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The Origin of Socialist Realism.
Paintings; Oil paintings; Satires (Visual works); Allusions; Politics & government; Communism; Socialism; Portraits; Men; Politicians; Communists; Socialists; Rulers; Dictators; People associated with politics & government; People...
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Standard of Ur, war side.
Sculpture; Ceremonial objects; Boxes; Containers; Storytelling; War; Warfare; Campaigns & battles; Military maneuvers; Military mobilizations; Military life; Homicides; Men; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated with military...
From Tomb 779, Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar), Iraq.
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Civilisation Atlantique.
Paintings; Allusions; Anti-Americanism; Politics & government; Political issues; Capitalism; Imperialism; Wealth; Corruption; Poverty; Emigration & immigration; Social classes; Economic & social conditions; Domestic life; Child labor;...
"This enormous, collage-like painting is crammed with anti-American allusions. An electric chair sits on the plinth at the top center (the Rosenbergs were electrocuted as Russian spies in 1953). A GI nonchalantly reads a pornographic magazine....
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House of Poseidon, Zeugma [Turkey], mosaic pavement, Achilles Revealed.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Mosaics; Mosaic pavements; Floors; Storytelling; Legends; Myths; Fictitious characters; Men; Women; Heroes; Youth; Kings; Rulers; People associated with politics & government;...
"This mosaic decorated the bottom of a shallow pool […]. The hole at its center belonged to a water jet. […] Its border consists of a band of twisted ribbon between plain bands. The emblema shows one of the popular episodes related to the...
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General, from the Sanctuary of Hercules, Tivoli, Italy, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Generals; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Upper class; Older people; Standing; Lifting & carrying; Muscles; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Armor
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Great Trajanic Frieze, Trajan battling Dacians, reused as Liberator Urbis panel in Arch of Constantine central passageway, Rome, Italy.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
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Arch of Constantine, Rome, Italy, central passageway, Liberator Urbis, originally Trajan battling Dacians from the Great Trajanic Frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Architectural elements; Passageways; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Campaigns...
Liberator Urbis (liberator of the city).
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Hadrian as imperator, from Hierapytna, Greece, front view.
Sculpture; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; People associated with military activities; Military officers; Military leadership; Leadership; Standing; Clothing & dress; Military...
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Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome, Italy, pedestal, Decursio.
Architecture; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Upper class; Pedestals; Architectural sculpture; Architectural...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
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Column of Marcus Aurelius, Rome, Italy, spiral frieze, detail, Romans battling Germans.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Columns; Emperors; Rulers; People associated with politics & government; Victories; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations...
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Augustus seated among gods and personifications, scyphus from Boscorale [Boscoreale cup].
Drinking vessels; Tableware; Silverware; Silverwork; Metalwork; Storytelling; Men; Emperors; People associated with politics & government; Rulers; Upper class; Gods; Goddesses; Supernatural beings; Fictitious characters; Myths; Legends;...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 9 to 11 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, base [pedestal] and inscription.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Emperors; Rulers; Upper class; People associated with politics & government; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 5 and 6 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
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Column of Trajan, Forum of Trajan, Rome, Italy, detail of bands 4 and 5 of the spiral frieze.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Funerary facilities; Tombs & sepulchral monuments; Columns; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Bas-reliefs; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Details;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Sarcophagus with Roman general granting clemency.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Upper class; Men; Portraits; Generals; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Soldiers; Prisoners; Prisoners of war;...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Forum Romanum, Rome, Italy, northeastern panel, war against the Parthians.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Capitals (Columns); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments;...
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Arch of Septimius Severus, Lepcis Magna, Libya, attic relief, Concordia Augustorum.
Architecture; Monuments; Monuments & memorials; Arches; Memorial arches; Facades; Architectural elements; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Storytelling; Men; Emperors;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Ludovisi Battle Sarcophagus, from Rome, Italy, front view, battle of Romans and barbarians.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Ceremonial objects; Campaigns & battles; Battlefields; War; Warfare; Military maneuvers; Military mobilizations; Fighting; Homicides; Locomotion; Human locomotion; Animal...
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