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[Gladiators and Lions].
Paintings; Oil paintings; Sports; Games; Contests; Entertaining; Entertainment; Fighting; Death; Men; Gladiators; Adults; Athletes; People associated with entertainment & sports; Locomotion; Human locomotion; Muscles; Armor; Helmets; Headgear;...
Caption information: Gladiateurs et lions, 1927 / Gladiatori e leone / Huile sur toile [oil on canvas].
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[Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale].
Paintings; Oil paintings; Mixed media; Fantasy; Children; Girls; Youth; Dresses; Men; Adults; Locomotion; Human locomotion; Loss of consciousness; Running; Lifting & carrying; Birds; Animals; Flying; Architecture; Architectural elements;...
From caption: 2 enfants sont menaces par un rossignol; from the MOMA website (http://www.moma.org) (11-2011): Two Children Are Threatened by a Nightingale / Max Ernst (French, born Germany. 1891-1976) / 1924. Oil on wood with painted wood elements...
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"The Praetorians Relief," close-up view of figures.
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"Antonine relief depicting the Praetorian Guard. This troop of imperial bodyguards [...]" (caption, p. 126)
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"The Praetorians Relief"
Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Men; Military personnel; Soldiers; Military officers; People associated with military activities; Guards; Bodyguards; People associated with health & safety; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Belts...
"This piece depicts three soldiers in high relief in the foreground and two others, accompanied by a standard bearer, in bas-relief behind. The plaque's original upright is preserved in the lower right; the upright on the left is modern. As...
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Amphitheater, Pompeii, Italy, gladiatorial contest, reconstruction.
Architecture; Buildings; Theaters; Open-air theaters; Amphitheaters; Cultural facilities; Sports & recreation facilities; Social & civic facilities; Architectural elements; Arches; Sports; Recreation; Games; Entertainment; Contests;...
"...the official dressed as Charun, sensing the end is near, hovers in the background." (caption, p.217)
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And Yet It Moves!
Montages; Collages; Photographs; Composite photographs; Men; Politics & government; Government officials; Politicians; Rulers; Dictators; Fascists; Fascism; Nazis; National socialism; Totalitarianism; Sitting; Clothing & dress; Military...
Photomontage (design for pamphlet cover); "Heartfield also produced a montage for the cover of the 1943 Free German League of Culture anthology, Freie deutsche Dichtung (Free German poetry), titled And Yet It Moves! […]. Like the world...
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Andromache Mourning Hector.
Paintings; Oil paintings; Storytelling; Death; Deathbeds; Grief; Myths; Legends; Men; Fathers; Princes; Upper class; Military officers; Heroes; Warriors; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Victims; Dead...
[From Homer's Iliad]
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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;...
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Attic black-figure amphora, suicide of Ajax.
Sculpture; Pottery; Containers; Vases; Friezes (Ornamental bands); Myths; Legends; Storytelling; Suicides; Death; Fictitious characters; Men; Heroes; Soldiers; Warriors; People associated with military activities; Beards; Spears; Daggers &...
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Attic red-figure amphora, Achilles.
Sculpture; Pottery; Vases; Containers; Men; Heroes; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Fictitious characters; Myths; Legends; Spears; Arms & armament; Clothing & dress; Military uniforms; Uniforms; Hairstyles;...
Achilles, in contrapposto Polykleitan stance.
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Barbarian warrior, front view.
Sculpture; Men; Warriors; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Capes (Clothing); Trousers; Footwear; Headgear; Beards; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Lifting & carrying
"Images of barbarians, an essential element of triumphal ceremony in imperial Rome, were most often represented in a military context. […] [S]uch representations are omnipresent in Trajan's Forum, on the façade of the Ulpia Basilica, and...
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Bonaparte Crossing the Saint-Bernard Pass [ Napoleon at the St. Bernard Pass].
Paintings; Oil paintings; Portrait paintings; Portraits; Men; Emperors; Rulers; Upper class; People associated with politics & government; Adults; Military officers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Soldiers;...
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Bull-headed lyre (restored) from Tomb 789, the tomb of Queen Puabi, ("King's Grave"), Royal Cemetery, Ur (modern Tell Muqayyar [Muqaiyir]), Iraq, soundbox.
Sculpture; Lyres; Stringed instruments; Musical instruments; Banquets; Celebrations; Parties; Music; Myths; Supernatural beings; Men; Animals; Animals in human situations; Heads (Anatomy); Bulls; Cattle; Donkeys; Wolves; Bears; Lions; Wild cats;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Caprichos 10: Love and Death.
Prints; Etchings; Aquatints; Intaglio prints; Albums; Satires (Visual works); Criticism; Men; Women; Adults; Young adults; Couples; Standing; Hugging; Pain; Distress; Love; Death; Clothing & dress; Coats; Trousers; Daggers & swords; Arms...
Etching and aquatint. Caprichos 10: "El amor y la muerte."
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Caprichos 50: The Chinchillas.
Prints; Etchings; Aquatints; Intaglio prints; Albums; Satires (Visual works); Criticism; Allegories; Allegorical prints; Symbols; Men; Adults; Upper class; Nobility; Ignorance (Knowledge); Standing; Sitting; Feeding; Spoons; Coats; Coats of arms;...
Etching and aquatint. Caprichos 50: "Los Chinchillas."
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Ceremonial complex, Persepolis, Iran, Apadana (audience hall) of Darius and Xerxes, stairway, relief detail, Darius and Xerxes Receiving Tribute.
Architecture; Ruins; Archaeological sites; Castles & palaces; Buildings; Ceremonial rooms; Reception rooms; Halls; Rooms & spaces; Stairways; Walls; Sculpture; Bas-reliefs; Architectural decorations & ornaments; Architectural sculpture;...
Visual Resources Center Digital Image Collection

Crossing the Barranca, [The History of Cuernavaca and Morelos], mural detail, Palacio de Cortes, Cuernavaca, Mexico.
Murals; Paintings; Details; Storytelling; History; Indigenous peoples; Ethnic groups; Campaigns & battles; Escapes; Men; Warriors; Soldiers; Military personnel; People associated with military activities; Clothing & dress; Costumes;...
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David, front view.
Sculpture; Boys; Youth; Teenagers; Heroes; Clothing & dress; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Biblical events; Homicides; Death; Victories; Dead persons; Heads (Anatomy); Beards
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David, front view.
Sculpture; Boys; Youth; Teenagers; Heroes; Nudes; Genitals; Clothing & dress; Hats; Headgear; Boots; Footwear; Daggers & swords; Arms & armament; Biblical events; Homicides; Death; Victories; Dead persons; Heads (Anatomy); Helmets;...
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Death Struggle.
Paintings; Oil paintings; Men; Trappers; Indigenous peoples; Enemies; Clothing & dress; Shirts; Feathers; Jewelry; Necklaces; Earrings; Body painting; Beards; Mustaches; Fear; Falling; Riding; Sitting; Horseback riding; Hunting; Hugging;...
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