back to overview
 
210 photos
Thieves in hell,tortured by dogs.Initial "L".          
From the "Tresor de Sapience" by Jean Gerson,          
French,15th.Ms 146/1513.
#15030758

Thieves in hell,tortured by dogs.Initial "L". From the "Tresor de Sapi...

Usurers in hellfire,tortured by devils.Initial "S".    
From the "Tresor de Sapience" by Jean Gerson,          
French,15th.Ms 146/1513.
#15030759

Usurers in hellfire,tortured by devils.Initial "S". From the "Tresor de Sapi...

Leopold Mozart making music with Wolfgang and Nannerl. 
Watercolour (1763)                                     
33 x 2O cm
#25010150

Leopold Mozart making music with Wolfgang and Nannerl. Watercolour (1763)...

The three brothers Coligny, leaders of the Protestant
Party. From left to right: Odet, the Cardinal, Gaspard,
the Admiral (whose assassination triggered the Nuit de
Saint Barthelemy) and Francois, the General.
ca.1580
#26030157

The three brothers Coligny, leaders of the Protestant Party. From left to right:...

Moliere ( Jean- Baptiste Poquelin )                    
Oil on Canvas
#26030250

Moliere ( Jean- Baptiste Poquelin ) Oil on Canvas

Colbert, Jean-Baptiste (1619-1683)                     
Most influential Minister of Louis XIV, successor to   
disgraced Minister of Finance Nicolas Fouquet. His     
reform of the Royal administration paved the way for   
French absolutism.
#26030260

Colbert, Jean-Baptiste (1619-1683) Most influential Ministe...

Charlotte-Elisabeth de Baviere, (Liselotte von.d.Pfalz)
"La Palatine"(1652-1722).Second wife of Philippe       
d'Orleans, brother of Louis XIV.                       
Famous for her openly critical letters about court life
in Versailles.                    Oil on canvas
#260303 1

Charlotte-Elisabeth de Baviere, (Liselotte von.d.Pfalz) "La Palatine"(1652-1722)...

Le dejeuner d'huitres - A Luncheon of oysters, 1735.   
A first time champaigne is shown in a painting.        
Canvas
#260303 7

Le dejeuner d'huitres - A Luncheon of oysters, 1735. A first time champaigne...

Louis-Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Duc de Chartres
(Philippe Egalite) 1747-1793. Father of King Louis
Philippe.He voted the death of Louis XVI, but died
also on the Guillotine on April 6, 1793. Grand Master 
of the Grand Orient de France (Freemasons). Canvas
#26030337

Louis-Philippe Joseph d'Orleans, Duc de Chartres (Philippe Egalite) 1747-1793....

The Duke of Orleans (later Philippe-Egalite) and his   
son, the Duc de Chartres, the future King              
Louis-Philippe, on horseback, 1788. Philippe,Duke of   
Orleans was Grand Master of the Grand Orient de France.
Canvas
#26030338

The Duke of Orleans (later Philippe-Egalite) and his son, the Duc de Chartres...

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, as Hebe, Goddess    
of eternal youth, daughter of Zeus and Hera, who       
served nectar to the gods.
#26030340

Marie Antoinette, Queen of France, as Hebe, Goddess of eternal youth, daught...

Capitulation of Abd-el-Kader (1808-1883)               
Abd-el-Kader, Sultan of Algeria since 1832, fought a   
"Holy War" against France. On December 23, 1847, he    
surrendered to General Lamoriciere.                    
Oil on canvas
#26030520

Capitulation of Abd-el-Kader (1808-1883) Abd-el-Kader, Sultan of...