Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint--Art; Breastfeeding in art
This dissertation is an analysis of Italian late medieval and Renaissance peoples’ response to the Madonna lactans image. Although the images that comprise this type are similar in that Mary holds Christ at her breast, they vary widely in...
St. Irene (Church : Istanbul, Turkey); Irene, Empress of the East, 752?-803; Constantine V Copronymus, Emperor of the East, 718-775; Apses (Architecture)--Turkey--Istanbul; Art patronage--Turkey--Istanbul--History--8th century
The mosaic of the cross in the apse of Hagia Eirene in Constantinople is examined in order to determine the imperial patron responsible for it's construction. Key points in this study are Orthodox image veneration, Iconoclast doctrine and the...
This thesis is an investigation into the world of sixteenth-century Venice, encompassing a group of female portraits by artist Palma Vecchio. I utilized many primary and secondary sources concerning Renaissance society, including several which...
Smollett, T. (Tobias), 1721-1771. Travels through France and Italy.; Historiography--Great Britain--History--18th century; Nationalism--Great Britain--History--18th century; Great Britain--Social conditions--18th century
This thesis examines Tobias Smollett's Travels through France and Italy as a product of the dynamics influencing British identity in the eighteenth century. Specifically, it compares Smollett's Travels with recent trends in the historiography of...
The Consumer and Industrial group of the General Electric Company (GE) allocates its shipping truckload to seventeen different trucking companies over 701 different routes from each of its nine terminals to 48 contiguous states. One of the...
Istanbul (Turkey)--Buildings, structures, etc.; Architecture, Ottoman--Turkey--Istanbul--History
Following the conquest of Constantinople in 1453 by the Ottomans, a new trend in architecture developed that achieved a balance between the traditional Ottoman building practices of Bursa and Edirne with the styles found in Byzantium and the West....
Promotional poster for a production of Richard Brinsley Sheridan's "The Rivals," starring Joseph Jefferson III, W. J. Florence, and Louisa Lane (Mrs. John) Drew. Joseph Jefferson III and W. J. Florence performed "The Rivals" at...
Full-length character portrait of performer, producer, director, and writer William J. Florence, possibly in costume for the role of The Honorable Bardwell Slate in "The Mighty Dollar," which he performed six times at Macauley's Theatre:...
Portrait of photographer Kate Matthews and her sister Florence. Handwritten on verso in Matthews Fletcher's hand: "Jessie Matthews Joy, Florence Matthews," but Kate Matthews wrote "Florence and Kate" on an album page with a...
Maritime museums--Indiana--Jeffersonville; Museums--Collection management--Indiana--Jeffersonville; Howard Steamboat Museum
My project looks at the current state of collections at the Howard Steamboat Museum located in Jeffersonville, Indiana and how the staff can improve their collections care and management. It is imperative that collection management guidelines and...
The purpose of this dissertation is to suggest that peace is an idea that changes throughout the history of the west, rather than to show how nations may achieve peace or to define what it is. It begins as a concept the power brokers refer to or...
Portrait of Florence Farnsley of Louisville, Kentucky wearing a large bonnet with flowers attached, dress with full skirt, and holding a fan. The photograph is torn and breaking around the edges; there's also some discoloration. Handwritten on back...
Portrait of Florence Goldere, with a spit curl on her forehead and heart-shaped earrings in her ears. There is some discoloration in the photograph due to age and a few small cracks. Handwritten on back of image: Florence Goldere, ALW actress,...
The Louisville Leader was an African-American newspaper published from 1917 to 1950 by I. Willis Cole in Louisville, Kentucky. There is a tear down the center of each page of this issue.
Well-known and widely reproduced full-length photogravure character portrait of performer, producer, director, and writer William Jermyn Florence in costume for the role of The Honorable Bardwell Slate in "The Mighty Dollar," which he...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Florence Barry wearing a cap, jacket, and long skirt. She is perched on a stone pedestal, leaning on her right hand. Barry was a member of the Reed and Collier Company acting troupe, which...
Three-quarter length character portrait of actress Florence Rockwell in costume including long dress and coat and hat with ostrich plumes. The inscription indicates that Rockwell was touring with Mrs. Le Moyne (also known as Sarah Cowell Le Moyne)....
Portrait of the young performer, producer, director, and writer William Jermyn Florence wearing a suit jacket and hair parted in the center. Florence, born Bernard Conlin in Albany, New York, on July 26, 1831, first performed at Macauley's Theatre...
Halftone photomechanical print of three-quarter length portrait of performer, producer, director, and writer William Jermyn Florence as a young man, seated and wearing a long suit jacket, vest, and plaid bow tie. Florence, born Bernard Conlin in...
