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History by Periods, War and Peace, Revolutions.



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Crusades

CRUSADES

French Revolution 1789

FRENCH REVOLUTION 1789

Napoleon Bonaparte

NAPOLEON BONAPARTE

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Plate: Henri II, king of France, on horseback
Middle of the 16th century; Limoges
Enamel on copper; diameter: 28cm
N 1247
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Plate: Henri II, king of France, on horseback Middle of the 16th century; Limog...

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
#30010962

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
#30010963

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
#30010964

Royal manufacture of Sevres porcelain Pair of vases "Clodion" de Monsieur (det...

Cain kills Abel, God brands Cain, God calls Noah. 
Fresco; Sant'Angelo in Formis, Capua; 1072-1078
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Cain kills Abel, God brands Cain, God calls Noah. Fresco; Sant'Angelo in Formi...

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 Moses loosening his sandal at God's command, who is speaking to him from the burning bush on Mount Sinai.
6th century CE; Presbytery of San Vitale Basilica, Ravenna
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Mosaic of Moses loosening his sandal at God's command, who is speaking to him fr...

Ladies of the court of Empress Theodora, wife of Justinian I (Detail of the mosaic Empress Theodora and her attendants)
Mosaic on the south wall of the apse; 547 CE
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Ladies of the court of Empress Theodora, wife of Justinian I (Detail of the mosa...

Emperor Justitian and his attendants
Mosaic on the north wall of the apse, 264 x 365cm; 547 CE
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Emperor Justitian and his attendants Mosaic on the north wall of the apse, 264...

Umbraculum, part of the papal regalia, in form of a shell with doves as a sign of peace.
Mosaic, 6th century CE
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Umbraculum, part of the papal regalia, in form of a shell with doves as a sign o...

Christ giving the word of God to Saint Peter and Paul.
Lunette mosaic; 5-6th century CE
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Christ giving the word of God to Saint Peter and Paul. Lunette mosaic; 5-6th ce...