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Parade shield after Giovanni Stradanus: Entry of Cosimo I. de Medici, Grandduke of Tuscany, into Rome 1569. Canvas on wood, grisaille, hightened with gold.
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Parade shield after Giovanni Stradanus: Entry of Cosimo I. de Medici, Grandduke...

Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur Cartels by Jean-Charles Develly Given by Louis XVIII to his son, future Charles X. 1817; Sevres hard porcelain, gilded bronze OA 11340, OA 11341
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Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur Cart...

Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur Cartels by Jean-Charles Develly Given by Louis XVIII to his son, future Charles X. 1817; Sevres hard porcelain, gilded bronze OA 11340, OA 11341
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Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur Cart...

Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur (detail: elephant head) Cartels by Jean-Charles Develly Given by Louis XVIII to his son, future Charles X. 1817; Sevres hard porcelain, gilded bronze OA 11340, OA 11341
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Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur (det...

Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur (detail: elephant head) Cartels by Jean-Charles Develly Given by Louis XVIII to his son, future Charles X. 1817; Sevres hard porcelain, gilded bronze OA 11340, OA 11341
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Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur (det...

Sporting screen for Irish Magistrate with 12 scenes of named horses.
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Sporting screen for Irish Magistrate with 12 scenes of named horses.

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ. Appropriate for a baptistery, the center of this dome mosaic shows Christ baptized by John the Baptist in the river Jordan. The personification of the river Jordan to the left of Christ recalls pagan personifications. Surrounding this central image are the twelfe Apostles. They are led by Peter and Paul who flank the etimasia, or "prepared throne", which awaits Christ's arrival as judge at the end of time. Around 500-25; Baptistery of the Arians (now Santa Maria in Cosmedin), Ravenna See also 30-01-10/7
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Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ. Appropriate for a baptistery, the center...

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ (detail). Appropriate for a baptistery, the center of this dome mosaic shows Christ baptized by John the Baptist in the river Jordan. The personification of the river Jordan to the left of Christ recalls pagan personifications. Surrounding this central image are the twelfe Apostles. They are led by Peter and Paul who flank the etimasia, or "prepared throne", which awaits Christ's arrival as judge at the end of time. Around 500-25; Baptistery of the Arians (now Santa Maria in Cosmedin), Ravenna Detail of 30-01-10/6
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Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ (detail). Appropriate for a baptistery, th...

Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ by John Baptist on the River Jordan surrounded by the 12 Apostles. 5th century CE See also 15-03-02/55
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Dome mosaic of the Baptism of Christ by John Baptist on the River Jordan surroun...

Mosaic showing Abel sacrificing a lamb and Melchizedek, Priest-King of Salem, sacrificing bread. 6th century CE; Presbytery of San Vitale Basilica, Ravenna
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Mosaic showing Abel sacrificing a lamb and Melchizedek, Priest-King of Salem, s...

Mosaic of Saint Apollinaris. Saint Apollinaris, to whom the church is dedicated and whose remains were originally kept in the crypt beneath the altar, stands, arms uplifted in prayer. Apse mosaic; 533-49 CE
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Mosaic of Saint Apollinaris. Saint Apollinaris, to whom the church is dedicated...

Quadriga (four-horse chariot) with horseman from the shrine of Charlemagne (Karl der Grosse) at Aachen. Byzantine silk; 8th century
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Quadriga (four-horse chariot) with horseman from the shrine of Charlemagne (Karl...