer (1795-1858). "The storm", a reduced replica of the 1828 version. Oil on canvas. Paris, Museum of Romantic Life. 25534-4 Canvas oil, breath, temperature

FLAGELACION DEL SEÑOR - 1670 - OLEO/LIENZO - 340x230 cm - BARROCO ESPAÑOL. Author: JUAN DE SEVILLA ROMERO Y ESCALENTE (1643-1695). Location: MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS. GRANADA. SPAIN. JESUS.

Romulus' Victory Over Acron, Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867)

Antonio Arias Fernández / 'Christ Bearing the Cross Meets Veronica'. 1657. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Joseph of Egypt in prison, 1755-1756, by Anton Raphael Mengs (1728-1779), bold black lines, grey pen and opaque paint on paper, 45x59 cm.

Apostles by Jacopo Palma il Giovane the Younger, Oil on canvas, circa 1580, 1544-1628, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Hermitage, 349x880

Allegory, by attributed to Mazzoni Sebastiano, 17th Century, oil on canvas, cm 175 x 203

Italy, Campagnola, Domenico, Bertelli, Luca, Christ and the Tribute Money, verso - stamped, Christ stands on the right and looks at a man on the left who holds out a hand with two coins towards him. They are surrounded by other figures. In the background on the right are three columns and a drapery., print, prent, prints, prenten, height 340 mm, width 428 mm, Italian, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1580, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, 1500 - 1564

Roman Empire. Spectators during a gladiator fight. Engraving. La Civilizacion (The Civilization), volume II, 1881.

Pompeian style frescoed salon, San Teodoro Palace, Naples, Campania. Italy, 18th century.

Henryk Siemiradzki (1843-1902). Polish painter. Detail. Torches of Nero, 1876. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland.

'Farewell between Hector and Andromache', 17th century, Oil on canvas, 250 x 122 cm, P06774. Author: JULIEN DE PARME JEAN ANTOINE. Location: MUSEO DEL PRADO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Dressing room of a distinguished roman woman, Ancient roman empire. Italy, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

Venice between the glory and peace, 1575-1578, by Paolo Caliari known as Veronese (1528-1588), oil on canvas.

Saul and the Witch of Endor. oil on canvas. Date: 1828. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

The walls of Jericho, by Jacopo Palma the Younger (1544-1628).

Egyptian Scene by Asknazy, Isaac Lvovich (1856-1902)/ Private Collection/ Russia/ Oil on wood/ History painting/ 12,5x20,5/ Genre,History

Napoleon Bonaparte Visiting the Plague Stricken at Jaffa (March 11, 1799) 1804 Antoine-Jean Gros (1771-1835 French) Oil on canvas Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

Ixion binded to the Wheel in the Presence of Juno. 1st c. AD. ITALY. Pompeii. House of the Vettii. Roman art. Early Empire. Fresco.

Pharaonin Kleopatra VII. geboren 69 v. Chr, gestorben 12. August 30 v. Chr., herrschte als letzte Königin der makedonisch-griechischen Dynastie der Ptolemäer von 51 v. Chr. bis 30 v. Chr. über Ägypten, Kleopatras Tod durch den Biss der Schlange, Gemälde von Raphael Sadeler, Historisch, digital restaurierte Reproduktion von einer Vorlage aus der damaligen Zeit.

Charles VII of France (1403-1461) did not immediately succeed his father, remaining the dauphin and ruling over what parts of France remained to him. In 1429, Joan of Arc (pictured here at right) encouraged him to fight for his rights and then had him crowned king at Rheims (pictured here) on July 17, 1429. This tapestry was completed around 1640 and hung in the Chateau d'Espanel.

Generic scene in the park; 1 PO. 18th century (1700-00-00-1749-00-00);

gift (provenance)

GRABADO DEL HAMBRE EN MADRID. Location: MUSEO ROMANTICO-GRABADO, SPAIN.

Imelda dei Lambertazzi and Bonifacio dei Geremei, by Mussini Cesare, 19th Century, oil on canvas,

The mine, by Jacopo Zucchi (ca 1540-1596). Studiolo (small study) of Francesco I, Palazzo Vecchio, Florence. Italy, 16th century.

Detail from a painting by an unknown artist, Agostino Chigi's wedding chamber, Villa Farnesina, Rome. Italy, 16th century.

The last days of Pompeii, August 24, 79, by Karl Brjullov (1799-1852), 1830, oil on canvas, 456.5x651 cm. Flavian dynasty, Italy, 1st century.

Joseph and Potiphar's wife, 1852

Antiochus und Stratonike;Ingres - -

Jacques Dumont says the Roman (1701-1781). "Allegory in honor of the publication of the Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle, February 13, 1749". Oil on canvas, 1761. Paris, Carnavalet museum. 34712-11 Kneeling, allegory, legionnaire, prelat, publication, trafficking Aix-la-Chapelle, oil on canvas

The surgeon cannot extract an arrow from the thigh of Aeneas; Venus brings a medicinal herb to accomplish what the surgeon cannot. Oil painting after Virgil.

Zechariah writes John's name, 1485-1490, fresco detail from Stories of John the Baptist, by Domenico Ghirlandaio (1449-1494). Tornabuoni Chapel or Main Chapel, Church of Santa Maria Novella, Florence. Italy, 15th century.

Ferdinand Victor Eugene Delacroix (26 April 1798 - 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school. Delacroix's use of expressive brushstrokes and his study of the optical effects of colour profoundly shaped the work of the Impressionists, while his passion for the exotic inspired the artists of the Symbolist movement.

Dinner at the house of Levi (detail)

Carlo V refusing the Iron crown, painting by Filippo Abbiati (1640-1715), oil on canvas, Monza cathedral, Lombardy, Italy.

The doge and Barbarossa's son, detail of The Battle of Savudrija, by Jacopo Robusti known as Tintoretto (1518-1594). Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Great Council), Palazzo Ducale, Venice.

The Death of Seneca by M. Dominguez. Showing Lucius Annaeus Seneca, the philosopher of Cordoba and Neros tutor, lying dead in a bath. circa 1871.

Vestiges d'un temple de la Grece. Medium: color aquatint and etching. Museum: National Gallery of Art, Washington DC. Author: Jean-François Janinet after Giovanni Paolo Panini.

Message from Pilate's Wife James Tissot (1836-1902 French)

The Martyrdom of St Livino, by Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640).

Louis V Do Nothing also known as Louis the Indolent or Louis the Sluggard 967 to 987 shows his crown to his followers from Histoire de France by Colart published circa 1840

Historic steel engraving by Ferdinand Rothbart, 1823 - 1899, a German illustrator, the ancient Greek city of Abdera, scene from The Abderites, by Christoph Martin Wieland

religious illustration with Mary Magdalene and Jesus Christ by Paolo Veronese, Oil on canvas, 1570, 1528-1588, Musee de l'Histoire de France, 454x974

The Arcadian shepherds, ca 1640, by Nicolas Poussin (1594-1655), oil on canvas, 184x121 cm.

The Foundation of Citeaux, by Della Rovere Giovanni Mauro known as Fiammenghino, Della Rovere Giovan Battista known as Fiammenghino, 17th Century, fresco. Italy, Lombardy, Milan, Chiaravalle Abbey. Detail. Knight: horseman with a light blue: azure and gold mantle: cloak holding the bridles of a horse.

Vercingetorix throws down his arms at the feet of Julius Caesar - Lionel Royer, 1899

Tintoretto, Jacopo (1518-1594) Museo del Prado, Madrid Painting 186x307 Mythology, Allegory and Literature The Rape of Helen

Fresco in the stairwell

Abruzzo, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Collegiate complex (S. Bernardino), Italy, 20th century, photo, photography, Europe

Villa life, or Dives and Lazarus, by Bonifacio de' Pitati (1487-1553).

'Metellus Raising the Siege'. France, Before 1805. Dimensions: 53,5x80 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Armand-Charles Caraffe.

Socrates and the mirror (Nosce te ipsum"). Zanchi, Antonio (1631-1722), author of a model, Kellerhoven, Moritz (1758-1830), author of a model, unknown, painter

Elsevier photo collection. Charlemagne destroys Irminbuild Sakers. Painting Keizershuis Goslar. 1922. Germany, Goslar

Christ and Jawnogrzejnica; Wet, Jacob Willesz. DE, I (1610-Post 1675); 1650 (1650-00-00-1650-00-00);Popławski, Jan (1860-1935), Popławski, Jan (1860-1935)-collections, Dutch painting, message (provenance)

'Assassination of the Emperor Leo V', (820 AD), 1890. Creator: Unknown.

Sleeping Beauty by Alexander Zick, circa 1900

Armida Abandoned By Rinaldo C.1755 Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770 Italian) Art Institute of Chicago, Illinois, USA

The Conquest of Mexico (1519-1521). D- Hernan Cortes appoints ordinary mayors of the town, E- La Malinche makes the Totonac understand who Cortes is. Detail. Table belonging to a set of 6 made with the "enconchado" technique. Anonymous author. Oil and nacre. 1676-1700. Mexican School. Viceroyalty of New Spain. Mexico. Museum of the Americas. Madrid, Spain.

The Temptation, Bare-breasted Woman Seduces a Soldier, copperplate engraving by Crispin de Passe, bare-breasted woman tries to conquer the soldier, 16th century, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of a 19th century original, exact original date not known

Ferdinand VII (1784-1833). King of Spain (1808-1833). Ferdinand VII the Desired in memory and honor of the Illustrious Victims of May 2, 1808. Drawing by Jose Ribelles y Helip (1778-1835). Engraving by Blas Ametller Rotilam (1768-1841), 1814-1818. Etching and buril. Museum of Romanticism, Madrid, Spain.

The Prevot of Merchants Etienne Marcel and His Heir Apparent Charles, 1879, Lucien-Etienne L, Melingue, 1841-1889, French,

The figures represent ancient Greeks. From left to right, they are: a warrior, a king, a woman of the upper class, two women in mourning. .

The Resurrection, Caravaggio, Cecco del, 1625.

Gallen-Kallela, Akseli, work, Composition exercise, Roman subject, oil on canvas, mounted on hard board, painting, HISTORICAL SUBJECT, SCENE, Rome, soldiers, women, nude body, horse, swords, spears, BUILT LANDSCAPE, temple, sculpture, trees, 42 cm x 33.5 cm, Akseli Gallen-Kallela 1865 - 1931, a Finnish painter who is best known for his illustrations of the Kalevala, the national epic of Finland.

'William I granting a charter to the City of London', 1075, (c1920). Artist: John Seymour Lucas

Giovanni di Stefano Lanfranco (Workshop of) / 'Gladiators Fighting'. XVII century. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Joseph Sold Into Slavery Raphael (1483-1520 Italian) Fresco St Peter's Basilica, Vatican City

Esther and Ahasuerus, fresco, 1876

Christ Taking Leave From His Mother Albrecht Dürer (German, 1471-1528). Christ Taking Leave From His Mother, 1509-1511; edition of 1511. Woodcut on laid paper, Sheet: 5 3/16 x 4 1/16 in. (13.2 x 10.3 cm). European Art 1509-1511; edition of 1511

British Manufactory; A Sketch, 1791. Benjamin West (American, 1738-1820). Oil on paper mounted on wood; framed: 67.4 x 80 x 5.2 cm (26 9/16 x 31 1/2 x 2 1/16 in.); unframed: 51 x 65 cm (20 1/16 x 25 9/16 in.).

Fresco depicting Admetus and Alcestis, from the Basilica in Herculaneum, Campania. Roman Civilization, 1st Century.

The Apotheosis of Venice, by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588), fresco. Detail. Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Great Council), Palazzo Ducale, Venice.

Luca Giordano / 'Degollación de los inocentes', ca. 1663, Italian School, Oil on canvas, 232 cm x 333 cm, P06311. Museum: MUSEO DEL PRADO, MADRID, SPAIN.

The Apotheosis of Venice, by Paolo Veronese (1528-1588), fresco. Detail. Sala del Maggior Consiglio (Hall of the Great Council), Palazzo Ducale, Venice.

Mariamne 1887 Waterhouse, John William(1849-1917 British) Oil On Canvas Christie's Images, London, England

Jörg Breu, the Elder, c. 1475-1480, in Augsburg until 1537, was a painter and draughtsman for stained glass and woodcut as well as illuminator, here the painting The Crowning with Thorns, Historic, digitally restored reproduction of an original from the 19th century, exact original date not known

The Feast of Herod and the Beheading of Saint John the Baptist', 1461-1462, Artist: Benozzo Gozzoli.

Botticelli / Life Saint Zenobius / c1500

A Miracle of Saint Joseph of Cupertino (1603-1663). Artist: Placido Costanzi (Italian, Rome 1702-1759 Rome). Dimensions: 20 7/8 × 14 7/8 in. (53 × 37.8 cm). Date: 1750.The saint, celebrated for his levitations, is shown curing a possessed youth by holding him in midair by his hair. This lively work, by a leading painter in Rome, is an oil sketch is for an altarpiece commissioned by one of the oldest families, the Colonna. The full-scale work is in the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Barberini. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

COLUMBUS, CHRISTOPHER. GENOVES NAVIGATOR. 1451-1506. "FIRST LANDING OF COLUMBUS" DETAIL. OIL BY DIOSCORO TEOFILO DE LA PUEBLA, YEAR 1862. CITY COUNCIL OF LA CORUÑA.

The Healing of the Officer's Son (La guérison du fils de l'officier) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Healing of the Officer's Son (La guérison du fils de l'officier), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 3/8 x 9 13/16 in. (18.7 x 24.9 cm). European Art 1886-1894

COMUNIDAD DE CAPUCHINOS EN CAPITULO DE CULPAS, O/L 58x88, NºINV 622. Author: MAGNASCO ALEJANDRO. Location: ACADEMIA DE SAN FERNANDO-PINTURA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Fresco depicting The Abduction of Europe. Attributed to Master Chiaro. 1st century AD. Fourth Pompeian Style (45-79). Pompeii. National Archaeological Museum. Naples. Italy.

Hannibal (Carthage 247-Bithynia, 183 a.C). Military Carthaginian statesman."LAST DAY OF SAGUNTO" (1869). Oil on canvas by Francisco Domingo Marques (1842-1920). Hannibal is on the right mounted on a carriage.

Ecce Homo, by Orazio de Ferrari (1606-1657), oil on canvas, 109x137 cm.

The conspiracy of Lampugnani, 1826-1829, by Francesco Hayez (1791-1882), oil on canvas, 149x117 cm. Detail.

The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist ca. 1514-15 Bernard van Orley This panel once formed the right wing of an altarpiece dedicated to Saint John the Baptist, the left wing of which is nearby. Recounted in biblical texts of Matthew, Mark, and Luke, this pendant shows the martyrdom of the saint. John had been thrown into prison by King Herod for preaching against the latters decision to marry his brothers wife, Herodias. Scheming with her mother to get rid of John, Salome danced seductively before Herod, thereafter demanding the head of John the Baptist as a reward. Herod reluctantly agreed, and the head of Saint John was delivered to Salome on a platter.. The Martyrdom of Saint John the Baptist. Bernard van Orley (Netherlandish, Brussels ca. 1492-1541/42 Brussels). ca. 1514-15. Oil on wood. Paintings

Decius, Scipio, and Cicero, Ghirlandaio, Domenico, 1482.

Louvre Hall in Ruins 1796, Robert, Hubert

'A Lover of Art', c1868, (c1902). Creator: Unknown.

Old German vintage postcard showing the painting Wie Siegfried mit Kriemhild und Gunther mit Brunhild Hochzeit machte

PANNINI, Giovanni Paolo (1691-1765). Gallery with Views of Modern Rome. 1759. Central detail. Baroque art. Oil on canvas. FRANCE. ëLE-DE-FRANCE. Paris. Louvre Museum.

Disputa, Altar Area, Raphael, Raffaello S., 1510.

Last Supper, fresco, by Andrea del Castagno (1421-1457), 1450, in the refectory, Convent of Sant'Apollonia, Florence. Italy, 15th century.

Henryk Siemiradzki(1843-1902), Nowy posąg New sculpture reproduction of painting. Lenz & Rudolf (Ryga ; wydawnictwo ; fl. ca 1905), publishing house

The Prodigal's Return 1869 Edward John Poynter (1826-1919 British) Oil on canvas

1834 Fishermen on Capri. (Carl Blechen; Cottbus 1798-1840 Berlin)

Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar. This painting depicts a story from Greek antiquity. Orestes and Pylades (left) were caught trying to steal a statue of Diana from the temple (left background). One of them will have to die. At the altar, the friends argue over who will give his life for the other. Lastmans densely composed compositions, his bright colours and the expressive gestures of his figures - all had an impact on the young Rembrandt.

Old Testament. People devoured by lions in Samaria. Book I. Kings. Engraving by Gustave Dore. 19th century. Colored.

Achillies and Hercules. Sascha Schneider (1870-1927). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1923-1926. 120.7 x 160.7cm.

Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640) National Gallery, London Painting 107,6x41,1 Bible Kings Clothar and Dagobert dispute with a Herald from the Emperor Mauritius. Sketch for High Altarpiece, St Bavo, Ghent

The Curfew Tolls The Knell of the Parting Day. Frederick William Davis (1862-1919). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated FW Davis 1912. 25 3/4 x 42 5/8in

Window Shopping (The Storefront); Un Etalage (La Devanture). Honore Daumier (1808-1879). Oil on canvas. Painted 1856-60. 46 x 54.6cm.

Historia sagrada. Sansón encadenado en el molino. Grabado de 1902.

Aaron Changing the Water of the River into Blood, Jan Symonsz Pynas, 1610 painting Before Pharaoh and his consequence, Moses and Aaron change the water of the river into blood. On the right the city with a tower and a temple. panel. oil paint (paint) the plague of water turned into blood: as Pharaoh goes down to the Nile, Aaron strikes the surface of the river with his rod; the water turns into blood and all the fishes die

The assassination of Marat - Jean-Joseph Weerts, 1880

The Descent from the Cross by Tiepolo, Giandomenico (1727-1804) / Museo del Prado, Madrid / 1772 / Italy, Venetian School / Oil on canvas / Bible / 124x144

Arturo Montero y Calvo / 'Nero before the Corpse of his Mother, Agrippina the Younger'. 1887. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Andria (inspired by a Terence play), 1802, by Nicolai Abraham Abildgaard (1743-1809), oil on canvas, 157x128 cm.

The Music Party, c. 1875. Elihu Vedder (American, 1836-1923). Oil on panel; unframed: 9.2 x 17.9 cm (3 5/8 x 7 1/16 in.).

Gillot Saint-Evre (1791-1858). "Inez de Castro". Oil on canvas, 1829. Paris, Victor Hugo's house. Assembly, Spanish nobleman, prostrate himself, 19th XIXth 19th 19th 19th 19th century, Oil on canvas

Highlanders Consulting. Date/Period: 1836/1846. Painting. Oil on wood. Width: 44.5 cm. Height: 34.3 cm (without frame). Author: JOSHUA CRISTALL.

A Procession of Flagellants by Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828) / Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid / 1812-1819 / Spain / Oil on canvas / Genre,Bible,History /Romanticism

The Court of the Princess Adolphe Monticelli French. The Court of the Princess 437147

Jesus and the Little Child (Jésus et le petit enfant) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus and the Little Child (Jésus et le petit enfant), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (14.6 x 23.8 cm). European Art 1886-1896

Painting titled 'Saint Jerome' by Giovanni Girolamo Savoldo (1480-1540) an Italian High Renaissance painter. Dated 16th Century

Jesus and the Little Child (Jésus et le petit enfant) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Jesus and the Little Child (Jésus et le petit enfant), 1886-1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 5 3/4 x 9 3/8 in. (14.6 x 23.8 cm). European Art 1886-1896

fine arts, Holbein, Hans the Elder (1465 - 1524), panel, ""Graue Passion"",

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Spada, Lionello, 1610.

fine arts, Holbein, Hans the Elder (1465 - 1524), panel, ""Graue Passion"",

Daphnephoria, Leighton, Frederic

Design for a production of Mozart's opera 'Die Zauberflote' ('The Magic Flute'), 1816. Artist: Karl Friedrich Schinkel

King Lear And The Fool In The Storm Act III Scene 2 - From 'King Lear' by William Shakespeare 1836 Louis Candide Boulanger (1807-1867 French) Oil On Canvas Musee de la Ville de Paris, France

Quo Vadis, Festival of Nero, the rape of Lygeus

Sentence of Matejko. Matejko, Jan (1838-1893), painter

Entrance of the Winner from the Chariot Race in Historic Rome, Italy, Historic, digital reproduction of an original from the 19th century, Europe

The Crossing of the Bosphorus by Godfrey of Bouillon (c.1060-1100) and His Brother, Baldwin, in 1097 1854 Emile Signol (1804-1892 French) Oil on Canvas Chateau de Versailles, France

Flaying of Sisamnes, 2nd panel from a diptych commissioned for the town hall in Bruges, 1498. From a tale in Herodotus, Sisamnes was a corrupt Persian judge found guilty of prevarication by Cambyses King of Persia, and sentenced to be flayed alive

Herodias and Her Daughter, by John Reinhard Weguelin, 1884, oil on canvas, (1849-1927), England, London, Christie's Images

CICERON DENUNCIANDO A CATILINA - DETALLE - 1880 - FRESCO - NEORRENACIMIENTO ITALIANO. Author: CESARE MACCARI. Location: PALACIO MADAMA-SENADO-COLECCION DE ARTE. Rome. ITALIA.

Construction of the Tower of Babel Hendrick van Cleve III (1525-1589 Belgian) Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Street Scene in Cairo - The Lantern Maker's Courtship - William Holman Hunt, circa 1855

Hugh Capet proclaimed King by the nobles in May 987 by Alaux, Jean (1786-1864) / Musee de l'Histoire de France, Chateau de Versailles /France / Oil on canvas / History / D 57 / History painting

Cicero in the Senate denouncing Catiline, by Cesare Maccari (1840-1919), fresco from Palazzo Madama, Rome. Republican, Italy, 1st century BC.