Giovanni BottesiniItalian bass-player
BERNINI, Giovanni Lorenzo (1598-1680). Pluto and Proserpina. 1621-1622. Baroque art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. Borghese Gallery and Museum
BERNINI, Giovanni Lorenzo (1598-1680). David. 1623-1624. Baroque art. Sculpture on marble. ITALY. Rome. Borghese Gallery and Museum
Statue of St Peter, Basilica di San Giovanni in LateranoStatue of St Peter in the Basilica di San Giovanni in Laterano (Basilica of St John Lateran) in Rome, Italy. This cathedral is the official ecclesiastical seat of the Bishop of Rome, ie the Pope
Saint Francis of Assisi (Giovanni Francesco di Bernardone 1182-1226) - Catholic deacon and preacher and founder of the Order of Friars Minor, more commonly known as the Franciscans
Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Musical party given by CaGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. Musical party given by Cardinal De La Rochefoucauld at the Argentina Theatre in Rome in 1747. Museum of Louvre. Paris. France
The Arnolfini Portrait by Van EyckThe Arnolfini Portrait. 1434. By Jan van Eyck (1394-1441). Oil on oak panel. National Gallery. London. Great Britain
ANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood. ITALY. San Giovanni Valdarno. Museum of the Basilica de Santa Maria de la Gracia. Proc: MONACO
ITALY. Siena. Cathedral. Hermes Trismegistus delivers a book to two personages who represent the Orient and the Western. Work attributed to Giovanni di Maestro Stefano (1488). Renaissance art
Grand Canal Looking South-East from the Campo Santa Sophia tCanaletto (1697-1768). Italian painter. Grand Canal Looking South-East from the Campo Santa Sophia to the Rialto Bridge, c. 1756. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
ANGELICO, Fra. The Annunciation AltarpieceANGELICO, Fra (1387-1455). The Annunciation. 1430s. Left lower detail of the predella, depicting the wedding between Virgin Mary and Saint Joseph. Renaissance art. Quattrocento. Tempera on wood
Schiaparellis two hemispheres of the planet MarsThe two hemispheres of the planet Mars as drawn by the Italian astronomer and historian of science, Giovanni Schiaparelli
Saint Cecilia. Romanelli, Giovanni Francesco c. 1610-1662
Limon barbadorus. Engraving / Etching, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Page 259. Date: 1646
TIEPOLO, Giovanni Battista (1696-1770). Eurybates and Talthybius Leading Briseis to Agamemnon. 1757. ITALY. Vicenza. Villa Valmarana. Baroque art. Fresco
Man and woman of the Mani or Maina peninsula, Greece. Illustration from Francois Pouquevilles Travels through More, Albania and several other parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1805
Giovanni Battista PergolesiGIOVANNI BATTISTA PERGOLESI Italian composer, violinist and organist. Date: 1710 - 1736
Hercules honoured by the Hesperides.. Engraving by Johann Friedrich Greuter, from Giovanni Battista Ferrari, Hesperides: sive, De malorum aureorum cultura et usu libri quator. Frontispiece. Date: 1646
Khakas or Khakass shamans from Saygachi, near Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. They wear helmets decorated with antlers, leather dresses covered with animal bones and hold sacred drums
Outrigger canoe of Easter Island (Rapa Nui). Illustration by Blondela from Jean Francois Laperouses Voyage. Copperplate engraving by Dell Acqua handcoloured Lazaretti from Giovanni Battista Sonzognos
The Bronze Horseman, statue of Peter the Great in St. Petersburg, Russia. Illustration from Andrew Swintons Travels into Norway, Denmark and Russia, 1792
Silky anteater and black tamanduaSilky anteater or pygmy anteater (Azaras cagouare), Cyclopes didactylus, and black tamandua, Tamandua tetradactyla. From Felix de Azaras Voyages dans l Amerique Meridionale, 1801
The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. PeterGiovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765). Italian painter. The output of the Duke of Choiseul (1719-1785) of St. Peters Square in Rome, 1754. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany
Codex Capodilista, 1442. FalconerCAPODILISTA, Giovanni Francesco (15th c. - 15th c.). Capodilista Codex. 1434. Carlotus Capodilista de Transelgardi, nobleman of the lineage Capodilista, dressed in a falconers costume
Carnival Scene or the Minuet by TIEPOLO, Giovanni Domenico (1727-1804). Baroque art. Oil on canvas
Pope Pius VIPOPE PIUS VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi)
Pope Pius VI (Dupin)POPE PIUS VI (Giovanni Angelo Braschi) captured and deported to Valence by the French
Portrait bust of Casanova, adventurer and authorPortrait bust of Giacomo Casanova (1725-1798), Italian adventurer and author
Wife kissing a young man behind her husbands back. German fashions of the late 15th century. From a color illustration by a German master in Berlin Print Room, Kupferstichkabinet
Musical instruments of the ancient Hebrews. Harp, lyres, flute, psaltery, organ, horn, panpipes, bagpipes, drum, trumpet, bell, sistrum, triangle, rattle, etc. Strumenti musicali
Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226), 1577-1580, by El GrecoSaint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226). Founder of the Franciscan Order. Portrait by El Greco (Domenikos Theotokopulos) (1541-1614), 1577-1580. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain
The Colleoni Statue, VeniceAn etching of the Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni, within the Campo Santi Giovanni e Paolo, a city square in Venice, Italy. The sculpture was made circa 1480, by Andrea del Verrocchio
Porta Della Carta, VeniceAn etching which shows the magnificence of the Porta Della Carta, an illustrious carved marble gateway which sits between the Basilica of San Marco and the Doge's Palace
Historical Musical Instruments, Inventions ExhibitionVarious historical musical instruments displayed at the International Inventions Exhibition, a world fair held in 1885 in South Kensington, London
A Musician, 1500s, by Giovanni di Niccolo MansuetiGiovanni di Niccolo Mansueti (ca.1465-1527). Italian painter. A Musician, 1500s. Portrait of a young man holding a musical score. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019
The Saviour by Giovanni Bellini(1432-1516)Giovanni Bellini, called Il Giambellino (1432-1516). Italian painter. The Saviour. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019
Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew. ArArchbasilica of Saint John Lateran. Fragment of a column with funerary inscription in Hebrew of Abramo Roccas (d.1587) in the cloister. Rome. Italy
Crespi, Giovanni Battista (1575-1632). Saint Charles Borromeo before dead Christ. The Saint is on his knees, meditating
EARTHQUAKE PANICAt San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907
SICILIANS PANICAt San Giovanni Gemini, Sicily, a woman in church thinks the organ is shaking and screams Earthquake !'; all rush out in panic, and three are trampled to death Date: 1907
Inside a Zurkhaneh, traditional Iranian or Persian gymnasium. Two men wrestle at koshti pahlavani, while athletes train with meels, Indian clubs, and musicians play drums and cymbals
The Ali Qapu Palace, or Imperial Palace, in Isfahan, Iran. Built by Shah Abbas I in the early 17th century. Palazzo Reale
Ancient Persian priests performing ritual sacrificesAncient Persian priests in white robes performing ritual sacrifices at a pyre. Pireo e Sacerdoti Persi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Giovanni Antonio Sasso from Giulio Ferrarios Costumes
The interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos, GreeceThe interior of the Cave of the Apocalypse, church on the Aegean island of Patmos, Greece. Interno della chiesa dell Apocalisse nell Isola di Patmos
Kyrgyz women in traditional costume. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Women of the Mordvin Moksha people in traditional costume of embroidered skirts and many accessories. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire
Women of the Mordvin Erzya people in traditional costume. Mordovia. Illustration from Peter Simon Pallas Travels through the southern provinces of the Russia Empire, 1812
Mohammad Karim Khan Zand or Karim Han, founder of the Zand Dynasty, 1705-1779. Illustration from Guillaume-Antoine Oliviers Travels in the Ottoman Empire, Egypt and Persia, 1801