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Taizokai (Womb World) of Ryokai Mandara.
Hangings (Textiles); Scrolls (Visual works); Paintings; Textiles; Buddhism; Meditation; Spiritual life; Monastic & religious life; Buddhas; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Men; Clothing & dress; Sitting
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Amida Descending over the Mountains.
Hangings (Textiles); Scrolls (Visual works); Paintings; Textiles; Buddhism; Storytelling; Death; Deathbeds; Rites & ceremonies; Last rites; Spiritual life; Buddhas; People associated with religion; Supernatural beings; Men; Clothing &...
Hanging scroll.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Travelers among Mountains and Streams.
Paintings; Scrolls (Visual works); Hangings (Textiles); Textiles; Textile art; Landscapes (Representations); Landscape paintings; Nature; Mountains; Cliffs; Boulders; Rocks; Trees; Shrubs; Plants; Streams; Bodies of water; Travel; Animals; Mules
Hanging scroll, ink and colors on silk.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Book of the Dead, Judgment before Osiris.
Paintings; Scrolls (Visual works); Books; Illustrations; Book illustrations; Storytelling; Myths; Legends; Funeral rites & ceremonies; Rites & ceremonies; Death; Death & burial; Testing; Truth; Dead persons; Men; Women; Gods;...
Illustration from book.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Tale of Genji, scene from Minori chapter.
Paintings; Scrolls (Visual works); Illustrations; Book illustrations; Books; Literature; Storytelling; Seasons; Autumn; Romances; Love; Interpersonal relations; Men; Women; Couples; Clothing & dress; Hats; Plants; Architectural elements;...
Handscroll.
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Apotheosis of Homer.
Paintings; Oil paintings; Fantasy; Coronations; Literature; Men; Women; Heroes; Poets; Authors; Philosophers; Mathematicians; Teachers; Scholars; Critics; People associated with education & communication; Lyricists; Musicians; Composers;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Seated Scribe, front view.
Sculpture; Men; Scribes; Sitting; Hairstyles; Scrolls (Visual works)
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Young boy wearing a toga, front view.
Sculpture; Children; Youth; Boys; Clothing & dress; Crowns; Wreaths; Leaves; Pendants (Jewelry); Jewelry; Gestures; Chests; Storage furniture; Boxes; Containers; Scrolls (Visual works)
"With its somewhat distant-looking quality and distinctive crown of olive leaves, this statue is most likely a memorial portrait. Although the head and body originally came from two separate statues, they are chronologically consistent. The...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Torah scroll, circa 1904.
Scrolls (Visual works); Religious books
A Torah scroll, circa 1904.
Furnas Family Album Collection (ca. 1887-1910)

Sarcophagus with philosopher, orant, and Old and New Testament scenes.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Storytelling; Christianity; Biblical events; Symbols; Baptisms; Men; Women; Prophets; People associated with religion; Philosophers; People associated with education &...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Villa of the Mysteries, Pompeii, Italy, interior view, [Salon of the Mysteries] Room 5 (oecus), fresco detail, young Dionysus [Dionysos] and two priestesses.
Architecture; Buildings; Houses; Dwellings; Residential facilities; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Reception rooms; Salons (Social spaces); Dining rooms; Architectural elements; Doors & doorways; Walls; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Optical...
“The large oecus (5) next to the nuptial bedchamber (4) contains the famous frieze representing the “mysteries” of the Dionysus cult that give the villa its name. The paintings here represent the initiation of a young woman into the mysteries...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Sarcophagus of Cornelius Statius, front panel.
Sculpture; Sarcophagi; Coffins; Death & burial; Containers; Monuments & memorials; Memorial works; Inscriptions; Human life cycle; Childhood & youth; Domestic life; Child rearing; Breast feeding; Feeding; Lifting & carrying; Riding;...
"[…] this child's sarcophagus has been reassembled from many fragments. The front panel is, however, in fairly good condition, with a few missing pieces reconstructed from Carrara marble. […] This sarcophagus is among the earliest of the...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Composition with Three Figures (Neo-Cubist Academy).
Paintings; Oil paintings; Fantasy; Allusions; Symbols; Sex; Relations between the sexes; Lust; Gays; Martyrs; Saints; People associated with religion; Sailors; Men; Women; Bathing beauties; Portraits; Self-portraits; Nudes; Muscles; Standing;...
"One of Dali's greatest paintings from the mid-1920s, not exhibited since 1927. The influence of Picasso is manifest. It develops the theme of Saint Sebastian that so fascinated Lorca [Federico García Lorca] and Dali." (Caption);...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

San Vitale, Ravenna, Italy, interior view, apse and choir, with mosaic of Christ between two angels, Saint Vitalis, and Bishop Ecclesius.
Architecture; Buildings; Churches; Religious facilities; Shrines; Octagonal buildings; Christianity; Interiors; Rooms & spaces; Apses; Vaults (Architecture); Ceilings; Walls; Mosaics; Biblical events; Men; Saints; Bishops; Prelates; Clergy;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, exterior view, south portal, tympanum, Christ in Majesty with angels and Twenty-Four Elders.
Architecture; Churches; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Architectural elements; Walls; Doors & doorways; Tympana; Arches; Lintels; Voussoirs; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Christianity;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Effects of Good Government in the City and in the Country, Peaceful Country, fresco detail, Sala della Pace, Palazzo Pubblico, Siena, Italy.
Paintings; Landscape paintings; Murals; Buildings; City & town halls; Government facilities; Social & civic facilities; Storytelling; Allegories; Allegorical paintings; Political issues; Politics & government; Municipal government;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, exterior view, south portal, trumeau, Old Testament prophet (Jeremiah or Isaiah?) and Lions, detail, prophet's head and upper body.
Architecture; Churches; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Architectural elements; Doors & doorways; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Christianity; People associated with religion; Prophets;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Chartres Cathedral, Chartres, France, exterior view, west facade, Royal Portal, central doorway, jamb statues, Old Testament kings and queen, upper half of figures.
Architecture; Churches; Cathedrals; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Doors & doorways; Architectural elements; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Religious architectural elements; Structural elements; Columns; Sculpture;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, exterior view, south portal, tympanum, Christ in Majesty with angels and Twenty-Four Elders.
Architecture; Churches; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Architectural elements; Walls; Doors & doorways; Tympana; Arches; Lintels; Voussoirs; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Christianity;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Saint-Pierre, Moissac, France, exterior view, south portal, trumeau, Old Testament prophet (Jeremiah or Isaiah?) and Lions.
Architecture; Churches; Religious facilities; Buildings; Facades; Architectural elements; Doors & doorways; Sculpture; Architectural sculpture; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Christianity; People associated with religion; Prophets;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

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