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1256x1790, 140x200, 526x750 | Front Cover, FabiolaFabiola, or, the Church of the Catacombs (1887) The front cover of this book is pinted in black with gold foil on red cloth. There’s a picture of a man in a Roman gown and bare feet standing in an arena looking up at the emperor Diocletian (identif [...] Keywords: book covers, colour, peace, christians, lions, sacrifice, coliseum, ancient rome Places shown: Rome; Italy Added: 2018-01-17 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | | Bona Dea - The EarthHone’s Everyday Book (1826) (Frontispiece) Earth is represented as a woman with twelve stars forming a halo around the crown on her head, and a lion beside her. She is crowned with the stars! She is depicted inside a picture fra [...] Keywords: people, animals, lions, zodiac, symbols, aries, taurus, gemini, cancer, leo, virgo, libra, scorpio, sagittarius, aquarius, pisces, crowns, stars, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2003-03-18 + S K L |
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1000x1459, 137x200, 563x821, 750x1094 | I.—Detail of Façade of the Old Museum, Berlin, with sculpture group.Monumental Architecture (1910) I.—Old Museum, Berlin: Detail of Façade, with Sculpture Group “The Amazon.” Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Architect. Kiss, Sculptor. These steps sre indeed of monumental proportions! The naked woman in th [...] Keywords: sculpture, statues, entrances, columns, animals, lions, people, bare feet, nudity, weapons, neoclassical, architecture, greyscale Places shown: BerlinBerlin; Germany Added: 2005-08-17 + S K L R N |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 145x200, 1772x2450, 542x750, 886x1225 | Strength and CunningModerne Kunst in Meister-Holzschnitten Band VII (1893) Kraft ud List, which is, Strength (the lion) and Cunning (the demoness or harpy). Here we have a lion with a chain around its neck; leaning against it is a dark-eyed winged woman; perhaps she holds th [...] Keywords: lions, animals, demons, people, wings, women, imaginary creatures, fantasy, death, chains, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2021-06-23 + S K L |
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| 137x200, 542x779, 722x1038, 962x1384 | II.—Old Museum, Berlin, Lion Slayer.Monumental Architecture (1910) The statue in this photograph is called Löwenkämpfer, or lion fighter. It was made by Albert Wolff in 1858 and is outside the Altes Museum. Keywords: statues, architecture, buildings, spears, weapons, nudity, are feet, people, men, animals, lions, horses, victory, battles, greyscale Places shown: BerlinBerlin; Germany Added: 2020-08-22 + S K L R N |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 100x91, 1308x1212, 211x192, 220x200, 280x254, 375x341, 736x682, 981x909 | Leo (the lion)Astrology (1806) Zodiac sign for Leo taken from The Zodiac Keywords: zodiac, leo, astrology, symbols, animals, lions, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2007-09-28 + S K L |
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1196x1126, 1594x1501, 212x200, 673x633, 897x844 | JulyHone’s Everyday Book (1826) A naked and barefoot bearded man rides a lion, holding reins. He carries a two-handed scythe strapped to his back, with a sickle at his side, and laughs, with his right arm arm raised. The lion appe [...] Keywords: people, animals, lions, nudity, bare feet, scythes, summer, calendars, months, july, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2006-02-28 + S K L |
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127x200, 3494x5490, 477x750, 699x1098 | Fig. 99 No. 7.—Ornate border, 9th century, Gallo-Frankish School.L’Ornament Polychrome (Ornament in Colour) (1869) This gold full-page border from the ninth century features knotwork at the upper corners and two lions on the top. I also made a simplified version of this border. Keywords: borders, celtic knotwork, colour, animals, lions, yellow, gold Places shown: none Added: 2014-06-08 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 125x200, 469x750, 659x1055 | Border, 9th century, Gallo-Frankish SchoolL’Ornament Polychrome (Ornament in Colour) (1869) This gold full-page border features knotwork at the upper corners and two lions on the top. It is a detail from Fig. 99-7, which shows a much more ornate border dating from the 9th century. Keywords: borders, celtic knotwork, colour, animals, lions, yellow Places shown: none Added: 2014-06-07 + S K L |
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1167x165, 1418x200, 2333x329, 2333x329 | Chapterhead with urns and winged lionsSagen des Klassischen Altertums (1882) This chapterhead piece features winged lions (griffins, or gryphons), leaves and vines, and a central device that might be suggestive of a Medusa figure. It was used at the top of the page to help mar [...] Keywords: chapterheads, griffins, gryphons, lions, mythical creatures, vines, urns, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2019-09-15 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 100x100, 1668x1657, 200x200, 250x250, 800x800 | Symbol of St. Mark the EvangelistLa Vita Nuova (The New Life) (1910) Saint Mark is traditionally depicted (shown) as a lion, sometimes with angel wings. In the background is a scroll, representing the Gospel he wrote. This image is a detail from a larger picture. Keywords: symbols, evangelists, saints, saint mark, lions, animals, wings, religion, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2009-10-24 + S K L |
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Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1013x949, 1350x1265, 1800x1687, 213x200, 2250x2109, 759x711 | Combat of Gladiators with Wild AnimalsPopular History of Rome, A (1886) In the foreground, a Roman gladiator fights with a lion; he is naked from head to foot except for what look like metal underpants and a ring around his left leg, and he brandishes a short sword or dag [...] Keywords: weapons, people, nudity, animals, bare feet, lions, gladiators, battles, slaves, slavery, greyscale Places shown: Rome Added: 2007-09-03 + S K L |
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1013x750, 2197x1626, 270x200, 4393x3251 | Ashurbanipal sacrificing the lions he has killedLa Civilizacion (1881) King Ashurbanipal ruled over what was then the largest empire the world had ever seen, now called the Neo-Assyrian Empire. The empire lasted for around three hundred years (911 – 612 BCE). The scene i [...] Keywords: people, royalty, assyria, religion, sacrifices, interiors, colour, lions, animals, costumes, processions Places shown: Assyria Added: 2018-05-22 + S K L |
Image status: public domain, hence royalty-free stock image; usage credit requested | 1200x1200, 200x200, 675x675, 900x900 | Heraldic Crest from the end of RevelationGeneva Bible Scans (1581) This armorial bearing has three lions en passant and three fleurs-de-lys in quarters. The scrollwork cartouche around it includes a crown and a tudor rose. It was printed at the end of the Book of Rev [...] Keywords: heraldry, lions, fleurs de lys, crowns, cartici, borders, frames, greyscale Places shown: none Added: 2012-06-19 + S K L |
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