Mayer Gallery

Tomb of Absalom and entrance to the Cave of Jehosophat

Tomb of Absalom or Absalom's Pillar and entrance to the Cave of Jehosophat, 1800s. Sepolcri di Assalonne e di Giosofat. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Carocci after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1833. Copied from Luigi Mayer's Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1804

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Bruzio Visconti meeting the Virtues

Bruzio Visconti or Brizio Visconti, poet and politician, son of Luchino Visconti. Lord of Lodi, d. 1356. Brutius Vicecomes (Bruzio) rides the middle horse between two knights Vigor (Bernabo Visconti) and Sensus (Franceschino de Cristiani, Pavian judge) to meet allegorical Virtues: Circumspectio, Intelligentia (with wings), Discretio with crown, and Docilitas. Bruzio Visconti, Signore di Lodi. From a manuscript codex by Bartolomeo di Bartoli. Handcoloured copperplate engraving after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Moderno, Florence, 1837

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View of Jerusalem as seen from the Mount of Olives

View of Jerusalem as seen from the Mount of Olives, Israel, 1800s. Veduta di Gerusalemme presa dal Monte degli Ulivi. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Maina after Giulio Ferrario in his Costumes Ancient and Modern of the Peoples of the World, Il Costume Antico e Modern o Story, Florence, 1833. Copied from Luigi Mayer's Views in Egypt, Palestine and Other Parts of the Ottoman Empire, 1804

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