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Shelter.

Shelter.

Magazine of Art Illustrated (1878)

Shelter by Arthur Hopkins. Two boys and two girls use a rocky ledge by the sea as shelter from the rain. The girls have dresses, and the boys are barefoot, and have sun-hats, suggesting that it is Sum [...]

Keywords: art, people, bare feet, storms

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-08-20

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

La Peinture

La Peinture

Musée Artistique et Littéraire, Le (1880)

Painting. Dessiné et composé par Galland, d’après son plafond chez M. Sedille. I understand the caption to mean that Galland designed and painted the mural, which is at the house of Monsieur Sedille. [...]

Keywords: cherubs, art, butterflies, nudity

Places shown: none

Added: 2007-02-04

Image status: stock image royalty-free for non-commercial uses only, usage credit required

Evangelist with lion

Evangelist with lion

Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

A bearded man, perhaps in his thirties or forties, sits holding a book in his lap; to his left is a writing stand with an open manuscript; he holds a quill pen to his eye. There is a lion behind him, [...]

Keywords: colour, people, art, animals, windows, writing, pictures of books, religion, scholars, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-09-30

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Miniature painting of a portrait artist with easel

Miniature painting of a portrait artist with easel

Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

A Mediæval (OK, Medieval in America) miniature painting taken from a Latin book of hours. The artist is wearing a red gown and a blue hood and stole or scarf. He is painting a woman, holding his brush [...]

Keywords: colour, people, art, animals, windows, christmas

Places shown: none

Added: 2006-03-01

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

Miniature: Garden of Gethsemanu

Miniature: Garden of Gethsemanu

Book of Hours, Ms. Library of Congress. Rosenwald ms. 10 (1533)

The disciples of Jesus sleep while Jesus prays, “let this cup be taken from me,” although since they were asleep no-one actually heard his prayer. The disciples are depicted as caucasian men with bar [...]

Keywords: colour, people, art, religion, gardens, bare feet, beards, prayer, christmas

Places shown: Jerusalem; Israel

Added: 2006-09-30

Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested

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