Dramatic Historical Scenes

Vibrant watercolors and frescoes illustrating significant historical and mythical events, featuring powerful figures and dramatic narratives.

David sees Bath- Sheba Bathing James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York, USA

Moorish Interior; 1875-79; Oil on canvas Frederick Arthur Bridgman; American; 1847-1928

Egypt's pharaoh Ramesses received gifts from his allies. The best was that from the Prince of the land of Bekhten-his daughter.

Allegory of bad government, fresco (1338-40)

David sees Bath- Sheba Bathing James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York, USA

Scene from "Tristan and Isolde" by Richard Wagner.

Tribute by unknown artist, Russia, Arkhangelsk, Regional Art Museum, 97x134, 4

Figure of a Moor. Date: 1882. watercolor and pencil on paper. Museum: Smithsonian American Art Museum.

Courtyard of the Painter's House, Cairo, 1850, Egypt, painting by John Frederick Lewis, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th-century original .

The Tortoise Trainer. Date/Period: Early 20th century. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 2,215 mm (87.20 in); Width: 1,200 mm (47.24 in). Author: OSMAN HAMDI BEY.

The Throne of Last Carolingian Oil on canvas. Jean-Paul Laurens (1838-1921), French Academic painter. Young woman leans disconsolately on the back of a wooden throne with just a crown on it. French Dynasty

Mariano Fortuny y Carbó, The Choice of a Model, 1868 1874 The Choice of a Model

A 'harem' is not a bordello, seraglio or brothel, but refers to the women's quarters, usually in a polygynous household, which are forbidden to men. It originated in the Near East and is typically associated in the Western world with the Ottoman Empire. Female seclusion in Islam is emphasized to the extent that any unlawful breaking into that privacy is haram ie, 'forbidden'. A Muslim harem does not necessarily consist solely of women with whom the head of the household has sexual relations (wives and concubines), but also their young offspring, other female relatives or odalisques, which are the concubines' servants. The harem may either be a palatial complex, as in Romantic tales, in which case it includes staff (women and eunuchs), or simply their quarters, in the Ottoman tradition separated from the men's selamlik. A hammam is a common bath house.

People next to tomb of Judah by Vasili Vasilyevich Vereshchagin, Oil on canvas, 1884, 1842-1904, Russia, St. Petersburg, State Russian Museum, 199x149

Raphael/Joseph a.Pharaoh's dreams/c.1515

Jesters at Court of Empress Anna by Valery Ivanovich Jacobi, oil on canvas, 1872, 1834-1902, Russia, Moscow, State Tretyakov Gallery, 132, 5x212

The Message of Pilate's Wife. Pilate James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Message of Pilate's Wife. Pilate, 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, a: 5 3/4 x 7 3/16 in. (14.6 x 18.3 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Interior: A Sultana taking Coffee in the Harem. Giovanni Antonio Guardi; Italian, 1699-1760. Date: 1742-1743. Dimensions: 18 1/16 × 24 3/4 in. (46 × 63 cm). Oil on canvas. Origin: Italy. Museum: The Chicago Art Institute, USA.

Zeus with Women of Croton (Ancient Greek republic in Italy), 1889

Interior of Roman Building with Figures. Ettore Forti (Italian, active late 19th century - early 20th century)

The watch, Ralli, Théodore Jacques (Theodoros) (1852-1909)

Judith showing the people the head of Holofernes, fresco, 1876, detail

Antisacristía del convento de San Francisco The Antesacristy of the Franciscan Convent. Date/Period: 1855. Painting. Oil on canvas Oil on canvas. Height: 825 mm (32.48 in); Width: 1,150 mm (45.27 in). Author: Eugenio Landesio.

Aleksander Gierymski (1850-1901). Polish painter. Italian Siesta, after 1876. National Museum. Warsaw. Poland.

The Egyptian Widow. Dating: 1872. Measurements: h 74.9 cm × w 99.1 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Lourens Alma Tadema.

FERNANDO DE ANTEQUERA ELEGIDO REY DE ARAGON TRAS EL COMPROMISO DE CASPE EN 1412 - O/L - SIGLO XIX. Author: SALVADOR VINIEGRA (1862-1915).

Zeuxis and daughters of Croton Zeuxis, by Eleuterio Pagliano (1826-1903), 1889, oil on canvas. Ancient Greece, 5th century BC.

fine arts, Haier, Joseph (1816 - 1891), painting, the entertainers rest, 1882, oil on canvas, Stadtmuseum, Munich,

Elijah and the Widow's Son, 1864. Artist: Ford Madox Brown. The Prophet Elijah descends down a flight of stairs on carrying a boy brought back to life from death. The boy's mother kneels with her arms held up in prayer.

Unnamed painting of a woman standing next to a throne upon which sits a crown, Jean Paul Laurens, (1838-1921/French)

Othello And Desdemona In Venice 1850 Chasseriau, Theodore(1819-1856 French) Oil On Panel Musee du Louvre, Paris, France

In the Seraglio. Frederick Arthur Bridgman (1847-1928). Oil on canvas, 1901. 59.4 x 96.5cm.

Carpet Merchant', c1870-1913. Artist: Addison Thomas Millar. Addison Thomas Millar (1860-1913) was an American painter and artist, known for his genre scenes and Orientalist paintings.

Ladies of the Harem. Attributed to Leon Francois Comerre (1850-1916). Oil on canvas. 134.5 x 99cm.

Joseph Maketh Himself Known to his Brethren James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York City

The Magna Carta, the most important instrument of English constitutional history, was issued by King John at Runnymede in 1215. In this illustration, from a design by Ernest Normand for the cartoon in the Royal Exchange, London, shows King John (center) granting the Magna Carta.

At the door of the theater in ancient Rome, Ancient roman empire. Italy, Europe. Old 19th century engraved illustration, El Mundo Ilustrado 1881

Sketch to the "sermon of complaint"; Matejko, Jan (1838-1893); 1861 (1861-00-00-1861-00-00);Eugeniusz (1873-1929) - collection, levenstern, gift (provenance)

Courtyard of the Painter's House, Cairo, 1850-1851. John Frederick Lewis

Michael Despises David James Tissot (1836-1902/French) Jewish Museum, New York, USA

Exploring the Museum', 1817. Artist: Jean-Baptiste Isabey. Jean-Baptiste Isabey (1767-1855) was a French painter born at Nancy.

Sennuccio amongst the maids, Act I, scene of La Commedia della Peste, by Luigi Rasi (1852-1918), staged at Teatro Manzoni in Milan, 1910, Italy, photo by Ermini, from L'Illustrazione Italiana, Year XXXVII, No 12 , March 20, 1910.

Benares, 1913. Dating: 1913. Measurements: h 137 cm × w 117 cm; d 7.8 cm. Museum: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Author: Marius Bauer (mentioned on object).

Vision of St Augustine, 1502, by Vittore Carpaccio (ca 1460- ca 1526), tempera on wood, 141x210 cm, Church of San Giorgio degli Schiavoni, Venice, Italy.

Edwy and Elgiva 1813-1867 England. Brush and brown and gray wash, over traces of black chalk, on ivory wove paper, laid down on board . Clarkson Stanfield

Fresco depicting actor and tragic mask, from Pompei, Italy

Harem Diversions. Alberto Fabbi (1858-1906). Oil on canvas. Signed and inscribed Firenze, 1883. 103 x 68.5cm

Vicente Poveda y Juan / 'Death of the Prince of Viana'. 1887. Oil on canvas. Museum: Museo del Prado, Madrid, España.

Old peasant lady, by Giandomenico Tiepolo (1727-1804), fresco. Detail. Villa Valmarana 'Ai Nani', Vicenza.

predicación de San Esteban en Jerusalén, vittore Carpaccio, Museo del Louvre,museo nacional de Francia, Paris, France,Western Europe.

Japan: 'Nebuchadnezzar and Daniel', oil on board painting by Shigeru Aoki (1882-1911) for 'The Story of the Old Testament', c. 1906

Sale of a Child Slave by Vereshchagin, Vasili Vasilyevich (1842-1904) / State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow / Russian Painting of 19th cen. / 1871-1872 / Russia / Oil on canvas / Genre / 123x92,4

Villa Caldogno, Vicenza, Italy

19Th Century, Act III, Adults Only, Arms Crossed, Art, Cassio, Characters, Color Image, Desdemona, Dishonesty, Five People, Full Length, Head And Shoulders, History, Horizontal, Ignorance, Illustration, Illustration And Painting, Infidelity, Literature, Love, Men, Mountain, Othello, Outdoors, Painte

The banquet. By Galle. 16th cent. engraving.

The Maesta, front, by Duccio di Buoninsegna, 1308 - 1311, 14th Century, tempera on panel. Italy. Tuscany. Siena. Cathedral. Verso, lower fascia, first panel. Entry into Jerusalem, detail of a door and trees.

Shop near Mercury fountain (reconstruction of life in ancient Pompeii), engraving from 1854-90 Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei (houses and monuments of Pompeii, Italy) by brothers Fausto and Felice Niccolini

The Merchants Chased from the Temple (Les vendeurs chassés du Temple) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Merchants Chased from the Temple (Les vendeurs chassés du Temple), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 5/16 x 11 9/16 in. (18.6 x 29.4 cm). Jesus drives the merchants from the Temple, among them moneychangers as well as those who sell animals for sacrifice and food for worshippers. He scatters their goodsin a dramatic flurry of flapping doves’ wingsas he wields a whip devised from his own belt, Tissot notes in his text. (This last detail comes from the account in John, though Tissot chose not to cite those verses in his Bible.) The sheer bulk of merchants with their wares and animals had grown so large, Tissot explains, that, for want of room, they had invaded Solomon’s Porch and the Court of the Gentiles, rendering the cisterns impure and the silence required for prayer impossible. European Art 1886-1894

Venetian Dignitaries Boarding Gondolas, James Holland, 1799-1870, British, 1844, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream wove paper, Sheet: 10 1/4 × 14 3/8 inches (26 × 36.5 cm), costume, genre subject, gondolas, men, Italy, Veneto, Venice

The Execution of Chosroes, Legend of the True Cross, Fresco Cycle, Piero della Francesca, Bacci Chapel, Cappella Bacci, Cappella Maggiore, 1452-1466, Basilica of St Francis, Basilica di San Francesco, Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy, Europe

Painting titled 'Jesters at the Court of Empress Anna Ioannovna' by Valeriy Ivanovich Yakobi (1833-1902) a Russian painter

Solomon and the Queen of Sheba James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York City

Frescoes in cloister by High Renaissance painter Il Sodoma Giovanni Antonio Bazzi painted between 1505 and 1508, of the life of St. Benedict San Bened...

'Osiris beguiled into the Chest', 1915. In Egyptian mythology, Osiris is tricked by his brother Set to get into get into a box, to which lead is then poured so Osiris is trapped. From "The Myths of Ancient Egypt", by Lewis Spence. George G. Harrap & Co. Ltd., London, 1915

SHAKESPEARE, William (1564-1616). English poet and playwright. Illustration for William Shakespeare's work 'Corolianus', written in 1608. Scene of Volumnia and Vigilia at Coriolanus' feet. Engraving.

In a harem by Svedomsky, Pavel Alexandrovich (1849-1904) State Art Museum of the Kyrgyz Republic, Bishkek 1885 Oil on canvas 32,5x55,5 Russia Russian Painting of 19th cen. Genre Painting

Painting titled 'The active town' by Ambrogio Lorenzetti (1290-1348) Italian painter of the Sienese school. Dated 14th Century

Stories of Caesar and Cleopatra of Cleopatra Boarding, by Bortoloni Mattia, 1740, 18th Century, fresco. Italy: Lombardy: Monza Brianza: Birago di Lentate: Villa Raimondi. Detail. Military figure on the right and boy with dog

Repin, Yury Ilyich (1877-1954) I. Repin Memorial Museum Penates near Sankt Petersburg 1930s 323x240 Oil on canvas Modern Russia Bible

The Holy Stair (La Scala Sancta) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Holy Stair (La Scala Sancta), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 13 1/4 x 8 7/8 in. (33.7 x 22.5 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Autumn, a young woman playing the sitar in an oriental garden, by William de Leftwich Dodge, illustration from Figaro illustre, Year XXI, No 165, Christmas issue, 1903.

The Protestations of Saint Peter (Protestations de Saint Pierre) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). , 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 5/16 x 11 13/16 in. (18.6 x 30 cm). European Art 1886-1894

EN EL TEMPLO-1918-OLEO CARTON,17x27 CM. Author: FRANCISCO PRADILLA Y ORTIZ. Location: MUSEO NACIONAL DE BELLAS ARTES. LA HABANA. CUBA.

Roman mosaic. Ambulant actors.2nd c.BC. The musicians are playing a cymbala, tympanum and double flute type aulos. Signed by the artist Dioscoride of Samos. House of Ciceron, Pompeii. National Archaeological Museum, Naples. Italy.

Sketch to Illustrate the Passions: Treachery, Richard Dadd, 1817-1886, British, 1853, Watercolor, gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, beige wove paper, Sheet: 14 3/8 x 10 1/8 inches (36.5 x 25.7 cm), beards, Christianity, costume, illustration, men, Passion of Christ, religious and mythological subject, robes, stairs, study (visual work)

Eglon Slain by Ehud James Tissot (1836-1902 French) Jewish Museum, New York City

A Woman Cries Out in a Crowd (Une femme crie dans en foule) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). A Woman Cries Out in a Crowd (Une femme crie dans en foule), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 5/8 x 6 1/2 in. (24.4 x 16.5 cm). European Art 1886-1894

Bilibin, Ivan Yakovlevich (1876-1942) A. Pushkin Memorial Museum, St. Petersburg 1907 31,5x39,5 Watercolour and ink on cardboard

Ekman, Anders, Veteran tells, peasant hut in Nauvo..., 1854, painting, 28.5 cm x 36 cm

Modern tapestry depicting a 19th century street scene in Cairo, Egypt

Three woman in an opulent antique room, one lying unconscious and one sitting on a sofa, surrounded by Egyptian statues. The death of Cleopatra, Painting by John Maler Collier (28 January 1850, 11 April 1934), British writer and painter, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original, Record date not stated

Mediaeval Court: The Great Exhibition of 1851 1854 Joseph Nash British. Mediaeval Court: The Great Exhibition of 1851 399129

Last Miracle and the Death of Saint Zenobius by Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510) / Dresden State Art Collections / c. 1500 / Italy, Florentine School / Tempera on panel / Bible / 66x182

Print made by Bradshaw & Blacklock, active ca.1850, British, Highland Dancers, after 1850. Aquatint and stipple engraving, with color woodcut on cream card mounted on beige card.

Sicilian Vespers, 1890-1891, by Erulo Eroli (1854-1916), oil on canvas, 297x495 cm. Detail.

Carlo Cesare Ferro Milone 1880-1934 "Entrance to Wath Phra Keo in Banglok 1936, 27 x 60 cm oil on canvas.

'"Dear Guest from Afar"'. Switzerland, 1888. Dimensions: 38,4x38,8 cm. Museum: State Hermitage, St. Petersburg. Author: Oscar Freiwirth-Lützow.

fine arts, religious art, persons, Jesus Christ, way of crucifixion, painting by James Tissot (1836 - 1902),

'Iwan der Schreckiche 1530-1584', 1934. Artist: Unknown.

The Magnificat (Le magnificat) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Magnificat (Le magnificat), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 15/16 x 4 5/8 in. (25.2 x 11.7 cm). With this scene, Tissot continues to explore Marys role in the “Divine plan,” as the artist called the biblical narrative. Mary prays or “sings” her praise of God for giving her a part to play in humankinds redemption. While The Annunciation underscored the Virgins humble station and modesty, here she stands with head and hands raised to the sky as she utters what Tissot characterizes as a “quiet, reverent, whispered expression of a spirit moved to its very depths.” Her relatives Elizabeth and Zacharias (the parents of John the Baptist, a childhood companion, and later the precursor, to Jesus) look on with a mixture of curiosity and concern. Tissot locates this scene in a verdant garden, most likely to emphasize the Virgins fertility. European Art 1886-1894

Spanish school. Joaquin Sorolla (1863-1923). Spanish school. Women dancing flamenco at the café Novedades in Seville. 1914. Madrid, Banco Español Crédito. Author: JOAQUIN SOROLLA BASTIDA (1863-1923). Location: BANCO ESPAÑOL DE CREDITO. MADRID. SPAIN.

The Coronation of Czar Nicolas II. Laurits Tuxen (1853-1927). Oil on canvas, 141 x 180cm.

Italian peasant in stone archway, 1880-1900. By Louisa Starr Canziani (d.1909)

Mariano Fortuny y Carbó, A Street in Tangiers, 1860 or 1862 A Street in Tangiers

Shop near the Fountain of Mercury, Pompeii, Campania, Italy, drawing and chromolithograph by Oscar Dressler, from Le case ed i monumenti di Pompei (The houses and the monuments of Pompeii), by Fausto and Felice Niccolini, volume IV, plate 8, 1854, Naples.

mercado de esclavos, Horace Vernet, 1836, Alte Nationalgalerie ,Antigua Galería Nacional, Isla de los Museos, Berlin, Alemania, europe.

'Workers in Silver and Gold', 1905. Artist: Mortimer Luddington Menpes.

Sculpture Gallery , Fine Art

In the Mosque. Carl Friedrich Heinrich Werner (1808-1894). Watercolour heightened with white and touches of gum arabic. 63.5 x 46.6cm.

Zenobia's last look on Palmyra. Date/Period: 1888. Painting. Oil on canvas. Height: 183.40 mm (7.22 in); Width: 153.60 mm (6.04 in). Author: Herbert G SCHMALZ.

People celebrating by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky, Oil on canvas, 1883, 1839-1915, Usa, San Francisco, De Young Museum, 236x400

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