Law and legislation--Kentucky; Constitutions--Kentucky
Kentucky's third constitution, ratified by voters in 1850 is important historically as the first state charter for which complete record of the convention that drafted it was published, making it possible to research the intentions of the framers. ...
"The Villa Farnesina, which some scholars think was built by Agrippa in 21 B.C. to celebrate his marriage to Julia, daughter of the emperor Augustus, displayed one of the most refined examples of Roman domestic decoration. It is dated to the...
“Moreau has rendered Salome as an enchantress, the archetypal femme fatale who seduces Herod into performing her will. Moreau was very careful to avoid endowing the figure of Herod with any magisterial dignity but rather shows him as an old man,...
Paintings; Oil paintings; Portrait paintings; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; Monarchy; Upper class; People associated with politics & government; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Adults; Sitting; Posing;...
First version; "Dali's atomic variation on the Assumption, with Gala as tutelary goddess of Port Lligat." (Caption); Dali's first 'religious painting', designed to ingratiate himself with Church and State, was The Madonna of Port Lligat,...
From Gizeh, Egypt, Dynasty IV. "The seated statue of Khafre is one of a series of similar statues carved for the pharaoh's valley temple near the Great Sphinx. The stone is diorite, an exceptionally hard dark stone brought some 400 miles down...
Sculpture; Stelae; Portraits; Group portraits; Men; Kings; Rulers; Women; Queens; People associated with politics & government; Couples; Spouses; Fathers; Mothers; Families; Family; Children; Girls; Clothing & dress; Headgear; Headdresses;...
From Tell el-Armana, Egypt. "A sunken relief stele, perhaps from a private shrine, provides a rare look at this royal family. The style is familiar from the colossus of Akhenaton [from the temple of Aton, Karnak, Egypt, Dynasty XVIII, ca....
Sculpture; Stelae; Law & legal affairs; Laws; Law enforcement; Government regulation; Records (Information); Government policy; Executive power; Power (Social sciences); Justice; Writing systems; Cuneiform; Inscriptions; Men; Kings; Rulers;...
"The Room of the Throne as finally restored by [Sir Arthur] Evans (and re-restored by the Knossos Conservation Office). The great stone basin was not found here but rather in a corridor to the north. The wall-paintings depict griffins placed...
Sculpture; Stelae; Law & legal affairs; Laws; Law enforcement; Government regulation; Records (Information); Government policy; Executive power; Power (Social sciences); Justice; Writing systems; Cuneiform; Inscriptions; Men; Kings; Rulers;...
